Using If Statements for Yes/No Parameters

by Darian Burks | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, Civil 3D, Revit, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

Have you ever wanted to control the visibility of a Revit family like you can with Design Options in your projects? We’ll explore how you can create multiple design options in a Revit family using If statement formulas in a Yes/No parameter. Establishing the Formula...

Unleash the Power of Layer Filters in AutoCAD and Civil 3D

by Darian Burks | Oct 17, 2020 | AutoCAD, Blog, Civil 3D, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

What are layer filters and why should we use them? Layer filters are used to organize the growing list of layers inside the layer properties manager. Then, as more projects are received, the list of layers grows each time. It can become very time-consuming to scroll...

“Freeze” Drawings with Dynamo

by Darian Burks | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Civil 3D, Dynamo, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

A while back, I was speaking with my supervisor and he told me about a Revit extension that he wished would be brought back. He used to create isometric drawings called “Freeze Drawings.” My experience with isometric drawings was on the beginner’s level, so I had...

Introducing Dynamo for Civil 3D

by Darian Burks | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog, Civil 3D, Dynamo, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

Dynamo to the rescue! This tool is the superman of Civil, and can do nearly anything you need in AutoCAD and Civil 3D – like leaping tall buildings in a single bound, stopping locomotives, you get the idea. In my career in Civil Engineering, I have always searched for...

Data Shortcuts: Why and How To Use Them

by Darian Burks | Sep 22, 2020 | Blog, Civil 3D, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

The first reason to use Data Shortcuts is for their use in workshare or collaboration functionality (also referred to as Drefs). You can have multiple users work on different design elements while linked to the same Shortcut. Collaboration is a key component in any...

HecRas To Civil 3D? Just Do HecRas IN Civil 3D

by Shawn Prince | Sep 10, 2020 | Blog, Civil 3D, Tips & Tricks, Workflows & Solutions

I know I’m dating myself by saying, “I remember a time when there was a back office or HecRas computer. Places where old, outdated software resided. Not to die, but rather to be eternally preserved for future generations of engineers to harness the raw power of DOS.”...