The civil engineer's cheat sheet, in your pocket.
Lucero's Civil Tips decodes civil and land development software — Civil 3D, Hydraflow, StormCAD — into searchable tricks, shortcuts, and plain-English definitions.
FILLET — round corners between two lines
Command: FILLET → set Radius (R) → pick two lines. Use radius 0 to snap to a clean intersection.
Fillet
A curved transition between two intersecting linework segments, defined by a radius. Common in roadway curb returns and lot corners.
Built for engineers who don't have time to dig.
Every interaction is tuned for one-handed use in the field, on the jobsite, or between meetings.
Instant search
Type once. See tricks, shortcuts, and definitions filter live across every software.
Browse by software
Jump straight into Civil 3D, Hydraflow, StormCAD, or general civil terms.
Tricks & terms, clearly labeled
Amber TRICK badges for how-tos. Teal TERM badges for definitions. No guesswork.
Tap to copy
One tap copies a command or shortcut, with a quick confirmation and a light haptic tick.
Built for the field
Works offline. Loads instantly. Designed for muddy boots and one-handed use.
Curated starter library
Hundreds of curated entries on day one — no empty-state, no setup.
Software, covered.
Each library is curated and organized by category — shortcuts, workflows, drainage concepts, grading & survey terms.
AutoCAD Civil 3D
Shortcuts, corridor & grading tricks, label workflows.
Hydraflow
Drainage modeling tips and quick-reference inputs.
StormCAD / SewerCAD
Pipe network workflows and hydraulic term clarity.
General Civil & Land Dev
Survey, grading, and plan-set vocabulary explained.
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