Rick Ellis Civil 3D trainer, consultant and author of “A Practical Guide to AutoCAD Civil 3D” & “A Practical Guide to AutoCAD Map 3D” books.

Joined November 2009
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Our new #AutoCAD 2024 book is available. A Practical Guide to AutoCAD 2024. A big THANKS to my co-author @Tracy_Chadwick for his great work on this book. If you are an AutoCAD user or if you teach AutoCAD you should check out this new book. bit.ly/3NJuHrd

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Join us this Wed (5/10) to learn how to optimize large point cloud data sets to create a TIN Surface that is both accurate and efficient and export it to the Civil Design software of your choice. buff.ly/3HRmmzD #pointclouds #civildesign #bricscad #civil3d
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20 years ago today I started CADapult Software Solutions. It doesn't seem that long, the time has gone by fast. It's been a privilege to work with so many of you over that time as clients and colleagues have often become friends. Thank you all! cadapult-software.com

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I’m excited to share that our new @AutoCAD 2022 book is now available. bit.ly/2Ut7ba3 @Tracy_Chadwick did an awesome job creating 540 pages of excellent tutorials and explanations. Special thanks to @Lynn_Allen for writing the foreword.
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My new @AutodeskCivil3D 2022 book is now shipping. It's a great resource for both new and experienced users. bit.ly/3pQC2Zu #Civil3D #Learning #Engineering
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Happy Festivus Everyone! After this year I’m sure we all have plenty of grievances to air. Enjoy the holiday.
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30 minuets until the @autodesku CAD Manager Panel "Drawing from Experience: Four CAD Managers with Decades of Experience Tell All" Let's get a huge group to learn from @cadpanacea @KateMTowne @aurbis and @wkfd autode.sk/36KEbgl

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The CAD Manager Panel "Drawing from Experience" is LIVE today at 2:00 PM PST. Let's pack this virtual room to hear from top @autodesku speakers and leaders in the field @KateMTowne @cadpanacea @wkfd and @aurbis autode.sk/36KEbgl #AU2020 #CADManagement

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I'm excited to be moderating the CAD Manager Panel "Drawing from Experience" again at #AU2020. It's a great chance to learn from @cadpanacea @KateMTowne @aurbis & @wkfd. Join us LIVE Wednesday at 2:00 Pacific Time. Let's see how big of a group we can get.autode.sk/3f8Qrv1

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Thank you @craigswearingen for the shout out on @mister_deleon's #cadmanagerconfessions podcast. I'm honored and humbled to be included in the impressive list of people you said have helped your career.
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In @AutodeskCivil3D you can delete styles one at a time by right-clicking on them, or even purge large numbers of styles all at once. But what about those styles that you can't delete or purge? Learn how to replace them in this tutorial. bit.ly/3lEK6Kw #civil3d #tutorial
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So the strange upside of getting evacuated for the wild fires is that my family gets to see a bit of what I do with GIS projects when they are watching the evacuation zone maps all day. ccgis-mapservice.maps.arcgis…
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Save the date! Autodesk university 2020 will be a free to attend virtual event November 17th - 20th. Registration opens in mid-September. follow the link for a preview of the event and to download a calendar reminder. cadso.co/2YiZsKD @autodesku #AU2020
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Did you know that we have a published author teaching in the HutchCC drafting program? A Practical Guide to AutoCAD was written by @Tracy_Chadwick and is used in the face-to-face and online sections of DR100 CAD I.
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I'm excited to be moderating the CAD Manager Panel again this year at @autodesku Even if we all can't be in the same room we will have a lot of fun virtually with all new topics to discuss. Looking forward to hearing from @cadpanacea @KateMTowne @wkfd and @aurbis #AU2020
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Learn how to copy objects from an X'ref or a Block in @AutoCAD with this quick tutorial. bit.ly/39TmHj5 #tutorial #autocad #learning

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Get more out of @AutodeskCivil3D "A Practical Guide to GIS in Autodesk Civil 3D 2021" is now available! This book will show you how to use, create, analyze and produce industry standard GIS data using the tools you already have in Civil 3D. bit.ly/2CGB8e6 #civil3d #GIS
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Learn how the Layer Walk command can help you quickly see how a drawing was put together and help you clean it up. @AutoCAD bit.ly/39hJvZm #autocad #civil3d #tutorial
Learn how to control where the leader on your Point Labels actually point in @AutodeskCivil3D with this quick tutorial. bit.ly/3fv3O7Q #civil3d #tutorials
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