I compiled a short list of software manufacturers offering point cloud software. The race is on to see who can come up with the best modeling tools to transform a point cloud into intelligent 3d data.

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 »
I was having difficulty updating fields in my title block. I would make a change in the sheet set and REGEN but none of the attributes containing fields linked to the sheet set work. I had it working when I first inserted the block. What I found to work is using the UPDATEFIELD command but that was very inefficient. Continue reading »
Take a look in the External References Palette. Highlight an existing reference and take a look under Details section at the bottom. Continue reading »
You open Civil 3D 2010 and choose the Civil 3D Complete Workspace. The Ribbon looks great but there are no Toolbars turned on. I’ll show you a quick way to get a Toolbar to display. Continue reading »
Advanced Surveying Technology is having 2 workshops this week on AutoCAD 2010. These workshops are 1 day instructor-led lecture style events held on October 27th and 29th. The cost is $129 and includes a delicious lunch. CEUs are available for PE’s and PLS’s.
Details are found at http://www.AdvSurvey.com
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