The Basics of Being a CAD Manager

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

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

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

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.

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.

When you see this error Vehicle Tracking will need to be registered with the licensing service manually.

Explore the most impactful Civil 3D 2027 updates, including AI-powered workflows, grading enhancements, drainage design improvements, and Autodesk Forma integration.

Discover why civil engineering firms with connected data and digital workflows are seeing greater success with AI and digital transformation.

Looking to control the size of surveyed Trees? This post will share some configuration options.

Creating custom labels to calculate true structure depth values.

This post on different methods for adding content to Civil 3D data tables.

Need to show linear elements on cross sections? Take a look at this post!