Video Working with Civil Geometry ...Month’s Tips: MicroStation: V8i SS3 InRoads: Import AutoCAD Civil 3D 2014: VBA: Get Current Value w/ Google Earth and … Graphics to Create…
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Tip MicroStation Tip: Activate Reference for Editing Written by Bob Mecham. A new powerful enhancement to V8i MicroStation is the ability to edit reference files with in the active design file. By simply right…
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Tip MicroStation Tip: Dimension Audit Utility ...from the pulldown menu Utility > Dimension Audit 1. Select the combination of locate icons. 2. Select the Dimension Audit Find icon. 3. Review the…
Tip MicroStation Tip: Moving Elements to Elevation ...move the building pad to elevation 602. Currently the buildign pad is at 2,147,483.6480 1. Select the Move command. 2. Tentative or AccuSnap to the corner…
Blog Unsure about whether to utilize CAD managed services? ...put into the efforts. Additionally, all users will need to be trained in using the new standards and lose time doing so. That all adds up. Avoid this chaos…
Tip VBA TIP: Maximize the MicroStation ElementEnumerator ...process for the desired result. Sub EnumerateExample(Optional elComplex As ComplexElement = Nothing) Dim ee As ElementEnumerator Select Case True ' process…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: Working with Survey Settings ...file to Project Settings > Survey and Paste and Rename the Settings. 6. Right Click on the new settings and select Properties. The Element Information…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: 3D Elements from Survey Data ...Use VBA Macros to True. 6. Click on the ellipsis in the VBA Feature Macros to open the VBA Features Macros dialog. 7. Click the New icon in the VBA...
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Undocumented command CONVERTLINEWORKTOMASKBLOCK ...toolbars. Simply type the command into the command line to run it. The command will first prompt the user to select closed polylines. This is important. The…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: Reference Terrain and Display Override Written by Bob Mecham It is common to reference your design file that has the Terrain Element to your geometry or sheet models. However, you may not see what…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Civil 3D 2016 Data Shortcut Manager Written by Ben Johnson A new feature introduced in Civil 3D 2016 is the Manage Data Shortcuts command. This command gives the user a really nice dialog for…
Tip MicroStation CONNECT: Model Properties Written by: Rod Wing In MicroStation CONNECT Edition the old Element Information dialog has been renamed Properties. Continuing the trend we saw in…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Using Named Plot Styles with Civil 3D Styles: Your Mileage May Vary ...components are set to plot “By Layer”. The alignment layer has a plot style setting of 7B. Let’s look at a plot preview. There are…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Model and Layout Tabs in Civil 3D 2016 Written by: Ben Johnson There is a new feature in Civil 3D 2016 wherein the model and layout tabs are placed in-line with the status bar. I believe this was...
Blog Senior Software Consultant Joins EnvisionCAD! ...surveying that are still in use today! Then for six years he worked for Robert G. Campbell & Associates as a Project and IT Manager where his…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Civil 3D 2017 Introduces the Ability to Create Data Shortcuts for Corridors Written by Ben Johnson Creating data shortcuts for sharing data in the form of Civil 3D objects is nothing new. However, until now this functionality did not…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: Offset Alignments and Matching Profiles ...The the followup question is: Why? My old software let me do this. Thus the complete answer is equal parts history lesson and learning a new workflow.…
Tip SUDA – Setting node orientation relative to centerline ...the method to station and offset Then, we can use Civil Accudraw to control rotation when placing a new node. Start the place node command. When you get to…
Tip MicroStation CONNECT: Print to InterPlot Server Written by Rod Wing MicroStation CONNECT Edition allows for printing directly to a ProjectWise InterPlot Server plotter without the need for installing…
Tip OpenRoads Tip: Editing and Updating Terrains Created By Graphical Filters ...example shows an incorrect elevation of a point created using the ‘Terrain Model By Graphical Filter’ command. 1. First use MicroStation tools…
Tip MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Drop Element ...display the tool settings window with the options available in previous editions of MicroStation, plus a new option to use a fence. Selecting any of the…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: Add Property Set Data to Labels ...an existing component from the Component Name list, or add a new component for the label text. 4. Under Text, click in the Value column for Contents, and…
Tip SUDA – Join Adjacent Conduits ...models. How can I join the two conduits without creating a new node. You may find yourself with something similar to the following image. Two conduits which…
Tip AutoCAD Civil 3D Tip: “Must a kettle boil?” Options for Multiple Viewport Sheets Added to Create View Frames ...create multiple viewports of the same type on the same sheet. Plan(s) or Profile(s) in this example. To take advantage of this new feature, a sheet template…
Tip Revit Tip: Revit 18.2 Improvements ...can save a lot of time when added up. They have also improved the section box grips making them easier to select. And they’ve added new right-click…
Tip MicroStation CONNECT Tip: Place Label The new Place Label tool is similar to Place Note. Instead of a text note the user places a cell with, or without, a leader line. Using the tool setting...