CAD Pilot Webinars - Free vs Paid

• Free Webinars and Webcasts

  There are always webinars posted here for CAD Pilots to attend in order to become more competent at what they do. Tench Tilghman and other instructors apply Civil 3D to some of the mission critical tasks in civil engineering. We demostrate how having fully operational templates can get your work out the door even faster.  Jump Station, The Template Solution for Civil 3D is fully loaded and ready to use. Click on a webinar title in the Free Webinar list and follow the Register link to register.

• Paid Webinar Training

  Fee based Web Training is clearly marked by CAD NEXUS icons. These classes cover how to use Jump Template Solutions and/or Civil 3D and other applications in detail, step-by-step, without ever having to leave your office. CAD Nexus was designed to serve the needs of the busy professional whether learning software from scratch or pushing the envelope with cutting edge tips to make the software work harder and faster than ever before. CAD Nexus events require registration and a valid password to attend. Access is available after payment is received in full and at least 24 hours prior to the start time, so register in advance.

New Civil 3D Webinar Recordings

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• Sneak Peek Windows 7 and Civil 3D

  Will Windows 7 be in your future? You Bet!

  

   

  Join us for a Sneak Peek at Windows 7 and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 & 2010 as we explore how the new OS will help you get
  More out of what you already own.
  Performance - Is it REALLY better?
  Upgrades - Are they going to be a BIG hassle?
  Should I do Vista while I wait?
  And Many More Questions Answered

• Basic Corridors in Civil 3D 2011

  Corridors Got Some Major Upgrades in 2011

  

  Join us for a Sneak Peek at Corridors inside
  AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 64-bit in Windows 7
  o More Performance
  o Easier Editing
  o and More
  
  Are Upgrades going to be a BIG hassle?
  Will there REALLY be More bang for you buck$?
  And Many More Questions Answered

• Civil 3D Data Reference Management

  Strategies for
  DRef Management
  and the Dynamic Model

  

  Do XREFs work in AutoCAD Civil 3D...Yes! And
       There are Data Reference too
  
  Civil 3D Requires a New and Different Reference Structure
     o It's All About Features and Projects NOT Drawings
     o What the new Project Structure looks like
     o How NoStyles can Save your bacon
     o How to Get it Done Step by Step
  
  Can You Reduce Project Upgrade hassles?
  And Many More Questions Answered

• Description Keys and How They Work in Civil 3D

  How Description Keys and Sets
  Work in AutoCAD Civil 3D

  

  You know what you do in Land Desktop…
  Blocks and Figures won't hold you back.
  Points and Figures rock in Civil 3D!

      Points & Point Groups 
          do more and do it faster
      Survey Points & Figures 
          do more and do it faster
      Description Key Sets and Figures
          do more work for you

• Alignment Tools in Civil 3D 2011

  Alignment Features in 2010 got much Smarter.

  In Civil 3D 2011 Alignments got even $marter... 

  Alignment, Widening, and Profile mechanics Made Easy

  

   

  How well you understand
  Horizontal and Vertical Control in Civil 3D
  is Mission Criticial Path Information
       The Alignments Types change the rules
       Offsets provide More design flexibility
       Widenings make tranisitions a snap
       Better organization and processes make it hot
       Coupled with Intersections they go wild

• Intersections in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011

  The Intersection Collector is a
  Powerful Feature of Civil 3D 2010

  Constructing Intersections was a bit tedious and painful...Not any more!

  Things Get Even Better in AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 

  Join us for a jaw dropping review of Intersection mechanics.
  You might even learn a thing or two...

  

   

  For roadwork Civil 3D smokes Land Desktop
  A week's work in half a day… No Way! Yes Way!
  Intersections are the new way to tackle a complex task
  Better organization and processes make it FAST

  Roadway design isn’t rocket science after all.
  All it takes is a little new skill and a trick or two.

• Grading with Corridors in Civil 3D 2011

  We explore some advanced grading techniques with
  Both Gradings and Corridors.

  

  You know what you do in Land Desktop…
  Some claim grading doesn't work in Civil 3D
  Grading in C3D can do more and do it faster than LDT
  Multiple surfaces pave the way to quicker solutions
  Corridors free us from 3D polyline editing

  Grading isn’t rocket science after all.
  All it takes is a little new skill and a trick or two.
  So Get the Jump…
  The equation is simple: Less Work+More $ = :)

First Steps Videos

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• The Jump Solutions Install Video

  How do I get Jump Platform Products Installed and Working?

  

  
  

  A Recording of the Jump Start Basic Installation in XP
  (the Windows Vista and Windows 7 install are similar
  and detailed in documentation)
  The Free Jump and Jump Station use
  the exact same installation process.

  For these products you can skip the first
  7 Minutes or so

• I've got The Jump. Now What?

  The Jump Will Work. You Downloaded it.

  

  AutoCAD Civil 3D and The Jump can overwhelm and intimidate us.
  "What do I do now?" is not a simple or stupid question.

  How about a Step-By-Step Practical Guide to putting the Jump Template Collection to work for you and your organization?

  We have answers.

  Discover just how easy getting to Jump Speed can be.

• Customize Civil 3D in Minutes

  Anyone can customize the Jump Platform FAST.

  Jump customization or personalization employs AutoCAD skills you already understand. That esstential fact makes personalizing the innovative Jump customization platform easy and incredabily quick. You need to follow a basic process and know what, where, when and how to apply your skill.

  Learn the Secrets to Success.Creating and maintaining a couple of thousand Styles and Sets taught us a few tricks.

  The better you understand the power and capabilities of AutoCAD Civil 3D, the faster to you will get work out the door.

  

  The templates supplied with Civil 3D were meant to be examples.
  They weren't meant to be enough for you to become productive today.
  You just cannot produce plan sets out of the box.
  There are months of work to do before you get it ready to fly.

  What if someone just fixed that?

  So Get the Jump…
  The equation is simple: <Work+> $ = :)

  AutoCAD Civil 3D Powered by The Jump

• Land Desktop to Civil 3D - First Step

  Where Do I Start to Adopt Civil 3D?

  

  The Jump Platform helps you out a lot.
  All the pieces are there and they work together.

  There are still a lot of parts.
  Getting your project work out the door is mission critical.
  Even if you're still using Land Desktop, you can put your Civil 3D to work right away and make it pay.

  Join Tench Tilghman, the Jump's creator, and learn how to apply your existing ACAD skills and optimize your plan publishing with the Sheet Set Template and Sheet Templates that are built into the Jump.

• The Structure of the Jump

  "Template customization in AutoCAD Civil 3D requires
  a structured approach - a continuous development process." 

  What does that Mean?

  This short segment takes a top down viewpoint to the Big Picture of the Jump.
  It's brief discussion about the Architecture of the Jump Platform.

  

  The way Civil 3D works literally requires us to employ a Method
  to Create and Manage templates for our projects or we just 
  work harder and do less.

Free Video on Demand Training

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• Civil 3D 2010 at Jump Speed

   

  

  
  

  A Jump Speed Tour of what we did for 2010
  Join us for a preview of the new Civil 3D power coming to your desktop "real soon now".

  Oh we've been quiet but we've been REALLY BUSY.
  The Jump for 2010 - to See is to Believe
  Some of it even scares us a little.

  So Get the Jump…
  The equation is simple: Less Work+More $ = :)

  AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Powered by The Jump
  What you get for free will simply blow you away.
  Install the USCA County Kit when you get your 2010.

• Upgrade LDT Description Keys to Civil 3D

   

  

  
  Join us for an hour of FREE WEB TRAINING as we explore
  Moving your LDT DescKeys into Civil 3D
  You know what you do in Land Desktop…
  Blocks and Keys shouldn't hold you back.
  Points and Figures rock in C3D!
  Points & Point Groups
  do more and do it faster
  Survey Points & Figures
  do more and do it faster
  Description Keys and Figures
  do more work for you

   

  This isn’t rocket science after all.
  All it takes is a little new skill and a trick or two.
  So Get the Jump…
  Register Now

  The equation is simple: Less Work+More $ = :)
  AutoCAD Civil 3D Powered by Jump Start
  The Template Collection that’s the End to End Solution

• Intersections In Civil 3D 2010

  Civil 3D 2010's Intersections Show

  the clear difference between Civil 3D and LDT thinking
  Intersection design was tedious and painful...Not any more!
  A recorded jaw dropping look at Intersections and The Jump

  

  For roadwork Civil 3D smokes Land Desktop
  A week's work in half a day…
  Assemblies in C3D incinerate templates in LDT
  Assembly Sets in 2010 totally change the game.
  Intersections are a new way to tackle a complex task
  Better organization and processes make it hot

  Roadway design isn’t rocket science after all.
  All it takes is a little new skill and a trick or two.
  Get the Jump…
  The equation is simple: Less Work+More $ = :)

  AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Powered by The Jump
  Install the USCA Country Kit or login and download Jump Station
  Get Active! Tune in early and Follow Along

• Master Code Set Style Basics

   

  We explore the mysteries of the
  AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Code Set Styles.

  The Code Set Styles are a Key part of visualizing and publishing a Dynamic Corridor Model.
  They are a powerful Design Tool. 
      What is a Code Set Style? 
      How is a Code Set Style like a Layer Manager for Corridors? 
      Visual and Publish Techniques for Plan and Section 
      How to Annotate & Document the Corridor
      …and What about that Quantity Take Off stuff?

   

  

  AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Powered by The Jump
  What you get for free will simply blow you away.
  Download the Free Jump and Get More Work Done

• Jump on Label Styles 2010

  Label Styles Are Hot or Not?

  

  The automatic annotation of Features in Civil 3D is heavenly when you do it well and it works.
  There can be hell to pay when it doesn't.
  Join the Jump's Creator and learn how to customize or personalize
  the Jump Label Styles in a way the works consistently even when you upgrade.
  The better you understand the power and capabilities of AutoCAD Civil 3D,
  the faster to you will get work out the door.

  The templates supplied with Civil 3D were meant to be examples.
  They weren't meant to be enough for you to become productive today.
  You just cannot produce plan sets out of the box.
  There are months of work to do before you get it ready to fly.

  What if someone just fixed that?

  So Get the Jump…
  AutoCAD Civil 3D Powered by The Jump