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TeamDWF and AU2006
http://www.teamdwf.com/ http://auol.wordpress.com/ http://au2006.blogspot.com/Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Software Pirate is handed $4.1m judgement
The owner of a website selling pirated software had been sentenced to six years in jail and ordered him to pay $4.1 million. AutodeskOriginally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Why Use AutoCAD Add On Software? If you are famili...
Originally posted by James Kendall from Autocad add-on software ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
DWF Humor: Other DWFs
DWF got its humble beginnings as the Drawing Web Format. This way people associated it with AutoCAD drawings and the worldwide web. As theOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Interoperability - Select units for DWG export (1 de plusieurs)
Il est maintenant possible de spécifier les unités lors de l'exportation vers un format DWG. Les options sont les suivantes : Par défaut pourOriginally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It! ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Revit Building 9.1
Comme tous le monde le sait, la version 9.1 est maintenant disponible. Voici donc ce que je me propose. Je vais essayer de vousOriginally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It! ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Graphics Cards for Civil 3D: Rule of Thumb
Originally posted by dana.probert@cadapult.net (Dana Breig Probert) from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
AutoCAD in a MicroStation world...
EatYourCAD, a mainly MicroStation blog, have started a series on AutoCAD aimed at MicroStation users. The first post introduces Sheet Sets & Sheet Set Manager. AutoCAD in a MicroStation world: Sheet Sets -Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Mastering AutoCAD 2007 just added
Introducing new addition to our bookshelf. Mastering AutoCAD is your answer to understanding the ins and outs of AutoCAD 2007. It features detailed chaptersOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
PTC: Prepares for Change of Control
PTC has made public (as required by US law) the changes in benefits to its senior executives should a change in control (or otherOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Take My Style Please Part 2
Originally posted by Nick Zeeben from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Pace Yourself- The Incremental Implementation
Originally posted by dana.probert@cadapult.net (Dana Breig Probert) from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 2 Available
It is now available everyone!Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 2 Sep 2006
"PLM" More Powerful than "Web 2.0"
"...we're now witnessing the backlash against Web 2.0 and a plethora of me-too business plans, marketing pitches and analyst reports exploiting the nebulous phrase,"Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Passing arguments to .NET-defined commands
Another case of planets aligning: two different people have asked me this question in two days... It's quite common for commands to require usersOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Kitchen Remodel: Realistic versus Reality
If you've attended any of my AutoCAD 2007 presentations, you've probably heard me talk about our recent kitchen remodel. This is what the kitchenOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
On the Road Again
I'll be off line starting tomorrow morning (Saturday) and haven't mastered the art of blogging on the road, yet, but will let you knowOriginally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
New Versions: Revit Building and Revit Structure
Revit Building 9.1 and Revit Structure 4 are now shipping. I waited to post this article until the Revit Building web downloads were posted.Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
INGR: Good-bye Stock Exchange
Intergraph is following the lead of UGS in going private, reports Michael Paige of MarketWatch. Hellman & Friedman and Texas Pacific Group are payingOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Project Freewheel: Using dwfit.com to auto generate preview images of DWF files on your web site
Problem:You have a web page containing many links to DWF files and you want to create thumbnail images for each file listed but youOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
The Miracle (and Reality) of Civil 3D Label Text Sizing
Originally posted by dana.probert@cadapult.net (Dana Breig Probert) from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Boxes of CAD Standards
I was looking through some boxes of CAD Standards I have. Yes "Boxes" - plural. I have collected CAD Standards over the years andOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Nodes and rendering efficiency
Keeping the number of faces in your models to a minimum for the detail required is very important,but it's not the entire story.Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 1 Sep 2006
Autodesk Inventor R11 SP2 Now Available
In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 2, which fixes or addressesOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
AU 2K6 C3D PT
The title translates to... The Autodesk University 2006 Civil 3D PowerTrack Joseph Wurcher of Autodesk started a blog about Autodesk University 2006 early thisOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Trouble printing to .pdf in AutoCAD?
Many users still print drawings to .pdf files even though .dwf files are far superior (in my opinion). If you have AutoCAD 2007, youOriginally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
D**m Magazine S**k-ups
Roopinder Tara sometimes dredges up the topic no magazine editor wants to deal with -- the state of the link between CAD vendors andOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
ArchiCAD Native on Intel Macs
There's a headline I bet we never thot a year ago we'd be writing -- "...CAD Native on Intel Macs." But now it's happening:Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 107
When creating a 3D model, it can be useful to view it as a wireframe so that you can easily see and snap toOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
_Recover Revisited Regarding Reattaching References
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Publicity
I want to thank those who recently blogged about my site. I appreciate the kind words. I am aware of the following bloggers thatOriginally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Don’t you wish there was somewhere on the internet…
That had everything you needed to learn, share and contribute the greater Civil 3D community? Well, you’re in luck! Autodesk is about to launchOriginally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Adding PDF's to Vault! -Follow Up
The question was asked about dragging and dropping PDF's from Windows Explorer into Vault, as opposed to using the method outlined in my previousOriginally posted by Dominick Gallegos from The Crazy World of Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Autodesk Design Review 2007 Batch Printing
Autodesk Design Review 2007 includes a batch print capability. The help file documents several powerful steps to make printing multiple DWF files easy. PrintOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
About "Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD"
A great blog about AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop that wasn’t in my feedlist ‘till today. Knowing What You Don't Know About CADA place for BuildingOriginally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
TeamDWF has RSS feeds
I was almost sure RSS feeds would be added when I found out that Randall Newton and also Martyn Day where behind the new site TeamDWF,Originally posted by noemail@noemail.org (JTB World) from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
CAD Olympics Part 1: Who's #1?
Business is competition and every competition has its contestants, its judges and its winners. Sports has its Olympics. But businesses also vie for topOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
New Labs
I added 14 new labs to the AU class schedule today. Those labs are not new but are repeats of labs that filled up quickly. IOriginally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006 ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Errors from the Twilight Zone
My accomplice in spreading Civil 3D kool-aid here at Microsol Resources (Steve Costa) recently came across an exceptionally odd anomaly (whew!). The error messageOriginally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
A.C.E.S. Flying into Southern California
The control tower has given final clearance for A.C.E.S. to land here in Southern Califonia. What is A.C.E.S. you may ask? A.C.E.S. is... AutodeskOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
85% Do Not Enter an Email in Their Error Reports
That's right when a AutoCAD 2007 user crashes (hopefully not) they are presented with a Customer Error Report "CER" dialog. These come into theOriginally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
Calling AutoCAD commands from .NET
In this earlier entry I showed some techniques for calling AutoCAD commands programmatically from ObjectARX and from VB(A). Thanks to Scott Underwood for proposingOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
A Bump in The Night (Twice)
Multiple bump maps in a single material can be a powerful tool, especially when you know how to control them.Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 31 Aug 2006
PLP Helps Our DWF Survey
In a previous posting I mentioned why some reprographers may wish to charge more for processing DWF files. To help me collect more surveyOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Install Error 1603
I've run across this error (trying to install Civil 3D 2007) in the past, and have always been able to resolve by doing 2Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Booth Designer Talks
Philiadelphia's 20nine Design Studios is a graphic design firm that has designed trade show booths for Bentley Systems. I'll let Times Herald reporter CarlOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Newton Expands Empire
Randall Newton is rapidly becoming the biggest editor in the business, with a large group of editorial children under his care. As of mid-September,Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Fall CAD Camp Schedule!!!
The Fall CAD Camp season kicks off in Denver on September 14th! If you've been fortunate enough to attend a local CAD Camp inOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Embed DWF instead of DWG
When we first developed WHIP!, we had a plug-in for Netscape Navigator. People used DWF files like JPEG files. Embedding a DWF in anOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
CADDManager.com at AU 2006
I will be teaching several classes at AU this year. I am looking forward to it. The event just keeps getting bigger and bigger.Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
AUGI, Local User Groups and AU 2006
Below information kindly supplied by Bill Adams ( AUGI BoD member - Secretary and LUG Manager ). Dear Local User Group President It isOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Share your Civil 3D Tips & Tricks with others...
Have you a favourite ( or great time saving ) Civil 3D Tip or Trick you would like to share with others ? Yes!Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
CAD Industry Press: Have We Failed?
Has the CAD trade press failed in its mission to educate the CAD software buyers so they can make good buying decisions? Sure, theOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
#10: AU Connect
Last year we we had our first test of AU Connect - if you did not see it, it was a website where users fillOriginally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006 ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Autodesk University / CAD Camp
Well, St. Louis will be getting it's first CAD Camp ( a one-day regional training event ) on October 24th. Hey, and, did youOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Two Civil 3D Resources Blogs
Here are two new blogs that gather information obout Civil 3D. Civil 3D Resourses by J.E. Anderson C3D investigation by StephanieOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
SP2 Update - No Update
All's quiet on the Eastern Coast (Civil 3D product design is done in New Hampshire). No news since Friday when the only mentions wereOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Vault Quickie
I had someone ask a quick question regarding Vault. How many roles/permissions are available in Vault? In Civil 3D there are three roles available:Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Plan Station/Offset/Elevation shown in Profile
You label a location in plan (Station/Offset with a Profile Elevation - easily accomplished using Reference Text), but you need the same location markedOriginally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
An Update: Wblock and Vault and _recover
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Parabens Skype
O Skype comemorou hoje o seu terceiro aniversário e atingiu o bonito número de 7 milhões de utilizadores online em simultâneo. Estando eu ligadoOriginally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 30 Aug 2006
Autodesk University Registrations have Skyrocketed!
It's time again to sign up for everyone's favorite Design conference - Autodesk University! With only 3 weeks out the gate we have overOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 106
Continuing with my Transitioning from 2D to 3D series, I’ll finish creating the 3D walls using the 2D floor plan. I could use theOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
TurboCAD or AutoCAD?
CADcourse.com releases a movie of Robert Berry and me talking and showing the similarities and differences between TurboCAD (Rob) and AutoCAD (me). We didOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
No PDF of upFront.eZine
One night I got the idea to produce a PDF ebook of all back issues of upFront.eZine. Sort of like a service to readers:Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Open Design Alliance supports DWG 2007
The Open Design Alliance (ODA) now have DWG 2007 (file format used in AutoCAD 2007 based products) support including Trusted DWG functionality. Evan Yares willOriginally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
How can I store Bezier curves in my DWF file using the DWF Toolkit?
Software Engineer and DWF Technical Evangelist, Ben Cochran points out: Although the DWF specification has a Bezier opcode for future use, it is notOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Vacation
Proof that I was in Istanbul.Originally posted by auol from Autodesk University 2006 ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Loads of Very Cool Tech Links
How Do You Use Your Blog? - take part in this survey of bloggers and they will email you the results 30 days afterOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Pipe Export Saga Part 2.
Originally posted by Nick Zeeben from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
#3: PowerTracks
AU always had great classes and we were trying to think of a way to get more out of those classes. The idea comeOriginally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006 ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
A Hip Tip on MTEXT and an Autodesk Visitor
Last week I was quite surprised when a fellow AutoCAD user, blog reader and AUGI Top DAUG winner showed up on the doorsteps ofOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Share your Revit Tips & Tricks with others...
Have you a favourite ( or great time saving ) Revit Tip or Trick you would like to share with others ?Yes! Then theOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Autodesk Job Opening
The position is for a Technical Product Manager responsible for the licensing, installation, and other key technology components critical to in the Platform TechnologyOriginally posted by CADman from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Wall Layer Wrapping Control
Let's say you've set your wall type parameter "Wrapping at Inserts" to Both because you want the exterior and interior finishes to wrap (asOriginally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners ReBlogged here on 29 Aug 2006
Project Freewheel: The Cat's Out of the Bag
AECnews.com has reported: There’s a Redlining Easter Egg in Autodesk DWFit. Redlining is under development. It's hidden in Project Freewheel in pseudo Easter EggOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Request for Sample DWF files where printing can be optimized
We are always looking to optimize the DWF viewing and printing experience. Our QA department is looking for sample DWF files that print moreOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Revit 9.1 and Structure 4, SURPRISE!
Wow, that was quick. Here's what Autodesk is saying about this release coming out tomorrow (in Canada anyway): The Revit Building 9.1 products deliverOriginally posted by Jay Polding-ORUG Moderator from revit in plain english ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Terrain Modeling & Vertical Faces
Follow the discussion boards, and about once a year you'll see the following two questions: 1. Why does LDT and Civil 3D have aOriginally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
And now for something completely different
YouTube - Video AutoCAD Cat chasing a mouse... Click HereOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
A few more pet pics!
Today is my first day back to work after my sabbatical. But, before I transition back into CAD, I wanted to share a fewOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Calling DIMARC from Visual LISP
This is an interesting little problem that came in from Japan last week. Basically the issue is understanding how to call the DIMARC commandOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Online remote backup service
I'm trying to find an online remote backup service. I found mozy and tried it a few days and so far I'm really happy about it.Originally posted by noemail@noemail.org (JTB World) from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Video: Measure Utility, Lock Selection
Have you ever needed to create or edit a spline to be an exact length? This simple option has been in 3ds Max andOriginally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Coming Soon - Civil 3D Community
Autodesk is about to open a new section of their website. It is intended specifically for the Civil Engineering Community, which also happens toOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Turning a Corner
It could be just me, but it seems that Civil 3D as a product is entering a new phase. Many things that I haveOriginally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
SOM: Freedom Tower Solution
Revolutionary Design Uses Building Information Modeling Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reports that Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP and prominent engineering firms adopted theOriginally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
It's Coming....
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
AutoCAD 2007 LT ships free
AutoCAD LT now ships for free and provides a great way to explore some of the new features found within the Full Version ofOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
AUGI ATP class
If you aren't a member of Autodesk User's Group International, aka AUGI, you might want to look into it. Membership is free. Go toOriginally posted by Jane Smith from Using Raster Design with AutoCAD ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Todd Shackelford's Lazydrafter Blog
Todd's a technical consultant, instructor and educator with more than 12 years of CAD experience in customization, MEP engineering and CAD management. His siteOriginally from Featured Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
z4 TECHNOLOGIES vs MICROSOFT and AUTODESK
You can read the court's decision in its 50-page entirety here [PDF]. You get to read details like: - Defendents arguing over what theOriginally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
SIDE NOTE: Revit Support in SEQ
Attention all companies using Revit who don't feel they are getting the best from the software or simply have many issues that require onsiteOriginally posted by Chris from Revit Rants ReBlogged here on 28 Aug 2006
Inventor Coverage Provokes Big Questions
Recent coverage of Autodesk Inventor's 'functional design' touched of a flurry of responses. Despite Autodesk's claim to the contrary, users and employees of competingOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 27 Aug 2006
LSharp another Lisp alternative for .NET
LSharp is available on http://lsharp.sourceforge.net/ "L Sharp .NET is a powerful Lisp-like scripting language for .NET. It uses a Lisp dialect similar to ArcOriginally posted by noemail@noemail.org (JTB World) from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 27 Aug 2006
Project Freewheel: The requested DWF is not valid.
J. Paul Getty was an American industrialist and founder of the Getty Oil Company. After becoming one of the richest men in the world,Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 27 Aug 2006
Because Not Enough of You Hang out in Vault...
Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com ReBlogged here on 27 Aug 2006
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