I always tell those who attend my AutoCAD Civil 3D Essentials class that the bulk of work for those who are new Civil 3D users are setting up their CAD standards in a template file.
Like AutoCAD, Civil 3D is template-based. All styles you need for points, surfaces, alignments, profiles, etc are painstakingly prepared using the Settings Tab of the Prospector. After which it can be saved in an AutoCAD template (.DWT) file. As long as these styles are inside the template, all you need to do is focus on your design.
From my years of experience, honestly, I get mixed responses from this Style Settings of Civil 3D. Some find it really hard to grasp the idea of the template. Some, on the other hand, gladly accepts it as long as we help them set it up. Now, there's even a greater help for those new in Civil 3D. I found this cool entry from Mr. Pete Kelsey's blog The Dirt, Civil 3D Style Creation Wizard. Just click the link and it will guide you through how you can download the zip file and install the wizard which you can call within Civil 3D 2010 by typing AeccXStyleWizard in the command line.
With hopes that you can set-up your organizations' CAD/Civil Standards. Goodluck!
27 September 2009
25 September 2009
Road Ahead for those Looking for New Civil Software
Since I'm very much late with all the updates about the 2010 Autodesk software releases, I want to catch-up by giving you guys the most informative video I've ever seen featuring AutoCAD Civil 3D, The Road Ahead.
It exposes the strengths of Civil 3D in road design compared to other competitor softwares. It showcases the ability of the software to seamlessly integrate with Geospatial/GIS data and it's industry proven Dynamic Civil Model technology.
Hope you enjoy the informative video as much as I do. Here's the link: AutoCAD Civil 3D: The Road Ahead. Too bad though, you wont be able to download it... :)
It exposes the strengths of Civil 3D in road design compared to other competitor softwares. It showcases the ability of the software to seamlessly integrate with Geospatial/GIS data and it's industry proven Dynamic Civil Model technology.
Hope you enjoy the informative video as much as I do. Here's the link: AutoCAD Civil 3D: The Road Ahead. Too bad though, you wont be able to download it... :)
18 September 2009
To Design or to Consult?!
I’m really a Map person. I was a GIS gal first before I became a Civil geek.
It was, I think, mid 2007 that I found myself obliged to learn Civil 3D. My AE friend (the weird gal in the picture with me) found a new job in a design firm and no one was around yet to do the Civil 3D stuffs. With the guidance of Noah Arles, Autodesk ASEAN Civil AE, I pushed myself hard to learn it. It was not a big transition for me basically because my course before I shifted to GE(Geodetic Engg) was Civil Engg. It used to be my first love until my grades were not meeting the standards. Then I shifted to GE to be able to graduate on time. ..and my parents didn’t know about it until my graduation day…(that’s another story).
The rest was history. I’m falling again for my first love. Most of the trainings and demos I have now are for Civil 3D. Although GIS is still my cup of tea, I guess it’s not bad if I sail between two rivers. Both are fairly related to each other and that’s why I love them both. I just hope to really use these applications in the real world soon. Being a consultant, a trainer and a pre/post sales engineer lacks some challenge in a way because for me everything’s a theory. I enjoy my job though, it has some perks but nothing beats seeing your design realized in the field.
It was, I think, mid 2007 that I found myself obliged to learn Civil 3D. My AE friend (the weird gal in the picture with me) found a new job in a design firm and no one was around yet to do the Civil 3D stuffs. With the guidance of Noah Arles, Autodesk ASEAN Civil AE, I pushed myself hard to learn it. It was not a big transition for me basically because my course before I shifted to GE(Geodetic Engg) was Civil Engg. It used to be my first love until my grades were not meeting the standards. Then I shifted to GE to be able to graduate on time. ..and my parents didn’t know about it until my graduation day…(that’s another story).
The rest was history. I’m falling again for my first love. Most of the trainings and demos I have now are for Civil 3D. Although GIS is still my cup of tea, I guess it’s not bad if I sail between two rivers. Both are fairly related to each other and that’s why I love them both. I just hope to really use these applications in the real world soon. Being a consultant, a trainer and a pre/post sales engineer lacks some challenge in a way because for me everything’s a theory. I enjoy my job though, it has some perks but nothing beats seeing your design realized in the field.
10 September 2009
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010...I'm too late for the Updates!
Hi Guys!
The latest release of AutoCAD Civil 3D has been out since early 2nd Qtr of this year (2009). Much has changed and in my opinion its the most powerful release so far.
User interface wise, it has adpated AutoCAD 2009's Ribbon. No more pull down menus and floating tool bars, replaced by the Tabs and Panels that are pretty much arranged according to your workflow. For those who can't seem to grasp the coolness of the Ribbon, they can still show the Menu Bar thru expanding the Quick Access Toolbar just beside that "C" icon (C is for Civil 3D duh!).
Feature wise, new things are added. Intersection Design Wizard, parcel creation enhancements, Hydraflow Add-ons, Quantity Take-off Manager, Field-to-Finish Survey tools and so much more.
I will post some cool stuffs about these new features soon!
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