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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 [...]
Wiley Publishing Partners with Engineered Efficiency on Free Training Outreach
Following is the latest press release regarding the Engineered Efficiency FREE Training Outreach
March 19, 2009–Wiley Publishing, Inc., publishers of Mastering AutoCad Civil 3D, announced that it is partnering with Engineered Efficiency, Inc. in support of their free CAD training outreach launched last week. In just one week, hundreds have requested the free training, and most [...]
When does $775 not equal $775?
In this difficult economic market its more important than it ever has been to make sure you get your money’s worth. As readers of this blog, you know that FREE is great. We at Engineered Efficiency gladly share our knowledge via this blog, via EECasts, magazine articles and more (and sometimes swag too!) under the [...]
We're Number Three!
Based on the latest revenue reports from Autodesk, Engineered Efficiency is #3 out of over 100 ISV partners worldwide. We want to thank the thousands of users and firms that have chosen to make the switch to a real solution provider and contributed to this success.
A Wise Word
I have been playing tech support today trying to solve the riddle of a old project that was, then wasn’t and now is back in production. The problem today has been the rotation and coordinate system across a number of files.
3D Models Replaced by Cones
In case you ever get into one of those silly debates about the accuracy of C3D when labeling a pile of dirt to three decimal places, just bring this picture out. The City Traffic department in my neck of the woods laid out this round about this morning using orange traffic cones. When I [...]
Civil 3D Books in the Wild
Run, don’t walk, down to your local high end nerd bookstore, and pick up at least five or six copies of Introducing and Mastering Civil 3D. Mastering should be in your hands by now if you preordered, but Introducing has just begun shipping. Thanks to all of you that offered comments, support, and criticism of [...]
Fixing a Alignment by Object
One of the "complaints" about using the "Create Alignment by Object" to convert a polyline object into an alignment is that the tangents and PI are missing. This makes an edit of the converted alignment a little difficult in some instances. Well, they aren’t missing – just hidden. To find out how – join me [...]
Engineering 101: Storm Design
I have seen a number of questions on in the Discussion Group recently regarding the Hydraflow Storm Sewer Extension and the calculation that do not exactly meet expectations. There have been some misunderstandings, and some assumptions. While I am jumping over Intensity, I think this is time to talk about some calculation options because they [...]
Contours as Artwork and Housewares
OK, so it’s not really C3D related, but it’s at least field related. Fluidforms out of Austria, has what I think might be the first ever bowl with land development appeal. Based on a Google Map, satellite data, and your own settings for the exaggeration, etc., you get to design your own bowl. While I [...]
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