Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?
Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?
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I am curious how Civil 3D has come along since it first came out? Does anyone use this to do grading plans for 1 lot Single Family Residential? Basically a demo the existing house and put a new larger house on the lot project. Is this faster to use than Autocad or Land Desktop? Generally this would be for 1/4 Acre Lots normally on hillside, but sometimes more flat. I think the last release of Civil3D I used was 2007 and it almost worked for what I was trying to do at a past company, but wasn't quite there yet.
B+W Engineering and Design
Los Angeles Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer
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RE: Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?
It is a good tool.
Nate the Great
www.ceieng.com
RE: Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?
Are you able to only use Civil 3D on its own? Or do you still need something else for your designs?
B+W Engineering and Design
Los Angeles Civil Engineer and Structural Engineer
http://bwengr.com | http://bwstructuralengineer.com | http://bwcivilengineer.com
RE: Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?
We too had a hard time with crashes and CPU usage when switching to C3D. I believe a full uninstall of all Autodesk products prior to install of C3D was required to reduce the crashing problems (although some drawings still have issues). If used incorrectly, the grading tools can still cause stability problems.
The recommended specs for a C3D machine are pretty high, especially the RAM.
Here's a good place for Autocad tips: http://forums.autodesk.com/
Nate the Great
www.ceieng.com
RE: Civil 3D, Grading and 1 Lot Single Family Residential?