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I had an excellent week in Japan meeting many nice people and seeing a very different culture and scenery. So many more travel stories I have to tell now. On the first day I was there I was invited to the Autodesk user group meeting in Nagoya Japan by Yuji Suzuki but unfortunately I was unable to attend but was honored to have been invited. I even ate the deadly Fugu and survived. I have posted many images from the... Read more →
I am here in Tokyo this week for business. I arrived last night from the long flight and then had a 2 hour bus ride from the airport to my hotel in the downtown district. There is snow on the ground and I don't think I can ever recall seeing so many lights and signs in any place I have ever visited. I am a day ahead here of my normal US timezone which is weird but the hardest thing... Read more →
Sunday 6:47PM PST Monday11:47AM Tokyo Time Probably not a first but thought I would do it anyways on this long flight. I am currently in a 747 jumbo jet 40,000 feet above the middle of the North Pacific somewhere just South of the Aleutian Islands and near Russia and within 5 hours from landing in Tokyo. To my surprise there is nothing to take a photo of but clouds and a very bright reflection from the wing. I did not... Read more →
Well today January 19th, 2006 is my eighth anniversary (or 56 years in dog years) at Autodesk although I feel I worked for them long before they hired me. Hard to believe as the time has flown by. It seems like just last year I was a mechanical designer living in Portland Oregon in 1998. Eight years ago I was contemplating a position with the then pre release 1 Autodesk Inventor team that had an office about 4 miles from... Read more →
It is beginning to be the height of Autodesk product beta testing season. Help shape the future of Autodesk products by becoming active as a customer in the future product beta test. Who defines what the next Autodesk products will have in the next version? The customers do and Autodesk listens. Be heard and get involved in shaping the future of Autodesk products. What you see in our products today are a direct reflection of your involvement with support calls,... Read more →
I am now allocating the free products I have received to people. If you would like to be considered please complete the following survey. This holiday giveaway/donation is for students, teachers, and those needing the assistance and not to be used commercially. I am extending the deadline until February 1st 2006. Nomination Survey Link See my past 2 posts on this 3rd annual giveaway. Shaan's 3rd Annual Between the Lines Holiday Product Donation to Students 3rd Annual Holiday Giveaway Read more →
The following is an email response to a customers feedback form question entered on the autodesk.com product feedback link. All feedback form submissions go to the actiual product teams. This response on CUI was very helpful and Bud said I could share his reply. — — — The menu system has not been updated in many years and we have been asked by many customers to be able to migrate settings between releases on upgrade. Because the old menu system... Read more →
Autodesk has now completed the purchase of Alias. news link It will be great adding the new software and talented people that Alias brings into the Autodesk family. I also get to say to my 4 year old daughter that the Tablet PC application Sketchbook she loves is by daddy's company. Hopefully I can find the proper contact within the Alias group to start providing the Alias products in the MyFeedback.autodesk.com beta and feedback projects. I have so many new... Read more →
This is an update to my 3rd annual holiday giveaway announced in my post from December 16th. A huge thank you to fellow Autodeskers that rounded up and sent me the not for resale products they had. This years most generous teams were the AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor product teams. The donations came from coast to coast. I have received quite a few nominations so far but can take more especially for Revit and 3ds Max. This holiday giveaway/donation is... Read more →
Amy Bunszel mentioned the details on this new manufacturing community in a In The Machine Inventor blog post. The new community has new blogs and RSS feeds. http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/ After having a look at the new community please take a moment and provide your feedback. http://mfgcommunity.autodesk.com/feedback Read more →
Spread the word far and wide to all AutoCAD users. There is a new direct link to the AUGI AutoCAD Wish List: http://www.augi.com/wishlist Make sure to join Autodesk Users Group International "AUGI" as it is free and then get you wish list items nominated and when the voting cycle comes get everyone to vote. AUGI membership is free and has many benefits. The nominations are voted on by AUGI members 3 times a year resulting in a top 30 AutoCAD... Read more →
Omaha, Nebraska -- February 21, 2006 Seattle, Washington -- February 23, 2006 Other upcoming locations. Stay tuned to http://www.cadcamp.com San Francisco Bay Area, California -- March 7, 2006 Houston, Texas -- March 9, 2006 Indianapolis, Indiana -- March 21, 2006 Read more →
I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday. I spent the most time offline in years and had a great and relaxing time with family. To start 2006 off here are a few computer system tips to get/keep your system top performing and your data safe for the new year. Backup your system and also make sure you have regular data back ups planned so you can get your data back should something occur such as hardware failure, virus,... Read more →