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It’s that time of year again folks; Autodesk has released their flagship Civil Engineering product in Civil 3D  2021.  Here is an Autodesk article explaining the new changes.  Here are my favorites from ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-2021-is-here/ Working From Home with HIVE – CTC

This article was created by CTC Software So, you need to work remote from the office and you have discovered it is a bit of a pain for production. Or, perhaps you have yet to discover the pains of extended remote ... https://www.solidcad.ca/working-from-home-with-hive-ctc/ AutoCAD 2021 is Here

It’s that time of year again folks; Autodesk has released their flagship product in AutoCAD 2021.  Here is an excellent article explaining the new changes.  Below are the features that are close to this BLOG ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-2021-is-here/ Manage drawings more efficiently with Batch Link | Revu 2019

This article was originally published by Bluebeam, Inc. in the Knowledge Base. The Batch Link® feature automatically creates hyperlinks for a group of PDFs, like when you’re working with a multi-drawings ... https://www.solidcad.ca/manage-drawings-more-efficiently-with-batch-link-revu-2019/ Roof Truss versus Rafter and Extending to Core tool

I would like to point it out two tools that can make a big difference when designing roofs, the Truss or Rafter tool and the Extending to Core tool. They also affect the shape and size of the eave truss. Revit ... https://www.solidcad.ca/roof-truss-versus-rafter-and-extending-to-core-tool/ Path of Travel update on Revit 2020.2

Since my last post about the path of travel, Autodesk made a very useful update on the path of travel tool. The path of travel was calculated automatically by Revit picking the start and end point. Now we have ... https://www.solidcad.ca/path-of-travel-update-on-revit-2020-2/ Frame Generator End Caps in Inventor 2020

In the 2020 release of Inventor, the Frame Generator Design Accelerator received a number of minor enhancements as well as one of significance that likely has users asking how they ever lived without it. You ... https://www.solidcad.ca/frame-generator-end-caps-in-inventor-2020/ Finally, plan and profile sheets that update after design changes

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/