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Shaan Hurley met John Walker
I remember Shaan was traveling in Switzerland and looking at the background of the photo my guess was that it was John Walker thatOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 BOMA Standards Demo
Great short video showing the automated BOMA calculations in AutoCAD Architecture 2008 from Daryl Gregoire’s Learn ADT blog. ChrisOriginally posted by Chris Yanchar from Between the Walls ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2007
Your website on Mac
Even without having a Mac you can confirm what it look like. Take a look at the free Safari screenshots generator. Add a webpageOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2007
Shaan and John Walker
Now the answer to who was the mystery person in the photo with me in my post on 10/13/07 "Who is the masked personOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 20 Oct 2007
Happy anniversary to me
Yesterday was my 2 year anniversary at Autodesk. October 17, 2005 was my start date here – and it has been an interesting twoOriginally posted by Ursula Sadiq from In the Pipes ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Video Update: New Road Stripes tutorial link
A previous blog entry let you to Autodesk's Area website for a tutorial on applying flexible road striping (different from Parking Stripes) to loftedOriginally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Autodesk Contunues to Sponser Sustainable Design Series on PBS
Morgan Freeman narrates this season's series on PBS. Topics covered will include wind energy and Brazil's ethanol success. Check it out! More info atOriginally posted by Mike Gemmell from Connected ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Fake or Foto - I got 8 out of 4 answers correct
In the Bonus Round this is what I got. Apart from this little "bug" I recommend you to try the latest Fake or FotoOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Good question: Object visibility when dragging
Today’s good question comes from Todd. He asked how to control the visibility of objects as they are dragged during a Move- or Copy-typeOriginally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Drawing Cleanup Utility is 2008/2007 side by side installations
The Drawing Cleanup Utility was first made available for AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD 2008-based applications. People wanted to use it with AutoCAD 2007. SoOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
PowerPoint audioconference by the Presentation Princess
My friend Dr. Debby Gilden - the "Presentation Princess" - is offering a one-hour course, "The Private Parts of PowerPoint," on Tuesday, October 23.Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
T minus 3 days - Nominations for AUGI Board of Directors 2008 - 2009
With reference to BLAUGI post - AUGI Board of Directors Nominations. The below snippet comes from "AUGI Board of Directors Nominations" page on AUGI.com.Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
New! AUGI e-Learning program
AUGI is pleased to offer AUGI e-Learning, a new! program that offers AUGI members a selection of video tutorials focusing on various Autodesk products.Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Free! AutoCAD 2006, 2007 and 2008 Training Webcasts
Would like some free! AutoCAD (2006, 2007 and 2008) training? Yes! Take a look at the following blog post by Heidi Hewett, it listsOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Working as a team using Autodesk Inventor, Part 2
Well, in part 2 we are going to dive into the install of the "project folder" that we call the vault. In part oneOriginally posted by Melissa Thomas from Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
St. Louis Women's Career Expo Oct. 30th
Alright, ladies of the St. Louis metro area... Polish up your resumes, print off plenty of copies, get out your business best, and headOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Service Pack 2 available for download
Autodesk have publicly released Service Pack 2 for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 (Published date: 2007-10-18) and AutoCAD Civil 3D Land Desktop Companion 2008 (PublishedOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 19 Oct 2007
Civil 3D 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is out!
Just wanted to let you all know quickly that SP2 for Civil 3D 2008 just rolled off the press! You can grab it onOriginally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD Updated on Autodesk Labs
There is an updated the Autodesk Labs hosted tool "Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD", includes fixes for reported issues and support of other productsOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Video: Opacity Mapping
I'll try to get back on track with a few new video tutorials in the coming weeks and to avoid such a lengthy spaceOriginally posted by tbdesign from Ted Boardman's Visualization Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Updated Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD available on Autdoesk Labs
An updated version of the Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD is now available on Autodesk Labs. You can publish your 3D models into GoogleOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Costumes for Pets?
I got a kick out of the top ten pet costume photos on this blog posting. LINKOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Cosmic Blobs
Pro Edition
I didn't know about this until I read about it today on Matt Lombard's blog, Matt Writes. (I enjoy reading his opinionated comments on
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Free AutoCAD 2008 Training Webcasts
If you missed the live AutoCAD 2008 Webcasts last month, no worries! They were recorded and posted for you to view at your convenience!Originally posted by hewetth from Heidi Hewett's Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Oh Really? - Computational Photography
One of the most significant trends shaping our future is the redefining of what is "real" and specifically, bringing everything and anything into heightenedOriginally posted by Wayne Hodgins from Off Course-On Target ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
DwgInfoTip - better infotip for DWG files
If you want to get information from DWG files as a infotip or tooltip take a look at DwgInfoTip. Take a look and seeOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Acrobat 3D PDF Contest
"The Acrobat 3D PDF Contest is a great opportunity to win yourself some cool prizes while sharing examples of your great work with theOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Updated Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD now available
An updated version of the Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD is now available on Autodesk Labs.Google Earth Extension for AutoCADSoftware Architect, Thomas Inzinga, reportsOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
How the Data Center Views FM
This is SO far off the mark of reality...It wasn't so long ago that the facilities management (FM) team stalked the corridors of officeOriginally posted by Melanie (Stone) Perry from Mistress of the Dorkness ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Electrical Resources: Mike Holt
Even if you are not a Sparky (every once in awhile you still need to check your shorts), so bookmark the site, save thisOriginally posted by Tracy Lincoln from TLConsulting ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Advanced solid modeling in AutoCAD 2008: HELIX and SWEEP
AutoCAD 2007 and higher versions In my previous article about LOFTING, I have mentioned that I would make an application about drawing a screw.Originally posted by Erhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Shaft Opening and Foundation Slabs - Just Not Fair
If you are familiar with the tool found on the Modelling menu > Opening > Shaft Opening you have probably become as fond ofOriginally posted by Steve from Revit OpEd ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Updated - Elevations on contours
Hello! As I got som nice tips on how to update and slightly modify Nicolas nice little .LSP last week I thought I couldOriginally from From the Ground Up ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Inventor 2008 Windows Vista support with SP1
Knowledge Base document: Autodesk Inventor 2008 Service Pack 1 Via Inventor 2008 Now Supports Windows Vista - Autodesk reports that Service Pack 1 resolvesOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Gearing Up for Birmingham CAD Camp!
Alacad will be hosting CAD Camp in Birmingham, AL on Thursday November 8th. I have just finished my courseware for this event and IOriginally posted by Mike Massey from Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Fake or Foto? - Autodesk tools create realism
"Today we're presented with images in movies, on TV, and in the press that are of such good quality we don't even think toOriginally posted by CADDManager from CADDManager.com Blog ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Europe
Important to US CAD Vendors
An anonymous poster says China is more important to American companies than is Europe. But not to US-based CAD vendors, our area of interest.
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Apple to release SDK for iPhone in February
Programmers Welcome for the iPhone … Next Year - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog:October 17, 2007, 1:57 pmBy Saul HansellTags: Apple,Originally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 18 Oct 2007
Autodesk Area blogs, new URL's now! with new RSS feeds.
Update! to my earlier post - Autodesk Area blogs, out with the old, in with the new URL’s. [SNIP] Unfortunately (at least at thisOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Euro
The New US Dollar
For the last 50 years, the US$ was been the universal currency. I recall as a kid growing up in a northern Canadian aluminum-smelting
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Impresion Positions Itself for Global Domination
The Impression Technology Preview 6 is live on autodesk.com pages around the world!! This means that people outside North America can now download theOriginally from Outside the Lines ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Are you in Europe? We need your help to get the word out!
I'm working on a some new marketing programs for Europe. We really need to have some quotations and images from European users that weOriginally from Inside Hues ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Buzzsaw 2007.4 SP Announced
You might have gotten an email like this today: Dear Buzzsaw Site Administrator: This message contains important information regarding your Autodesk® Buzzsaw® site andOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Autodesk Area blogs, out with the old, in with the new URL’s.
I am not exactly sure when this occurred, but from the looks of the RSS feeds in my feed reader, I would guess sometimeOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
T minus 5 days - Nominations for AUGI Board of Directors 2008 - 2009
With reference to BLAUGI post - AUGI Board of Directors Nominations. The below snippet comes from the "AUGI Board of Directors Nominations" page onOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Free Drawing Cleanup Utility now available for AutoCAD 2007 and 2008
The Autodesk Drawing Cleanup Utility assists AutoCAD operators in manipulating drawing data to achieve corporate conformity. The utility enables operators to rapidly select groupsOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Drawing Cleanup Utility now available for 2007 and 2008
The initial feedback that we have received from you is that you love the Drawing Cleanup utility for AutoCAD 2008. So much so, thatOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
AU Handouts: There's More to .DWG Than AutoCAD® - Part 1
[As mentioned in the last post, I'll be publishing chunks of the handouts for my AU classes via this blog over the coming weeks]Originally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR) key description
Here is a tip. Avoid writing, deleting or merging (like .REG files or using regedit.exe) to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Why? Basically because HKCR is a mergedOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
3D Modeling 10: FILLET in 3D
AutoCAD 2007 and higher versions The easiest command in 3D solid modeling is FILLET command. It is so easy that, in practice, it isOriginally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Bigger, Better and Free
"Autodesk has been promoting its DWF format for nearly eight years. In the past, the company provided a free viewer for casual users whoOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Graebert Becomes "Graebert"
Graebert is a Berlin-based software programming house that's been around since the 1970s, and was the prime Autodesk distributor in Europe for a decade,Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 17 Oct 2007
Hosted Bundled Applications are going to be the Rage
PHASE 2 Today announced bundles of hosted SaaS applications for SMBs. These range across various Microsoft products and allow faster, cheaper and tighter integrationOriginally posted by rachael Dalton-Taggart from PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Getting the WHOLE picture
AnyGeo - Anything Geospatial: Today Autodesk took a 360 degree turn with the launch of Autodesk U-Vis 360 Core:360-degree view of structures and urbanOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Robotic Helicopters at Stanford: Scoble reports
Your browser does not support JavaScript. This media can be viewed at http://www.podtech.net/home/4384/meet-the-starmac-robotic-helicopter-at-stanfordOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack and Viewers for 2007 file formats
Do you have the need to view / work with Microsoft Office 2007 file formats, but! do not have access to Microsoft Office 2007?Originally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
3D modeling by Dassault and Microsoft through Live Search Maps
Google SketchUp is getting an alternative it seems with the latest Virtual Earth 3D from Microsoft. "3D Modelling. We partnered with Dassault toOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
AU preparations underway...
If you are wondering why I have not posted in over a week, it's due to AU preparations. Our materials are due by October,Originally posted by Sanjay Asnani from 2D to (Civil) 3D - Varsity Views on Civil 3D ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Eye Candy You Can Touch
Autodesk Labs Marketing Manager, Amanda Collins, shared some teaser information regarding Autodesk Labs and Autodesk University 2007: Tom Wujec has his eyes on thatOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
PDF-XChange Viewer review
If you want something better or want more than Adobe Reader but don't want or cannot justify the quite expensive Adobe Acrobat, Tracker SoftwareOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Sales in China
$6000/month
I normally ignore press releases that trumpet a sale of the vendor's software to some customer or another, prestigious or not. This category of
Originally posted by ralph grabowski from WorldCAD Access ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
AutoLISP - Find & Replace Application
AutoCAD 2002 and higher versions Hello Daily AutoCAD readers, In this application, I am giving you a project which finds a string that youOriginally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical User validation
It's almost that time of year again, Autodesk University. And once again, AutoCAD Mechanical will be well represented. Jul Vie, one of our ProductOriginally from Drawing the Machine ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Tutorial: Create a visual style
Visual styles were introduced in AutoCAD 2007. They bring your ability to control how objects look to a whole new level. You can controlOriginally posted by ellen@ellenfinkelstein.com from AutoCAD Tips Newsletter ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Frontiers in Service
Recently I was honored with an invitation from Jim Spohrer to attend and present at the Frontiers in Service Conference on Friday, Oct. 5th,Originally posted by Wayne Hodgins from Off Course-On Target ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
The End of a Great Educational Tour (and a Hip Tip)
I am finally home from the whirlwind educational tour in Northern Europe which ended with a splendid event in Oslo, Norway (brrrrrrr). Pictures ofOriginally posted by Lynn Allen from Lynn Allen's Blog ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
DWG trademark dispute continues
In EU (European Union) there is a dispute around DWG as trademark. As a user that used Autodesk products a lot, I do associateOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
What is the Blog Action Day?
It's about the environment and how each of us can make a change. As engineers and computer users here are a couple of tipsOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 16 Oct 2007
Micro-Blogging with Twitter
Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Motorola Updates
Originally posted by beau turner from Will render for food... ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Put old engineers to work
My friend Jim Finkel just called me up. "I just talked to Lee Teschler (of Machine Design). He gets notes complaining all the timeOriginally posted by Joel from Orr's Observations ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 User validation
It's almost that time of year again, Autodesk University. And once again, AutoCAD Mechanical will be well represented. Jul Vie, one of our ProductOriginally from Drawing the Machine ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Help Shape the Future of AutoCAD Mechanical at AU 2007
The AutoCAD Mechanical Team is looking for users of AutoCAD Mechanical that would be interested in potential future releases. If you will be attendingOriginally posted by Shaan from Between the Lines ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards 07
Autodesk is apparently sponsoring the Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards for 2007, which hands out 15 minutes of fame for a bunch of innovators. TheOriginally posted by Jason Pratt from Connected ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
AutoCAD Mechanical 2009 User validation
It’s almost that time of year again… Autodesk University. And once again, AutoCAD Mechanical will be well represented. Jul Vie, one of our ProductOriginally from Drawing the Machine ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Autodesk University 2007 - AU BEAT
AU BEAT is a series of interview-style podcasts held with instructors, presenters and key AU stakeholders. The series provide a valuable glimpse into theOriginally posted by Kean Walmsley from Through the Interface ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
The "AU Beat" is on...
This article highlights our "Autodesk University 2007" podcast series. Short audio interviews help you gear up for this exciting event before you even leaveOriginally posted by Volker Joseph from Beyond the Paper ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Autodesk Vault Mirror graduates from Autodesk Labs to Vault 2008 SDK
Software Engineer, Doug Redmond, developed the Autodesk Vault Mirror utility that has since graduated from Autodesk Labs. The Autodesk Vault Mirror utility was compatibleOriginally posted by Scott Sheppard from It’s Alive in the Lab ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
CoCreate Follow Up
CoCreate origins go back to the 1980s when HP took its in-house CAD system and spun it off, selling it under the names ME20Originally posted by rtara from CAD Insider ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
SVCHOST.EXE - Executable file has been changed - Kaspersky
I evaluated the Antivirus Software Internet Security 7.0 from Kaspersky Lab for a time and all in all it worked good but then IOriginally posted by JTB World from JTB World Blog ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Replacing a block in drawing with another
AutoCAD 9 and higher versions Hello Daily AutoCAD readers, Today, I would like to give an answer in this article to a general questionOriginally posted by Orhan Toker from Daily Autocad ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Voting closes today in the AU 2007 Top DAUG T-shirt contest.
With reference to BLAUGI post - AU 2007 Top DAUG T-shirt contest - Time to vote for your! top 5 designs. Below snippet comesOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
PowerPoint and presenting at Autodesk University.
If you use PowerPoint in your presentations, and are presenting at Autodesk University (or not), may I recommend you take the time to readOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
New Revit Extension Reinforcement of Slab Openings
1) A New Extension - Reinforcement of slab openings has just been released! You can download it at: http://www.extensions4revit.com/n/e4r/849/50 The Reinforcement of slab openingsOriginally posted by Nicolas Mangon from BIM & BEAM ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Certified Hardware XML Database file updated (AdskHwCertificationDatabase.xml - version 17.1.0.4).
A couple of days ago (2007-10-12), Autodesk released an updated version (17.1.0.4) of the Certified Hardware XML Database file (AdskHwCertificationDatabase.xml). If you are runningOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Hotfixes (Linetype display / Raster Error) resolve a couple of problems introduced by AutoCAD (LT) 2008 Service Pack 1.
Last Tuesday (2007-10-09), Autodesk publicly released two Hotfixes, these Hotfixes patch a couple of problems introduced by the installation of AutoCAD (LT) 2008 ServiceOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 15 Oct 2007
Slanted Volumes...I guess the Ramp tool isn't enough?
I've been asked several times in the past few months to create (or show others how to create) Parametric Slanted Volumes. It seems thatOriginally posted by -J from Fear and Loathing In a CAD vs. BIM World: A Revit Blog ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2007
T minus 3 days - Time to vote for your! top 5 designs in the AU 2007 Top DAUG T-shirt contest
With reference to BLAUGI post - AU 2007 Top DAUG T-shirt contest - Time to vote for your! top 5 designs. Below snippet comesOriginally posted by MikePerry from BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International ReBlogged here on 14 Oct 2007
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