Leo Lavayen

Civil Applications Expert<br><br>As an Applications Expert, Leo is responsible for supporting, training and implementation of software for survey and civil engineering professionals. He has more than 17 years of experience helping large and small, public and private clients in the eastern United States.

  • Civil 3D: Points on Profiles - Projections

    Civil 3D: Points on Profiles - Projections

    Need to see Civil 3D Points data on a Profile views? This post walks you through how to project and annotate Point Objects to profile grids.

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  • Civil 3D: Points on Profiles - Point Proximity Band

    Civil 3D: Points on Profiles - Point Proximity Band

    Learn how to use the NEW Profile Point Proximity Bands in Civil 3D Profile Views.

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  • IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D - What's New22:12

    IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D - What's New

    See the new features and latest functions now available in IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D that improve your design experience.

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  • Civil 3D: Clean Pipe to Pipe Connections

    Civil 3D: Clean Pipe to Pipe Connections

    Discover how to clean up pipe-to-pipe connections in Civil 3D a Gravity Network.

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  • Civil 3D: having Fun with Pipe Styles

    Civil 3D: having Fun with Pipe Styles

    Explore various style options, from simple centerline, pipe diameters and fill patterns. See how styles can help pipes tell their own unique stories.

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  • Buried Civil 3D tools: Surface Working Plane

    Buried Civil 3D tools: Surface Working Plane

    Did you know that Civil 3D ships with tools that are not loaded by default, but available to you? Let’s explore some awesome surface creation tools.

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  • Civil 3D:  Matching blocks to Eccentric Structures

    Civil 3D: Matching blocks to Eccentric Structures

    Need your AutoCAD blocks to line up with the out of the box Eccentric Structures? This post uncovers how to set up a strcture style to lineup with the 3D parametric part.

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  • Civil 3D: Matching blocks to Concentric Structures

    Civil 3D: Matching blocks to Concentric Structures

    Want your AutoCAD blocks to line up with the out of the box Concentric Structures? This post reveals how to set up a Structure style to lineup with the 3D parametric part.

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  • Civil 3D Labels: Controlling Pipe Leaders in a Dragged State.

    Civil 3D Labels: Controlling Pipe Leaders in a Dragged State.

    Discover how to fine-tune leader placement using Anchor Point and Attachment settings in the Label Style Composer's Layout tab in Civil 3D.

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  • Civil 3D Labels:  How to Create Stacked Labels

    Civil 3D Labels: How to Create Stacked Labels

    Exploring the nuanced control within Civil 3D labels, this blog focuses on the intricate art of managing label width, specifically in Pipe labels showcased in profile views.

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  • Civil 3D: Busted Pressure Network in a Data Shortcut

    Civil 3D: Busted Pressure Network in a Data Shortcut

    Diving into the intricacies of Pressure Network Runs in Civil 3D, this blog unveils an unexpected issue—vanishing data shortcuts.

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  • Hiding the Corridor: Custom Styles

    Hiding the Corridor: Custom Styles

    This blog illuminates the complexities when custom style configurations or intricate subassemblies come into play. Discover how to masterfully control corridor visibility with precision in Civil 3D.

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  • Hiding the Corridor: Default Styles

    Hiding the Corridor: Default Styles

    Struggling with corridor display control in AutoCAD? Discover how code set styles can transform your corridor models effortlessly.

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  • Superelevation Part 4: Rolling off the Shoulders

    Superelevation Part 4: Rolling off the Shoulders

    How to control slope values in cross sections for shoulder subassemblies in Civil 3D.

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  • Superelevation Part 3: Spilling the Gutters

    Superelevation Part 3: Spilling the Gutters

    In this passage we will focus on Curb and Gutter subassembly settings, and how they can react to design at full superelevation in the middle of a curve in Civil 3D.

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  • Superelevation Part 2: Assembly and Subassemblies

    Superelevation Part 2: Assembly and Subassemblies

    Assembly and Subassemblies to carry Superelevation, let dig into where the setting are hiding in Civil 3D.

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  • Superelevation Part 1:  the Alignment

    Superelevation Part 1: the Alignment

    The Alignment holds the key for calculating Superelevation design, let discover the secrets.

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  • Civil 3D Migrate Styles8:36

    Civil 3D Migrate Styles

    This video will show how to share styles from one drawing to another. Often unique styles are created that are needed in other design files or company template needs to be updated. First, using the

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  • Civil 3D Update Parts Lists4:59

    Civil 3D Update Parts Lists

    We will review how to update a Parts List from one drawing to another. What we see here are two scenarios: - Updating an Empty drawing with NO Pipe Networks, like a Template - If Pipe Network alread

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  • Civil 3D Press Pipe Slope Edits3:12

    Civil 3D Press Pipe Slope Edits

    This video will show how to correctly edit the slope for a Part Based system pressure pipe The issue found is the "slope" value input is exaggerated; found that the profile view Vertical Exaggeratio

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