Today Autodesk released their newest versions of Civil 3D and Infraworks. You can find them in your Autodesk Account. Check this link out for some of the new features regarding both: Say hello to InfraWorks and Civil 3D 2020
AutoCAD 2020 and AutoCAD 2020 LT. . .They’re Here!
Jason PorterAutoCAD 2020 and AutoCAD 2020 LT were officially released today. There are some really cool features in this release. My favorites are the new quick display measurements tool, the update purge tool, the enhanced drawing revisions comparison tool, and the integration Microsoft OneDrive. You can read more about the new …
Civil 3D 2019.2 Update – Transparent Commands
Jason PorterIf you’re not using transparent commands within Civil 3D then we need to talk. But now, even more than ever, you have no excuse for not using these awesome tools. This brief video discusses one of my favorite enhancements in the Civil 3D 2019.2 update. . .the Transparent Commands ribbon …
Where Do I Find Updates to My Autodesk Software?
Jason PorterMany times when troubleshooting issues with clients I find that they’re issues could be resolve by simply installing the software updates recommended by Autodesk. However, I have found that many users have no idea as to where to find these updates. Updates are a subscription benefit so users must have …
AutoCAD’s Lesser Known Commands – JOIN and OVERKILL
Jason PorterAre you ready to start saving some time in Autodesk AutoCAD? Let me show you a couple of lesser known commands to increase your efficiency in the software. This video explains the usage of AutoCAD’s JOIN and OVERKILL commands
Autodesk Discontinuing 32-bit Versions of AutoCAD
Jason PorterAutodesk announced this past December that they will be discontinuing the 32-bit version for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. What does this mean for you if you’re currently using a 32-bit version? Read here for more information: AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 32-Bit Discontinuation
AutoCAD’s Lesser Known Commands – BURST
Jason PorterThere are times you may have block in a drawing that has attributes within it, but you may not need the block to be a block anymore. Well, exploding the block will probably result in some undesirable results. Try using the BURST command instead. Take a look at this video …
AutoCAD’s Lesser Known Commands – SAVEALL and CLOSEALL
Jason PorterThere are two AutoCAD commands that are not very well known that I thought I’d highlight in this short blog. . .SAVEALL and CLOSEALL. They are both very powerful commands that do exactly what their names portray. SAVEALL: If you have several drawings open and need to save them all …
AutoCAD Tip – Object Snap Tracking vs. Tracking
Jason PorterThis is short video explaining how to use the object snap tracking and tracking tools within AutoCAD
What’s new in Infraworks 2019.3 & Civil 3D 2019.2
Jason PorterLast week Autodesk presented a webinar in which they discussed the new features of Infraworks 2019.3 and Civil 3D 2019.2. I thought I’d post a link to the recording just in case you missed it. I really like the profile enhancements for Infraworks and the transparent command enhancements for Civil …
Using Your Autodesk Software Away from the Office
Jason PorterIt’s seems like lately we are always on the go and there are times when you simply need to work away from the office like. . . It’s seems like lately we are always on the go and there are times when you simply need to work away from the …
Adding Degrees, Minutes, and Seconds Symbols to Civil 3D Reports
Jason PorterWhen Civil 3D was first introduced, there was a lot of excitement regarding its ability to generate reports almost automatically. Those of us who spent hours writing up tedious metes and bounds reports were about 95% happy. Why not 100%? Well, the reports generated would not express the bearings of …