Creating an Alignment and Profile from a 3D Polyline in Civil 3D
In a recent support question, a customer asked how they could create a Civil 3D horizontal alignment and profile from a 3D polyline. Looking at the common tools, I realized [...]
Create Contour Lines from Point Clouds in Autodesk AutoCAD Map3D
We were recently asked in an email about creating contours from point cloud data in Autodesk AutoCAD Map3D, and while this is fairly straight forward in Civil3D not everyone has [...]
User Coordinate Systems in Autodesk Civil 3D and Map 3D
Many US States and communities have added low-distortion projected coordinate systems for use in infrastructure projects. While Autodesk Civil 3D and Map 3D contain many of them, it does not [...]
Try the new Autodesk Assistant in AutoCAD 2024.1
The latest update of AutoCAD 2024.1 brings a new avenue of help with your workflows with the AI powered Autodesk Assistant.When opening the latest updated version of AutoCAD, or any [...]
How to Access Autodesk Assistant
Autodesk Assistant is an AI-self-guided service for help with finding solutions for product questions, direct you to a chat with a product support agent, request an immediate call back, or [...]
How to: AutoCAD Drafting Customization for Display
Every user has a preference on how they use AutoCAD. Preferences from how the screen looks, to how the drafting tools display, to which tool palettes are displayed, and [...]
Civil 3D Custom Component Line Label
In some circumstances, it is necessary to label an offset from a known location by it’s X an Y components. Many times this needs to be expressed using cardinal directions (N, S, E and W) such as a call out …
Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -2/ (Audit, Purge and Recover)
Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -2 AutoCAD has so many commands, sometimes it's fun to share your favorites in hopes someone else might find it useful! [...]
Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -1 (Quick/MEASUREGEOM)
Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -1 AutoCAD has so many commands, sometimes it's fun to share your favorites in hopes someone else might find it useful! [...]
Civil 3D 2022 Project Explorer Custom Volume Reports
The existing generate cut/fill report on the Civil 3D Volumes Dashboard creates an XML file that is immediately opened by Internet Explorer. With the up-coming end of life for [...]