Autodesk Labs just announced AutoCAD Civil 3D tools that might revolutionize the way you prepare site grading. Check it out. ...Read the rest of this article...
Autodesk Labs | Interactive Terrain Shaping for Civil 3D
Civil 3D | 2012 New Feature Highlights Part 2
Autodesk AEC Division unveils many of Civil 3D's best new features. Check out Part 2 of the the highlights for the second half of the new features webcast. ...Read the rest of this article...
In Design | 3D Printing & Component Feasibility
For the last week I’ve been popping in and out of this design as I prep it for 3D printing. While I did that I noticed a few things that needed attention. This turned into a feasibility study that has taken more time that I desired, but has resulted in a few good articles that are coming soon. Oil Fittings (Red) Due to the scale of the design, there were tremendous problems with the Oil [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Civil 3D – Using Volume Surfaces to Inspect Changes
Need to compare surfaces to see the difference? Manipulating volume surfaces may be the way to go. Steps and visual styles helped me get this evaluation done. ...Read the rest of this article...
Civil 3D – Creating Cropped Surface Tips
A few tips to help speed up Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D while cropping Large Surfaces ...Read the rest of this article...
Inventor – Surface Patching Tip
I was prepping a new design, and decided to throw this tip out. When you have an open surface such as the one in this image, and want to add a face to close if off, you can add a surface by using ‘Patch’. Ribbon-> Home Tab->Surface Panel->Patch It’s quite simple and uses the edges selected to create a face. One word of warning: Inventor will try to use all the edges selected and [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Inventor – Projected Geometry and Converging Edges
In the last post we discussed sketched features that rely on projected geometry from features that are not orthogonal to the sketch plane. Similar errors occur when the face of an object’s angular relationship merger with another. Kind of like collapsing bleachers. The results vary depending on how clean the application, and how careful the planning. What I was doing The intent was to create a pocket whose angular relationship to the surrounding features is [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Civil 3D – Simple Surface Paste
I’d like to explain the merits and simplicity of editing an existing flawed (or legacy) surface with another updated region. Sometimes careful data sifting is required, and in those cases this method will not do. However, those situations are few, and the Paste method is a great option. This discussion will follow the notion that the original data needs to be replaced. The two Key features of Paste Surface are Unbelievably simple to use, and [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
EG Volume Surface calculations
The topic discussed in this post is a routine calculation, usually related to FG cut and fill quantities. Occasionally, a client has some fill stockpiled and wants the volume to determine how much additional fill he or she may need. The following example is intended to show how to derive a volume of a portion of a surface. The overall procedure involved is the same no matter whether you are performing quantity calculations on FG [...] ...Read the rest of this article...
Google Earth Update problem?
A recent discusion group post stated that after upgrading to the newer version of Google Earth, the poster could no longer import surfaces. I wish I could test this, but I’m not neccessarily inclined to upgrade now. If anyone has more information, please comment. ...Read the rest of this article...