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Is there a Civil 3D object that you would like to double click and run a specific command?  if so, read on.  (This works for AutoCAD commands too.) Try double-clicking an Alignment.  The AutoCAD properties ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-double-click-customization/ Tip: 5 steps to great renders from Lumion

This article was originally published on the Lumion Blog. You’ve finished your 3D model and imported it into Lumion. Now, it’s time to make it look great. With all of Lumion’s functionality just inviting ... https://www.solidcad.ca/tip-5-steps-to-great-renders-from-lumion/ Autodesk Inventor: Get A Different Perspective

In this modern age of software, it seems that there is a specific software or tool for just about anything, but our main asset for accomplishing our CAD work is still our eyes. The way we view things has a major ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-inventor-get-a-different-perspective/ CTC & Feature Lines – Establishing the Hierarchy of Power!

Which option do you choose when creating a feature line? In my early days of learning Civil 3D I was given an analogy of buckets. That any of the objects in a site, “Bucket”, could not interact with other ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ctc-feature-lines-establishing-the-hierarchy-of-power/ How a CMMS System Can Increase your Business’s ROI and Uptime

Have you been tasked to minimize your equipment downtime, increase asset condition visibility and spare parts?  If so, this can be a daunting task for an asset–heavy organization to move to a more ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-a-cmms-system-can-increase-your-businesss-roi-and-uptime/ 11 Revu Tools to Ease the Punch Walk Process

This article was originally published by Troy DeGroot and Bluebeam, Inc. on the Bluebeam Blog. Today I want to talk about Punch Walks, QA/QC, or whatever you might call it when you collect field data during ... https://www.solidcad.ca/11-revu-tools-to-ease-the-punch-walk-process/ Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.

Flexible, Customized Legends and QTOs with CTC’s Data Wizard.   How do you tackle quantity takeoffs in your projects? Do you use Civil 3D’s QTO Manager? Do you scale on paper or PDF’s? Between the ... https://www.solidcad.ca/flexible-customized-legends-and-qtos-with-ctcs-data-wizard/ Automated, Flexible, and Iterative Plan Production Tools. CTC’s Sheet Generator Workflow is the Whole Package.

You can’t afford to create plan and profile sheets without these tools! If you have ever tried to create Plan & Profile sheets on mass with the Native View Frame tools it sure beats doing it by hand. But ... https://www.solidcad.ca/automated-flexible-and-iterative-plan-production-tools-ctcs-sheet-generator-workflow-is-the-whole-package/ Create Your Own AutoCAD Tutorial Library

Are you or do you have a staff member in your office who likes to create tutorial content?  Or maybe you simply have some web links to which you’d like to regularly refer.  Maybe you’d like to share these ... https://www.solidcad.ca/create-your-own-autocad-tutorial-library/ How a Localized, Multi-Language CMMS Can Streamline Global Operations

Any sizeable global corporation that maintains sites worldwide knows how language barriers can negatively impact communication and team productivity.  Let’s break this down: If person-to-person communication ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-a-localized-multi-language-cmms-can-streamline-global-operations/