From the Ground Up

Corridor 3D Solid Bodies to 3D Solids

Those that have been trying out the new Labs tool for exporting your Civil 3D corridors to solids have noticed that what we export are in the form of a solid body rather than an actual 3D solid object in this release.

However I was talking to one of our top experts in the Benelux area, Cristian Otter of Breijn who mentioned to me if you export to a .SAT file and then import that file back into AutoCAD it will convert those 3D bodies to 3D solids.

I am sure there are other ways also, but this was quick and easy.

Why you want to convert? We have users wanting to merge solids together and do other creative ideas.

Give it a try

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/civil3d_corridor_solids/

Jack Strongitharm

Autodesk Cloud - Videos on Youtube

Take a look at the official videos

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCC3E5CF25EBB86E0&feature=viewall

Jack Strongitharm

Autodesk Cloud Documents - try it out

Just in case you don’t have access to subscription yet through your company, try this link to view a dwf file that I have shared

(Ask your IT department who looks after your Autodesk software to obtain access)

https://documents.cloud.autodesk.com/Public/Details?hash=ORyliE

As the viewer uses HTML 5 it will also open on your iPAD/iPHONE

(Also Design Review for iPAD released last week on the App Store)

 

Jack Strongitharm

Autodesk Cloud - for subscription

Press release

http://news.autodesk.com/news/autodesk/20110927005555/en/Autodesk-Cloud-Enables-Access-Design-Capability-Anytime

Further detail

www.autodesk.com/cloud

 

Jack Strongitharm

Interoperability Enhancements for Navisworks 2012

 The Interoperability Enhancement Pack for Navisworks 2012 is released today, so I wanted to share with you an overview of what this offers.

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Some nice improvements to Navisworks here with the Enhancement Pack for reading Faro point clouds, Vault and incorporating Bluestreak.

Follow the link to Beyond Design

Jack Strongitharm

BIM for Infrastructure: Roundabout Design, Simulation and Analysis (Autodesk/Savoy/TRL) - America's

Thanks to those who joined us yesterday on this webcast.

So those on the other side of the alantic who wasn't awake here is your chance to take part and we will stay in the office late specially for you :)

If you have already registered, use this to obtain your link to the webcast.

BIM for Infrastructure: Roundabout Design, Simulation and Analysis (Autodesk/Savoy/TRL) - America's   Join us for a Webinar on October 4     Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/502156770   This is a presentation to show how a new integrated design BIM workflow for roundabout design can be carried out in real-time. Using Arcady (TRL), AutoTRACK Junction (Savoy) and AutoCAD Civil 3D (Autodesk) in combination, this enables the designer to design, simulate and analyse at the same time. This event will be hosted live from the Autodesk offices in Farnborough, UK over the internet with live presentation. This event is primarily for the America's timezones. The event is free and can be watched and listened to for free using your speakers/headset Tuesday 4th October, 2011 2pm (Eastern time) 12pm (Pacific time) 7pm (UK Time) Title: BIM for Infrastructure: Roundabout Design, Simulation and Analysis (Autodesk/Savoy/TRL) - America's Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Pipes Look Like Octogons? FACETDEV

Have you ever came across your pipes in section view and they look like octagons rather than the nice 12” RCP that you drew in plan view? If so this is caused by the setting FACETDEV described in the HELP menu: Networks in Profile and Section Views

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Good system variable if you use pipes, follow the link to the Being Civil blog

Jack

Webcast today - BIM for Infrastructure: Roundabout Design, Simulation and Analysis (Autodesk/Savoy/TRL)

If you haven’t already done so, you can still register below to obtain your unique link into todays webcast.

To listen into the webcast it is free using your speakers on your computer, alternatively there will be a local dial in number provided to you with your link)

Wednesday 21st September, 2011 12.30pm UK Time

Title:	BIM for Infrastructure: Roundabout Design, Simulation and Analysis (Autodesk/Savoy/TRL)
Date:	Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Time:	12:30 PM - 1:30 PM BST

To be able to connect to the webcast system, please register in advance to obtain your link to the meeting and add to your calendar

Register your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/487210274 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Navisworks 2012 Service Pack 1 Available Now

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Hotfix - Prospector Lock-up

In a continued effort to improve, we are releasing this hotfix for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2012.

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Click on the link to Being Civil to get get this update.

Jack Strongitharm