Software Asset Management (SAM)…….What is it?
You may have heard the term (SAM), or Software Asset Management before. You may have also heard some negative things about it. I am writing this blog to inform you of the positive aspects surrounding...
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Civil 3D 2015 Productivity Pack
In this blog, I am going to talk about the Civil 3D Productivity Pack 1 for Civil 3D 2015. There are three components contained in this pack: 1. Open Autodesk Infraworks Model 2. Coordinate...
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Civil 3D DWG File Size To Big? Try These Steps
Have you ever seen a drawing file you created with Civil 3D balloon in file size? Has this caused performance to take a nose dive? The following steps should help you get some improvement on getting...
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Install Issue; Insert AutoCAD Disc 1!! Really?
Recently I attempted to install an AutoCAD-based product (Map 3D to be precise) on several machines. I only had one DVD of the install so I decided to copy the contents of the DVD over to a flash drive...
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Re-associating Civil 3D Labels to Different Parent Objects (Workflow For...
Civil 3D 2015 and 2016 both have the ability to re-associate labels to different parent objects. What exactly does this mean? Let’s discuss a specific example. What if you went into a drawing that...
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Clean That Clipboard Once in a While!
Most Cad users are pretty well versed in using basic Windows commands such as ctrl-c for copy and ctrl-v for paste. It’s quick, easy and convenient to do inside of AutoCAD based software. That being...
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Unofficial Fix To Getting SSA 2017 Installed Successfully
Prior to the official release of the 2017 Autodesk products, I downloaded and installed the beta version of Civil 3D 2017 which of course included SSA 2017. The machine I had was running Windows 10....
View ArticleHow Productivity Tools for Civil 3D 2017 Save You Time During Projects
The Productivity tools for AutoCAD 2017 were released last month under the name “Russia Productivity Tools for AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2017.” I don’t work too much on Russian projects, so what’s this all...
View ArticleHow to change AutoCAD Map 3D Back to AutoCAD
Did you ever receive AutoCAD Map 3D when all you wanted was AutoCAD? It typically happens because of different promotions and pricing, much to come customers’ chagrin. Those vintage AutoCAD commands...
View ArticleWhat New Changes to Civil 3D Mean for You
It’s a new year, and that means lots of new changes for AutoCAD users. Let’s take a look at how Civil 3D has been tweaked over the last year. Is Civil 3D 2017 Backwards Compatible? The quick answer is...
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