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The goal in this example is to design the profile where each grade is an even number.  It’s not as obvious as you might think.  Thanks to my colleagues Dave Hill and Jae Kwon for pointing out the proper tool. ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-profile-grade-intersections-matt-kolberg/ Civil 3D: Model Existing Underground Utilities Efficiently

Civil 3D: Model Existing Underground Utilities Efficiently Must you draw existing gas, tel, and other similar underground utilities for your projects?  If you’re not using the technique described below, you’re ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-model-existing-underground-utilities-efficiently/ Civil 3D: Pipes not Extending to Structures

Have you seen this before?  This is how Civil 3D’s pipes sometimes appear before and after the current annotation scale has been changed.  Not good. Read on to learn more… What is the cause?  This setting ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-alignment-creation-floating-entities/ CTC Licensing Model Change – What you need to know!

  With the release of the 23.0.0 version of all the CTC Software tools, CTC has taken the opportunity to update its licensing model. Licensing for any of the CTC suites of tools was broken up into tiers ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ctc-licensing-model-change-what-you-need-to-know/ Ten Essential Features of an Electronic Document Management Solution (EDMS)

Does your company need an Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) with the ability to manage your Corporate, Contractor, Project, Vendor, Operations, and Maintenance data and documents while continuing to ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ten-essential-features-of-an-electronic-document-management-solution-edms/ Updated Version: Quantity Takeoffs Are the Best Kept Secret in Bluebeam Revu

This story was originally published BY MIKE LANDERS on the Bluebeam Blog. Deepak Maini, a 20-year qualified mechanical engineer, shares tips and tricks for using QTO software (From 2019) Watch the video here. ... https://www.solidcad.ca/updated-verison-quantity-takeoffs-are-the-best-kept-secret-in-bluebeam-revu/ Civil 3D: Alignment Creation – Free Entities

Alignments are created in Civil 3D by selecting AutoCAD objects or by using specialized tools.  Sometimes selecting objects is appropriate, but when the alignment is required to be very flexible in terms of ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-alignment-creation-free-entities/ Four Things Municipalities Should Do When Taking Plan Check Digital

This story was originally published BY FRANK KALMAN on the Bluebeam Blog. Cities and municipalities transitioning their plan check process from paper to digital have a lot to look forward to. Moving the paper-based ... https://www.solidcad.ca/four-things-municipalities-should-do-when-taking-plan-check-digital/ Civil 3D: Alignment Creation – Floating Entities

Alignments are created in Civil 3D by selecting AutoCAD objects or by using specialized tools.  Sometimes selecting objects is appropriate, but when the alignment is required to be very flexible in terms of ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-alignment-creation-floating-entities-2/ Civil 3D: Alignment Creation – Fixed Entities

Alignments are created in Civil 3D by selecting AutoCAD objects or by using specialized tools.  Sometimes selecting objects is appropriate, but when the alignment is required to be very flexible in terms of ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-alignment-creation-fixed-entities/