Windows 7 Fault Tolerant Heap Prevents Crashing
The Bottom Line Microsoft has been busy, and they’ve made some smart decisions programatically for Windows 7. The Fault Tolerant heap will help keep applications from crashing once Windows 7 recognizes a pattern, and applies a resolution. Procedures that may have crashed in the past, are less likely to crash in the future. For the normal user, should this be disabled? Absolutely not. The Details There’s a new feature in Windows 7 called... [Read More...]
Texas Facilities Commission Mandates AutoCAD Civil 3D Use
TFC Guidelines The Texas Facilities Commission – Professional Service Provider Guidelines and Standards (Edit Date: 1/15/2010) has mandated the use of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. Other software now required includes, but is not limited to Revit, Navisworks, and Design Review (for publishing DWF files; dwfx files are unacceptable). Per TGC Chapter 2166.156(c), the guideline has been mandated to “…ensure that [preliminary and working] plans and... [Read More...]
New Additions to the Library at I.II.I
As you know, last year marked the opening of our client library. The following titles were introduced this week OBJ103 BYBLOCK: The Secret to Setting Up Styles. If I could tell you the one secret to setting up styles in your organization, this one may be the Holy Grail. runtime 0:11:11 Civil 3D Tutorials* Register Today to access to our comprehensive library of Civil 3D Tutorials for as low as $20. *Access to the Library is a free service to our... [Read More...]
Parcel Layout 101 (cul-de-sac parcels)
Civil 3D has a full set of automatic parcel layout tools, but you’ll find they are limited in the way in which they navigate around a building line at a cul-de-sac (or other concave arcs). This tutorial walks through the process of laying out parcels around a cul-de-sac using “old school” methods. The tools are quick, and strong, but because the methodology explained is centered around COGO, this procedure is accurate and can be practiced in... [Read More...]
Autodesk Social Media Survey
Autodesk is conducting research to understand how AutoCAD Civil 3D users and buyers engage in online social media, how social behavior is evolving in your business, and where business buyers choose to participate in online communities. This 15 minute survey will not ask for any personally identifying information. They will use your responses in aggregate only and will not attribute any responses back to you. Click Here to take the survey. Civil... [Read More...]
Mastering Snippet: The Delta Symbol
From page 52 in Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010: “In the Text Component Editor for a curve label, the value that most people would prefer to as a delta angle is called the General Segment Total Angle. To insert the Delta symbol in a label, simply type \U+0394 in the Text Editor window on the right side of the Text Component Editor dialog box…” Other Unicode symbols include: Almost Equal \U+2248 Angle \U+2220 Boundary Line \U+E100 Center... [Read More...]
New Videos Posted to the Technology Suite at I.II.I
By member request, the following videos have been added to the Technology Suite at I.II.I: Set Working Folder and Create Survey Database This tutorial outlines the location of the “Working Folder,” as well as the location of the survey database, and the survey networks associated with a survey database. This video was created in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. Adding Linework (Survey Figures) to a Surface as Breaklines This tutorial outlines... [Read More...]
Fade to Black
You can find any command in Civil 3D by typing a few characters on the keyboard and hitting the TAB key to “walk” through commands. I recently opened a drawing with an attached xref, but the xref was faded out so bad I could barely see it. There is a variable to control the locking and fading of objects when using the LAYISO (isolate layer) command, but I had forgotten the variable for xrefs. If you open a drawing that appears to be... [Read More...]
Renaming Assemblies
Naming assemblies always tricky – so many options. Renaming The Assembly The Information tab on the Assembly Properties dialog gives you an opportunity to rename your assembly and provide an optional description. In many cases, it’s ideal to rename your assemblies and include the station range in which they can be found along a baseline (for example, Patricia Parkway Sta 1+34.76 to 3+74.21). Page 380 in Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. (Patricia?... [Read More...]
New Civil 3D Videos Added to I.II.I Technology Suite
By membership request, the following videos have been added to the Technology Suite at The I.II.I Consortium: How To Set the Current Points Layer A short video tutorial about the location of the default points layer. It is not found in the drawing settings. Importing Points Without Using Survey. A short video tutorial about importing points from a text file. Changing Point Display, and hiding points using groups. A short video tutorial about controlling... [Read More...]
