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Selection Preview

Submitted by tomshumpert on Wed, 07/18/2012 - 14:33

When you are using fillet radius and you want to see where the radius will be make sure SELECTIONPREVIEW is on.

Objects are highlighted when the pickbox cursor rolls over them. The highlighting indicates that the object would be selected if you clicked it. The setting is stored as a bitcode using the sum of the following values:

0=OFF , 1=On when no commands are active, 2=On when a command prompts for object selection

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Importing C3D Styles into multiple drawings

Submitted by tomshumpert on Fri, 06/22/2012 - 07:02

Have you ever had to update multiple drawings with updated C3D styles?

Here is how you do it.

Turn "filedia" OFF

Put in your directory Path and Filename you want to be updated.

Turn "cmddia" OFF

"importstylesandsettings" is the command to import the styles

Put the DWG or DWT file you want to import with new styles here

"Y" overwrites the current styles in DWG

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Workspace Settings

Submitted by tomshumpert on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 12:15

Don't forget when setting up your C3D2013 to check the "Automatically save workspace changes". Nothing like getting all your menus and toolbars set, exit C3D and get in later and your stuff is gone.......

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2013 Annotation Monitor

Submitted by tomshumpert on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 09:39

A new feature in AutoCAD 2013 is the Annotation Monitor

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Marker Styles

Submitted by tomshumpert on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 07:18

Have you ever placed a Label style and accidently left the marker style set to a style you did not want??

So you think I will just edit the label style and set the marker to a different one...HA...nope..Not in the style of the label that you just placed. Why? Who knows!

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Tuesday TIP - Label Styles

Submitted by tomshumpert on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 11:50

Label Styles are great for keeping your design set clean and standardized. Make sure you sit down before the project and think of all the standard callouts you may have in the set. Don't worry, if you need one later just add it to your DWT file and import it into the sheets you need it in.

I had to create special style for the grade callout so the negative was in parentheses.(with help from RK McSwain!)

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AutoCAD WS

Submitted by tomshumpert on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 09:44

Go download that new version of Autocad WS. Lets just hope they have a plugin for Civil3D Objects soon!

It is great to upload your topo data to WS and take it to the field with you to verify survey data. Markup missed info or identify areas that need more topo.

It has some great new features listed below:

GPS Integration