Autocad Civil 3D 2009 Update 1

Civil 3D 2009 Update 1 is here.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=11687614&linkID=9240698

Issues Resolved
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autocad_civil_3d_2009_update_1_readme_final.htm#summary

July's Meeting in Review

Thanks to Alignex Inc. for opening their facility and providing pizza and refreshments. Their Civil 3D guru Bill Neuhauser presented his view of applying C3D to projects and in particular his method for developing the road surface of an irregular cul de sac.
There was also some discussion about forming the organization of the user’s group by the users and Bob Gilman of Kimley Horn stepped up as the first volunteer leader. He asked for assistance from Dan Thill of Bonestroo and Ian Burrell from URS.
As an Affiliated Chapter of AUGI (AutoCAD Users Group International) they agreed to work together to develop the organization for the benefit of all users.
Brad Burgess from Autodesk was also in attendance (IDS Civil Solutions Executive, Infrastructure Solutions Division, Northeast Territory) and showed support for the users group.We are looking for topics for our future meetings so email subjects of interest as well as any questions or comments you have regarding the Minnesota Civil 3D User

Minnesota Civil 3D Users Group Is Under New Management

Paul Case and Doug Benoit from Imaginit originally setup the users group with the thought at some point in time it would be taken over by users. With Paul’s departure from Imaginit someone was needed to take over. They preferred someone from outside the reseller environment. The following people have volunteered to run the users group.

Main User Group Contact:

Robert Gilman
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
651-643-0414
bob.gilman@kimley-horn.com

Alternate User Group contacts:

Dan Thill
Bonestroo
651-604-4809
dan.thill@bonestroo.com

Ian Burrell
URS Corp.
612-373-6424
ian.burrell@urscorp.com

If you have any suggestion for future group meeting please contact one of us.

Thanks,

Bob G.

April Meeting - ALL ABOUT STYLE!!

Topic: ALL ABOUT STYLE!!

Andy Parr from IMAGINiT Techologies will be covering the different style types and making styles default for object creation and labeling.

• Obect Styles
• Label Styles
• Table Styles
• Drawing Settings
• Feature Settings
• Command Settings

Date: Tuesday, April 29th
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (food and soda will be provided)
Location:

Bonestroo
2335 Highway 36 W
St. Paul, MN 55113

For a map and directions, please visit : http://www.bonestroo.com/Contact/Locations/StPaul/tabid/233/Default.aspx

Speaker Bio:

Name / Title: Alexander Parr, P.E., Civil Applications Specialist

Company: IMAGINiT Technologies

Office Location: Cleveland, OH, United States

Vertical: Infrastructure Solutions Division

Professional Affiliations Certifications:
Professional Engineer, Ohio; Surveyor in Training (SI), Ohio; Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert (ICE)

Experience: Andy has over fourteen years of civil engineering and surveying experience in a variety of positions ranging from design engineering to project management. These roles have provided him with a deep understanding of numerous survey and civil software programs encompassing many types of data collectors, survey, and hydraulic/hydrology methods, including Eaglepoint, SurvCADD, Autodesk® Land Desktop and AutoCAD® Civil 3D®. His expertise includes management and design work on commercial sites, residential subdivisions, municipal road rehabilitation, utilities, railroads, and airports.

Education: Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University; Surveying Certification Program from Cleveland State University; Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from Ohio Northern University

About: Andy has helped many firms and government agencies align their software usage with their workflow, design, and documentation requirements. He quickly zeroes in on key issues and delivers welltargeted, energetic and entertaining presentations to both department managers and end-users.

March's Meeting in Review

I would like to thank Jerry Bartels from Autodesk for flying to MN to present at our second Minnesota Civil 3D User Group. We are looking for topics for our next meeting, so please email Paul Case (pcase@rand.com) with items you would like to see presented, as well as any questions or comments you have regarding the Civil 3D User Group. Alliant Engineering (http://www.alliant-eng.com/) has offered to host the next meeting. Look for an email from me in a couple of weeks with the details.

Below you will find several links to various AutoCAD Civil 3D resources that Jerry has been compiling.

Civil 3D Resource Center
http://www.adskhost.com/2007/03/AutoCAD-Civil-3D-Resource-Center/

Civil 3D On-Demand Webcasts
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=8894388

Autodesk University Online
http://au.autodesk.com/

Autodesk University
http://www.autodeskevents.com/au2007/

Civil 3D Civil Community Website
http://civilcommunity.autodesk.com/

Civil 3D Knowledge Base
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/index?siteID=123112&id=3571865&linkID=9240697

Civil 3D Discussion Forums
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=3615113&linkID=9240697

Autodesk E-Learning courses
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/e-learningbk.pdf

Autodesk Student Resource Center
http://students4.autodesk.com/

Autodesk Civil 3D 2008 Course Curriculum
http://students6.autodesk.com/?nd=adsk_c3d2008_curriculum

Register for a Civil 3D webcast
www.autodesk.com/AEC-civilengineering-webcasts

March Meeting - Civil 3D Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LOCATION FOR MARCH'S CIVIL 3D USER GROUP MEETING HAS CHANGED TO PARKDALE CENTER IN ST. LOUIS PARK. SEE BELOW FOR THE ADDRESS.

Due to a last minute change to our December meeting, we will be using that agenda for our March meeting.

Minnesota AutoCAD Civil 3D User Group Meeting

Who should attend: CAD Managers, Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Engineering Designers, Production Drafters

Date: Wednesday, March 5th

Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. (Pizza and soda will be provided)

Location:
Parkdale Center
5100 Gamble Drive
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
(Google and Yahoo directions will put you a block away from the Parkdale Center building. The address is Gamble Drive, but the building is physically located on Utica Avenue)


Topic: Civil 3D 2008 Overview by Jerry Bartels from Autodesk. During this 90 Minute session, Jerry will provide a high-level overview of Civil 3D including working with Points, Surface construction and Alignment & Profile creation. Using these Objects he will create a quick corridor model, generate some cross sections and demonstrate Civil 3D’s Plan Production tools. Along the way, Jerry will discuss the many benefits of using a 3D Object Model when doing design. He will conclude with a Question and Answer session.

Speaker Bio: Jerry is a civil engineering technical specialist for Autodesk. For more than 17 years, Jerry has worked in all areas of civil engineering, surveying, and mapping, providing clients with services in CAD management and implementation, and network administration. He also has 10+ years of experience teaching Autodesk products and developing curriculum at Elgin Community College in Illinois. At Autodesk, Jerry specializes in civil engineering and mapping solutions, and currently provides training and support services throughout the country. He has received two awards from Autodesk for his presentations.

If you would like to register for this event, please email Paul Case (pcase@rand.com)

December's Meeting in Review

Below is a brief overview of what was covered at the December meeting:

1. We had around 8-10 people in attendance.
2. We discussed the direction of the group. The location will vary each month.
3. There were miscellaneous questions about Civil 3D, including moving profiles and a styles overview.
4. Other topics included:

• Accessing the Survey Link extension
• Using the Annotation Scale & VP Scale functionality in Model Space and the Layouts
• Using -SCALELISTEDIT to clean-up the list of scales when using the Annotation Scale
• A brief introduction the new HydraFlow Extension
• Creating PLPR sheets using the Plan Production tools
• A discussion of Data Shortcuts vs. Vault
• Using ctrl + left click for the selection of C3D entities
• Fianlly, the importance of creating data when setting up your C3D styles

5. Doug Benoit of IMAGINiT Technologies gave a Civil 3D 2008 new features overview.