Saturday 18 May 2024
Saturday 14 January 2023
Batch Run Lisp Routines on multiple files to update preview images
Using the “Autodesk Batch Save Utility” that comes as a separate program with Civil3d you can set up a lisp routine thru a script file to be run on multiple files when they are opened resave. We have done this to resave and update a lot of old files in our block library to refresh the drawing preview images, so you can roughly see what is in the file in the preview pane of wind0ws explorer.
To do this :-
1. Go Edit and update the script file.
2. Add the path of the location you want the files to be resaved.
3. Press Start
Thursday 26 August 2021
Drawing Purge - Civil3d Styles Batch Purge
Sunday 21 June 2020
Map3d Dialog Boxes not showing in Civil3d
For some reason the Map3d Dialog boxes have not been showing in my Civil3d this article provided the fix
the search paths for the ade.dcl for the 2016 version of software I am running were a bit different.
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\Map\Support\en-US
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2016\Map\bin\FDO.
Need the dialog to help with this question in the forums
Saturday 13 June 2020
Adding SHP file Linework from Civil3d to Open Street Map (OSM)
1. In Civil 3d prepare your linework and then type “Mapexport” to start the process to export a shp file of your data. Create a folder to save the shp file information to and give the shp file data a name.
2. If exporting just line select lines and manually select the objects you want.
3. Go to the options tab and set the co-ordinate system to convert to WGS84 i.e LL84 as this is open of the co-ordinate systems that the Pot Latch 2 editor for Open Street Map can import.
4. Go to the folder the shp files were exported to and zip all the files into the open zip file.
5. Open a browser that supports flash and go to the Open Street Map webpage and log in. Once logged in go to the edit menu and select edit with PotLatch 2
6. Once Potlatch 2 opens go to the Background menu and select the Vector File button
7. In the load vector file dialog choose shapefile browse to the zip file created above and the linework of the shpfile should be imported.
8. With the linework as a background to bring into Open Street Map click on the line work while holding the Alt key and then press the save button to push up to the Open Map Server.
Monday 30 March 2020
Connecting Surface Pro to Computer as extra Screen and Input Device
The current Covid-19 lock down in New Zealand has everyone working from home where they can. In order to hand markup pdf’s I thought I would connect my original Surface Pro to my PC as an Input Device and third screen. I googled how to do it and decided to write up the process with a few additional picture for future reference and to help anyone else who maybe trying to do it.
1. Make sure Windows 10 is installed on both the PC and the Surface Pro.
2.
Press Win+P to bring up the connection centre on the PC
3. Choose “Connect to a wireless display”
4. Hopefully you will see the name of the Surface Pro in the list of Devices
5. If not then we have to change some settings on the Surface Pro to allow projecting onto its screen. Type in settings and then goto “Projecting to this PC” turn on its availability and make sure it is plugged into a power source.
6. Go back to the connection centre and refresh hopefully you can see the name of the Surface Pro and be able to connect to it.
7. Allowing input make sure you check the allowing input box or notification bubble that will come up on your PC to allow the pen and touch screen input from the Surface Pro to work on your PC.
8. if the above has not worked for you here are more Troubleshooting tips from the Microsoft website.
