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Archive for July 18th, 2008

Labeling Coordinates with Elevations

Posted by Jason Hickey on 18th July 2008

I frequently receive requests to label coordinates in Civil 3D. This can be done, but only with a point label or with an alignment label. To add in the surface elevation requires reference text. Follow the link to see the style that I created to do this as well as an image of the style.

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Grading EECast Recording Available

Posted by Eric Chappell on 18th July 2008

For those who missed Wednesday’s EECast Get Smart: Intelligent Grading with Civil 3D, the recorded version is now available and can be found here.

Thanks to all who attended and thanks in advance to all who view the recording.

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Standardizing Your Company - Part 5: Committee or No Committee?

Posted by Eric Chappell on 18th July 2008

In last week’s post we finished up our discussion on company support, top to bottom.  If you’re certain that you have the backing of management, and at least most of your users are on board with the concept of standardizing your company, it’s time to get started building your new company standards.  Before we go on, I just have to emphasize the importance of this one more time.  DO NOT PROCEED without this support.  It will be an exercise in futility.  If you spend months building company standards only to have a PM dismiss them for personal preference, then it was all in vain.

So you’re at a crossroads.  It’s time to start compiling and building and refining your company standards and you have two choices.

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