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		<title>Naming Objects in Civil 3D</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:53:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[drawing settings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of things that you can do to &#8220;automate&#8221; Civil 3D.  One of the hallmarks of Civil 3D is to take the mundane tasks off the user&#8217;s plate and let the program handle them.  This increases productivity since the user no longer has to manage these little repetitious functions.  One of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AutoCAD Skills for C3D Users</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louisa Holland - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[AutoCAD]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil 3D]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are about to learn Civil 3D 2010 and are coming from an old version of AutoCAD, Microstation or even BricsCAD, you&#8217;ll need to brush up on your AutoCAD knowledge.
The attached PDF will take you through the bare-bones basics of AutoCAD in preparation to learn Civil 3D 2010.
Mastergraphics also has a 1-day crash-course for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alignments: Parents, Children and Grandchildren</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alignments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[offset alignments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[revisions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[road design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
In the 2010 release of Civil 3D Autodesk unveiled a new type of alignment: the offset alignment.  Originally created for the intersection tool, these alignments can be created manually by the user to fill a whole host of functions for design.
 
Offset alignments need a parent alignment to take their position.  As you need to edit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case For Pipe Objects</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Data Shortcuts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dynamic objects]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pipes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[revisions]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
I come from a piping background.  Gas primarily, but a significant amount of water design as well.  I really appreciate what pipe objects offer in Civil 3D.  I understand that it is very easy to create pipes in plan and in profile very quickly just by creating a polyline of the run, then do the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Paperless still a Myth?</title>
		<link>http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/2010/is-paperless-still-a-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hartenstine - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Building / AEC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Visualization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[green initiatives]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[paperless]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[paperless design]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sustainable design]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Darren Hartenstine
With the advent of electronic Data Management applications and digital formats, why are companies still printing on paper? I was reviewing some statistics around the printing industry and found the information alarming.  Here’s just one blurb I feel is noteworthy.
The pulp and paper industry is the single largest consumer of water used in industrial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Performance Tips for Autodesk Vault</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darren Hartenstine - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Building / AEC]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autodesk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Autodesk Vault]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vault]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vault Collaboration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vault Manufacturing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vault Workgroup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=310</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By Darren Hartenstine
When Autodesk Vault is running smoothly, things are great, right?  Designers and Engineers are working on new designs or changes and checking them into Vault.  The rest of the company is consuming this data and parts are being manufactured.
It’s when things go wrong with the Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) that a company [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subassembly Order Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Assemblies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Medians]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Subassemblies]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Its come up a couple of times over the course of the last couple of weeks.  The manner in which you build you corridor assemblies does matter.  First of all, the side that you attach the first subassembly to sets the assembly to see everything that goes on that side first.  This can come in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Autodesk Manufacturing Users Group of Northern Illinois</title>
		<link>http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/2010/virtual-autodesk-manufacturing-users-group-of-northern-illinois/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:40:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Banach - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By, Dan Banach
Yesterday we had our first Virtual Autodesk Manufacturing Users Group of Northern Illinois where we shared tips and techniques about Autodesk Inventor. Thanks to all who attended. Our next virtual meeting is planned for April 13, 2010 from 10 am - noon.  
To determine the topic we created an online survey. Please click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iterations and Options of Civil 3D Design</title>
		<link>http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/2010/iterations-and-options-of-civil-3d-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alignments]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Corridors]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Data Shortcuts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grading]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Profiles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Surfaces]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
Since Civil 3D is a dynamic model platform it makes designing easier.  I think that even more important than that is it&#8217;s power as a revision tool.  Getting a design idea down is one thing, but as more information comes in changes are inevitable.  Or, you might be tasked with creating different options for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Template Files</title>
		<link>http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/2010/the-case-for-template-files/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Nicloy - MasterGraphics</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Civil]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Styles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mastergraphics.com/wordpress/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve used an AutoCAD-based product you have used a template file.  You may not know you&#8217;re using one.  In fact, when running at their best, most users would never even think of them.  That&#8217;s what makes them so great.  They provide a clean starting point to every project while providing a host of settings [...]]]></description>
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