Category results for : Civil Infrastructure

Do you use targets to modify the width of a lane or sidewalk? Would you like to vary a daylight slope over a station range? Are you looking for a different way to handle driveway curb letdowns? If you said yes ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-targets-without-targets/ Civil 3D: Grading Optimization and Project Explorer

A short article today. Click here for more the official documentation.   The Grading Optimization tool and Project Explorer are now available with a standalone license of Civil 3D. Previously, you needed ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-grading-optimization-and-project-explorer/ Civil 3D: 2023.2 Update

Autodesk has released the next update for Civil 3D 2023.  Find the release notes here. Install it from the Desktop App or download it from https://manage.autodesk.com In this blogger’s opinion, this is one ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-2023-2-update/ Civil 3D: Recreate your Template

Recreating a Civil 3D template from scratch is not something we look forward to, but it may be necessary at times. Read on to find out more. You may ask why one would need to do this. Some users will do this ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-recreate-your-template/ Civil 3D: Profile Grade Intersections

The goal in this example is to design the profile where each grade is an even number.  It’s not as obvious as you might think.  Thanks to my colleagues Dave Hill and Jae Kwon for pointing out the proper tool. ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-profile-grade-intersections/ Civil 3D: Scary Halloween Tidbit

Many AutoCAD users know about the OVERKILL command, which is used to delete duplicate objects. There are settings which define what exactly constitutes a duplicate object. Same geometry, layer, colour, etc. Many ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-scary-halloween-tidbit/ Leverage Jupyter Notebook for Reporting on your BIM360/ACC Environment

Leverage Jupyter Notebook for Reporting on your BIM360/ACC Environment Introduction Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) (see Figure 1) is a cloud-based application that allows design teams to manage their drawings ... https://www.solidcad.ca/leverage-jupyter-notebook-for-reporting-on-your-bim360-acc-environment/ How to Create Intelligent Custom Labels with Expressions in Civil 3D

Introduction  Figure 1 – Dynamically Labelled Basement Elevations Today we see how we can make labelling much easier and consistently accurate in Civil 3D. “Expressions” are used to create user properties ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-to-create-intelligent-custom-labels-with-expressions-in-civil-3d/ Autodesk Desktop Connector Update

Autodesk Desktop Connector  Autodesk regularly updates the Desktop Connector with fixes to defects and some basic functionality updates; this update is no different, but there is one major feature update which ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-desktop-connector-update-5/ Recap: 2023 Release

Recap: 2023 Release Autodesk has just released their Point Cloud management application, Recap 2023.  Click here to join the live webinar on April 19th.  Click here for Autodesk documentation.  Read on to ... https://www.solidcad.ca/recap-2023-release/