Be good if we could resolve some background fill to tables so they work when placing the mover data..
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Features lines dynamically linked to corridor! Civil 3D 2015
Amazing how this one slipped past me… Not even sure if this is only in 2015..
However, when you extract a feature line from a corridor. You can create a dynamic link back to the corridor (See below). That’s right… A “feature line” can be extracted from a corridor and when the corridor rebuilds, it updates itself!!
BUT WHAT IS SO AMAZING ABOUT THIS? …….well… CORNER OVERLAPS IN CORRIDORS CAN BE A LOT MORE DYNAMIC!!… read on below.
Say you have a tight corner in a corridor you can’t get away from..
Rather than extracting a feature line and having to move it every time your corridor updates..
You can now extract (tick the dynamic box).. create your grading… add it to your corridor surface.. but,,
Maybe I realign my corridor slightly. No problem.. The feature line and the associated grading goes with! Wonderful..
Improvements that can be made to the Sample Line Materials Setup Box
1. There is no way to sort or “re-order materials” in either the main dialog. OR the Criteria Dialog. Very frustrating!
2. Structures added manually can’t be deleted (this is definitely a bug!)
3. When creating large criteria or editing manually. It would be good if the “delete” key worked and multiple lines can be selected at once and deleted. As having to go up to that red cross can be very time consuming when editing large criteria etc. Particularly when everytime you delete something the selection moves completely away from where you were working.
4. Find/replace functionality on the names used in the criteria would also save a lot of time as well. You want to use the criteria on a different area of your design and all you need to do is change a suffix. Otherwise the “map objects by name” doesn’t work (find replace functionality in every civil 3d list box would save a lot of time)
5. It would be excellent if shape codes could be split somewhat by a surface. So (area volume in shape code above <selected surface>/area volume in shape code below <selected surface>. This negates having to create – 4-5 extra surfaces to calculate complex geometry represented by a shape.
Structures Added to Sample Line Materials Using Criteria Can’t Be Deleted/Edited
After adding a whole bunch of materials to my sample lines using criteria, I can’t delete any of the structures from the list…
However If these are added manually using the buttons then you can delete them.. Kind of frustrating if you have to edit your materials quickly…
See example drawing link here
You will also need custom subassemblies to be attached here
Look in DS-TSF-ULTIMATE.dwg
Horizontal Geometry will not display in bands on a data shortcutted alignment
See link to download example drawing
The horizontal geometry band displays no values until the alignment is promoted. Breaking the reference to our alignment, which is not a suitable workaround IMO as we have too many profile views, alignments that would need to be recreated if something changes…
We really need a proper fix for this ASAP.
Before no values displayed
After, promoting the alignment, removing the band and re-adding ,the values now display.. (not a suitable workaround!)
Autocad Loses Focus when selecting civil 3d objects
UPDATE: Autodesk is aware of this issue and can reproduce the problem CaseNo:10466148, This only happens when you ahve your properties palette open.
This is a difficult one to explain. So I have made a screencast to show you here
But basically when selecting something that is a civil 3d object with a “Left-Right” or “right-left” selection and you drag your mouse outside the autocad window (say the start menu). Autocad no longer is the current program. Requiring the user to select the autocad icon on start menu. Or click on the top bar to regain focus..
Very frustrating as my commands often have to be done twice as a result. OR more often then not a complicated selection during a command that may have taken a little while is lost.
Additionally once this has occurred once. A left-right selection on the object without even dragging outside will continue to allow the program to lose focus!
See example file and explanation below so you can recreate problem for yourselves.
Surface Style Layers for Analysis Greyed out
In Civil 3D 2014 you could change the layers for surface styles for slopes/directiosn etc. This no longer works in 2015
But now they are just greyed out? Is there something that toggles this so I can manage the layers again?
This makes transparency particularly difficult to manage for analysis
When trimming with 3D polyline and Live Preview on, Autocad Freezes
Getting an error in 2015 when trimming lines with a 3d polyline. (see attached drawing).
Download 0011 – trimming 3d polylines 2015_test1
I select the complex 3d polyline as the trimming line, then when I go to trim the lines. IF I accidentally hover over the 3d polyline I am using to trim it just freezes for up to 5 minutes.
If I turn off live preview I don’t get the error?
The more complex the 3d polyline the longer the wait!
What’s wrong?
Deleting an Input Parameter in Subassembly Composer will freeze program
Create two input parameters, rename one, delete the other. Subassembly composer freezes.
been there since 2013! please fix
Have been told that this will be fixed in the later release!
Free File Sync – Folder Syncronisation Program
I have used a number of free “folder comparison/syncing” programs over time. But this one is awesome.
Highly recommended if you need to compare network locations regularly and update etc..
Just don’t install the nonsense application it recommends when installing it
Download here
Custom Synchronization Options
Really easy to visualize the way you want to update files. Create custom syncs that you can run regularly.
Basically gives you two lists, shows you what’s going to be updated. Just click to make it happen.
I particularly enjoy the fact that it keeps a DB on both sides so next time you sync it can check if anything has changed in both locations..!
