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Precisely control the size of OLE text and objects
When you paste content from another application into an AutoCAD drawing, the OLE Text Size dialog box opens. AutoCAD picks up the font andOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
Google Reader does not show URL's in the status bar
As you can see below URL of links are not visible in the Internet Explorer status bar when using Google Reader. I have WindowsOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
Safari Books Online
I got a 30-day trial to Safari Books Online when I registered my copy of Adobe Acrobat 8. Below is what it look like whenOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
A Comunidade de Língua Portuguesa do AUGI está de parabens
É com muita alegria que fui honrado com a nomeação para Voluntário do Mês de Junho de 2007 conforme poderão ver por aqui http://www.augi.com/volunteering/default.asp?page=524Originally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
AUGI's Volunteer Spotlight - June 2007
I gladly inform all of you that: This month's Volunteer Spotlight is shining on João Greno Brogueira, one of our newest AUGI volunteers who'sOriginally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
Made it to Switzerland
But my baggage has not made it, or even been located at this time. I will be posting some photos tonight of my adventureOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 23 Jun 2007
Install Hatch Patterns Video
We’ve recently put together an audio/video walk-thru on how to install the Wood and Stone Hatch Pattern add-on. The tutorial covers how to find,Originally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
TeamDWF: McDwiff Means Mac Users get DWF too
Randall Newton has a positive review of McDwiff on the TeamDWF site:McDwiff Means Mac Users get DWF tooMcDwiff uses API calls to Autodesk FreewheelOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
No. 65!
No. 65!
Autodesk is #65 on Business Week's list of Top 100 information technology companies. Only possible competitor, Adobe, is at #98. (Siemens is at #34,
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
Vista search within DWG files and AutoCAD 2008
It should be possible to search and find information within DWG files using Windows Explorer with the help of the AcDwgFilter that is included withOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview update includes hotfix
Earlier in the month the Inventor team has released Hotfix TS1071050 which addressed an issue where the DWG Import Wizard became unstable or ceasedOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
CADD Manager Journal - June 2007
Are you a subscriber?What kind of CAD Manager are you? Checking your management style Book Review - AutoCAD Architecture Training material Survey - CADOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 22 Jun 2007
AUGIUK is online
www.augiuk.com and in the calendar <!-- Feature Title --> The AUGI Design Academy is coming to London!!<!-- Feature Text --> Join Us for theOriginally posted by João Brogueira from BLAUGI ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Alibre Figures Out
How to Charge for Xpress
Alibre's Xpress 3D solid modeling software is free. Free is a problem, because it doesn't produce profits, something ordinarily considered necessary in capitalism. So,
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Not Invited
to UGS Media Day?
Me, neither. But we have the good fortune of Tooling & Production Online ezine posting their synopsis of the day held at New York's
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
3d studio max
Simmulates WTC on 9/11
Researchers at Purdue University have created a simulation that uses scientific principles to study in detail what likely happened when a commercial airliner crashed
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Free versions available to students
Autodesk Inventor Product Manager, Sam Antos, reports that we get a lot of interest from Students all over the world for the Autodesk InventorOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
New Build for Revit MEP 2008 (2007_0615_1700)
Autodesk has posted a new build for Revit MEP 2008 to presumably bring into alignment with the recent new builds for the the otherOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Perfect Timing
This morning, while I was pulling at my hair trying to debug one of my programs, an email popped up in my inbox. ItOriginally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Shaän is Traveling to Switzerland and some secret details...
The umlaut over the second "a" in my name "Shaän" is not an accident or a clever play on Switzerland and the Germanic language.Originally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Mistress of the Dorkness
Melanie (Stone) Perry is Facilities Engineering CADD Coordinator, Since 2001 she has been am active member of AUGI* (Autodesk Users Group International) and isOriginally from Featured Blog ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
Try our new Help Desk
We are happy to announce our new Help Desk designed to brings information together all in one place. To ask us a question clickOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 21 Jun 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Productivity Study Report from Cambashi Published
There is more to performance and productivity than timing whether one command is .0002 or .00012 seconds long and that is productivity of tasksOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Pan tips for AutoCAD
Here are some tips on panning in AutoCAD. In some earlier versions (up to AutoCAD 2006) of AutoCAD you could hold down Shift and useOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Diversion: Funny New Game Show on Tetris
Human Tetris in Japan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE6I8vHV0MY We should do this at Autodesk University this year for entertainment. :-)Originally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Students and Faculty: Download Revit Structure 2008 for FREE!
Join the Autodesk Student Engineering and Design Community - a networking site for students and faculty, where you can download Revit Structure and otherOriginally posted by Nicolas Mangon from BIM & BEAM ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Good Question: Windows Vista Support
Today's good question comes from Xavier. He asked about Microsoft Windows Vista support for AutoCAD 2006. AutoCAD 2006 and earlier releases do not supportOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Project Freewheel and iPhone: mobile compatibility?
Many of you use Project Freewheel with Microsoft Internet Explorer: Some of you use Project Freewheel with Mozilla Firefox: Apple recently announced that theOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
API Call Causes Premature Termination
We had reports of customers who experience an early product termination when calling "ADViewer.Viewer.Document.SourcePath" and no document has been loaded prior to making theOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Flickr Acts
To Can Spam
Another page selling pirated AutoCAD showed up on Flickr yesterday. It places "photographs" that are ads linking to the pirate site. After alerting Flickr
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Tuesday Tips: AutoCAD, Windows Vista, Thank You Chicago!
* Using ALIGN command in 3D posted by Erhan Toker on Daily Autocad * Where have the Layout/Model Tabs gone? posted by John BensteadOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
From Cadopolis Forum
If you’ve downloaded AutoCAD 2008 Trial and now are ready to purchase, you can simply insert the registration key into the trial to activate.Originally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
Autodesk Products & Resource Free for Teachers and Students
I just wanted to mention this again for those that did not check out the link when I announced the Autodesk’s Student Engineering andOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 20 Jun 2007
CSI - Construction Specifications Institute
You may have heard of the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), but not known what it is or does. I have been doing some researchOriginally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
A Commercial Printer's Perspective on DWF and PDF
I have been a member of a commercial printing (reprographics) forum hosted on Yahoo. Today one of the reprographers shared his perspectives on processingOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Creeper in 3ds max models
Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
New Release for Ezplant
Announcing the new Version. 5.2 release for EZ-Plant Landscaping software. EZ-Plant allows you to run cost estimates, figure out total mulch volume, ground coverOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Good Question: Palette Sensitivity
Today's good question comes from Bill. He asked this question during my AutoCAD Tips & Tricks session in Calgary and, although I didn't knowOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Longest Press Release Headline
Ever?
"Hopewell Designs Prepares for Growth with Autodesk Inventor Software Ability to Fully Leverage Data Influences Company's Decision to Purchase Inventor" (150 characters.)
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Autodesk Research
Interesting reading on different research projects as well as several videos. Take a look at Autodesk Research http://www.autodesk.com/research Image above from Boom Chameleon. More on 3DOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Inventor LT Woes
Yesterday, someone on the Autodesk Inventor Discussion Group asked what I believe is a profound question, although I doubt he realized that."Autodesk, will thereOriginally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
New Autodesk Research site
Okay maybe we don't have lab coats and safety glasses. Maybe a Bunsen Burner would singe our fingers. That doesn't stop us from doingOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Submit This Press Release
to Slash.dot
Monday mornings I read through press releases collected over the previous week, sorting out the useful ones from the not so -- for my
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
One year wiser?
Well, would you believe it: Through the Interface was started exactly a year ago today. I hope you've found this blog helpful over theOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Add CADDManager.com Blog to AutoCAD 2008
Did you know that you can add RSS feeds directly into AutoCAD 2008? It is next to the InfoCenter in the upper right ofOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Capture and extract hatch patterns
New release for AutoCAD 2008 - Hatch Manager lets you capture and extract patterns you find in any drawing directly into the AutoCAD BoundaryOriginally from Recently Added Software ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Have Old Autodesk Photos, Trivia, Stories, Memorabilia, Get My iPod Nano!
In light of 2007 being the 25th year anniversary of Autodesk, I am on a quest for all historical photos even box shots, customerOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 19 Jun 2007
Video: Specular highlights - Part 2
Let's have a look at the Shaders of materials in 3ds Max and VIZ that control the shape of specular highlights. The shape isOriginally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Maureen Pomeroy Heads Bentley's Training Programs
Maureen Pomeroy heads up Bentley's training programs (known as Bentley Institute). Since only half of you Bentley software users have no formal training (youOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Autodesk acquisition of the Swedish Opticore AB
Opticore is a developer of 3D real-time software for interactive product visualization. Here is a snapshot of a Swedish Volvo C70 rendered using Opticore.Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Clip pipe in Vista to clipboard
In Windows Vista as well as Windows Server 2003 you can use the command line parameter clip to to pipe or output the result to the clipboard.Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Autodesk Labs downloads available as ZIP files
When we first released the Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview on Autodesk Labs, it was available as an EXE. This allowed peopel to downlaodOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
DWF Beta Program
It's only been a few weeks since our last DWF Beta program and it's almost mind boggling that we have already launched our nextOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Something Isn't Right
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed and conclusions drawn in this article are most probably completely insane. I am not in possession of even a shredOriginally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Blogging Flogging
Pirated CAD Software
In addition to Flickr and Orkut, pirates are also using blog sites to flog illegal software sales. They use reasonable sounding names for their
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Creating a table of block attributes in AutoCAD using .NET - Part 2
In the last post we looked at some code to create a table of attribute values for a particular block. In this post we'llOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
St. Louis Meeting on BIM and Model Ownership/Contract Issues
Just a reminder to our St. Louis metro area readers:The Gateway AUG will be hosting another quarterly meeting at the Masonry Institute on TuesdayOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
Free Webcast - ACA Details
Steve Bennett, of LA CAD and tireless AUGI volunteer, is offering a free, one-hour webcast titled Utilizing the Detail Engine in AutoCAD Architecture. SeeOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 18 Jun 2007
"Utilizing the Detail Engine in AutoCAD Architecture"
Steve Bennett of L.A. CAD will be hosting an online webcast on the Detailing functionality within AutoCAD Architecture on Thursday, June 7 at 10amOriginally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls ReBlogged here on 17 Jun 2007
Rounded Values and the Quantity Column
Many times you may have objects and associated data that you would like to document in a Schedule Table, but there are large numbersOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 17 Jun 2007
Pirated CAD Software
on Flickr
Deelip Menezes has been reporting how Google's social networking site permits the sale of bootleg software -- even of Google's own Sketup Pro software,
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 17 Jun 2007
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