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Starting New Projects
When you start a project with the correct template file (defined by a .dwt file extension), the repetitive task of defining the basic frame...
Best Practices for Receiving a Non–Civil 3D Drawing
Say someone sends you a drawing that was not done in Civil 3D. Perhaps it was exported from a non-AutoCAD-based product or created in an out...
Civil 3D Templates
Styles and settings should be defined within your template. Some people manage to have all the settings and styles defined within a single f...
Using Edit Elevation Commands
The feature line elevation editing commands provided by Civil 3D are as follows: Elevation Editor Use this command to open the Grading Eleva...
Understanding Grading Objects
At times, you will want Civil 3D to calculate the location, shape, and elevations of feature lines rather than designing them yourself. Exam...
Using Edit Geometry Commands
The feature line geometry editing commands provided by Civil 3D are as follows: Insert PI Use this command to insert a new PI at a point you...
Weeding Factors
Turning on Weeding Factors in the Add Breaklines dialog allows you to omit extraneous data from your surface. You will want to consider wee...
Supplementing Factors
Turning on Supplementing Factors in the Add Breaklines dialog enables you to add additional surface points along your breaklines. Doing this...
Renumbering Tag Labels
As Murphy’s law would have it, the numbers you get when creating tag labels are almost never what you want them to be. This is no fault of ...