I met two friends for the first time tonight. As what commonly happens when people meet and talk, the conversation turned to something they all have in common. Tonight the common ground was working with and implementing Civil 3D into our respective workplaces and one topic stood out for me more than the rest. The conversation turned to the necessity of work arounds - having to supplement the drawings where what we need just can't be done through Civil 3D. This is my personal roadblock with full implementation. I can defy my boss and work with the program no matter what he says; I put my job on the line every time I fire it up, but I can't set for hours trying to hammer something out the program isn't able to perform. I can not and will not attempt to make a plat that will meet local minimum standards using Civil 3D. Parcel segment labeling is still not ready to show both measured and deeded or platted courses. There are some convoluted work arounds I could try, but the results will still be some non Civil 3D labels. It is quicker and easier for me to avoid the problem and just use an alternate method for all of my plat and survey labeling.
I think that there are several roadblocks out there that are stopping or at least hindering the acceptance of Civil 3D and I would like to hear some more. NOT to have a good old fashioned gripe and whine session, but to see if a reasonable list could be assembled of what Autodesk needs to add to Civil 3D to help it gain acceptance. Perhaps there may even be some work arounds that others are willing to share. With all of the increased activity in Land Lubber lately there is no telling who may be dropping by, tonight for instance both of my companions have been wading TheSwamp waters lately and both have the ear of some Autodesk managers.
So please, what is YOUR Civil 3D roadblock?