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Non DWF Topic: American Liver Foundation donation request

As mentioned in my bio, my daughter is attending ASU. She is a Public Relations major. This summer she was an intern for the

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

30 Camtasia tutorial videos in 30 days

The Visual Lounge (the TechSmith Blog) have a great series of Camtasia demos: “30 Videos In 30 Days” – post #14  #18 of 30 as I write.

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

Engineering is cool... no, really!

Alright, another nod to FacilityBlog... they made a post about ASHRAE's music/commentary video called 'License to Chill'. The lyrics are suprisingly good, the engineers

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

Building Pad Tips

A building pad will cut the topography down or raise topography up to the elevation you need for cut and fill. The building pad

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

AUGI Tip: Toolkit to disable automatic delivery of Internet Explorer 7

Regarding the upcoming automatic deployment of Internet Explorer 7, Mike Perry of AUGI shared the following related articles: Internet Explorer 7 is coming ...

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

Manufacturing Campus

Similar to a tradional University, AU this year is divided into campuses. The manufacturing campus will be located on the 4th floor in the

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

Another reason to avoid Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 RC1

I tried Internet Explorer 7 RC1 & struck problems only resolved by a full System Restore; See IE7 Is Coming... is it ready? Scott has posted the background

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

New for ADT Subscription Customers: Spaces and Drawing Compare Module

Now available to Architectural Desktop Subscription customers: the Spaces and Drawing Compare Module.  This module release provides subscription customers with exciting enhancements to the

Originally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls
ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2006

PDF files to DXF/DWG by AnyDwg

Just added from AnyDwg is Any PDF to DXF Converter. It allows you to batch convert PDF files to DXF. The converted DXF file

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

CAD Intrigue...

Intrigue and mystery over at the Open Design Alliance. It has put Executive Director Evan Yares on administrative leave. Click on over to here

Originally posted by Kevin Schneider from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

The old GLOBEtrotter folks behind FLEXlm are back....

Here's the scoop. They are back with a brand new company called Reprise Software. "In 2006, the team has come back together to develop

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

AutoCAD 2007 and Network Licensing

FLEXlm version 10.8.0.0 is supplied with AutoCAD 2007 and has to be used. You need to update to 10.8.0.0 or later. The update can

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

FLEXnet vs FLEXlm

FLEXnet 10.8 is what AutoCAD 2007 and the like uses for network licenses. It was named FLEXlm up to version 9.3. After that from

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

FLEXnet/FLEXlm manuals and downloads

Here are links to the manuals for Microvision's network licensing system that are used by FLEXenabled applications like AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop (ADT). FLEXnet

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Press release: JTB World releases JTB FlexReport 2...

2005-04-11 - JTB World releases JTB FlexReport 2.0 that helps IT or CAD Managers to reduce license costs and have better control of the

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Upgrade Autodesk Network License Manager within mi...

AutoCAD 2006 requires a new version of the NLM executables. lmtools.exe is version 10.1.5.0 now. Here is a quick way to use when you

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

NBC Universal, Rhoditech and BouwtaaK KennisCentru...

NBC Universal in US, Rhoditech in France and BouwtaaK KennisCentrum in Netherlands has selected JTB FlexReport as their solution to have better control on

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Bengt Dahlgren AB among others selects JTB FlexRep...

Bengt Dahlgren AB in Sweden, Renishaw Group in UK and Multiconsult in Norway has selected JTB FlexReport as their solution to have better control

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Microsoft's Windows Marketplace has my application...

I just found that a couple of my applications, SmartPurger and JTB FlexReport has been added to Microsoft's Windows Marketplace.

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

JTB FlexReport minor updates

There has been some minor updates to the FLEXnet/FLEXlm graphic report tool JTB FlexReport. -The time on the file name on the HTML backup

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

SWECO Grøner AS among others selects JTB FlexRepor...

SWECO Grøner AS in Norway, FLSmidth in Denmark and DRS Signal Solutions in USA has recently selected JTB FlexReport as their solution to have

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

License Time-out Feature in AutoCAD

AutoCAD and a lot of other products support the time-out feature for network licenses using FLEXlm. Using this feature can save your company quite

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Hatch Mott MacDonald, Philips Research among other...

Elcoteq and NetHawk in Finland, PT Freeport Indonesia, ACT Engineers, Inc. in USA, Philips Research in USA, Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers in USA,

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Companies worldwide selects JTB FlexReport

Companies all over the world uses JTB FlexReport. From Australia and Portugal to US. Teleca Ltd., UK; Sec. Regional do Equipamento, Portugal; Cúram Software,

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Detailed FLEXlm usage reports with JTB FlexReport

Do you have applications like MathCAD and AutoCAD using FLEXlm/FLEXnet for network licensing and want better reports than you have today? Here are some

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

JTB FlexReport used in US, Spain, Australia, India...

Companies all over the world uses JTB FlexReport, the FLEXnet/FLEXlm license report solution. The latest version has added support for the groups defined in

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

New companies using JTB FlexReport

Companies all over the world uses JTB FlexReport, the FLEXnet/FLEXlm license report solution to keep better control on their licenses, usage and costs. Some

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

(Code Search)

I tried the new Google Code Search and it looks promising including support for regular expressions. But it seems to not find things as

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Architectural Desktop 2007 Service Pack 1 released...

ADT 2007 SP1 was made available for some days ago and I recommend to download the readme and see if it make sense for

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Open Design Alliance supports DWG 2007

The Open Design Alliance now have DWG 2007 (file format used in AutoCAD 2007 based products) support including Trusted DWG functionality. Evan Yares will probably

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Don't use LMTOOLS to borrow Autodesk products

Borrow and return licenses from within the Autodesk product you have is the way to go. In AutoCAD it is found in the Tools

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Turbo is back

A bit nostalgic see that the Turbo development products from Borland are back. I used Turbo Pascal and later Delphi quite a lot many

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Autodesk software for free for students

Great initiative by Autodesk. One thing I wonder is what software's are available. Something in the back of my mind says that I've seen

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

How to publish selected objects to a 3D DWF file

The export to 3D DWF files have changed in AutoCAD 2007 compared to 3DDWFPUBLISH that was in AutoCAD 2006. Use File>Export or click on

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

EplotView DWF & PDF viewer Palette for AutoCAD

Check out the cool EplotView DWF & PDF viewer Palette for AutoCAD by Mark Douglas. Technorati: AutoCAD, DWF, PDF, viewer, freeware

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Missing in Action

I have not posted all week. I have been very busy working on my AU 2006 outlines and presentations. I have a ways to

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

A few good Labs

…still open.  Most of those were added late or are repeats. BD24-5L Best Practices for linking Files in Autodesk® Revit® Building Paul Loreto BD31-7L One Step Beyond:

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

How does your salary stack up?

Find out how your salary stacks up against others with your title, in your industry, and in your geographic region by participating in AUGI's

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Video: Screen Reference Coordinate System

The Screen reference coordinate system in 3ds Max and Autodesk VIZ can be useful in keeping animated text aligned with your viewing direction or

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Service Pack 1 for ABS 2007 Now Available

This Service pack catches ABS 2007 up to ADT and AutoCAD's previously released service packs. It also addresses issues with Panels, the Content Browser

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

All the News that Fits

First, a heartfelt “Thank you!” to those of you who read my post on Carson’s allergy and replied with kind words and donations. My

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Czech drafting styles… Why do I care?

Did you know that a major requirement for Civil 3D was that it be a product we could sell anywhere in the world? If

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

3ds Max 9 Roadshow is here!

We've kicked off the 3ds Max 9 roadshow and hopefully there is one in your area soon (check it out). We've got a lot

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

AU on the horizon

First, my apologies for violating the first rule of blogging – keeping it fresh. My only excuse is that the last few weeks have

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Present to yourself & learn...

Yesterday I did a presentation that was supposed to be 20 minutes but was more like 30. It’s hard to judge yourself but it seemed

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

RSS Bandit, Bill Gates & The President of Nigeria?

Dare Obasanjo, aka Carnage4Life, aka RSS Bandit creator, works at Microsoft and met Bill Gates. Perhaps that is not remarkable except for the reason they met. Bill wanted

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Autodesk DWF Viewer, Autodesk Design Review, and Autodesk DWG TrueView do not work with Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Release Candidate 1

Autodesk products run on Microsoft operating systems. To reduce development costs and to be able to provide solutions in a more timely fashion, Autodesk

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Tutorial: Display the area of an enclosed figure

Suppose that you would like to insert a label that displays the area of an enclosed figure. While the AREA command can show you

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Assigning an IP Address on HP800ps JetDirect Card

I had some problems when putting my HP800ps on the network. The IT guys had assigned a specific IP address to it that they

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

I am not in the Game anymore

Like every year, the AU core (the group of people that work on AU almost year round) team did a raffle again this year -

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

O Autodesk Design Review dinamiza o processo de revisão do projecto

O Autodesk Design Review dinamiza o processo de revisão do projecto, reduzindo os custos e os tempos dos ciclos e aumentando a produtividade da

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Marco Aurélio Artacho um nome na Computação Gráfica

Aqui vai uma mostra do potencial do meu amigo Marco Aurélio Artacho... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links,

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Survey Database - It's Wicked Cool

I've seen several posts on the Newsgroup now about the "lack of editing" tools in Civil 3D for survey information. I hope to dispell

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Why Do You Buy CAD Software? Survey Result (preliminary)

Here are some results from our survey "Why Do You Buy CAD Software?" Here are the most factors, listed in order of importance: robustness

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Transition form 2D to 3D

a new Aberdeen report is out about the transition from 2D drafting to 3D modeling. If you would like to read this third party

Originally posted by Kevin Schneider from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 13 Oct 2006

Per-document data in AutoCAD .NET applications - Part 1

The last few posts have focused on the history of MDI in AutoCAD and how to store per-document data in ObjectARX applications.  Now let’s

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Become an AutoCAD superstar!

Imagine going on a job interview for a CAD-related position and when your perspective employer asks if you have any samples of your work,

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

CAD Manager's Survey

Time is running out for you to respond to Robert Green's CAD Manager's Survey. The data that Robert collects from this survey will support

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Scenes from Milwaukee

MasterGraphics hosted the Milwaukee CAD Camp on Tuesday. The attendance was fantastic... not that you can tell from looking at this incredibly dark photo!

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

ODA at ITC Conference

(Blogged live.) Neil Peterson of the OpenDesign Alliance notes how their latest release of DWGdirect mimics AutoCAD 2007's "trusted" drawing feature. Drawings saved by

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

ITC Conference: IntelliCAD 7 Demo

(Blogged live.) At the ITC conference, Mark Burrows provided an hour-long summary of the work involved in re-creating IntelliCAD. Since its beginnings in the

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Autodesk Building Systems 2007 Service Pack 1 Now Available

The release of Autodesk® Building Systems 2007 Service Pack 1 continues Autodesk's commitment to quality for our customers. As a result of detailed information

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Video: View Reference Coordinate System

The default View reference coordinate system is what most 3ds Max and VIZ users rely on to navigate 3D space. This series of video

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Ontario Revit User's Group

Plan to attend the inaugural Ontario Revit Users Group Meeting with guest speakers from KPMB Architects and Phil Read from Autodesk. When: Wednesday, October

Originally posted by Jay Polding from revit in plain english
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Blog link:Take better notes at Autodesk University

Good notetaking skills are important process in getting the most out of any lecture or training session and it's especially helpful in my sessions

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

ITC World Conference: PLM

PLM [product lifecyle management] is not a topic you'd probably expect to hear about from the IntelliCAD folks, but it was the keynote speaker's

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

PTC: Mis-dated Options

With all the good news raining on PTC, a piece of bad news was kept under the umbrella: PTC also has misdated stock options.

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Back to School?

So I’m relaxing over my black, Green Mountain Coffee (purchased from the local Mobil station) trying to think of a topic for my Blog,

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Going to AU 2006? Create your very own AUGI Forum Avatar Sticker...

For all the details, information required to make your very own AUGI Forum Avatar Sticker, please go to THIS thread in the Forum Feedback

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

(bim)x - a contractors view

Laura takes on the architects with a construction management eye view of BIM. It’s good to see this technology analysed, and being accepted, for other than design. BIM

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Project Freewheel: Viewing Local Files

One of our Project Freewheel Viewer users, a Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey, inquired:I am getting and invalid DWF file message

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

What Campus is your Badge?

Are you associatied with the right campus on the AU Connect Map? Looking at the majority of classes you are taking, do they fall

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Forums in AU Connect

I received a few questions that might be to interest to all using the site: AU Connect will only show you the 500 closest

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Live Report: ITC World Conference 2006

I'm in Kelowna BC Canada, one of those vacation destinations most have never heard about. Think long, warm lake; huge wine-growing region; and free

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

FREE ATP Courses!

ATP (AUGI Training Program) courses for October 2006 start today! AUGI membership is free! ATP training courses are free! What are you waiting for?

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Oct 2006

Tutorial: Introduction to Reference Coordinate Systems

Be more productive by getting a handle on a simple, but non-intuitive coordinate system in a few short blogs. I can never stress the

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Autodesk FMDesktop Suite 7.0 Released Oct. 18th

Did you hear the news? Autodesk will be making their first full release of the FMDesktop Suite since they acquired Applied Spatial Technologies at

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Back in Black and a Cool Survey

Well I'm back from a much disserved vacation with just my wife and I in Orlando Florida. We had a spectacular 6 days at

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Oops! I Deleted the Titleblock! Now What?

When you create a Sheet View Revit adds a titleblock to the view. What if you delete it and don't realize it till later.

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

A What-If Scenario: SketchUply

Google this week changed direction: from a company that throws dozens of new software applications against the wall (to see what sticks), to one

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Back in the office

I just wanted you all to know that I am back in my office and I'll be following up with some potentially useful information

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Guidelines To Use The 3D DWF Publishing API

Programmer/Software Engineer, Basudev Chaudhuri, is a member of the Autodesk DWF Development Team. Among other things, he works on the DWF Toolkit. Basudev has

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

IE7 Is Coming... is it ready?

The Internet Explorer Blog question:  IE7 Is Coming This Month...Are you Ready? My Reply: I’m ready, but is IE7? I thought better check how this site looks so installed

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Is it really just a center line command?

It would have to be one of my favorite AutoCAD Mechanical commands; the center line command. On the surface, it looks like a pretty

Originally posted by Andrew de Leon from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Autodesk Posts Beta for New P&ID Product - AutoCAD P&ID (Codenamed Guinness)

This week Autodesk Plant Solutions posted a new product beta for creating, modifying, and managing piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs).  Geared specifically for those

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Revit Performance

Because we do a lot of high-end residential design most of our projects are very detailed and put Revit's performance to the test. We've

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

A Blatant Abuse of Power

It’s my site, so sometimes I get to do what I want and tell the other bloggers to just hold off. This is one

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

I am in Kansas City for the CAD Midwest Technology Expo and Kansas City AutoCAD Users Group

I arrived in Kansas City this afternoon to a rainy welcome when I was expecting warmer weather. Tonight I got to eat dinner with

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Labeling your Structure to Structure Design

There are a few tricks for labeling your pipe lengths from structure to structure, but no really good ways to get that structure to

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Some MH Styles

I feel bad about being out of the newsgroups for the past couple of weeks, but this is the first Monday in almost a

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Materials in Families

When building your families you might notice there are many ways to apply materials to your solids. Here are 4 ways to apply materials

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 2006

Using Map UV Border and Unfold UVs

In my previous post with using Unfold, you may notice that the silhouette of the UV shell means there's a bunch of unused texture

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 113

Continuing work on the VAV box from my previous post, I’ll create the extrusions for the primary air inlet and the supply outlet. Since

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

But I Didn't Do Anything?!? Yes You DID!

Every so often someone will open a project using worksharing, poke around a bit and unwittingly end up borrowing something. Typically a view, plot

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 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 11 Oct 2006

The Learning Never Stops...

... at Autodesk University. Nov 28 - Dec 1 (2006/11/28 - 2006/12/01), Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas There are at least six specific AutoCAD Electrical

Originally posted by Nate Holt from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

Uninstalls

Quick reminder... If for any reason you have to uninstall programs, remember last in, first out. Always uninstall Raster Design before uninstalling the base

Originally posted by Jane Smith from Using Raster Design with AutoCAD
ReBlogged here on 11 Oct 2006

ASLA Conference Highlights

I just returned from Minneapolis where I spent 2 days attending the ASLA Annual Meeting. What a great experience - from the key notes,

Originally posted by generoe from Plan It Autodesk
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Teleportation Between Light and Matter?

A remarkable story in Scientific American about what could be a crucial step towards a revolution in computer technology: Quantum Computing. First Teleportation Between Light and Matter

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

You Wanna Piece of Me? Download It.

To make them easier to find, I’ve added a link to all of the posts with Downloads under the Of Note section at right.

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Autodesk University 2006 Is comming

Au is coming. This year I will be teaching 3 classes: Wednesday: Autodesk Inventor® Configurations - 1:00 PM 02:30 PM Thursday: Plastic Parts Design

Originally posted by Kevin Schneider from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Project Freewheel: Email this DWF

Want to view a DWF file, but don't want to install viewer software? Want to view a DWF file on a Mac, a PDA,

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Bug in Google Earth

The "bug" also appears at maps.google.com.If you're into Lats & Longs, you'll find it at:48°51'28.38"N 10°12'19.80"EThanks Lansing!Cheers!

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Implement Standards to Maximize Your ROI

Anyone who has heard my presentations over the years knows that standardization always seems to find its way into my material whether it’s on

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

The 20 smartest companies to start now - September 1, 2006

20 Smart Companies to Start NowHoward Schultz, Steve Case, Vinod Khosla, and other major investors are sharing their best startup ideas. And they're willing

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Per-document data in ObjectARX

As discussed in the previous post, AutoCAD is now largely an MDI application, and this can have an impact on the design of applications.

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

DWF-This-Link! Bookmarklet

DWF-This-Link! bookmarklet converts your DWF file links on your web page to thumbnail preview images (rendered on the fly). Visitors to your web page

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

CAD Management lessons from aviation

There has been much talk about CAD interoperability being the cause of the delays Airbus face with the A380 Super-jumbo. I think this is

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Ed Goldberg's ADT 2007: A Comprehensive Tutorial

Last November I met Ed Goldberg while rushing between sessions at Autodesk University 2005. A few months later he sent the 2006 version of his book on Architectural Desktop. It’s titled “A Comprehensive

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

FMDesktop Components

Product Marketing Manager, Brian Haines, notes that Autodesk FM Desktop includes 4 major components: Autodesk Facility LinkConnect objects in your facility drawings to records

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

YouTube: The Impossible Triangle

Just when you thought you'd seen everything on YouTube! CADxp.info has a DWF video:The Impossible TriangleIf you wish to see the DWF itself, you

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

I Can't Get Thru the First Sentance

Another press release that doesn't work for me: Head: AVID Group Supports Explosive Project Demand With Packeteer iShared Systems Intro sentance: CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Packeteer,

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Cubicle Wars Funny

Alright, this was the Friday Funny on FacilityBlog... I'm gasping for air over here...of course, I'm a nerd... you, faithful reader, might feel differently.

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

New Revit Building Class

…with a twist.  Coming soon.  Lets say you design a large building in Revit - and need to add a more mechanical component to

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Le forum Français-Revit reçoit son 1000ème message / Français - Revit forum hits 1000 posts

Un peu tardivement, mais quand même digne de la première page... Ce Mercredi 4 octobre 2006, Le forum Français - Revit a enregistré son

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Handouts at AU

Looking at the number of handouts printed for last years AU and the number of handout downloads from the AU Online website, it appears that

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

An AutoCAD Hip Tip from Antwerp

It's been a busy time in Belgium getting ready for the next User Conference but I managed to enjoy some fabulous Belgium chocolate along

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

PTC: We're Doing Gr-r-reat!

PTC is promising that their Q4 revenues will be about US$245 million -- significantly higher than the $217- $225 million it previously expected to

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Forgotten Toys

MKSHAPEMKLTYPE Ever seen these? Remarkably simple, but the potential is amazing. Neither Civil 3D nor Land Desktop are rich with linetype definitions, so years

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

ATP Courses for October 2006 start today! Monday the 9th

It's still not too late to sign up and enjoy free ATP Courses for October 2006, starting today! Monday the 9th. On offer in

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Update to the Freewheel DWFit Site

The Freewheel team added a new feature to the http://www.dwfit.com site. The team added the ability to "eMail this DWF". Freewheel is a Autodesk Labs

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

A.C.E.S. Landed

Last Thursday evening (October 5, 2006) the Autodesk Civil Engineering Solutions (A.C.E.S.) User Group of Southern California held their inaugural meeting at the University

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 10 Oct 2006

Civil 3D 2007 SP3 Info

During the webcast on Friday Oct 06, 2006 Dave Simeone, Autodesk Civil 3D Product Manager, gave some glimpses of what may likely be in

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Cadalyst: 1-2-3 REVIT: Publish BIMs in DWF

Rick Rundell has an article on Cadalyst about publishing Building Information Models (BIMs) as DWF files:1-2-3 REVIT: Publish BIMs in DWFCheck it out!

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Lowndes wins Bathurst 1000

For all the non-Aussies out there, I apologize, the Bathurst 1000 is Australia's greatest motor race so I couldn't help myself. On Sunday afternoon,

Originally posted by Andrew de Leon from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Share it. Then take it back.

Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reports how customers can share a design, get reviewer comments, and then integrate the comments back into the design.

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Scenes from Uncasville

Where the heck is Uncasville? About a $150 cab ride from Providence, Rhode Island! On Friday, I had the pleasure of demonstrating AutoCAD 2007

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Scenes from Jacksonville

On Thursday, Imaging Technologies hosted CAD Camp in Jacksonville, Florida. There was a great turnout of enthusiastic CAD-learners!

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

AutoCAD 2007: Join Command Basics

When you use the Join command to join objects, the following rules apply. Lines:• Segments must be collinear.• Segments can overlap.• Segments can have

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

EDS and UGS: Still Linked

A staff writer at Computer Business Review Online reports that: Through a 2005 agreement signed with UGS, a provider of PLM software and services,

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

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This month... Customizing AutoCAD - Do you do it? If so- How? Take the survey at caddmanager.com

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Got my TabletPC Up on Windows Vista RC2

I rebuilt my HP TC4400 TabletPC with the Release Candidate 2 of Windows Vista the next Windows release from Microsoft still in testing  but

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

ADSK: Backdated Options Found

Katie Dean of TheStreet.com reports that: Autodesk said late Friday that a review of its stock options granting procedures found that certain options were

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 9 Oct 2006

Visio: Smooth S-curve

Q: A problem I have: Finding or creating an s-curve. One that will allow me to change both its height and width without slaughtering

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

A Hip Tip from Belgium

Spending the weekend in the Netherlands was great.  Since the event was actually in The Hague I was able to visit the MauritHuis museum

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

10 Most Popular Sessions at AU 2006!

Yes -  Revit has most of the BIG classes at this years AU.  (…but C3D had the biggest growth in class size [by FAR] compared

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

What do I do for Autodesk University 2006?

AU 2006 is my 7th AU - and like many of the “hard core” AU attendees, I think it’s an awesome annual gathering of

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

Not sure if Autodesk University is for You…

…or if you going to get your  money’s worth?  Here is a what Ray Mendoza had to say about AU on a Cadalyst Forum

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

Are you hiring? or trying to get hired ?

http://www.cadtalent.com Free, Focused and Functional... http://www.cadtalent.com/about.asp - Enjoy

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

Misc: Interesting Presentation "Turning Email Upside Down" HMTP

RSS/Email HMTP (Hypertext Mail Transport Protocol)Below is a link to a presentation I found recorded on Google Video showing a new way to email

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

AutoLISP - it is what you make it

Don't be afraid to try creating a LISP routine. It is the easiest first step into getting AutoCAD to do those little things that

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 8 Oct 2006

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