Trunc’s Aren’t Just for Elephants

They are for point elevations too. A short one this time. A client asked me to create a point label style that truncates the numbers to the left of the decimal to 2 digits. for example:

12.34 stays 12.34
349.22 becomes 49.22
6299.45 becomes 99.45
… you get the picture.

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Check out the solution after the jump.

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Set Rim Depth Pipe Rule

A reader contacted me a few weeks ago looking from a Set Rim Depth Pipe Rule for a structure. I never heard if he got it to work, but this is how I got the custom rule to work. Check the code after the jump.

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Alignment Playground

A few questions have come up this week in the NG regarding alignment components, and I received an e-mail asking about a drawing mentioned in the Mastering Civil 3D book, so I thought I’d save some searching and make it available here. Thanks to Karen Dowling in Manchester for sharing this drawing with me and letting me share it with you.

Download the Alignment playground drawing after the jump.

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Lately, I’ve been seeing quite a few questions on the Civil 3D discussion group regarding volumes and quantities. Volumes can be pretty straightforward, but individual material quantities can be a bit more in-depth. Following the link will hopefully illustrate this process a bit better.

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