December 13, 2024

A regular review of technologies for infrastructure design and engineering professionals brought to you by the Editors of Cadalyst. Each issue includes links to a Cadalyst article, links to curated articles from the industry, a listing of upcoming webinars and some interesting white papers.

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Seth Nichols
December 13, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

Hi everyone, happy Friday! Here are a few articles, webinars and white papers of interest regarding infrastructure design and engineering. Have a good weekend!

Partner Posts

Copy Master Object Layers from one Drawing to Another in Civil 3D

While Civil 3D uses Object Styles to dictate how intelligent objects will display themselves in a drawing, each object resides on a single, master layer. This is called the "Object Layer." Defaults for these Object Layers are established at the Drawing Settings level… - CADD Microsystems

COP29 Dispatch: How Digital Twins Can Fortify Infrastructure Against Fierce Storms

The United Nations calls climate change primarily a water crisis, bringing too much or too little water to the wrong places at the wrong time…. - Bentley

Do your asset managers use hydraulic modeling data? Here’s why they should – and how to do it.

Water utilities from small to large utilize data for both hydraulic modeling and for managing their assets. But is it the same data? If your hydraulic modelers and asset managers are working in separate data silos, you may be missing out on some powerful synergies that can be realized by sharing key system performance information. Perhaps even more important, you may be missing out cost savings in your Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).

Featured White Paper:

Conditions Monitoring in DAMs: This report shows the progress that dam owners and service providers are making in automation and other condition monitoring practices, which will help them increase dam safety and heighten efficiencies over the longer term.

Civil 3D Labels: “X” marks the spot

While labeling Civil 3D objects the need to add a mark at the location where label is placed might come up.  There are two options: create a label with a Block component or pair the label with a generic Marker style. Here we will explore four Civil 3D object labels and how “x” can mark the spot….. - IMAGINiT

Autodesk Renewal Prices to Increase on January 7, 2025

Autodesk recently announced that the 5% discount on annual renewals will be discontinued and the 10% discount on multi-year renewals will be reduced to 5%. Here is how to plan ahead… - Microsol Resources

Upcoming Webinars

  • Tech in Transition: Streamlined Project Tech Shifts with Autodesk Construction - Jan 28: In this session, Danielle Lucas, Microsol Resources’ Director of Construction Solutions will dive into real-world strategies for adopting new tech platforms without disrupting active work, ensuring your team stays on track and aligned. Register here! Sponsored by Microsol Resources

White Papers of Interest

  • Evolving with purpose: The AEC industry’s outlook for 2025 and beyond: The findings from the 2024 AEC Inspire Report prove that, as a whole, our industry is indeed evolving in its approach to tech and data. This promising conclusion, however, comes with a caveat: for many of us, the pace of evolution needs to pick up.  Download here! Sponsored by Unanet

  • Trends in Transportation Monitoring: To understand condition monitoring trends and practices globally, Bentley Systems commissioned ThoughtLab to conduct a survey of 400 industry experts from North America, Europe, and Australia. Experts included a mix of C-suite executives, technical managers, and technical staff working for companies ranging in size from under 100 employees to over 1,000. Download here! Sponsored by Bentley

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Fun For Friday

Cadalyst’s resident cartoonist Roger Penwill’s cartoon for December!