AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 - Subscription Advantage Pack

The Autodesk Subscription Advantage Pack for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 is now available! Get new production and data access enhancements which will help you work more efficiently. It also includes new tools that extend the software to web and mobile platforms and enhance file sharing and conversion.

These great videos will tell you all about the updates.

Video 1: Production Enhancements - Work more efficiently with styles, point data, superelevations, and traverses.

Video 2: Autodesk FDO Provider for ArcGIS - Access more ESRI data, including personal, file, and ArcSDE-based geodatabases, with the new Autodesk Feature Data Object (FDO) Provider for ArcGIS.

Video 3: AutoCAD 2011 Products - Customers entitled to the Subscription Advantage Pack for AutoCAD Civil 3D also have access to the Subscription Advantage Pack for AutoCAD 2011 products. This additional Subscription Advantage Pack includes the AutoCAD WS plug-in for AutoCAD software, which enables you to view, edit, and share your DWG files seamlessly on web browsers or mobile devices. It also includes new tools for converting and sharing DWG and IGES files.

Download Your Subscription Advantage Pack
This Subscription Advantage Pack is available exclusively for Autodesk Subscription customers through download at the Autodesk Subscription Center or via the notifier in your product.

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Training Highlight: Civil 3D Fundamentals

Ideate offers a hands-on, foundation level course covering the essentials of AutoCAD Civil 3D.

> Students learn how to work with point data in AutoCAD Civil 3D, how to create and analyze surfaces, how to develop a site, how to model roads, corridors and pipe networks, how to work with survey data and how to import and export data. Hands-on exercises throughout the course explore creation of 2Dand 3D production drawings.

Click to read complete course description or check upcoming class dates.

Courses are taught by Ideate Infrastructure Applicantion Specialists, Gaurav Bagga and Matt Miyamoto. Both Gaurav and Matt are Autodesk Civil 3D 2011 Certified Professionals.

In addition to having a degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Construction Management, Gaurav has over 13 years of experience in the construction industry including 7 years with Ideate as an Autodesk Certified Instructor and Autodesk Civil 3D Implementation Certified Expert. During his tenure at Ideate, Gaurav has presented and taught at several conferences and CAD Camps. He has also taught and supported hundreds of students in Civil 3D and Land Desktop, has developed Ideate's custom Civil 3D curriculum and has helped over a dozen small, medium and ENR 500 engineering, surveying and planning firms successfully complete Civil 3D pilot projects.


Matt is a licensed Civil Engineer in the state of Hawaii. Matt obtained a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and has 7 years of private sector design experience which he applies in his role as an application specialist with Ideate, Inc. His project experience includes residential and commercial site development, private and public sewer, water and drainage systems, harbors improvements, and roadway improvements. While in Hawaii, Matt was involved in multidisciplinary projects for City and County agencies, State Departments, the Army COE and private developers

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Autodesk Notice: Workaround for Issue with NVidia Graphics Card Version 197.85

From Autodesk Services & Support: Blue Screen on Startup when using Nvidia Graphics Card Version 197.85

Issue
You may experience a "blue screen of death" crash when starting a machine when the 3GB switch is enabled on a Windows XP 32 bit operating system using the NVidia graphics card driver version 197.85

The following graphics cards may be affected:

Quadro FX series:
FX 570, FX 5800, FX 580, FX 370, FX 3500, FX 1800, FX 3800, FX 550, FX 350, FX 560, FX 5500, FX 380, FX 4500 X2, CX, FX 540, FX 4700 X2, FX 4600, FX 4000, FX 1500, FX 3400/4400, FX 370 Low Profile, FX 3450, FX 4500, FX 5600, FX 1400, FX 3700, FX 4800, FX 1700

Quadro NVS series:
NVS 295, NVS 450, NVS 440, NVS 420, NVS 290, NVS 285

Quadro Blade/Embedded Graphics Board series:
Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 560M, Quadro FX 370M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro NVS 120M.

Solution
Disabling the 3GB switch on a Windows XP 32 bit operating system using one of the graphic cards listed above and the NVidia graphics card driver version 197.85 will prevent the crash from occurring.

Applies to:
AutoCAD 2011
AutoCAD Architecture 2011
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011
AutoCAD Map 3D 2011
AutoCAD Mechanical 2011
Autodesk 3ds Max 2011
Autodesk Alias Design 2011
Autodesk Inventor 2011
Autodesk Maya 2011
Autodesk Moldflow Adviser Advanced 2011
Autodesk Navisworks Manage 2011
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011
Autodesk Revit MEP 2011
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011
Autodesk Vault 2011