I recently began writing a monthly column for CE News, called Leveraging Technology. The column alternates each month between published in print in the physical magazine and online. This month’s article is online here:
Enjoy and please let me know is there are any topics of interest that you would like me to write about.
I love Twitter! It makes information travel fast, like this little tidbit from the AEC Dev Days currently underway out East being attended by @LouisaHolland and @Civil3dReminders.
I love the 64bit version of Civil 3d, but the developers and team, including the venerable Mr. Peter Funk, squeezed performance out of AutoCAD Civil 3d 2011 to get things like this:
Thought I might share that little tidbit.
One of these days we need to have a weekly #C3dChat like the architects have with #AIAChat.
Just a note for those who use Layer Filters to help organize layers. AutoCAD Civil 3d doesn’t automatically load the file, but it is easy to fix.
Join us for a free encore presentation of our EECast. Due to overwhelming response last month, we are running this presentation again. The event is FREE but space is LIMITED!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 12-1pm EDT (11am-12pm CDT)
Civil 3D 2010 introduced Linework Code Sets which interpret the syntax of any point data imported into Civil 3D. This allows you and your team to automate the creation of survey linework without struggling with cumbersome FBK files. Join EE for a detailed look at this powerful feature enhancement.
Register here: http://tinyurl.com/2bvceyy
Enjoy!
Ah! Thank you Nick for the discussion post indicated that the AutoCAD Civil 3d Object Enabler (OE) is now live. The Civil 3d Object Enabler comes in two flavors – 32 bit and 64 bit! Autodesk Storm and Sanitary is a 32 bit program – so drink the 32 bit version! You need it.
Continue reading “Autodesk Storm and Sanitary gets friendly! Civil 3d Object Enabler!”
Dana Probert, Autodesk’s Technical Marketing Manager, just tweeted about the Civil 3d Release Comparison Matrix. If you want to see the progression from 2009 to the current 2011 release – check it out. The file can be found here: AutoCAD Civil 3d Release Comparison Matrix (It’s a PDF)
Today, rather early this morning Autodesk released Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis to subscription customers of AutoCAD Civil 3d and Map 3d users. The addition of the the former BOSS StormNET makes a wonderful addition to the Autodesk product line. I look forward to the remaining BOSS programs purchased by Autodesk being folded into the Autodesk product line.
Continue reading “Autodesk Storm and Sanitary Analysis Stand-alone 2011 is Live!”
A number of years ago I scolded our estimator while he was counting manholes and summing the total length of pipes based on the diameter of the pipe shown paper plots for a complex subdivision. At the time, I had just completed the hydrology and hydraulic calculations using an earlier version of Hydraflow Storm Sewer.
Long time followers of Engineered Efficiency may recall a web browser toolbar that aggregated mutliple blogs, discussion groups and search tools into a single interface. Well, I am happy to announce that the toolbar is back and better than ever. You can download it here. Read on to learn what is included
Question(s):
How do I insert a .SID file into Civil 3D 2011? Is there an Object Enabler that will allow me to view .SID files?
Continue reading “From the HelpDesk: Importing .SID files in Civil 3D 2011″
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