Adding Pole Heads to an existing pole in AUD

After you add a Pole in the AutoCAD Utility Design (AUD) environment it is very easy to add most attachments using the tool bars and Design Explorer   Pole Heads are one exception to this, they cannot be added using theses tools. The command you need  is AUDADDTOPOLE. Here is how it works:

1.       Type AUDADDTOPOLE
2.       Type F for Feature
3.       Choose Pole Head
4.       Choose Model Name
5.       Select the Pole Head to use and click OK
6.       Click Back
7.       Click Back
8.       At the command line type X for exit
9.       Select the pole(s) you want to attach to, press enter
10.   Press enter again to end the command

A little convoluted but it works great! Still working on how to get the conductors to connect and will post as soon as i do. As you can see this tool can be used for all kinds of other attachments as well.

Jeremiah

One more test...

Also, AUD 2014 looks to have awesome new tools!

Jeremiah

Test again, should hit Twitter and LinkedIn!

Jeremiah

Connecting my connected life...

So, just moved my blogspot account into Google+ with the tool in blogspot. I have also joined HootSuite. This is a test, so there may be a few, when its done I will lay out the process to becoming uniformly social!

Jeremiah

Connect to ArcSDE with AutoCAD Map3D, Civil3D, or AutoCAD Utility Design

Leveraging ESRI ArcSDE in your AutoCAD design can make life a whole lot better! Using the FDO tools found AutoCAD Map3D, Civil3D, and AutoCAD Utility Design this is easy to do. Here are the steps to do it:

You need these files from an ESRI install (any product):

1.       Pe.dll
2.       Sg.dll
3.       Sde.dll

You need to copy them into this folder:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD *\bin\FDO

Once you copy them into the folder open AutoCAD *. At the command line type MAPWSPACE and choose Y to open the Task Pane. In the Task Pane click the “Data” button and choose “Connect to Data…”:

In the Data Connections by Provider dialog box choose “Add ArcSDE Connection”, add your connection details and Login with the appropriate username and password:

Once you have logged in, select your Data Store and Version, click “Connect. The list of layers available to that user are listed, select what is needed and click “Add to Map…”.