Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Styles

AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar March 31, 2016

[Webinar] AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar Join Eric Colburn, PLS for this informative AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar. In this webinar you will learn everything you need to know to setup AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels and how Civil 3D Parcel objects and Sites function. Save 15% with Early Bird Digital Plus Pass!…

February 23, 2016
AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar February 25, 2016

[Webinar] AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar Join Eric Colburn, PLS for this informative AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Setup Webinar. In this webinar you will learn everything you need to know to setup AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels and how Civil 3D Parcel objects and Sites function. Please note the revised schedule below. Save 15% with…

January 14, 2016
Professional Land Surveyor Premium Post Updates

Professional Land Surveyor Premium Post Updates I was just updating the Premium Membership Specials page by adding a list of all the Premium Posts I’ve published to date. I did not realize that they now add up to over 40 premium posts, how time flies when you’re having fun (and I am!). To sign up,…

March 24, 2012
Land Surveying 911: Should I Pay For AutoCAD Civil 3D Training Or Try To Learn It On My Own?

In this Land Surveying 911 series article, some names have been changed to protect the inquisitive. Submit your Land Surveying 911 request using the form at the end of this article. Steven, who owns a professional land surveying company struggling with switching over to AutoCAD Civil 3D from AutoCAD Land Desktop, submitted the following Land…

March 5, 2012
Description Keys Are Unnecessary

Description Keys Are Unnecessary – There, I Said It! As soon as I first stated using AutoCAD Civil 3D, many moons ago, I had two thoughts: From a land surveyor’s point of view, AutoCAD Civil 3D was not as “revolutionary” a tool as it was/is for civil engineering software improvements (as well as being a financial…

February 13, 2012
AutoCAD Civil 3D Setup for Land Surveyors Course

New AutoCAD Civil 3D Setup for Land Surveyors Course Available on the Professional Land Surveyor Learning Center In this online 8-week course, AutoCAD Civil 3D Setup for Land Surveyors, you will learn how to setup and use AutoCAD Civil 3D for basic land surveying tasks. Learn AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveying While Still Being Productive! This…

May 18, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey 2D Points Essential Template Framework

Today I’m pleased to release my AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing template: AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey 2D Points Essential Template Framework (2011). This includes a digital download dwt (2011) template file and a sample point file. Many land surveyors and designers have asked me to create this template so that they can work with points like they’re 2D. Have…

February 14, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks-Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show Importing AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles. This is another technique that helps you to speed up the creation of AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles by using already created Styles from your other AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings and templates. You can also read AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying…

February 2, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics: Creating a New Description Key Set

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, I’d like to discuss how to create a Description Key Set. This is the second in a series of Premium Posts about description keys. In this post I’ll show you how to create Description Keys Sets and where to find your Description Key Sets for land surveying using AutoCAD…

January 4, 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics-What to do Before Creating a New Description Key Set

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Topics, I’d like to discuss what to do before creating a Description Key Set. This is the first in a series of Premium Posts about description keys. I’ll start here with what to do before creating a new Description Key Set, then move on to how to setup Description…

December 24, 2010
Introductory Sale Ending on AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework

Buy Now and Save! Just a quick announcement that the introductory 50% off sale for the AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing template: AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework will end this Wednesday. After Wednesday, September 22, 2010, the special introductory $99 price will end and then cost the regular $199. So, if you’ve been sitting…

September 20, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework

Today I’m pleased to release my first AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing template: AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework. This includes a digital download dwt template file(and a sample point file, too) and is compatible up to AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011. As further described below, this AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Essential Template Framework is an essential,…

September 8, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Using Layer Source From Other DWGs When Creating Styles

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show Using Layer Source From Other DWGs When Creating Styles. This technique helps you speed up the creation of AutoCAD Civil 3D Styles by using already created layers from your other AutoCAD Civil 3D drawings and templates. The Problem: You are creating new styles in…

August 12, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor Video-AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 for Land Surveyors: Create a Surface From a Point Group

In this installment of my Professional Land Surveyor Video series, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 for Land Surveyors: Create a Surface From a Point Group, I will show you how to: Create a Point Group specifically for project surface points. Create a Surface. Use the Point Group to define the Surface. Watch the video after the jump

June 25, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: How To Setup and Use Surface Styles To Edit Surfaces Efficiently

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I will show you How To Setup and Use Surface Styles To Edit Surfaces Efficiently. This technique increases your CAD drafting and AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface creation and editing productivity by employing proper template setup and reducing switching between Toolspace Tabs and drilling down through what…

June 22, 2010
Are AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Label Style Layers Not Working?

Last night I posted on the Professional Land Surveyor Forum a discussion topic, “Are AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Label Style Layers Not Working?” Here is what I posted there: Is anyone else having this problem? I’m now using AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011, and when I set a layer in any Label Style the label, when…

June 11, 2010
Professional Land Surveyor News: NVIDIA Quadro Lets AutoCAD 2011 Designers Achieve Maximum Productivity

Professional Land Surveyor News: NVIDIA Quadro Lets AutoCAD 2011 Designers Achieve Maximum Productivity. NVIDIA has announced improved workflows for AutoCAD 2011 designers using NVIDIA® Quadro® certified graphics processing units (GPUs). NVIDIA promises visual accuracy, fast 3D performance and high reliability with their Quadro professional graphics solutions. About NVIDIA and Autodesk NVIDIA first shook up the computer graphics…

April 9, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Create A Surface From A Point Group

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’ll will show you how to Create a Surface From a Point Group. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to how to create a Surface in AutoCAD Civil 3D which is a task you will no doubt use often in your professional land surveying practice.…

January 21, 2010
5 Nice Features of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Parcels

5 Nice Features of AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Parcels I was recently working on converting an older AutoCAD drawing to an AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 drawing in order to modify a parcel and add a few new parcels to it. Also recently, I’ve been writing a soon to be released article about whether or not…

January 8, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Finding the Description Key Sets

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’m going to show you how to find the Description Key Sets. Yesterday this issue came up as a few of you were busily learning to use, or just trying to use, AutoCAD Civil 3D and couldn’t find the old Description Key Sets file. Unlike…

September 10, 2009