HOTNEWS gives you helpful advice, tips & tricks, news from the CAD and BIM user community, AUGI events, and special offers and announcements. View in Your Browser Wish List     Forums     Get Connected     Articles     Publications     Products     March 2025, No. 262 AUGI Forums   Civil 3D: Modify an existing drone survey    Civil 3D: Have lost my Civil 3D CUI settings, how do I get them back?    AutoLISP: −PLOT Script AcCoreConsole      Activate Your Benefits     AUGI Members’ Articles   Tech Manager — Stay in the Game Mark Kiker interviews Vance Smith this month, a CAD/BIM Project Technologist with Read Jones Christoffersen Ltd. Engineers (RJC). They discussed how technology managers can become disconnected from the “real work” of a project and their skills can soon be outdated! Read More   AutoCAD Architecture 2025: Tips & Tricks in ACA — Melinda Heavrin discusses how AutoCAD Architecture provides architects with specialized tools for efficient design and drafting, including layer management, enhanced object selection, intelligent dimensioning, powerful rendering capabilities, and robust geographic location features. These tools streamline workflows, improve accuracy, and enhance the overall design process.    Civil 3D: Tips and Tricks — In this article Shawn Herring explores several often-overlooked features within Civil 3D that can significantly enhance workflow efficiency. These include improved surface editing capabilities, advanced labeling techniques, streamlined grading transitions, efficient corridor editing within the Section Editor, innovative parcel creation methods, enhanced stage storage analysis, and the utilization of the Volumes Dashboard for effective earthwork management. By incorporating these tips and tricks, Civil 3D users can streamline their design processes and achieve greater efficiency in their projects.    Weekly BIM Mastery: Tips and Tricks — Jason Peckovitch describes the “Weekly BIM Mastery” program, an internal initiative designed to enhance Building Information Modeling (BIM) knowledge and skills within a company’s Buildings Business Line. Delivered through SharePoint, the program provides weekly tips, tricks, and best practices on BIM software and workflows, covering topics like Revit, Navisworks, and Autodesk Construction Cloud. By focusing on practical applications and emphasizing continuous learning, the program empowers team members to improve project efficiency, enhance collaboration, and deliver higher-quality projects.        Are you using ChatGPT or other AI tools to help with your work? Please take this survey to let us know how you are using it.   Blogs CADproTips Lee Mac Programming Pinoy CAD+   Letter from the President March 2025 Eric DeLeon     AUGI Career Center   AUGI Store   AUGI Member Discounts Exclusive discount offers for AUGI (Professional and Student) Members: Developers: $150 per year for ADN Standard Membership (AUGI Professional only), a saving of $1,250! per year Hardware: Learn more about Dell offer for AUGI Members   Events and Training   AUGI is committed to providing diverse opportunities for its members to further their education—Below are just a few of the educational offerings that AUGI currently provides to help its members sharpen their technical skills.   Learn More   Autodesk News Press Releases and articles from the past month relating to Autodesk. Norconsult’s new Sotra Bridge embodies a fully digital approach to infrastructure Autodesk stands out as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 Autodesk issues statement in response to comments by Starboard Value     AUGI Volunteering   There are openings for authors for AUGIWORLD, opportunities to assist in the Wish List, as well as contribute to our social media outreach.   VOLUNTEER       Become an Autodesk Beta Participant     AUGI Wish List     Rank       Vote       Buy         Sponsors  |  Benefactors  |  Advertising  |  Terms of Service  |  Contact   ©1990–2025 AUGI, Inc. All Rights Reserved.