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Get ready for Office 2007
I read the news about the public beta at the Excel blog a few days ago. You can try it too if you wantOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 27 May 2006
Windows Live Local offers New Zealand Streets and Route finding
Microsoft Windows Live Local (Gasp, what a clunky name) now has New Zealand street mapping and driving route finding. It includes major roads andOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 27 May 2006
Ellen Finkelstein's AutoCAD 2007
Quick note - Ellen Finkelstein's *AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007 Bible is not in print yet although you can pre-order it from ourOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - Extension for Google Earth
Autodesk made available yesterday the Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 Extension for Google Earth is a NEW Technology Preview that will allow Civil 3d 2007Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Autodesk Vault White Papers
Autodesk Vault has been utilized by the Autodesk's Mechanical Manufacturing products for several years now (5 releases). The referenced webpage contains 5 white papersOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Service Pack 1 Coming!
Dave Simeone announced today, during the webcast, that a Service Pack for Civil 3D 2007, will be made available likely during the next weekOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Goggle Earth for Civil 3D 2007
Wow can you believe that Autodesk is releasing a add-on to Civil 3D that lets you post your data directly to goggle Earth inOriginally posted by Dominick Gallegos from The Crazy World of Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Civil 3D® 2007 Extension for Google Earth™ - Technology Preview
Autodesk has announced the availability of the new Civil 3D® 2007 Extension for Google Earth™ - Technology Preview. This download was just posted upOriginally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
The New 2007's are Here....
Well, I've finally had a chance to spend some time with our new line of software, and thought I'd publish a few opinion pointsOriginally posted by David Butts from The CADRE BSD Blog ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
AutoCAD 2007 Network License Activation Utility bug
I used the AutoCAD 2007 Network License Activation Utility and the function to save to an existing license file. I stopped the service andOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Why does my DWF appear to be larger than my DWG?
Normally DWF files are as small as 1/20 the size of AutoCAD drawings (DWG files). There are a few possibilities as to why aOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Constantly Discussing your Layer Standards
I have been involved with CAD Standards reviews many times. I usually start with the basics; Plot Styles, Layer Names and Folder structure. ConstantlyOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
New Revit Blogs
A couple new Revit blogs to mention.First Robert Manna with Burt Hill started his Don't Think: Do Revit blog in early April. The blogOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
3D Texas - New Blog
Mark Reagan of Pflugerville, Texas has started a Civil 3D Blog titled... 3D Texas As Sir Francis Bacon said, "Nam et ipsa scientia potestasOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - Project Management Webcast 2 of 2
Tomorrow Mark Scacco will present the second half of the webcasts related to...Project and Data Management in Civil 3D 2007This session's focus will beOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
New Skill Builder
Autodesk has posted a new Skill Builders' topic on their website. It is titled "Profile and Profile View Styles and Labels"This set of dataOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Scenes from the Tampa CAD Camp
The Tampa CAD Camp was a great success!Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Teaching Phases
If your office is like ours then perhaps you do a lot of remodel projects. One way to teach new users about phases andOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Family Specifications Manual?
Robert of Philadelphia, PA works for an office that has written an in house specification for family creation. Very interesting read. Revit Standardization: FamilyOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Electrical Symbols
We have a very large residence that requires an overall coordination plan at 1/8" scale and 5 individual quadrants at 1/4" scale because aOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
Latest edition of AUGIWorld - May/Jun 2006 out now...
The latest issue of AUGIWorld ( Mar/Apr 2006 edition ) has just hit the shelves. This edition contains its regular number of high qualityOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
AutoCAD 2007 Webcast Recordings Available
Best Practices for Rendering and Visualization with Heidi HewittWatch the recorded webcast Best Practices for Conceptual Design with Heidi HewettWatch the recorded webcastLynn Allen’sOriginally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 26 May 2006
The Soul Patrol Takes It!
Taylor Hicks wins American Idol and you Techies predicted he would win! Pat yourselves on the back for predicting the winner of American IdolOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
ADT 2006 Hotfix - Project Navigator Performance on a Remote Server
Something I've waited for and even more so all the other ADT 2006 users. This doesn't apply for ADT 2007 and I guess thisOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Is it 3DS, DS, or BS?
Back in 2001, Dassault Systemes came up with a new logo. At first, I wasn't quite sure what it was supposed to represent --Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
DWF Programming: Between the Lines Recap (Part 6)
Before Beyond the Paper was created, Shaan Hurley, Brian Mathews, and I used to post articles about DWF on the Between The Lines blog.Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
A Night for Winners
Contestant Taylor Hicks won the American Idol singing competition. Lynn Allen will be less than delighted. The Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks inOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Drawing List - Consultant Drawings
Just want to know how to make a drawing list? Mike Hardy-Brown posted a tips & tricks article on HIS SITE.If you need toOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Ellen Finkelstein Blog
Ellen Finkelstein, the author of the AutoCAD Bible books has a great blog section within her site. She has devoted a entire page toOriginally from Featured Blog ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Medians and "Marked Points"
It's a simple situation to model, but help isn't entirely clear on how to build an assembly with a median.Start by creating an assembly,Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Are you ready for the newest AUGI.com "Product" Community...
Like to catch a sneak-preview of the newest Community, AUGI is currently building / developing back stage...Head over HERE and take a look atOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Bentley SELECT and the New Exchange Option
Bentley's announcement of raising prices (see CAD Insider post) for MicroStation subscription and adding the new Software Exchange option raised a few questions andOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
AutoCAD Techies Vote for American Idol Winner!
The votes are pouring in! I still think Taylor is going to win but I, personally, hope it goes to Kat...I just love herOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
Mechanical Power Tools 4
We've just added Mechanical Power Tools 4 (MPT4) to our software utilities section. This add-on for Auto 2000-2007 provides you with some great toolsOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 25 May 2006
How do you work with drawings?
Please take a moment for a short survey by Grant Rochelle on his Under the Hood Blog.“Today I want to ask for your help.Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Flash: Bentley Raises MicroStation Subscription, Adds Exchange Option
Bentley is hiking the price of its MicroStation subscription service, SELECT, by $100 a year to $725 a year. According to Bentley, this increasesOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
'Nother Free CAD Package to Launch "Soon"
Another year, another free CAD package. I can't say anything about it until later, but a well-known name in the CAD industry will springOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley Up 8%
Sara Ferris of CADalyst magazine reports from the Bentley Empowered user conference that: - Bentley's FY05 revenues were US$336 million in revenue, up 8%Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Autodesk Announces Adjectives
In a press release headlined "Autodesk Announces Rapid Acceptance of Autodesk Inventor 11", Autodesk's external marketing firm fails to back up, with hard numbers,Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Team Editorial 2006: Maximum Brightness
The SunProperites command lets you specify the sun light's intensity factor in AutoCAD 2007 renderings. The minimum is 0, darkness. The maximum is... well,Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
IMSI "Merger" Approved
IMSI shareholders approve of its merger wtih AccessMedia: "We currently have over 15.2 million votes registered in favor of the proposed merger with AccessMediaOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Examining Dassault's Patents
I was once a consultant on a CAD patent case, and talk about mind-bending. I was just there to explain the CAD side ofOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
'WorldCAD Access' Aids Software Pirates!!!
Reader J.H. of Australia writes: I realise that the ads which appear on your WorldCAD blog site are selected by some sort of robotOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Never Mind the Booth Babes; Here Come the Booth Wars
Roopinder Tara writes about the inside news of trade shows, etc at his CAD Insider blog. Related to that is this item from RobertOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Google: #1 in Search, #0 in All Else
Bill Tancer of Hitwise US tracks the popularity of Web sites, and finds that while Google is the overwhelming #1 in search, it doesOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Retrieving the Door Type of a Door Style 2
This is a follow up to my previous article on Retrieving the Door Type of a Door Style. The alternate method available to usersOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Formula Properties Course
For anyone interested in learning more about the Formula property in ADT [and ABS], I will be teaching a course through the AUGI TrainingOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Mind Mapping the AUGI ADT/ABS Community
Richard Binning’s post on the Architectural Desktop/Autodesk Building Systems Community at AUGI caught my attention for two reasons: There is soon to be a newOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Rendering Survey
I just saw a link to a rendering with Revit survey on Steve Stafford's blog. (I have a link to his site- RevitOpEd.) ThisOriginally posted by Jay Polding-ORUG Moderator from revit in plain english ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
A New Blogger
Green Revit is a new blog, with a focus on the correlation between Revit and green building design.Originally posted by David from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt, proclaimed as a 'Rogue Economist' who 'explores the hidden side of everything' recently released his first book - Freakonomics. It isOriginally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
MCAD Industry View - A May 2006 Update
My friend Russ Henke and his colleague Jack Horgan provide not only a careful analysis of the MCAD industry, but also a far-ranging viewOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Popular Mechanics - Report on the 2006 IEEE Robotics conference
Fascinating brief update with linksA Meeting Of The Metal MindsORLANDO, Fla — Robots vacuum our homes, search for landmines, perform surgery, and explore Mars.Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Autocad 2007 Tips and Tricks Booklet
Ah, the moment we've all been waiting for since we heard about the latest release: Lynn Allen has posted her AutoCAD 2007 Tips andOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
An American Idol AutoCAD Tip!
Okay...I admit it...I'm hooked on American Idol. My TIVO knows of my addiction, as do my dog and cat, and now all of youOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Fort Myers and Tampa!
I'll be teaching AutoCAD Sheet Sets TONIGHT at the Southwest Florida AutoCAD Professionals user group meeting in Fort Myers, Florida. If you're interested inOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Scenes from the Chicago CAD Camp!
Chicago was the place to be on Tuesday!Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Scenes from the Dallas CAD Camp
There was a great turnout for the Dallas CAD Camp last week! Unfortunately the indoor “scenes” are a little dark so I decided toOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
CADD Manager Journal - May 2006
Are you a subscriber? In this months issue... Seven Ways to Solidify a New CAD Manager Position Seven points that may help you getOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Rapid acceptance
Autodesk Announces Rapid Acceptance of Autodesk Inventor 11 Rapid acceptance, what does this mean? Someone placed a huge new order yesterday, or that theyOriginally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Cool Tech - Bentley Distance Learning
Want to make MicroStation sing and dance but your scrooge of a boss won't ante up the cost of airfare and hotel for aOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley Conference: Best of Show
ParkCAD is one of those products that will make you wonder how you ever got along without it. Even if you'll only create oneOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley Conference: Pentagon Design Build
Walker Lee Evey, president of Design Build Institute of America, worked on the rebuilding of the Pentagon after 9/11, called in on the biggestOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
AEC MCAD -- Worlds That Don't Collide
Some of the capabilities MCAD users now take for granted, such as interference checking, CAM and parametrics seem to be cutting edge in AEC.Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley Conference: Analysis
Bentley is pushing its recently acquired analysis tools, STAAD and RAM and now bills itself as the "largest and most comprehensive portfolio of structuralOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley Conference: BIM, BIM and more BIM
The BE 2006, like all user conferences, cannot help but make its attendees feel inadequate. A user may enter patting themselves on the backOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley User Conference: Q&A
The following is paraphrased from a Q&A session with Bentley representative, including Keith Bentley. What does XM short for?Nothing, it's just a name. WillOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley User Conference: MicroStation V8 XM Edition
These were the most popular enhancements in MicroStation V8 XM Edition, judging from crowd response. Reference a PDF within the model. The 2D PDFOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
News Flash: MicroStation V8 XM Preview Available
Bentley SELECT subscribers can download and preview of MicroStation V8 XM at www.be.org/getv8xmnow . This is one day earlier than the official release, whichOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Bentley User Conference: Sold Out!
I've never heard about a user conference selling out. BE 2006 declared itself sold out with 2,000 attendees. However, this seems to be aOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Steady Stream of DWF Programming for Linux and Macintosh
The DWF Toolkit contains C++ libraries that aid in the reading and writing of DWF files. Experienced C++ programmers use them to work withOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
AutoCAD 2007 3D DWF limitation: scaled to fit textures
Paul Li of Altoon Porter Architects is an AutoCAD 2007 user. He created a 3D solid using the extrude command. Knowing that 3D DWFOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Buzzsaw 7 is now available
Many architects, engineers, real-estate professionals, and contractors are realizing the benefits of online project collaboration. These benefits include: improved project communication, shortened project cycles,Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Avoiding Inventor DWF font woes
To minimize DWF file sizes, Autodesk Inventor relies on fonts being present on the DWF recipient's system. Many Autodesk DWF Viewer users in theOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Mud Wars - Diana vs. Amy
Does Autodesk AEC draw to mud wars?While Diana fights for Revit, Amy will heroically defend Architectural Desktop (AutoCAD for architects) ...Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
JPG Converter(Posted By: Guests)
www.img2cad.comOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
New to Autocad - text to curve(Posted By: Cad64)
Arc aligned text isan express tool and would not be listed in the general help. Have a look at this discussion of your qOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
New to Autocad - text to curve(Posted By: tiapan)
Hi I cannot, for the life of me find in manuals how to align a line of text to a radius or curve. IOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Problems with Plotting PDF’s(Posted By: The CadMaster)
I am using Autocad 2006 and Adobe 7.0 and I am having some issues. When I plot my Autocad dwg's using Adobe or AcroOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
AutoCAD 2007(Posted By: Guests)
AutoCAD 2007 crahes when everytime i go into page setup up manager & click on new AutoCAD shuts down has anyone elseOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Faceted Solids when importing to Max(Posted By: Guests)
I'am in the proccess of creating a fairly complex 3d model within AutoCAD 2004 with the aim of importing into max fOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
help --changing plot scale of CAD files(Posted By: Guests)
You can easy change for plot scale.First you must have express tool.Then you can set layout and plot scale for 1:1.NextOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Creating A Menu Pull Down(Posted By: Cad64)
Have a read through this. It should get you going in the right direction. http://www.ccadinc.com/tips/leaderarrow.pdfOriginally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
Creating A Menu Pull Down(Posted By: Guests)
Does anyone know how I can create a custom menu pull down in AutoCAD 2004 and add blocks to it?Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs ReBlogged here on 24 May 2006
AutoCAD Comm Center - May 2006 Survey "You’re the AutoCAD Product Manager!”
AutoCAD Comm Center - May 2006 Surveyhttp://myfeedback.autodesk.com/ADSKSurvey/TakeSurvey.asp?SurveyID=4M0795L269630Originally posted by Shaan Hurley from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 21 May 2006
Architectural Desktop 2007: What's New in Help
There are a couple new resources in the Architectural Desktop 2007 Help that should provide some added value: Project Lifecycle Navigator: This interactive userOriginally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls ReBlogged here on 21 May 2006
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