Creating those perfect labels
They are still are a few true drafters out there. Those who expect, no demand that their drawings look correct according to tried and true drafting standards and are willing to spend extra hours...
View ArticleWhat Layer, Where?
In Civil3D it can get confusing knowing what layer is controlling what and why, especially if you are just starting out in Civil3D. So lets take a brief look at how layer control works in Civil3D. The...
View ArticleUser-Defined Contours
Designs in the real-world seem to not always and easily fall into nice round-even foot or meter increments. With legacy software, one would change the contour intervals, import certain ranges, delete...
View ArticleOne Million Served and Counting
Thanks to all of you that have visited, commented, and been part of civil3d.com for over three years now. We had our one millionth visitor last week and I wasn’t even watching! Based on the Comments...
View ArticleCommand Line Monkey
There are days that I just recall the oddest things. Today is one of them. While I like the ribbon and all, there are a few commands that aren’t on it, like the FIND command. ( to Find and Replace…...
View ArticleHiding Surfaces the Quick and Dirty Way
Sometimes you don’t to show existing ground beneath proposed grade. While a hide boundary is a relatively simple thing if you’re working in the original file, you can’t modify a data reference. And...
View ArticleIntersection w/ FLs and Supers to Change X-slope
For those of us still using Civil 3D 2009 or less: There are lots of times when grading an intersection of two roads with steep slopes that you need to adjust a lane cross slope to make the...
View ArticleDisplaying Lat/Long in Decimal Minutes
We recently had a client request that we display the Latitude and Longitude of Cogo Points formatted as degrees and decimal minutes. This format seems to have become a standard display format of many...
View ArticlePolylines, Alignments, and PI’s
You’ve created an alignment from a polyline, but upon inspection, there are no PI’s (line extensions) at any of the curves. Why? And, how can can I get ‘em? Read on… Here we have a typical polyline...
View ArticleGrip tricks (AutoCAD and Civil 3D)
Sometimes the simple tricks are the best tricks! This post discusses grip editing in Civil 3D and vanilla AutoCAD. These are fundamentals for creating and editing content but some are not ‘in your...
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