Making Powerful Selections using Civil 3D / AutoCAD

[@fcamargo84]

Jeff is the best instructor of autocad civil 3D ever! 👍🏾🇧🇷 Even I don’t speak English fluently, I understand everything he said. It is amazing!!!

[@lztoniolo]

Stunning, brillant and perfect as ALWAYS. Really, I've been watching C3D and AutoCAD content on KZbin for 5 years in a row. Simply, noone can make such rich information more crystal clear, straight on point and well explained than Jeff and Jerry. There is preparation for the videos/classes with great and objective examples. The voice is clear and at perfect volume, the mouse movements are so perfect that you can easily follow what they are doing, there is no SPAM or time lost, etc. etc. I'm super thankful for knowing this channel and I pray for its existence. I've became SO MUCH better AutoCAD user since I've started watching your videos and I've been learning so much that It's a pleasure for me to write this testimonial. IMO Autodesk should put a statue of you guys in front of their office lol, because everyone that touches this channel get in love with AutoCAD, Civil 3D and other softwares. Your information brings passion, easy of use and love for those amazing programs. THANKS!

[@hasandemur9376]

I feel the same :)))

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you Luiz for writing what is my favorite comment of all time :)

[@fathysaid9316]

I am too

[@atjohson]

Videos this helpful people should be able to thumbs up every couple months when they come back to it for a quick reminder!

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thanks Aj! I just thumbs up'd your comment :)

[@depinkley]

Luiz is right Jeff. I strictly use Autocad Civil 3d for my homebound business and have learned everything from your and Jerry's videos. I am a single father of a special needs child and had to create a homebound business to allow me to make a living and care for my child. I had basic skills when I started and could not afford school or any instructional course to improve my skills. I watched other instructional videos, and giving them credit, I did learn some things, but when I watched a handful of your instructional videos it felt like I went to a class! The skills and applications you guys teach on here are skills and applications that are used or could be used, every day. For the last couple of years, I have been able to generate professional plats at a quick turnover rate thanks to your shortcuts. I have literally talked to instructors about signing up for their classes and after telling them what I've learned, they said it would be a waste of time unless I was looking for certifications. That's what I will be doing soon. Thanks again for being a major part of my success. You guys are the best.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Derek Pinkley Thank you Derek! I’m so glad to hear how our recordings have helped. You are an inspiration to us all. I wish you all the best in your career!

[@OnlineToBrain]

*Jeff Bartels* sir is *one of the best instructors in the globe* Really he can tech to everyone so easy way nothing more discussion straight forward into the topic. Love u Jeff sir !! We need more video on KZbin sir, please.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind words.

[@TheMonkNZ]

awesome :)..i am CAD designer having 18 years of exp on AutoCAD. I really liked your stuff and learnt a lot from you. thanks a lot

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

You're very welcome!

[@MrDrewbies]

Amazing how I've used AutoCAD/C3D for years and you have made me hip to these useful new tools, thanks!

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Great to hear!

[@Sajeer-sy9gx]

Loving these sessions- perfect amount of learning! Thanks

[@michellehood2640]

Loving these sessions- perfect amount of learning!

[@kellymelton6784]

I could not attend but watched your recording just now. Awesome. I knew most but still learned a few new things. All small little things but these are little things that make you so much more efficient, fast and tasks less stressful and tedious when drafting. Look forward to the next one!

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cadpanacea]

Another well crafted presentation Jeff and company.... Thanks!

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

You're welcome! Thank you for your support!

[@prashantpalankar]

Thanks Jeff this video tutorial is very helpful for AutoCad users.😊

[@kaackster]

another awesome tutorial. I use maybe 90% of what you showed, but learned a few new ones. thanks again. looking forward the series.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Awesome, thank you!

[@MrJamesmac1200]

Another great video. Like some of the comments before, I've added more tools to my tool belt (that I've didn't know before). Keep up the great work.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you James for the kind words! So glad to hear the content is helpful!

[@dave-o3954]

Good stuff. You can also do a crossing freestyle by holding the left button down and dragging left instead of right. With groups, you can also quickly disable and reenable groups (to say, modify an item in the group) with Ctl-H. For legacy cad fellows, another old selection method is FILTER. It doesn’t find non-legacy AutoCAD objects, but can be cool in some cases - such as finding plines less that 1 unit in tenth. It’s also Boolean so can add these with this or this or these without that, etc.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you Dave! I appreciate the comments! I started using FILTER in AutoCAD 12 back in the early 90's. I logged a lot of time using the And/Or/Exclusive Or/Not Boolean functionality. I also loved that (unlike with QSELECT), the filters could be saved and re-used in other drawings. Due to the 30 min. time constraint, we didn't have enough time to do it justice (considered it "bonus content" that we could add to a future session). If FILTER recognized Civil 3D content, it could be a game changer for civil infrastructure workflows. Thank you again for your support!

[@dave-o3954]

@@JeffBartelsCAD You're a master, Jeff. Thanks for doin what you're doin. I used intersectioning for the first time this week thanks to you.

[@shaunwright3719]

These keys are so great, thank you so much Jeff!!

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

You're welcome Shaun

[@cookiestyIe]

great tips! saw a few i havent seen before :)

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thanks for watching!

[@rdb8299]

Superb session.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Glad you liked it!

[@RameshGau]

I have been following you since last one year. Nice work done. Looking forward to see more of this type. Can it be possible to have such serie of video on Autocad Map 3d. There are topo info comes in gis formats. thx.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Map 3D is certainly a topic we'll get into in the future. In the meantime, my brother Jerry has posted several Map 3D videos on his KZbin channel - kzbin.info He is also participating in the 30 min. Workout Series so you'll find even more of that content on his channel as well. Hope this helps!

[@ronaldmaneja9948]

Dear Jeff, filter command was not mentioned. More power and keep up the good work!

[@jodiescheidt1308]

Is there a cheat sheet for each of these select key in commands?

[@moustafaelsobky6364]

As usual I have a great time with your amazing techniques It would be really powerful if we could have a dynamic selection set based on some spastific properties Like that one in MavisWork (selection set by search)

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

When you get a chance, I recommend exploring a command called FILTER. (This command pre-dates QSELECT.) Using filter, you can create precise selections having boolean options such as AND, OR, Exclusive OR, and NOT. Filters can also be saved for re-use. Since the FILTER tool is a native AutoCAD command, it doesn't support Civil objects. That said, depending on the selection you require, it may suit your needs. Hope this helps!

[@oilboy96]

Hello. Can someone help me, in Civil3D 2024 how can I select entitites (polylines) based on Object Data, what is available for the polylines? For example I want to select every object in the drawing, which are on the same layer and has the following Object Data: V_ELHMOD=1. In Hungary it means every cables and wires, which are not underground.

[@ALFURQONTAWABI]

you are the best sir , thank u

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you too!

[@vitorcandeiadeandradepinhe5433]

Hi, I really would like to know if I can I sign up for the live sessions? Thanks.

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Hi Vitor, the next 30 min. Workout session has been scheduled. Use the following link to register - autodesk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aAav7wmWS2imeuD1UzNByQ

[@kaackster]

i know it's off topic, but you did a series, maybe back in 2017 for gravity pipe networks (sanitary sewer) on a small subdivision. i was following the series and seem to have lost the link to it on youtube. searched my history and still can't find it. it at all possible could you point me in the right direction. thank you.

[@zagvot]

im still searching also...

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

The recordings you are looking for may be the ones I created for Lynda.com. I believe someone was copying those recordings and posting them to KZbin. For that reason, the folks at Lynda.com may have asked that they be taken down. I believe Lynda.com offers 30 day free trials. If you visit lynda.com/jeffbartels you should be able to find the course and utility network recordings.

[@kaackster]

thanks Jeff, really appreciate what you guys do.

[@shaunwright3719]

only 5 min in and hot damn, wp changes everything

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

So glad to hear the recording was helpful!

[@josethomasthiruvattal]

Thank you... Very much...

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

You're most welcome

[@cesarpalacios6202]

I thought I saw it all, but I was wrong, thanks

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you Cesar

[@hdlioos]

I like your touturial Mr. Jeff since I knew lynda.Com

[@JeffBartelsCAD]

Thank you!