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Just in case you’ve dived into the QTO function in 2010, here’s a little primer on the Category files that help make this process a lot easier to get rolling. When you load up C3D, you’ll find only one matching Pay Item List and Categories file. These are in the Getting Started folder, and match up with the Tutorials. Civil Access folks can follow the jump to get their hands on another data file that we’ve been working on over the past few weeks.

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Every year there’s a flurry of questions regarding moving dwt files forward from an older release to the latest and greatest version of Civil 3D. Since I’ve done this just a few times, I thought I’d share the official process with you, along with the list of items you need to review in 2010 if you’re pulling your dwt forward. First, let’s look at how Autodesk does it:

1. New features are designed by the development team. As part of the process, the Product Designers (PDs) start drafting up specs for styles, command settings, and changes they need in the standard dwt files in order to demonstrate new functionality to users.
2. A complete spec of changes, updates, and error corrections to the shipping dwt is created.
3. Someone (three guesses who) opens up the dwt that is shipping in a beta build (typically B2 or so) and begins implementing this spec. As these changes are applied, there is room for discussion, change and updates to demonstrate features in the best light.
4. A beta DWT is typically shipped in the last beta release, and comments are sought. Not much usually comes, but the PDs also review the dwt at this point and have changes they’d like.
5. A final stock dwt is saved into the stock build and out it goes.

That’s it. It’s a saveas and move forward process. Styles are NOT recreated year to year. Many of them are touched year to year to handle new functions (like the layer options in the band label components,) and many are handled to address customer comments (new code sets, more _none_ styles, etc.) Now, CivilAccess customers, follow the jump and get the detailed list of the parts you should review and change in your 2010 dwt files.

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A client recently asked the following:

I need help with an assembly situation. If you are in fill, I have a fill slope of 1:1 if you are in cut, I need a trapezoidal ditch, and the cut slope needs a bench at a height of 8m, with the bench being 2m wide.

Is there a way to do this?

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Dynamic ROW’s have been a wish-list item for Civil 3D since the beginning.  Does 2010 provide a solution?  Maybe, but you’ll be surprised to learn that you won’t find it along with the parcel commands.  More after the jump:

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Eric posted earlier about the new shrinkwrap corridor option for building your corridor surface boundaries. CivilAccess customers can check out a quick video after the jump.

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