Civil 3D

Tips, tricks and information on Autodesk Civil 3D.

  • Civil 3D: Reducing Surface Data Shortcuts with Hidden Setting

    Civil 3D: Reducing Surface Data Shortcuts with Hidden Setting

    Have you ever created a Surface Data Shortcut in hopes to reduced it's file size, but it does not work? This post will reveal the setting you need.

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  • Civil 3D: Create Pipe Network Via Object Not Showing Flow Arrow

    Civil 3D: Create Pipe Network Via Object Not Showing Flow Arrow

    You are in Model Space and are attempting to Create Pipe Network from Object and the Flow Arrow for the direction of the network is not showing. Here's what you need to know and do to fix the issue.

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  • Civil 3D Corridors:  Understanding Duplicate Subassemblies

    Civil 3D Corridors: Understanding Duplicate Subassemblies

    Let’s explore how duplicate or stacked subassemblies can affect design

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  • Civil 3D Classes Now Available

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  • SAL Engineering Streamlines Workflow with IMAGINiT Training and Civil 3D

    SAL Engineering Streamlines Workflow with IMAGINiT Training and Civil 3D

    Discover how SAL Engineering optimized efficiency and elevated workflows with IMAGINiT's training for Autodesk Civil 3D. Explore their journey towards increased productivity and success.

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  • Enforcing and Creating Purpose-Built Autodesk Technology Standards

    Enforcing and Creating Purpose-Built Autodesk Technology Standards

    Considering Autodesk's Civil 3D is now 20 years old, one might think that everyone who has adopted it over the last two decades has fine-tuned every nook and cranny of the software

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  • Is your Civil 3D software in need of a Health Check?

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  • Catterall & Wright Improves Project Efficiency & Accuracy with Custom Software Tools

    Catterall & Wright Improves Project Efficiency & Accuracy with Custom Software Tools

    “We often need to do certain things or clients have specific requirements, but there aren’t always existing tools in Civil 3D to achieve those goals efficiently."

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  • Civil 3D North arrow layer change issue

    Civil 3D North arrow layer change issue

    When trying to change the layer association from the layer dropdown list in the ribbon to assign to the North arrow or bar scale, the layer list will close.

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  • Autodesk Point Layout 2025 missing in AutoCAD MEP 2025 and Civil 3D 2025

    Autodesk Point Layout 2025 missing in AutoCAD MEP 2025 and Civil 3D 2025

    The Point Layout 2025 plugin failed to load in the affected products specifically, due to a bug in the program scripts. Here's what you need to know and do to fix this.

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  • Open in SSA not available in Civil 3D 2025

    Open in SSA not available in Civil 3D 2025

    You are looking for the Edit in Storm and Sanitary Analysis button in Civil 3D 2025 and it’s not there.  In addition, the command EditinSSA doesn’t work.

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  • Civil 3D: How to hide a Profile

    Civil 3D: How to hide a Profile

    Need to hide a Profile but do not know how to? Let’s explore an option.

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  • Civil 3D: Having Fun Displaying Cut and Fill

    Civil 3D: Having Fun Displaying Cut and Fill

    Need help showing Cut and Fill clearly in your drawings? Let’s explore the options on how-to leverage styles and settings to show what you might need.

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  • Pushing Autodesk service packs, hotfixes, and other updates to users workstations

    Pushing Autodesk service packs, hotfixes, and other updates to users workstations

    Autodesk does not have a way to push these items out to your user's workstations other than using Autodesk Access to install locally with local admin rights.

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  • Should I upgrade from Desktop Connector version 15.x to 16.x

    Should I upgrade from Desktop Connector version 15.x to 16.x

    While it is not necessary to upgrade to the latest version of Desktop Connector Version 16.x, it is highly recommended to do so, in order to take advantage of the latest enhancements.

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  • A "Licensing Error" occurs after server runs scheduled "Forced Shutdown and Reboot"

    A "Licensing Error" occurs after server runs scheduled "Forced Shutdown and Reboot"

    A scheduled task deletes a licensing file that prevents Autodesk products from starting.

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  • Civil 3D: Adding Additional Sample Lines and Section Views to Group

    Civil 3D: Adding Additional Sample Lines and Section Views to Group

    Have you ever had your section views sheets created, everything is lined up and in place. But now you have to add an extra sample line, how did you do it

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  • Civil 3D: Slope Arrows that always point downhill

    Civil 3D: Slope Arrows that always point downhill

    Do your slope arrows sometimes point in the wrong direction? See how to fix that.

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  • Civil 3D Corridor: How to Hide the Markers

    Civil 3D Corridor: How to Hide the Markers

    Are your corridors in section views cluttered with markers (dots)? Learn how to clean things up.

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  • Civil 3D Pipe Labels: Shifted and Centered

    Civil 3D Pipe Labels: Shifted and Centered

    Working with expressions to slide pipe label out of the way.

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  • IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D 2025 released!

    IMAGINiT Utilities for Civil 3D 2025 released!

    Our utilities run directly inside Autodesk Civil 3D and are designed to remove redundancies and rework, by automating repetitive tasks, saving your team time and effort.

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  • What's New in Autodesk Civil 3D & ReCAP 202539:59

    What's New in Autodesk Civil 3D & ReCAP 2025

    IMAGINiT expert Leo Lavayen explores the new features and functions in the latest Autodesk Civil 3D & ReCAP 2025.

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