Corridors

Corridor Basics – 1

In AutoCAD Civil3D, I think new individuals are a bit intimidated by certain C3D objects. One of those objects is the oft complex corridor objects. When working with corridors, it is important to grasp the breakdown of the corridor model.
I thought I would take a brief look at what a corridor is and all the [...]

A little bit further

A little bit further

Sometimes, one needs to dig a little bit further to understand things that you do not know.  AutoCAD Civil 3d does have tons of settings that do a lot of different things.  After reading  the discussion group earlier this week before my service provider cut out, and watching James tweak the masking of the new [...]

It's the little things that make life worthwhile

James and Eric did an impressive job giving an overview of the awesome new tools and functionality in C3D 2010. However, sometimes it’s the little things that make you wonder how you ever did without this.

Civil 3D 2010: Quick Review

Civil 3D 2010: Quick Review

Just like last year, I’m going to run through my thoughts on the highs, the lows, and the WTF of Autodesk’s latest release. There are a number of serious improvements in the box this year. Some you’ve heard them talk all about, some are much more subtle, but are real winners in my book. This [...]

Intersections: 2009 vs 2010

Yeah, I know, there’s all kinds of marketing fluff out there. I was tested similar to Jack, and didn’t come near his time (I won’t bother mentioning that I did it blind, while he rigorously rehearsed. Oh wait, I just mentioned it.) In this video, Jack Strongitharm of Autodesk shows the difference in building an [...]

The Bullet List: AutoCAD Civil 2010

The Bullet List: AutoCAD Civil 2010

Without further elaboration, here are the big bullets from todays PR Packet:

Improved UI: Ribbon, Consistent Interface, Quick Access Toolbar, New Application Menu
Surveying and Design: Intersection Wizard, Enhanced Field to Finish, Enhanced Parcel Generation, Alignment Offset and MAsking tools
Production Drafting: Staggered profile and section labels, Enhanced labeling Profile and Section Projection of objects, and Profile hatching.

Obviously, [...]

EECast: Advanced Corridor Design

Just cause Autodesk is resting doesn’t mean we are! Join us Monday for another great webcast. This week we will look at some advanced corridor used with Eric. Based on a whitepaper we just prepared for Autodesk, everyone is sure to learn something new! Register at www.eng-eff.com/eecasts and we will see you there.

Our Gift to You: More Free Learning with Monday's Corridor EECast

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Good Wishes to All! It’s Monday, so that means another in the series of EECasts. This week, Eric will run through the basics of corridors to get everyone on the same page for next week’s more advanced corridor EECast. Register here for the Noon Eastern presentation. Just cause Autodesk is [...]

Create a Custom Subassembly without Programming

Create a Custom Subassembly without Programming

As a programmer, it is easy to think of how to program any solution that you need as the first answer. Most of the time though, there are easier out-of-the-box ways to accomplish tasks that are simply overlooked. One of those is how to create a custom subassembly without programming.
Find out more after the jump.

EECast Reminder and New Co-Author for Mastering

Quick hits as I prepare to walk into a class this morning:

Monday, Dec 15th’s EECast is an encore of the Intro to ProPack Hyrdo from a few weeks back. Sorry about the confusion!
The next week (Dec 22), we’ll have Introduction to Transportation Design. Based on the new white papers we prepared for Autodesk, Eric will run [...]

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