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It’s springtime and the birds are singing.  Also, Autodesk has released the latest version of their flagship CAD package, AutoCAD 2022.  Click to peruse the Autodesk Documentation. Read on to see some notes ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-2022-is-here/ Revit MEP and CTC– Schedule XL

Having troubles keeping your MEP notes from Excel in Revit up to date? Schedule XL is the right tool for you. Schedule XL allows you to create schedule views (drafting view or schedule view) within Revit from ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-mep-and-ctc-schedule-xl/ 5 Revu Workflows for Civil Designers, Contractors

This article was originally published by Troy DeGroot and Bluebeam, Inc. on the Bluebeam Blog. Awhile back I was teaching a Bluebeam Revu basics class for a group of civil engineers and designers. An issue quickly ... https://www.solidcad.ca/5-revu-workflows-for-civil-designers-contractors/ Civil 3D Double Click Customization

Is there a Civil 3D object that you would like to double click and run a specific command?  if so, read on.  (This works for AutoCAD commands too.) Try double-clicking an Alignment.  The AutoCAD properties ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-double-click-customization/ Tip: 5 steps to great renders from Lumion

This article was originally published on the Lumion Blog. You’ve finished your 3D model and imported it into Lumion. Now, it’s time to make it look great. With all of Lumion’s functionality just inviting ... https://www.solidcad.ca/tip-5-steps-to-great-renders-from-lumion/ Autodesk Inventor: Get A Different Perspective

In this modern age of software, it seems that there is a specific software or tool for just about anything, but our main asset for accomplishing our CAD work is still our eyes. The way we view things has a major ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-inventor-get-a-different-perspective/ CTC & Feature Lines – Establishing the Hierarchy of Power!

Which option do you choose when creating a feature line? In my early days of learning Civil 3D I was given an analogy of buckets. That any of the objects in a site, “Bucket”, could not interact with other ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ctc-feature-lines-establishing-the-hierarchy-of-power/ How a CMMS System Can Increase your Business’s ROI and Uptime

Have you been tasked to minimize your equipment downtime, increase asset condition visibility and spare parts?  If so, this can be a daunting task for an asset–heavy organization to move to a more ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-a-cmms-system-can-increase-your-businesss-roi-and-uptime/ 11 Revu Tools to Ease the Punch Walk Process

This article was originally published by Troy DeGroot and Bluebeam, Inc. on the Bluebeam Blog. Today I want to talk about Punch Walks, QA/QC, or whatever you might call it when you collect field data during ... https://www.solidcad.ca/11-revu-tools-to-ease-the-punch-walk-process/ Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.

Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.   How do you tackle quantity takeoffs in your projects? Do you use Civil 3D’s QTO Manager? Do you scale on paper or PDF’s? Between the ... https://www.solidcad.ca/flexible-customized-legends-and-qtos-with-ctcs-data-wizard/