It’s easy to forget that there are many wild card options that can be used in Civil 3D beyond the common * (asterisk). This tutorial shows a list of the many wild card options and thier uses. For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link… .
Have you ever had a hatch pattern display incorrectly? If you are using a hatch pattern like gravel or concrete the sides of the intended shapes within the hatch may not line up properly. Giving you results that don’t look at all like your desired hatching. This typically happens when the area that you are …
Autodesk has now announced that the following products are now supported on Windows 7: AutoCAD 2010 AutoCAD LT 2010 AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Autodesk Inventor 2010 Autodesk Inventor LT 2010 AutoCAD Electrical 2010 AutoCAD Mechanical 2010 AutoCAD MEP 2010 Autodesk Algor Simulation 2010 Conspicuously absent from this list, at least as it pertains to this blog, …
We have all probably received a drawing at one time or another that contains 3D faces representing a surface. Now your job is to convert these 3D faces into a Civil 3D surface that you can use for creating Profiles, Sections, Contours, and a variety of other things. The best way to translate a surface …
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In the 2010 version of Civil 3D the interface has been dramatically redone to incorporate the ribbon. As with most changes like this some people love it while others do not and want to know if they can use the old system. This tutorial will discuss the details and explain your options. For the complete …
In AutoCAD Civil 3D it can be very tedious to edit Label Styles one at a time. Depending on your CAD standards this may be necessary. However, it is likely that most if not all of your labels will have some things in common. For example you might use the same text style, height, or …
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