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
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
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 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
Beginning
to Implement Civil 3D - you can move data between Land Desktop and Civil
3D by using LandXML files or by reading LDT project data directly from
within Civil 3D, SageCAD, November 2004 (pdf)
Autodesk
Civil 3D - Autodesk has released the first version of its
AutoCAD-based Civil 3D 2005 in the face of established competition but it
seems Autodesk knew it had to bring a mature product to market, Martyn Day,
CADserver, Oct 26, 2004
Model-Based Design in Construction and Engineering - Autodesk's Civil 3D 2005 software is a powerful tool that creates intelligent relationships between objects so that design changes are updated within a dynamic 3D model, Terry D. Bennett, Exitech Design Productivity Journal, September 2004 (requires free registration) (pdf)
Driving Into 3D - Autodesk's new Civil 3D application, built on AutoCAD, creates intelligent relationships between objects so design changes are dynamically updated whenever a related element is changed, Model-based Design Hits Road - Tom Sawyer, enr.construction.com, September 20, 2004
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
Keeping the Civil Data Chain Intact - reviews of Civil 3D from Autodesk, object-based software to be used with Land Desktop, and Bentley's Quantity Manager, a stand-alone tool that manages quantities generated in GEOPAK, Andrew G. Roe, Cadalyst, June 1, 2004
