Category Archives: Civil 3D Tips

Purge the Legend Text style from your drawings

Posted on April 3, 2021 by AutoCAD Tips

From what I have read, the “Legend” text style comes from AutoCAD Map. But this style has made its way into so many other drawings and is frustrating for those who simply don’t want it in their drawings. What makes … Continue reading →

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Civil 3D Selection Issues Over Images

Posted on August 18, 2020 by AutoCAD Tips

This is a setting that I always change when I set up my Civil 3D. Have you ever had an image in your drawing and if you have linework crossing or on top of the image and then you go … Continue reading →

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Fixing Your Broken Concrete Hatch Pattern

Posted on July 24, 2017 by AutoCAD Tips

I hope that you noticed something in my previous blog post about fixing holes in hatches that didn’t have anything to do with that topic. In fact, this is a very common issue that plagues AutoCAD Civil 3D users. As … Continue reading →

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Civil 3D: Closest Distance Between Two Objects

Posted on September 20, 2016 by AutoCAD Tips

There are so many useful drafting tools within Civil 3D, many of which could be great additions to “vanilla” AutoCAD. Today’s post will be the first of many helpful tools found in Civil 3D and if possible, I will post … Continue reading →

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