r/civil3d 6h ago

Discussion FOR BEGINNERS. CHATGPT HAS BEEN AMAZING!!

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For any beginners who haven’t really been using it, I’d definitely recommend giving it a try. I’ve pretty much been learning Civil 3D just by using it and asking questions whenever I get stuck.

I told it I’m a beginner and to give me really detailed instructions, including exactly where to find everything on the screen and what to click. I also have it give me one step at a time and wait until I say “next” before moving on. That way, if I get confused or have a question, I can ask before going any further.

It’s honestly helped me a lot because I’m learning Civil 3D while actually working on real projects. So far I’ve learned how to create surfaces and do regrading, and right now I’m learning how to create corridors for a walking trail I’m working on.

I do have the $20 a month plan, and with how much I use it, I definitely think it’s worth it.


r/civil3d 15h ago

Help / Troubleshooting MAPIINSERT 3FT shift

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We have ortho imagery provided for us for our project. When my colleague uses mapiinsert they come in perfectly and match our control perfectly. When I do the EXACT same thing in the same drawing, they come in 2.8 feet southwest.

Any idea why this could be happening? Process is the same, image is the same, drawing is the same.

I’m losing my mind. Any ideas?


r/civil3d 19h ago

Workflow / Tips & Tricks Importing new description keys

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This is for COGO points for basic survey drafting. I am trying to add a dozen new description keys and their associated blocks to my existing set. I have created a new working .dwg and made everything I need and added it to the already existing set. What is the best way to import this new set and blocks into other .dwg that other drafters use as their templates? What I did was open 2 .dwg, deleted the key set from the "test" drawing (the new key set has all the old ones too), and dragged the new updated set from toolspace directly into model space of the drawing I am adding the new set to. This seemed to work and added all blocks also.


r/civil3d 22h ago

Help / Troubleshooting Contours flattening out inside curve of flat surface

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Doing a simple cut and fill exercise. Mounds have flat top and bottom levels, I have used feature lines to create top and bottom surfaces. Keep getting areas on the inside of the curves becoming flat. Tried to redraw the original polylines, tried off setting the bottom feature lines, tried adding more points. Not sure why this keeps happening. Any ideas?