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Did you Select the Best Classes?

By now you know in which room each class will be offered.  But did you pick the best class for each time slot?  AU

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Layout problem(Posted By: Cad64)

Ok, to start with, set your LTSCALE and your PSLTSCALE both to 1.0. If you are in paper space you will need to do

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Layout problem(Posted By: Karver)

Using layouts and notice hidden lines appear solid but in model they are dashed. Have played with the different scaling

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Traveling the week of October 22

The funny thing about being a self-employed trainer is that if you stay home there's no income, so I welcome these training trips on

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Video: Gimbal reference coordinate system

Gimbal is a curious reference coordinate system that only functions with rotation keys in the Euler XYZ controller type. It writes animation keys only

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Different Service Pack for Autodesk AutoCAD Revit ...

If you purchased your ABS 2007 as part of the Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Systems Plus package and apply ABS SP1, you will get a

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Green Building Studio Releases Version 2.0

Here is a link to their press release. It's only getting better and they say it way better than I would.http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060607/phw019.html?.v=61If you are serious

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

New AUGI ATP Courses for ABS Block Based and Param...

Kelly Swa has recently Started his own ABS - Revit Systems Blog. Check it out here.Bucking the SystemsNow, the really cool thing is that

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

ABS Electrical Device Style and Tags

Last December I posted an article on how to create electrical device styles. Quite often these styles will have tags that need to rotate

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

New Carrier HVAC software imports gbXML

ABS has had the ability to hold and modify engineering data in space objects since 2005. The ABS interface greatly improves your ability to

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Revit Systems and ABS - a Comparison of Features

I have been getting a lot of feed back regarding Revit Systems and ABS, so it's safe to say I will be discussing them

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Where is my Class?

We finalized room assignments today. If you want to get the Lay of the Land now, take a look at this Classes by Room

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Instant Section Box

Scott Brown posted this on Zoogdesign ages ago but I thought it was pretty useful so I'll post it. While in plan view draw

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Beta IE7 Hotfix: Autodesk Design Review 2007 and Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has a beta Hotfix for Autodesk Design Review 2007 and Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

CADD Manager Journal - October 2006

Are you a subscriber? In this months issue... Upgrading - Moving too fast or too slow CAD Standards - My updated list for ADT.

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

New CAD Blog: Keeping the Wheels On

I presented in Kansas City last week on how to get involved in helping shape the future of Autodesk products and afterwards received an

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

A Barnaby & Autodesk University?

What has this got to do with this ?

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 21 Oct 2006

Autocad2005 vs 2006(Posted By: ilsinclair)

Hi! My question is: Why with autocad 2005 do I get the following error: no function definition : vlax-ename -> vla

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Internet Explorer 7: Hot Fix Under Consideration

We are investigating issues regarding Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0 and Autodesk Design Review 2007 in regards to their interoperability with Internet Explorer 7. We

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

An ArchiCAD Blogger

Miguel Krippahl of Portugal is an ArchiCAD user and blogger who wants to know where are the ArchiCAD blogs are so if you find

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

think3 thinks2

Another free 2D CAD package, this one called "free2Design" from think3, who now thinks2. The company has set up a indie-looking .org (indicative of

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

AutoCAD Entity Oddities

Digging through AutoCAD 2007's entities (objects), I've come across some oddities: Ellipses and elliptical arcs cannot be given a thickness. Circles can, but not

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Video of Inventor Studio Rendering

There is a nice thread of new "Friday Images" rendered in Inventor Studio and Autodesk 3D Studio Max 9. I posted a few renderings

Originally posted by Kevin Schneider from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Drawing Management(Posted By: Formad)

Hi to you all, I'm new to this site and wondered if any one can help Please can anyone out there recommend a good

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

3D Sprial(Posted By: Formad)

I'm new to this forum, so hello I've had the same problem using 2005. I do believe autocad 2007 allows you t

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Ctrl Key(Posted By: Cad64)

I'm not sure if it is the same in LT, but check your OPTIONS dialog. On the "User Preferences" tab, there

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Ctrl Key(Posted By: dani)

Hi, we are using AutoCAD 2000 LT. Does anyone know why one computer will not allow use of the Ctrl key in AutoCAD (eg

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Default plotter settings in AutoCAD2007(Posted By: ppruthvi)

We have recently upgraded from AutoCAD R14 to AutoCAD 2007. I have trouble in setting the HP 5100 series printer, page s

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

hyperlink(Posted By: Ferdinand)

...what can I do, when AutoCAD crashed in command _hyperlink ? It`s crashing too as I try edit an existing entitie`s hy

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Plotting incomplete.(Posted By: Karver)

Thanks for that perspective. My background was from model space and now, after a break of a couple of years, familiaris

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

How to get aoutcad to work(Posted By: Cad64)

You downloaded it? You have to installthe programfrom disks. You must have an illegal copy. Sorry man, I can't help

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Hidden Lines plot continuous(Posted By: JohnL)

Thank you Cad64I'll try it.

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

How to get aoutcad to work(Posted By: trev902)

Hello, i have just finish downloaded ADT 2007. After installing it, it is asking for a license which i think i found and

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

IE7, Watch it grow...

Not original, I’d link if could remember where I saw it, but interesting to see how the new browser goes ~ 6% of my visitors today.

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

HEC-RAS Tools Released

Engineered Efficiency Inc. is pleased to announce the release of their HEC-RAS Import/Export toolset for Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 & 2007.Using this tool, native

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Automatic Mapping and Move and Sew UVs

Before I get started, I'll attach the mesh that I'm using for all these UV posts: Download sample file Start with an Automatic Mapping:

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

AU plugs, and some other stuff to keep in good graces...

I'm back again, this time late at night, and browsing all the other Civil 3D blogs out there. James had a little dig at

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

free2design: Free 2D CAD in China

China is going to play a big roll in the future of CAD.  But the key word is "future." Today, few CAD companies are able

Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

BIMania - A state of mind?

Via a comment I found Miguel’s “BIMania” – a great new’ish blog with another perspective of BIM. BIManiaLoose architect's ramblings on BIM - Building Information ModelTags: archicad

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Video: Parent reference coordinate system

Rotating hierarchically linked objects is best done using the Parent RCS, especially when using the buiit-in Bones system in 3ds Max and when setting

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Revenge of the NURBS: NURBS supported in DWF Toolkit

Director of Autodesk Labs, Brian Mathews, points out that DWF supports NURB surfaces, which are a much more compact way of defining a curved

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Archicad 10 para MacTel - Testes Benchmarking

O que se segue é o resultado dos testes realizados pela Graphisoft com a versão Archicad 10 para MacTel, As versões PPC e MacTel

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

The long weekend approaches…

This weekend’s a long weekend in Singapore; and that’s tops… It’s actually for two festivals that light up various parts of the city; Deepavali

Originally posted by Andrew de Leon from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Video: Pick reference coordinate system

Use the local coordinate system of other objects in your scene to transform selected objects. This will allow you to move or rotate one

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

upFront.eZine #491 Posted

upFront.eZine issue #491 is now available for reading online. Read the special report, "My Dinner with Buzz," describing the mechanical CAD division of Autodesk's

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Intergraph's Reasons for Going Private

GIS Monitor reports on Intergraph's reasons for going private (again) at "Intergraph Goes Private Again:" - it allows Intergraph to concentrate on long-term development.

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

After 4 Years: Shekhar Verma Still Free

John McEleney, ceo of SolidWorks, reports in MCAD magazine the lack of progress by the Indian legal system to convict Shekhar Verma of theft

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

10K Downloads of Free Solid Edge 2D

UGS is pleased that 10,000 copies of their free Solid Edge 2D Drafting software have been downloaded in one month. Download it yerself from

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

PTC Buys IsoDraw

PTC buys the German company, Itedo, that makes the IsoDraw technical illustration software for US$17 million. The software will be added to PTC's Arbortext

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Site Topology - Part One Anyway

Site Topology, what is it, and why should you care? I'm going to try to make this brief, and I'll address the details in

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Per-document data in AutoCAD .NET applications - Part 2

This entry completes the series of posts about per-document data. Here are the previous entries: Some background to AutoCAD's MDI implementation and per-document dataPer-document

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Why you should submit those error reports...

Why you should submit Autodesk CER Reports: Sent: Friday, 20 October 2006Subject: Solution to the crash in AutoCAD 2007-based products while closing, saving or

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Autodesk Impression - Art meets CAD?

I first saw Autodesk Impression, then called Vespa, at Autodesk University 2005. At that stage it was an idea, a concept, for an application to add

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Recovery Mode

Here is a sad fact; AutoCAD crashes so much, there is a function exclusively for recovering drawing files after a crash. It's called the

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Reloading Families of a different Name

Have you ever renamed a family and then wanted to load it back into a project without having to swap out your families of

Originally posted by Chris from Revit Rants
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

CDV Systems Video Review

I have recently went through the instructional videos "TLC AR01 TFER - The Family Editor Revealed ". This is found at http://www.cdvsystems.com/ The videos

Originally posted by Jay Polding from revit in plain english
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Autodesk Impression

Matt Rumbelow reports on his blog The Digital Architect that Autodesk Impression is now available for download. I've attached an image of one of

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 114

In my last “Transitioning from 2D to 3D” post, I finished creating the 3D VAV boxes in the HVAC plan. The VAV boxes are

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

BOM Report + Component DESC1-3 Text

I got pinged on this one (again) today. Folks want to have a BOM report that includes each component's description text right in the

Originally posted by Nate Holt from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Engineered Efficiency HEC-RAS Tools Released

Engineered Efficiency Inc. is pleased to release our HEC-RAS Import/Export toolset for Autodesk Civil 3D 2006 & 2007, an inexpensive tool that pays for

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Vault: Surface Safari

Part three? Four? Whatver. I spent some time discussing the files I’ll be building, now let’s talk about building our plans. So let’s look

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

A Geek Cry for Help

OK, this is not in any way Civil 3D related, not Autodesk related, not even CAD related. Since I know a LOT of our

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Civil 3D Implementations and a Review of CAD Camp

Thanks to all our readers here who attended AUGI CAD Camp in Birmingham, AL this past Tuesday. I got some really good feedback from

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

SolidWorks Training Diary -- Day 1

I have covered SolidWorks the company almost from its inception, starting in 1996. I have reviewed the product. I have sat through many SolidWorks

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

It's that time of year again! The 5th Annual AUGI Salary Survey needs *your* input!

Below information kindly supplied by Melanie Perry ( AUGI Salary Survey Manager ). Yes, you! Every year AUGI polls its membership, and reports how

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

AU Speakers!

This year we will have 277 speakers that will teach 484 courses.  Of those 277 speakers, 98 work for Autodesk.   Like every year, we

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Ctrl Key(Posted By: Cad64)

I'm not sure if it is the same in LT, but check your OPTIONS dialog. On the "User Preferences" tab, there

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Ctrl Key(Posted By: dani)

Hi, we are using AutoCAD 2000 LT. Does anyone know why one computer will not allow use of the Ctrl key in AutoCAD (eg

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2006

Land Planning and AU 2006

This year Autodesk University 2006 (http://www.autodeskevents.com/au2006/), Autodesk's premier learning and networking event, is going to include a luncheon meeting that will focus on a

Originally posted by generoe from Plan It Autodesk
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Maya feedback

I always like to hear from people about how they would like to see Maya improved. Here are two options: From Maya, use the

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Successful CAD Camp

Alacad hosted CAD Camp in Birmingham this week. I hope the ones that attended walked away with a greater knowledge of AutoDesk products. I

Originally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Where's Lee?

Some people have been wondering what happened to me, well unfortunately I have been busy with several different projects lately that are taking a

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Autodesk Impression Technology Preview

Autodesk Impression Technology Preview is available for you to download from http://labs.autodesk.com. This is the first full-blown application to be posted on Autodesk Labs.

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Scenes from Birmingham

On Tuesday, ALACAD hosted the Birmingham CAD Camp. In between the many valuable classes, attendees networked with eachother, instructors, and vendors. And, of course,

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Automation Fair - Baltimore - Oct 25, 26

John is a great guy. He knows his stuff! Here is the presentation schedule (booth 536) for Wednesday October 25 and Thursday October 26

Originally posted by Nate Holt from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

James Wedding, P.E. to Teach Civil 3D 101 at Cadapult

November 13, 2006toNovember 14, 2006Assuming things go as planned, I’ll be teaching the Nov 13 & 14 Civil 3D 101 at Cadapult, Ltd. in

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Corridors for Everything

(Except the building, this entire site was modeled using ONE corridor) I had one of those Third Semester Calculus Moments over the weekend. Suddenly,

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Kickin' Tires

How do you buy a car? You kick the tires and you drive her. You take her to the road, you punch the pedals,

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Autodesk Overviews and Interactive Demos

Fairly good Overview of Revit from the Autodesk site ADT Overview from Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 New Features Workshop Autodesk Inventor Series Feature Demonstrations

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

SolidWorks Training Diary--Intro

Readers may think CAD insiders are CAD experts. Some actually are. Lynn Allen and David Cohen can both show even veteran CAD users a

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

The Silence is Deafening

The CAD online editor/journalist community is pretty tight. News that affects any of us is usually passed around, discussed among ourselves and usually is

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

AU 2006: What Can DWF Do for You?

Autodesk University is a key component of many organizations’ training programs. Each year private companies and public agencies send their brightest employees to AU.

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Autodesk Impression Technology Preview on Autodesk Labs

Product Marketing Manager, Lisa Crounse, reports that the Autodesk Impression Technology Preview (the software formerly known as project Vespa) is available on Autodesk Labs.

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Autodesk Impression now on Autodesk Labs

We just launched the public Preview 1 of Autodesk Impression (code named Vespa). For people located in England, United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand,

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Dimension in paper space

Dimensioning in paper space has several advantages...

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Dimension in paper space

Dimensioning in paper space has several advantages...

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Default plotter settings in AutoCAD2007(Posted By: ppruthvi)

We have recently upgraded from AutoCAD R14 to AutoCAD 2007. I have trouble in setting the HP 5100 series printer, page s

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

Ah the wonder of travel

So here I sit in my hotel in New York for a couple days. Just one stop out of many for the roadshow and

Originally from 3D Roadie
ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2006

MSC Shrinks; TechniGraphics Expands

TechniGraphics purchases the European reseller and PLM service business from MSC.Software for an amount that is being kept secret. Both firms calls themselves leaders:

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Not CAD related but a great site...

TECHBARGAINS - Targeting the best deals in tech... It's a great site featuring great tech deals... there are search tools, rebate offers, a free

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

The Gartner Magic Quadrant

Gartner Research has published its Magic Quadrant for 3Q06.  In the leaders quadrant are Dassault, PTC, and UGS.It's worth reading what Gartner analyst Marc

Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Video: Grid reference coordinate system

Learn an easy method of creating custom grids as work planes in Max and VIZ and then use the Grid reference coordinate system to

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

The new Sony BRAVIA "Paint" Advert is...

As good as the first one!    BRAVIA – commercials.like.no.other Sony BRAVIA - View The New AdvertThe new BRAVIA TV commercial was directed by award-winning

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Work soundtrack sorted thanks to Pat Metheny.com

My favourite music, streaming all day, perfect… Pat Metheny: Home Page - www.patmetheny.comTags: Pat+Metheny+Group

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Gyronix GyroQ for MindManager

Gyronix GyroQ™ is a productivity application for Mindjet MindManager. It allows you to collect and store notes then transfer them to a MindManager Map

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

New BIM Blog!

Nothing like other bloggers to make you feel inadequate! Robin and David and Sean...as far as I know have already mentioned this new BIM

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

A builder's perspective on BIM

Contractor's are starting to take a serious look at the BIM movement. If you're curious about what they're up to (bim) x is a

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Still suprised after all these years

I have been fortunate enough to had the opportunity to be apart of the evolution of MotionBuilder over the past six years, and it

Originally from MotionBuilder
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Office Re-Integration

I have just returned from what I can only describe as a much needed tropical getaway… in Cabo San Lucas.. With my Outlook Out-of-Office

Originally from MotionBuilder
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Announcing the return of the Black Light

Walking around the crowded show floor at Siggraph this year, morning latté* clenched firmly in hand, I come across a mass of attendees buzzing

Originally from MotionBuilder
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Another year, yet another Siggraph?

I think not! This having been my 8th consecutive year attending (and working!) the show, I have to say that this one had a

Originally from MotionBuilder
ReBlogged here on 18 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 18 Oct 2006

Using Unfold UVs on a Head

Sometimes it seems like Unfold is one of those misunderstood or under-appreciated commands in Maya. Let's take a look at one approach for setting

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

We are the Bad Pixels!

A couple years back Alias had a Christmas party and staff provided the entertainment. We acted quickly and rented a drum kit - this

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Show Manip Default

One thing I like to do when setting up animation controls is to use the Show Manip Default setting on the Transform node. You

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Goatees again

A couple weeks back I was at an Egg and Chick party - I should probably say the Egg and Chick party as I'm

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Extrude vertex and split for eyes

Similar to using offset edges to do something like a mouth and maintain quads, you can use extrude vertex and split for an eye.

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Offset edges for mouths

One way I like to build a mouth is to use Offsett Edges. With a model like so, select a couple edges at the

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Why is your computer screaming?

A colleague by the name of Shai burst into my office the other day - I would like to conjure in your mind the

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Level Tools 3.0

Steven has finished up another great round of updates to the Level Tools! Installer as well as docs/demos are now available. Here are the

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Takumi Takahashi

Cory Mogk>> Hi Tak! I was thinking about profiling some customers through my blog and wondered if you would like to be the first

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Select Every N Edges

Have you ever had one of those situations where you need to pick edges in a repetitive manner? Here's a simple example of what

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Ryan Harvey

Ryan is finishing up his summer internship with us today and returning to Humber College for year two of his CG education. He joined

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

I would like a general purpose rest pose, please

Animators often do this by setting a keyframe, but you have to use it carefully (e.g. watch the tangents so the key doesn't affect

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Fur Blender

Did you know Jill could write MEL scripts? This is something she did for the Bonus Tools called Fur Blender. To try it out:

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Bonus Tools for Maya 8 are now available

For those who've been anxiously waiting, the Bonus Tools are now available here. Enjoy! I'll have more to say on this next week. Have

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Where are my attribute sliders?

There I was, adding float attributes to a node and wondering why the Attribute Editor wouldn't show me a slider - it was just

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Goatees

Anyone notice a theme on this blog title page? 3 of 5 guys have goatees. It was almost two years ago I cut my

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

An introduction...

Somehow, I find myself living in a neighbourhood of suits. I've often felt that they're watching me - I don't wear a suit to

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 18 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 18 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 18 Oct 2006

10 years: commentary from Michael Girard

Michael Girard has been patiently trying to solve the complexities of character animation for more than a decade (actual time is a state secret).

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

10 years: commentary from Rolf Berteig

This entry comes from Rolf Berteig, one of the early developers on 3ds Max and now with Mental Images. Rolf was a big factor

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

10 years: commentary from Beau Perschall

I decided to invite a bunch of the "old gang" to post on the blog their early experiences with 3ds Max in celebration of

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

A Decade of 3ds Max!

Hey! I just realized this week that 3ds Max is 10 years old! That's a decade of developing cool new features (and fixing the

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

SIGGRAPH 2006 (Boston)

For the first time, I went to SIGGRAPH without worrying what problems Alias and Maya were going to create for me. It made for

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Who is Ken Pimentel?

Let me introduce myself a little to kick things off. I caught the visualization bug while having a "California Moment". This means that 20

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Multiple Choice Intro

1. Who are you? A.) An artist, animal-lover, goofball, Austinite, and girly-nerd, employed by Autodesk for almost 6 years. B.) I've dabbled in all

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Creating a dynamic telephone cord

phoneChord.avi phoneChord.ma This file shows a simple and fast method for creating a dynamic phone cord using Maya Hair. 1. Model the phone and

Originally from Duncan's Corner
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Forest Road using Paint Effects

forestRoadLR.avi This example scene shows Paint Effects trees and grass used to create a forest along with some fog. In order to get the

Originally from Duncan's Corner
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

A Fast and Simple Planetary Atmosphere

I'm not sure what Pluto's tenuous atmosphere looks like, but to mark the occasion of its fall from planethood to planetoid here is a

Originally from Duncan's Corner
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Pen writing on paper (Maya paint effects)

It is relatively easy to animate a line of written text, but it can be tricky to exactly track the pencil point to the

Originally from Duncan's Corner
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

[Untitled]

Welcome to Duncan's Corner. I hope you find this site useful. My intent for this blog is to provide tips on creating 3D imagery,

Originally from Duncan's Corner
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Speed up projected view creation; thanks Avatech

I was reading some of the other Autodesk blogs this morning and came across this on Amy’s In the Machine. The application engineers at

Originally posted by Andrew de Leon from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Cracking the Vault: The Files

So last time I talked about where we were headed, now lets look at the pieces to get there a bit. This entry will

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Engineered Efficiency turns Five! Thanks!!

Five years ago today, Scacco Consulting, Inc. opened for business in the unused half of the basement at my old house. A lot has

Originally posted by Mark Scacco, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Land Desktop vs. Civil 3D

Impossible.You can't compare them - apples and oranges. I keep a close eye on the Discussion Groups, always have. Want to feel the heartbeat

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

Different Service Pack for Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Systems Plus

If you purchased your ABS 2007 as part of the Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series—Systems Plus package and apply ABS SP1, you will get a

Originally posted by Todd from CAD Shack
ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2006

What's in a name?

The other day I was reading this thinking what does BIM really mean? For that matter what does CAD, or is it CAAD or CADD which

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Service update and something extra

Time for a post about CAD on this CAD blog . Lots happening but first some important service notes. If you haven’t already seen them check out these

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Autodesk University 2006

I apologize, I am late mentioning this. I have been selected to be a speaker at this years Autodesk University 2006, held in Las

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Back from Belgium...

What a great conference in Antwerp, Belgium!  Rumor has it Antwerp made the news while I was there with a 20 million dollar diamond

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Autodesk University 2006

If you couldn't attend one of the fabulous AUGI CAD Camps or if attending CAD Camp made you realize how much there is to

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Cracking the Vault: An Alternate Workflow

Before I forget, don’t forget to check out the AU golf page, we’re up to 16 I think, and hoping to reach 20 total.

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Civil Batch Drawing Converter

You'll find this little gem in the File menu:From Help:Use this utility to convert multiple drawings to a previous AutoCAD drawing format. You can

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 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 17 Oct 2006

Forgotten Toys

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

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Looking for Work?

Check out the results of the CE News 2006 Best Civil Engineering Firms To Work For Contest, and kudos to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Vault or Data Shortcuts

I feel so left out. I know you may have read about this, but unless I mention it too (for those who haven't heard),

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Don't hide the command line

You saw the demo, you thought it was cool, you need the real estate, so you've decided to turn off the command line. But

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 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 17 Oct 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 possibly

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 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 17 Oct 2006

Enable Radius Snap

You've seen it, you've passed it by because you weren't sure what it meant:It's found in your Alignment Styles; I'd say it's buried, but

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Garmin, MapSource, and Civil 3D (or MAP 3D)

It's no secret I swear by Garmin GPS products for home use. It's also no secret that when you buy a Garmin GPS device,

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Hope

It's been 26 years since Cancer patient Terry Fox ended his run. It's one of life's great stories; if you don't know the story,

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Add Laterals to a Pipe Network

I've been asked this question several times - the following is how I negotiate a lateral and/or a wye:Draw the lateral TO the pipe,

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Pipes - Displaying Thickness in Plan

I've always liked to see the thickness of a storm run displayed in plan. I think it's easier to read once the drawing is

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Don't let the offsets set you off.

I know this drives you nuts: If you're working in a 40 Scale Drawing (1"=40'), then make yourself a dimension style with a scale

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Cheating Styles

I've learned a few lessons over the years; I suspect they come from having spent most of my younger years at a drafting table:1.

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Civil 3D Resources

By now most of you have probably heard about the up and coming Civil 3D Community website that is under development. The site has

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 2 Released

Don't forget to read the Readme file.The Service Pack can be downloaded here. By the way, it's almost 23Mb.Important: Version 1 of the Google

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 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 2

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 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 marked

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 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 a

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

To FREEZE or not to FREEZE

Teaching an AutoCAD fundamentals class this week, and this question was raised - it's raised often: What's the difference between Freezing a layer and

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Leave it Alone

Got an e-mail from a friend yesterday that said the following: "Subject: Short Blog Topic suggestion." "How to force Civil 3d to open using

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Tarred & Zipped Files (.tar.gz)

The .tar file format (derived from Tape ARchive) is a type of archive file traditionally produced by Unix almost specifically for backup purposes. The

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Improving Civil 3D Performance

I've had good luck with the following:1. Use the Cache model tab and the all layout tabs option on the System tab in the

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Better - not perfect

Technology just has to be better - not perfect - for people to move forward. If you are waiting for the perfect CAD tool,

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

FEA On the Cheap for Students

Many CAD vendors have already discovered that the best way to introduce users to their software is to give it away for free. IMSI

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Control Faceting and Lighting in 3D DWF Files

For those of you working with the DWF Toolkit, did you know that you can control the number of bits used to represent 3D

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Project Freewheel: Share Images of Designs with Only Those Who Need To Know

The Email this DWF aspect of Project Freewheel was originally intended to make it easier to share designs on the web. The feature allows

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Autodesk 3ds Max 9 Now Shipping

  Attend a Demo Download a 3ds Max 9 30 Day Trial Key New Features and Enhancements 64-bit Release for WindowsAutodesk 3ds Max 9

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

New Class - Inventor/Revit

Lisa Brady used to work for an Autodesk Reseller in Tennessee providing technical training and support on Inventor.  Last year she joined Autodesk in

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

New Class on Autodesk Licensing

Jerry Milana convinced me today that we should add another class.  Jerry taught the same class last year and he received very good feedback

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Plotting incomplete.(Posted By: Karver)

Thanks for that perspective. My background was from model space and now, after a break of a couple of years, familiaris

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

How to get aoutcad to work(Posted By: Cad64)

You downloaded it? You have to installthe programfrom disks. You must have an illegal copy. Sorry man, I can't help

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Hidden Lines plot continuous(Posted By: JohnL)

Thank you Cad64I'll try it.

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

How to get aoutcad to work(Posted By: trev902)

Hello, i have just finish downloaded ADT 2007. After installing it, it is asking for a license which i think i found and

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Plotting incomplete.(Posted By: Cad64)

You should really get into the habit of printing from Paper Space. Model Space is for drawing and Paper Space is for pri

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Plotting incomplete.(Posted By: Karver)

I set every thing in 'page set up manager' for the model space tab to plot the correct paper size, extents, f

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Scaling Viewports(Posted By: martinriches)

Enlightenment. Thank you.

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

DWG to PDFs & hyperlinks(Posted By: Dietmar)

[QUOTE=Cad64]Do you have Acrobat Professional? Ithink you can add hyperlinks after you create the pdf, but I don't

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

CHANGE LANGUAGE(Posted By: Cad64)

Not that I know of. You will probably need to uninstall the French version and re-install as English.

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

DWG to PDFs & hyperlinks(Posted By: Cad64)

Do you have Acrobat Professional? Ithink you can add hyperlinks after you create the pdf, but I don't think you can

Originally from AutoCAD Forums - Support , News, & Jobs
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

2 Down....

So we have finished the montreal and toronto events. Montreal being the first event was a little rougher then I'd like (usual issues with

Originally from 3D Roadie
ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2006

Mystery Person at AU

Later this week, all registered AU participants will receive an invitation to visit AU Connect. Although we think it is a great addition to

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2006

T minus 10 days - Nominations for AUGI BoD 2007 - 2009

Regarding BLAUGI post - It’s that time of year again - Nominations for AUGI BoD 2007 - 2009.T minus 10 days and counting until

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2006

BLOG ALERT! another 2 for 1 special...

Name:Todd Shackelford Location: Omaha, Nebraska Todd has two blog offerings, the first is... The Lazy Drafter How to grow technically and professional for the

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2006

Now in Northern California

I arrived Thursday night in San Rafael located about 15 minutes North of the Golden Gate bridge. I am visiting teams and friends while

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2006

Commit to Learning Every Month- with AUGI Training Program

I have had a crazy couple of months slogging through some big projects and trying to make some big changes in my personal and

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2006

Is AutoCAD good enough for 3D?

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2006

It will never be IE& or ie7 again

I’ve typing IE7 a fair bit recently. In fact most times I hold the Shift Key too long & type IE& or not at all &

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2006

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