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MMS and GRS Files in Civil 3D: The Surface Sidecars Nobody Asked For
Explanation of Civil 3D MMS and GRS files.
Kate Brown
3 days ago4 min read


Civil 3D Surfaces: TIN vs. Grid Without the Terrain-Induced Nausea
Understanding TIN vs GRID surfaces.
Kate Brown
May 44 min read


DWG Insertion Units — Because Apparently Xrefs Needed Another Way to Waste Your Day Fighting Chaos
How CAD Insertion Units can shift data.
Kate Brown
Apr 279 min read


Alignment Curves Explained: Which One Is Easiest, Which One Is Best, and Which One Will Ruin Your Afternoon
Civil 3D Alignment Curve edits explained.
Kate Brown
Apr 207 min read


Civil 3D Corridors: Powerful, Fragile, and Occasionally Possessed
Common issues with Civil 3D Corridors
Kate Brown
Mar 255 min read


The 7 Signs Your Existing Ground Surface Is About to Destroy Your Drawing
Signs that you C3D surface is getting ready to fail.
Kate Brown
Mar 163 min read


Working with Extremely Large Existing Ground Data in Civil 3D
Working with large surfaces in Civil 3D.
Kate Brown
Mar 98 min read


Civil 3D Is Not Deterministic (And why that is a Problem)
Why two Civil 3D users see different results when doing the same steps in a design.
Kate Brown
Feb 225 min read


Civil 3D Best Practices: Observed, Repeatable, and Learned the Hard Way
Civil 3D Best Practices and Pitfalls to avoid
Kate Brown
Feb 173 min read


Civil 3D Performance Tuning That Has Nothing to do with Hardware
Your Civil 3D usually isn't slow due to hardware limitations, it is slow due to poor file hygiene.
Kate Brown
Feb 95 min read
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