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Canada Ontario Styles Kit for Civil 3D The Canada Ontario Styles Kit is available to download and contact SolidCAD today! Here are some Key Highlights  listed below: DWT template containing Ontario Civil 3D ... https://www.solidcad.ca/ontario-kit-civil-3d/ Revit Tip of the Day #2

Revit Files are Clogging Up My Server Storage! Some people find that Revit files are using up too much storage on their server or other storage. Although a few companies have ‘limitless’ cloud storage ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-tip-of-the-day-2/ Common Tech Issue of the Week #4

When starting Microsoft Office every time, AutoCAD runs for installation Issue: When starting Microsoft Office every time AutoCAD® runs for installation. Two error messages pop up: AutoCAD <version>: Please ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-tech-issue-4/ Using the Autodesk Prerequisite Checker

Check Hardware Specifications – Autodesk Prerequisite Checker Want to know if your computer can run AutoCAD, Revit, 3DS Max, etc.. Instead of comparing your computer to a recommended system specifications, ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-prerequisite-checker/ Common Tech Issue of the Week #3

Restoring Toolbars in New Versions of AutoCAD Issue: Although the new type of interface with Ribbons was introduced in AutoCAD 2009 to replace traditional Toolbars, there is still a large number of users who ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-tech-issue-3/ Civil 3D – Tip of the Day

Civil 3D Object Tooltips If you’ve been using Civil 3D for a while, than you’re probably loving the object tooltips! There are two types of tooltips (Proximity and Rollover)  for Civil 3D objects, which ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-tip-2/ Revit Tip of the Day #1

Backing Up and Recovering Revit Files Standalone and Workshared Revit Files are backed up and restored in completely different ways. Here is an explanation and some best practices… You should probably refer ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-tip-of-the-day/ Civil 3D – Tip of the Day

Civil 3D Label Styles-Using Expressions For every project, we either use out-of-the-box styles or create new styles to meet specific requirements of the company we work for or the project we are working on. Once ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-tip/ Common Tech Issue of the Week #2

Softlock Manager Error when starting AutoCAD Issue: When starting AutoCAD with standalone license the following error appears and software does not start: “The security system (Softlock license manager) is ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-tech-issue-2/ Common Tech Issue of the Week #1

PDF created from AutoCAD shows frames around text in PDF viewer   Issue: When viewing a PDF from AutoCAD in a PDF viewer, such as Foxit Reader or Adobe Reader, frames are displayed around text. Causes: ... https://www.solidcad.ca/common-tech-issue-1/