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Angel Espinoza 8 days ago
It is now official that Civil 3D supports Windows 7. The title of this post links to the "System Requirements" page for Civil 3D that now includes Windows 7 Professional/Ultimate/Home Premium. Windows 7 and plenty of RAM help eliminate "Out of Memory" errors that some users experience. There have been some users that have been waiting for this information. For a list of Autodesk applications that support Windows 7 click here. Be Better! ...open windows of opportunities.
Angel Espinoza 15 days ago
It seems that just about every conversation that I have had recently involves either the subject of Sustainable Design or Building Information Modeling (BIM). For those that would like a brief primer about Sustainable Design the Autodesk website includes a newly modified "Autodesk Guide to Sustainable Design for Architecture, Engineering and Construction" . This guide provides content and best practices for various phases of a "New Construction" project such as... Requirements Development Conceptualization Detailed Design Implementation Documentation Construction Operate & Maintain or for a "Renovation" project like... Existing Conditions Preliminary Analysis Detailed Analysis Implementation Operate and Maintain ...each phase contains detailed information with regards to " Design Decisions ", " How to ", and " Autodesk Tools ". This will provide a good understanding about how Sustainable Design can be ...Angel Espinoza 15 days ago
Autodesk Labs, which provides access to previews of new technology, has made available "Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010". This preview add-on can be installed on Civil 3D 2010 and Civil 2010. The overview states: "Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 is a Civil 3D add-in module which can create simplified bridges directly from a Civil 3D corridor object. It is a technology preview project at Autodesk Labs derived from a subset of Bridge Extension for Revit Structure 2010, a part of Subscription Advantage Pack 2010, which provides more robust bridge modeling capability and works with Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010. With this add-on, Highway Engineers and Bridge Engineers are treated separately to assume requirements for design practice and preference of technologies. For more information, see the Getting Started Guide (PDF). The Bridge Modeler for AutoCAD Civil 3D expires on March 15, 2010." The intention of a technology ...
Angel Espinoza 29 days ago
While discussing White Papers and Skill Builders with co-workers today, I ran across a White Paper I had not seen before. AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010 Technical Note Harnessing the Power of AutoCAD Civil 3D This 12 page document covers things such as... Strategies to Enhance the Civil 3D Experience Hardware Requirements for AutoCAD Civil 3D Performance Memory Primer Operating Systems Primer Optimizing Memory Usage Operating System Recommendations Model Optimization and Best Practices More Strategies and Tactics As users contemplate new equipment, changes in workflows (perhaps the adoption of a BIM workflow), and other company procedures, we should be well familiar with how to get the most out of what is in place. Click on the title of this post or the title of the PDF file to get to this document. Be Better! ...harness your potential.
Angel Espinoza 33 days ago
I often get asked if certain third party add-ons are available yet or not. Well, I was just informed that Carlson Connect for Civil 3D 2010 is available. Here is the description from the Carlson site: Add-on for AutoDesk Civil 3D 2010. A collection of routines for transferring and converting data between Civil 3D 2010 and several popular data collectors. Carlson Connect runs inside Civil 3D 2010 and uses the current project data. Free utility to any Civil 3D 2010 user. Click on the title of this post to get to the download page. Be Better! ...connect with others.
