I wish central justified attributes would stop moving after recovering a drawing. I am aware this is an Autocad Problem.. but maybe there is a way we can avoid using them..
ATTSYNC does not correct this. The only way to correct this is to redefine the block
Should look like
If you like manually entering information/text from jpg’s and images please disregard this post…
I think this is a handy tip though.
Say I have a low quality jpeg that looks like below.. I want all the text from it.. but the problem is, it is an image..!
Not a problem!.. read below.
Open the image in Adobe Acrobat Pro.. im using version XI… but you can use version 9 too.
From the edit menu select “Edit Text & images”
A new bar appears on the right.. in the “Text Recognition Section” – select “in this file”.. (You can also do this for multiple files)
If you just want what you are looking at select the “current page” otherwise select all pages
Now the magic happens.. all the text is selectable… just copy and paste to wherever you need it.
Now in excel
Solution In Progress US23106
A lot of the onsnaps/otrack features do not work when editing profiles..
For example extending the endpoint of a profile along the same tangent! “Extension” doesn’t work. Strangely parallel does work?
Be great if reported values in civil 3d could be easily rounded to nearest 10/100 etc.. using the precision setting.
Thought some of you may enjoy this tip.. We all use gradings – sometimes our feature lines have curves. We want to move them, but the problem is they don’t stay tangential… Here is a quick fix that doesn’t involve exploding the gradings/feature lines. On the modify ribbon or featureline context ribbon select the “edit curves” button.. (by the way there are plenty of awesome commands on here you should know as well.. have a browse!) 
Select a curve – then press the “maintain tangency” button
Fixed! Plus the grading updates!
If you get an error.. move the line a little bit and try again! “It unfortunately doesn’t maintain tangency when you move it again.. but still better than exploding and starting again..
Would it not be nice to match properties between profile/section views and have it create all the same profiles/hatching styles/band styles etc in the target profile view in one click..
Seems pretty obvious.. But wouldn’t it be nice to change the comparison surfaces without creating a new volumes surfaces
Some styles are unnecessarily duplicated through the product just to change one parameter
For example surface styles
Just to have the interval changed. Would it not be nice to simply have an object dependent property override?
This could apply to more than just surface styles as well.
Profile/Section Views – vertical exaggeration
Alignments Labels – major/minor spacing
Cogo Points – Left/Right side
Other quick features that would be great like the build definition options…
New upgrades to the beta.autodesk.com site saw not really a lot change.
It is really difficult to see what requests/issues are posted as there are no descriptions next to the FR DE codes
The editor is does not easily allow one to add inline images to describe what you are talking about. You can only “attach files” which is a very “old skool” way of posting problems an ideas.
If you want genuine contribution from the community get some better technology in place!
EDIT: You can download the subassemblies demonstrated below from link here
Currently the elevation and width targets override using “absolute” elevation or width.
The following changes would add enhanced flexibility to control key parameters in a corridor design.
This allows the user to define delta y/delta x/slope using a profile height.
So for example:
So rather than constantly having to try and find the correct elevation on the main profile. You can control parameters on a separate profile above/below the main profile. Similar to the Super elevation profile view.
What I Call “Dual Profile Design”
See below for use.
