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Free AutoCAD Linetypes
Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2007
Convert CUI to MNU
Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2007
Busy Season...
Things have been so very busy lately I am not sure when I can get some sleep in. It is the beginning season forOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2007
The Old Slide Rule!
OK many will not even get the play on the word especially if you are under 40 and I am not referring to theOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2007
Driving a multi-sheet AutoCAD plot using .NET
Somewhat symmetrically I’m posting this from Chicago airport, once again, but thankfully I’m now on my way home. It was a busy week ofOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 29 Sep 2007
Surveillance: Flying Microdrone Machine Uses Prototype Wiimote-Like Remote Control, GPS Waypoint Navitation - Gizmodo
Surveillance: Flying Microdrone Machine Uses Prototype Wiimote-Like Remote Control, GPS Waypoint Navitation - Gizmodo:Very cool movie of this thing.This MD4-200 MD is a microdrone,Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Autodesk Knowledge Base custom feed
This is a tip on how to get Autodesk Knowledge Base content, hotfixes, tips, and service packs on multiple applications without getting doubles asOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Tutoriaux
Si vous aviez des idées de tutoriaux j'apprécierais. Laissez moi savoir par courriel a daniel.hurtubise@revitit.com.Peu importe le sujet, je vais bientôt ajouté une sectionOriginally posted by Daniel Hurtubise from Revit It! ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
A word about margins
It's a new world of electronic drawings, but we're still dealing with those pesky things called margins. When you make a DWF file inOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Autodesk Labs Sun Dial for a Green Clock
Our Autodesk Labs offices are located on the third floor of our Civic Center South building on the Autodesk campus in San Rafael. TheOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Travelouge: Update
Travel, office catch-up, travel again. Here's what I've been up to.Originally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
About Our Material Tool Palette Series
The two render samples given for the ‘AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Tool Palette 3′ article were not originally rendered by AutoCAD 2008. We usedOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 7
AutoCAD 2008 and higher In the last article of this series, I will explain about advanced lighting properties of ‘ Realistic ‘ and ‘Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Using Inventor for static diagrams
Did you know that Inventor can do static diagrams? Here is something that may help you in your design. So to get started youOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 28 Sep 2007
Paleo-Future
Paleo-Future:"A look into the future that never was"This site is full of fascinating views of the future from different decades. Lots to look at.Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
BlogRush trial
I just added a BlogRush widget on my blog to see how it works and if it really increases the traffic to the blogOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Help make a difference!
Many of you are aware that I have a personal interest in cancer, specifically Multiple Myeloma. Each year Peter Powell and I participate inOriginally posted by BethPowell from Beth's CAD Blog ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Custom Door to Wall Family
This video explains how to adjust the door family to trim the wall connection. An example would be rounded corners of a CMU wallOriginally posted by Jay Polding-ORUG Moderator from revit in plain english ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow: a night at the movies
First there was the Bourne Identity. Then there was the Bourne Supremacy. The latest movie was the Bourne Ultimatum. I guess movies often comeOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
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Page-Views for WorldCAD Access
WorldCAD Access reached 1 million page-views at about 5:00am today. Thank you, dear readers, for supporting this Weblog by reading it and adding your
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Project Font - A Family and Project Variable
Anyone who has implemented Revit knows that the process to change the standard font style, office and project(s) wide, is not as simple asOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Sketch Lines and Visibility Graphics
You turned off all the model categories in your view using Visibility/Graphic Overrides, the easily remembered VV or VG keyboard shortcut. Now you createOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Spot Dimension Tool and Wireframe
Short and sweet, they don't get along, not friends. When you place a Spot Dimension tool > Elevations or Coordinates in a view assignedOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
ObjectDBX/RealDWG using VB.NET
acdbmgd.dll contains ObjectDBX/RealDWG managed types (everything to do with manipulating drawing files). ObjectDBX is useful because you directly access the DWG file without addingOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 6
AutoCAD 2008 and higher versions Here we are continuing to define textures in our material definition tool palette. In my previous article, we learnedOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Visited CalPoly, San Luis Obispo, CA
I happened to revisit CalPoly's beautiful campus couple of weeks ago. The excitement among CE faculty about using 3D products there is simply great.Originally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 27 Sep 2007
Layer Isolate Settings
The Layer Isolate tool has been around for a while now, but i think not a lot of people are aware of the "Settings"Originally posted by Todd from The Lazy Drafter ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Start as you mean to go on!!
As you may know part my role at Autodesk is to see people like yourself and help you adopt Civil 3D, this is partOriginally from From the Ground Up ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
August 2007 Resource of the Month - CADClips
CADClips - Over 45 hours of video lessons on AutoCAD, ADT, and Revit. (Since each lesson is well under an hour, there are aOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
slash.dot Flares Up Again
Over Adesk-eBay-Vernor
A mystery poster named "New10k" updates slash.dot readers on the Vernor vs Autodesk law suit in Watchdog To Represent eBay Seller In Autodesk Suit.
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Contours from Shape Files with Elevations
Do you have a contour line file that is in ESRI shp format and need to create a civil surface from it or needOriginally posted by map3d from Map 3D and Murphs Law ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Test if a port is open
One way is to use old telnet.exe like this to find out if a port is open. Syntax: telnet [hostname or IP address] [portnumber]Originally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Intel's Call - Forbes.com
Intel's Call - Forbes.com:Ask Intel's Anand Chandrasekher if his company will be involved with the long-rumored Google phone and the general manager of Intel'sOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
One Click Revit to Project Freewheel Publishing
Publishing your design from Revit to Project Freewheel is as easy as one click. I will show you. Here's a short 2 minute YouTubeOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 5
AutoCAD 2008 and higher versions We have mentioned that the most important component of render materials is the texture, and we have explained thisOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Oracle Database Analysis – Finding bottlenecks
When a database is up and running, every connected process is either busy performing work or waiting to do so. A process that isOriginally posted by Andreas Boos from The Topobase Insiders ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 - LAYLOCKFADECTL
That is a mouth full...This variable controls the fade percentage when you lock a layer. You can type this in on the command lineOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Australia and New Zeland - Just Big Islands?
I did a webcast yesterday and I am doing another one today. These are the same things I have been doing for some monthsOriginally from Outside the Lines ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Who Says Microsoft Isn't Fun?
Originally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
An AutoCAD Hip Tip from New Jersey
Ahhhhhhh - my travel/speaking schedule has caused me to desert those in my blogdom...but I thought I'd pop back in for a quickie. AnOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
What is the length in Revit?
Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 26 Sep 2007
Arc Flash Video
Obviously we are into engineering. I came from Structural and ended up in Electrical. Today I saw a video of and incident of "ArcOriginally posted by Todd from CAD Shack ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Kubotek Quietly Releases
KeyCreator V7
New features in KeyCreator 7 include: -- Direct dimension-driven editing rotates faces on solid models. -- CKD file format includes lightweight 3D copies of
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Toggle AutoCAD Background Part 2
Originally posted by R.K. McSwain from CAD Panacea ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
In the Pipes: P&ID Markups with Freewheel
Senior Product Designer, Ursula Sadiq, has an article about Project Freewheel collaboration on her In the Pipes blog: P&ID Markups with [Project] Freewheel AlthoughOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
AIA Iowa | Crossing the Chasm - Your Survival Guide for a Successful BIM Transition
Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
September 2007 Resource of the Month - CADClips
CADClips - Over 45 hours of video lessons on AutoCAD, ADT, and Revit. (Since each lesson is well under an hour, there are aOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
August 2007 Resource of the Month - CADClips
CADClips - Over 45 hours of video lessons on AutoCAD, ADT, and Revit. (Since each lesson is well under an hour, there are aOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Select a block before a writeblock or edit
If you want to writeblock a block (use the WBLOCK command to save the block as a separate drawing file), normally, you'd start theOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Tutorial: eTransmit a drawing
The eTransmit feature helps you send drawings to others by collecting all of a drawing's associated files. It's also an excellent tool when youOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Control the display of tooltips
AutoCAD displays tooltips for object snaps, polar tracking, and dynamic tooltip. The object snap and dynamic tooltips can get in each others' way. TheOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Errata
AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible: The file ab26-f.dwt for the exercise, "Creating and Configuring a Sheet Set," on p. 931 is incorrect.Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
August 2007 Resource of the Month - CADDManager.com
CADDManager.com is a site for CAD(D) managers, of course. It includes articles on best practices, CAD standards, a blog, surveys, and more.Originally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Use groups for flexibility
Groups are a feature that help you select several objects together, without putting them into a block. You can turn the group on andOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
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 25 Sep 2007
Follow linear dimension with continued dimension
Ted Harris e-mailed me an AutoLISP routine that he uses to follow a linear dimension with a continued dimension. He notes, "one rarely entersOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible published!
I just received my copies of the new book! It's the same comprehensive content, but updated for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2008. Start fromOriginally posted by contact@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Vacation in July
As usual, I'll be taking some vacation in July, so the next newsletter will be in August.Originally posted by contact@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Webinar "Essential Strategies for Upgrading to AutoCAD 2008" is a success
Over 25 people attended my Web Seminar on the new features of AutoCAD 2008. If you missed it, you can still purchase the CDOriginally posted by contact@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
June 2007 Resource of the Month - JTB World Blog
JTB World Blog is Jimmy Bergmark's useful blog about AutoCAD, CAD, and some other odds and ends.Originally posted by contact@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Extract data from objects in 2008
One of the new features in AutoCAD 2008 is data extraction. This might make you think of block attributes and data connectivity, but itOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
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 25 Sep 2007
Carve a solid with a surface
One of the exciting new features of AutoCAD 2007 was to allow you to use the SLICE command to carve a solid with aOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Web seminar: Upgrading to AutoCAD 2008 - Now in June!
Note: This seminar was originally scheduled for May, but was postponed due to technical problems. Looking for a way to customize the Dashboard toOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Available for Pre-Order! - AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Bible
Just listed! Learn AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT from scratch or just the features you need. Delve into exciting new 2D features that everyone canOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
May 2007 Resource of the Month - Draftsperson.net
Draftsperson.net is an Australia-based site that offers free AutoLISP routines, tips, tutorials (including a series of AutoLISP lessons), over 400 free blocks, a listOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Custom DateTime Format Specifiers problem solved
Just wanted to share this problem that can show up if you are developing using for for example VB.NET or C# and want toOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
UGS Name
Dies
As of 1 October, UGS changes its corporate name to (drum roll....) Siemens PLM Software Oh sigh. Another name seeped in history bites the
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Dassault Quietly Announces
V5R18
Shhh... don't tell anyone. Release 18 of CATIA V5 ships 1 Oct. When I went to plm-v5r18-overview/, I got this: Get the Flash Player
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
The Flying Spaghetti Monster in Freewheel
Longtime AutoCAD user Robert Grandmaison has snapped, I think. I noticed on Robin Capper's blog RobiNZ CAD Blog the "The Flying Spaghetti Monster meetsOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Nice Task Logging Tool
I am always trying to keep a list of accomplishments and tasks and just ran across a great free one thanks to Lifehacker namedOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
How to add the area of a surface to the drawing: the video
I had several comments about wanting the video that I put on the community. I have listened to the comments and have gone backOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Manually installing the Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow utility for Revit
The Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow utility installs itself in the first copy of Revit that it finds. Some people wish to manually move itOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
P&ID Markups with Freewheel
Ok, this counts as breaking news in my world – I started playing around with this about a month ago and it is prettyOriginally posted by Ursula Sadiq from In the Pipes ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 4
AutoCAD 2008 Textures are the most important parts of material. Textures are also named as ‘Texture Maps’. Now, let’s proceed to the second sectionOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
New Perspectives: The Third Wave?
In my recent posts on New Perspectives: Looking Up! and Looking Down and Under, I reviewed a series of new initiatives and technologies rangingOriginally posted by Wayne Hodgins from Off Course-On Target ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Have An Opinion? We’d Love To Hear It!
Grab the chance now to help guide us on ways to improve our software, website, and more by getting involved in our customer reference,Originally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Driving a basic AutoCAD plot using .NET
I just missed my connecting flight in Chicago, so have 3 hours to pass until the next, and decided to post some code IOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 25 Sep 2007
Revit Masking
Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
AUGI CAD Camps
Featuring one-day feature packed sessions about AutoCAD Products - meet experts, collaborate and share techniques and return to the office with new ideas. FindOriginally from Cadopolis News ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Project Freewheel back up with build 31
We recently upgraded Project Freewheel to build 32 of our 1.0.1 release. This build added some new functionality in the way of: support forOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Help! My existing ground profile is static!
That was a recent support call we received. We then suggested the obvious - going into the profile properties and changing the update mode from staticOriginally posted by Kevin from Land Development Engineering ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
When Good Tech Editors
Go Bad
Bill Fane is the technical editor for many of my books. This week he, copy editor Stephen Dunning, and myself are putting the finishing
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Project Freewheel undergoing maintenance on September 24
We are in the process of updating our Project Freewheel servers. The plan is for the service to be down for a few hours.Originally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
AUGIWorld - Sept/Oct 2007 available now...
The latest issue of AUGIWorld (Sept/Oct 2007 edition) has just hit the shelves. This edition contains its regular number of high quality articles coveringOriginally posted by Mark W Kiker from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Field Device for Project Teams?
At Fry's this weekend I got a chance to try out one of those Samsung Q1 Ultra devices running Windows Vista. Pretty snazzy. NiceOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
A thumbnail is worth a thousand words...
Google has the ability to look for text strings in designs. It returns a list of hyperlinks to designs containing the text supplied toOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
How to create Design Profiles?
I had a great weekend...Aren't weekends just pure fun? But even the week was fun since I got to spend some time at prestigiousOriginally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 3
AutoCAD 2008 When we select a material from the material section in material window or when you create a new material, then in suchOriginally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Are you going to AU?
If you are attending or planning to attend Autodesk University www.autodesk.com/au then you should register for my class https://www.autodeskuniversity07.com/catalog/controller/catalog which is "Using Autodesk InventorOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Run a script when changing workspace in AutoCAD
Did you know that you can run a script (.SCR) file automatically when changing workspace in AutoCAD? Using the Customize User Interface (CUI) it'sOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 24 Sep 2007
Spotback - CMU professor gives his last lesson on life
Thanks to Robin Capper for this:Written by Mark Roth, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“If I don’t seem as depressed or morose as I should be, sorry toOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 23 Sep 2007
Feed for blogspot comments
It's easy to get a feed for comments even if the blog (powered by Blogger) does now show any feed for it. http://myblog.blogspot.com/feeds/comments/full ReadingOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 23 Sep 2007
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