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Autodesk Impression

Many Autodesk clients are on a subscription plan. Autodesk Subscription provides users with more than just the latest version of your softer from Autodesk. It entitles you to free downloads! One such download is Autodesk Impression. Read more →

AutoCAD Tips & Tricks Videos

Allen Lowe a Visual Media Designer in the AutoCAD/AutoCAD LT User Assistance team has posted some new AutoCAD Tips and Tricks videos. Read more →

AutoCAD Users – Help Shape the Future

The AutoCAD Product Design & Usability Team is looking for participants for a study on the AutoCAD upgrade/migration process, tools, and results. Read more →

AutoCAD Exchange Ask the Expert: Edwin Prakoso

Go ask your AutoCAD questions to this weeks expert Edwin Prakoso on the AutoCAD Exchange. http://bit.ly/9UNjhB Read more →

Rumor Post

I love my Mac machines, and I love my PCs, but I am receiving a ton of emails asking to confirm some Internet rumors. Read more →

Autodesk Russian ASAP Module Released - Autodesk СПДС модуль

Autodesk СПДС модуль — это новое дополнение к продуктам семейства AutoCAD*, предназначенное для оформления рабочих чертежей в соответствии с принятыми в России стандартами системы проектной документации для строительства (СПДС). Этот модуль дает возможность оформлять чертежи в строгом соответствии с требованиями ГОСТ 21.1101-2009* «Основные требования к проектной и рабочей документации» и других нормативных документов. Read more →

Headed to AUGI CAD Camp Phoenix

Today I will be flying down to Phoenix Arizona for tomorrow’s AUGI CAD Camp. http://www.augievents.com/ I also get to meet Bill Fane and Robert Green at the airport, who are not only great guys but well known and respected CAD Legends. Should be a great event for everyone, and I hope to see you there. Cheers, Shaan Read more →

Project Snap on Autodesk Labs

Project Snap is a unified browse and search platform for Autodesk design applications that connects Autodesk users to their design data regardless of where it resides. Multiple data locations and multiple file types. This is a great way to find design data fast. This is like the AutoCAD feature Autodesk Design Center “ADC” on steroids! Read more →

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 Update 2 Released

Autodesk has released Update 2 for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010. http://bit.ly/d3HfrA & http://bit.ly/9ApjyI Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 Online Help Now Updated ~ Faster and Smarter Search

The AutoCAD 2011 online Help has been improved for better search results and much faster performance. We pushed the improved online Help on Friday May 7th. Please give it a try and let us know what you think. Read more →

The Most Comfortable Technical Event Ever

Last Thursday I attended an event in Salt Lake City Utah hosted by Autodesk partner ProSoft. ProSoft is also celebrating their 25th anniversary. The event was free and for users of several Autodesk products like Revit, AutoCAD Architecture, and AutoCAD Map 3D. There were industry tracks with 15 breakout sessions. The top notch experts leading sessions were ProSoft’s own experts Shawn Herring and Kevin Ellis, and from Autodesk we had Amy Fietkau, William Spiers, and Pete Southwood. Around 200 were in attendance at the packed event where many great presentations were held throughout the day complete with a free BBQ lunch. Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 and Other Autodesk Product Help - On the Go

Chances are you own a mobile phone or smartphone in this age of mobile technology. One thing I have been doing on both my Blackberry and iPhone is taking the Chances are you own a mobile phone or smartphone in this age of mobile technology. One thing I have been doing on both my Blackberry and iPhone is taking the AutoCAD documentation with me on my mobile devices so I can access them from anywhere. It is a a cool trick to appear to known each and every system variable and command during a conversation with someone, as long as they don't realize you have the documentation on your phone and you really don't know everything AutoCAD. What I want to do in this post is to give you the AutoCAD documentation in the palm of your hand. Read more →