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cadforum.cz Adds More!

I received an email announcement from my Czech CAD friend Vladimir Michl about the more free offerings on his excellent website that has literally thousands of Autodesk product tips and tricks many unique to his Autodesk product cleverness at finding new ways to do something or get around something. Now he has publicly shared blocks for AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit as well as discussion forums. Vladimir is also the brains behind the famous Budweiser benchmark drawing which shows just how... Read more →

Autodesk University 2007 Draft Class List

Check out the details from Joseph on the draft list of classes and the PowerTracks for Autodesk University 2007. It wont be long and the best design software event will be here with thousands descending upon Vegas in November 2007. AU 2007 Preliminary Schedule AU 2007 PowerTrack The Venetian Hotel and Casino is currently expanding to meet the demand as we over ran the hotel last year. I like to think the only reason for the $100 million project addition... Read more →

Autodesk Impression Makes Another Great Impression

I have been involved with the team that developed Autodesk Impression and have had a ton of fun with the product and love hearing from the customers about how much easier and fun it makes their work. So now Cadalyst's Ron LaFon has wrote a detailed review of Autodesk Impression and looks like he too has become a fan of the product. Read more →

Autodesk's Doug Look and the Multi-Touch Wall Prototype

Autodesk Labs member Doug Look shows the state of the art prototype of the Multi-Touch Wall. The video is now posted on YouTube. It is a nice video except the old Autodesk music and no talking or explaining what is being done in the video. :-( So is this the future for working with some types of data? Read more →

AutoCAD Export Layout to Model Space Tool Preview Released for Download - AutoCAD レイアウト - モデル変換ツール(プレビュー版)

This Autodesk Preview Tool will export your AutoCAD/LT 2008 based layouts to model space Read more →

Jason Pratt's YouTube'd Tutorial on AutoCAD Layouts and Publish

New YouTube video: How to use Layouts and Publish in AutoCAD 2 parts. Actually despite Jason's reservations his voice was not all that bad although you could tell he was in a empty office. I liked that he did not have a mono toned boring tutorial voice and it did not at all seem canned or over prepared as it was a freestyle demo for fun and benefit of others. The only content remark I would mention is that I... Read more →

Your Wish is Our COMMAND - AUGI Top Ten June 2007 Voting Results

Thanks to the hard work of Brenda Richardson as the AUGI AutoCAD Wish List Manager and all the other volunteers helping and those that submitted nominations as well as voted we have a June 2007 AUIGI AutoCAD Wish List Final Top Ten. Read more →

AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Service Pack 1 Beta

We have now released for testing the AutoCAD 2008 and AutoCAD LT 2008 Service Pack 1 Read more →

Steel Beach bash?

Autodesk Media and Entertainment is holding a User Group after party event while at Siggraph 2007 this year. Read more →

Nice Geek Tips

From the How to Geek Add Copy To / Move To on Windows Vista Right-Click Menu Nice option to have in the right-click menu in Windows Vista. From Lifehacker Create a custom logon message in Vista Nice tip so you can for instance enter a message to display when booting on who the computer belongs to in case of loss or theft or perhaps a evil warning to display when computer is booting. Read more →

More Autodesk History Courtesy of Autodesk Founder John Walker

Autodesk founder John Walker has been busy digging through old slides and photos and scanning them to preserve the history of Autodesk and AutoCAD. It is always a delight to see what he has scanned and posted recently on his website www.fourmilab.ch in the Autodesk File "Autofile". Autodesk, Inc. IPO Road Show Slides: 1985 aka "road show" "dog and pony show" Underwater Archaeology with AutoCAD The Wreck of HMS Pandora 1984 Expedition This is the 25th Anniversary of Autodesk in... Read more →

Shaan Simpson'ized

I have to post a Simpson'ized image of myself at http://www.simpsonsmovie.com to correct the scary image posted by a fellow blogger of me. Scott will surely pay for his attempt at humor. Read more →

Jing Project

Jing is a screen capture utility released for feedback by my friends at TechSmith who develop Camtasia and SnagIt. Robin Capper wrote a nice over view of Jing Share a screen capture in a Jing . Jing is available for both Mac and PC platforms. Read more →

The Autodesk University Blog

Joseph (Mr. AU) Wurcher has a new Autodesk University focused blog location. Link Did you know there are only 130 days (187,200 minutes) until AU 2007? 15th Annual Autodesk University November 27-30, 2007 The Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada U.S.A. Registration for AU 2007 should start in the near future. Read more →

Back from the Hot Desert Hike

I have some posts I will be making over the next few days. It was an amazing yet scary week in the high desert and I will detail more very soon. I did make it to the world famous natural sandstone wave on the Utah Arizona border although it was 114 degrees with no shade or water available and miles of rock climbing and boiling sand. I took some photos of Zion National Park yesterday on the long drive home... Read more →

Mixed Bag: A few days off and other items.

I am taking a few days off this week for another Southwest desert photo trek and refresh the mind and expel the accumulation of stress. I plan on heading in a few hours down to the Arizona Utah border area to hike into the Coyote Buttes region which I luckily just got a permit for as they only allow 20 people a day into this protected region to protect it. I hope to photograph the Paria Canyon, the Paw, the... Read more →

AutoCAD 2008 New Features Guide Feedback Request

The AutoCAD Team would like to get your feedback on the AutoCAD 2008 New Features Guide documentation. This is a simple simple online survey that can take less than one minute but will help us make decisions based on your feedback regarding the New Features Guide that was included in the AutoCAD 2008 box and as a PDF on the DVD located at \Docs\acad_nfg.pdf. AutoCAD 2008 New Features Guide Online Survey The New Features Guide introduces you to what's new... Read more →

Autodesk Project Showroom- 3D Web Based Visualization is Live on Autodesk Labs

A new Autodesk Labs project named "Autodesk Project Showroom" has just gone live and is 3D web based design visualization with more possibilities. Read more →

Português Autodesk Users Group International "AUGI" Forums

AUGI Portuguese Forums are a strong component of AUGI Portuguese Community. The AUGI Portuguese Forums now have several sub-forums: Português - Cafezinho sem CAD Um local para conviver descontraidamente sem ter de falar sobre CAD. Português - AutoCAD / AutoCAD LT Para tirar dúvidas, trocar ideias, dicas... sobre o AutoCAD e o AutoCAD LT. Português - AutoCAD Architecture (anteriormente ADT) / AutoCAD MEP (anteriormente ABS) Para tirar dúvidas, trocar ideias, dicas... sobre AutoCAD Architecture (anteriormente ADT) e AutoCAD MEP (anteriormente... Read more →

Ads on Parking Lot Stripes? Am I the last to notice?

I thought something looked different about the parking lot when parking to drop off some packages this afternoon, but I was in a hurry and did not look closer. Upon return to my vehicle I looked closer and was shocked that the parking lot lines that were once yellow in this lot were now white and not only that they were now ads for Nationwide Car Insurance with the slogan "life comes at you fast". They appeared to be some... Read more →

A few bits and pieces

I have been so very busy with traveling and work projects that I have had very little time for much else. Here are a few things I have not mentioned over the past month. Read more →

Team Autodesk West

Co-worker Grant Rochelle sent me an email message on a great cause to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. I would love to join but will only be able to make a donation due to not being a road bike rider and definitely not at their level although seeing my old stomping grounds of Oregon again would be nice especially when helping a great cause. I bet my boss who is a riding junkie might be interested in... Read more →

AutoCAD 2008 Wins Bronze Readers Choice from Scientific Computing

AutoCAD 2008 Wins Bronze Readers Choice from Scientific Computing Read more →

7/7/07 Is Here, Time for a PhotoTrek

The lucky date is here and many are making a real buzz about it and perhaps tens of thousands of weddings or more. I hope wherever you are or what you are doing you have a good safe time. Me, well I got me a slick new new Canon digital SLR EOS 30D camera body last night to celebrate another image of mine making a widely distributed magazine. I am taking a walkabout or driveabout down to Southern Utah to... Read more →

Friday Whine - Lost Luggage and Rude Reboot

I have just a few things grinding on me this Friday and so a vent might do me some good as well as serve as a warning to others with lost luggage or about forced reboot concerns. Has anyone seen my luggage? I am still missing my lugged that disappeared during a trip to Switzerland 2 weeks ago. I have filed all the required forms and endured many hours on hold with the 3 airlines involved and still nothing. What... Read more →