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ADT Content Resources on the Web

I'm in search of the various content resources on the web for Architectural Desktop or Building Systems specific content, in addition to those mentioned

Originally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Engineering GIS and APWA

Last week I attended a fascinating conference in Los Angeles, the annual APWA (American Public Works Association) Southern California Conference. Most of the people

Originally posted by zeissg from Between the Poles
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Getting the most from your Community experience - Part 2

Part 2 of my recommendations for getting the most out of the Civil Community experience. Tag it baby! So now you should have your

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Have you got the Power?

This year we are very excited to bring to Autodesk University the Civil 3D 2007 PowerTrack of classes. A PowerTrack enables attendees to enroll

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Getting the most from your Community experience - Part 1

I'd like to take a moment to share some tips and tricks for maximizing your civil community experience. First off, if you haven't become

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Continuing Education

So I've taken the plunge back into the world of education and have enrolled in the University of Phoenix to complete my undergraduate degree.

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Light up your world - adding 3D symbols to a design

This is a tip that I briefly explained on the Discussion Groups the other day, and I thought it was worth digging a little

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Code names – The early years of Civil 3D

Ok, you’re back again, which means you are either really interested, and I have a captive audience, or you stumbled onto this page while

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

What the heck is Kriging?

So a lot of the tips and tricks out there right now are for things that most users may run into on a day

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Civil 3D; A History Part Deux

So to recap where I left off; we had set of tools that started from humble roots to grow into a great civil program,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Buon giorno fellow colleagues!

So if my Geek-cred wasn't fully established before now with a couple years participation in a Solar Car Club and Radio Station back in

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

One last AU post....

Well, maybe, but I just can't help but share this stuff, I think its Wicked Cool. So registration and scheduling is done for AU,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Define Traverse Stations from a Figure

Shameless plug time; this time on the behalf of a co-worker of mine here at the 'Desk. Rob Todd, product designer and our resident

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

DEM Surface vs. TIN Surface

I've been working with Dan and Dave on the demo set we are going to use during the Civil 3D portion of the ISD

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

A fix you might care about

So you have probably heard by now that SP3 for Civil 3D 2007 is out, and has a bunch of fixes and a bunch

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Vault feature that's just Wicked Cool!

Ok, so I'm finally getting around to writing my AU Paper, which is due next Friday, and I'm setting up a project to use

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Peter Funk strikes again

For those of you that don't know who he is, Peter, among other things, is the newest Product Manager for Civil 3D. He has

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 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 18 Nov 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 18 Nov 2006

Getting the most from your Community experience - Part 2

Part 2 of my recommendations for getting the most out of the Civil Community experience. Tag it baby! So now you should have your

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Have you got the Power?

Getting the most from your Community experience - Part 1

Continuing Education

Light up your world - adding 3D symbols to a design

This is a tip that I briefly explained on the Discussion Groups the other day, and I thought it was worth digging a little

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Code names – The early years of Civil 3D

What the heck is Kriging?

So a lot of the tips and tricks out there right now are for things that most users may run into on a day

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Civil 3D; A History Part Deux

So to recap where I left off; we had set of tools that started from humble roots to grow into a great civil program,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Buon giorno fellow colleagues!

So if my Geek-cred wasn't fully established before now with a couple years participation in a Solar Car Club and Radio Station back in

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

2 New Autodesk Blogs: Outside the Lines & Inside the Hues

The Autodesk Impression Community (http://impression.autodesk.com/) has now launched and with it 2 blogs from my fellow team mates Lisa Counse and Todd Hunter. Autodesk

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

The Dirt in Spanish

Wow! My blog is being translated into Spanish. Muchas gracias a Pedro Jesús Ortiz Toro, Ingeniero Técnico en Topografía!

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Civil 3D Successes from Meridian Architects and Engineers

Meridian Architects and Engineers (http://www.meridianengineers.com/) is a small firm in Milton, DE that does surveying and land development engineering. Though they may not have a

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

AutoCAD Now 4M+

Autodesk reports that the installed base of AutoCAD has breeched four million: 4,056,200 to be exact, as of the end of October.

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

Second Life Anyone?

Second Life is a 3D Online Digital World, imagend, created and owned by it’s residents. AU participants have the opportunity to join the “Autodesk

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Learning to write again...

Finally I’ve had a chance to try a convertible Tablet PC as a Design/Sketch/Review tool. First impression: it’s fun! Second impression: after too many

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

Overview of Revit Systems

Just a note that the pictures seem to have come across badly. Just click on the picture to see what they are really supposed

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

User-Defined Contours

I always get the question, "What the heck is User-Defined Contours?", from at least one person in my Civil 3D classes. Imagine for a

Originally posted by Dominick Gallegos from The Crazy World of Civil 3D
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Intersections and Roundabouts in Civil 3D

As most people do they either search the web endlessly looking for items that will change the way they do things. I deed I

Originally posted by Dominick Gallegos from The Crazy World of Civil 3D
ReBlogged here on 18 Nov 2006

Latest on the Roadshow

So this week I quickly dispatched two more roadshow events. In San Francisco we held the max/maya roadshow in the metreon theatres and it

Originally from 3D Roadie
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Looking for MA#3

Final round of looking for Mystery Agent # 3 was started today in AU Connect. This time I got some outside help - and

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

Advanced jigging with AutoCAD .NET - adding keywords

This post extends the polyline-creation jig shown in the previous entry to support the use of keywords both for arc segments and for undo.

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Vault and creating plan sets

This year at AU (see I knew yesterday wouldn't be the last AU post) I'll be teaching a course on sheet production called "Keep

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Making Spaces Work For You - In REVIT

It only makes sense that my first "How To" tip in Revit be on spaces. Especially since the current issue of AUGI World features

Originally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Maximizing your AutoCAD workspace 101!

Have you ever complained about having too much drawing area? I didn’t think so! There are two things that control the amount of space

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

Editor's Day

When a CAD company invites editors to visit them for a day or two, as did Synergis Software this week, it's not just a

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

ASDK: Up 21%

Autodesk reported Q3 revenues of US$457 million, up 21% over a year ago. For the year, the company predicts that revenues will be between

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Does Autodesk Design Review work with DWG files?

A Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey, inquired:I heard that Autodesk Design Review supports AutoCAD drawings, yet it won't open my DWG.

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

Does Autodesk Design Review work with DWG files?

Water Networks Part II: Profiles

Once you have your water network in plan (as in Water Networks Part I and Water Networks Part II ) you can add these pipes

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Are Handouts Important?

Two questions I would like to hear your opinion on: 1. Do you see value in making handouts availalbe before the event to AU

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

AU Connect Winners!

Almost 2200 users in AU Connect now, 82 found Sherlock Holmes - and the two winners of a spa certificate are Jim M. and Troy W.

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 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 from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 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 from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Neon Lights

Recent there was a newsgroup question about how to make a NEON light. since Studio is such a visual tool to use this is

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

888 Racing in the UK

Visit the web site for a company in the UK called 888 Racing. You will find some images of cars sposored through a partnership

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Inventor Best Practices - Features

Create smart features 16. Avoid parent/child relationships between features. Unless necessary, avoid starting sketches on part faces or projecting feature geometry. Instead, use the

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Consolidated list of submitted engineering sites

Engineering Sites http://www.eng-tips.com/ http://www.efunda.com/home.cfm http://www.i-boards.com/bnp/assem/ http://www.engineering.com/content/index.jsp http://www.engineersedge.com/ http://www.designaids.com http://www.3dcadtips.com http://www.solitaryway.com/calvin/cb_rules.htm http://store.sae.org/ea/earef.htm http://store.sae.org/ea/earef.htm http://www.docwalt.com http://www.engineering.com/content/index.jsp?disciplineID=mechanical http://www.mcadonline.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid;=1 http://www.engineersedge.com/Calulators_Online.shtml http://store.sae.org/ea http://www.nasa.gov/home/index.html?skipIntro=1 http://www.sae.org/misc/engineering_aids_referee_materials.htm http://www.business.com/directory http://www.engineeringsights.org http://www.devicelink.com/links/engineering.html http://www.fhbrundle.com/iron.ht http://www.hanleyinnovations.com

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Inventor Best Practices - Sketch

The newsgroup has a great thread on best practices. I am collecting the very best and adding some that I have collected from other

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Inventor 11 Tip - Use Assembly BOM to edit Materials

Want to edit materials quickly? Open an Inventor 11 assembly and bring up the BOM editor. Right mouse click over the column headers and

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

What industry sites do you review every day?

Send me the sites you review everyday. Whether it is industry news, CAD news, engineering sites, I'm interested in consolidating a good list of

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Trip - EMEA Tech-camp 06

Last week, I was fortunate to attend a week long event where EMEA held their annual tech-camp to train Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions distributors and

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

New tips for new MSD products

Reports are in! Customers have been getting their Inventor 11, AutoCAD E, AutoCAD M and Productstream. I have been fortunate to have been spending

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Newsgroup has some nice tools built by users

MattH has posted several new add-ins that he has written for Inventor. Addins are a great way to addd functions and tools to Inventor.

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Shanghai

For all of last week, I was off in China for an internal training event. I always enjoy working with Autodeskers from all over

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions Summit

Autodesk held a greate event for the press here in Portland to review our upcomming releases. Here is the first article on the event.

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Good engineering site

Looking for a site to start looking for new companies or equipment? Just interested in mechanical design and manufacturing? Take a look at http://www.engnetglobal.com

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Laptop Lust

Lenovo (new makers of Thinkpads) has announced a new laptop. The t60p.

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Back behind the wheel of Inventor.

This past week, I have had a chance to do a little modeling and rendering using Inventor studio. In the spirit of my last

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Friday Images

The Inventor newsgroup community has started sharing InventorStudio renderings of their designs. Look for posts called "Friday Pic." on the discussion group. Some of

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Need a little help? Don't know where to start?

When you run into problems there are two places I suggest you start with to get your answers. 1. Check out the useful information

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Inventor Beta is Coming

Inventor Beta is Coming It's almost Inventor Beta time again! Becoming involved as a beta tester is a great way to help us ensure

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Bend Oregon Users Group

Visited Bend Oregon yesterday. Michael Fisher is running a great Inventor users group, called iBug. Robert (Buzz) Kross and I attended this months meeting

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Welcome Back!

Well the new year is here. Hope everyone had a happy holidays. The community has been sharing more information, images, and tips each year.

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

The Gear Box

Welcome to the Gear Box! The gear box is the place where you can get information and news about the Autodesk's Manufacturing Division. Find

Originally from The Evangelist Speaks
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

One last AU post....

Well, maybe, but I just can't help but share this stuff, I think its Wicked Cool. So registration and scheduling is done for AU,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Civil 3D Party at AU!

I think it’s only fair that you, the dedicated readers of this blog, are the first to know about an event at AU that

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 17 Nov 2006

Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 115

Continuing with my “Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD Drawings” series, I want to copy the current duct to multiple locations and then edit

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Another Intersection Sample Drawing

Intersections are a VERY popular topic, and I get a lot of requests for more help for different design scenarios. So I’ve put together

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Using IF Statements in Surface Label Expressions

If you need a special elevation label for your surface (or profile or other object), you can use an expression and an IF statement.

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Inside Outside: Autodesk Impression Community Blogs

It's never too late to make a first impression. Product Marketing Manager, Lisa Crounse, takes you on a behind the scenes tour of what

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

AutoCAD 2007 Video on Youtube.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ASjwduqNtM

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Yet more Max

I'm here in Montreal, working with the team to figure out what the next three years of releases will look like. I promise we

Originally from Maxed Out
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 with SP3 is the one

Consider these facts: In Q3 2007 Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 Essentials Courseware has outpaced all other courseware in units sold except AutoCAD/ AutoCAD LT.

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Have an urge for what's new with AutoCAD?

Do you have a craving for some turkey... I know I do this time of the year, but do you find yourself wanting an

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

New Zealands Greatest Engineering Feat - Manapouri

It was controversial in it’s day and even now the impact of the Manapouri Power Project is questioned by some. One thing you can

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

3D DWF files depicting Boston

Director of Market Development, Jonathan Knowles, alerted me to a web site with Boston Redevelopment Authority Digital 3D Models The main 3D CAD models

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

It’s a Party!

AU veterans know 3 1/2 days of AU are packed with learning. This year, if you don’t skip any session, you would get 24

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

Movin' the blog

Well sort of...Google is creating a new version of Blogger, so as usual, I'm a guinea pig. It appears to work 'fairly' normally in

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Update: Autodesk employee's blogs, 25 and counting...

Having just read blog post "Autodesk Impression Technical Preview 2 Just Released on Autodesk Labs" by Shaan Hurley. I thought it would be a

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

AUGI Day - Show your support for AUGI @ AU 2006

When: Wednesday 29th November 2006 Where: All Around AU It's all fun, all the time on AUGI Day! Dig out your favourite AUGI wear

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

Civil 3D 101 - The First Decision

Things seem to be turning a corner. Many organizations are making their first forays into using Civil 3D. They are perhaps hearing of others

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Autodesk Impression Technical Preview 2 Just Released on Autodesk Labs

The latest update to Autodesk Impression Technical Preview has just been released 5 minutes ago from my machine in the middle of power outages

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Synergis' Coming Out Party

I was curious about Synergis' first ever press event. Though I had known of Synergis for many years, they had kept a fairly low

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 16 Nov 2006

Webcast Reminder!

In case your missed it - Lynn Allen’s AU Newbies webcast is scheduled for Monday, November 20th at 11:00 am (PST). Lynn and I

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

Define Traverse Stations from a Figure

Shameless plug time; this time on the behalf of a co-worker of mine here at the 'Desk. Rob Todd, product designer and our resident

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

DWF Toolkit 7.3 Read Me First

I. Introduction The DWF Toolkit 7.3 includes C++ source code for reading and writing DWF files. More specifically, this version of the DWF Toolkit

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Do your drawings require pipe crossings or pipe bands?

Do your review agencies, contractors or otherwise require you to label pipe crossings that show an invert? Do your review agencies, contractors or otherwise

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

Demystifying Object Layers

What are object layers? Why do my Express Tools (or Layer II tools) not work the way I expect? When I pick a proposed alignment to

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

Tips for attending AU2006

I have been to a few of these events and have some advice for those who may be going the first time and for

Originally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

The Crazy World of Civil 3D

Authored by AutoCAD Expert and CAD Instructor Dominick Gallegos, The Crazy World of Civil 3D focuses on all facets of Civil 3D and the

Originally from Featured Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Latest edition of AUGIWorld - Nov/Dec 2006 out now...

The latest issue of AUGIWorld ( Nov/Dec 2006 edition ) has just hit the shelves. This edition contains its regular number of high quality

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Vocus acquires Prweb, the Newswires breathe easy again

With the recent acquisition of PRweb by Vocus, the cost of press releases just increased. Well only by $10 but it's the start of

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Overly Optimistic press releases depict Gloom for Airbus/Catia story

Anyone following the MCAD industry has caught something of the Airbus accounts of how incompatibility between CATIA V4 and V5 have caused $2.5 billion

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Revit Template Sharing

If you haven't already joined the AUGI Revit forum here is yet another reason to join.Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Linking building and site

This is the procedure we use for linking building and site.1. Once you have your building(s) modelled start a new project... Import your survey(dwg)

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 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 15 Nov 2006

AU Class Schedule Changes Deadline

Tomorrow Tuesday November 14, 2006 at 5;00 pm Pacific Time is the deadline for making changing to your Autodesk University 2006 class schedule. After

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

New Civil 3D Whitepaper

Autodesk has just posted on the website a new Civil 3D Whitepaper. This one is titled: Autodesk Civil 3D vs. Bentley MX Software I

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Land Desktop Service Pack 2 News

During today's Civil 3D webcast, Dave Simeone, Autodesk Civil 3D Product Manager, mentioned that a problem(s) had been found with Service Pack 2 for

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

KETIV Technologies at Autodesk Collision Tour

We here at KETIV Technologies will be at Autodesk's Collision Tour stop in Anaheim, California on Tuesday, November 14th. After the General Sessions we

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Autodesk University 2006 Update

Today, Friday November 10th, is the last day to pre-register for Autodesk University 2006. This year's edition is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada,

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Cul-De-Sacs Fix in SP3

Dan Philbrick, Autodesk Civil 3D Software Development Manager, mentioned in his blog, in the Civil Engineering Community, that Service Pack 3 fixes an issue

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 15 Nov 2006

Zoom, Zoom, Zoom

I have been building and editing corridors this afternoon. I LOVE the 2X faster corridor builds. Whereas in the past I would store up

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
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Civil 3D and Vizualization Blog

I see that Natan Elsberg of RDV Systems has started a blog. He will be posting about Civil 3D and visualization tools. It should

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
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2007 Autodesk Civil Engineering Solutions (ACES) Service Packs

I have been receiving inquiries for the following, so here is a more complete list of Service Packs that were recently made available, and

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
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Civil 3D 2007 Service Pack 3 Now Available

Serivice Pack 3 for Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 is now available for download. You will absolutely want to install it. With 100's of combined

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
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Marin Autodesk User Group - Dynamic Block Demo

Well I think winter is definitely here in Northern California, it was raining pretty much all day today. This last Saturday we had a

Originally posted by Mark Douglas from In the Dynamic Interface
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Finally im back!!

Well what a crazy last couple months this has been. I've been pretty much pulled away from my home desktop for way too long

Originally posted by Mark Douglas from In the Dynamic Interface
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Flick of the Switch

Last time I showed how to use the /p switch to force a particular profile every time you start your Autodesk product. I thought

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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Alternative to Roaming Profiles

When a user spills a 44 once Dr. Pepper on their PC and it bursts into flames, a roaming profile allows them to log

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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Save Time Exploring

It is a well established fact that I am lazy. One common task I find my self doing in an AutoCAD environment is browsing

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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AutoCAD Wormholes using Shortcuts

As a CAD Manager I was responsible for a lot of different people who all had various projects going at any given time. One

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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Rules for Redlines

If you are serious about being a Lazy Draftsman, you’ll have to work on your own skills, but an over looked component to kicking

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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So you want to be a CAD Manager?

For the talented CAD person, becoming the CAD Manager can be the ultimate goal. Do you match the profile?The CAD Manager Profile1. Passion for

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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Help for the lazy drafter - 10 Common Sense Secrets to Success

Secret 1Balance your life.Please don’t be such a geek that you never find true Love or have friends. Get another hobby that forces you

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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How to become a lazy drafter

Eat right, exercise, wear your seatbelt, call home and quit smoking. Then address these areas. Fix yourself To fix yourself, you need to know

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
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Win an Apple® iPod Nano - too good to be true?

No! All you need to do is complete a brief survey from our friends in the DWF team . They'd like to learn more

Originally from Under The Hood
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Roundtrip markups with Productstream and Autodesk Inventor DWF Extension

Autodesk DWF Extension's new Load Markup functionality works hand-in-hand to bring Productstream Change Order information direct to the CAD user. This allows the extended

Originally from Under The Hood
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Congratulations APAC Central!

Our class finished yesterday, and I want to extend a big thank you to the Autodesk APAC Central sales and technical teams. They have

Originally from Under The Hood
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A home way from home

It's an island, it's green, they play rugby and drive on the correct side of the road. Why wouldn't I feel at home in

Originally from Under The Hood
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Tokyo Bound

Time to hit the road again. I'm off to Toyko today to help deliver data management sales training, and I'm really excited about this

Originally from Under The Hood
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Meet the team

Did you know that the DM Product Management team has changed quite a bit over the last few weeks and months? I decided it

Originally from Under The Hood
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Did you know about the 3D viewer war?

I just read this article about whether or not there is a "3D viewer war". What I always find interesting about this kind of

Originally from Under The Hood
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Working with drawings - Update

It's been several weeks now since I asked you to participate in a short survey about how you work with drawings. Many thanks again

Originally from Under The Hood
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Create a personal Vault - My Documents

Hi all, welcome to my first blog post-ever. This is something I've wanted to do for some time, but never had the outlet for

Originally from Under The Hood
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Welcome Brian Schanen

It is with great pleasure that I can announce another new addition to the Under The Hood blog team. My good friend Brian Schanen

Originally from Under The Hood
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AU is coming

Just wanted to remind you all that Autodesk University (AU) is coming soon so start planning your attendance. AU promises to be a blast

Originally from Under The Hood
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English Football Needs Hockey Spirit

It's officially over. After the usual pretense of putting together a "world class" international squad, England sputtered through the early rounds of the World

Originally from Under The Hood
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DWF Extension available

Hey - I'm back! And with good news too (for a change?). As you may or may not know, our good friends over at

Originally from Under The Hood
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Drinkies with small umbrellas

Well, I tried very hard to resist but here I am making a token contribution. I'm not quite on the beach but I can

Originally from Under The Hood
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Microsoft Office 2007

I've had the absolute unwavering pleasure of running the new MS Office 2007 beta for a while now. I will say one word -

Originally from Under The Hood
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Search - It

I'm back again with another tip that you might not have stumbled upon yet. This is one of my favorite additions to Vault and

Originally from Under The Hood
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Defining Custom Views

It's Sunday in Oregon and for some reason the weather can't make up its mind -- rain, sun, rain, sun... Whatever... And as Grant

Originally from Under The Hood
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Maui here we come

Well everybody, it's time for me to say cheerio for a couple of weeks as I head off with my family for a couple

Originally from Under The Hood
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Welcome Brian!

Some great news to share today. Later this week Brian Roepke will be joining me as co-conspirator and fellow blogger here at Under The

Originally from Under The Hood
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How do you work with drawings?

Today I want to ask for your help. We're conducting research to help with future product direction and I am really interested to get

Originally from Under The Hood
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Options anyone?

After our quarter end results were announced, there has been a flurry of activity in the online financial community; guidance raised, prices drop, revenues

Originally from Under The Hood
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The right stuff

I mentioned in a previous entry the great work that Scott McEachronwas doing to educate our Civil 3D friends about Vault. Scott has now

Originally from Under The Hood
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Four little questions

If you've ever sat back and wondered what it takes to be successful with all these magnificent software tools we have at our disposal

Originally from Under The Hood
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Solidworks finally offers mash and beans!

FINALLY! It's been a source of some curiosity for me why Solidworks has not stepped up to the plate to offer a complete solution

Originally from Under The Hood
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Vault with Civil 3D

I'm back! After several days punching it out with tilers and plumbers over the 2 disastrous leaks in both bloody bathrooms I am finally

Originally from Under The Hood
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The 2007 Lineup in Cadalyst

If you're looking for a great speed read on a lot of what's new with the Autodesk MSD 2007 launch, check out this article

Originally from Under The Hood
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Data management and ERP

I get asked a lot about how Productstream fits, competes or replaced ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning). Truth of the matter is that it complements

Originally from Under The Hood
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Don't forget yer tips!

Hey! Since we moved to our shiny new full production Manufacturing Community Portal (as opposed to the "old banger" Beta site), I forgot to

Originally from Under The Hood
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Fixing past mistakes

We just watched a great movie last night; The Weatherman with Nicolas Cage. In the review I read beforehand it was described as a

Originally from Under The Hood
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Everything's bigger in Texas!

We just wrapped up our Americas Boot Camp in Dallas, Texas and I just want to extend a big thank you to our reseller

Originally from Under The Hood
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Seoul Launch

Did you think I'd dropped off the face of the planet? For a few days there it felt that way! It was a LONG

Originally from Under The Hood
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My new best friend

On my worldly travels I encounter customers who manufacture fabuluous products. I take my hat off to them on each visit when I see

Originally from Under The Hood
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Getting ready for the big day

I woke up at 3.45am today, so as you can tell I'm really on top of this jet lag thing. Still, I needed to

Originally from Under The Hood
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Touch down!

Well, it was a massively long journey but well worth it. 10 hours from Portland to Frankfurt, another 10 hours from Frankfurt to Bangalore.

Originally from Under The Hood
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India MSD Channel Summit

Well, it's been a day or two since I last checked in due to lack of internet connection and the next hectic stage of

Originally from Under The Hood
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Watermarking

For many of you, the way work gets done on the shop floor is still with paper prints. If however you've been thinking about

Originally from Under The Hood
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Globe trotting

Someone once sang "I'm a'leavin' on a jet plane" - I never did like that song but I'll definitely be leaving this weekend on

Originally from Under The Hood
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Invisible data management?

Whether you're learning a new application for the first time, or you class yourself as a power user you sometimes want to to set

Originally from Under The Hood
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Help - more than a new look

The Help system in Vault and Productstream 5 goes way beyond just a new look. If you're planning on upgrading I highly recommend you

Originally from Under The Hood
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Autoloader rocks!

If you've had time to check out the What's New Guide, you will by now be beside yourselves over the prospect of getting your

Originally from Under The Hood
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A Really Big Number

Well, OTC is over and I've left Vegas far behind. It was an amazing event, and just incredible to see all of Autodesk's world

Originally from Under The Hood
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Vault 5 What's New!

Coming to Vegas has changed my luck! I have just been given the nod that we can share all the details about what's new

Originally from Under The Hood
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Vegas Baby!

WOW. Only my second visit to Las Vegas and I can't get over it. I walked to breakfast at 6.50am this morning through the

Originally from Under The Hood
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Connecting with Your Suppliers

How difficult is it to keep your suppliers up to date? We talk to a lot of Autodesk customers who use email to send

Originally from Under The Hood
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Dassault snaffles up MatrixOne

In an industry as diverse as PLM, consolidation is never a surprise. Dassault just announced that it is acquiring MatrixOne for $408M - now

Originally from Under The Hood
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I am not worthy!

Please don't ask me what has been going on for the last 2 weeks; suffice to say that I feel totally unworthy to host

Originally from Under The Hood
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One Step at a Time

It's sometimes a bit daunting to think about implementing Vault, especially when you've got tons of your existing CAD files scattered about on your

Originally from Under The Hood
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Avatech puts in great results!

One of our premier data management partners has just posted results for their second quarter. Avatech sells, deploys and supports design and engineering solutions,

Originally from Under The Hood
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Spring is Coming!

I've been heads down with my colleague Brian Roepke this week helping deliver a "what's new" training on our Spring 2006 product release to

Originally from Under The Hood
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Movers and Shakers

I've watched two movies recently that laid out complex plots as a series of intertwining threads between government, big business and usually helpless individuals.

Originally from Under The Hood
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Stop overwriting my stuff mate!

Another pet peeve for anyone forced to work with Windows is the mantra "he/she who saves last wins". This can be mildly annoying in

Originally from Under The Hood
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The world's most widely used PDM system?

I've often heard Windows Explorer referred to as the world's most widely used PDM system. Pretty accurate don't you think? Unfortunately, managing something as

Originally from Under The Hood
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All change!

The big news this week for the markets, investors and us employees is that Carol Bartz has stepped down as CEO and Carl Bass

Originally from Under The Hood
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Breakin' Da Law

Wow, I'm really in trouble now. I've broken the laws of blogging and been MIA for a whole week. My last post was on

Originally from Under The Hood
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Can

Well, it's Tuesday so I must be in California. I'm here for Leadership Training, which is something that Autodesk holds very dear from the

Originally from Under The Hood
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Hide and Seek

My daughter Amelia is two years old tomorrow and her favorite game at the moment is hide and seek, albeit with a twist that

Originally from Under The Hood
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Back It Up Mate!

Well, the stuffing season is almost over and we're all back to the grindstone. How was your break? I had a relaxing time with

Originally from Under The Hood
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Data Management and Holiday Movies - is there a connection?

Well, it's holiday time and I thought it would be appropriate to indulge in a discussion about the value of data management and seasonal

Originally from Under The Hood
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Getting the most from Copy Design

I met a ton of customers at AU, in classes, on the exhibit floor and in 1:1 meetings. I wrote down a lot of

Originally from Under The Hood
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