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Civil 3D Users – Maximize Your Productivity and Save Money
Civil Site Design, originally written as a Civil 3D add-on for automated road design, is the one option that provides immediate real benefits including stability and design automation to Civil 3D users while providing a path to independence from the Autodesk rental program, if desired, for as little as $995. Continue reading
Most Civil/Survey Firms Are Not Well Served by Civil 3D
It is my belief that many of Autodesk’s Civil 3D users would be better served by smaller developers who are laser focused on the Civil/Survey market. Continue reading
Civil Site Design’s Satellite to Surface Feature is Amazingly Accurate!
Direct access to Google Elevation data significantly reduces the effort required to create accurate contours for pre-design and planning purposes Continue reading
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Is Your Land Development Desktop Getting Long in the Tooth?
Looking for a Land Development Desktop (LDD) replacement that does not require a Civil 3D? Stringer TOPO is a low cost, modern survey application that works with AutoCAD, BricsCAD and Civil 3D. Continue reading
The Autodesk Rental Model May Result in Local Governments Wasting Money in the Future
This post has be updated and moved here. recently had an interesting discussion with the GIS/CAD manager for the wastewater division of a large U.S. city. He raised a number of interesting observations of their changing software needs: The city … Continue reading
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Value in Site Design Software = Productivity+ Ease of Use + Cost
This post has been updated and moved here. Autodesk’s move to a subscription only pricing model, combined with backward compatibility issues with Civil 3D 2017 have caused many users to evaluate the true value of Civil 3D to their organization. … Continue reading
Civil 3D 2017 is not Backwards Compatible
Many Civil 3D users will be surprised to learn that Civil 3D 2017 is not backward compatible to earlier versions. This will hurt many firms who purchased subscription for some but not all of their Civil 3D licenses to maintain … Continue reading
Small Civil Design Firms Can Dominate The Site Design Market!
Smaller civil design firms will realize immediate productivity gains from Civil Site Design that will allow them to generate accurate designs quickly with minimal training. Continue reading
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Save $6,825 Over 5 Years From the AutoCAD Rental Program!
Like many software companies, Autodesk is moving to a software rental model. Although this approach is common for new cloud based solutions, will it be accepted by AutoCAD users who are accustomed to owning their desktop software? The chart below shows … Continue reading
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