Friday, September 5, 2008

Trimble Link for Civil

Well, after realizing that Trimble Link only installed on AutoCAD Civil 3D (3D being of importance) I contacted Trimble and we worked out a new version of Trimble Link with one of our customers who needed the link, this one for AutoCAD Civil. As of now, Trimble doesn't have a download on their site, anyone who needs it can contact me and I'll set you up with the .exe file. I hope all is well!

See ya-
Denver
Update: Trimble has this on their site now, here it is:

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Subscription Rewards

If you're a subscription customer, you have some downloading to do. Autodesk has recently released some new tools to subscription customers for AutoCAD, Map 3D and Civil 3D, shall we dig in and see what's in the goodie bag?

AutoCAD 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack

I don't know why, but bonus tools make me think of express tools, probably because they used to be bonus tools, Autodesk has never been good with names. I think a lot of you have been saying for years that Autodesk should just release updates to the products instead of having to install a whole new product every year. Your wish has been granted.

These tools are from the AUGI Wishlist, so instead of waiting for AutoCAD 2010, you can download them now. Here is a little of what is available:
  1. New measurement capabilities
  2. SPLINE to PLINE
  3. Reverse PLINE edit
  4. Rotating viewport and have the view rotate with the viewport
  5. Erase unreferenced unnamed objects
AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Industry Toolkits

The Water Industry Toolkit for Map 3D 2009 helps planners, drafters, engineers, and designers working on water, wastewater, or electric system networks enhance productivity and support data standardization by leveraging AutoCAD Map 3D’s Object Classification functionality.

Three toolkits are available, they contain pre-configured symbols and templates specific to the industries of Water, Wastewater, and Electric.

AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Survey Tools

The Surveying Tools Extension for Map 3D 2009 helps planners, drafters, engineers, and designers better utilize survey, GPS and LIDAR data to create surface models and use point data in AutoCAD Map 3D 2009. The Surveying Tools provide:
  • Improved point data support.
  • Surface creation capabilities.
  • Additional Coordinate Geometry (COGO) commands (Bearing/Bearing and Distance/Distance).
  • Import and export support for LandXML.
  • Preview Application Programming Interface (API).
  • User documentation including User’s Guide and Developer’s Guide.
Log into the Subscription website and download these functionality enhancements for AutoCAD and Map.
See ya -
Denver

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

2009 Updates - Go Get Em'

If you're using AutoCAD 2009, you should install Update 1, it's here:
AutoCAD 2009 Update 1

If you're using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, you should install Update 1, it's here:
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Update 1

If you're using AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion, you should think about using Civil 3D!
AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion 2009 Update 1

If you're using AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 - AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE COMPANION, you should upgrade to Civil 3D, in the meantime, you can download the update here:
AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 Update 1

If you're using AutoCAD Map 3D 2009, you should install Upate 1, it's here:
AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 Update 1

As always, read the Readme file before installing and follow the directions. Otherwise you may have to scrap the whole thing and start over - it's easier to do it right the first time!

See ya -
Denver

Civil for AutoCAD

Welcome to the Civil for AutoCAD blog. My name is Denver Galloway and I'm an Application Engineer for Mid-West CAD, an Autodesk Reseller in the Kansas City metro area. Over the past few years I've been training and supporting AutoCAD and Civil 3D and consulted on various Civil 3D and Vault Implementations.

I'd like to use this blog to share what I've learned about AutoCAD and Civil 3D. Hopefully you can add this blog to your list of helpful resourses and references when managing your CAD enviornment. I'll also be posting update announcements pertaining to Civil 3D and AutoCAD and any other useful information about the products that I'm allowed to share.

I welcome any comments and suggestions any readers have and encourage your interaction. I look forward to hearing from you!

See ya -
Denver