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AUGI TIPniques - July 2004 - The Autodesk Knowledge Base

Below is a link to a helpful article by Michael Perry discussing the Autodesk online Knowledge Base and other helpful resources. Michael Perry is a member of AUGI and he works in the UK for FaberMaunsell (An AECOM Company) within its Bridges and Special Structures Division.

Click Here for the article.

Cheers,
-Shaan

Marin Autodesk Users Group July 8th, 2004 Meeting

Come one come all and get your Autodesk questions answered. In addition to meeting the fine members of MAUG, you will be witnessing my warped humor and relaxed geek presentation style. Please do not come expecting too much, and you will leave very satisfied .

When: July 8th 2004
Time: 6 to 8 pm 111 McInness Parkway, San Rafael California
Who: Shaan Hurley, Autodesk Beta Mgr & Tech. Marketing Mgr.
What: Shaan will discuss System Variables, Commands, and ways to provide direct feedback to Autodesk on the future of the products.
Bring your Autodesk and AutoCAD questions.

I am giving away a copy of the new DWF Composer.

I may also be appearing at a Napa CAD Users Group, which meets the first Tuesday of the Month. I wonder if they drink Napa wines at the meeting.

If you have an Autodesk or AutoCAD user’s group meeting, let me know. If I can get there, I would to love to attend a meeting. If you would like answer your questions and discuss the many ways Autodesk listens to its customers or perhaps I can arrange another Autodesk person to speak to a specific topic you have.

Cheers,
-Shaan

AUGI Customization Corner - June 2004

Great article on Tool Palettes Lee Ambrosius of HyperPics.com.

"With AutoCAD 2005, Autodesk incorporated the Tool Palette Extension for those that were not on subscription and added support for Tables, along with additional improvements like Auxiliary Scale. I will talk about each of these individual tools in this and subsequent articles. "

Read the article

AUGI HotNews - June 2004

Welcome, Revit Users What happens when two dynamic user groups meet? Power and productivity. AUGI welcomes members of the Revit User Group International (RUGI) and participants in the Revit Forums at ZoogDesign.com to its first product community.

Autodesk Map 3D, a Q&A with David Salzberg David Salzberg, Customer Solution Manager, Communications & Utilities for Autodesk's Infrastructure Solutions Division answers questions about trends in the GIS/Mapping industry.

The NEW AUGI Forums Are Open New and enhanced features await AUGI members at the new Forums. Check 'em out!

Revit Redefines State of the Art Revit represents a step forward in architectural design tools.

Controlled Growth Creating shortcuts and streamlining AutoCAD.

Columns

President's Letter AUGI Outreach

TIPniques Brother, Can You Paradigm? Part II

Customization Corner Leveraging Tool Palettes

LUG Nuggets Volunteerism in the Volunteer State

 

 

Great Blog Post by Lee Ambrosius "Don't talk smack... instead give back"

Lee Ambrosius of hyperpics.com and his blog Beyond the UI obviously had taken a large amount of time and thought in order to compose this article. He explains the various ways of reporting and providing feedback to Autodesk.
Link to Article "Don't talk smack... instead give back"

Many will just expect a software company to know about a problem and it will magically be fixed in the next service pack but that is really not based in reality. We need to understand the problem and in many cases to reproduce it in order to determine the appropriate solution. That is why Autodesk has developed the Customer Error Reporting in our products. With the Customer Error Reporting the details if you choose to send them come back to us and we research them. This method is far better than asking a million and one questions of a customer. Also make sure to fill in the details so we can contact you if needed to get further details or a sample file. The Customer Error Reporting helps everyone and is definitely better than doing nothing or the default Windows error reporting which submits to Microsoft, which many applications use but what is Microsoft going to do about a problem with an application that is not theirs, well not much. Just like other businesses we rely on feedback from the customers. So if you find a problem or something you feel should be changed, please let us know.

Helpful Links:

• Your Customer Error Reports Are Very Important
• Autodesk online defect submission system
• Send Feedback Direct to the AutoCAD Team
• Autodesk Usability and Beta Programs
• Between The Lines AutoCAD Wish List
• Spend Your $100 Survey for AutoCAD

Sincerely,
Shaan Hurley

AUGI Customization Corner - May 2004

Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article of tips on AutoCAD Switches written by and AutoCAD Guru and also one of the most experienced and feedback providing AutoCAD customers Lee Ambrosius.

Link to Article

Lee also has a blog for many great tips on AutoCAD titled "Beyond the UI".
http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_the_ui/

"Last month, I finished the second installment of using and creating scripts for use with AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT. Here, I’ll turn the attention from customizing inside of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT to the desktop shortcut. There are many options to get AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT start up. You have seen one of these options or switches in the previous articles about scripts. That switch was the /b switch, which allowed for the loading of a script when the desktop shortcut was used. This article investigates the many other switches available to you." Read More

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Monday, March 29, 2004

Great AutoCAD/AUGI Resource With Some Really Good AutoCAD 2005 Articles

The current AUGIWorld Magazine Issue for March/April 2004 is out and defintely worth a read especially for the AutoCAD 2005 articles explaining some of the new features with tips and tricks. There is also a good CAD Salary Survey in this issue.

Link to PDF of the AUGIWorld March April 2004 Issue
Hosted by Lee Ambrosius of hyperpics.com the author of many of the great articles.

Link to AUGI

Cheers,
-Shaan

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Lynn Allen's AutoCAD 2005 Tips & Tricks Preview - March 2004

My fellow Autodesker and buddy Lynn Allen has provided a sneak peek at her new book to AUGI members.

From AUGI:

An AUGI Exclusive! Lynn Allen, Cadalyst columnist and Autodesk Technical Evangelist, is giving AUGI members an exclusive preview of some of the time-saving features in the new AutoCAD 2005 software. Lynn’s new desktop reference guide “Lynn Allen’s Top 10 Tips for AutoCAD 2005” is not even on press yet, but we got her to share some insights.

Lynn Allen’s Top 10 Tips for AutoCAD® 2005 Software
Tip # 1: Step Savers Click Here

Read on the AUGI website and become a member if you are not already a member of AUGI.

Cheers,
-Shaan

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AUGI March 2004 Letter from the 2004 AUGI President Marv Muston

Autodesk User Group International 2004 President Marv Muston posted a Letter and listed it in the latest AUGI Hot News. AUGI is always looking for volunteers usisng all Autodesk products. Share your knowledge and contribute to a great organization.

Link to Article

Cheers,
-Shaan

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AUGI TIPniques - March 2004 - TIPniques - Object Selection, Part III

Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article of tips on AutoCAD Object Selection written by AutoCAD Top Gun Winner for Autodesk University 2002 and also now an AUGI Board Member Chris Lindner. Definitly worth the reading as it explains many of the different methods of selecting objects in AutoCAD.

Link to Article

Cheers,
-Shaan

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AUGI Customization Corner - March 2004

Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article of tips on Script Files Customizing AutoCAD written by and AutoCAD Guru and also one of the most experienced and feedback providing AutoCAD customers Lee Ambrosius.

Link to Article

Lee also has a blog for many great tips on AutoCAD titled "Beyond the UI".
http://hyperpics.blogs.com/beyond_the_ui/

Cheers,
-Shaan

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Wednesday, February 18, 2004

February 2004 AUGI HotNews Articles

New AUGI Hotnews

Link to New February 2004 Customization Article by Lee Ambrosius of hyperpics.com

Covers The following:
Blocks and Templates
Scripts
Aliases
Toolbars (Part of Menu file)
Pulldowns/Pop Ups (Part of Menu file)
Design Center
Tool Palettes

More on Object Selection by Chris Lindner
Link

Cheers,
-Shaan

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Monday, February 09, 2004

AUGI TIPniques - January 2004 - Object Selection Revisited

Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article of tips on AutoCAD Object Selection written by AutoCAD Top Gun Winner for Autodesk University 2002 and also now an AUGI Board Member Chris Lindner. Definitly worth the reading as it explains many of the different methods of selecting objects in AutoCAD.

Link to Article

Cheers,
-Shaan

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Sunday, February 08, 2004

AUGI - Customizing AutoCAD - January 2004

Autodesk User Group International has posted a nice article on Customizing AutoCAD written by AutoCAD Guru and also one of the most experienced and feedback providing AutoCAD customers Lee Ambrosius.

Definitly worth the reading.

Link to the Article

Cheers,
-Shaan

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