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A Civilized Discussion - Adam Strafaci, Dana Probert of Autodesk talk
about Civil 3D development, model-based design, BIM in civil engineering,
Stuart Wilkes, AEC Magazine, May 2009
Deployment
for 2010 Version - Where are My Tool Palettes? - for
quick deployment of Civil 3D, copy all content of DVDs on hard drive, then
run installation, Almas Suljevic, Being Civil, May 27, 2009
The
Art of Implementing AutoCAD Civil 3D - evaluating
culture, processes, technology, setting goals, defining strategy, following
up, following through, Scott McEachron, Autodesk University 2008
The
Convenient Truth of Using AutoCAD Civil 3D for Sustainable Design
- sustainable design for civil engineers: its meaning, importance, workflow,
Dominick Gallegos, Autodesk University 2008
Preparing to Make the Leap to AutoCAD Civil 3D - creating Civil 3D
deployment roadmap, increasing users adoption of Civil 3D, following systematic
approach to establishing best practices for project processes, Brad Heil,
Autodesk University 2008
The
Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Systematic Approach to Designing,
Implementing, and Maintaining Subassemblies - selecting,
developing initial subassemblies for Civil 3D implementation, outlining process
for adding subassemblies, Rick Larson, Autodesk University 2008
Drowning in H&H? Hydrology and Hydraulics for Beginners
- review of key terminology related to hydrology, hydraulics, current H&H
practices, how they fit into workflow of civil engineering projects, Tanya West,
Autodesk University 2008
Shortcut Your Way to Data Management in AutoCAD Civil 3D - workflow
methodology, folder/directory structure: best methods, adding shortcuts,
creating references, ease of moving files/data shortcuts, Joshua Modglin,
Autodesk University 2008
Vaulting the Civil 3D Data Chasm - using 'Vault-Lite' approach to make
smooth transition from Land Desktop 2005 to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, Mark Evinger,
Autodesk University 2008
Got Everything You Wanted in 2010? - Maybe We Can Give You a Little More -
GENIO, HEC RAS, Stage Storage extensions for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010, Jack
Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, May 8, 2009
The
QAT - Your Friend for Often Used Commands - customizing
quick access toolbar in Civil 3D 2010, Brian Kling, Being Civil, May 1, 2009
Civil
3D - 2010 Publish DWF - ability to publish to DWF,
useful, easy to read publish options information, John Evans, From Civil to
Inventor, Apr 30, 2009
Civil
3D 2010: More Flexible Labeling - ability to add more
vertices to label leaders, Dana Probert, BIM on the Rocks, Apr 29, 2009
Terrain
Modeling & Delaunay Triangulation - more points
result in better triangulation in Civil 3D, Scott McEachron, Paving the Way,
Apr 3, 2009
Figure Command
Examples - importing ASCII file in Civil 3D
2010, Scott McEachron, Paving the Way, Apr 2, 2009
The
Ribbon's Length - Civil 3D 2010 ribbon
changes depending upon resolution, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts,
Mar 31, 2009
What's the Best Video Card for Civil 3D? - comparison between video card
architectures like nVidia Quadro FX, ATI FireGL, OpenGL, their application,
more, Jason Hickey, Being Civil, Feb 9, 2009
Label Style
Settings - various functions in Civil 3D like text style, visibility, layer,
orientation reference, forced insertion, more, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way,
Dec 21, 2008
Pipe Networks: Before Tackling the Unknown - drawing pipes in Civil 3D,
registering unknown applications, uphill design, flow line labels, building
network, more, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Dec 19, 2008
Civil
3D 2009 Section Labels Pt 2 - using labeling feature 'Code
Set Style' to assign labels to specific links, points, shapes, Doug Benoit,
IMAGINiT Technologies, Dec 12, 2008
Criteria/Rule
Based Design in C3D 2009 - reasons to upgrade to latest
version include criteria/rule based design, design checks, slick interface,
more, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, Dec 12, 2008
NCS and AIA CAD Layer Guidelines
- implement National CAD Standards simply by starting Civil 3D with any of 3
included templates, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Nov 25, 2008
How to Draw 3D Hexagonal Bolt & Nut - using CHAMFER, PEDIT, EXTRUDE,
FILLET, SUBTRACT, REVOLVE commands in AutoCAD, Burak Ozdemir, Daily AutoCAD, Nov
26, 2008
Generic Links
- used in Civil 3D to model in areas where grading objects are of
no value, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Nov 24, 2008
Breaklines -
Civil 3D feature creates triangles using various entities for
terrain modeling, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the way, Nov 22, 2008
Using MindManager to Track and Document Civil 3D Styles
- allows to tag, style, analyze maps, enter notes, Donnie Gladfelter, The
CAD Geek, Nov 13, 2008
BIM for Civil Engineers? - Civil 3D as BIM application, simple way to
keep information digital, consistent, coordinated throughout various phases
of project, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to (Civil) 3D, Oct 12, 2008
The Civil Side:
Issues and Answers - AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 side-by-side compatibility
warning, invalid DWG filename, object name, data shortcut folder characters,
Melanie Santer, AUGI, Sep 24, 2008 requires free registration
The Art of Implementation
- implement Civil 3D by setting goals for getting
quick, result oriented results, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the way, Sep
18, 2008
The Civil
Side: Data Shortcuts or Vault? - discussing advantages of sharing data using
Vault or data shortcuts in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, Melanie Santer, AUGI, Apr 2008
FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e0434f4dh Exception - step by step Microsoft Windows
fix for handling error in Civil 3D, L Sims, CommTech CAD Cafe, May 12, 2008
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 - multiview blocks have 3D content for better
visualization in 3D models, Jack Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, Apr 4, 2008
My AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Top Five - ability to label objects through XRefs,
data shortcuts in prospector, memory managed surfaces, more, Angel Espinoza,
Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, Apr 2, 2008
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Questions and Answers
- official document on technology, installation & licensing, compatibility,
interoperability, support, more, Autodesk, Mar 2008
pdf
The Civil
Side: A Few of My Favorite Things - Civil 3D 2009 has ability to label
parcel segments, to work with large surface data, stacked profile tools, more,
Melanie Santer, AUGI, Mar 2008 (may require free registration)
Civil 3D
Implementation Guidelines - key factors like workflow, support from higher
management, and developing naming convention are important, Melanie Santer, AUGI,
Dec 2007 (may require free registration)
Manage Surfaces, Part 1 - handling large surfaces in Civil 3D 2008, Mike
Choquette, Cadalyst, Nov 1, 2007
Dynamic Modeling in Action - dynamic Civil 3D modeling helpful to students
and teachers creating innovative designs, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, Nov 1,
2007
Start As You Mean to Go On - checklist for beginners when handling Civil 3D
project, Jack Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, Sep 26, 2007
Changing Widths on Sample Lines - using 'from corridor stations' function in
Civil 3D, Ove Cervin, From the Ground Up, Sep 21, 2007
Software - companies
offer tools for civil engineers: Adobe Acrobat 3D V8, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ASE
Civil, Carlson SurvCE 2.0, Bentley Electric XM and Bentley Expert Designer XM,
more, CE News, Aug 30, 2007
LandXML Version - importing LandXML file from Civil 3D 2008 into DWG version
2007, Ove Cervin, From the Ground Up, Sep 12, 2007
BIM and Civil Engineering
- Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D working together in BIM workflow, Rick Rundell of
AIA, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
Various Import/Export
Options -
product-level and object level data imports/export in Civil 3D,
Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, Sep 4, 2007
Alignments - Part I - learning about Civil 3D alignments, Sanjay Asnani,
2D to Civil 3D, June 4, 2007
3GB Switch and AutoCAD Civil 3D - enabling the 3GB switch on Windows XP and
Vista, Autodesk, June 5, 2007
The Truth About Deploying Civil 3D - factors to be considered when
implementing Civil 3D, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, June 6, 2007
What's Bugging You About 2008? - list of bugs in Civil 3D 2008, James
Wedding, Civil 3d.com, June 1, 2007
Adjusting a Survey Traverse in Civil 3D
- Jason Hickey, Civil 3d.com, May 31, 2007
LandXML Drawing Support - exploring LandXML import/export functionality in
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, Autodesk, May 2007, pdf
The Civil
Side: LDD and Civil 3D Face Off - defining Civil 3D and differentiating it
from Autodesk Land Desktop, Melanie Santer, AUGI, May 2007 (may require free
registration)
Kaprun, Kitzsteinhorn, and Corridor Sections.... - sectioning the corridor
through an Xref in Civil 3D 2008, Daniel Philbrick, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D
Show, May 14, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 is AVAILABLE Now! - easy import from Google earth into Civil
3D directly and ability to produce plan sheets, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D,
May 10, 2007
Separate Annotation Scales Per Viewport - setting the annotation and
viewport scales in Civil 3D 2008, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, May 8,
2007
How to Get Started with Civil 3D - keep a check on community sites for
learning material, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, May 8, 2007
Command for Tracking Cursor
Position (Where Did it Go!) - three undocumented commands in Civil 3D
2008: HideDrawingTips, ShowDrawingTips, and ShowDrawingTipsFull, Daniel
Philbrick, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, May 5, 2007
I'm a Happy Mapper in 2008 - Civil 3D 2008 automatically finds the
projection file and assigns input coordinate systems, Dana Breig Probert, Civil
3d.com, May 3, 2007
Reasons for Using Civil 3D - differentiating Civil 3D from AutoCAD, Sanjay
Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, April 23, 2007
Control+Click: Get Used to it - hold down Contorl key and then click to
select labels in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, May 1, 2007
Color
Me Impressed - DEM files work fine in Civil 3D 2008, James Wedding,
Civil 3d.com, May 1, 2007
Quick Drawing Change: Annotation Scale Button - toggling between scales
using annotation scale tool in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com,
May 1, 2007
Make Sure You WANT Your Commands to Change
- drawing settings can be changes in all 3 default templates in Civil 3D 2008,
Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, May 1, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 and Vault - Xref dialog for directly browsing to the Vault for
Xref, ability to turn off DWF publish option and ability to share alignments and
profiles independently, more, Daniel Philbrick, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show,
April 27, 2007
Open
the Floodgates - some points to be aware of before transitioning to
Civil 3D 2008, James Wedding, Civil 3d.com, April 26, 2007
Working with MicroStation - Civil 3D 2008 can save a V8 DGN
file, Jason Hickey, Civil 3d.com, April 25, 2007
Saved Views in Panorama
- customizing views of columns in panorama in Civil 3D 2008, James Wedding,
Civil 3d.com, April 18, 2007
New for 2008: Showing Structure Connected Pipes as Ellipses- Automatically- In
Profile - Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 19, 2007
Mtext Discoveries in 2008 - option of full justification and annotative
scaling features in Civil 3D 2008,
Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 17, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 Inquiry Commands: A Small Change That Made Me Happy - inquiry
commands work fine with parcel segments, alignment segments and feature lines,
Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 15, 2007
Using Civil 3D Surfaces in Other Programs
- exporting surfaces to a DEM file in Civil 3D 2008, Jason Hickey, Civil 3d.com,
April 16, 2007
Operating Siteless - new siteless collection of alignments in Civil 3D
2008 do not interact with other objects, Jeff Mishler, Civil 3d.com, April
14, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 and File Formats - Civil 3D 2008 objects do not work in
previous releases, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 13, 2007
How do I Get Civil 3D to Import a SID File? - install the Raster Design
Object Enabler to import MrSID into Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil
3d.com, April 13, 2007
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 is Here! - configuring styles, creating view frames
and sheets to use new plan production feature, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek
Blog, April 16, 2007
Top 5 Civil 3D Implementation Obstacles - lack of support, cheap
implementation efforts, underestimating the efforts involved, wrong
implementation partner, Mark Scacco, Civil 3d.com, April 12, 2007
New for 2008: Text Override and Reference Text in Pipe Network Labels -
increased label functionality helps override label text and add reference text,
Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 11, 2007
Two Reference Text 'Gotchas' in 2008 - bug in expression and reference text
and while setting the reference surface in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert,
Civil 3d.com, April 11, 2007
New Feature Line Edits in 2008
- ability to break and trim feature lines plus option of flattening to
elevations or grades in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 9, 2007
The
Part Builder Enigma- Help for 2008 - around 100 pages of
illustrations on Part Builder are included in Civil 3D 2008 User's Guide, Dana
Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 7, 2007
Enhancements to the Figure Prefix Library in Civil 3D 2008 - addition of
pulldowns to pick suitable layers and styles while changing settings, Jason
Hickey, civil3d.com, April 5, 2007
New for 2008: Move Blocks to Surface and More - moving tree blocks to their
Z attribute in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 4, 2007
Grading in C3D 2008
- grading feature, ability to edit 3D geometry, to calculate feature line
statistics, more, Wendy Lim, Avid User of Civil 3D, March 17, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 Users Guide and Help - detailed information, workflow
suggestions, and practical examples, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, March 16,
2007
Dynamic
Pipe Network Tables in Civil 3D 2008 - pipe network tables can be
easily created and customized, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, March 13, 2007
Simple Sampling Sends Scribbler Soaring
- adding a pipe network to an existing section view using enhanced section
functionality in Civil 3D 2008, Jason Hickey, civil 3d.com, March 9, 2007
Stylin' and Profilin'
- ability to generate a split profile view automatically, ability to change the
name of creator of a style, small previews update, more in Civil 3D 2008, James
Wedding, civil 3d.com, March 8, 2007
Volume Labels on a Section View?
- compute the volumes before creating the section view in Civil 3D 2008, Jason
Hickey, civil 3d.com, March 7, 2007
Corridors Eh! - ability to split an existing region in AutoCAD Civil 3D
2008, Nick Zeeben, Wicked Cool Stuff, February 15, 2007
Plans Production is Here! - link to video showing new Plans Production tools
in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, Anthony Governanti, Wicked Cool Stuff, February 16,
2007
I Love 2008 Labels - labels are easy to manage with their respective objects
in Civil 3D 2008, Matt Kolberg, Civil 3d.com, February 20, 2007
Civil 3D 2008 will Give You the Earth
- Civil 3D 2008 will be able to import an image and surface from Google Earth,
Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, February 16, 2007
Extract Objects from Surface in Civil 3D 2008
- extract contours, triangles,
borders, etc. while keeping your surface intact, Dana Breig Probert, civil
3d.com, February 15, 2007
New
Corridor Goodies in Civil 3D 2008
- ability to jig with the boundaries, better region control, automatically
assignment of render materials to corridors, more, Dana Breig Probert, civil
3d.com, February 14, 2007
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 - important features include: automatic generation of
plan/profile sheets, improved corridor modeling, best fit lines and curves,
Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, February 13, 2007
New Point Functionality in Civil 3D 2008
- Jason Hickey, civil 3d.com, February 13, 2007
Survey Commands Revealed! - 257 Survey Fieldbook
Commands are available in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, civil 3d.com, February 1, 2007
Project Management in Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 - Autodesk, October 2006,
94 page pdf
AU Class CV25-2: Links Mentioned in Class - important links to posts
regarding CV25-2 stormwater management, Dana Breig Probertt, civil 3d.com,
November 29, 2006
Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 - Project Management Workflow Using Autodesk
Vault - implementing Autodesk Vault and integrating it with Civil 3D
for better collaboration, Autodesk, November 2006,
pdf
Autodesk Civil 3D CAD Manager's Guide - understanding issues related
to Civil 3D deployment, training, support resources and more, Autodesk,
November 2006, pdf
Cul-De-Sac Design - SP3 Improvement
- The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, November 7, 2006
Service Pack 3 - Performance Improvements
- improved functions are Vault/Data Reference, adding contours to a surface,
contour labeling performance, and corridor rebuild time, The Dave and Dan Civil
3D Show, October 28, 2006
Need Help with Civil 3D? - "Digging Into Civil 3D 2007" book by Rick Ellis
and Retrieve's vBooks are good sources of training materials on Civil 3D, Pete
Kelsey, The Dirt, October 16, 2006
Czech Drafting Styles...Why do I Care?
- knowing more about Civil 3D styles,
Dave Simeone, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, October 13, 2006
Vault or Shortcuts - You Pick...
- updates to reference capabilities in Civil 3D 2007 may allow users to take
advantages of Vault, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, September 29, 2006
Civil 3D Project - the "Game Changer"
- understanding the concepts of project capabilities in Civil 3D, The Dave and
Dan Civil 3D Show, September 14, 2006
Civil 3D Project - Why Vault?
- reasons to choose Autodesk Vault for use in Civil 3D, The Dave
and Dan Civil 3D Show, September 20, 2006
Using Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 for Large Subdivision Design -
understanding Civil 3D functionalities like Autodesk Vault project
management, survey, points and more for applying to various project phases,
Andrew Walther, KTek Solutions LLC, Autodesk, July 2006,
pdf
2007 Contains 87 NEW System Variables
- description of new system variables in Civil 3D 2007, Angel Espinoza, Angel's
Civil 3D Thoughts, June 21, 2006
2007 New, Changed, and Obsolete Commands
- description of new, changed and removed commands in Autodesk Civil 3D 2007,
Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, June 21, 2006
New Drawing Templates for Autodesk Civil 3D 2007
- new templates: basic, extended, and classic, Autodesk, April 26, 2006
Feature Enhancements - comparing Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 feature enhancements
with older versions, Autodesk, April 2006, pdf
Autodesk to Discontinue 2005 Civil Tools - reason given was license
agreement for Bentley DGN V8 support ends May 14, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst AEC,
April 19, 2006
Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 System Requirements
- recommended configuration for effective use of Civil 3D 2007, Autodesk,
March 2006
Return on Investment - deploying Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 in your organization
for a 10-person team can bring ROI in 5.2 months, Autodesk, February 22, 2006,
pdf
Autodesk Service Packs
- provides a list of service packs you need and where you can find them
online, Philip Zimmerman, SageCAD Newsletter, January 2005 (pdf)
Civil Design Goes 3D by Autodesk - Autodesk's new Civil 3D software,
due to ship this fall, will be the company's biggest product launch
since the debut of Inventor, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, September
8, 2004
Autodesk Aims for More China Licensees - Autodesk released a
Chinese-language version of its new Civil 3D 2005 application earlier
this year, John Foley, Information Week, September 6, 2004
More on Autodesk University - includes a report on a session devoted
to Autodesk's Civil 3D software, a civil engineering tool that creates
intelligent relationships between objects so that design changes update
dynamically, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, December 11, 2003 |
