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    Infrastructure Road Show Series – Recap

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    Recently the SolidCAD civil team conducted the first Infrastructure Road Show series across Western Canada!

    Our roadshow series was designed to uncover emerging technologies and new software, share best practices and industry trends and provide you with the best tips and tricks to streamline your workflow and finish your project faster.

    As those who attended know, there was a lot of information shown so feel free to download the Powerpoint files and view them at your own pace.

    Point Clouds

    Design Roundtrip

    Tips & Tricks

    Autodesk Multi-User (Network) Licensing

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    Infraworks 

    Attention Autodesk multi-user customers!  Excellent news follow.

    The 2019 license manager provides additional functionality which resolves two issues present in previous versions:

    1. In previous versions, if you have multiple versions of the same software installed (AutoCAD 2018 and 2016) and you launched both 2018 and 2016 simultaneously, 2 seats were consumed from the license manager.  With 2019, only a single seat is consumed.
    2. In previous versions, one could run only up to 2 products within a Collection simultaneously (AutoCAD 2018 and Revit 2018 for example).  If you attempted to run a 3rd product, say Navisworks, it would not run.  This restriction has been lifted for 2019.

    To reap the benefits:

    • The 2019 license manager must be installed.
    • A new 2019 LIC file must be obtained.

    Autodesk’s official documentation can be found at this link.

    InfraWorks

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    InfraWorks 

    There has been a significant change to Infraworks’ services.

    1. It will no longer be possible to create new analyses such as Watershed, Traffic, Line Girder, Profile, and Corridor in 2018.2 and earlier versions of Infraworks.  In addition, web and mobile views will need to be recreated.

    Upgrading to Infraworks 2019 when it becomes available is required to use these features.  This step was taken to improve the security of your data by meeting SOC2 standards, and to conform to new EU data protection regulations.

    Click this link to learn more.

    2. The following services will be retired.

    a. Create Civil 3D drawings from InfraWorks models.

    b. Some cloud-based data translation. Additional software may be required to be installed onto your workstations.

    Click this link to learn more.

     

     

    AutoCAD 2019

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     AutoCAD 2019 

    Autodesk has released the latest iteration of its flagship drafting application AutoCAD.  Here are some of the highlights.

     

    • AutoCAD 2019 remains on the 2018 format. Files saved with 2019 can be opened in 2018.

    DWG Compare

    AutoCAD will highlight the differences between two selected drawings.

    Shared Views

    Share a view of your AutoCAD drawing online with others. Those users are not required to have AutoCAD installed since the AutoCAD file is viewed online in their web browser.  The DWG is not uploaded to the cloud, only the shared view.  Invited participants can view, print, measure, and mark up the view.

    Apps

    Autodesk has two apps for viewing and editing online; The Web app and the Mobile app.

    Industry-Specific Toolsets

    AutoCAD subscribers now receive the following Autodesk applications in addition to AutoCAD:

    • Architecture
    • Electrical design
    • Map 3D
    • Mechanical design
    • MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing)
    • Plant 3D, including P&ID functionality
    • Raster design

     

    Infraworks 2018.2

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    Infraworks 2018.2

    Autodesk has released the latest update for its Infraworks application.  You will find information about the update in the team webcast found here.  The update is not yet available as of January 2, 2018, but check your Desktop App or Autodesk Account for it in the very near future.

     

    A brief look at the new features…

    Reality Capture

    • Linear breakline extraction improvements.
    • Linear breakline editing tools.
    • Camera image lookup from point cloud scans.

    Road Modeling

    • PI and Element based modeling.
    • Element editing improvements.

    Quantities

    • Calculate drainage quantities by up to 4 depth ranges.
    • Utility and generic quantities by style.
    • QTO visualization.

    Bridge Modeling

    • Manage parametric content.
    • Use inventor assemblies.
    • Export template for use in other models.
    • Automatic bridge creation over water has been removed.

     

    AutoCAD Update 2018.1

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    AutoCAD Update 2018.1

    Autodesk has released the latest update for its AutoCAD 2018 application.  You will find information about the update here.  The update can be installed with the Desktop App or by downloading it from Autodesk Account.

    A brief look at the changes:

    • Xref layers override improvements.
    • View and viewport improvements.  Please note that if this update is applied to Civil 3D, these improvements are available, but do not appear in the ribbon.  See this document for details.
    • High resolution monitor support.
    • Defect fixes.

     

    Revit Courses are now CanBIM Certified!

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    NEWS UPDATE: SolidCAD Now Offers courses that are CanBIM Certified!

    At last week’s CanBIM meeting in Toronto, SolidCAD recently announced that they are CanBIM certified.

    You can now take Revit courses that are recognized by the CanBIM Foundations. To learn more about which courses this includes, visit:

    https://www.solidcad.ca/services/training/

    Civil 3D / Map 3D Hotfix

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    Civil 3D / Map 3D Hotfix

    Autodesk has release a new hotfix for Civil 3D and map 3D 2018.  The issue occurs when grip-editing an AutoCAD arc and some other objects.  The position of the mouse is different from the position of the grabbed vertex. 

    SolidCAD

    The issue occurs when you move the vertex a second time within the same selection and only for AutoCAD Objects.  There are two other problems this hotfix addresses.

    Click here to for more information and to download the hotfix.  Download the ZIP file and be sure to read the “hotfix readme.txt” file for installation instructions.

     

    Common Tech Issue of the Week #4

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    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 wait while Windows configures AutoCAD <version>
    AutoCAD <version>: Run setup.exe to install AutoCAD <version>

    Solution:

    Repair your AutoCAD installation:

    • Start – Control Panel – Programs and Features
    • Select your AutoCAD version and choose from context menu “Uninstall/Change”
    • In the dialog select “Repair or Reinstall”
    • In the next dialog select the option “Repair” and click the button “Repair”