Autodesk has created a video outlining ways you can improve the performance of Civil 3d 2011.
Aug 192010
Type in PLAN and then choose W for World coordinate system. Crosshairs look great. UCS Icon looks perfect. ViewCube is rotated a little bit. Why? Continue reading »
Apr 272010
Navisworks 2010 webcast
nwc – cache file – a navisworks temp copy of the original file.
nwf – file set created from several references
like a master project file
share with Freedom users
nwd – the design file – compresses all referenced models
Apr 122010
Take a look in the External References Palette. Highlight an existing reference and take a look under Details section at the bottom. Continue reading »
Trying to decide what hardware to put into your new computer to run AutoCAD Civil 3D? This takes some research of your own and relying on what other people say. You may still walk away wondering if you picked the right components. Here is what I have compiled from a variety of sources to help you cut down the time it takes to research your hardware list. Continue reading »
You are working in Civil 3D. You grip a point, drag the label, get a leader, it all looks good until you drag the label to the left side of the point. In this post we will follow the steps necessary to edit the point label style to get the leader to look right on both sides of the point marker.
Nov 162009
Windows 7 is here. Now what? Which one is right for me? There is a Home Edition, a Professional Edition, and an Ultimate Edition. What about 64 bit? These are some answers I found by browsing the following links.
I hit the right or left arrow key and hold it down and the cursor just takes its sweet time moving. You have the Repeat rate slider bar already pegged to the fastest setting in Control Panel > Keyboard settings. What can you do to speed things up? Continue reading »
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