Modeldoc.cuix ?

[rkmcswain]

Can some of you guys check and see if there is a "Modeldoc.cuix" file included in your Civil 3D directories anywhere?

This would include under your user profile, and under C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013

TIA

[Jeff_M]

Nope, not found anywhere on my drive.

[troma]

Not found on my C drive, if you trust the Windows search.

[mathewkol]

Funny, just yesterday I was looking for the same thing. Can't find it. I can't even run the command in Map 3D. It just doesn't seem to exist.

[rkmcswain]

I do not see it either.

I'm using Process Monitor to watch file activity and Civil 3D 2013 SP1 is SEARCHING for this file, every single time my cursor hovers over certain entities in the drawing. This happens in any drawing, not just a certain one - and it happens on multiple machines here in the office.  It looks in the current directory and then in each location in the support file search path.

In my case when it hits our server looking for this file, there is a delay, anywhere from 0.2 seconds all the way to 4+ seconds. (Can you imagine a multi-second delay every time the cursor crosses an entity!?!?) Obviously, this is a problem with our server or network and we are looking into the delay........but I would like to know...

• Why is C3D is wasting bandwidth and CPU looking for a file that doesn't even ship with the program
• Why is C3D looking for this file so often
• What is special about these entities that causes it to search in the first place (it doesn't seem to happen on C3D labels for example)

If you have time and know how to use Process Monitor, I invite you to monitor acad.exe and try this out for yourself.

This is not the first case where C3D is looking for something that does not come with an OOTB install. The XREFSTATE registry entry bug still exists AFAIK.

[ToddRogers-WPM]

I have it.  I have IDS Ultimate installed.  it's located...

in C:\Users\trogers.TCAD\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013 - English\R19.0\enu\Support,

in C:\Users\trogers.TCAD\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013 - English\R19.0\enu\Support,

in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD Utility Design 2013\UserDataCache\en-us\Support,

in C:\Users\trogers.TCAD\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2013 - English\R19.0\enu\Support,

in C:\Users\trogers.TCAD\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Map 3D 2013\R19.0\enu\Support

and in C:\Users\trogers.TCAD\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Utility Design 2013\R19.0\enu\Support

[neilyj666]

These??

but it doesn't seem to be installed in any of the usual places

[rkmcswain]

Todd, I'm pretty sure it comes with AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map, hence why you have it with the Suite.

[rkmcswain]

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@neilyj666 wrote:

These??

Is that your deployment or the installed files with the app?

[ToddRogers-WPM]

Yeah notice there is no Civil 3D!!  LOL

[rkmcswain]

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@trogers wrote:

Yeah notice there is no Civil 3D!!  LOL

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You need something to do this afternoon, right? 

Find out the answers to the questions here:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-Civil-3D/Modeldoc-cuix/m-p/3793590#M197172

[ToddRogers-WPM]

You know it's Learning Central test taking time don't you?  Well hell, I'll get right on that R.K.!!!

[andrewpuller3811]

Not in my Civil 3d install, but it is in vanilla Autocad's install path.

I found out about the Modeldoc.cuix not being installed not long after installing Civil 3d 2013 after using Autocad 2013.

I tried copying across the Modeldoc.cuix file so that I could access the modeldoc ribbon and found none of the commands worked, so I figured it was another case of something that has been crippled in Civil 3d.

I did not realise civil 3d was looking for the file though or I would have left it there. 😞