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- posted 08/21/08 by Jack Strongitharm Create your own subassembly toolpalletes (2009)
- Nice little feature of 2009 release is that you can create your own toolpalletes of assemblies and subassemblies.
So you are not a code person, doesn't matter.
How many times do you enter parameters into a subassembly to set width, slopes etc that you use everytime.
Also do you hunt through the palletes searching for the couple that you are using the most?.
Well that we can sort!
In a clean drawing and save it (this is temporary) click on a subassembly and hit return key (for detached)
Place it in the drawing.
On its properties, set all the parameters the way you like
Once you are ready, create a new pallete and then with left mouse button click and hold on the subassembly in the drawing and drag it to the toolpallete.
Once its there you can rename it to something sensible and also specify an image.
If you browse to
On XP
C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Tool Catalogs\Road Catalog\Images
On Vista
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\C3D 2009\enu\Tool Catalogs\Road Catalog\Images
You can find all the Civil 3D icons
For my UK and Ireland users I have created a simple set and also included kerbs and edgings to British Standards.
These will work better than my old set that I made from polylines.
Hope they are of use.
Click here to download
To install, extract the zip file to a location on your computer and by right clicking on the toolpallete click then on customize palletes
On the left hand side, click on Import and point to the XTP file that extracted from the zip file.
Should save some time and effort on a daily basis.
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UK and Ireland Country Kit 2009
Posted 06/09/08 by Jack Strongitharm
Hot on the trail of Ove and the Swedish.
Finally we also have released the UK and Ireland Country Kit for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009.
Easiest way to find all the country kits is from the memorable weblink
http://www.autodesk.com/civil3d-countrykits
This includes
General template for UK and Ireland
Template for Irish Local Authorities
Template for importing OS Mastermap
Roads standards file for DMRB and NRA
The UK and Ireland Pipes Catalogue for Sewers for Adoption 6th Edition and Underground Utilities
Link to Microdrainage WinDES
and other suitable reporting outputs
So worth the wait.
Also there is a pdf file with a pictorial guide to what is in the country kit and please note the installation notes as it describes how to bring in the toolpalletes for the visualisation content that is not automatically shown in the British Language Version.
This kit is an evolving set, so please let me know what you think should be part of it and supply some examples.
Jack Strongitharm -
Just when you thought I am finished with 2008
Posted 04/18/08 by Jack Strongitharm
Most of the things you will hear from us from now on will be of course based around our new release 2009.
However we recognise that it may take some time until you all can follow.
So to keep my friends in the UK and Ireland going we have just released an update to the Country Kit for Civil 3D 2008.
So whats in it?
Pipes and Structures and plenty of them !
We now support Sewers for Adoption 6th Edition and manufacturers pipes and manholes types. Also including CAD linetypes, styles and colours.
Also to accompany the Microdrainage WinDES Link Tool a generic pipes and structures catalog, which is material independent and supports all the sizes required.
Finally to complete the set a collection of underground pipes and styles for underground utilities for gas, electric, telecomms etc
An example from Ramboll Sweden by Mats Ericsson of what can be done.
Next a new template file for Ireland for the local authorities that gives them familiar look and feel to what they are used to, all set as defaults and including the above pipe catalogs.
Finally for the UK, Ordnance Survey Mastermap template to assist in theming this newer mapping format to create maps as they were intended.
Download it from here
Jack Strongitharm