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Orifice, Weir or What?

If you’ve spent any time at all at this website (or any other site for that matter) you know that I don’t do a

Originally posted by Mark Scacco, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 9 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building variation

With this video it like to illustrate a potential problem. In the previous tutorial I extracted 2D geometry from a 3D wall that will

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 9 Dec 2006

New eBook Includes DCL

Another month, another ebook.... This new one is (sort of) the fulfillment of a promise I shouldn't have made earlier in the year. I

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

Autodesk Impression / Autodesk Labs Article by AECMagazine

"It’s not often that Autodesk gives away the first version of a new software application. With Autodesk Labs, the company is attempting to give

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

Press Visits and Tours take an interesting turn

For years it has been a given that the major CAD vendors pay the way for press to their major events: many of my

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 9 Dec 2006

Deelip Menezes - a Valuable source of CAD views

Recently Deelip Menezes, founder of SYCODE, a developer of custom CAD solutions and plug-ins for CAD systems, launched his blog at www.deelip.com. He has

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 9 Dec 2006

Released IE7 Hotfix: DWF Viewer 6.5

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released a Hotfix for Autodesk DWF Viewer 6.5 that addresses compatibility issues with

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Released IE7 Hotfix: DWF Composer R2

In a continuing effort to provide high quality products, Autodesk has released a Hotfix for Autodesk DWF Composer R2 that addresses compatibility issues with

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

BLOG ALERT! OUTSIDE THE BOX

OUTSIDE THE BOX is Owen Wengerd's Blog. Owen has helped a multitude of people on many levels and planes. He claims that his blog

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

Rumors to be dispelled on Autodesk Products Checking over the Internet

A few on the web and newsletters have mentioned in speculation that Autodesk checks over the Internet when AutoCAD is started. Some implied it was Autodesk

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

[Untitled]

File CollaborationWhy do users need to share data?To send data to subcontractors to perform work.To send approval drawings to customers.To send approval drawings to

Originally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

On travel and Sickness

Well I find myself apologizing again for my long absence. I have been traveling hard the last couple weeks and doing fearsome battle with

Originally from 3D Roadie
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

AutoCAD 2007 Workflow Integration.

Well, all the hoopla surrounding AutoCAD 2007 has come and (somewhat) gone with surely a new release on the horizon. I’m curious how everyones

Originally posted by David Hardin from AutoCAD Tutorials
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Video: Small- Building tutorial04

In this video tutorial you will learn to use to simple 2D shapes in conjunction with the Bevel Profile modifier, initially, to create a

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

About DWFx

A reader asks about Microsoft's deal with Autodesk to make DWF a Vista-compatible format. My response: As I understand it: * DWF files have

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

DWF Files: Use Internally; Smaller for Reprographers

In my part of our Autodesk University 2006 presentation on "What Can DWF Do For You?", I used an example provided by Kirkor Architects:

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

DWFx & Freewheel

Many of you will have seen the recent announcement from Autodesk and Microsoft regarding DWFx. I thought I’d spend some time talking about the

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Dimension Style Settings V – Units

Autocad 2000 and higher versions Hello, During dimensioning process in AutoCAD, the dimension increases automatically based on the measurement of the spacing you are

Originally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

AUGI HotNews - December 2006 edition hits the stands...

AUGI's official monthly Email Newsletter "AUGI HotNews - December 2006" edition hits the stands.Some of this month's highlights...AU 2006 Wrap UpAUGI Election - Time

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Beyond the Paper: What Can DWF Do for You?

Scott Sheppard posted a great summary on his Beyond the Paper blog of his and Brian Mathews DWF class presented at Autodesk University 2006

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

Wildcard Filtering in Reports

I am in Vegas this week and it seems like an appropriate time to talk about wild cards. Just in the last 24 hours

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Printing visible portion of current window

I've noticed this in using Revit but wasn't aware of a solution until I read through the Bonus CD that Jim Balding passed out

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

AU 2006 Summary: What Can DWF Do for You?

Our (Brian Mathews and I) Autodesk University class was entitled "What Can DWF Do For You?" Here is a summary. Comparison of DWF files

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 8 Dec 2006

Applications

The more accurate the information in your Revit model the more you can do with it.Here is a list of applications mentioned and demonstrated

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Beta for Civil 3D is available

Just a quick tip that the first Beta for Civil 3D has been released. If you are interested in being a beta tester for

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Applications

Solar Storm - Dec 7

My phone went momentarily dead this morning. I was thinking "sunspots" as a joke... but who knows...! Here's today's lead headline on this site:

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

How to Alias AutoCAD Electrical commands using the ACAD.PGP file

I like to use the keyboard. Even copying files... I usually drop down to the DOS window and type away. So, for keyboarders, let's

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Multi-wire bus command - gimme 4

Sitting at gate D14 and this question showed up. User wants the Multi-wire bus command to start up with four wires to insert as

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Wildcard Filtering in Reports

I am in Vegas this week and it seems like an appropriate time to talk about wild cards. Just in the last 24 hours

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

AutoCAD Electrical - beta

The AutoCAD Electrical team would like to invite existing AutoCAD Electrical users to participate in the Beta Program for an upcoming release of AutoCAD

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

How are you using DWF?

We're collecting feedback on how our customers are using DWF. Please click the link below and cast your vote. DWF

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 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 from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 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 from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

The Learning Never Stops...

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

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Multi-Language Electrical Component Tagging

First line English, second line Spanish (or French or ??) - not a problem. Here's a little AutoCAD Electrical utility that tries to map

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Man-Made Sun Spots

This is pretty cool. This telescopic image of the sun's disk was reportedly snapped in Normandy by French astro-photographer Thierry Legault. It shows two

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

PLC I/O Wire Numbering based upon "Slot" + I/O Pin Number

This was interesting... an AutoCAD Electrical user wanted to have a special wire number format when a wire connected to a PLC I/O point.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Catalog Lookup - table name confusion

I admit that AcadE's catalog table name versus symbol name concept is a bit confusing. Two users hit me with the same question in

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Five years ago

Some weeks afterwards , a friend wanted me to go with him to the site. We jumped in his pick-up and drove all day.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

AutoCAD Electrical 2007 - Service Pack

If you've turned off the AutoCAD Communications Center, turn it back on. The ACE 2007 service pack should be showing up soon. It addresses

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Edit Wire Number - Tip

The small dialog for the "Edit Wire Number" command is set up to display off to the side of your screen. But if you're

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Oh Sheet

The customer changed the spec at the last minute. He wants the AutoCAD Electrical "SHEET" assignment to be equal to the 3rd and 2nd

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Ice-cube Tray Phenom

http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/icespikes.htmI've noticed some strange things growing in my ice-cube tray. It doesn't happen all the time, maybe one out of every 40-50 cubes. Here's

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Automatic Display of Internal Part Numbers on Electrical Components

This came up earlier today from a user. He had set up the USER1 field in the catalog lookup database to carry his company's

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Hollywood

One of the hardest things I ever tried to do... sit in a sound booth with a microphone stuck in my face and try

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Nate's Simple AutoLisp - Lesson 003

Warning/Disclaimer: I'm neither a teacher nor am I versed in the theory behind AutoLisp programming. But I invite you to come along for a

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Angles to Dots

This issue popped up recently. A user had a lot of drawings set up using the IEC-style angled tee marker symbols at wire "tee"

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Special PLC Address-based Wire Numbers

This came up recently... a user had a need to generate special wire numbers based upon connected component information found at each end of

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Nate's Simple AutoLisp - Lesson 002

Nate's Simple AutoLisp - Lesson 001

Why does Thunder thunder longer than lightning lights?

I think a recent lightning strike took out my home air conditioning system. The repairman will be here tomorrow. I pretty much have to

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

A couple SS->PLC I/O Tricks

Here are a few tricks/tips that might be useful with the Spreadsheet --> PLC I/O generator utility. 1. Pin number assignments to terminal symbols.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Migrating PLC point descriptions back to overall module representation

This one might appeal to 1% (or less) of the audience, but I'm posting it because it was a challenge and, more than that,

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Dual Catalog Lookup: Preferred and Everything else

A curse of "lots of catalog content" is that it can be hard to quickly find and select the common everyday stuff you use.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Mirror Tears

This just came up... a user inserted some hydraulic schematic symbols but wanted the graphics to show mirrored from how the default library symbol

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Customized INSERT PLC Module Command

This one was a challenge. A user wanted to create a new PLC I/O graphical style such that the terminal wire connection points would

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Entry into the Grandpa world

This little man, Cyrus Nathan Holt, turned me into a grandpa on June 14! View image

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Melting Glaciers and Not Enough Hours in the Day

If you're like me, it seems that sometimes there just aren't enough hours in a day (especially in the weeks before an AutoCAD Electrical

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

User Struggle with Reversing Starter - WDTAGALT approach

This came up last week. A user was 90% there in getting his reversing starter annotation to work the way he wanted. Two parent

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Adding unused core/conductors to Cable From/To report

This suggestion just came up late last week... how about an option to include unused cable conductor (cores) in the Cable From/To Report? Sounded

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Flipping between "Shop floor" and "Customer" tags

Here's another user problem that came along in last 72 hours. It's a head-scratcher... they want to start their controls design using internally generated

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Instant "Tags used" listing

This came up earlier in the week... Problem: user needs instant "tags used" listing for a given component family type. User does not want

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

AcadE Best Practices - season premier

Check out Robert Stein's first two installments of AcadE "best practices" here.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Electrical Idol - Submissions

Okay, first submission is posted. Performer wishes to remain anonymous. Listen to it here.

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Electrical Idol

I've been around since the 50's so It's rare for me to experience three totally brand-new things in one week. But this was one

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

A Tornado and a Green Flash

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the television debut of "The Wizard of Oz". Saturday evening, November 3, 1956 on CBS-TV program called

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Attribute Edit > 255 characters ( ? )

Yesterday I had a quick need to edit an AutoCAD block attribute to carry a value that exceeded 255 characters. But I just couldn't

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Rolling your own brand of Signal cross-reference annotation

This idea/suggestion appeared at my door earlier today: an AutoCAD Electrical user wanted to know if wire connection "fan-in/out" cross-reference annotation could include the

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Dual Monitor Setup - Why did I wait so long?

About a year ago, my Autodesker friend John mentioned that he was using his notebook and an external monitor together in some kind of

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Fear Not

If AutoCAD Electrical has the data but it's not output in the format that you'd like, don't be afraid to tinker. You can take

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

How much "lighter" is an east-bound 747?

My last long trip... center seat, coach, with every seat covered. If I want to open my PC's screen enough to see it clearly,

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

ACE2006/2007 project file compatibility with ACE2004/2005

Earlier versions of AutoCAD Electrical (pre-2006) expect to find full drawing paths defined in a project's ".wdp" ascii text file. But with AutoCAD Electrical

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

TMI

In an earlier era, the upper bookcase shelf housed a couple fistfuls of well-worn vendor catalogs. It was an easy reach across the tilt-board

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Multiple ASSYCODE trick

A question about multiple ASSYCODE assignments to a single part number assignment came up recently in an AutoCAD Electrical discussion group posting... Let's say

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Current Connection blog

Check out Robert Stein's blog. It's called Current Connection and he states that it is "a site dedicated to sharing what I know about

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Trick with Type 0 Pin list

Here is an obscure PINLIST option for "convertible" contact pin annotation. Let's say that a certain relay has convertible contacts stamped with pin designations

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

The Sun rarely sets on AutoCAD Electrical development

If it does manage to set, it pops back up again pretty quickly. Conference calls and web-based meetings with development team members spread out

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

About the

Now for the best part. The 'Blogger' who has graciously stepped up to own this Blog is none other than the man that I've

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Father of AutoCAD Electrical CAD turns Blogger

Welcome to the newest addition to the Autodesk manufacturing-focused Blogs. The "Controlling the Machine" Blog will focus on automation, controls, and electrical engineering in

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Nile Beta: Get with the Program!

Shaan Hurley has an article on Between the Lines that details how you can get involved in the Beta testing of our newest DWF

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Project Freewheel: Printing Support Added

First came 2D. Then came 3D. Now you can print 2D and 3D DWF files without installing any software. Since Project Freewheel is web

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Discounts from Autodesk Bookstore

…here is a message I received that might be of interest to you: Missed AU? Everyone can get the AU discounts on Autodesk courseware

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Michael Beall's - Michael's Corner on CADTutor

Michael Beall has a monthly AutoCAD related post (which is always most excellent) on http://www.CADTutor.net/ called Michael's Corner . The area has gotten a

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

MIT is giving it all away

My good friend Craig Hotovy just showed me a web site worth your investigation. MIT Open CoursewareThis site has thousands of links to the

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Selection Preferences

My last post about face centers got me thinking about selection Preferences. You can find them in Preferences->Settings->Selection. The one that really kicked this

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

RSS Bandit Beta looking good

Dare has posted a beta for the next release of RSS Bandit. There are some performance fixes and nice new features. It appears the

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

DWF-based CAFM versis CMMS

Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reported that DWF partner, FM Systems, used DWF to develop a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) that focuses primarily

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building tutorial03

In this third installment of the small building tutorial you will learn to clean up the corners of the wall intersections to avoid problems

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Learning, Teaching, and being somewhere in between….

Remember when you finished 5th grade, leaving elementary school and going into middle school? I thought, “What else is there to learn? I know

Originally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

AU 2006

Wow…. I recently attended Autodesk University 2006 out in Las Vegas. I am still trying to catch up with all the great information I

Originally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Folini Comments on disaggregation

Franco Folini, president of Novedge, was inspired sufficiently by my "disaggregation" post to make comments on his corporate blog at blog.novedge.com: Can the Internet

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Creating an AcDbMaterial Object - 1

Autocad 2007 programming In this series of articles, I will explain how to create a AcDbMaterial object in the drawing database. Although this

Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Reminders

Reflecting back on AU and some of the things I heard there from customers just like you, I wanted to remind everyone about a

Originally from Under The Hood
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Tutorial: Filter the layer list

Do you have so many layers that you spend too much time rummaging through them? You can filter the layer list so that you

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

AU / Blue Man Group Art

People keep asking me if I got any of the Blue Man Group art and I tell them nope. I found one was donated

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Oh Where or Where has Lynn Gone?

Oh my...where is Lynn? So sorry folks but Autodesk University completely consumed me all of last week and I've spent the past few days

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Revisions in Revit

The way Revit handles revisions works very well. I will walk you through the simple steps in managing revisions for a project.The first step

Originally posted by mike.massey@alacad.com (Mike Massey) from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Want To Double Pick or Right-Click Edit?

One of my favorite classes at Autodesk University 2006 (last week) was given by my friend David Garrigues. During the class he described how

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Latest Tips from Bluebeam

Bluebeam, the makers of PDF Viewing, Markup and Editing Tools for CAD have some tips on how to create a ToolSet. In addition a

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

GlobalCAD LT 2007 releases

The full range of GlobalCAD 2007 products has now been updated with support for AutoCAD LT 2007. GlobalCAD offeres a wide range of products

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

ADT 2007 Implementation Guide - Ooops...

The "Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 - an Advanced Implementation Guide" second edition was available for purchase for a short while in late October/early November,

Originally posted by Matt Dillon from Breaking Down the Walls
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Autodesk University 2006 is History

Another November has gone by and with it another Autodesk University. Reflecting, I am struck by the growth that this event has seen over

Originally posted by Matt Dillon from Breaking Down the Walls
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

Updated: Geolus Searches for 3D Parts

Last June, UGS acquired Software Design & Management of Germany for their 3D geometric shape search technology, called geolus SHAPE. UGS renamed it Geolus

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

The Quick Draw 3D Stretch

Perform single or multiple stretches on 3D solids and Polygons. Best of all it works just like AutoCAD 2D Stretch. Sure, in AutoCAD 2007

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

SP3 on previously-patched Admin Image

This might be common knowledge for some, but maybe it will help others who are patching an existing C3D Network Deployment Admin image with

Originally posted by Mark Scacco, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 7 Dec 2006

RTFM! Discounts on AOTC

Even if you didn’t attend AU, you can still get the great discounts being offered to attendees! As Shaan Hurley points out here, everyone

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Behind the Curtain - Part 1

I'm going to try to bring you a series of posts that hopefully give you all a glimpse of the inner workings of Autodesk,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Daily AutoCAD » Dimensioning I

Kudos to Murat Saraldi for his very detailed and educational blog postings on AutoCAD. Today he posted part 1 on dimensioning. It is nice

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Missed AU? Everyone can get the AU discounts on training courseware

The Autodesk Bookstore debuted at AU 2006, with specials on the dozens of Autodesk Official Training Courseware and Autodesk Learning Tools titles. Bookmarks in

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Behind the Curtain - Part 1

I'm going to try to bring you a series of posts that hopefully give you all a glimpse of the inner workings of Autodesk,

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building tutorial02

In this video tutorial your review of the Align to View tool and then use the Align tool to place wall objects in position

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

VerstadsForum PLM Magazine

Verdi Ogewell, editor-in-chief of the Swedish VerstadsForum PLM site, writes to tell me (us) about his video interview with Dassault ceo Bernard Charles. To

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Common DWF Publishing Problem: Page Size Too Small

Do you see this? When you want to see this? As part of our Autodesk University 2006 presentation on "What DWF Can Do For

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Linking Circles, Part 5: Animating the snake

As promised in the last post, here's some old LISP code I used to demo the original circle linking application. I've changed it slightly

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Dimensioning I

Hello, I saw that everybody liked the dimension settings and reading them, it means that everybody knows how to make dimensioning. As you know

Originally posted by Murat Saraldı from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

DWFit in 2D and 3D

At Autodesk University it was announced that the Freewheel DWF Viewer – http://dwfit.com/ – now supports both 2D & 3D Design Web Format files. It seems

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Autodesk University 2007 will be...

Back at The Venetian

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Communicating your data

One of the things I've learned about Revit that some beginners may not know is that scheduling combined with 2D & 3D representation makes

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Parameters and Massing

When you're editing a mass keep in mind that you are infact in the family editor so feel free to add whatever shared parameters

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Are you a good Manager?

According to Rasmussen Reports a survey of 1800+ US workers...92% of Managers rate themselves as "Good" or "Excellent"BUT...only 67% of employees say they work

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Vault or Shortcuts - you pick...

If you’ve been reading our previous posts, you can see that there are challenges with implementing a full Vault-based Project Management environment in Civil

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Civil 3D Project - Why Vault?

In my last post, I talked about why the “Project” functionality in Civil 3D is a way of improving your overall project and project

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

Civil 3D Project – the "Game Changer"

With the release of Civil 3D 2007, we’ve had a number of people question the move to Vault as our underlying Project Management foundation.

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 6 Dec 2006

New 2007 progeCAD DWG Viewer

progeSOFT just released the new 2007 progeCAD DWG Viewer which can view, markup and redline, and plot AutoCAD 2007 files. Viewer supports DWG, DXF

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

AutoCAD 2007 Rendering book

The 140-page AutoCAD 2007 Rendering e-book contains tutorials for learning rendering. Explore Quick rendering methods, the Dashboard & Tool palettes, how to create custom

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

New SnagIt Version 8.2 Released Today

SnagIt 8.2 was released today http://www.snagit.com. I use SnagIt everyday and love it as well as have known the team for over 10 years.

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Momentary click drag select hotkey

Ever wanted to have click drag select as a momentary hotkey? With click drag select, you can be in a tool like move and

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

"You Should Write a Book"...

Hello and thank you for your patience!!! I've been so busy that this blog has taken a back seat unfortunately. So what has managed

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Cul-de-sac Design - SP3 Improvement

Have you tried building Cul-de-sacs with the Civil 3D Corridor yet? The corridor model is very effective at modeling this geometry. I taught a

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Service Pack 3 - Performance Improvements

We are right around the corner from releasing Autodesk Civil 3D SP3. This service pack fixes over 100 defects and integrates in the AutoCAD

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Interesting project examples that you can share?

Hi all, I’m creating a presentation for Autodesk University and I want to roll in a series of interesting examples of projects that real

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Czech drafting styles… Why do I care?

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

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Back to School?

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

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Vault or Shortcuts - you pick...

Civil 3D Project - Why Vault?

Civil 3D Project – the "Game Changer"

disaggregation

Scott Karp is talking about Content Businesses Don’t Scale Anymore: "...the loss of pipe control — i.e. the inability to force people to consume

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

New AutoCAD 2007 book

Video: Small Building tutorial01

With this tutorial I'll start a short series that ties together some of the lessons covered in previous tutorials. I'll keep the exercises simple

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Three AU Online Map Classes for the Civil 3D User

In my Stream Class and my Stormwater Management Class, I showed a few Autodesk Map tools and told you that you need to “study

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Between the Lines: DWF Viewer Beta Testing Opportunity

We name our DWF development projects after rivers. I guess secretly we all want to live in a van down by the river. Last

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Microsoft .NET 3.0 Framework includes DWF (.dwfx) Viewing Capability

All of us are very excited about native DWF viewing on the new Microsoft Vista operating system. For those users who are not yet

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Edit MindManager Maps in Microsoft Office Word 2007?

DWF & Windows, MindManager & Word, seems like it’s the week for XML to break down barriers between users & data. Mindjet have released an extension

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

NEW! Project Management Document

Newly added to the bottom of the Civil 3D Service Pack 3 page is a document (over 80 pages) titled: "Project Management in Autodesk

Originally posted by Angel Espinoza from Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Viewer-less DWF viewing - even in 3D and on PDAs

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

AutoLISP.2: Programming with Visual LISP editor.

Autocad 2002 and higher versions Get organized… Whichever programming language you are using, if you would like to develop programs in a serious

Originally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

That’s a Wrap

Since the other contributors have added their AU commentary, let me throw mine in and put up a file I promised during my Vault

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Las Vegas reflections

Well, as you may have seen form all the other Civil 3D bloggers out there, AU is over, and I'm just today felling normal

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

The Linkless Corridor

I’ve been messing around with some commercial site and pond corridors the past 24 hours or so, and I was trying to figure out

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Update: Autodesk employee's blogs, 26 and counting...

Having just read the following blog posts "New Blog" by Joseph Wurcher and "2 New Autodesk Blogs" by Shaan Hurley, I have taken the

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Pictures from AU 2006

Relive the AU 2006 experience via pictures taken during the event...AU 2006 Photo Gallery by Shaan HurleyAU 2006: My Photo Diary by Mistress of

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

DWF Viewer Beta Testing Opportunity

Our new DWF Beta program, referred to as Nile Beta, is launching week of December 7th, 2006 and we would appreciate you joining us.

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

2007 Deployment Wizard Tip

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

3December 2006 Review

3December was yesterday - you can review some of the festivities at www.the-area.com/3december.

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Autodesk University Sets Attendance Record

More than 7,500 People Attend Autodesk University, the Industry’s Fastest-Growing User Conference CEO Carl Bass Puts the Spotlight on Customers Redefining 3D to Experience

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

AU 2006: AUGI Top DAUG

Lee Ambrosius wins the coveted AutoCAD AUGI Top DAUG Competition at Autodesk University 2006. Congratulations Lee and to all the other participants. Lee's Blog

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Cad Insider

Roopinder Tara the President, CEO and Editor of TenLinks.com brings the new Cad Insider blog, with lots of Cad Info and AutoCAD news. His

Originally from Featured Blog
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Lista de Feeds dos Blogs da Autodesk

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Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

AU Online - Now Open!

Missed a class at AU? AU Online is now open. http://au.autodesk.com (or www.autodesk.com/auonline). We have posted most of the handouts of this years event

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Autodesk University 2006 Photos online

I've put some photos on-line at: Travel 2006 (Autodesk University Trip) All my AU Posts can be found in the Autodesk University Category. (Photo

Originally posted by RobiNZ from RobiNZ CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

AU summary

Well AU was long and draining but well worth going to. I now have a better understanding of:1. The Building Information Modelling/Management concept (its

Originally posted by David Duarte from Revit Beginners
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Project Freewheel: 3D Support Added

First came 2D. Now you can view 2D and 3D DWF files on the web without installing any software. Since Project Freehweel is web

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 5 Dec 2006

Where Will AU 2007 Be?

Autodesk University 2007 will be once again in Las Vegas at the Venetian!

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Freewheel (www.dwfit.com) Now Supports 2D & 3D DWF Files Without Installing Anything

Now you can view 2D and 3D DWF files on the web without installing anything at all. Since it is web based you can

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU 2006: What's Hot at Autodesk University? DWF...

Matt Mason noticed the DWFx press release and its impact with Windows Vista and the XPS format. Matt also noticed in the presentations that

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU 2006 Dataset (CV32-2)

Here's something for those of you who attended my class Civil 3D: It’s Very Cool But How Can it Fit Into My Process? (CV32-2)

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

BLOG ALERT! Daily AutoCAD

Daily AutoCAD has daily news, articles, and lessons about AutoCAD... Much more than a blog. - Enjoy

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Why Upgrades Are No Longer Popular

Upgrades were a decision-less choice in the early days of computing. When a new version came out, you installed it. No question. Today, it's

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU DWF Connect Crossword Puzzle Answers

This year's Autodesk University featured a crossword puzzle of sorts. Attendees who submitted a completed puzzle with correct answers were eligible to win an

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Corridors for Streams (with Sample Drawing)

More follow up from my Autodesk University class on Ditches and Streams… Some folks came up to me after the class and said that

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU Class: Stream Design in Civil 3D Links Mentioned in Class

Here is a list of articles that expand on what I mentioned in class. More to come… Building Optimized Surfaces from Aerial Topography: How

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

CADD Manager Survey - December 2006

Reseller Roll Call!The connection to your reseller is vital to the success of your firm.How often have you contacted your Autodesk Reseller in the

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Linking Circles, Part 4: Adding 3D

In the last three posts, we've looked at how to link circles using .NET events, how to store the link data in the drawing

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

The Golden Age of Workstations is Back

Back in the day, we CAD guys would sit like kings in front of real workstations. Our computers ran CAD software, for God's sake,

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU 2006: My Photo Diary

Well, I pared my library down from 758 photos to just 190. Whew. Hopefully I've touched on only the best.These photos go from our

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

At Last

Yesterday. I came out of Tesco. There was a youngwoman. With her husband. And four kids. Three girls anda son.She was carrying her son

Originally posted by autocad_stuff@hotmail.com (Jos van Doorn) from AutoCAD Articles
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Get Rid Of Old Dimensioning Once And For All

This is the first article in a series of four articles.F-R-E-E. Written by Jos van Doorn. To get the otherarticles. Send a blank e-mail

Originally posted by autocad_stuff@hotmail.com (Jos van Doorn) from AutoCAD Articles
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

Technology Main Stage

Jim Meyer - who works closely with AU sponsors - thought many of you might be interested in the below: If you missed the

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AUGI Volunteer Recognition at AU 2006

AUGI volunteers who were lucky enough to be at AU 2006 congregated on the 4th floor of the Venetian conference centre prior to the

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

AU Online

Didn't have a chance to attend all the classes you wanted to? Looking for the documentation? Check out AU Online!Cheers!

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 4 Dec 2006

20% Discount Offer through Wiley.com

Are you looking for a new AutoCAD, Viz, 3ds Max, or Maya book for that perfect holiday gift? If you are, Wiley.com is currently

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

Agents of Change - Autodesk University 2006

I had the good fortune to attend Autodesk University 2006 as a last-minute substitute for someone else at my firm who was unable to

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

How to Alias AutoCAD Electrical commands using the ACAD.PGP file

I like to use the keyboard. Even copying files... I usually drop down to the DOS window and type away. So, for keyboarders, let's

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

Progress in the Great Debate: An Easier Dview Twist

I had mentioned that one of the topics you NEVER want to bring up at AU social events is UCS vs Dview twist for

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

Booth Babe -- We Are Not Worthy

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Autodesk University) - In a trade show, vendors use many gimmicks to attract attention. One method is giving away freebies. Autodesk

Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

New Blog

Over the next few days, I will transition my blog over to it’s new home. I will start a year round blog on everything

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

Survey

Every year we ask attendees for feedback on AU. Over 2000 folks reponded - here are some highlights. We asked if attendees were very

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

What happend to Day 3 and Day 4?

I had every intention to post every day - but then AU kicked in. Working 16 hours and afterwards socializing and networking at the

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

How did AU Connect help you?

Here are the stats: 2870 AU 2006 attendees logged into AU Connect at least once. On average, every user logged in 5 times and

Originally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

2 New Autodesk Blogs

Autodesk University Blog Host: Joseph Wurcher In the Pipes Autodesk Plant Solutions blog, Host: Ursula Sadiq Here is the latest OPML file for the

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

AU 2006: Podcast and Vodcast Recap of AU Main Stage Presentation from Second Life

In the latest Autodesk University pod cast, watch Zarf Woodward (Brian Mathews) and Mr. Collaboration Source (Jonathan Knowles) sit down in Second Life on

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 3 Dec 2006

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