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Civil 3D Template Development Part 5 – Feature Settings
In part 4, we discussed styles in your Civil 3D template. How do you ensure your styles will be used? Feature Settings are the key to setting default styles and settings. Feature Settings (and their partner, Command Settings) are a … Continue reading
Civil 3D Template Development Part 3 – Drawing Settings
Now that we have addressed the 1000-lb gorilla that is CAD Standards, we can finally get started on creating the templates. The very first item you should address are Drawing Settings. Open your template and on the Settings tab of … Continue reading
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Civil 3D Template Development – Part 2 – CAD Standards
CAD Standards can’t be ignored when building Civil 3D Templates. You still need layers with colors and linetypes. You still need text styles. And you still need to choose between STB (named plot style table) and CTB (color-dependent plot style … Continue reading
Stop the Drafting Madness and Implement Topobase
AutoCAD is flexible. There are few restrictions on the number of entities, layers, or text styles in a drawing. A line can exist at any elevation (z value) with any color and linetype. Layers can be named randomly like “1”, … Continue reading
Building an AutoCAD Drawing Template (.dwt)
Do you find yourself doing some of the same things over and over again in AutoCAD? Things like adding text styles and dimensions styles, or creating the same layer again and again. If so, your drawing templates could use some … Continue reading
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