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The Quarter-Mile Code: Why We Now Prep Our Builds with ACC

Yo, it’s Dom. We've got a problem: Our projects are getting bigger than a semi hauling a vault, and we can’t afford mistakes. You can't just "feel out" a skyscraper [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-17T17:00:35-06:00December 17th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Uncategorized|Tags: ACC, Architecture, Audit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM, bim collaborate pro, CAD, Central Model, Change Order, Civil, Clash Detection, Cloud Worksharing, Compact Central Model, Coordination Space, Critical Reporting, Design Issue Trend Report, Desktop Connector, Digital Twin, Discipline-Specific Emails, DWG, Executive Dashboard, External Resource, Fast, Fast and Furious, Governance, Implementation Manual, Insight Module, Issues, Linking Logic, Local file, MEP, Model Coordination, Owner Access, Owner's Guide, PAC, Personal Accelerator, Project Files, Project Health, Project Home, Publish, Relinquish, Request for Information, Revit, RFI, RFI Response Time, Risk Management, Safety Issues, Seiler Design Solutions, SOP, Standard Operating Procedure, Structural, Submittal, Sync Best Practices, Toretto, Troubleshooting, Version Control, Workflows, Worksets, Worksharing|0 Comments

Creating an Alignment and Profile from a 3D Polyline in Civil 3D

In a recent support question, a customer asked how they could create a Civil 3D horizontal alignment and profile from a 3D polyline. Looking at the common tools, I realized [...]

By Mark Schnesk|2025-03-28T16:05:01-05:00March 28th, 2025|Categories: Infrastructure|Tags: 3D, Autodesk, CAD, CADD, Civil 3D, civil engineering, Design, drafting, Feature Lines, LandXML, polyline, Profiles, Views|0 Comments

Create Contour Lines from Point Clouds in Autodesk AutoCAD Map3D

We were recently asked in an email about creating contours from point cloud data in Autodesk AutoCAD Map3D, and while this is fairly straight forward in Civil3D not everyone has [...]

By Mark Schnesk|2024-07-12T16:29:09-05:00July 12th, 2024|Categories: Infrastructure|Tags: 2025, AutoCAD, Autodesk, CAD, contours, DEM, ESRI, LAS, LAZ, Map3D, Point Cloud, points, Scan, scanner, SDF, SHP, software, surface, Topography|0 Comments

User Coordinate Systems in Autodesk Civil 3D and Map 3D

Many US States and communities have added low-distortion projected coordinate systems for use in infrastructure projects. While Autodesk Civil 3D and Map 3D contain many of them, it does not [...]

By Mark Schnesk|2023-09-01T16:52:59-05:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Infrastructure|Tags: 2011, 2024, AutoCAD, Autodesk, CAD, Civil 3D, coordinates, Custom coordinates, Design, Engineering, EPSG, Geoid, GIS, Lambert, Low distortion, Map 3D, MAPCSCREATE, Mercator, NAD83, NSRS11, Projected, State Plane, Survey, user|0 Comments

Try the new Autodesk Assistant in AutoCAD 2024.1

The latest update of AutoCAD 2024.1 brings a new avenue of help with your workflows with the AI powered Autodesk Assistant.When opening the latest updated version of AutoCAD, or any [...]

By Mark Schnesk|2023-08-25T10:21:10-05:00August 25th, 2023|Categories: All Industries|Tags: 2024, 2024.1, Architecture, assistant, AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Autodesk, CAD, CADD, Civil 3D, Electrical, Help, mechanical, Plant 3D, support, Tool|0 Comments

How to Access Autodesk Assistant

Autodesk Assistant is an AI-self-guided service for help with finding solutions for product questions, direct you to a chat with a product support agent, request an immediate call back, or [...]

By seilerds|2025-01-27T11:56:05-06:00June 16th, 2023|Categories: All Industries, Buildings, Infrastructure, Product Design/Manufacturing|Tags: Autodesk, Autodesk AI, Autodesk Assistant, Autodesk Help, AVA, CAD, CADD, Design, drafting, software|0 Comments

How to: AutoCAD Drafting Customization for Display

Every user has a preference on how they use AutoCAD. Preferences from how the screen looks, to how the drafting tools display, to which tool palettes are displayed, and [...]

By seilerds|2025-01-27T11:56:05-06:00April 7th, 2023|Categories: All Industries, Buildings, Infrastructure, Product Design/Manufacturing|Tags: AutoCAD, AutoCAD customization, autocad display settings, autocad doisplay settings, Autodesk, CAD, command window, display settings, drafting, drafting display, options, options dialogue box, software, tool pallette|1 Comment

Civil 3D Custom Component Line Label

Civil 3D create a custom line label expressions that draw upon the start and end coordinates of a line object

By Mark Schnesk|2023-04-07T09:06:36-05:00April 5th, 2023|Categories: Infrastructure|Tags: AutoCAD, Autodesk, CAD, CADD, Civil, Civil 3D, civil engineering, Design, drafting, label, Label Styles, Survey, Surveying, Tips and Tricks, Video|0 Comments

Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -2/ (Audit, Purge and Recover)

Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -2 AutoCAD has so many commands, sometimes it's fun to share your favorites in hopes someone else might find it useful! [...]

By seilerds|2025-01-27T11:56:07-06:00October 26th, 2022|Categories: All Industries, Buildings, Infrastructure, Product Design/Manufacturing|Tags: Audit, AutoCAD, AutocAD 2023, Autodesk, CAD, CADD, clean up, clean up drawing, drawing recovery manager, fix errors, get rid of blocks, graphics sketchy, Purge, recover, recovery, running slow, sluggish, unused|3 Comments

Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -1 (Quick/MEASUREGEOM)

Making AutoCAD Work For You – Tools & Tips -1 AutoCAD has so many commands, sometimes it's fun to share your favorites in hopes someone else might find it useful! [...]