Eric Colburn, PLS

Tag: Surveying Education

Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Curve Table Video

This AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video shows you how to Create a AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels Curve Table. This video is in response to a viewer comment on my Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects video. Related Video »»Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects Command Line _AddParcelCurveTable

February 22, 2014
AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Coordinate Systems Refresher Video

In this oldie but goodie video, I show you how to set up coordinate systems in AutoCAD Civil 3D Drawings & Survey Databases. If you’re new to AutoCAD Civil 3D, properly setting up your Drawing and Survey Databases is the most important thing you need to do. While this video shows you how to set up…

April 23, 2012
Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects Video

Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects Video This AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video shows you how to create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels from objects, like: Lines Curves Polylines Watch The Video

February 1, 2012
Create Survey Point Groups in AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Databases Video

Create Survey Point Groups in AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Databases In this AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video, I show you how to Create Survey Point Groups in AutoCAD Civil 3D Survey Databases. Survey Point Groups allow you to filter, organize and more easily work with Survey Database Points in your AutoCAD Civil 3D…

January 27, 2012
AutoCAD Civil 3D Set Survey Databases Working Folder Video

AutoCAD Civil 3D Set Survey Databases Working Folder Video In this AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Video I will show you how to set the Survey Databases Working Folder. Watch the Video

January 20, 2012
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
Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D Overview Professional Land Surveyor Video

Here’s a quick video overview of the features, functions, and command set for Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D. At this point I don’t know too much about Eagle Point Surveyors’ Companion For Civil 3D, so this video is sort of an unpacking and peek into this software package. Already, I’ve quickly used the…

August 27, 2010
Survey Database Point Groups-AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 Professional Land Surveyor Video

In this installment of my Professional Land Surveyor Video series, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 for Land Surveyors: Survey Database Point Groups, I will show you how to: Create Survey Database Point Groups. Select Survey Database Points to populate your Survey Database Point Groups. Use Survey Database Point Groups to filter points you insert into and remove from…

August 24, 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
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Drawing Scale Settings

This is the fifth AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks expanding upon a previous article I wrote outlining the 5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know. The fifth of the five AutoCAD Civil 3D settings Professional Land Surveyors need to know was, “Drawing Scale Settings“, which is explained in today’s AutoCAD…

May 13, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Angle Format Settings

This is the fourth of five AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks expanding upon a previous article I wrote outlining the 5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know. The fourth of the five AutoCAD Civil 3D settings Professional Land Surveyors need to know was, “Angle Format Settings“, which is explained…

April 13, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: LandXML Data Imperial Units Settings

This is the third of five AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks expanding upon a previous article I wrote outlining the 5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know. [s2Member-PayPal-Button sp=”1″ ids=”4301″ exp=”72″ desc=”3.99 LandXML Data Imperial Units Settings AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks” ps=”paypal” lc=”” cc=”USD” dg=”0″…

March 30, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Survey Database Units and Zone Settings

This is the second of five AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks expanding upon a previous article I wrote outlining the 5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know. The second of the five AutoCAD Civil 3D settings Professional Land Surveyors need to know was, “Survey Database Units and Zone Settings“,…

March 22, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Setting Units and Zone In AutoCAD Civil 3D Drawings

Last week I wrote an article outlining the 5 AutoCAD Civil 3D Settings Professional Land Surveyors Need To Know. Because these are important settings I’ll write an AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks article weekly about each of those five settings. The first of the five AutoCAD Civil 3D settings Professional Land Surveyors need to…

March 15, 2010
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Add Ribbon Menu Items To The Quick Access Toolbar

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’m going to show you how to Add Ribbon Menu Items To The Quick Access Toolbar. This technique is very useful when you want to have easy access to a favorite AutoCAD Civil 3D menu item but don’t want the hassle of switching Ribbon Panels (particularly if…

February 12, 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
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
AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks: Apply Description Keys

In today’s AutoCAD Civil 3D Surveying Quick Tips and Tricks I’m going to show you how to apply Description Key codes to a point. This may be necessary in the following situations. You created a point in your AutoCAD Civil 3D drawing and inadvertently entered an incorrect description. Now you want to correct the description…

August 21, 2009

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