Ok, whew! We did it. After weeks of rework the custom parameters have been introduced and now stay put! We have ranges and lists without error.
We….
I say we, because my new associate, David Neill, was working it at the same time. He suggested reintroducing an old issue into the new arrangement of edits. He was right.
David is the moderator of the LinkedIn site Civil 3D Part Builder. He discusses these problems and many more. If you are not part of the group, check it out. http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1789091&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Autodesk
As many of you know I have been trying to get some input from the big dogs on this. Indications were pointing to some poor bastard over there was being asked to answer a couple simple questions on my behalf. While some of the conversations I had left me with the impression that Autodesk was employing the “is it worth our time?” evaluation, the official settlement is that they don’t have the ability to assist.
The teams that were involved in that phase of the development have redistributed an in many cases have been laid off. I know both of these issues to be absolutely true, not only in Civil, but in Manufacturing as well.
Is it worth their time? I don’t think so. Really. One popular professional said, “Insert a block an get on with it”. After spending hundreds of hours pouring over these issues and answering questions, I agree. Do I use the parts, Yes. I already have them built. I continue to build them for people for a fee. However I still see very efficient designs using null structures every day.
Will they fix it in revision one day. I think so. But it may wait for a an architecture overhaul. I really have no idea.
There are so few using that part of the software, that our pleas for help are often not heard. I have stated that rather than address it, they simply ignore it. I can’t say that since I have been replied to about the issues. What I can say is that commenting on the blogs is not enough. You have a VAR, use them. Who knows, they may comp you a year of subscription to get off their back. Hmmm….
Autodesk has called the hand, and well it’s a push. They can’t help, but David and I will show you what we can to get it going.
So…..
I will explain the issues. After that, if you need detailed help, you can email me. Perhaps we can work something out.
Revision
This post was revised. There was some contention that certain statements were not true. Information I gathered indicated otherwise, but in the end, I cannot prove beyond a doubt hat I was not lied to. Therefore this revision will correct a possible error. An apology will follow in another post so that it will not be overlooked.
