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New training videos for corridor and intersection design
We are very excited to share new training videos with you. These videos cover road and intersection design in Autodesk Civil 3D using the...

Antonin
Feb 14, 2022


How to model and analyse a water network with a borehole in Civil 3D with Devotech iDAS
In Devotech iDAS 12 we implemented the boreholes as water resources. It is basically the combination of a reservoir (the EPANET engine...

Antonin
Jan 28, 2022


Adjust the profile view height for multiple profile views in Civil 3D
When you need to adjust the height for multiple profile views during plan production, Autodesk® Civil 3D only allows adjusting the height...

Antonin
Jan 14, 2022


Import pipe network from Land XML to Civil 3D
When users want to import a network from Land XML to Autodesk Civil 3D, they need to specify the import settings. Use the Civil 3D...

Antonin
Dec 14, 2021


Change horizontal alignment labels for multiple alignments in Civil 3D
Working on a project often requires changing horizontal alignment labels (chainage format, geometry point labels etc.) during the project...

Antonin
Dec 3, 2021


Rotate the north arrow on multiple sheets
It sometimes happens that the link between the north arrow and linked viewport gets broken, which results in all the north arrows...

Antonin
Oct 22, 2021


Find connected pipes and structures
When running a pipe network analysis you might encounter a system ill-conditioned error: Most of the time the system provides the name of...

Antonin
Oct 1, 2021


Devotech's Training Resources and Learning Paths
Devotech offers various training resources. To make it easier for our users, we summarised the resources and learning paths for different...

Antonin
Jul 23, 2021


New Sewer Training Videos
We are happy to announce that we have released twelve new sewer network training videos for Autodesk Civil 3D & Devotech iDAS v12. These...

Antonin
Jul 2, 2021


New Water Reticulation Training Videos
We are happy to announce that we have released fourteen new water reticulation training videos for Devotech iDAS v12. These videos are...

Antonin
Jun 17, 2021


Import a water reticulation network from Epanet INP file into Civil 3D
It sometimes happens that the only data you are given to create a pipe network in Civil 3D is an Epanet or Epaswmm INP file (these files...

Antonin
May 27, 2021


Devotech SANRAL Cut/Fill Subassembly Update (Version 16)
We recently updated the Devotech SANRAL Cut/Fill subassembly with the following parameters: Unsurfaced Shoulder Width in High Fill High...

Antonin
Apr 23, 2021


Import expressions from another drawing
The Devotech template contains a lot of expressions. If you want to use these expressions in your drawing which is based on a different...

Antonin
Apr 1, 2021


Bulk Water - Rename the structures in the chainage direction
We streamlined the workflow to rename the Bulk Water pipes and structures in the chainage direction. This workflow supports multiple...

Antonin
Mar 12, 2021


Display pipe nominal diameter in structure table
Autodesk® Civil 3D® structure tables can only display limited properties of the connected pipes. The table excludes user-defined fields...

Antonin
Feb 26, 2021


Pipe Manager mapping does not save automatically
If you need to adjust Pipe Manager mapping every time you open the Pipe Manager then you might not have the write access to the following...

Antonin
Jan 22, 2021


Make surface analysis style transparent
The video below shows how to make a surface elevation analysis style transparent: This video can also be found in our Training on Demand ...

Antonin
Dec 11, 2020


Devotech iDAS v12.1 Beta is now available for testing
Version: Devotech iDAS V12.1 for Autodesk Civil 3D 2018-2021 Downl oad Beta version Please note that this is a beta version of the...

Antonin
Nov 11, 2020


Why should draft people use Autodesk Civil 3D?
Autodesk ® Civil 3D ® is well known for its dynamic nature, but our experience shows that some companies still export the design...

Antonin
Sep 29, 2020


Analysis with a break pressure tank
If you need to reduce the pressure in a water network, you can either use a break pressure tank or a pressure reducing valve . The...

Antonin
Sep 15, 2020
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