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On this day January 30, 1982

Autodesk was founded. Other key dates: April 26, 1982 Autodesk was incorporated. November 24, 1982 AutoCAD was shown at COMDEX Read more →

AutoCAD Layer Translator

The Layer Translator is one of those many features in AutoCAD that gets little mention if at all but can save you a great deal of time. It has been in AutoCAD for several releases now. Michael wrote a great overview of it’s use. Read more →

AutoCAD 2009 Quick View Layouts and Drawings

A handy new navigation feature in AutoCAD 2009 is the ability to visually see the preview of Layouts and open drawings in your session. Read more →

23 January 2009 New Feature Releases for Autodesk Subscription Customers

On January 23rd 2009, Autodesk Subscription members, as part of their benefits, can download the following new feature releases: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 Canal, Highway and Land Development Chinese Country Kit for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 – Simplified Chinese Only AutoCAD MEP 2009 Custom Panel Schedule with AutoCAD MEP 2009 - White Paper. Danish Pipe Catalog for AutoCAD MEP 2009 - Danish Only French Country Kit for AutoCAD MEP 2009 – French Only Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 and Autodesk 3ds... Read more →

Learn to Walk and Fly in AutoCAD

In AutoCAD 2007 we added the ability to navigate in a 3D AutoCAD model almost like you can in a video game using the keyboard or mouse to walk or fly. Walk is a method to navigate in the X-Y plane while Fly allows you unrestricted movement X-Y& Z directions. The commands are accessible in three locations or four if you use toolbars. The Ribbon > Tool > Animations, The SteeringWheel Or by the command line 3DWALK or 3DFLY and... Read more →

Office AutoCAD Pranks

Having worked in a design office in the past I know how there can be office pranks to liven up an office and blow off some steam. Read more →

OYA AutoCAD 2008 Tip Adjust the Dimension Spacing

One Year Ago (OYA) Recycling tips that are still valuable and may not be found except by a search engine. This tip is also good for AutoCAD 2009. AutoCAD 2008 Tip Adjust the Dimension Spacing Read more →

Windows 7 Beta Availability - Now

For those brave souls that like to test pre-release beta versions of an Operating System the opportunity to test the next Windows release Windows 7 is available to the public from Microsoft’s TechNet site. Read more →

StarBacks BBQ Floor Space Planning with AutoCAD FIELDS

So I love barbeque. People that know me can attest to this fact and I have cooked barbeque baby back ribs all over the world, even in Germany where I was paid in fine beer and compliments. Anyways I wanted to quickly demonstrate a valuable method to show the area of a Hatch object automatically as well as include the areas in a table, then with a total and when the hatched areas are changed so are the area values in the table. Read more →

Job Search: Salt Lake City & Seattle Candidates

Two people searching for work contacted me to see if I could find a lead on a position for them. They are located in Salt Lake City Utah and Seattle Washington and both have architectural backgrounds. Read more →

AutoCAD Fans on Facebook

Did you know there is a fans of AutoCAD group on Facebook? Yesterday Facebook announced that there are over 150 million users of Facebook and growing by millions each month. It seems there are a great majority of people wanting to be connected to friends, coworkers, or just a need to be a social butterfly. The AutoCAD Fans group has over 6000 members now and we just posted a special announcement for members there yesterday and intended to do more... Read more →

Attention AutoCAD Civil 3D Users

There is another new Autodesk blog and this one is for Civil 3D users. Being Civil (http://beingcivil.typepad.com). Read more →

My AU2008 Podcast on Shaping the Future of Autodesk Products

I knew I should have done the interview at Autodesk University earlier in the week after more sleep and before starting to lose my voice. Talk to Us! Guri Stark’s podcast was also just released “Keeping AutoCAD Fresh, Cool, and Relevant” Cheers, Shaan Read more →

Get an Autodesk Product Team's Ear

You can contact any Autodesk product team personally with a web form. This web form goes to the management for the products including QA, product managers, and software development. Read more →

Welcome to Scott Rosenbloom to CADBlogging with CADuzer.com

Scott Rosenbloom AIAA has started a nice new blog about everything from BIM to AutoCAD and 3ds max to SketchUp. Nice design to the blog and posts. Read more →