They are still are a few true drafters out there. Those who expect, no demand that their drawings look correct according to tried and true drafting standards and are willing to spend extra hours drafting to make it so.
With Civil3D there is less need to draft and more need to make the styles do the work for us. We are just going to briefly look at using an overlooked tool in label styles that will give you a lot more control on label placement after the jump.
During my AU class, 
"Best of the Blogs," I created a style for a Vertical Curve label that didn’t fall apart when the profile view was manually clipped in the middle of a vertical curve. The stock label for curves looks like this picture if you clip the view in its midst.
To fix the problem you’ll need to adjust the attachment points of some components. I’ll show you where after the jump.
As promised, we’re pulling names from the comments to send out various books, discs, and EE/Autodesk swag until we get to the Million Hit date. That day, someone will win a Civil-icious prize bag with all sorts of goodies. Shawn Swanberg, Michaela Gehn, and David Voith, please drop me an e-mail with your preferred mailing address. james.wedding@ this domain. Thanks!
And yes, I’m trademarking "Civil-icious."
Just cause Autodesk is resting doesn’t mean we are! Join us Monday for another great webcast. This week we will look at some advanced corridor used with Eric. Based on a whitepaper we just prepared for Autodesk, everyone is sure to learn something new! Register at www.eng-eff.com/eecasts and we will see you there.
A few weeks ago I asked you about your local user group (LUG). Thanks to all who responded, both in the survey itself and with the direct emails to me. View the survey results and more after the jump.
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