Each year, the release of new software versions brings with it a list of cool new features and functionality. This year is no exception for the 2014 release of Civil 3D . Historically, one of the challenges with new releases of Civil 3D was that Civil objects such as surfaces, alignments, etc were never backward compatible [...]
Using Civil 3D to Bring 3D Models Into Infrastructure Modeler – Part 2
As promised, here is part 2 of this blog. In my last blog, I left off where I had just imported a 3D model into Civil 3D and said that I would cover the process of being able to bring that model into Infrastructure Modeler. I will cover this, but before I do, I wanted [...]
Using Civil 3D to Bring 3D Models Into Infrastructure Modeler
For those who saw my last blog on Infrastructure Modeler and Civil 3D: http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/civil/ you probably noticed the cool 3D car models that I had posted in the blog. You may have even wanted to know how you could take similar content and bring it into your own Infrastructure Modeler projects. Well, if you fit that category, [...]
Infrastructure Modeler & Civil 3D – The Dream Team For Civil!
Civil 3D is an awesome tool for Civil Design as most people are aware of. But one combination of software packages that is becoming more and more of a great thing for Civil people is the use of Civil 3D and Infrastructure Modeler together. The power that each piece of software has is amazing in [...]
The Civil 3D 2013 Service Pack………………it’s Finally Here!
Every year when new software comes out, there is great anticipation; not only for the software itself but usually for a service pack as well. In the Civil 3D world, the cycle goes as follows: First, the AutoCAD service pack comes out, followed by the Map 3D service pack, and then finally the Civil 3D [...]
Collaboration; Civil 3D and Revit
I had done a post a while back on Civil 3D and Revit working together ( http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/civil/2010/07/can-civil-3d-revit-really-work-together-painlessly/ ) but recently more questions have been asked regarding the workflow of Civil and Architectural files working together. Which way do I go? Do I have the Revit people export out to dwg files or do the adsk file export? [...]
Query This, Query That, Survey Queries Are Where It’s At!
Civil 3D 2013 has introduced the new capability of performing queries on survey items from the database. These new survey queries can be made for a few different reasons that can turn out to be valuable and time saving. One area that is a time saver is using a queries to build a surface from. [...]
CADsoft Civil 3D Add-On Tools-The Pipe Editor
For those who have not seen them yet, CADsoft Consulting has offered Civil 3D Add-On Tools to expand productivity within Civil 3D! The price of these tools is the best part; FREE to all CADsoft Consulting’s Subscription customers! For more information about the tools and where to download them, check out this link: http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/products/performance-tools/cadsoft-civil-3d-toolkit For [...]
Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Google Earth Gone?
With the release of Civil 3D 2013, there were a few cool additions that were added. With this being said, some users were disappointed to learn that Google Earth functionality was removed from Civil 3D 2013 all together. While I am only speculating and do not have anything official to refer to, I imagine that [...]
Civil 3D Interactive Terrain Shaping – Very Cool!
I have blogged previously about checking out the Autodesk Labs website, but this time around I am going to blog about a specific technology preview on their website; the Civil 3D Terrain Shaping Technology. For those not familiar with the Autodesk Labs website, go to the following link: http://labs.autodesk.com/ All content can be downloaded for [...]
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