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Label Civil 3D pipes and structures with information imported from text file
Labeling pipe network parts may require access to properties that are not available in the pipe or structure properties. In these situations, User Fields available in the pipe and structure properties window can be used.

Antonin
Dec 4, 2025


Create bulk water network from multiple 3D polylines in Civil 3D
Create a bulk water network from multiple polylines in Civil 3D using the Devotech iDAS Water Reticulation Wizard.

Antonin
Nov 17, 2025


Update pipe network reference surface, surface profiles and rim elevations with new surface in Civil 3D
After completing a pipe network design in Civil 3D, you may receive an updated design surface. When this happens, the pipe network...

Antonin
Sep 18, 2025


How long does it take to swap 300 structures in Civil 3D?
We wanted to determine how long it takes to swap 300 structures using Devotech iDAS, considering structures with varying numbers of size parameters, in both Civil 3D 2022 and 2026.

Antonin
Jul 16, 2025


Improve 3D Appearance of Pipes and Structures in Civil 3D
Rounded pipes and structures may appear faceted in Civil 3D with the "Realistic" visual style. Changing the "Rendered object smoothness" improves the appearance.

Antonin
Jun 23, 2025


Display pipe network profile view labels at the vertical curve geometry points in Civil 3D
When designing bulk water pipelines in Civil 3D that include vertical curves, you may need to display the profile view labels at specific...

Antonin
Apr 24, 2025


Set maximum polyline length before converting to pipe network in Civil 3D
Before creating pipe networks from polylines, it is best practice to pre-process the polylines to ensure accuracy (no gaps between...

Antonin
Mar 6, 2025


Master bulk water pipeline analysis with iDAS in Autodesk Civil 3D
Six new training videos on using Devotech iDAS for bulk water pipeline analysis in Autodesk Civil 3D are now available. These new...

Antonin
Feb 20, 2025


Remove lines through structures in final plot
If you print the pipe network profile views with the hydraulic and energy grade lines (HGL and EGL) turned off, you might see some lines...

Antonin
Oct 14, 2024


Structures not visible in 3D view
In some drawings, you may experience an issue where pipe network structures are visible in plan view but they are not visible in 3D view,...

Antonin
Aug 27, 2024


New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 3)
The last ten Bulk Water pipeline design training videos are now available. They cover the following topics: 37-Clean up overlapping...

Antonin
Feb 19, 2024


New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 2)
As per our previous blog post, we have uploaded another 14 Bulk Water pipeline design training videos that cover the following topics:...

Antonin
Feb 8, 2024


New Bulk Water pipeline training videos with Civil 3D and iDAS (Part 1)
The latest Devotech iDAS 12.4 Update 1 ( see details about this release ) contains new features for working with pipe networks, with a...

Antonin
Jan 19, 2024
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