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Autodesk Help on Twitter

If you are on Twitter and looking for a product related question from Autodesk then you are in luck. For about a year or so there was a Twitter account by Autodesk Customer Service and Support team first at @autodeskcare which is now @AutodeskHelp. Read more →

Between the Lines Blog Still Growing After Almost 10 Years

I am honored and truly humbled to have been listed as the #1 CAD Blog of 2012 based on Alexa web rankings for global traffic and readers that was analyzed and posted by Brian Curran. It was also sweet to see my partner in Autodesk Labs crime Scott Sheppard also placed high at #4. While I am aware numbers are just that but Alexa are a good indicator of traffic to a web page. Read more →

Get Free Adobe Creative Suite 2 - Not

Apparently there are no strings are attached in this big free giveaway. You will just need to wait for their website to recover from the crash due to the massive traffic to download the Creative Suite. CReative Suite 2 “CS2” contains Photoshop, Illustrator, and nDesign. I am not sure Adobe did this just to be giving and charitable in the new year but perhaps down the road convert a percentage of those that download to upgrade or buy a new products. CS2 has plenty of of what people need when using Photoshop. The current version of Adobe Creative Suite is now CS6. In any case go get your free copy when their website recovers before they stop. Read more →

Autodesk University Blogger and Press Reception

Many of the Autodesk topic related bloggers and industry press look forward to the reception the night prior to Autodesk University kicking off. It is a great way to meet fellow bloggers and press and also several key Autodesk people in attendance. It started small a few years ago and then grew. It will be the Monday night before AU kicking off. Read more →

Autodesk BIM Blog en Français

Autodesk BIM Blog en Français Read more →

Get Up & Ready with Autodesk Products

I wanted to share a nice blog resource for Autodesk product users. This blog is especially great for keeping up on setting up and configuring Autodesk software. The blog is named “Up and Ready” and authored by Autodesk support employees. Read more →

Nine Years – Wow Time Flies

Expect me to post a celebratory post about this blog turning 9 years old on the upcoming Tuesday August 21, 2012. Read more →

Be a Guest Author on Between the Lines

If you have read this blog over 8 years you know I am a big believer in promoting other blogs and product users tips and tricks as they say “a rising tide floats all boats” as it benefits all of us, and the of course you the readers. It has always been a real pleasure to publish a guest post from someone in the community to the community. The idea is to share tips and articles that benefit Autodesk product and technology users as well as promote you, the expert and your, consulting, books, looking for a job, or promoting your blog, Twitter handle, or raise your Autodesk street cred among the CAD peeps. It helps the guest author get more visibility among peers as well as shares some valuable knowledge with the readers of the Between the Lines blog, a win – win for everyone in my book. Read more →

100k

WOW! almost 100,000 unique Between the Lines blog readers this month. A Sincere Thank You to every single reader! Read more →

CAD notes Blog Most Popular 2009-2012

Edwin Prakoso’s blog CAD notes http://cad-notes.com/ published a list of the the his blogs most popular posts from 2009 to 2012. Read more →

Saved From Being Eaten By Wild Animals

I have posted to this blog regularly for over 8 years and even found remote connections to post to the blog even while in the deepest of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest. Over the next couple of weeks I will be in a extremely remote region without any real connections other than voice satellite phone. To save me from having to stand in the middle of an open area to try to post a message at a very slow speed oer a satellite phone and looking like a fat juicy meal to a large carnivore, a few bloggers have graciously provided guest posts.The guest posts will go live over the time I am traveling. Read more →

Dances With Elephants - New Autodesk Blog

Yes, “Dances With Elephants” is the title of this new blog by Autodesk’s Jim Quanci and very fitting when you understand the purpose of the new blog. The blog is not about literally dancing with a two ton pachyderm, but instead a metaphor for the small companies working with large companies. Read more →

Read Between the Lines on Google Currents

This Between the Lines blog is now on Google Currents for iOS & Android devices. Google Currents is an application for your mobile device that allows you to easily browse online content and feeds similar and most likely the Google response to Flipboard. Read more →

Sign Up as a Blogger to Attend the Autodesk University 2011 Media Reception

I just published the survey page (http://svy.mk/nIpQLI) to gather information on those wanting to be considered for a limited number of invitations to the Autodesk University 2011 Blogger and Media Reception. The reception is planned for the evening of November 28th. If you blog or Tweet in social media about Autodesk or Autodesk products and plan to attend AU 2011 then this is the crème de le crème event. Read more →

Between the Lines Blog 2010 Stats and Trends

I want to thank all the readers of this blog and followers on Twitter @mrcadman account. This blog has been active for over 7 years now and the number of visitors has continued to grow, but the methods and clients for reading the blog posted content has certainly changed over that time. Read more →

Lab Coat Please…

As of February 1st I have moved to the Autodesk Labs group within Autodesk as a Technology Evangelist. It is a full circle for me as I developed the first Autodesk Labs site and posted several projects back in 2006, now I finally get to work in the group. I will be working with the teams supporting and evangelizing the Labs hosted technologies to current and future customers. Read more →

Autodesk University 2010 Bloggers Social Event

We are holding the Blogger Social Event once again after a fun and successful event the past 2 years. The event is for bloggers who actively blog on Autodesk product and events not really for blogs about their unicorn training, bacon weaving, or wicked butter carving skills. There will be a large group of bloggers and Autodesk employees attending in this casual social networking environment to place names to faces. Face to Face networking F2F. Read more →

AutoCAD for Mac Blogger Event in London

Last Wednesday Autodesk UK hosted a Blogger Meetup event at the London Soho office. The social event was held to allow people to come and play with AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS on the iPad live and see it for themselves before it ships this Fall. Read more →

7 Year Birthday for Between the Lines Blog

On this day in 2003, Between the Lines blog was born. Read more →

Finally Supporting Mobile Devices, A Mini-Me Between the Lines

After hearing from Curt Moreno @wkfd on how he wired up a mobile device view of his blog Kung Fu Drafter (http://www.kungfudrafter.com/), I followed suit. Now if you visit this Between the Lines blog from a mobile device like an iPhone you will be automagically directed to a smaller mobile version of this blog complete with links to Twitter, AutoCAD Facebook Fan page, and my photos feeds. Read more →

What Blogs and Social Media do you read or follow

What Design, Visualization, Technology, CAD, and Hardware Blogs do you read, and why? Worldwide and all languages. Are they customers or users of the software or technology they write about? What are your top 10 or 20 that in your opinion are the most influential, cutting edge, and a must read? Please post your favorites from around the world in the comments to this post. I am always looking to make sure I am following and learning from the best... Read more →

New Autodesk Blog ~ Voice of Community

This new blog is hosted by Ray Eisenberg and covers all aspects of the Autodesk user community. Read more →

Autodesk 2011 Product News & Blog Post Link Feast ~ Something for Everyone!

Sit down, grab a cup of joe ,and enjoy all of the great information and perspectives from some of the best out there on the recently released Autodesk 2011 products. AutoCAD 2011 hits the surface! from What a Mesh by Guillermo Melantoni Lots of info (and some fun) at the 2011 Launch event from LT Unlimited by Kate Morrical AutoCAD 2011 Feature Tips & Tricks – Transparency from Between the Lines by Shaan Hurley Learn what’s new in AutoCAD 2011... Read more →

Special Event Next Week

I have invited some bloggers to visit with me and the AutoCAD Teams next week in the Autodesk San Francisco office. No details on the occasion yet. There will also be a live webcast. Read more →

Locked Comments

Due to an increasing amount of spam comments being posted to old blog posts, I have set the blog service to automatically lock comments to blog posts older than 3 weeks months. I felt 3 weeks months was about right to at least allow for conversations, if not let me know in email or comments to this post. Spammers and comment bots ruin it for everyone unfortunately. Sincerely, Shaan Update 02/11/10 I have updated the script for auto closing out... Read more →