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Plan production tools in Civil 3D are great for creating plan and profile sheets, but what about when the inevitable design changes come and you need to update your sheets? You either update them manually or ... https://www.solidcad.ca/finally-plan-and-profile-sheets-that-update-after-design-changes/ HSM CAM Tips and Tricks: Equation-Driven Parameters

I will be publishing quick Tips and Tricks regularly to help make you more productive and to capture your best practices. One of my favorite such tricks is using “smart fields” or equation-driven parameters. ... https://www.solidcad.ca/hsm-cam-tips-and-tricks-equation-driven-parameters/ Bluebeam: DYNAMIC FILL

When I sometimes look at some architectural projects, I tell myself that as much as the design is beautiful, the various estimators involved in the project must have pulled their hair out. So, let’s look ... https://www.solidcad.ca/bluebeam-dynamic-fill/ Create custom legends and QTO with Data Wizard

Tabling, legend creation and QTO workflows leave a lot to be desired in Civil 3D, forcing to use many different subpar tools, or worse, performing the work manually. With Data Wizard you can scan any number of ... https://www.solidcad.ca/create-custom-legends-and-qto-with-data-wizard/ Interested in tweaking an HSM (Inventor CAM, Fusion CAM, HSMWorks) post-processor yourself?

The “SolidCAD Universal FANUC” post processor (free on our website) contains a large number of parameters that can be set on-the-fly through the “Post-Process” dialog, without needing to change anything ... https://www.solidcad.ca/interested-in-tweaking-an-hsm-inventor-cam-fusion-cam-hsmworks-post-processor-yourself/ BING Images Won’t Appear

Have you ever turned on background BING imagery inside AutoCAD products only to find they don’t appear?  There could be a few reasons for this: No Geolocation or coordinate system is set. You’re not logged ... https://www.solidcad.ca/bing-images-wont-appear/ Keeping Your Revit Model Healthy by Utilizing CTC Express Tools

Many firms struggle to fully keep their Revit models healthy. There are manual, and tedious workflows that can be error prone. Do you want to do a thorough health check of your model prior to sending it out? ... https://www.solidcad.ca/keeping-your-revit-model-healthy-by-utilizing-ctc-express-tools/ Bluebeam: ESTIMATING BASIS

A lot of people are still estimating on paper plan to quote their job on a project. So, why should they use Bluebeam for doing it? In fact, we’ve got the answer from the same people; faster, direct export to ... https://www.solidcad.ca/bluebeam-esitmating-basis/ Design better Pipe Networks with CTC Software

While Pipe Networks are a great toolset in Civil 3D, they fall short as a true design tool. With CTC Software, we can edit pipe runs through a design-oriented, dynamic interface. We can swap multiple parts, both ... https://www.solidcad.ca/design-better-pipe-networks-with-ctc-software/ Do you know about Adaptive Clearing?

Hey CNC’ers! Do you know about Adaptive Clearing? It’s the intelligent roughing strategy at the heart of HSM CAM that has changed milling forever. Increase your profitability by getting to near-net-shape ... https://www.solidcad.ca/do-you-know-about-adaptive-clearing/