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Plat Problem Resolved
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 24 Jun 2006
Scenes from the Boston AYI Tour
The Accelerate Your Ideas Tour continued in Boston on Wednesday. In addition to the four building solutions sessions, there are two bonus sessions: AccelerateOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 24 Jun 2006
Analysis for All, Part 2: SolidWorks and COSMOS
ANSYS was the first CAD/CAM vendor to propose analysis for all. Its DesignSpace product sought to make FEA easy to use, so easy thatOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 24 Jun 2006
Service Pack 1A Revised Due Date
Dave Simeone, Autodesk Civil 3D Product Manager, stated during today's webcast that Service Pack 1A for Civil 3D 2007 is targeted to be releasedOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 1A
Well everyone was excited for the service pack to get released and it did. However as some of you may know, when you runOriginally posted by Dominick Gallegos from The Crazy World of Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0 Allows Finer Printing Control via UI
In two previous blog postings, I noted how Autodesk DWF Viewer 6.5 allowed for finer control of printing. This was possible via a registryOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
Beta Version Available!
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
True Elevation and Position
Need to define the true position and elevation of your project?The most flexible way is through linked files and Shared Positioning. This requires atOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
SP1A Coming Soon & Misinformation
It seems that some users have been told to not install SP1 because it breaks "existing things that work" while attempting to fix others.Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
AutoCAD Training - Doing the wrong thing better
One of the concerns I have about AutoCAD training efforts and curriculum is that they forget to explain the WHY and move to theOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
More on performance--Part I
Performance with Autodesk products has become more than just meeting minimum hardware requirements, drawings size, and purging unused items. With the later releases ofOriginally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2006
The Rest of the Story
"Adding another dimension: 'Slow and steady' describes how this firm transitioned to 3-D design" By now most of you have read about CT BrannonOriginally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Who Paid for Porting NX to Mac?
One of the questions I've left with the UGS PR department (and as yet unanswered) is, "Is the Mac market large enough to payOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Commandless Copy!!
Did you know that, going all the way back to AutoCAD 2000, you can quickly copy objects within a drawing or between drawings withoutOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
CAD Art
Take a look at this image. I can't say this will help you be a lazier drafter, but it sure is cool. The wholeOriginally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Visual Power Points: Learning from Down Under
Presentation Zen uses recent Aussie and Kiwi tourism promotion videos to introduce the impact of applying bold images and “The rule of Thirds”, a photographers favourite,Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Making people realise MindManager is a must-have
Mindjets new CEO, Scott Raskin, has a goal; “Our goal is to make our MindManager software a must-have productivity solution for individuals, business teams andOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
HOOPS Application Framework 14.0 supports DWF for C++ Programmers
I am not a graphics programmer [but I play one on TV :-) My apologies go out to international readers who have not seenOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Cultured Stone Hatch Patterns
StoneCAD software from Owens Corning is updated with vector hatch patterns for AutoCAD and other packages, as well as seamless texture maps of everyOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Reach your potential...
Brilliance from Savage Chickens.comOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Popular posts
It’s interesting to see what people look at and I thought worth sharing the top “Top 15 Entry Pages” for this blog. There areOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Design Bar Comparison
Lately I've read a couple posts in the newsgroups and forums asking, "Why buy Revit Building since it seems that Revit Systems has practicallyOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
2007 New, Changed, and Obsolete Commands
Autodesk has posted in the knowledge base all of the following information for New, Changed and Obsolete Commands New Commands Command - Description 3DALIGNOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
Removing Old DWG TrueView 2007 Before Installing DWG TrueView 2007 Update
In an earlier posting, I noted that an updated Autodesk DWG TrueView 2007 is now available. This update corrects a problem where administrative rightsOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2006
ZOOMWHEEL System Variable
Some software allow users to zoom via a middle mouse wheel. Occasionally the direction that zooms IN may be the opposite in one applicationOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
2007 Contains 87 NEW System Variables
There are 87 NEW system variables in AutoCAD 2007, thus Civil 3D 2007. I am confident that a list will help some so hereOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
UGS: "We're First with PLM for the Mac!"
UGS plans to port its NX CAD software and TeamCenter PLM software to the Mac OS X operating system. "As the first major PLMOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
AutoCAD 2005 and 2006 Webcasts
I know many of you have not yet upgraded to AutoCAD 2007 or, even if you did upgrade, you are not yet using theOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
S9 announces new AutoCAD 2007 releases
S9 the makers of Quicktext, Autolist2000v2 and Pipe Fit Pro have just announced that they have upgraded their add-ons to support the latest AutoCADOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Analysis for All, Part 1-- Should You Worry?
The fashion among CAD and FEA companies is to make analysis so simple that simpletons can use it. But as I fly home onOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Now convert PDF to DXF > DWG
Just added to our CAD Store is pdf2cad. Easily convert PDF to DXF, then save in AutoCAD DWG format with pdf2cad! This powerful utilityOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Very Valuable Variables: LWDISPLAY / FILLMODE
Very Valuable Variable 1: LWDISPLAY Ridiculously thick lines even when they have no width? Controls whether the lineweight is displayed. The setting is savedOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
A perda duma grande companhia de brincadeiras e alegrias
É com grande tristeza que perdi hoje uma das minhas grandes companhias de brincadeiras e alegrias das 3 cadelas pastor alemão que eu tinha.Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
2006 FIFA World Cup Soccer and Autodesk
The FIFA World Cup is a large soccer/football tournament that occurs every 4 years. It is also one of the largest viewed events worldwide.Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Gathering Light Sources
LightWork Design releases LightWorks v7.6 rendering software with Final Gather. One of the problems of generating renderings is placing lights correctly. Rendering packages tendOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
CADD Manager Journal - June 2006
Are you a subscriber? In this months issue... Calculating Return on Effort - How small updates equal major savings CAD Manager - your pain,Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Callout Annotation Features
Goto View... Callout. You'll notice you can select a Floor Plan or Detail View callout. Select Detail View and draw a callout in planOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Comparison of DWF and PDF
In a previous blog posting, I mentioned that what separates DWF from PDF is that DWF is specifically designed for CAD data whereas PDFOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Section Annotation Features
There's more to Sections than meets the eye. 1. Goto the View... Section. You'll notice that you can select between a Building Section, WallOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Updated Revit Structure and Revit Building now available
Periodically Autodesk releases updates for our products. A recent Revit update includes corrections for DWF publishing, e.g. font positioning. Autodesk Revit Structure 3 ThisOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
Autodesk Labs
One of our Beta Program Managers, Volker Joseph, would like to introduce you to Autodesk Labs. http://myfeedback.autodesk.com/labs/ The site is an extension of theOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2006
An AutoCAD Hip Tip from England
The AUGI CAD Camp was so much fun today...I did a bonus Tips and Tricks session that was just so much fun! Tomorrow I'mOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
UGS Snaps Up 3D Search Engine
UGS today revealed it had bought technology from Software Design & Management (of Germany) that allows it to search for 3D shapes. Geolus SearchOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Mtext Line Spacing
From AutoCAD Help:If you enter ‑mtext (precede with hyphen) at the Command prompt, MTEXT bypasses the In-Place Text Editor and displays additional prompts onOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Cool Tech - Color Rapid Prototypes
Rapid prototypes took a big step towards realism with the introduction of color. If you think color is no big deal, try watching aOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 102
In my previous “Transitioning from 2D to 3D… 101” post, I provided an introduction to this series of posts in which I will showOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Create a 3d terrain mesh
Award winning terrain modeling program (powered by SYCODE's TerrainLib) for AutoCAD. Create a terrain mesh from a set of unordered points, lines, polylines andOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Import 3DM into Dwg
The 3DM file format is the file format of Rhinoceros and the NURBS modeling software from McNeel & Associates. It remains a standard 3dOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Map browsing with the MindManager Map Explorer Add-in
Thanks to the MindManager User forum RSS Feed I discovered Mindjet Labs have released a free Map Explorer Add-in for MindManager Pro 6. This wish,Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
An Unfortunate Event in Kansas
One of our Worldwide Autodesk Users Network members shared the following report:A backhoe weighing 8 tons is on top of a flatbed trailer andOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Multithreading and CAD
In last week's upFront.eZine, Ralph Grabowski, in an article talking about UGS Solid Edge, said:"UGS sees no advantage to multi-core CPUs (which Intel andOriginally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Budweiser DWG test
Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
COSMOS Simplifies to Beams
COSMOS 2007 includes a nifty new ability to create finite element models with beam elements. It can take a weldment such as the oneOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - SP1A On Its Way
Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 1 seems to correct several issues with the product, but there is one item that it seems to breakOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2006
Format Result As...
Seems to be some confusion surrounding building Expressions over this: The bottom line is, whatever you select above directly effects the options you seeOriginally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Avatech Raises $6M
Avatech sells US$6 million of itself to outside investors: * Tail Wind Fund and Solomon Strategic Holdings bought 4,000 shares at $1,000 each. AvatechOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Facilities Management - Asset Management? What's the difference?
Alright, I've been meaning to make a post about this for a while, but, a question on FMforum.org prompted me to finally get aroundOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
A Preview Beta of the Autodesk® DGN V8 Translator will be available for download beginning June 19, 2006.
This Beta product is used to import and export MicroStation® DGN V8 files to and from AutoCAD® 2007 software-based applications. (The Autodesk® Civil 3D®,Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 101
During the Accelerate Your Ideas tour, I've been showing how AutoCAD can be used in different building environments to convert a typical 2D floorOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Preview Beta of the Autodesk® DGN V8 Translator
Shaun Hurley mentions in his blog that Autodesk is making available this preview beta as of today (June 19th, 2006) for AutoCAD 2007 basedOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Can I get an Amen!
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Autodesk DWF Viewer 7 Available
Build Version: 7,0,0,928Platform: Windows 2000/XP Home/XP ProBrowser: Internet Explorer 6.0File size: 15.1 MB http://www.autodesk.com/dwf
Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
DWF Toolkit Versions included in recent AutoCAD, Inventor, and DWF products
The DWF Toolkit allows programmers to work with DWF files without understanding the gory details associated with the file format. Since the toolkit providesOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
A Haunted AutoCAD Tip from England
Prague is definitely a beautiful city and I enjoyed a weekend of touring with my coworkers. The bug I picked up still lingers onOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2006
Scenes from the Seattle AYI Tour
The west coast segment of the Accelerate Your Ideas tour wrapped up in Seattle on Thursday. The event was held at the Edgewater Hotel.Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
USENET (PARTE 2)
Muito recentemente mencionei aqui um primeiro artigo no Blog Meio Bit sobre a USENET http://cad.blogs.com/cadptbr/2006/06/usenet.html e prometi que mal saísse o segundo artigo prometidoOriginally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
Acad 07: New Select Options
The select command has two new options in AutoCAD 2007: SUbobjects - like holding down ctrl key: selects faces, etc, on 3D models. ObjectsOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
Separating Structural Shape Names in a Complex Structural Member Style
Structural Member Styles can have up to ten components. The Shape Designation - List Automatic Property Source returns a "list" of the starting shapesOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
Autodesk Inventor R11 DWF Extension Is Available
Autodesk Inventor subscription customers can download a special mid-year release that allows Inventor users to extend the functionality of Autodesk Inventor 11 products andOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
A tecnologia Autodesk i-drop® no site da StudioCAD
A STUDIOCAD PROJETOS E APRESENTAÇÕES LTDA é revendedora e centro de treinamento autorizado Autodesk para a Região Nordeste do Brasil. Há mais de 12Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
Autodesk Inventor PodCast - Episódio #4
O Jeferson Stutz acaba de lançar mais um podcast sobre as ultimas novidades do Autodesk Inventor.Para baixar e comodamente ouvir as notícias ou obterOriginally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
Vault Tech Tip: Creating Plan Sets (Alignments & Profiles)
According to the Workflow described in Part 1 and Part 2 in my earlier posts (links here), here is a validation of this workflow.Originally posted by DannyCounts from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2006
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