A post in the discussion group the other day got me thinking. How can one use the AutoCAD scale command on points but preserve the elevations? Short answer – you can’t…with only the scale command. Long answer – there’s a solution – read on.
On October 30, 2009,
in Points, civil3d.com,
by Matt Kolberg
On October 29, 2009,
in civil3d.com,
by James Wedding, P.E.
I’ve gotten one isolated comment from a reader regarding a massive amount of spam links when reading the Civil3d.com feed via Thunderbird. If you’re using TB and subscribed to the RSS, could you let me know if you have any weirdness? While I’m inclined to think it’s something local, I’m still verifying that we’re not distributing junk from this end. Thanks!
Edit: It looks like our Header file was hijacked to share movie download links. If you happened to pick up a copy of Batman, let me know. We should be all clear now, and thanks for your help. Back to normal programming!
On October 26, 2009,
in Surfaces,
by Mark Spatz, P.E.
Looking at the image below, at first, it may appear that you need multiple surfaces; one for each area (pond). But in Civil 3D a single surface can represent multiple spot areas by using the OUTER and SHOW boundaries.
Two practical everyday uses:
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E&S Grading
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Spot Grading along a Corridor Model (endwalls, ponds, custom daylighting, etc…)
This is just a quick one today. For those who have noticed, Autodesk has released a Subscription Advantage Pack for plain AutoCAD 2010. It seems to have some nice features – BUT
DO NOT TRY TO INSTALL THAT AND CIVIL/CIVIL 3D 2010 SUBSCRIPTION ADVANTAGE PACKS.
Unless you like redoing your Civil all over again. I have not personally done this, but hear from good sources not to do it.
So, what they say is good enough for me.
On October 22, 2009,
in civil3d.com,
by Josh Petersen
I was utilizing Autodesk Design Review today and removed a sheet from a set that I had, but noticed the way to add a sheet wasn’t exactly the same.
In my case I had a 26 page DWF set, that I needed to remove and replace the last sheet. Removing a sheet with Autodesk Design Review is simple as pie, just right click on it in your thumbnails, and delete. 
After searching I noticed there wasn’t an “add sheet” button, or right-click menu so I had to do some searching on the intrawebs. Apparently it’s about as simple as it comes. I created a one page DWF layout of the sheet I just deleted, and then drag and drop the file from Windows Explorer into the thumbnail view where you would like it to fit. Sometimes it’s the simple things….
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