Civil 3D

Hydraflow installation error

October 27, 2008

Civil 3D, H&H, Hydrology, Hydraflow

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Georeferenced DWF Files

September 17, 2008

I have come to rely on my power users.  Just the other day one of my power users (Michael Elander) came to me asking about georeferenced DWF’s.  To be frankly honest my knowledge of georeferenced DWF’s really extended no further than a flier I picked up at AU or something on Design Review 2008.  The [...]

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Creating a DEM with Civil 3D

June 23, 2008

One of my users called me the other day asking if there was any way to convert our DTM surface into a DEM surface, as a client had called them asking if it was possible.  The short answer to the question was yes, but let me review the fundamental differences in these formats before getting [...]

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Simple Road Transition With Feature Lines

May 27, 2008

Among the new features in Civil 3D 2009 is the ability to target Feature Lines. For those who may still be transitioning from Land Desktop, a Feature Line is in essence a 3D Polyline on steroids. Since Feature Lines are a topic of their own, I will not digress any further than to say this [...]

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Mastering Civil 3D Review

February 10, 2008

Over the last several months I have been working my way through the ever popular Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 book, written by the gang over at Civil3D.com (Engineered Efficiency). As a fellow member of the blogosphere, I have had the privilege to establish a professional relationship with a good portion of the Engineered Efficiency [...]

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Virginia Tech Prepares Civil Engineering Graduates

September 27, 2007

Virginia Tech has naturally received a lot of media attention since the terror of April 16, 2007.  Tomorrow (Saturday) happens to be Homecoming for tech where they will play North Carolina.  As Enter Sandman finishes playing, and the clock ticks down, the Virginia Tech Hokies will hopefully be 4-1 for the season.  But why am [...]

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