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Throwback Thursday - AutoCAD Helps View Solar Eclipses История по четвергам - AutoCAD для наблюдения за солнечным затмением

While those old 5.25 inch floppies may not be of much help these days other than memorabilia, the Autodesk Moscow office made good use of them as lenses to view a solar eclipse.а первый взгляд, сейчас трудно найти применение 5.25-дюймовым дискетам. Может только как экспонаты в музее! Но сотрудники московского офиса Autodesk нашли им применение для просмотра солнечного затмения. Read more →

AutoCAD 2020.1 Update is Now Available

Check your Autodesk Desktop App to see if the AutoCAD 2020.1 Update is now enabled for you as there are some good feature enhancements as well as fixes for reported problems. AutoCAD 2020.1 Update Release Notes New Feature and Feature Enhancement Summary Blocks Palette Drag and drop actions now apply the settings for Scale and Rotation The display of thumbnail images is improved Tooltips can now be suppressed with the TOOLTIP system variable Text on Layer Sets a default layer... Read more →

AutoCAD Proof We Landed on the Moon

The Apollo 11 Lunar Lander is shown on the surface of the moon in 1:1 scale in the Solar System AutoCAD sample drawing from the early 80s. Its a well known fact that Autodesk founder John walker is big into astronomy, and accuracy being a key part of that. I have heard in an early AutoCAD release that bug reports were filed by people reporting a wobble of shadows in rendering with sunlight. It was not a bug, being accurately... Read more →

Free 100% DWG File Viewer that Includes Measure and Convert

The free Autodesk TrueView is built on the same core code as AutoCAD and as such has 100% DWG viewing and plotting like AutoCAD. It also has some really nice features besides just viewing a DWG file and that is measuring, plotting with plot styles, and also a batch conversion ability to batch convert drawings to the latest format and even replace plotstyles in that process. I wouldn't highlight it as a viewer as there is the free and premium... Read more →

Whats New in AutoCAD 2020

Several 2020 releases of Autodesk products are making news today from Inventor to 3ds Max. Also making its public unveiling is the new AutoCAD 2020. Read what is new in AutoCAD 2020 and then give it a spin by downloading it. when it becomes available for subscribers and trial download. What's New in AutoCAD 2020 Tour the AutoCAD UI (Video) What's New in AutoCAD 2020 AutoCAD 2020 New Features Overview (Video) The following is an overview of the changes made... Read more →

Have You Tried?

Autodesk’s AutoCAD API guru Lee Ambrosius just pointed out a great AutoCAD learning resource. "Have You Tried" is an article series written by the AutoCAD CXD team that takes a look at forgotten and underutilized AutoCAD features. Check out the 18+ months worth of articles to learn about features that could increase your productivity. https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2019/ENU/?query=%22have%20you%20tried%22&knowledgeSource=Product%20Documentation Read more →

AutoCAD Automation Beta on the Forge Platform

Access many of the AutoCAD objects in an API on the Forge platform as a Design Automation Beta. Automate repetitive and time intensive tasks and save time. Design Automation API (Beta)v3 https://forge.autodesk.com/en/docs/design-automation/v3/developers_guide/overview/ “Imagine you have thousands of DWG files stored in the cloud, and you need them all converted to PDF files. Ordinarily, you would have to download all the files, run a script on them in the AutoCAD desktop software, and then potentially upload them all back to the... Read more →

Pizza Economics and AutoCAD Fields

I read a startling research item by Mashable that may not have been apparent to everyone. It wasn't apparent to all of us Autodeskers who have a long tradition with Beer Busts at special events and Autodesk University. There is about 28 more square inches of pizza in the single 18” pizza (excluding the great stuffed crust debate). Yes, on a normal thin crust pizza you get more ordering the 18 inch pizza instead of 2 – 12 inch pizzas.... Read more →

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2019 for Mac

Announced this week new releases of AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac and new langu... Read more →

Autodesk’s AutoCAD was just on the Apple Keynote

I was watching the Apple keynote this morning and just seen during the new iPad Pro announcement that AutoCAD Mobile App was shown. Congrats to the AutoCAD Team! Apple Special Event | Watch Now‎ Read more →

Life Before AutoCAD

A funny Throwback Thursday looking at what life was like before we had AutoCAD assisting in drafting and design. 18 Amazing Vintage Photos That Show How Life Before AutoCAD Looked Like https://www.vintag.es/2018/08/life-before-autocad.html Read more →

Download AutoCAD 2019 Free

Kick the tires of the latest version of AutoCAD released just this April.You can download and run a full version of AutoCAD for 30 days – free at https://www.autodesk.com/products/autocad/free-trial While there were many updates including 200+ dialog boxes and other User Interface elements have been updated and other requested updates and fixes, the biggest theme is: ONLY ONE. AUTOCAD. AutoCAD now includes industry-specific features and libraries for architecture, mechanical design, electrical design, and more. Automate floor plans, sections, elevations, and... Read more →

AutoCAD 2019 Released - One AutoCAD

Today March 22, 2018 is the day, AutoCAD 2019 was announced and now available for subscribers. While there were many updates including 200+ dialog boxes and other User Interface elements have been updated and other requested updates and fixes, the biggest theme is: ONLY ONE. AUTOCAD. AutoCAD now includes industry-specific features and libraries for architecture, mechanical design, electrical design, and more. Automate floor plans, sections, elevations, and other drawings. Draw piping, plumbing, and ducting for faster design with mechanical tools.... Read more →

ADN DevDays Webinars Available

Autodesk Developer Network DevDays Webinar recordings are now available at http://autode.sk/2C8momg on the Autodesk DevTV YouTube channel. Revisit any presentations you may have missed, or want to re-review! The recorded discussions cover the APIs for Forge, Revit AutoCAD Civil3D, BIM 360, InfraWorks, Inventor, Autodesk Vault, Fusion 360, and AutoCAD. Read more →

The Solar System Drawn to Scale in AutoCAD DWG– Scale & Accuracy is Everything

Back in AutoCAD version 2.18, Autodesk placed a sample drawing with AutoCAD named the Solar.DWG to demonstrate the precision of AutoCAD back in the early eighties. AutoCAD was based used 64bit floating point precision and the most accurate back then. With this Solar DWG you can see our solar system in 1:1 scale in kilometer units. This would not be a good DWG to plot/print 1:1 full scale. You can zoom all the way in on the Apollo Lunar Lander... Read more →

An Epic Piece of Autodesk History –The Nozzle

An amazing surprise as I walked into the office this morning, Kevin Schneider presented me with the historical original nozzle used in many sample files and demos of AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor over the past 34 years. AutoCAD 2.6 included a sample drawing of a nozzle that has been one of the iconic sample drawings in AutoCAD release history, known affectionately as “the nozzle.” The creator of the drawing Don Strimbu designed the nozzle in 1983 using a primitive featured... Read more →

Clean your AutoCAD DWG and Kill Zombies

Are you receiving bloated unruly DWG files from someone that are a suspected zombie apocalypse and walking dead? Here is a good solution good solution and timely for Halloween. Slay those zombies bloating your DWG files. “Ready to purge the zombies? These three apps will help you clean up your AutoCAD drawings like never before: http://autode.sk/2xyLwMZ “ Read more →

Throwback Thursday – The Roaring Twenties of Computing

This is the 35th year of Autodesk and AutoCAD, and in the past year I have exchanged emails with the founder of Autodesk, John Walker. I asked John about the beginnings of Autodesk and also asked about what he sees in the future of technology given that he was at the beginning of the wave of PCs back in the 80s and took big risks on several early technology including one that became the most used CAD in the world... Read more →

AutoCAD 2018.1.1 Update

A new update to AutoCAD 2018 was made available to customers in the Autodesk Desktop App. The update contains new features, enhancements to performance such as the 4k monitor and 3D performance improvements, and the update also contains some fixes for reported issues. Review the ReadMe document detailing the changes in the AutoCAD 2018.1.1 Update. Please submit your CER dialog with added details if you experience a “unplanned exit” aka crash of AutoCAD as the CER data provides the clues... Read more →

AutoCAD 2018.1 and AutoCAD LT 2018.1 Update Now Available

There is a fancy new feature packed update for AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT subscriber and educational license customers. Learn more about the new update from Heidi Hewett and Marcus O’Brien in a blog post announcement. AutoCAD 2018.1 and AutoCAD LT 2018.1 Update Now Available Read more →

Throwback Thursday – AutoCAD 35 Years

Autodesk and AutoCAD was created 35 years ago this year. There are many celebrations looking back over the years, and also looking forward to the future. Autodesk was founded by John Walker, so I emailed with John on his perspective for the 35 years and asked him some questions to share. Photo of John Walker when I met him at his home in Switzerland 10 years ago. Shaan (me): What was your favorite AutoCAD Feature or command back in the... Read more →

35年AutoCAD庆祝活动

于7月3号成功登顶7546米的慕士塔格峰（新疆），带着一面"I Love AutoCAD“的35周年纪念旗子。 Hill是一名AutoCAD的资深老用户，他在9... Read more →

35 Years of AutoCAD Celebration Goes Way Up

An AutoCAD Team member, Hill Fang has summited with his 35 years of AutoCAD flag. Hill Fang summited Muztagh-Ata, 7,546m / 24,757ft, on July 3rd,2017 with an “I Love AutoCAD” 35 Year anniversary flag. Hill started using AutoCAD back in AutoCAD 2.x in the 80’s. This is not the first time Hill has taken AutoCAD flags to summits of mountains. Keep Calm & Love AutoCAD on China’s, Mt. Banji, at 5,430m Hill Fang on right. Climbing 24,757 feet is no... Read more →

AutoCAD Answer Day is Today

Today is Autodesk Answer Day at the Autodesk Community! It snuck up on me right after Autodesk’s Week of Rest last week and the holiday the week prior. If you have any burning questions regarding AutoCAD, now is the time to ask the AutoCAD team and get their answers and insight. Its free to participate. Get your questions answered: http://autode.sk/apac-answer-day Read more →

AutoCAD 2018.0.2 Update

Autodesk is always working to improve and to respond to feedback in an effort to constantly improve the products. Even thought AutoCAD 2018 was just released there is already an update available. “We invest heavily in quality control at Autodesk, but when issues arise, product updates and fixes ensure the continued success of our customers. Transparency is important to us, which is why we want to share that we provided an update (AutoCAD 2018.0.1) very shortly after the AutoCAD 2018... Read more →