As 2019 gets underway, we wanted to pause for a moment to say thank you for such an incredible 2018. Throughout the year we worked with clients both near and far to help each make the most of their design technology. Although we’re eager for everything 2019 will bring to our team and yours, we …
2018 in Review: Our Top 10 AutoCAD and Civil 3D Blog Posts Read More »
Do you have a drawing full of standard AutoCAD Blocks you need to convert to Civil 3D COGO points? Though a somewhat common encounter, Civil 3D does not provide a direct workflow to accomplish this task. Luckily, we can trick Civil 3D into thinking standard AutoCAD Blocks are Softdesk Point Blocks and use the built-in point conversion tool.
Did you recently make the switch from a Design Suite to an Industry Collection (like the AEC Collection) subscription but don’t have access to the new software because your contract hasn’t flipped yet? Why the wait? Although Autodesk allows clients to renew early and take advantage of current promotions, your contract date remains the same. …
Gain Advanced Access to Your Autodesk Software When You Switch to Subscription Read More »
Unlike the 2019.1 updates that introduced new features in July, August, and September, our October releases primarily focus on bug fixes. Of note is the AutoCAD for Mac updates we see this month. With the recent release of macOS Mojave, the AutoCAD for Mac updates addresses compatibility issues with the updated operating system. Also of …
Autodesk recently updated its Account site with both a new design and some new functionality. While the overall structure of the site has not changed, the look certainly has. In this post, we’ll explore these changes so you can hit the ground running the next time you log in. If you’re not familiar with the …
It’s finally fall, which means it’s time for football, cooler temperatures, pumpkin flavor everything, and our team to hit the road and head to a city near you. Join us for something you can’t get anywhere else. The Tech Tour is our free, half-day Autodesk user conference featuring technical experts presenting new and innovative ways you can combine the …
While lot number, area, and frontage reign supreme when it comes to parcel design, those bits of data rarely tell the whole story we need to tell. Perhaps you’re working on a multi-use community and need to document the land use classification of each parcel. You could resort to a workaround like using standard AutoCAD …
Leveraging User-Defined Properties for Civil 3D Parcel Design Read More »
Introduction If you are using an AutoCAD-based product that is 2017 or later, you may have noticed that in your handy “Drawing Units” dialog, in the drop-down under “Insertion Scale,” you now have two options for working in feet. They are “Feet,” and “US Survey Feet.” It may be a big surprise to many people …
US Survey Feet vs. Feet in AutoCAD – What’s going on? Read More »
Last month, the first of the 2019.1 updates appeared for Alias, AutoCAD, Inventor, and Point Layout. As expected, that trend continued in August with much anticipated 2019.1 updates for Revit and Civil 3D. In addition to Revit and Civil 3D, we also see 2019.1 updates for Navisworks and Vault. Beyond the flagship 2019.1 updates, we …
New on CADD Community! The CADD Community is our online portal, powered by Global eTraining and loaded with on-demand training, apps, model/design content and whitepapers, built to help our clients use their Autodesk software more efficiently. This blog series highlights new content recently added to CADD Community, and why you need it. What’s New? The Civil 3D …
New on CADD Community: Pipe and Structure Label Styles Read More »