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This time of year, all focus goes to the new software releases. Therefore some other cool tools get less attention… Here are 2 useability plugins for civil 3D that are worth looking at
Plugin Of The Month – Pipe2Pline For AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011 & 2012
The “plugin of the month" is brought to you by the Autodesk Developer Network (ADN). These plugins are developed by Autodesk or by other ADN members.
This plugin is a tool for AutoCAD Civil 3D that creates a 3D Polyline from a selected part of a Pipe Network. To do this it asks the user to select the starting and ending Pipe or Structure, then finds the shortest path between them.
http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/ADN_plugins/
Solid Cut Surface for Civil 3D 2012
This plug-in generate an AutoCAD Civil 3D TIN Surface below an
AutoCAD solid element. This plugin only works with Civil 3D 2012 and .NET Framework 4.0
http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/ADN_plugins/supported_apps/