Author: Geoff Ashworth

Geoff has been working in the civil/survey industry since 2000 as a survey crew chief and civil designer. He has worked on a variety of projects from survey field to finish surveys, DOT plans, lead grading on landfills and site plans. Geoff has experience working in both MicroStation and Civil 3D and has led the transition to Civil 3D from previous design softwares at several engineering firms.

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Civil 3D Tip: Alias Editor

By default, Civil 3D has a built-in list of shortened Command Aliases, such as the command “L” for Line. You can change aliases or add new ones to…

Civil 3D Tip: How to Set and Modify Alignment Station Values

By default, the starting station for Civil 3D Alignments is 0+00. There are a few ways to modify station values. NUMBER 1: Set your beginning station in the…

Civil 3D Tip: Polyline Contour Labels

Sometimes you might receive contours from others that turn out to be polylines. If you do not need them for a surface but want to label the elevation, you…