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Civil 3D corridor slope patterns disappear after exploding
If you use a custom slope pattern style that includes a block in its definition, the block disappears after exploding the drawing, see...
Antonin
3 days ago
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Set maximum polyline length before converting to pipe network in Civil 3D
Before creating pipe networks from polylines, it is best practice to pre-process the polylines to ensure accuracy (no gaps between...
Antonin
Mar 6
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Master bulk water pipeline analysis with iDAS in Autodesk Civil 3D
Six new training videos on using Devotech iDAS for bulk water pipeline analysis in Autodesk Civil 3D are now available. These new...
Antonin
Feb 20
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Civil 3D Advanced Roads Course - Assemblies and Subassemblies
Take your Civil 3D skills to the next level with our latest Advanced Roads training course! This course focuses on assemblies and...
Antonin
Feb 10
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Civil 3D freezes when opening specific drawings
When a drawing is opened that was never opened in Civil 3D® before, for example an AutoCAD drawing or 3rd party drawing, Civil 3D will...
Antonin
Jan 22
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Water reticulation tank sizing in Civil 3D using iDAS
The video below provides a step-by-step guide on sizing a water reticulation tank in Autodesk Civil 3D with Devotech iDAS. In this...
Antonin
Dec 5, 2024
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Pipe with low flow exhibiting zero velocity
When analyzing stormwater or sewer networks in Autodesk Civil 3D using Devotech iDAS, you may encounter a situation where pipes with a...
Antonin
Nov 13, 2024
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Create Civil 3D road corridors from multiple alignments
The iDAS Corridor Wizard command is capable of converting multiple polylines into Civil 3D road corridors. Additionally, this command can...
Antonin
Oct 29, 2024
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Remove lines through structures in final plot
If you print the pipe network profile views with the hydraulic and energy grade lines (HGL and EGL) turned off, you might see some lines...
Antonin
Oct 14, 2024
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Display flooded stormwater nodes in iDAS
To display flooded nodes in iDAS, follow these steps: Run the analysis (analysis must be successful) Go to the Reports - Node Flooding...
Antonin
Sep 11, 2024
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Structures not visible in 3D view
In some drawings, you may experience an issue where pipe network structures are visible in plan view but they are not visible in 3D view,...
Antonin
Aug 27, 2024
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Hatch corridor cut and fill in plan
There are 2 options available to hatch the corridor cut and fill in plan as shown in the image below: Use code set style It is easier to...
Antonin
Aug 19, 2024
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Catchment properties for EPASWMM method in Civil 3D using iDAS
We received a request to record a training video on how to define catchment properties for the EPASWMM runoff method in Devotech iDAS...
Antonin
May 21, 2024
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Automatically create multiple model space viewports in Civil 3D
During Autodesk® Civil 3D® testing, we found a Civil 3D command that automatically creates multiple viewports in the Civil 3D model...
Antonin
Apr 29, 2024
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Modify multiple profile views simultaneously in Civil 3D
Adjusting and organizing numerous profile views in a drawing can become a daunting exercise because Civil 3D does not provide any bulk...
Antonin
Apr 5, 2024
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Add road edge offset to profile view bands
Autodesk® Civil 3D ® does not have tools to automatically display the road edge offset (lane width) in the profile view. There is...
Antonin
Mar 15, 2024
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New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 3)
The last ten Bulk Water pipeline design training videos are now available. They cover the following topics: 37-Clean up overlapping...
Antonin
Feb 19, 2024
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New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 2)
As per our previous blog post, we have uploaded another 14 Bulk Water pipeline design training videos that cover the following topics:...
Antonin
Feb 8, 2024
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New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 1)
The latest Devotech iDAS 12.4 Update 1 ( see details about this release ) contains new features for working with pipe networks, with a...
Antonin
Jan 19, 2024
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Set reference surface for multiple pipe networks in Civil 3D
If there are question marks in the pipe network longitudinal section (profile view) instead of ground-level values, you need to set the...
Antonin
Dec 6, 2023
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