Mastering Civil 3D 2009
Introducing Civil 3D 2009
Posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT on 30th July 2007
If you are looking to learn What’s New with AutoCAD 2008 and Civil 3D 2008 here is your chance.
I will be speaking in Atlantic City, NJ on Wednesday and in Timonium, MD on Thursday.
For complete information, agendas and directions visit http://www.cadapult.net/company/events.htm
Posted in 2008, Engineered Efficiency, Events, civil3d.com | No Comments »
Posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT on 30th July 2007
One of the first tasks many new users are faced with in Civil 3D is importing an ascii file (otherwise known as text file) of points into Civil 3D for the purposes of building an existing ground surface.
You might get the points as a .txt, .prn, .csv or similar. In addition to their file type, points will have a format such as PNEZD, PENZD, NEZ, etc. and be space or comma delimited.
If you are wondering how you “create contours” from a list of points, here is the step by step on importing your points file, creating a point group, building a surface and viewing your surface contours in Civil 3D.
Read on…
Posted in 2008, Fundamentals, Surfaces | No Comments »
Posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT on 30th July 2007
So I had heard about this idea of corridor overhang correction that is new for 2008, but I hadn’t really run into anything that required using it until two weeks ago. I was working with a really terrific group of guys and gals that design dams and spillways. We built some pretty simple but powerful assemblies using generic links.
All went well until we built the surfaces….
Read on to find out what was happening.
Posted in 2008, Corridors, Surfaces | 1 Comment »
