A post in the discussion group today got my attention. Calculating end area volumes based on your EG versus your Corridor Datum is easy and it’s explained in various publications including the Civil 3D tutorials, the Learning Civil 3D manual, among others. There are often far more complicated calculations that need to be done, however. Read on…
On January 28, 2010,
in Autodesk, civil3d.com,
by James Wedding, P.E.
And the first question you’ll have is, “Who the heck is Dawn Danby?” cause that’s how the Civil world rolls.
Ms. Danby is the Sustainable Design Program Manager at Autodesk, and one of the 100 Most Creative People in Business according to Fast Company. I had a chance meeting with her at AU last year and really enjoyed getting a few minutes of her thoughts on how Civils can be part of the Sustainable Design movement at Autodesk. If you’ve ever wanted to know how Civil 3D plays into the bigger green movement, or wanted to know more about how Ecotect can push our field in new directions, here’s your chance.
She’s been gracious enough to agree to play our Five Questions game, so fire away in the comments below. Like last time, I’ll review and compile, and pass them along.
In case you don’t live and breathe Civil 3D blogs like I do, there’s a great post by the grading guru, Eric Chappell over on Civil3dpedia. Check it out here: Creating a Pond Access Ramp.
On January 24, 2010,
in Training,
by Mark Spatz, P.E.
I recently presenting at the Civil Harrisburg Users Group (CHUG) where blog sites were listed as a resource to help folks learn Civil 3D. To that end, you can download my feed list below. It contains not only C3D blogs but also Autodesk’s Knowledge Base and Discussion Groups.
You can import into Internet Explorer or use an online news reader – what I prefer – like Google Reader, and I’m sure there are may more. Online readers are nice because you can than access from anywhere with an internet connection to catch-up when you are board or have some time to kill. Enjoy, and I hope this helps.
Download –> 2010.01.24-C3D Feeds
If your blog / RSS feed is not on the list (reseller or private) – you will have to download to know – please leave a comment and I will add and re-post the list.
On January 22, 2010,
in civil3d.com,
by James Wedding, P.E.
One of the joys of running a website is occasionally abusing the privilege. Or more often than occasionally. Whatever works.
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Click through, make the three clicks to vote, and pay back some of what civil3d.com has given you over the years.This is the last day to vote, and I’d appreciate your support for a great cause.
Thanks.
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