MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 2019

Hello fellow Infrastructure Universe dwellers,

Over the last few weeks Autodesk has released a couple of updates, checkout the workflow sections, a good video on data shortcuts.

Software Updates & Hotfixes

3DS MAX 2020.2 UPDATE

BIM INTEROPERABILITY TOOLS FOR REVIT 2020

REVIT 2020.1 UPDATE

AUTOCAD PLANT 3D 2019.2 UPDATE

AUTOCAD ELECTRICAL 2020.0.1 UPDATE

AUTOCAD PLANT 3D 2020.1 UPDATE

See README for more info. Use the Autodesk Desktop App to download and install these updates

AUTODESK LICENSING SERVICE UPDATE FOR 2020 PRODUCT VERSIONS

See README for more info. Use the Autodesk Desktop App to download and install these updates

AUTODESK® AUTOCAD® 2017-2019 COMBO SECURITY HOTFIX

Infrastructure Universe Portal

If you missed one of the monthly Infrastructure Universe updates or are looking for something that I shared in one of them, make sure you check out the Infrastructure Universe page!

And check out some other free gifts, like the downloadable Civil 3D Backwards Compatibility Chart.

Great Videos & New Tools

TO ALL ANIMATION/UNREAL FANS

HOW TO EASILY EDIT A PIPE NETWORK IN AUTOCAD CIVIL 3D

Use the Pipes Toolbox plugin

WATCH VIDEO

REAL TIME CONNECTION BETWEEN GOOGLE STREET VIEW & AUTOCAD DATABASE?

POINT CLOUDS AND GIS

INFRASTRUCTURE TUESDAY: TAKING GIS UTILITY FILES AND USING THEM IN CIVIL 3D

Learn the basics of Taking GIS Utility Files and Using Them in Civil 3D with the following main topics:

• What file formats can be imported
• The Importance of Investigating GIS Data & Their Attributes
• The Import GIS Data Dialog box and process and of using it
• Mapping GIS Attributes to Civil 3D Pipe Network properties
• The use of data queries during import

WATCH FULL VIDEO

Hot Infrastructure News

DESIGNING TURKEY’S FIRST BIM-BASED WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Revit, Civil 3D, Navisworks, and BIM 360 are at the forefront for design, coordination, and communications on this plant project.

The Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI) is building a new water treatment facility to provide water for the Istanbul New Airport, which will be opening at the end of 2018. Being built in two phases, the Terkos Water Treatment Facility will eventually provide 240,000 cubic meters per day of domestic and industrial water. Turkish engineering and consulting firm Su-Yapi is designing the project. The project includes 27 process buildings and a headquarters building.

READ FULL ARTICLE

TURN SCRAP PLASTIC INTO TILES USING THIS MACHINE

WATCH FULL VIDEO

THE PROBLEM WITH LEVEES

By Nicolas Pinter

They can be very valuable tools for managing flood risk—but we learned a century ago that relying on them exclusively won’t work.

READ FULL ARTICLE

Webcasts

Autodesk Civil Engineering Community Webcasts

Learn, experience, and inspire with the Autodesk civil infrastructure community. Be sure to utilize their resource of available webcasts.

VIEW AVAILABLE WEBCASTS 

And a little humor...

image source

Infrastructure Universe strives towards excellence in providing relevant and useful resources and information to you.  

If you know of anyone who could benefit from or enjoy being part of the Infrastructure Universe, don't forget to share this email with them and ask them to join the mailing list!

Enjoy,

James Lord (Star Lord James)
Solutions Consultant | U.S. CAD
Guardian of the Infrastructure Galaxy