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Master Civil 3d Expressions - Add a constant to Surface Labels

Use Civil 3D expressions to add a constant to surface spot elevation labels, such as 0.5 ft from edge of pavement to top of curb. December 5, 2023 · 4 min read

Civil 3D Guides

How to Label Crossing Alignments in AutoCAD Civil 3D

Label crossing alignments in Civil 3D with profile elevations by editing a Station Offset Fixed Point label style at the intersection of two alignments. November 21, 2023 · 4 min read

How to Change Elevations of COGO Points in Civil3D

Raise or lower the elevations of many COGO points at once in Civil 3D, such as adding a constant to a point group, using Edit Points in Prospector. October 11, 2022 · 1 min read

When Moved the object Elevation Changes in AutoCAD?

Learn why when Move or Copy in AutoCAD, program changes object Elevations and How to Stop That! March 8, 2022 · 2 min read

Surface Contours are Missing in AutoCAD Civil 3D (3 Possible Solutions!)

Civil 3D surface contours not showing? Check the surface style, layer visibility and other causes with three possible solutions. July 6, 2021 · 2 min read

Civil 3D Guides

How to Create Surface from Text in Civil3D (Also Assign Elevations to Text!)

Create a Civil 3D surface from text objects, such as elevation text inside anonymous blocks, by moving the text to its elevation first. October 6, 2020 · 3 min read

How To Raise or Lower Multiple Feature Lines in Civil 3D

Raise or lower the elevations of several Civil 3D feature lines at once. Select them, choose Raise/Lower and enter a positive or negative value. September 8, 2020 · 2 min read

Convert Anonymous Blocks *U### to Normal AutoCAD Blocks

What AutoCAD anonymous blocks (*U###) are, why they cause trouble, and how a free LISP converts them into normal, editable blocks. March 10, 2020 · 1 min read

Alignment Label Text Rotating? (One click solution!)

Fix Civil 3D alignment labels that flip the wrong way by switching off the label rotation setting in Edit Alignment Labels in a few clicks. April 3, 2018 · 1 min read

Declutter Your Drawings: Show Only the Last Two Digits of Elevation Labels in Civil 3D

Show only the last two digits of Civil 3D spot elevation labels with a custom expression, for cleaner and easier to read drawings. March 27, 2018 · 3 min read

AutoCAD Cannot Save my Drawing! (5 Simple Solutions!)

Fix the AutoCAD error that stops a drawing from saving with five solutions, including AUDIT, Save As, WBLOCK and saving as DXF before reopening. March 20, 2018 · 2 min read

Point Elevations From Lines (AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D Methods!)

Create points with elevations from line start and end Z values, and build a TIN surface from lines, using AutoCAD and Civil 3D methods. March 13, 2018 · 4 min read