Revit Tip: Orient to View One of the first and most important skills to learn in Revit is how to control the view quickly and effectively. As your model grows and becomes more complex…
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018 Tip: Use Civil 3D Line Label Styles to Annotate Utility Linetypes We’ve all run into this situation before. We have some utility lines drawn that use text in the linetype and the lines are either too short or are at…
OpenRoads Tip: The "Create Cross Section" Tool In this tip Andrea Hall, Senior Consultant, will create drainage profiles using the Create Cross Section Tool.
Revit Tip: Organizing Reference Planes Using Subcategories Reference planes in Revit are handy tools and have many uses. In 2017 Revit introduced a way to organize those reference planes by creating subcategories. By…
MicroStation Tip: The Tilde Key Have you heard of the tilde key? Me either, but it’s the little squiggle to the left of the 1 key. I did come across a handy trick with tilde.… Read more »
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Add Property Set Data to Labels 1. Open the Label Style Composer by creating or editing a label style for the object. 2. In the Label Style Composer dialog box, click the Layout tab. 3.…
Revit Tip: Exploring the Material Browser An easy way to customize your model in Revit is the Material Browser. Out of the box, Revit has hundreds of different materials and thousands more can be found…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Relative Feature Lines Create feature lines that are relative to surface. Feature line elevations can be obtained from a surface and can also be relative to a surface, so if the…
Revit Tip: Georeference in Revit 2018 Revit 2018 now has the ability to use Georeferenced survey data from a linked. DWG file. In the Insert tab > Link CAD Select Center to Center and Open…
MicroStation Tip: Element Selection Element selection is a very widely used tool with many options available to the user. I remembered one tip that is very handy and easy. When selecting your…
Revit Tip: Entire Wall Dimensioning One of the most useful tools in Revit’s arsenal is the dimensioning tool. Revit makes it possible to lay out a rough floor plan without precision and then go…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Import or Insert Civil 3D Styles AutoCAD Civil 3D has a tool that will import Civil 3D styles from one drawing or template to another. This tool is handy for choosing specific styles, but it…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: “Must a kettle boil?” Options for Multiple Viewport Sheets Added to Create View Frames “Must a kettle boil?” It sure seems like we’ve been watching this particular kettle for a while. A very popular item from the Civil 3D wish list has…
Revit Tip: New in 2018, Link Navisworks Files New in Revit 2018 is the ability to link Navisworks files, .nwc or .nwd format. There is a new tab on the insert ribbon. When you load, you have the… Read…
AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Importing Civil 3D Styles? What a Drag. Civil 3D provides a mechanism for importing Civil 3D Styles from one drawing to another. On the Manage ribbon tab on the far right, there is an Import button…
CAD Specialist Joins EnvisionCAD Are we starting to sound like a broken record? EnvisionCAD is excited to announce yet another addition to the team – Steven Norin, CAD Specialist. Steven…
Senior Consultant joins EnvisionCAD Andrea is a civil engineer licensed in the State of Tennessee with nearly 20 years of roadway design experience. She began her career with the Tennessee…
EnvisionCAD Team Expanding Senior Consultant Joins EnvisionCAD Rhonda Laughlin has over 30 years of experience with the Illinois Department of Transportation. Her vast background in all…