Monthly Archives: July 2011

Civil View (3DS Max) and Vertical Faces

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Kyle Kondo

As you may know, Civil 3D does not like vertical faces in a TIN.  Many of the default corridor subassemblies actually have slight offsets built in to avoid creating vertical faces.  However, you’ll find that Civil View is even more … Continue reading →

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Lofted Revit Mass

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Zach Graff

Lately I was working on a conceptual building design. I wanted to create an arched glass roof with a non-uniform shape. I planned to use a curtain system on an in-place mass. Every time I tried to finish, I’d get … Continue reading →

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Civil View (Dynamite VSP) – 3DS Max- Gaps in Corridors

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Kyle Kondo

Recently, we had a customer call in asking about how to preserve the gaps in a corridor surface when exporting to Civil View.  When you export a corridor in Civil View to 3DS Max, it’s going to create a surface … Continue reading →

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2011 AutoCAD and Verticals – Update 2

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Neil Bondy

New service packs have been released for most AutoCAD-based 2011 products within the last month or so.  This is true for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Map 3D, Architecture, and MEP among others.  I wasn’t sure if we’d get another update with … Continue reading →

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Subassembly Composer – Official Release

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Kyle Kondo

The Civil 3D 2012 Subassembly Composer was officially released today and has been heavily upgraded from its Autodesk Labs form.  For Civil 3D users, this add-on has been generating a lot of talk and excitement in the community. If you’re … Continue reading →

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