I.II.I Adds Trimble Terramodel/GPS Guidance & Machine Control Services to Repertoire
I.II.I (one to one) is thrilled to announce the addition of Brian Van Pelt as a SME with more than 15 years unparalleled expertise in GPS Guidance & Machine Control, Trimble Terramodel, MicroStation, GEOPAK, and AutoCAD. Formerly of McAninch Corporation, Brian managed the 3D Data Modeling – Highway sector. He has created and maintained complex 3D models for State Transportation Agencies in Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, and North Carolina. Brian... [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...]
Revit Models on the iPhone
Autodesk Acquires Assets from BOSS International
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...]
Texas Requiring BIM for all State Design and Construction Projects
The $299 (or so) Laptop
Looking to get the kids a computer for “back to school?” Check out the Toshiba L305-S5955. There’s an interesting article about this model at CNET. [Read More...] Read More →
Mastering Snippet: Attribute Extraction
It’s common to receive a drawing with points that are simple blocks with attributes. Programs like Eagle Point come to mind, but there are several of them, and there’s a twist. Many Eagle Point users re-arrange the block attributes so they aren’t in the common PNTS, ELEV, DESC we in the Autodesk world are used to seeing. Over the years I’ve seen a lot of LISP routines come and go that aim to work as a conversion tool for... [Read More...]
