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Foruns em Português no AUGI.com ainda melhor!

Você fala Português? Gostaria de fazer perguntas e obter respostas relacionadas com os produtos da Autodesk em Português? Quer adquirir conhecimentos e amigos entre

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 16 Dec 2006

Portuguese forums updated on AUGI.com (Foruns em Português no AUGI.com ainda melhor!)

Você fala Português?Gostaria de fazer perguntas e obter respostas relacionadas com os produtos da Autodesk em Português?Quer adquirir conhecimentos e amigos entre os cadistas

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

Metadata or data on the data.

Now that more and more of the Civil guys are stating to use some of the MAP tools in Civil 3D and going out there

Originally posted by map3d from Map 3D and Murphs Law
ReBlogged here on 16 Dec 2006

BlackBerry Pearl!

I just received my new phone a BlackBerry (CrackBerry) Pearl yesterday. This thing is awesome. This is a slimmer model of a BlackBerry and

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

How Do You Grade? (Part I) Parking Lot Corridor

If you read Anthony’s post this week, you know that I am supposed to be showing you how to grade a parking lot with a corridor. His

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

Autodesk and PTC Cross license File Formats

Ralph Grabowski picked up an announcement from PTC and Autodesk. "...Autodesk and PTC announce a direct interoperability agreement. Autodesk agrees to incorporate the GRANITE

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Useless feature in AutoCAD field?

There is a Field name introduced in AutoCAD 2007 named LispVariable. When selected it shows all Lisp variables available at that moment. Cool! But how

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Secure backup online with Mozy is getting better

Here's the latest new stuff in Mozy: In-Windows Restore Files in Folder (just right click in Windows Explorer) and a new virtual folder directly in

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

FREE batch plotting

Plot2000, a batch Plotting, plot stamping, and plot billing utility has just released a new version. Plot200 is also network compatible. This add-on has

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Chris Watts Recently Updated

Chris Watts Design, makers of Isometric Tools and Solid 3D Modeling for Mechanical Drafting & Design recently updated all their products to run in

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Expectations…

There are many programs and resources that have been developed or that we’ve learned we need to add to help companies move from their

Originally from The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Against the wall

Wow. Yes, my back has been against the wall, but I love it. Implementation before Autodesk University, then AU, then another Implementation. I honestly

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Constructware Update

Senior Product Manager, Matt Wheelis, reports that: We are pleased to inform you that Friday, December 15, 2006 the Constructware site will be updated

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

Sélection chainé partielle

Tout le monde sait que lorsque vous placez votre curseur au-dessus d'un élément et que vous appuyez sur TAB vous sélectionné tout les éléments

Originally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It!
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building tutorial08

In this tutorial you'll learn to reuse extracted 2D shapes to create custom windows and doors. Again, it's not what we're creating in this

Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Soon To Be? ADSK Hearts UGS

After yesterday's announcement of PTC and Autodesk hearting each other, speculation is that we may hear a similar announcement between Autodesk and UGS --

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Highlighting a nested AutoCAD block using .NET

OK, I have to admit I feel a bit cheeky making a separate post out of this one, but then I did promise our

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Solar Storm - Dec 7, Dec 14

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 15 Dec 2006

Examine the Autodesk Complaint

Some weeks ago, I examined the ODA response to Autodesk's legal complaint. With Owen Wengerd posting all court documents, I can finally read Autodesk's

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Accelerate the Design Review Cycle

Autodesk Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reports that Autodesk Design Review and DWF enable building designers to conduct fast, effective all-digital design reviews with

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

Good News, Bad News

Good News: Autodesk has informed me that my request to remove the polyface mesh limitation has been entered into the AutoCAD wish list.Bad News:

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

How do you grade?

I had an interesting conversation via IM the other day with the Civil 3Diva. We were discussing the different ways to grade a commercial

Originally from Wicked Cool Stuff
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Object ARX software development kit

Hello everybody, Today I would like to introduce Object ARX Software Development Kit (SDK). You can download your free copy of ARX SDK from

Originally posted by M. Mazhar Basa from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

We Hardl' Recognize Ye, PTC

Just after posting the item on PTC making up with RAND ("We promise to stop hitting you."), the RSS Newsfeed toaster on my Opera

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Windows Vista and Office 2007 compatibility for JTB FlexReport

I started to make sure my products work in Windows Vista as well as with Office 2007. During earlier betas of these versions there where

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Open source A/E/C CAD

A start-up, non-profit company, geared towards increasing the performance of the A/E/C Industry of Asia Pacific intend to create a special software, or group

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

AutoCAD Home Use

Mark Kiker details the Autodesk Subscription customer benefit of home use licensing in his caddmanager.com blog. Mark is a very knowledgeable person and all around

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

RAND and PTC Agree to Stop Suing Each Other; Lawyers Dismayed

Let's call the whole thing off. Parametric Technology Corporation and RAND Technology Corporation"...agreed to settle their disputes to avoid further litigation costs." "Neither party

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Estalo: New CAD Software for PalmOS

Estalo of Brazil is another source of CAD software for computers running the PalmOS. The company has these products available: - Estalo CAD for

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

AutoCAD Home Use

Another benefit of being on subscription...Autodesk Subscription allows Home Use of software programs that you have under Subscription, subject to the terms and conditions

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

AU Class Materials

MA23-2 Autodesk Inventor® Configurations Class Presentation MA32-2 Plastic Parts Design with Autodesk Inventor® Class Presentation MA41-2 The Autodesk® Manufacturing Solution: Putting It All Together

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

AU Pictures

Wow what a great time! I am so tired, but had the best time teaching, visiting and meeting all of you. I can;t wait

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

MA41-2 The Autodesk® Manufacturing Solution: Putting It All Together

Are you managing a group of users and Autodesk Manufacturing Software? Come check out my third an final class: This class presents a practical

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

MA32-2 Plastic Parts Design with Autodesk Inventor®

Tomorrow is my second AU class. I started out as a tool and die designer so this class is close to my hear. This

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

MA23-2 Autodesk Inventor® Configurations

Wednesday from 1 to 2:30 is my first class at AU 2006 Learn about iParts and iAssemblies. We’ll present detailed examples on how to

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

AU is comming next week!

AU is right around the corner see you there!!!! Come by the MSD booth and meet the team we will all be there.

Originally from The Gear Box
ReBlogged here on 15 Dec 2006

Rules of Beta by James Wedding

James wrote in the civil3d.com blog a good beta testing tips and overview. I hope to get some time in the next few days

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Autodesk Product Related Blogs and Websites

Do you know a Autodesk product related website, blog, RSS feed, or industry site? Please let me know so I can build a index

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

The First Rule of Beta

The first rule of Fight Club is - you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is - you

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

AutoCAD LISP Book

Just released for 2007! Tailoring AutoLISP - DCL -Diesel - Now learn how to write AutoCAD AutoLISP and DCL / Diesel. Features 166 pages

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Programming DWF Text Search Made Easy

Software Engineer and DWF Technical Evangelist, Archana Naik, submitted the following article.If you are looking for some specific text in your collection of DWF

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

Google Earth Publisher and Trimble Site Vision Office

Many of you who attended Autodesk University (AU) have been asking me which software tools were used in my class. I used: • Autodesk

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Enrico’s Venice

I discovered Enrico’s Blog a year ago and borrowed his idea of using your own photos as a blog header. It probably wasn’t his idea but the header at

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

Free Enterprise Search App

IBM co-branded with Yahoo to release a free search application for enterprises. It can index up to a half-million documents in 200 formats, but

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Updated DWF FAQ 7.0

I updated the blog-based DWF Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document. I included answers to some recent questions. Based on blog contributions from the DWF

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

Practical method for entering angles: POLAR TRACKING

Autocad 2007 and higher versions Everyone has used the famous F8 button ( ORTHO ON/OFF ) of AutoCAD. Whenever we need 4 main

Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

HNTB WANTS YOU!

Reminiscent of the old "Uncle Sam wants YOU!" signs??HNTB Architecture is looking for a National CADD Manager. With an initial primary focus on ADT

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

RTC 06

Otherwise known as Revit Technology Conference 2006. Better late than never?I left Los Angeles on October 23rd, Monday night, at 10:30 PM and arrived

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

SOM and Gehry Technologies' Digital Project

Randall breaks the news that Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) are adding Gehry Technologies' Digital Project to their software portfolio. I met Darren Rizza in Seoul earlier

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

So you want to make styles, do you?

All of the fuss about styles creation started by James in his post… Resolved:Building Your Styles is Crucial to Learning Civil 3D The major

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

AU Stormwater Management Class Screencast and Paper

Somehow, my Stormwater Management Class information was posted under the Buildings campus at AU Online (http://au.autodesk.com)… The paper is also missing, so I’m posting

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Create a shortcut to a template and workspace

You probably have a shortcut to AutoCAD on your desktop. If you do, you can customize how that shortcut works. You can even create

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

I'm late, I'm late, I'm late

One of the concepts discussed at AU was the "placeholder." Place a generic wall where you need it to represent walls for your schematic

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

Autodesk University 2007, Start Planning Now

What: 15th Annual Autodesk UniversityWhen: November 27 – 30, 2007Where: The Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, U.S.A. It's the Experience!2D, 3D ... multi D.

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Land Planning SIG

AU 2006 set the record for attendance. Say what you will about Vegas in general, but the Venetian in conjunction with the Autodesk team

Originally posted by generoe from Plan It Autodesk
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Why SmartPurger can batch run AutoLISP files directly

Most batch programs for AutoCAD and its verticals can only run script files (files with the SCR extension). SmartPurger can also run AutoLISP files (files

Originally posted by info@jtbworld.com (JTB World) from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Solar Storm - Dec 7, Dec 14

IBM Expands Presence in PLM

IBM has formed a Product Development Integration Framework (PDIF), calling it "the most important announcement that IBM has ever made in the PLM space."

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 14 Dec 2006

Altering the twist in Twisted-pair symbols

This question just came in from the other side of the planet: how do I control the height of the "twist" when inserting parametrically

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building tutorial07

Sometimes it is convenient to extract 2D data from existing 3D models as a basis for accurately creating new 3D geometry. For example, you

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

Highlighting an AutoCAD entity in a nested block using .NET

I'd like to thank two people for this post: Kerry Brown, an ADN member in Australia and regular contributor to TheSwamp, pointed me to

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

http://www.digitalbuildingsolutions.com/shortcut_highway_about.html

Le voici, le tout nouveau Revit Shortcut Highway. Celui-ci permet de modifier les raccourcis claviers d'une façon incroyablement simple.Essayez le c'est génial. Merci à

Originally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It!
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

Common DWF Publishing Problem: DPI Too Low

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 13 Dec 2006

Digitize CAD Drawings for $4/hr

Once in a while, junk email is interesting, such as this one from Nanjing, China (I've edited out extraneous text): We are a CAD/GIS

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

Creating AcDbMaterial Object 2

Autocad 2007 and higher versions In my previous article, we have checked if the material, we want to create, exists in the drawing

Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 13 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 13 Dec 2006

How I Ended Up Working in CAD

Grrr. Stupid crashing firefox 2.0... just lost a great deal of work here. Grr. When I was at AU2006 I had the pleasure of

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

Minimize your Intersection Edge Swapping

If you have built an intersection and had results like this: You’ve spent some time editing your TIN by swapping edges. It isn’t the

Originally posted by Dana Breig Probert, EIT from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

Carlson Civil Suite Part 5 - The Intermission

OK, after the comments by Anthony and John, I’m taking an intermission from my review and actually getting into the comparison. I want to

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

OSGEO Japan Seminar

The Japan Chapter of the OSGEO held its first seminar at the Tokyo Convention Center. I have heard that more than 170 people attended,

Originally posted by zeissg from Between the Poles
ReBlogged here on 13 Dec 2006

Why My Firm is Switching to Revit

In recently sitting on an Industry Advisory Board session at a local technical college, the head of the department brought up a decision to

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Upcoming Advanced Classes in the Southeast

Here’s the upcoming ALACAD schedule of training - don’t miss out if you need training! Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - Designing Intersections & Cul-de-Sacs

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Carlson Civil Suite Part 4 - Creating a Surface

Wow - and here I was thinking that December would be a slow month for me. After the ever-hectic Autodesk University followed by a

Originally posted by Jason Hickey from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Friday Night Fun!

Come on, you know you want to sit at home and play with Civil 3D on Friday night like the nerds here do…now you

Originally posted by James Wedding, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Second Trial: ROMER vs. FARO Technologies

ROMER had sued FARO Technologies over US patent 5829148, which describes a way for articulated arm coordinate measurement machines to rotate their swivel axis

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

Looking for Roaming Profile Users to test Autodesk Design Review

Earlier in the year, I posted two articles to this blog that would appear unrelated: Removing the requirement to be an admin user... Autodesk

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

AutoCAD 2007 Xrefs - Classic

Maybe you like the NEW look of the xref pallette below...Or maybe you are more comfortable with the classic look...You can type in CLASSICXREF

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Need to use Autodesk products at home?

I’ve had many people ask me how they go about using Autodesk Civil 3D or other Autodesk products at home. In some cases, employees

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

BLOG ALERT! CADDManager dot com blog

I do not know how I missed this Blog... I have been reading it for months! CADDManager.com Blog A CAD Manager's blog. A little

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

BLOG ALERT! CADDManager dot com blog

Video: Small Building tutorial 06

In this tutorial you'll place parametric windows and doors in the openings of the front wall and learn about the importance of cloning objects

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

Video: Small Building tutorial 06

Land Desktop 2007 SP2a released

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Land Desktop 2007 SP2a released

SP2a has been released for Land Desktop 2007 and Land Desktop 2007 Companion. This service pack includes all the fixes from SP1 and SP2,

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Google Desktop for CAD

Google has a number of CAD-oriented plugins for its Desktop Search software: * General CADD Indexer * AutoDWG DWG Indexer * MS Project Plug-in

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

Workaround for DWF Writer Installation Issue

A Mr. Richard Feder from Fort Lee, New Jersey, was unable to install the latest Autodesk DWF Writer 3.1.1. During the installation of the

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

Not Quite 7500...

...but really close. The official tally is in - 7447 total in attendence at Autodesk University 2006. That number includes 5166 attendees, 311 instructors,

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

AutoLISP.3: Expressions, variables and data types

All Autocad versions An AutoLISP program is composed of series of expressions, one under another. Simplest type of an LISP expression is shown

Originally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Write a Book…part deux

In my previous post regarding the book I left out two key pieces of information. First the book will be a comprehensive guide to

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

2006 - a strange year for CAD

I am a regular visitor to CADwire.net and tenlinks.com, both great repositories of not just current CAD news, but archives of older news. And

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Autodesk vs. ODA - it is about faking

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

How do you grade?

The art of being in sync

Don't worry this has nothing to do with the band. One of the big challenges of working with lots of data on lots of

Originally from 3D Roadie
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Implementation Certified Expert

No, I didn't go to Waltham Mass. (Near Boston) just to have a pint at Cheers (although I did). My main purpose was attending

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

DWF News

There is a new Autodesk website which lists the latest in DWF news. DWF News

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

AU UK

I've recently had the opportunity to spend a week at AU in Vegas. It was a totally awesome experience. I don't normally use the

Originally posted by Jane Smith from Using Raster Design with AutoCAD
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Cad Manager Guide class at AU

Several of you have contacted me about the class I taught at AU regarding the CEU/PDH form. Unfortunately it was not available at the

Originally posted by Mark Scacco, P.E. from civil3d.com
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

70s Phrase "Turnkey" Makes Return

"Turnkey" was as common a phrase in the 1970-80s as "Web 2.0" is today. On reflection, perhas the two phrases are linked? (Turnkey referred

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

A Holiday Hip Tip on Autodesk Inventor...

Are you ready for the holidays yet? We got our tree over the weekend (always such a big ordeal) and have started to decorate

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 12 Dec 2006

Maya Compositing

There are a couple things in Maya to facilitate compositing. Render Layers should help out as well as the new stuff we added in

Originally from Mayalicious
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

More New Revit Blogs

ARCHIN3D by Jason G. from Boston, MassachusettsRevit Anonymous by anonymous from Somewhere, on Planet EarthLooking forward to reading their future posts.

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

Dynamic Cycling!

When inserting a dynamic block, you may want to choose between multiple insertion points. For example, this pipe block has a default insertion point

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

Solar Storm - Dec 7

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 Dec 2006

Instant "Tags used" listing

Originally from Controlling the Machine
ReBlogged here on 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 Dec 2006

Beth's CAD Blog: File Collaboration

Applications Engineer, Beth Powell, maintains a Blog for Autodesk products used in the architectural realm - AutoCAD, Architectural Desktop, Building Systems, Revit, Viz. On

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

Through the Interface: DWFx and Freewheel

Senior Manager of Worldwide DevTech, Kean Walmsley, recently covered two DWF-related topics on his Through the Interface blog: DWFx & FreewheelCheck it out.

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

The MMMBT Project

Here is another amazing example of civil engineering. This is a photograph of the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) a 4.6-mile-long combination bridge-tunnel system

Originally posted by Pete Kelsey from The Dirt
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Video: Small Building tutorial05

In Small Building tutorial04 you learned to create a fairly complex hip roof with all its trim with just two 2D shapes. Now, to

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

The long and short of AutoCAD's PolyFace Mesh

AutoCAD has a polyface mesh entity (PFACE comand) which is capable of describing a mesh object, something that other CAD systems usually call "polygon

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Erreur relativement courante qui sont facilement évitable

Lors de la révision d'un projet la semaine dernière je me suis rendu compte que les mêmes erreurs se répétaient régulièrement. Je me propose

Originally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It!
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Love and AU

Time to go off topic… Sadly it’s not a tale of romance, passion, or even lust in Las Vegas but this sort of relates to Autodesk University as it

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

Common DWF Publishing Problem: Pens Too Wide

Unnecessary: Adsk vs ODA

Autodesk law suit vs the Open Design Alliance is no longer necessary. Here are two reasons why: 1. The ODA has upated its DWG

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

AutoCAD Error Aborting FATAL ERROR: Unhandled e06d7363h Exception at 7c812a5bh

I was working with Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2007 when I started to get this error. After a couple of times I noticed that it happened when I

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

AutoCAD 2007 Xrefs - Relative Paths

I have had so many users who have had troubles with projects and delivering files because they used Hard Coded Paths (Full Path) for

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Fast 3-D Modeling in AutoCAD 2007 (Press-Pull)

Autocad 2007 Modeling has become very easy and exciting press-pull feature, which came with AutoCAD 2007®. In this article, I will try to explain

Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Plot on a black and white printer

Do you ever print out draft plots on a black and white laser printer? If so, you may have found that the plots were

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

My book is out!

My book is out! You can buy AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007 Bible at Amazon.com today or at your bookstore. The main new

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Summer vacation!

During July and August, I won't be adding tips, or sending out newsletters. See you in September!

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

June 2006 resource

Cadopolis is a full-featured AutoCAD resource Web site. It includes information on lots of AutoCAD and AutoCAD-related software, including shareware. There's a forum. I'm

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Add commands to tool palettes from the CUI dialog box in AutoCAD 2007

As you probably know, you can add commands to a tool palette. Before AutoCAD 2007, you could only do this by choosing Tools >

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 11 Dec 2006

Technology Tip: ZAMZAR convert audio and video files online

Have you ever needed to convert an audio, image, or video file to another format but did not have the software or knowledge to

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

AutoCAD User Interface Survey

We are asking for your input on what parts of the AutoCAD User Interface (UI) you use and what you feel are the most important parts to

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

Snagged by SnagIt

Since Camtasia played a role in getting me there it was really great to meet TechSmith Chief Evangelist Betsy Weber at AU. After coming up

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

Participe no novo Fórum simplesmente gravando sua mensagem

Este é que é mesmo o Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português. Visite aqui http://www.chinswing.com/pages/discussion.aspx?id=87de1b48-e760-4b04-8915-2b5d3421552f e deixe sua mensagem gravada. Depois... [[

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 10 Dec 2006

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