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Autodesk® Civil 3D® is a civil engineering design and documentation software that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflows by extending the value of the model.

With a focus on optimizing a variety of civil infrastructure project workflows, such as roads and highways, land development, rail, airports and water, Civil 3D helps civil infrastructure project teams improve delivery, maintain more consistent data and processes, and respond faster to project changes. Civil 3D helps organizations streamline time-consuming tasks such as intersections, roundabout and corridor design, parcel layout, pipes and grading with specific tools and customizable design standards.

Civil 3D is also available as part of the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry Collection.

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Setup for AutoCAD Vault Revision Block

Often an implementation of Autodesk Vault involves the use of a Vault Revision Table, which allows you to automatically update a drawing's revision table with Vault data when properties are synchronized. Read this whitepaper to learn how this feature can be added to a drawing template in AutoCAD.

Author: Wyatt Schurkamp – Senior Applications Expert, IMAGINiT Technologies

Civil 3D: Geotechnical Module – CSV File format descriptions

You can represent data for use in the Geotechnical Module three ways. In this whitepaper, we’ll review how to connect to different data sources using the Geotechnical Module tab commands in Civil 3D.

AutoCAD: A reminder about blocks

There are a few ways you can construct a block in AutoCAD, depending on how you want it to behave. This technical whitepaper reviews the various ways you can create a block and how that affects appearance and layers.

IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D: AutoOffset and AutoOffset (Legacy) Comparison Chart

AutoOffset was one of the original tools in the IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D. It allows you to automatically generate Civil 3D alignment labels containing point information as well as the selected point’s relative location to an alignment object. This whitepaper reviews the features in the current version as well as previous version.

Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Part 4

In this final installment, we’ll show you how to add decisions to your subassembly to respond to varying conditions along a corridor.

Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Part 3

Building upon the two previous installments, we’ll show you how to build additional subassembly content to extend the functionality of our previously constructed lane subassembly.

Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Part 2

Building on the previous installment, we’ll begin creating subassemblies by starting with a simple roadway. This series is a good overview to using Civil 3D Subassembly Composer.

Civil 3D: Nested IF Statements in Expressions

This technical whitepaper discusses how to use nested IF statements to convert existing numerical information of properties of Civil 3D objects through mathematical formulae using standard MSDN math functions.

Civil 3D: Some Notes on Sample Lines

This whitepaper takes a look at sample lines as they are typically used as well as a few unconventional uses of the objects.

Civil3D: Defining Alignment Constraints

This whitepaper defines the constraint descriptions of fixed, free and floating alignment entities. This allows you to define an alignment from scratch using layout tools.

The Value of Proper Implementation for Civil Engineering

Not all technology initiatives are successful. This whitepaper looks over the big picture for civil firms and provides key considerations for launching a new technology implementation.

Capturing AutoCAD Metadata using Fields

Most all AutoCAD drawings use blocks, most notable in the title block. These blocks contain metadata such as part number, material, description to name a few. Most companies use block attributes to capture and this metadata and store it in the drawing. This whitepaper suggests a different method of capturing this metadata by the use of fields. It also covers the use of fields in the Autodesk Vault if available at your company.

Author: John Hackney, Manufacturing Solutions Consultant

AutoCAD MEP: MvPart Creation

This how-to document walks through the steps to create MvParts from AutoCAD blocks.

AutoCAD Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Creating More Complex Decisions

In the final whitepaper in our four-part series, we’ll review decisions in subassemblies as well as conditional subassemblies.

AutoCAD Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Make and Organize Shapes

In the third part of our whitepaper series on Subassembly composer, we’ll look at the windows, interactions and use of sequences or flowcharts to make and organize shapes in a subassembly.

AutoCAD Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Subassembly Shapes

The second in a four-part whitepaper, you’ll learn how to create three shapes with Subassembly Composer: a tie, ballast and sub-base.

AutoCAD Civil 3D: Subassembly Composer – Introduction

This is the first in a four-part series that discusses when and how to use Subassembly Composer in Civil 3D.

Dynamic Blocks: Creating An Incremental Stretch

This is a continuation of my last paper where I showed a few of the basic Dynamic Blocks functions. In this paper we will be talking about Stretching blocks and adding Incremental lengths or widths to the block. This will allow the user to create one block with multiple sizes within it in order to quickly adjust its size.

About the Author: Chris Griffith
Chris Griffith is a Manufacturing Applications expert at IMAGINiT Technologies. He provides standard, custom, and advanced AutoCAD and Inventor training. He treats every class as a learning experience for himself and the student, which allows him to focus on customer needs and what may help them become a better draftsperson or designer.

Dynamic Block Creation

Dynamic blocks help designers create layouts or designs very quickly. It allows multiple views, positions, and items in one easy to use block. This article describes how to create them quickly with the desired results, so follow along as we go over some of the dynamic block creation basics.

About the Author: Chris Griffith
Chris Griffith is a Manufacturing Applications expert at IMAGINiT Technologies. He provides standard, custom, and advanced AutoCAD and Inventor training. He treats every class as a learning experience for himself and the student, which allows him to focus on customer needs and what may help them become a better draftsperson or designer.

Autodesk Permissions

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Vector Geomatics Delivers Value with Custom-Built Software for Civil 3D

Needing to remove re-work and potential human error from their processes, Vector Geomatics looked to automate drafting work on pipeline projects. After engaging with IMAGINiT, a series of custom Civil 3D tools were built for the Vector Geomatics team - saving them time and effort.

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Olsson Associates Prepares for Future with Improved Employee Development and Process Workflows

Preparing for growth, Olsson Associates completed an IMAGINiT Health Check and followed the recommendations set out. Being able to grow while maintaining high standards is key to their continued success. Read the full story.

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Site Resources Builds Their Brand with Civil 3D

The Site Resources team asked IMAGINiT for their in-depth expertise to develop a standard template from the ground up that incorporated Site Resources’ graphic standards directly into the software environment.

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