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*cough* I'd like to point out that Seth arrived after most of the crowd had left. The room was standing room-only prior to his arrival!
Commented Nov 30, 2011 on Adventures at AU 2011 at Being Civil
Adventures at AU 2011
Greetings from Las Vegas! I was able to sit in for a bit on Jason Hickey's class yesterday, and everybody seemed to really enjoy it. For those of you not here this year, I would strongly recommend watching it when it is available online. He had one of the best power point graphics (if not the be...
This post references using the Map image insert command - using the AutoCAD image insert command does not properly locate georeferenced commands, but the Map version does.
Commented Jul 30, 2011 on Image Insertion With Civil 3D 2012 and Map 3D 2012 at Being Civil
Image Insertion With Civil 3D 2012 and Map 3D 2012
This is another short post, but full of good information for people installing the new 2012 products. Have you been looking for the AutoCAD Raster Design Object Enabler to install for your users but can’t find it? Do you desperately need access to Mr.SID imagery? Well, fear not! Whereas in the p...
Yes, the last service pack for 2011 should be released soon. However, new functionality is not included in service packs for older products.
Commented Jun 30, 2011 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 New Feature: Set Pipe End Location Pipe Rule at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 New Feature: Set Pipe End Location Pipe Rule
How long has it been since you’re seen an addition to pipe rules? What’s the most common gripe that users have regarding pipe labeling? Here’s a hint – do your pipes extend to the center of a given structure or do they stop at the walls of the structure? If these questions intrigued you, then yo...
There are no further service packs planned for the 2010 release. This functionality is only in 2012 and moving forward.
Commented Jun 30, 2011 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 New Feature: Set Pipe End Location Pipe Rule at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 New Feature: Set Pipe End Location Pipe Rule
How long has it been since you’re seen an addition to pipe rules? What’s the most common gripe that users have regarding pipe labeling? Here’s a hint – do your pipes extend to the center of a given structure or do they stop at the walls of the structure? If these questions intrigued you, then yo...
Bruce - I am aware of that. Our web team should be changing it soon. Go ahead and use the Civil 3D folders.
Forest - the issue is that you see slow performance due to a larger number of layers. Install it and you won't see that issue.
Commented May 24, 2011 on IMPORTANT–New Performance Slowdown Hotfix for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 at Being Civil
IMPORTANT–New Performance Slowdown Hotfix for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012
Quick and easy posts – these are fun! There is a new hotfix released for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 that addresses a slowdown caused by the layer control update available in the ribbon. You can download the file here. Please make sure you download the version applicable to your version of Civil 3D 2...
Louise and Andrew - I posted an update regarding this functionality. Please visit http://beingcivil.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/03/when-is-a-curve-not-a-curve.html for further information.
Commented Apr 13, 2011 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Alignment Enhancements at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Alignment Enhancements
With a focus on transportation, there are quite a few enhancements for alignments in the new release of Civil 3D. This particular post is going to cover a lot of very high-level overview type information regarding alignments, and will be broken out into individual posts that will dig more deeply...
No, you cannot assign superelevation to an alignment that contains no curves. You can, however, add manual stations later in the process, provided you have at least one curve.
Commented Mar 23, 2011 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Alignment Enhancements at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012 Preview: Alignment Enhancements
With a focus on transportation, there are quite a few enhancements for alignments in the new release of Civil 3D. This particular post is going to cover a lot of very high-level overview type information regarding alignments, and will be broken out into individual posts that will dig more deeply...
Hi Jess,
Thanks for the comment. I have an answer for you, but likely not in the form that you're expecting :)
Do we have an option for transparency in Civil 3D (or AutoCAD, for that matter?) No. However, AutoCAD 2011 introduced the idea of layer transparency. I'm thinking if you assigned a hatch to a transparent layer, you might possibly get what you're looking for...and so is my friend Dana Probert - she does this very thing over on her BIM on the Rocks site! You can find her examples at
http://bimontherocks.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/04/civil-3d-2011-using-autocad-2011-layer-transparency-for-civil-3d-objects.html
Commented Apr 22, 2010 on 2011 Preview: Projection Enhancements at Being Civil
2011 Preview: Projection Enhancements
In the 2010 release, we saw the introduction of object projection to profile and section views. This allowed us to put virtually any object into a view for visual representation. Sometimes this could take a while, because you could not project to multiple section views at the same time. However,...
Dave - sure, they will be in the drawing correctly, but will not match the survey database coordinates unless the units are set to match there as well.
Most surveyors in the US do use US Feet, but keep in mind that this is a global program.
Commented Sep 9, 2009 on Keeping Those Settings Intact at Being Civil
Keeping Those Settings Intact
Working in Product Support, we tend to hear some questions over and over (and over and over and over) again. One of my personal favorites is “My survey points aren’t located at the correct coordinates!” The first thing I check is the survey database settings for the distance being used, and most...
Keep trying - it seems to be hit or miss. I suspect it's receiving high traffic today.
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Update 1 Released at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Update 1 Released
Today, we released Update 1 for Civil 3D 2010, which can be downloaded here. Follow the link for a list of issues resolved with this update: General AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer closes unexpectedly when you insert a layout from a drawing template file. AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer closes unexpect...
Fred,
Your issue is actually behaving as designed. If you will update your SR and ask for the status, we will be able to give you more detail regarding this.
Commented Jul 31, 2009 on AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Update 1 Released at Being Civil
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Update 1 Released
Today, we released Update 1 for Civil 3D 2010, which can be downloaded here. Follow the link for a list of issues resolved with this update: General AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer closes unexpectedly when you insert a layout from a drawing template file. AutoCAD Civil 3D no longer closes unexpect...
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