AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Alignment Constraints and New Labels
- ability to unlock/lock parameter constraints, modify parameter
constraint type of each entity, Jason Hickey, Being Civil, Apr 11, 2011
Civil 3D 2012 Preview
- Improved surface banding, corridor sections work through
intersections, Justin Ralston, C3dXtreme, Mar 22, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Enhanced
LandXML Import of Alignment Geometry
- understanding 3 options for importing
alignments via LandXML: fixed only, floating off first element, free and
floating curve groups, Jason Hickey, Being Civil, Mar 28, 2011
Labs - Civil 3D Point Cloud Feature Extraction Tech Preview -
automatic categorization of various features, hide/isolate features once
categorized, John Evans, Design and Motion, Feb 1, 2011
The Civil Side - By Subscription Only - AutoCAD
Civil 3D 2011, import/export extension for GENIO, Autodesk storm and
sanitary analysis, home use license, Christian Barrett, Autodesk User
Group International, Sep 2010
Large Surfaces Supported in 2009 - use 'simplify surface' tools to create
models with millions of points for complex applications in Civil3D 2009, Sanjay
Asnani, 2D to (Civil) 3D Blog, Sep 8, 2008
The Civil
Side: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 - lines/curves menu, ability to generate
corridor sections through AutoCAD xrefs, new boundary jig for corridors, more,
Melanie Santer, AUGI,
June
2007 (may require free registration)
The
Maturation of Civil Engineering Software - civil engineering products
reviewed were: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, Bentley OnSite, Eagle Point, Rapid Design
Visualization 2008, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007
Autodesk Civil 3D
- a model-based software, Civil 3D 2007 can design pipe networks, works with
field-survey data, has new label object, includes Autodesk Vault, more, earns an
A minus, Andrew G. Roe, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Autodesk Civil 3D Versus Bentley MX Software - Autodesk paper compares rival
product to its own, Autodesk, October 2006, pdf
Civil 3D 2007 Highlights
- new features include survey functionality, quick sections, grading tools,
improved labels, pipes, and corridors, more, Rick Ellis, Cadapult Software
Solutions, Inc., May 2006
New Tools for Civil Engineering
- software options available for land development and transportation design:
Automation Software for Engineers, Autodesk Civil 3D 2007, Bentley PowerCivil,
Eagle Point, and rapid design visualization, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst
AEC, April 1, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 System Requirements - Scott McEachron,
Civil 3D - Paving the Way, March 31, 2006
Anthony's Thoughts - Anthony Governanti
of Autodesk shares his list of 'wicked cool' features in Civil 3D
2007, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, March 29, 2006
Pipe Offsets from Alignments in Civil 3D 2007
- use the AutoCAD offset command, turn the polyline into an
alignment, and turn the alignment into a pipe network, Danny Counts,
BLAUGI, March 28, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - Bearing Label - allow a space using text component
editor, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, March 28, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Grading Features
- elevation editor, quick elevation edit, insert elevation point,
elevations from surface, more, Danny Counts, BLAUGI, March 24, 2006
New Label Options in Civil 3D 2007
- reference text, expressions, note labels, and line and curve
labels are the new label options, Danny Counts, BLAUGI, March 17,
2006
Civil 3D 2007 - Expressions
- creating labels with mathematical expressions, Angel Espinoza,
Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, March 9, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - Cross Section Bands - new release can create
multiple views easily by using defined multiple surfaces, Scott McEachron, Civil
3D - Paving the Way, March 9, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - Labels - ability to copy component to create a new
one and applying a background mask as a part of the label are two wishlist items
included in new release, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts,
March 8, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - "Add Labels" - add labels to notes, lines and
curves, include references to other objects in a label, Scott McEachron, Civil
3D - Paving the Way, March 8, 2006
What's Cool in Civil 3D 2007?
- new tools to add labels and create reports, Jason Hickey, Beneath
The Lines, March 7, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - Express Tools - all the layer commands removed
from Express Tools toolbar and integrated in AutoCAD, Scott McEaschron,
Civil 3D - Paving the Way, March 7, 2006
C3D 07 - New Labeling Feature
- new label feature creates label containing any type of text, also
ability to mask labels in Civil 3D 2007, Bill Frederick, Civil 3D -
It's Just Dirt, March 6, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Features, Available April 14th
- 3D polyline tools available, dynamic corridor
properties, use expressions in labels, more, Danny
Counts, Digging In, March 1, 2006
Autodesk Civil 3D 2007
- improved Survey functionality, grading tools, labels,
Vault explorer for tracking, pipe design and layout
feature, Bill Frederick, Civil 3D - It's Just Dirt,
March 2, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - Continued
- managing projects using Autodesk Vault Functionality
which is more user-friendly, Angel Espinoza, Angel's
Civil 3D Thoughts, March 2, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Preview - 3D Polylines - Feature Line toolbar shows many 3D
polyline tools, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, March 2, 2006
Civil 3D 2007
- new 'Survey' functionality, core data management using Vault for
sharing of points, surfaces, alignments, profiles pipe networks, and
survey data, more, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, March
1, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - a Phenomenal Leap Forward! - managing data with Vault,
impressive 'Survey' function, new label styles, corridor modeling, more, Scott
McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, March 1, 2006
Civil 3D 2006
- an object-based system which keeps all design entities in touch, but being a
relatively new product, doesn't work directly with survey data, AEC Magazine,
December 1, 2005