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RE: proration tricks in CAD - curves

I hope I'm not misunderstanding your question, but what I would do is to combine my lines and arcs to a polyline. I would then use the Divide command...

8 years ago
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RE: CARLSON: PLOTTING TO PDF

I know I'm beating my head against the wall, but once again, this is another example of something that is not a function of Carlson, but rather a func...

8 years ago
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RE: Q: Setting and Using a Variable

I can't really answer that since I have never used the OEM version, so I don't know what's available and what isn't. Perhaps someone else who does us...

8 years ago
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RE: Q: Setting and Using a Variable

Jim Frame, post: 409838, member: 10 wrote: I no longer use AutoCAD, but in BricsCAD fields are only available in MTEXT objects. They're not available...

8 years ago
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RE: Q: Setting and Using a Variable

I don't know if Sheet Set Manager is available with the OEM version. That is the method I prefer, but I will explain how to set it up using Drawing P...

8 years ago
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RE: Q: Setting and Using a Variable

Too often people think that something like this would be a function of Carlson. It is not. It is a function of Autocad. Carlson does have fields, b...

8 years ago
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RE: Q: Setting and Using a Variable

I'll make the assumption that you're talking about using it as a field for a text object. While some system variables can be used as text fields, the...

8 years ago
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RE: Why Should a Surveyor Use Civil3D?

Bow Tie Surveyor, post: 406639, member: 6939 wrote: I guess we Carlson folks will just have to charge the extra $265 for Civil3D to import the LandXML...

8 years ago
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RE: Why Should a Surveyor Use Civil3D?

Bow Tie Surveyor, post: 406362, member: 6939 wrote: So, what exactly would a Civil3D end user be missing out on working from a Civil3D database that w...

8 years ago
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RE: C3D - point to point inverse

I'm baffled that anyone would think that inversing between points in C3D is difficult. :confused:

8 years ago
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RE: Why Should a Surveyor Use Civil3D?

I am late to the party, but I'm certainly encouraged that there are surveyors like Jim in Az, Mark Mayer, Trundle, and especially WA-ID Surveyor who s...

8 years ago
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RE: Vicinity Maps

All I had to do was find where your site is located. Took me about two minutes.

8 years ago
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RE: Draft in 3D?

I'm back to doing engineering work again, and I don't understand why anyone would need 3D linework to design. If I need an existing ground elevation,...

8 years ago
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RE: Vicinity Maps

Brad,I don't know what your CAD setup is, but are you familiar with this site? Specifically, you can find their layer gallery here. Infrastructure&g...

8 years ago
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RE: 2d in Civil3d

Mark,I just tried the above method and it works. Try it out and see if that satisfies your needs. BTW, I unchecked the box to add intermediate points...

8 years ago
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RE: 2d in Civil3d

Okay, I'm at home and don't have Civil 3D here but here's something that might work. Going from memory so hopefully I'm not too far off. I would mak...

8 years ago
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RE: 2d in Civil3d

When you import the points, do you set the markers at elevation or at 0? Sorry about so many questions, just trying to get a good handle on this.

8 years ago
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RE: 2d in Civil3d

Mark Mayer, post: 399632, member: 424 wrote: That gets old fast. Looking for a better way. Figures are okay - I generally end up exporting the C3d dra...

8 years ago
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RE: 2d in Civil3d

Are you wanting the entities to stay as survey figures? If so, you can use Elevation Editor, but that only works with one figure at a time.Or are you ...

8 years ago
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RE: Time for a thinking cap on model space drafting for surveying

Dave Karoly, post: 399202, member: 94 wrote: I put annotation in paperspace because it simplifies my drafting. I don't do subdivisions, though, just ...

8 years ago
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