Better Elevation Banding In Civil 3D

I have always been frustrated with the way that Civil 3D preforms an Elevation Surface Analysis. This is a great tool, however, the process of running the analysis has always seemed cumbersome to me. There has never been a way to set an interval for the elevation bands or a starting elevation for the bands. The only option was to set a number of ranges and then manually edit the ranges that Civil 3D automatically created for you. This was a tedious and frustrating process. Civil 3D 2012 finally gives us some options to make this much easier.

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Better Elevation Banding In Civil 3D

Purging Styles from Civil 3D Drawings

Cleaning up Civil 3D drawings and removing unwanted or unneeded styles has been a tedious process in the past. Yes, you could do it, but the process was time consuming. Now in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012, we finally have a quick and easy Purge Style command. 

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Purging Styles from Civil 3D Drawings

Labeling Pipe Network Structures from the Top or Bottom in Civil 3D

I’m often asked questions by users that are frustrated when labeling pipe network Structures in Civil 3D. They would like the label to extend out of the top or bottom of the structure but instead it is being labeled at the center, even when the label is dragged to another location and displayed in the dragged state as shown in the examples below.

This tutorial will show you how to take control of these labels and automatically place them at the top or bottom of the structure.

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Labeling Pipe Network Structures from the Top or Bottom in Civil 3D

Tips to Improve Civil 3D Performance

In previous posts I have discussed a number of ways that you can improve the performance of AutoCAD Civil 3D. Those tutorials have consistently drawn a lot of interest and feedback so I have brought them all together in the following list along with some new items that I have come across.

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Tips to Improve Civil 3D Performance

Improve Civil 3D Performance by Optimizing Label Styles

Most of us are always looking for ways to improve the performance of Civil 3D, let’s be honest, no matter how fast things get it could always be faster.  One thing to consider is the way that your Label Styles are set up, because in some cases it can make a noticeable difference.

In this tutorial you will learn how to optimize your Civil 3D label styles and why certain decisions that you make while configuring your label styles can impact performance.

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Improve Civil 3D Performance by Optimizing Label Styles

Improve Performance of Large Surfaces with a Data Clip Boundary

The increased availability of LIDAR data and other forms of large point datasets have brought new challenges to many Civil 3D users as they attempt to build surfaces from datasets containing millions of points.  Learn how to improve the performance of these large surfaces when you only need to build the surface in a small area by using a Data Clip Boundary.

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Improve Performance of Large Surfaces with a Data Clip Boundary

Rotating Civil 3D Point Symbols Independent of Label Text

Point Symbols can be quickly and easily rotated in Civil 3D by using the Rotate Point grip. However, I am often asked if there is a way to rotate the point symbol without rotating the point label as shown below.

This tutorial will show you how to rotate the point symbol without rotating the label text.

For the complete tutorial, (and many others) follow this link...
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Rotating Civil 3D Point Symbols Independent of Label Text