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Missing Language Pack – ACAD.VLX Virus?
In an office full of US English seats of Civil 3D, our users frequently see a dialog which reports a missing language pack when opening DWG files. I can only assume that at one time a drawing file did contain an object which was worked on in a non-english version of AutoCAD or Civil 3D. Since we’re [...]
Hacking the Nvidia performance driver (powerdraft) into Civil 3D
Several months ago, Nvidia released a performance driver for AutoCAD 2009. Unfortunately, using the included installer, this driver can only be installed on AutoCAD. When you only have Civil 3D installed, you get an error which reads, “Setup was unable to find an installed version of AutoCAD 2009.”
I was able to hack the driver in [...]
Importing color images from Google Earth into Civil 3D
Since Civil 3D added the ability to import georeferenced imagery from Google Earth, I regularly get comments from users who would prefer the image to appear in color. While it doesn’t appear to be a feature, with a little hacking this is actually very easy to do.
First, open your Civil 3D drawing file and make [...]