Nick Turner

A specific linetype displays perfectly for everyone else in the project but refuses to show correctly on one user’s machine — even after reinstalling Civil 3D.

Users can select surfaces by name and see them in Object Inspector, but no contours, triangles, or labels appear — even when using a style known to work.

A large plan set with dozens of profiles occasionally prints without grade lines on random sheets — and which ones fail changes every time.

Linetypes display correctly in Model Space but appear continuous or wrong inside Layout viewports.

Issue: Civil 3D lagging or running slow. Here's 10 tips to check to see if you can improve the performance.

Issue: You want to have the same Civil 3D instance on one computer as on another. Here's what you need to know and do.

You’re working on a Civil 3D project — perhaps adding alignment labels, surface spot elevations, or pipe network labels — and suddenly the labels are gone!

When Autodesk Civil 3D crashes, it often generates a mini dump file (.dmp) alongside crash logs in a folder

Users sometimes encounter problems when plotting to PDF in Civil 3D.

Creating AutoCAD LISP routines can save significant time in drafting and design workflows, but writing them from scratch requires programming knowledge not all CAD users possess.

Elevate Label Clarity with the "Reference Text" Feature in Civil 3D Labels

Speed Up Corridor Target Mapping in Civil 3D with the Hidden “Set All Targets” Feature

A corridor that is clearly visible in plan view and profile view does not appear in section views created along sample lines. The section views are blank or missing expected corridor geometry.

Feature lines added as breaklines to a surface have no impact—elevations and slopes remain unchanged.

After updating or refreshing a Data Shortcut for a surface, the surface disappears from the drawing or shows as unresolved.

Civil 3D labels (such as surface spot elevations or alignment labels) shift position when the viewport scale changes, leading to misaligned or overlapping annotations.

Structures (like manholes or inlets) appear placed correctly in plan view but do not connect to pipes in the Civil 3D pipe network. The system does not treat them as part of the same network.

If Civil Objects display in Model Space but not a Paper Space Viewport.  It may display fine in an earlier version of Civil 3D but do not display in newer version.

The command to convert Land Desktop Points does not exist in Civil 3D 2025. Here's what you need to know and do.