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Author Archives: Matt Sparks
AutoCAD 2012 Slowdown
We’ve been having a couple of calls recently about drawing slowness in the 2012 products. Just in case you are experiencing this, Autodesk released a hotfix that seems to solve the problem. If anyone out there is running into the … Continue reading
Posted in AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, Civil 3D
Tagged 2012, AutoCAD, Layer Control, Ribbon, Slow Drawings
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Civil 3D Grading
Since Civil 3D was first introduced, grading, in my opinion, has been the least reliable part of the program. Due to the incessant crashing, it always left a bad taste in my mouth and I tried to avoid it at … Continue reading
Posted in Civil 3D
Tagged Best Practices, Daylighting, Feature Lines, Grading, Grading Groups, Surfaces
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Helping AutoCAD Run Smoother-Do not use the Communication Center
In most versions of AutoCAD, the Communications Center likes to run in the background. When AutoCAD crashes, this process sometimes remains and can cause conflicts with your firewall, network, and anti-virus software. The purpose of this process is to check … Continue reading
GoogleEarth & Civil3D
Many people know about the capabilities of Google Earth with regards to Civil 3D. I’m going to describe possibly some tips and tricks that may help with this process. I will demonstrate the procedures and setup for importing Google Earth … Continue reading
Posted in Civil 3D, Raster
Tagged Civil 3D, Color Image, Google Earth, Raster Image, Surface
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Tool Palettes
Today’s Blog post will address a feature of AutoCAD that has been around for a long time, Tool Palettes. I’ve received many questions about setup, protection, and sharing them with other users. Tool palettes can boost productivity in AutoCAD; however, … Continue reading
Posted in AutoCAD
Tagged AutoCAD, CAD Manager, Customization, LISP, Network Paths, Tool Palettes
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