Mark Scacco, PE
Civil 3D Interoperability – How are YOU Working with others?
Matt’s last post regarding Hydraflow applications and a few other articles I’ve read lately have added to the ideas that have been dancing around in my head regarding Civil 3D interoperability (or lack thereof!) with other application. There are hundreds of add-on applications for Civil 3D and you can find a long list of them [...]
EE ProPack CadMgr Civil 3D add-on is now FREE!
UPDATED 3-9-2010: Revised steps required for authorization. If you are having issues authorizing, please see the revised steps below. Thanks!
Starting today, Engineered Efficiency has made its popular EE ProPack CadMgr Civil 3D add-on available for free. Registration is required, but it is a true freeware application.
As a free product, there is no official support, so [...]
Site Design Grading Example
EE posted a new sample training video on YouTube. This video shows the steps involved in refining the grading of a typical small-site development project.
Check it out and be sure to subscribe to the EE YouTube Channel
Enjoy!
EE Launches New YouTube Channel
Engineered Efficiency , the consultants behind civil3dpedia.com, launched a new YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/EngineeredEfficiency. Be sure to subscribe to the channel to get updates when new videos are posted.
We’ll use this channel to share short technical how-to’s; demo and overview videos; and longer training samples. The first couple videos are published and include:
An overview of the [...]
Bootstrap or training, how did you implement AutoCAD Civil 3D?
There is an interesting discussion taking place on LinkedIn in the Civil 3D Workforce group. You can see the whole thread here.
The question posed is:
I was wondering how C3D users implemented C3D. Did you “bootstrap” it by trying to implement and learn C3D on your own or did you take more formal training and classes? [...]
Bye, bye AutoCAD Civil, we hardly knew you…
Autodesk announced today that they are discontinuing the short-lived AutoCAD Civil product. There will be no 2011 version of AutoCAD Civil.
AutoCAD Civil customers who hold Subscription contracts that are current as of April 20, 2010 will receive AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 when it becomes available. Customers with multi-year Subscription contracts will continue to receive releases [...]
Building Collapse Intact
This is from last summer, but I just saw it now. Wow.
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2009/06/29/shanghai-building-collapses-nearly-intact/
(1) An underground garage was being dug on the south side, to a depth of 4..6 meters (2) The excavated dirt was being piled up on the north side, to a height of 10 meters (3) The [...]
March 16th Deadline approaching…
As the date draws nearer, its important that all users understand the changes Autodesk is implementing in regards to Subscription update and renewal. In a nutshell, after March 16, 2010, it will cost you 50% of the current new seat price to upgrade a previous version of your Autodesk software.
If you plan on upgrading and [...]
Understanding and Sharing Custom Tool Palettes
Recently, I have received several requests for information on Sharing Tool Palettes. Its been a while since I put this material together for Autodesk, but its <mostly> still relevant and applicable. This article discusses Tool Palettes, creating custom palettes and sharing those across an organization.
Introduction
A tool palette is a collection of tools used to support [...]
From the Help Desk – Breaklines vs. Edits – Add Line
Questions:
What is the difference between using a breakline as opposed to using the “Add line” option in the edits for the surface definition? I need to setup break lines for top of curb and flow line on a topo and was wondering which option is better?
Also, how do you setup [...]
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