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Marvin Windows and Doors Content for Architectural Desktop

As some of you might already know, there is online content available from the Content Browser, including a link to Marvin Window’s Integrity Line.

Originally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

Global Marker Alliance

I came to know about the Global Marker Alliance (www.savethemarkers.com) from Tod Hunter's post titled "Beware The Militant Marker Activist". I really do not

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE FREE... Autodesk?

To take a page from Shaan Hurley’s FREE FREE FREE...Autodesk? posting: Autodesk Design Review = FREE Autodesk DWG TrueView = FREE Autodesk Inventor View

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

It's off to the Super Bowl!

I can barely stand the anticipation!  Who is going to win?  I'm just so happy the Colts made it this far - but just

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

Get AutoCAD 2007 running on Windows Vista

I've been able to run AutoCAD 2007 as well as most other software's I need on Windows Vista without problems. There are some things needed

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

No Technorati Tags

I've stopped adding Technorati tags. I have thought about it a time and after reading Are Technorati Tags Useless? I stopped adding them. Are you

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

Outside the Lines: Beware The Miltant Marker Activist

You have to read Todd Hunter's posting on his Outside the Lines blog:Beware The Miltant Marker Activist I laughed out loud.

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 3 Feb 2007

Adding the Layout Name via Fields to a Title Block

From time to time I have had users asking how to place the layout name in their title block because they don't use Sheet

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Autodesk Design Review is Now Free

Have you stayed away from using Autodesk Design Review for your extended team because of the cost?  Well in the world of DWF and

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Changing the colour of nested AutoCAD entities through .NET

Someone asked me earlier today how to iteratively change the color of entities inside blocks. The following code uses a recursive helper function to

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Software Tools, Part 1

I’m getting ready for today’s webcast and was browsing the Autodesk website.  I stumbled upon something else they are giving away for free as

Originally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

How Strategic is the Partnership
Between Adobe and Nemetschek?

A sentence in a press release from Nemetschek caught my attention: it said that Nemetschek and Adobe are in a "Strategic Partnership," but it

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Autodesk's Design Review 2007 is now FREE!

Autodesk's Design Review 2007 is now FREE! As posted on Autodesk's own Scott Sheppard's Beyond the Paper Blog: Autodesk Design Review is free http://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/2007/02/autodesk_design.html

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

ObjectDCL for AutoCAD 2007

Owen Wengerd has contributed to the open source project ObjectDCL so AutoCAD 2007 is supported. I wonder if this is true though. "ObjectDCL has

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

ObjectDCL for AutoCAD 2007

Owen Wengerd has contributed to the open source project ObjectDCL so AutoCAD 2007 is supported. I wonder if this is true though. "ObjectDCL has

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Autodesk Design Review is free-of-charge now

I guess you have not missed this but it is worth mentioning anyway. Autodesk Design Review is available FREE-of-charge. With Design Review you can

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Problem with Mozy on Windows XP and opened/locked files

I have started to get SnapshotError0 using Mozy online backup and followed the advice here but it didn't help. This was the response from Mozy support:

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Ownership and Copyright of Drawing Files

A reader asked me a question: "As a software developer what is your view relating to ownership of a .dwg (or any other data

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Talking AutoCAD

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Steve Bennett On Multi-Site Deployment

Steve Bennett has started a series on deploying ADT at a firm with multiple sites in his 2D or not 2D blog. You may

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Newsgroup Questions: DWF files with Tiff Images

The Autodesk discussion groups have two ways of accessing them: using a web browser or a newsreader application. Autodesk Design Review http://discussion.autodesk.com/forum.jspa?forumID=140 news://discussion.autodesk.com/autodesk.design.review Recently

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Modelagem Automotiva e de Produtos com Rhinoceros 3.0 e 3ds max 8

Preço já com IVA: 34,80 Os princípios de modelagem e renderização, aplicados com Rhinoceros 3.0 e 3ds max 8, são detalhados nesta publicação. Aborda...

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

FREE DESIGN REVIEW?!?!

I just stumbled upon this post by Autodesk blogger, Shaan Hurley. This post is announcing that Autodesk Design Review, Autodesk DWF Writer and Autodesk

Originally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Non-CAD: SCIFI Drive-In

Any SciFi fans out there? You can watch some classic SciFi movies online at www.scifi.com/drivein/. The list includes The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 20,000

Originally posted by Scott Durkee from Scott Durkee
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Purging Registry Apps

I was going to write an article on deleting registry apps, but ScottcEachron has already done a much better job than I would have

Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Free Software - Autodesk Design Review

In case you somehow managed to miss all of the other blog articles about this, Autodesk is now offering Design Review [formerly DWF Composer]

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Autodesk Design Review is free

Autodesk is offering Autodesk® Design Review software free-of-charge* as a download from the Autodesk website. This change makes advanced 2D and 3D measure and

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Em Micrográfico Tod@y 01 | 02 | 07

Lisboa à distância de um click - Transporlis O Transporlis - sistema de informação multimodal de transporte de passageiros da área metropolitana de Lisboa

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

SolidWorks agora com site em Português

Foi recentemente inaugurado o site de presença oficial em Portugal, em www.solidworks.pt, onde poderá encontrar: Algumas das razões que tornaram o SolidWorks o líder

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Design Review is now free

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Windows Vista and CAD

I'm not a fan of Windows Vista.  Though I think it includes a lot of good technology, I also think that it has deep

Originally posted by Evan Yares from The CAD Industry
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Worlds Largest Ad? Windows Vista

Shawn Gilmour of Autodesk took this picture while in Shanghai China this week.   Technorati tags: Windows Vista, Shanghai China

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

FREE FREE FREE... Autodesk?

Yes, Autodesk Design Review is now free to download.Now you can convert, markup, group, and more all for to your hearts content all for

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Shaan is in Costa Rica 2/1/07 to 2/14/07

I will return on February 14th. I will try to blog and post photos to the Daily Grind III photo gallery but Internet access

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 2 Feb 2007

Design Review is now free!

Autodesk Design Review, the mark up tool for DWF files is offered free just like DWF Viewer, DWG TrueView, and DWG TrueConvert. Great news! RSS

Originally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Design Review is now FREE

Now you don't need $199 to be able to markup and create dwf files. Download it now for free.

Originally posted by Ed Jobe from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Susan Smith On Nemetschek's
Acquisition of Graphisoft

In her newsletter, editor Susan Smith asks good questions about Nemetschek's shock acquisition of Graphisoft, questions like: Will the three disparate software lines be

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Good Question: Layout names and fields

Today’s Good Question comes from Tannar. He asked if there is a way to extract the layout name from a drawing to use in

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Design Review now free?

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

(Time Machine * AU) + AUGI = AU Handouts

Okay so there really is no time machine to my knowledge, but that doesn't mean you can't get your hands on the AU handouts

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

CAD Mgmt Toolbox: Autodesk Design Review Free Download

Celebrate Autodesk's fiscal new year (Feb 1) with a gift from Autodesk.Autodesk Design Review (formerly DWF Composer) is now a free (formerly US$99-199) download

Originally posted by Scott Durkee from Scott Durkee
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Materiais das aulas da AU 2005 disponíveis agora para o download no AUGI.com

Veja mais informação no BLAUGI em http://augi.typepad.com/augi_news/2007/02/materiais_das_a.html AU 2005 class handouts now! available for download on AUGI.com... [[ This is a content summary only.

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

technorati note

Technorati Profile

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Materiais das aulas da AU 2005 disponíveis agora para o download no AUGI.com

É com grande prazer que anunciamos a disponibilização no AUGI.com, para download (gratuito), dos materiais das aulas da Autodesk University de 2005 (via páginas

Originally posted by João Brogueira from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Is Civil 3D the only tool you need?

Lately, at my office, we’ve been discussing what other resources might benefit a civil / site engineering staff person.  Naturally, this has drifted into

Originally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

AutoCAD and the New Windows Vista

Autodesk will be announcing official details on Microsoft Windows Vista support for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT in the next 2-4 weeks so please check

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

NonDWF Topic: Sheryl's Half Marathon Experience

In October I posted about how my wife and daughter were running in their first half marathon. Neither had run before. They were doing

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Autodesk Inventor PodCast Brasil #13 já está no ar

Da autoria de Jeferson Stutz. Uma forma interessante de se manter actualizado ouvindo alguém que conhece bem o mercado. Tópicos deste episódio: Um pouco

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

DWF on Vista

Autodesk and Microsoft are working together to make the blending of complex design data and ease of use a winning combination. For users with

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Off To Costa Rica for 2 Weeks "Pura Vida"

I leave in a few hours headed for the beautiful Central American country of Costa Rica for some hiking, photography, and have some warm

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Three AUGI CAD Camps Scheduled for me in 2007, so far

I hope to meet many of you this year at events and to kick off the AUGI season for me are 3 locations.  Fellow

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Solidworks World beckons - let the games begin

This coming weekend, most of the MCAD press will turn up in New Orleans for Solidworks World. I will be there too. I assume

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

New Employment Terms
for Carol and Carl

Being a public company, Autodesk has to post financial information about the top five officers of the company. It recently reported changes to compensation

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Fence Linestyle?

Revit lacks the ability to create a linestyle that can include text as a symbol. Common uses for this are pipelines, fences, overhead electrical

Originally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

CAD Manager - Brown Out!

Continuing on with comments on "Extreme Jobs - the Dangerous Allure of the 70 hour Workweek", Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Carolyn Buck Luce found

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Revitualizados

Vale a pena visitar e subscrever o Feed do Blog do amigo Alex Justi Recentemente lançou o Livro AutoCAD 2007 2D Este é o

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Parabens Autodesk pelos 25 anos

A 30 de Dezembro de 1982 um pequeno grupo de pessoas reuniram-se para organizar aquilo que se tornou na Autodesk. Parabens!…Desses 25 anos eu

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Room with a view...

I just have to share a picture of the view I had from my office a few minutes ago. The snow is falling (again)

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Autodesk Message Board
Disappears

Reader "G.A." points out that all messages have disappeared from Yahoo's board for ADSK. G.A. tells me, "It as been blown away along the

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 1 Feb 2007

Seemage 4.0 released

Seemage seems to be a great application. If I still was working as CAD Manager I would definitely give it a test drive. Seemage

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

A SIEMENS comprou a UGS

Com a compra da Texana UGS a Alemã SIEMENS, através da sua Divisão de Automação, tornou-se na maior empresa mundial a fornecer software e

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

AutoCAD 2008 Features
Leaked by Microsoft

Microsoft reports that the following features will be found in AutoCAD 2008: * Completely developed using VS.NET. * Uses the Search, Thumbnail, and properties

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Vista Support for Civil 3D 2007 SP2

I found the following article interesting: Vista: Where are the killer apps? by ZDNet's Mary Jo Foley -- Windows Vista ships worldwide starting January

Originally posted by Scott from Civil 3D - Paving the Way
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Some Constructive Criticism

Yesterday I posted an article titled "AutoCAD on Mac"; to which Ralph Grabowski (of WorldCAD Access) posted a comment which implied a nexus between

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

D - Drafting Settings

Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

AutoCAD 2007: Quick Fillet Tip

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?AutoCAD 2007, from the New Features Workshop: "You can quickly create a zero-distance chamfer or

Originally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Empowered Infrastructure

Autodesk Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reports that DWF and Autodesk Design Review Improve Engineering, Operations, and Construction Processes by Enabling All-Digital Distribution and

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Deelip Menezes: PDF and DWF

SYCODE proprietor, Deelip Menezes, has a post entitled PDF and DWF. This post has follow up commentary from VP of Autodesk Labs, Brian Mathews.

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Back in the Saddle Again...

After a wonderful relaxing long weekend in Hawaii I must have spent half the day catching up on emails!  I couldn't resist the $118

Originally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Social marketing, and social press releases

Ralph, at his worldcad access blog, has recently been running coverage on press releases. His latest post covers Social Media releases, instigated by a

Originally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

FlashPoints

Just added is FlashPoints, a topographic points manager for AutoCAD. With it you can organize points into groups to allow for easy one step

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

I want to be a Autodesk Impression Blockhead Too!

I saw that Lisa and others on the Autodesk Impression Team team had their photos taken and made into Autodesk Impression blocks ala entourage.

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Congratulations to Mark Kiker

Mark's CADDManager.com blog turned 300,000 views old yesterday and over 29,000 visitors. Congratulations Mark, who said CAD Managers can be celebrated from time to

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

CAD Mgmt Toolbox: Notebook

Get a notebook and carry it with you everywhere. I’m not talking about a notebook computer (though that would be nice). I’m talking about

Originally posted by Scott Durkee from Scott Durkee
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Vista Runs CAD
80% Slower

In comment on a related post, "Ballenger Motorsports" links to Web sites at SolidWorks and Tom's Hardware, which show Vista running CAD applications much

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Save the Markers!!!

Thanks to Shaan Hurley for calling my attention to this dire cause. If you are like me, you spent many hours and countless dollars

Originally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Rotate a single view in Revit

In Revit, the structure is designed in the direction of either project north or true north. Many requests have been made to rotate a

Originally posted by Mike from The Mad Cadder
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Ribbon is now Fluent

Microsoft Office Fluent User Interface is the new name for Ribbon according to 2007 Microsoft Office System Press Materials. I have started to get

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Windows Vista support for Architectural Desktop and Building Systems

Windows Vista does not support Architectural Desktop or Building Systems. (or the other way around) Even though it is possible to get ADT/ABS running on

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

CAD Manager - Extreme Job?

In the December 2006 issue of Harvard Business Review, Sylvia Ann Hewlett and Carolyn Buck Luce outlined what they called "Extreme Jobs - the

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

AU 2005 class handouts now! available for download on AUGI.com

AUGI is very pleased to announce the availability of the class handouts from AU 2005 are now available for (free) download on AUGI.com (via

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

A Quarter Century Ago Today - Autodesk

Twenty-five years ago today, January 30th, 1982, the initial meeting to organize what became Autodesk, Inc. was held... A Quarter Century Ago Today -

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

AU 2005 handouts available

On AUGI the Autodesk University handouts for 2005 are available. If you select year 2005 and industry Plant Design you will find the two

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

New Blog
from QuadriSpace

One of the founders of QuadriSpace, Brian Roberts, has a new corporate blog at www.the3dpub.com. He's calling it The 3D Pub: Ideas and Opinions

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Adding to the AutoCAD pickfirst set with .NET

Back in a much earlier post we looked at some code to access the pickfirst selection set. I thought I'd now take a look

Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

NEW features in Bluebeam v.5

Many NEW exciting features in Bluebeam Revu v5.0! Now you can rotate markups up to 360 degrees compare two PDF files and highlight differences

Originally from Cadopolis News
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Yes, They are a Funny and Creative Team

I have worked with the Autodesk Impression team since the beginning of their project, but something tells me they might have been testing far

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

January 2007 resource of the month

Daily Autocad is a new daily blog with in-depth articles on all levels of expertise.

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

January 2007 resource of the month

Daily Autocad is a new daily blog with in-depth articles on all levels of expertise.

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Flip objects with dynamic blocks

You can create dynamic blocks that you can easily flip after you insert them. This is great for doors which may open from the

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

System variables affecting the display of 3D solid models

The Daily Autocad is a new AutoCAD blog containing in-depth articles each day by a variety of AutoCAD experts in Turkey. Here's an excellent

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Display a named view in a viewport

While you create your drawing, you may specify named views (View > Named Views) that display areas you'll want to show in a viewport

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Tutorial: Create an architectural dimension style

Are you getting the look you need for your dimensions? Are you constantly making little adjustments? If dimensions aren't your friend, you need to

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Happy New Year!

I'd like to wish everyone a happy holiday and a happy, health, successful, and peaceful New Year!

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

December 2006 resource

A fun, rambling blog relating to CAD, facilities management, and CAD products used for facilities management. A good read.

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Zoom to objects

Often, you need to zoom in to see a specific object. Since AutoCAD 2005, the ZOOM command has had an Object option that makes

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

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 31 Jan 2007

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 31 Jan 2007

November 2006 Resource

myCADsite.com - A site offering free tutorials, now updated to AutoCAD 2007. They start at the beginning and go through 3D. The advanced topics

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

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 31 Jan 2007

Tutorial: Create a custom visual style in AutoCAD 2007

In 3D drawings, you've had some display options for years: wireframe, hidden, and various types of shading. These were the SHADE or SHADEMODE options

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Trim objects quickly

When you trim objects, the first prompt asks you for a cutting edge. Gerardo Martinez e-mailed me a reminder that you can press Enter

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

October 2006 resource

CADTALENT - People often e-mail me about jobs and here's a place to look. Employers can post jobs and job seekers can post resumes.

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Dimension in paper space

Dimensioning in paper space has several advantages...

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Tutorial: Display the area of an enclosed figure

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

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Use command line to launch programs

You may know that you can start certain Windows programs from the command line. These programs are in the acad.pgp file that defines aliases

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

New syllabus and test bank available for AutoCAD instructors

For the first time ever, I've completed a syllabus and test bank for AutoCAD instructors. It's posted on the Wiley Higher Education site and

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

September 2006 resource

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

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Avoid drawing temporary construction lines

When you need to draw a line that doesn't start on a geometric point (endpoint, midpoint, etc.) of another object, you might draw a

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Open a drawing to a named view

When you save and close a drawing, AutoCAD remembers the last displayed view and opens it to that view. That's convenient for continuing where

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Tutorial: Create a custom simple linetype

AutoCAD comes with a number of linetypes: continuous, dashed (various lengths), dotted, dash-dot, border, center, and so on. But you can make your own.

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Spiral Stair en Español

Introducing a new Spanish version for 3D Spiral Stair, called Escalera Caracol 3D. The spanish version page is available here. Actualizado para AutoCAD 2006,

Originally from Recently Added Software
ReBlogged here on 31 Jan 2007

Wired News: A Wheelchair That Reads Your Mind

By Emmet Cole02:00 AM Jan, 29, 2007Patients who suffer from disease or injury that leave them unable to move have little hope of independent

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

BE at $0.4B

Near the end of a press release, Bentley Systems reveals they exceeded US$400 million in revenue last year. I think the reason has to

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

AutoCAD Insider Good Question!

As you might imagine, I get many emails with questions about using AutoCAD. While I can’t respond to every email, I know that many

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

AutoCAD on Mac

Someone on the Autodesk 2007 discussion group asked this innocent looking question: "When will Autodesk release a AutoCAD version that will run on Mac?

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

A Quarter Century of Autodesk Today

On this day 25 years ago on January 30th, 1982 a small group of people held an initial meeting to organize what became Autodesk. A

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
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AUGI CAD Camp

Apenas num dia você nem imagina a quantidade de informações e experiências que podem ser trocadas entre os profissionais que comparecem nestes eventos. (Quando

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

It was 25 years ago today...

Twenty-five years ago today, January 30, 1982, the initial meeting to organize what became Autodesk was held in founder John walker's house in Mill

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

AutoCAD 2008 to be Announced mid-Feb

The next major release of AutoCAD, version-named 2008, will be officially announced on Monday, 12 February. It is expected to ship before the end

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

CADproject 26 nas bancas

Um ano cheio de projectos! O número 26 termina mais um ano de edições da CADproject. Queremos agradecer a todos os que nos ajudam

Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Dynamic Block Tip: Cycle Order

After reading my previous blog posting about dynamic block cycling, my coworkers Jon & John (aka the Dynamic Block Duo :-), offered the following

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

New 3D CAD blog

According to Caetano Prodi, he is a regular reader of the Beyond the Paper blog. Caetano is a mechanical engineer who has been working

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

David Cohn: Understanding What Gets Written to a DWF File

David Cohn of Cyan Research Corporation presented a class entitled "Designing a Website to Host AutoCAD® Content." His handout had some great information on

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Mensagem de Richard Binning - Presidente do AUGI

Gostava de terminar este ano aproveitando esta oportunidade para partilhar com vocês o sucesso que nós atingimos durante este últimos 12 meses. No passado

Originally posted by João Brogueira from BLAUGI
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Open 'Er Up, SolidWorks

An argument for documenting the format of a CAD file is when the owner declares it a standard. I caught such a quote in

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Adesk Apps Require Vista Patches

All about Microsoft's Mary Jo Foley reports that AutoCAD and other Autodesk software requires patching to work with Vista. In Vista: Where are the

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

PDF and DWF

Adobe's decision to add the ISO feather to PDF's cap is quite interesting. The PDF file format was already "open" and parts of the

Originally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

CADD Manager Blog views pass 300,000

I was checking my blog stats and noticed that I have just passed the 300,000 page view milestone. That included 29,318 people as return

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Catch Heidi Hewett and Shaan Hurley at upcoming AUGI CAD Camps in 2007

Oops I meant to blog about this a few weeks ago, but! it slipped my mind until the following blog post by Heidi Hewett

Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI
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Autodesk Labs: New 2D to 3D Tool for Autodesk Inventor

There is a new tool posted on Autodesk Labs for Autodesk Inventor 11. It will allow you to open an existing 2D views and generate a 3D

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

Screen capture software's

If you don't think the "prt sc" button (or alt+prt sc for the active window) is enough to take screen captures here are some free

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 30 Jan 2007

The long weekend approaches

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

Originally from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Service Pack 1 is now available

That's right, it's available. Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD Mechanical 2007 and Mechanical Desktop 2007 are now available for download from Autodesk's Support web

Originally from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Managing 700,000 parts

Once I have filtered out the standards I don't need (see Managing 700,000 parts - Part 1), I then think about the part categories

Originally from Drawing the Machine
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

F1

After winning his 5th Italian Formula 1 GP yesterday, Michael Schumacher has announced his retirement from racing - Ferrari statment on Michael Schumacher. Let's

Originally from Drawing the Machine
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AutoCAD P&ID 2007 released

Here are the Features & Specifications for AutoCAD P&ID 2007. A free trial can also be downloaded. "At this time we have engaged in a

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

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Moore's Law Seen Extended In Chip Breakthrough Intel and IBM believe they can break through fundamental design obstacles to take processors into ultra-deep submicron

Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

2007 AUGI CAD Camps!

The 2007 AUGI CAD Camps kicked off in Nashville on January 18th! I, unfortunately, was unable to attend the Nashville CAD Camp but I

Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Project Freewheel: Share Your White Board Content with DWF

This tip comes from Director of Global Process Ownership, Mark Gunn, and VP of Autodesk Labs, Brian Mathews. So we’ve all been there: you’ve

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

101st DWF Company: SCP

Product and Marketing Manager, Michael Keukert, of SCP reports that Reprocontrol.net is a reprographic workflow management system: For all relevant printers, plotters and scanner

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

33K of free SE 2D

UGS reports 33,000 downloads of its free Solid Edge 2D software in just under four months. The software went free in early September, and

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Accéder aux propriétés rapidement

Dans un souci de constante productivité voici un raccourci clavier pour accéder au propriétés d'un ou de plusieurs éléments.Alt + Enter

Originally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It!
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Autodesk Beta Testing

It doesn't seem like we are very far into 2007, but beta testing for AutoCAD 2008 is almost complete and you should start seeing

Originally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

To Vista Now or Wait

It has been a while since I have posted and that is due to a number of different reasons (personal and work related), but

Originally posted by Lee Ambrosius from HyperPics: Beyond the UI
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Autodesk Duz Plants

Look out Intergraph; heads up Aveva; look around Bentley... here comes Autodesk with P&ID 2007 -- just the first, it says, in a group

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Open File Formats

Adobe opens up its PDF file format. The company joins Bentley Systems, Intergraph, and McNeel (Rhino) in documenting primary file formats publicly.

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Changes in the Wind

Rumors are flitting about of significant personnel changes at Autodesk. Last week, former ceo Carol Bartz reduced her workload as member of Autodesk's board

Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Two More Blogs on Autodesk FM Desktop

Shaun Bryant from the UK announced he and CADFMconsultants have launched two new blogs including the unofficial Autodesk FMDesktop blog. Congratulations! Not Just CAD

Originally posted by CADman from Between the Lines
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

Sprint to market

Product Marketing Manager, Gabrielle Friedly, reports on use of DWF in the manufacturing industry.Download DesignRevmanufacturing.pdf (3003.3K)The round-trip of a DWF file to any Autodesk®

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

New 7 Wonders of the World Vote in Progress

Our former CEO, Carol Bartz, used to say: If God didn't male it, one of our customers probably did. Carol was referring to the

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
ReBlogged here on 29 Jan 2007

BIM Adoption

In a recent AIA publication entitled "The Business of Architecture" they stated that information from a survey of member firms indicated that 16% of

Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog
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Marvin Windows and Doors Content for Architectural Desktop

As some of you might already know, there is online content available from the Content Browser, including a link to Marvin Window’s Integrity Line.

Originally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls
ReBlogged here on 28 Jan 2007

Windows Vista Support Is Coming

The supported platforms for Autodesk Design Review 2007 and Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0 are:Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition, Windows 2000 SP4 Note

Originally posted by ScottBlogs from Beyond the Paper
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Max rendering of AutoCAD 2007 models

Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder
ReBlogged here on 28 Jan 2007

Instant Search in Outlook 2007

I like Outlook 2007 overall and would not want to go back to 2003. One of the better things are the Instant Search (WDS

Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog
ReBlogged here on 28 Jan 2007

Flip objects with dynamic blocks

You can create dynamic blocks that you can easily flip after you insert them. This is great for doors which may open from the

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 28 Jan 2007

System variables affecting the display of 3D solid models

The Daily Autocad is a new AutoCAD blog containing in-depth articles each day by a variety of AutoCAD experts in Turkey. Here's an excellent

Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter
ReBlogged here on 28 Jan 2007

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