Archive for Polylines

AU Class: Part 3

In the continuing saga that is my 2011 AU class, the next part covers connecting the dots.

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Grip tricks (AutoCAD and Civil 3D)

Sometimes the simple tricks are the best tricks!  This post discusses grip editing in Civil 3D and vanilla AutoCAD.  These are fundamentals for creating and editing content but some are not ‘in your face’ and go unnoticed by even the most seasoned of users.  Check it out and let everyone know which you did, or did not, know (comments section).

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Polylines, Alignments, and PI’s

You’ve created an alignment from a polyline, but upon inspection, there are no PI’s (line extensions) at any of the curves.  Why?  And, how can can I get ‘em?  Read on…

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Hydraulic Modeling (Part 1.2)

Earlier this week, Engineered Efficiency announced the release of the EE ProPack Hydro add-on into the wild.  [Hopefully before this post hits, but if not it should be real close].  In Part 1 of the Hydraulic Modeling series, we discussed the theory of the River Reaches and cross-sections. 

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What’s My Favorite New Feature of 2009?

Overall, I’m a fan of 2009. A really big fan. It’s ugly, but I think James already discussed that at length. But there are two features of the new release that I hold very near and dear to my heart – want to find out more? Follow the link…

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