I.II.I Tutorials in the Technology Suite

In an effort to help you learn key concepts and become more productive with minimal investment, I.II.I announces the birth of the Technology Suite at I.II.I. In tough economic times, you need more choices; it’s often difficult for an employer to justify time for training, and we want you to have an avenue for finding answers when you need them. Our tutorials aren’t product demonstrations. They’ve been created in response to client... [Read More...]

Label Style Settings

Easily overlooked, and oh so important: Text Style Specifies the default text style on which all text components are based. Visibility Specifies whether labels of the current style are visible in the drawing. Layer Specifies the layer for all components in a label style. Hover your cursor over the name of current layer and Click the ellipsis to open the Layer Selection dialog box, and select a layer. If you set the layer to 0, the labels use the... [Read More...]

Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

I still receive quite a few questions regarding labels in Civil 3D; a picture is worth a thousand words. Notice the screen captures below (I use SnagIt by Techsmith www.techsmith.com). Each of the 4 viewports views a partial subdivision plat. I’ve attached the plat as a x’ref, and cut 4 viewports on a layout tab. One is 20 scale, one is 30 scale, one is Dview Twisted, one has a rotated UCS, and the labels look exactly the same (yes, even... [Read More...]