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Who's Better: Navteq or Tele Atlas

If your GPS comes with maps, then they are most likely from sourced from one of two companies: Navteq or Tele Atlas. If you

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

AUGI Forum updates - AUGI Publications

Just a heads-up...Sub-Forums found under AUGI Publications area, have been renamed and given a new layout.AUGIWorld (Reply only)AUGIWorld FeedbackAUGI HotNews (Reply only)AUGI HotNews Feedback

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

AUGI Forum updates - Forum General forum renamed, along with a couple of Sub-Forums

Just a heads-up...Forum General forum has been renamed to AUGI General (Non technical) forum.Sub-Forums Forum Tips & Tricks and New Forum Users have also

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

2D vs 3D Datum

You might notice that when you move the endpoint of a gridline in plan A it moves in plan B as well. Same goes

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Embedded Walls

Walls can be embedded into other walls using the Cut Geometry command. Overlap two walls of different types... Select the Cut Geometery Tool... and

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Articles and Insight

There are some questions I get almost every day and I never have good answers or even resources to find those answers. Today our very

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

In the LAB!

Autodesk Labs is the new home for prototypes, experiments, applications and technologies. Created by the development teams at Autodesk, technologies include everything from web

Originally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Are you in the LAB?

Autodesk Labs is the new home for prototypes, experiments, applications and technologies. Created by the development teams at Autodesk, technologies include everything from web

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Are you an Expert..

…or are you looking for help? About 500 users have now signed on to AU Connect. I just looked at a report were attendees

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Sometimes the Rumors are True

If you’ve paid attention, Dan and Dave have been hinting that Vault wouldn’t be the only girl at the dance for long. Dan just

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Iced Toshiba

A tip for the roadwarriors, parents, coffee and other beverage drinkers out there.

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Killer deal availble for LT users!

Autodesk has a promotion for migrating AutoCAD LT's to vertical applications including Architectural Desktop and Building Systems. Since we're a reseller we're prohibited from

Originally posted by David Butts from The CADRE BSD Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Issues with the Project Navigator

We're hearing reports of issues with the project navigator tool that could potentially affect your projects. Most of the errors we're seeing have been

Originally posted by David Butts from The CADRE BSD Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Rant: When PR Goes Wrong

The purpose of PR [public relations] firms is to make their client look good. Sometimes, however, it goes awry. Once in a while we

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Sep 2006

Civil 3D Powertrack…also Rocks!

…just not as loud as the Revit PT. Eight out of ten of the most popular classes in the Infrastructure track are part of the

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

New Releases coming for Building Systems and Revit Systems.

Autodesk announced this week that there are new releases pending for Building Systems and for Revit Systems. These releases should be available by mid-October.

Originally posted by David Butts from The CADRE BSD Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Service Pack 1 Available for Architectural Desktop 2007

Autodesk has release Service Pack 1 for Architectural Desktop 2007. You can download the file from Autodesk's web site at the following link:http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=8128744&linkID=2475897If the

Originally posted by David Butts from The CADRE BSD Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Request for drawings

We are always looking for customer drawings to use for AutoCAD demonstrations and training material including Webcasts, CAD Camp sessions, AU training, sample files,

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

MachineDesign.com: Special forces take wing

Special forces take wingWearing carbon-fiber monowings, paratroopers could glide 120 miles before landing.Elite special forces landing behind enemy lines could someday ditch traditional parachutes

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

LiveScience.com - New Power Suit Amplifies Human Strength

New Power Suit Amplifies Human StrengthBy Tariq MalikLiveScience Staff Writerposted: 28 September 200603:21 pm ETNEW YORK—Engineers in Japan are perfecting a wearable power suit

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video

This could be a powerful resource. UC Berkeley offers courses and symposia through Google Video.

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Pipe Networks for Water Part I (and 1/2)

Just say no to null structures. Make yourself a “null” structure from a simple part. After working with my pal SLL (a fellow in the

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Programming with the DWF Toolkit Notes from TheUnknown

A programmer known only to the Autodesk DWF discussion group as TheUnknown is working on a plugin to load 3D DWF files into his

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Autodesk Revit Building and Paul Aubin

MicroCAD in Boston is hosting an all day Revit seminar featuring Paul Aubin, the author of Mastering Autodesk Revit Building. Here are the details

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

AU Map and Floor Plans

Today, the webteam added yet another page to the AU website. Under the community link, you will see AU Map and Floor Plans. Below the

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Good Trainer or Dedicated Implementor? It’s Your Money.

If you have ever seen me on the road, you know I have an “I LOVE ENGINEERING” bumpsticker. This is a great source of amusement

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

New syllabus and test bank available for AutoCAD instructors

For the first time ever, I've completed a syllabus and test bank for AutoCAD instructors. It's posted on the Wiley Higher Education site and

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

September 2006 resource

Cadpanel.com is Alireza Parsai's CAD-related site. Ali is an Autodesk Developer Network (like me) and an Autodesk Authorized Author (also like me). Click the

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

A380 Delayed by CATIA 4/5 Mix

Andrea Rothman of Bloomberg Europe explains in Airbus Vows Computers Will Speak Same Language After A380 Delay that the delay is due to some

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Brainstormwater Management

I am trying to come up with a nice arsenal of pipe labels to help some clients optimize sewer design in tricky terrain. My

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

PR People in the Boardroom? a Look at HP

This last week, PRWeek, venerable PR magazine, published an editorial that claims that the HP boardroom debacle proves the need for PR pros in

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

64 bit and AutoCAD?

I have received many emails and searches to this blog regarding AutoCAD and 64 bit. One of the biggest misconceptions is that 64 bit will increase

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

Remove all AutoCAD®from a system to ensure clean installation

Helpful Knowledge Base article. LINKRemove all Autodesk® software products from system to ensure clean installationID: TS45252 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2007AutoCAD® 2006AutoCAD® 2005AutoCAD® 2004AutoCAD® 2002AutoCAD®

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

How Slow for a 80-Core CPU?

Trying to get attention back from AMD, Intel says it hopes to ship a 80-core CPU by 2010. Could be exciting, if software programmers

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2006

ADT 2007 Service Pack 1

Earlier this month the AutoCAD 2007 & AutoCAD LT 2007 Service Pack 1 was released.Yesterday, Service Pack 1 for ADT 2007 was released. I

Originally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Avatech Reports

Sometimes dry financial filings provide interesting stories. Here's one from Avatech Solutions 10-K filing [yahoo.com] today: In July 2003, the [Avatech] Company entered into

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

ADT 2007 Service Pack 1 Available

You can now download Service Pack 1 for ADT 2007. Be certain to download and carefully read the Readme for the Service Pack, which

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

The role of the "AE"

I once had someone tell me resellers only did tech support; shows how little people really know about the life of the so called

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Buzzsaw 7.1.1781.14 Update Now Available

Many DWF users are also Buzzsaw users. Buzzsaw is one of Autodesk's service offerings in the area of Collaborative Project Management. Autodesk is pleased

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

MindManager video demo on Microsoft 10

Watch Michael S. Scherotter, Mindjet MindManager Business Solutions Architect, introduce Laura Foy to Mind Mapping & MindManager in this video on Microsoft 10… Mind manager....Manage your

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Architectural Desktop 2007 Service Pack Available

"Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 continues Autodesk's commitment to quality for our customers by improving upon a number of features within the

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Revit Rocks!

Seven out of the ten most popular classes at this years AU are part of the Revit PowerTrack. Registration is still open for another 6

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

New AutoCAD Converters by Amethyst

CA Consultants(also know to many as Amethyst) has just released a new software line that converts AutoCAD draing files to many formats! Amethyst DWF-2-DWG

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

New Labs - Coming Soon!

In the next few days, I will add three new hands-on labs to the schedule Revit Building Lab (linking files) Wed @ 3p AutoCAD 2007

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

ADT SP1 is Available!

SP1 for ADT 2007 has been posted. I am in the process of installing it now. I've read the readme file, and it looks

Originally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Avoid drawing temporary construction lines

When you need to draw a line that doesn't start on a geometric point (endpoint, midpoint, etc.) of another object, you might draw a

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Think Backwards for Station Smart Area Labels

You can always make an parcel reference in a station offset label, but sometimes parcels are too much headache to manage topologically speaking. So,

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Fix for non-plotting OLE Objects

OLE, Object Linking and Embedding. I use this occasionally for linking an Excel spreadsheet into an AutoCAD drawing. It’s a simple process to copy

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Please for the love of all things holy...

...Rename your subassemblies. I've seen drawings with corridor models that were incredibly detailed, but not a single subassembly had been renamed - you can't

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Freeform Roof via WikiHow

James Vandezande, with SOM, has shared how to use a freeform roof made in software other than Revit (Rhino) and then use it in

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Freedom Tower Webcast

For those of you interested in seeing how structural and mechanical engineers are collaborating in Revit to design the Freedom Tower there is a

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

Vault 5 Service Pack 1 Guidance

I am just returning from an event where someone approached me well after to ask a question. This person had heard that Service Pack

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2006

New! Improved! Tide!

Kenneth Wong at CADalyst has a good article (Competitors weigh in on Autodesk's latest catch phrase) writing on Autodesk's claim that Inventor's Functional Design

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

AutoCAD auf Deutsch!

Last week I had the opportunity to paricipate in an AutoCAD design validation/usability study in Munich, Germany. Almost two dozen German AutoCAD users took

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Class Cancelations

Over the next few days some of you (very few) will receive notification that one of the classes you signed up for got canceled.

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

MindManager Windows to Mac: More Than Just Porting an Application

This article backgrounds the effort taking Mindjet’s MindManager 6 Pro mapping application from Windows to Mac. It’s an interesting read for anyone that’s ever asked: “Where’s the Mac

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Taps Autodesk Design Review Software to Improve Public Works Maintenance, Emergency Responsiveness

Director of Market Development, Jonathan Knowles, is in Vancouver this week. He is contributing to educational sessions at the Urban and Regional Systems Association

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Crikey! A LUG Meeting Down Under

Looks like the Victorian AutoCAD User's Group is about to have a meeting on Monday, October the 2nd. If you happen to be in

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

AU Japan & AUGI CAD Camps

We did not want to keep a good thing to ourselfs - and so, on November 7th, Japan will be the first country to

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Hotels

We booked 3400 rooms at the Venetian - and they were all taken by the time September rolled around. The Flamingo - our first

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Ductwork and Flues

Found an interesting feature in sweeps today. Create a sweep with an arched path. Go to the sweeps properties and you'll notice two parameters

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

AU Connect now online

AU Connect is now online for those of you going to Autodesk University. Yes, I'm going this year. This will be my first year.

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Modifying the Date Stamp

Sometimes users ask if the date stamp that appears on plots can be modified.1. Select your titleblock... Edit Family... and you can change the

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Loading Libraries

Goto File... Load from Library... Load Family and you'll notice icons on the left for Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, Imperial

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Surveys and Site Plans

We quite often import survey data into Revit from DWG files given to us by the surveyor. Here are a few tips to consider

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Family Templates

Let's say you have an office standard for how doors and windows should appear in plan view and you want to incorporate this or

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Two New Bloggers

Troy Gates of Costa Mesa is an Application Engineer for L.A. CAD with a new blog called Revit Coaster. I look forward to reading

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

The Revit Experiment III

Translating standard details from AutoCAD to Revit:Now, you can import DWGs into Revit and not do anything else to them. You can also scan

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Revit's Drafting Machine

Overlooked by many beginners... For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table you'll find a similar tool in

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Head & Sill Height Behavior

Did you model a rough opening height for your window that has say a sloping sill and now your head height is not accurate

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

The Character Map

You can find the following characters in Window's Character map (Start... Programs... Accessories... System Tools) and add them to your template for easy access:Degrees

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Utility Lines Workaround

In AutoCAD you can add text to linetypes but you'll notice that in Revit you can't... unless you use this workaround. This workaround involves

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Another Revit Wishlist

A lot of people post wishlists on their blogs. Here's my contribution:Speed... Revit can be too slow for many users.Wall intersections still need a

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Worksets Basics and Tips

I'll give you a basic intro to worksets and provide a few tips we've learned.When you have a large project and you want multiple

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 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 (as

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Cost Estimating

There are 3 ways we've found to estimate the cost of a project in Revit.If you want to estimate the total cost of the

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

The Revit Experiment II

Using Revit's 2D Drafting tools:Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revit's tools and because they are often faced with a deadline,

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

The Revit Experiment I

7 months into my blogger experiment and I realize that I've talked a lot about Revit tips and tricks but I haven't really talked

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

More Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Hold the Delete key and delete items one-by-one by clicking on them.2. Hold the Ctrl key and drag an object to copy it

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

A few interesting features

1. Draw an arc (wall or line doesn't matter). Goto its properties and you can check "Center Mark Visible" if you need to dimension

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Autodesk University Blog

For those of you interested in following events at Autodesk University 2006 Joseph Wurcher's blog is devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at this year's

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Press + Drag

Do you ever accidentally drag a wall or other model object across the screen when you didn't intend to move it? That's probably because

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Auto Dimension Options

Select the Dimension tool. In the options bar "Pick: Entire Walls" and select the "Options" button.Select an exterior wall and you'll notice that you

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Rafters on Top Plate

If you've sketched your roof using Lines in the Roof By Footprint mode you'll notice that your roof may not be resting on your

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Parametric Column Families

Have you tried everything and you can't get your column to stretch parametrically?It can be a difficult task to figure out. There is no

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

LA BIM Workshop featuring Autodesk Revit & Phil Re...

For those of you in Southern California this event will be on October 19th. Space is limited to the first 100 so don't hesitate.Here

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

No Periods, Period!

If you used Periods in your file names AND numbers you are asking for trouble.Here are three examples:Project.0921.rvtProject-Central.454.rvtProject-Steve.0921.rvtWhen you save a file named this

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Repeat a Column

Yonks ago I wrote a post at AUGI lamenting the inability to repeat a column in a schedule. I shared my workaround which involved

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Do You Have A Pioneering Spirit?

Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo is looking for talent, Revit talent Sir! Here are a couple links to the information you'll need to contact

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Stand Alone? Central File? How Can I Tell?

When you are looking in a project folder on a server how can you tell whether you are looking at a standalone Revit project

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Unsung Feature in 9.1

No mention of this in "What's New".In past releases grids and levels cared whether you sketched them "right to left" or "left to right".

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

What's to Love about Revit Building 9.1?

There are no stunning features in 9.1 and that's because it is an alignment release. This means that they are focused on making sure

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Linework

You are hopefully well aware of this feature in Revit? If not...read on?The linework tool is intended to allow us to override the way

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 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 27 Sep 2006

Need a Watermark?

At present it isn't possible to create a watermark with text on a sheet so that it is behind the drawing itself. That is,

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Autodesk Revit Building Customer Council

Autodesk has established a new way to communicate with them regarding the development of Revit. Similar to the approach taken for Autodesk Architectural Desktop

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Making New Sheets

Did you know that you can copy a sheet to clipboard and paste a new sheet into the project browser? Now you DO!Add a

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Revit and Spanish - Part Dos

Right on the heels of mentioning Revit Latino another Spanish language Revit blog comes to my attention. Revit-MBA is provided by the firm Montealegre

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Revit and Spanish

There is now a blog available to those who speak Spanish! Guillermo Melantoni, in Argentina, started his blog Revit Latino recently. Check it out!!

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Which Came First? The Solid or the Void?

...and the other short story...why did the solid cross the road? Sorry I digress. So you're making a family and you made this solid

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 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 at

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Once Upon a Reference Plane

Once upon a time King Solid and his Voids prepared to journey across their great land, alas they weren't sure which vessel to use,

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

AU 2006

Not the first mention of this. Autodesk University 2006 draws nearer day by day and Joseph Wurcher now has a blog dedicated to this

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Why a Local File?

A fairly common reason offered for having Local Files (storing them on our local PC too) for projects using Worksharing is to improve the

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Which one STC or...STC?

STC, short for Save to Central, is a common thing when you are working with Revit's Worksharing enabled. It is how we publish the

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Tagging the Un-Taggable

With the release of Revit Building 9 rooms took on some new characteristics. One such feature is that you can place a room and

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

An Opening or an Opening?

There are several ways to create openings in walls. Imagine a corridor with alcoves leading to rooms... You can create a wall based component

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Sports Fan?

An opportunity to combine your love of sports, architecture and Revit is waiting for you. HNTB in Los Angeles is looking for talented Revit

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Face Off

A new family template doesn't get much attention. It is called Generic Model Face Based.rft. From Autodesk Revit's help file:A face-based family must be

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Hong Kong Anyone?

Eric in Hong Kong has a blog that I stumbled on tonight. He's civil professional who has joined an Autodesk distributor called Synnex. His

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Adobe Quiet About Own License Manager in Acrobat 8

Something Adobe pr kept quiet about during their dog'n'pony show for editors a couple weeks back: Acrobat 8 embeds its own license manager --

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

Membership has its Privileges

With the conversion to Wordpress compete, you’ve surely noticed some changes around the place. Time for a few more.

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2006

It's About Giving, Not Taking

DEMOfall is on this week. It's a brilliant concept: convince a number of brand-new companies with brand-new concepts and brand-new funding to part with

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Software Piracy nets 7 years for California man

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Autodesk Mechanical 2007 Service Pack 1 Now Available

In his blog, Drawing the Machine, Andrew de Leon, reports that Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 and Mechanical Desktop 2007 are now

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Calling all CAD Managers

September 28, 200610:00 amto10:30 amIn case you missed it Mark Scacco from Engineered Efficiency gave a webcast last Friday called the CAD Manager Primer.

Originally posted by Nick Zeeben from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Really Connected

There are several ways for users to stay connected via AUGI. Here are a few... 1. Check the AUGI Foums on a regular basis.

Originally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Moving backwards and forwards

There are several times in my career that I have felt like I was moving backwards. I have had to re-establish CAD Standards and

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

A.U. Connect

Autodesk University is coming! I am excited about this year's A.U. I am all signed up and ready to go to this great event.

Originally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

An Incredible Tool for Surveyors

One of the most boring and lengthy jobs that a surveyor can do is writing legal descriptions. Legal descriptions are the bane of the

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Past, Present, and Future

Interesting thoughts.Past, Present, and FutureBy Loyd CaseRecently, I bought an audio book in digital form, downloaded it, and burned it to a CD. Then

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Time to save Top Gear

This is off-topic but if you are a fan of the BBC Show Top Gear it’s time to act: See; Time to save Top Gear - Sign

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Autodesk University is bigger than ever!

Hi everyone…Lynn Allen here guest blogging…Even though we still have 2 months to go until Autodesk University, we already have almost as many registrations

Originally posted by lynnallen from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2006

Secure Your Wireless

I visited my mother this weekend in Idaho and found her wireless unsecured and changed it. My suggestions at the very least are to

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Look out for "Good Day" Email Virus.. :-(

There is an email virus going around in Zip attachments and usually with the email subject line of "Good Day". http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory... http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200609.mspx http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060926/ap_on_hi_te/mi... Be

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Labeling those odd alignment stations

Today, the problem is labeling odd alignment stations. I needed these odd stations labeled so I could create the horizontal geometry for a road

Originally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Announcing new software line by Bluebeam.

Announcing the Bluebeam Version 4.7 release. The newly release of this popular AutoCAD PDF conversion software brings many updates including a new product line

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Your Meeting at AU!

A group of you has been coming to AU and you are doing your thing. In the spirit of AU, you want to reach

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Light The Night

Each year I walk proudly with Peter, my astounding fiance, in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night walk to raise money to

Originally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Utilities for printing STB and CTB files.

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Autodesk Inventor PODCast #9 no ar !

Amigos, Acabou de ser lançado o nono episódio do Autodesk Inventor PODCast.Nesse episódio temos alguns assuntos interessantes ao som do Rock and Roll de

Originally posted by Cristiano Nogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Take Roopinder's Survey, Pls.

Over at CAD Insider, Roopinder Tara is asking people to take a brief survey: Why Do You Buy CAD Software? In my position as

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

SolidWorks: 300,000 Still Use AutoCAD

This morning's press release [yahoo.com] from SolidWorks contains a curious statement: These [new eDrawings Pro] capabilities will help more than 300,000 AutoCAD users who

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Service Pack 1 is now available

That’s right, it’s available. Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 and Mechanical Desktop 2007 are now available for download from Autodesk’s Support web

Originally posted by Andrew de Leon from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

DWF - how do I print thee? Let me count the ways...

In his address to the International Reprographics Association (IRgA), Senior Architect and DWF Technical Evangelist, Brian Mathews, pointed out the ways in which DWF

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Google Mobile Maps

During a meeting with Mike the other day, he mentioned traffic may be an issue going to the airport that afternoon and mentioned a

Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food...
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Working with specific AutoCAD object types in .NET

Most of the functions to access objects in the AutoCAD drawing return generic objects/entities. The base type for objects stored in the AutoCAD database

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

How Do I Search for Wildcard Characters? #@.*?~[]'

How Do I Do a Find and Replace for Wildcard Characters? #@.*?~[]'I've seen this question come up a couple of times on the augi

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Autodesk employee's blogs, 22 and counting...

After reading the following blog postings... Wow, the List Of Autodesk Company Blogs Grows, Time to Set the Kanga Video Free! List of Autodesk

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

Survey: Why Do You Buy CAD Software?

As promised, a survey to explore why users buy a particular CAD software has been created. Please give your input at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=891102592287. You can

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2006

All Autodesk Blogs have RSS feeds

Part of yesterday's posting originally included text:RSS Feeds are not available for 3D Roadie, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, Duncan's Corner, Maxed

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

Applying Display Property over-rides in ADT Styles

I watched someone editing style display component over-rides one by one, so thought this worth posting. When editing ADT Style properties if you want to set

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

PTC Closer with IBM

Darryl K. Taft of eWeek writes in IBM, Partners Team for Rational Integration that on Sept 25: PTC will announce the integration of PTC

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

AutoCAD 2007 e Revit Building

Segundo o Autor: Este vídeo mostra a integração entre o AutoCAD 2007 e suas capacidades de estudos de massa em 3D e o Revit

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

Vista

In case you're the last one on the block to hear, There's a new Windows on the horizon. It's called "Vista," and should be

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

Overview of Install: Revit Systems Series (with ABS) 2007

Installing MAP 3D on my computer always tend to be a bit of a noteworthy event (one I have not yet taken on this

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

An Engine with NO Moving Parts?

Alright, I just read on New Scientist about a 'relativity Drive'. It links to a theoretical paper by a guy named Roger Shawyer. From

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

List of Autodesk Blogs Exceeds 20

Shaan Hurley gives me too much credit. He claims to have a soundtrack featuring my voice. As bad as what he has sounds, had

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2006

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