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Tutorial: Create attributes
Attributes are tags, or labels, for blocks. You can use attributes to add any text to a block. For example, attributes are often usedOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
AutoCAD 2009 around the corner?
"changes to the user interface and productivity enhancements" - Productivity enhancements is always welcome. Is it time to see the new Office UI includingOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
Project Showroom is like some high school students - wildly popular
Response to Project Showroom has been wildly greater than anticipated. I am not exaggerating. People love this concept. So many people are "playing withOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
Link between Etabs from CSI and Revit Structure 2008 is now available
I am very excited to announce that our partner CSI, just released a new link between their analysis product Etabs and Revit Structure 2008Originally posted by Nicolas Mangon from BIM & BEAM ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
New Content from iSymbol
Looking for more pre-built blocks for your Impression drawings? Be sure to check out the new bitmap block libraries from iSymbol that are postedOriginally from Inside Hues ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
Alternative Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow Utility link
A few of you have been unable to download the Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow utility. This issue is under investigation. This utility is availableOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 11 Aug 2007
More Block Properties - Random Variation Substitutions
More Properties There are other properties you can adjust in the Substitute dialog. Before you hit OK, press the More Properties arrow in theOriginally from Outside the Lines ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Attention San Francisco and Denver area AutoCAD users
If you are located in the San Francisco or Denver area, you have a rare opportunity to test drive some new features in AutoCADOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
The Hidden Workforce
The Hidden Workforce I am overdue for several notes about "org charts" so will try to catch up with this post. I'm also behindOriginally posted by Wayne Hodgins from Off Course-On Target ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Pulling Wall Layers up and down
This video explains how to adjust the components of a wall. For instance, pulling brick down past a floor system to sit on theOriginally posted by Jay Polding-ORUG Moderator from revit in plain english ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Getting started with AliasStudio 2008 Part 2
Today we are going to talk about navigation. The first thing that you have to get comfortable with is that there is always anOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Moving entities from one AutoCAD layer to another using .NET
Firstly I should apologise to those readers using RSS to access this site: I've been playing around with the configuration, to integrate FeedBurner butOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview download now includes Translator Add-ins
As part of the Autodesk Inventor LT Technology Preview, we sometimes contact our users. We recently completed a short survey using a subset ofOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
AutoCAD Civil 3D Visualisation and Beyond
This week I have been with a long time developer of 3D Studio this week working on a Visualisation Seminar we are setting upOriginally from From the Ground Up ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
AutoCAD P&ID 2008
I just mentioned AutoCAD P&ID and now the 2008 version is released I found out on the In the Pipes blog. I wonder ifOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Take a tour around your 3D model by using ANIPATH command
AutoCAD 2007 and higher By using this command, we can simply prepare a path around a 3D model and move the camera around thisOriginally posted by Burak Ozdemir from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Alignments - Part II
So, here is the 2nd edition on Alignments. I hope some of you have had the opportunity to explore them a bit. Today, letOriginally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
Autodesk Completes Acquisition of NavisWorks
As you can see from the press release the acquisition is now completed. Looking forward to see what becomes of Autodesk NavisWorks 2009 or whateverOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 10 Aug 2007
CPM User Experience Program
Autodesk CPM Product Manager Damion Loew writes: Interested in participating in usability studies and user research related to Autodesk Buzzsaw and Autodesk Constructware? IfOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Member Activity Reports
Buzzsaw user Dave Morrison writes: Jason, Can you tell me if in Buzzsaw is there a log of how much a member has usedOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Budweiser DWG test for AutoCAD 2008 data
Originally posted by AutoCADder from AutoCADder ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
[Jing]le Bells! Another free useful app!
Sorry for the bad title pun. If you do any kind of support, whether its through a reseller like myself or even over theOriginally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
ATP Courses for August 2007 started Monday the 6th
First, apologies for the late "ATP Courses" monthly announcement, I (we) have been a little bit busy during the last week or so... It’sOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI - Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Contacting CPM Support
People ask me all the time whether our support team for Autodesk CPM has an email alias. They don't but you can use thisOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Getting started with AliasStudio 2008 Part 1
I am going right to the beginning with this one. If you have used Alias before you might be bored. This is for thoseOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Project Freewheel: navigation wheels included
Back when I was authoring Beyond the Paper, I wrote an article entitled Autodesk Design Review 2008: 2D Navigation Wheel. I depicted the 4Originally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
DragonDropProcessFolder Virtual PC problem
If anyone have a solution to this problem please leave a comment. To be able to drag and drop files between the host andOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Common Sense CAD - Part 4
The BorderI have seen so many troubles because people got the border wrong. It should be a very common sense kind of thing, butOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
When the money starts to flow...
Be prepared to know what you want to spend your money on before it becomes available. Have a plan in place. Most of theOriginally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI - Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Revit Architecture & Revit MEP Content
Some of you have been asking where to find Revit content. Here are some choices. Please let me know of other sources.Autodesk Download librariesBIMWORLDAutodeskOriginally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Top 3 free apps from Autodesk that every CAD Manager must have.
As a Application Specialist for SolidCAD (www.solidcad.ca) I deal with CAD Managers from many different firms. It has come to my attention that mostOriginally posted by Mike from The Mad Cadder ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Name changes and future decisions.
Autodesk has finally decided to go with a proper naming convention for the software products that are directly marketed to Architects, Building Mechanical Engineers,Originally posted by Mike from The Mad Cadder ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Is it possible to import accurately an "almost orthogonal" DWG/DXF Line into Revit?
Some users have reported that when they tried to import/link a dwg/dxf file representing the property boundary (where one of the boundary is accuratelyOriginally posted by Nicolas Mangon from BIM & BEAM ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Ready for a bit of Impression online?
Autodesk Impression functionality now appears in Project Freewheel! With this functionality, you can apply a few different styles to your 2D designs. Check outOriginally from Inside Hues ReBlogged here on 9 Aug 2007
Minneapolis Bridge collapse
I express my deepest sympathies for the victims of this tragic bridge failure. As a civil engineer and a guy who believes in practicalityOriginally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Multiblocks Are Swell
Random Dispersement A Mulitiblock is a block that has more than one graphic value. This is useful for substituting large numbers of blocks withOriginally from Outside the Lines ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Get a human !!!
Did you ever just need to speak to a real live person?Get a Human- EnjoyOriginally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Updating a specific attribute inside a folder of AutoCAD drawings using RealDWG from .NET
This post finally takes the code last shown in this previous post, migrating it to use RealDWG to update a folder of DWGs withoutOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Buzzsaw at the Accela Users Conference
We have been at the Accela Users Conference this week in Anaheim CA. Most of the Users attending this show are from city andOriginally posted by Mike Gemmell from Connected ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Project Freewheel: Making a first Impression
The Project Freewheel 1.0.1 update includes the ability to render your 2D designs with a limited version of the same technology that enables AutodeskOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
New e-Book: AutoCAD 2008 MULTILEADER Command
Our new e-Book is from Erhan Toker. This 10 page PDF document is compiled from articles of Erhan Toker which are about “MULTILEADER command”Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Not at SIGGRAPH this week but a had a great action packed weekend photo trekking
I was hoping to be at SIGGRAPH 2007 in San Diego this week but time was not on my side and I leave forOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Released: AutoCAD P&ID 2008
Yesterday (August 6, 2007), we shipped our second release of AutoCAD P&ID. Finally, I can talk about it! There are all sorts of rulesOriginally posted by Ursula Sadiq from In the Pipes ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
CADD Manager blog passes 400,000 visits
The CADD Manager blog has passed 400,000 visits. It includes 191,259 unique visitors and 39,119 return visitors. Those two numbers don't add up toOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
AutoCAD P&ID 2008 Now Available
Ursula provides the details on the new release of the AutoCAD P&ID product.Released: AutoCAD P&ID 2008 Product Page: AutoCAD P&ID (http://www.autodesk.com/autocadpid)"Create, modify, and manage pipingOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
can I post a podcast
tesxtOriginally posted by Joseph Wurcher from Autodesk University 2006 ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Updated BUDWEISER.DWG benchmark drawing
BUDWEISER DWG file compatibility benchmark (http://www.xanadu.cz/en/budweiser.asp) Named for the city in Czechoslovakia where the real genuine Budweiser beer known as Budvar was created. This drawingOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Wicked Cool - Freewheeling Freely
Collaborate in Freewheel Swedish technical guru Jimmy Bergmark posted a nice overview of some of the changes in the free Autodesk Freewheel project fromOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 8 Aug 2007
Collaborate in Freewheel
I've was just in a session with several participants trying the collaboration functionality in Freewheel. Already it's useful. You can add any DWF fileOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
Everything I need to know, I learned in Tech Support
Here's a great take on life as a tech support agent.Originally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
New Technology
Overkill
Is technology today too much of a good thing? Alex Iskold thinks so in Rethinking 'Crossing The Chasm': Since today's new technologies are being
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
DWF Toolkit Downloads are strong and steady
The DWF Toolkit is used by Autodesk developers to read and write DWF files. Other companies also use the toolkit to support DWF inOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
AutoCAD P&ID platform for AVEVA P&ID Designer
I noticed the below sentence (bold by me) in the press release from AVEVA. Bruce Douglas, Vice President Industry Solutions at AVEVA said "Our approachOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
When the cash flow has slowed to a trickle...
Budget limitations prevent CAD Managers from upgrading software, rolling out changes and making progress. When tight budgets limit your ability to spend money, whatOriginally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI - Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
CADD Manager Survey - August 2007
How big is your firm?Employee count? CAD seat count? How many offices?Let us know...Take the Survey!Originally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
Details: Welding Symbols Layer Key
Those of you using ADT 2005 or later may have discovered the nifty welding symbols tool on the Basic tool palette in the DetailingOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
Map Books Part 1
Having trouble creating or understanding the Map Book functions in Map 3D? The documentation in the help files is a little lacking andOriginally posted by map3d from Map 3D and Murphs Law ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
Team Autodesk Finishes the MS150
Team Autodesk finished the MS150 event with a 73 mile loop through the wonderfully wooded areas north of Forest Grove, Oregon. There had beenOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 7 Aug 2007
Mtext Numbered/Bulleted lists
When you create notes in a design drawing, you often need to format them with bullets or sequential numbers/letters. Although you can insert bullets,Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Cooking up a Snowstorm!
As someone who just loves food, eating, and cooking, I've often been struck by the parallels between eating and learning. Feeding the mind andOriginally posted by Wayne Hodgins from Off Course-On Target ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Autodesk Buys
Mudbox of NZ
Autodesk buys Skymatter and its Mudbox 3D modeling software for an amount being kept secret. But don't look forward to a SketchUp like tool
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Getting Out Of AutoCAD's Shadow
We recently received reports from users claiming that our IntelliCAD plug-ins were not loading in their versions of IntelliCAD. We had tested our plug-insOriginally posted by Deelip Menezes from Deelip Menezes ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
A handy .NET class to help manage long operations in AutoCAD
This post was almost called "Generating Koch fractals in AutoCAD using .NET - Part 3", following on from Parts 1 & 2 of theOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Faça o download do conjunto completo de documentos do Revit Architecture 2008
Revit Architecture - Guia de introdução (.exe format - 4 MB) Revit Architecture - Desenvolvendo seus designs (.exe format - 47 MB) Revit ArchitectureOriginally posted by João Brogueira from CAD ptbr - Falando sobre CAD, GIS e 3D em Português...por João Brogueira ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Autodesk Labs Zip File Checksums
Technologies and Utilities are available on Autodesk Labs as ZIP files. For those security minded individuals who wish to ensure that a downloaded ZIPOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
IE7 and Start++ crash solution
After finding how easy it is to download a hotfix from Microsoft I tried to see if a newer version of Mshtml.dll solved theOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
PTC Oversold Software
GE Alleges
It's a complex story, but GE Capital in Japan claims that PTC faked ten large sales of its CAD software to Toshiba -- $62
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
AutoCAD 2008 MULTILEADER command III
MULTILEADER entities have a very rich variety of editing properties. Before editing properties, let’s take a look at the example that I prepared forOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Topobase 2008: Merge CAD with GIS
Topobase 2008 has been released. As you know, Topobase Client is based on AutoCAD and AutoCAD Map 3D. So, as a Topobase user, youOriginally posted by Cedric Moullet from The Topobase Insiders ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Download a Microsoft hotfix
Often you find this information when you look at a Microsoft KB article. Hotfix informationA supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, itOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Command Tool: Open a Specific File
If you have bought into the tool palette workflow in AutoCAD® Architecture/Autodesk® Architectural Desktop, you may find yourself wanting to move other customizations thatOriginally posted by David Koch from The Architect's Desktop ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Top Ten Passwords?
I was reading a past issue of PC Mag (May 2007) and found...10 Most Common Passwordspassword123456qwertyabc123letmeinmonkeymyspace1password1blink182(your first name)Now I think that this list hasOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 6 Aug 2007
Team Autodesk - So Close!
What if you were a world class athlete one day--and a cripple the next. That is how Maureen XX saw herself after she almostOriginally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 5 Aug 2007
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