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Autodesk University Class Handouts - Now on AUGI.com

There are now class handouts from some of the previous Autodesk Universities "AU" available for download on the web. Autodesk has given AUGI permission to post the AU class handouts from 2000, 2001, and 2002 with more coming. AUGI will... Read more →

Austin Texas AutoCAD Users Group

I had an absolutely great time in Austin Texas today after no sleep from last nights loud thunder storms in San Antonio which shook my hotel room windows all night. I had lunch at Rudy's BBQ and what a place... Read more →

3ds max 7.5 soon to be releleased to subscription customers

3ds max release 7.5 provides new features in the following 3 areas: • Hair and Fur—Based on Joe Alter's highly regarded "Shave and a Haircut" solution, Hair and Fur will offer numerous styling and dynamics tools for creating amazingly realistic... Read more →

San Antonio Texas AutoCAD Users Group

I had a great time tonight presenting the future of AutoCAD to the San Antonio AutoCAD Users Group. There were about 141 people in attendance. I presented for a little over an hour and then followed by Q&A and raffles.... Read more →

I am in San Antonio Texas now

Wouldn't you know it, I come here and the rain follows me. On the flight from Denver to San Antonio we hit some lightning storms that exceeded 30,000 feet and were constantly firing lighting at our plane. It was a... Read more →

Headed to Texas in the morning

I am headed to San Antonio Texas tomorrow morning after some emergency dental work tonight. I will presenting Wednesday night in San Antonio and Thursday night in Austin on the future of AutoCAD. I will provide sneak peeks at what... Read more →

Maps and directions from the web

Google.com is beta testing a pretty nice mapping and direction website http://maps.google.com currently for the United States. It allows you to enter an address and to get directions. What is unique is that it places pseudo 3D markers of the... Read more →

DWF Security

In this age of digital design information, many participants in the design process have asked questions regarding DWF and security. This article addresses some of those frequently asked questions. For comments, questions, or suggestions regarding this FAQ please email [email protected].... Read more →

The New Autodesk Viz Gallery

The new Autodesk VIZ gallery is now live on autodesk.com. http://www.autodesk.com/viz-gallery Read more →

Refman to the Rescue!

Whether you are just looking for a quick and easy way to manage Xrefs and re-path them in a snap or if you have used the AutoCAD Express Tool XPATH in AutoCAD 2002 or earlier, Refman is the answer. In... Read more →

New CAD Manager Blog by Mark Kiker

AUGI Board member Mark Kiker sent an email about his new CAD Manager related blog: http://www.caddmanager.com/blog "The CADDManager Blog will allow users, managers, companies, and organizations to effectively express comments and share information that may be beneficial to the online... Read more →

Lansing Michigan CAD Camp

More photos from AUGI CAD Camp in the Daily Grind Photo Gallery. I got back from the Lansing Michigan AUGI CAD Camp Friday. I had a great time and the event was a success. I have to say Lansing Michigan... Read more →

Lansing Michigan for AUGI CAD Camp - Brrrr

I arrived in Lansing Michigan tonight for tomorrows AUGI CAD Camp at the Lansing Community College. It is a little cold with some wind and light snow and I only brought a light jacket. If you attend CAD Camp tomorrow... Read more →

The Houston Texas AUGI CAD Camp

More photos from AUGI CAD Camp in the Daily Grind Photo Gallery. I attended and presented at yesterday's AUGI CAD Camp in Houston Texas. It was a good turnout of almost 200 people. It was a long day that ended... Read more →

VBA for AutoCAD Book

Lee Ambrosius (http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_the_ui/) has a VBA book in progress and it is now at a staggering 26 chapters and 450 pages. It appears to be very thorough judging from his outline of chapters posted to his blog. Knowing Lee it... Read more →

Non-Autodesk DWG Conversion Tools

AutoCAD 2005 already offers all of the functionality to convert DWG files. Anyone using the latest AutoCAD can share files with users of any AutoCAD or other CAD program. This functionality was designed and developed by Autodesk specifically for customers... Read more →

New AutoCAD & Autodesk Inventor Blog

A new CAD related blog has been started by Jim Dowthwaite of Ontario Canada. The blogs name is "Area 31" and it is focused on VB and VBA for AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor as well as other CAD subject matter.... Read more →

Great Example of Using DWF

The above images are from a web based application using DWF. This application was designed for PetroCom LLC, who constructed and operates a GSM cellular network in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Their interactive map is accessed via http://www.petrocom.com, and... Read more →

New Blog on Learning ObjectARX

Fernando Malard from Brazil has created a new blog with free ObjectARX training. The new blogs name is "ObjectARX for Dummies". He has now posted class 1 for those learning how to program AutoCAD using the powerful ObjectARX programming SDK.... Read more →