Autodesk Civil 3D 2021.2 Update Tip – New Data Shortcuts System Variable Autodesk Civil 3D 2021.2 includes a new system variable that provides control over where the ShortcutsFolders.xml file will be created. When…
Civil 3D Tip: Recovering a “Lost” Pallette Civil 3D has many dialogs boxes that are “modeless” and can be left floating on the main or a secondary monitor or remain docked in the Civil 3D…
Civil 3D Tip: Adding Section Labels to Section Views Here is a quick way to add utilities and Right-of-Way info to already created section views. Crossing objects and projected objects must be of the types:…
Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 Tip: Block Palette Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 ushers in the replacement of the INSERT command with an all-new Blocks Palette. The Blocks Palette introduces some new functionality…
Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 Tip: Survey Database Changes The release of Autodesk Civil 3D 2020 has brought a change to the Survey Database format. Survey Databases are now saved in SQLite format instead of Microsoft…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Purge & Overkill Maybe we’re refining a surface and want to offset a polyline for a breakline or a border. As we navigate the OFFSET command, we receive a “Cannot offset…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Be Careful Mirroring Subassemblies The Civil 3D command Mirror Subassembly is a handy tool and can be used to copy subassemblies from one side of an assembly to another. When a subassembly is…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Hidden Command – LayerOrder We know we can use the AutoCAD DRAWORDER command to change the display order of objects in the drawing, but did you know in Civil 3D you can control…
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 Tip: Is My Alignment Cursed? Please Help! I had a client come to me and exclaim his alignment was cursed and not behaving like he expected. He set alignment masking, but the masking was not working…
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 Tip: Use Civil 3D Note Label Styles in Place of Multileaders We’ve annotated our plan drawing in Model Space. We’ve used our vast collection of preset multileader styles to save time. Everything looks perfect. Then…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Help! My Corridor is Slowing Me Down, pt. 1 A sure way to bog down a corridor and enlarge the file size of the drawing is to have too many frequency lines in a corridor. The optimal number of… Read…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Disappearing Profile Labels Ever try to add labels to a profile only to find they do not appear? In the screencap below we can see Profile Labels assigned, but they do not display… Read…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Service Packs, Hotfixes, and Updates for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 and AutoCAD Map 3D 2016 Updated January 25, 2017 AutoCAD Civil 3D 2016 and Map 3D have been released for a while now. There have been many service packs, hotfixes, and updates issued…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Convert a Single DWG to DGN 1. In AutoCAD Civil 3D, open a DWG drawing file to convert to MicroStation DGN. 2. From the Application Menu select Export > Export Civil 3D Drawing …
Power InRoads Tip: 3 Things I Learned Using Civil AccuDraw for the First Time Civil AccuDraw is the civil-specific version of MicroStation AccuDraw. Both are intuitive, precision drafting tools. Civil AccuDraw goes beyond MicroStation…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Take Control of the Corridor Section Editor UI The Corridor Section Editor is a powerful design tool. It provides the ability to view and edit a Civil 3D corridor by displaying a step by step walk through…