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When attempting to create a Data Shortcut reference to a profile, Create Reference is grayed out even though the profile appears correctly under the alignment in the Data Shortcuts tree.

Issue: COGO points are already in the drawing, but the expected point styles, label styles, symbols, or full descriptions from a Description Key Set are not being applied.

Do your Civil 3D COGO Points to reference alignment data? This post explores several ways to retrieve station and offset information.

Civil 3D labels include built-in justification options that control their appearance when dragged from their original locations.

Civil 3D Labels do not behave in the same way as AutoCAD Leaders, learn how to control arrowhead locations.

Prepare your team for modern drainage design workflows with practical Autodesk InfoDrainage training from IMAGINiT.

Standardize Autodesk Civil 3D templates to improve drawing consistency, reduce rework, streamline project setup, and support efficient collaboration across civil engineering teams.

After kicking the tires and taking Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview for a spin I've come up with a few tips and tricks that I'd like to pass along

Autodesk Assistant Tech Preview can run a report of drawing standards deviations.

Need to alternate from Grade (%) to Slope (x:1) formats in sections, this is the post for you!

Are you struggling to control Pavement and Shoulder subassemblies labels?, this is the post for you

You open an Infraworks model and select on an object and modify gizmo doesn’t appear

Outlines the correct process to Export pipe networks (pressure and Gravity) from Civil 3D to IFC file format for use/consumption in Revit or other programs that can use IFC

New breaklines, contours, points, or corridor data have been added to a surface, but the surface does not update.

Civil 3D labels that previously displayed correctly now show the message: "Label Contains Broken Reference"

Civil 3D crashes with a Fatal Error or Unhandled Access Violation, often when opening Pressure Network fitting properties, editing connections, or swapping parts.

The MAPTRACKS Coordinate Tracker displays the current drawing coordinate system correctly, but additional coordinate systems return blank values or fail to calculate coordinates.

Users experience random crashes, lockups, or long delays while saving drawings stored on Panzura. In some cases Civil 3D becomes unresponsive or closes unexpectedly.

Labels in Civil 3D: shift position unexpectedly, disappear after regen or reopen, lose leaders or flip direction, or behave differently between drawings.
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When you see this error Vehicle Tracking will need to be registered with the licensing service manually.