Dork Side Tips: Repath Xrefs, Snip Xrefs, Prevent Palette Docking
Thursday, June 20, 2013
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Comparing 123D Catch with ReCap Photo
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
My apologies if you’ve reached this post while looking for a detailed comparison or analysis of thes.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Attend an international AU event this year
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
What began as an annual conference and exhibition in the U.S.—albeit a popular one—has evolved into.. » read more.. From Autodesk University
Autodesk FormIt 4.0 Dynamo Announced at AIA 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Autodesk’s free conceptual tool for the ipad, Autodesk FormIt was just updated as version 4. FormIt .. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**24 The Local Supercluster
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across fro.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Revit TIp - The All Powerfull i-Drop
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Cool tip from Scott over at Revit Jedi that you should think about when looking for Revit content.... » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
With this beta release, Bricsys is back in the architectural biz (updated)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Bricsys has been hinting at getting back into the architectural design market, and today they releas.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
Dork Side Tips: C'mon baby, lets DVIEW Twist
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
I hope I gave everyone an earworm with that punny section heading, because I can't call the DVIEW co.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
ZWSOFT Announces A Shipbuilding Win
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Chinese AutoCAD clone developer ZWSOFT has announced a major win in the shipbuilding industry, a com.. » read more.. From Deelip Menezes
Autodesk Labs Site Down for Maintenance Tonight for 3 Hours
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Our IT team will be conducting some database maintenance tonight, so the Autdoesk Labs .. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
NVIDIA GRIDs Have Power to Share
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - The NVIDIA GRID K1 and K2
boards are .. » read more.. From CAD Insider
My new toy: the first phone built for Firefox OS
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
There's the Big 3 in mobile operating systems, of course, Android, iOS, and Blackberry 10. And then .. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
Let Us Know Your Thoughts
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Autodesk Simulation team is interested in hearing your thoughts on what is important in a struc.. » read more.. From BIM & BEAM
Virtual Reality: You Can DIY or Call Virtalis
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
ANAHEIM, CA (PTC Live Global 2013), June 12, 2013 - You would think Paul Ewing's job at Virtalis wo.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
iSEEK Shape Search Going Mobile
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
ANAHEIM, CA (PTC Live Global 2013), June 12, 2013 - Don Flugrad,
cofounder of iSEEK, wa.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
Copy Monitor and Name Changing
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I use the monitor part of Copy/Monitor to create a relationship between my existing levels and leve.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Respect the Intern, Respect the BIM
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I ran across this article on Twitter. Although it is written in a more "rant" style of blog .. » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
Installing Revit 2014 Jacks Older Versions Ribbon
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
If you don't have the luxury of NOT using older versions of Revit, and you have installed.. » read more.. From CAD Shack
Place your DWG File on a Diet
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
I received an email from blog reader Steve Roberts with a suggested tip topic on how to reduce the s.. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Graebert Releases Free OnlineMaps For Free Draftsight
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Today Graebert released a free plug-in called OnlineMaps for the free version of DraftSight, the 2D .. » read more.. From Deelip Menezes
3D Printed Motorcycle Designer Settles 5 year-old debate
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Enlarge .
At AU 2008 I happened to be nearby when our team was hoisting the 3D pr.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Inserting a specific Excel sheet as an AutoCAD table using .NET
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Last week I received the following question from Adam Schilling: I have enjoyed your posts on .net p.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Dork Side Tips: Lay it all out
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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In upFront.eZine this week: how Haswel ignores the needs of desktop CAD users
Monday, June 17, 2013
In upFront.eZine #780 this week, we have for you: 1. What Marketing Gives, Engineering Takes 2. All .. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
New and Existing Project Chronicle users can try a new feature right now
Monday, June 17, 2013
Senior Principal Research Scientist, Tovi Grossman , let me know that we are pleased to.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
123D Make Helps Students Learn in Cairo
Monday, June 17, 2013
As its name suggests, 123D Make helps you "make" your design in the physical world by c.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Multifunction Grips on AutoCAD Dimensions
Monday, June 17, 2013
The final of my three part video series for Cadalyst Magazine on Multifunction grips has arrived! .. » read more.. From Lynn Allen's Blog
What's New in Autodesk Revit 2014 on the App Store
Monday, June 17, 2013
I would like to present to you a new app for the iPad which is available on the App Store. The app .. » read more.. From BIM & BEAM
View Templates are Mean
Monday, June 17, 2013
If you do something that prompts Revit to pop up this kind of warning (this one is about Spaces)..... » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Everything AutoCAD 2014
Monday, June 17, 2013
I don't think I can get much lazier than what I am doing now. If you want to know what new, differe.. » read more.. From The Lazy Drafter
Revit Tutorial - Split Roof (Paul Aubin)
Monday, June 17, 2013
I simple little how-to from Paul . I like this tip because I have seen split roofs done a few .. » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
Hitchhiker's Guide to AutoCAD Basics
Monday, June 17, 2013
Check out The Hitchhiker’s Guide to AutoCAD Basics online resource. It provides a great introductio.. » read more.. From Heidi Hewett's Blog
Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**23 Local Group of Galaxies
Monday, June 17, 2013
I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across fro.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
RobiNZ at #RTCAUS 3 - A surprising keynote
Monday, June 17, 2013
I must admit to being underwhelmed when I first saw the Revit Technology Conference organisers had s.. » read more.. From RobiNZ CAD Blog
Dork Side Tips: Speel Chocker
Monday, June 17, 2013
Continuing to share bite-sized tips, broken out from my recent AutoCAD Tips and Tricks article ( pdf.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Win free copies of AutoCAD 3D book from Packt
Monday, June 17, 2013
It’s been annual tradition on CAD notes to arrange giveaway prizes on CAD notes anniversary. CAD no.. » read more.. From CAD Notes
zSpace Integrates with Teamcenter Visualization Mockup
Sunday, June 16, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - zSpace has a pretty cool way of interacting.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
New IFC Exporters for Revit Available for Download
Sunday, June 16, 2013
New IFC exporters for Revit available Català - Castellano - Deutsch New versions of the IFC Exporte.. » read more.. From CAD addict
RobiNZ at #RTCAUS 2 – Welcome Back, you never really left!
Saturday, June 15, 2013
As Wes pointed out in his opening address this wasn’t the first Revit Technology Conference in Auckl.. » read more.. From RobiNZ CAD Blog
Schedule Name and Header
Friday, June 14, 2013
A few years ago (Aug 08) I wrote a post that explained how to break the relationship between a sche.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
SpaceController - Best 3D Input Device You Haven't Heard Of
Friday, June 14, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - If you are serious about 3D, chances .. » read more.. From CAD Insider
Do CAD vendors contribute to PRISM?
Friday, June 14, 2013
A report from Bloomberg this morning says that an awful lot more than just eight firms are contribut.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
The Innovation of Innovation
Friday, June 14, 2013
Autodesk’s Bill O’Connor created this nice short video on Innovation. This is very fitting since I h.. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Updated set of Leap Motion samples available
Friday, June 14, 2013
I’ve been beavering away in an attempt to streamline the AutoCAD-Leap Motion integration samples I p.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**22 IC 1101
Friday, June 14, 2013
I work out of our office on One Market Street in San Francisco. My standup-desk is right across fro.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Dork Side Tips: Selection Selection
Friday, June 14, 2013
I recently wrote an article, for AUGIWorld Magazine, called Tips from the Dork Side. It can be found.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Tata Technologies Manages to Sell Competing CAD Products
Friday, June 14, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - Sean Slyman devotes
himself to Siemen.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
This Family uses a Type Catalog
Thursday, June 13, 2013
A family that has a type catalog must be loaded properly, either with Load Family while placing a c.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Convert It, Fix It, Reuse It with ITI TranscenData
Thursday, June 13, 2013
ANAHEIM, CA (PTC LIve Global 2013), June 11, 2013 - Looking to switch from one CAD
program to.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
TD Tip: MultiLeaders are messed up
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Chris Miller from the AutoCAD Test Development team shares this tip for messed up multileaders. Iss.. » read more.. From Heidi Hewett's Blog
Managing the AutoCAD Recent Documents List
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Does your AutoCAD recent file list work for you, or does it fill up with seemingly random .DST (she.. » read more.. From CAD Panacea
RobiNZ at #RTCAUS 1 – Close to home
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Revit Technology Conference Australasia recently came to Auckland and I had the privilege of attendi.. » read more.. From RobiNZ CAD Blog
June issue of Autodesk Labs newsletter now available
Thursday, June 13, 2013
There's another issue of Innovation Edge , the Autodesk Labs newsletter, available for your perusal.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
GRAITEC BIM Connect available on Autodesk Exchange for Autodesk Revit
Thursday, June 13, 2013
With GRAITEC BIM Connect, Autodesk Revit Architecture and Autodesk Revit Structure users quickly co.. » read more.. From BIM & BEAM
Embedding a 123D Catch scene in an HTML page
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
A little over a year ago I first saw the HTML version of 123D Catch. My first thought was “that’s co.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
BlueBryk and Content
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
I recently spoke with Bruce Madsen. I had the pleasure of sharing a dinner table with him and his w.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Autodesk Project Blink Beta Opportunity - Run Remote Apps from PC & iPad
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Project Blink gives you the power and flexibility to run software installed on your computer from a .. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Autodesk Gallery Powers of Design Exhibit: 10**21 The Milky Way
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
"Sometimes when this place gets kind of empty
Some of the breath fades with the light
I.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Family Templates and View Orientation
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
An exchange of posts at Revitforum.org with Alfredo regarding family templates prompts this post. T.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
TD Tip: Offline Help not found
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Here's another great tip from Dan Kuhmann on the AutoCAD Test Development team. Issue: I have downl.. » read more.. From Heidi Hewett's Blog
Revit Wall Area 'Misunderstanding'
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Revit (and by extension Navisworks) wall areas and volumes are calculated based upon the centre of t.. » read more.. From revit in plain english
Canon mixes up its reality
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com Canon is a company we know best for fine cameras (and less so for th.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
Design Night: Peddle Away with Project Falcon
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Simulation of Scott Sheppard riding a PiCycle in the wind photos courtesy of Ryan Arnaudin &#.. » read more.. From It is Alive in the Lab
Canon Mixes Up Your Reality
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - Canon, a company we know best for their fin.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
Uni: A retrospective
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Was it worth it? I think I can hear at least one or two people wondering that to themselves. .. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Autodesk Revit 2013 Does Get an Update
Monday, June 10, 2013
Last Friday I asked if Revit 2013 was going to get an update. It may have just been aggressive timi.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
In upFront.eZine this week: we ask, does NSA's Prism capture cloud-based CAD dat..
Monday, June 10, 2013
In upFront.eZine #779 this week, we have for you: 1. Drawings=Data 2. HP's newest large-format print.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
AMD FirePro gets a 1-year head start on Creo over nVidia Quadro
Monday, June 10, 2013
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com In the war between the two superpowers of CAD graphics AMD and nVidi.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
RISA-Revit 2014 Link Available Now
Monday, June 10, 2013
Click here for more information and to download the link RISA-Revit Link Download . » read more.. From BIM & BEAM
The Very First AutoCAD Logo from 1982
Monday, June 10, 2013
I have one of the first AutoCAD manuals with this old logo and showed it at my keynote on the topic .. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Do I have options to control OFFSET result?
Monday, June 10, 2013
As an AutoCAD user, you must already know offset command. You probably also notice that you have se.. » read more.. From CAD Notes
Dunroamin
Monday, June 10, 2013
I’ve now finished my recent trio of long-haul trips: the San Francisco Bay Area in late April, Singa.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Revit Tutorial - Reporting the Length of ANY Curve (Simply Complex)
Monday, June 10, 2013
Great write-up by Marcello... Not only will this tutorial teach you how to find the length of any cu.. » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
JTB FlexReport 7.4.1
Monday, June 10, 2013
JTB FlexReport license and application usage monitoring tool has got some bugs squashed in version .. » read more.. From JTB World Blog
My second look at Vectorworks Nomad, part ii
Monday, June 10, 2013
Here is a walk-through of the Nomad viewer-redliner from Vectorworks: After installing Nomad from th.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
RTT - Making Cars Into Objects of Desire
Monday, June 10, 2013
DALLAS, TX (Siemens PLM Connection 2013) June 5, 2013 - In the world of engineering, there's .. » read more.. From CAD Insider
Uni: Finally! The End.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Part of me really thought that the day would never come. I wrote this post after I'd graduated, but,.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
PTC Sides with AMD, Lets Graphics Vendor Score Points Over Archrival NVIDIA
Monday, June 10, 2013
ANAHEIM, CA (PTC/User 2013), June 9, 2013 - In the war between the two superpowers of C.. » read more.. From CAD Insider
CAD Americas Training Days
Sunday, June 9, 2013
I Coming to a neighborhood near you! Join me for several stops along the CAD Americas tour. I'll .. » read more.. From Lynn Allen's Blog
Autodesk Revit 2013 Doesn't Get Web Update?
Friday, June 7, 2013
Autodesk has released a web update for Revit Architecture, Structure and MEP 2013. They each have t.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
My second look at Vectorworks Nomad, part i
Friday, June 7, 2013
When in April I tried to review Vectorworks Nomad, their app for Android and iOS devices, I couldn't.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
A different approach for using Leap Motion with AutoCAD
Friday, June 7, 2013
I mentioned a presentation I gave in Singapore a few weeks that talked about integrating Kinect and .. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Uni: Burnout
Friday, June 7, 2013
I don't know if it was Donnia, or someone else, who first told me, 'if you want something done, ask .. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Scaling Revit Families
Friday, June 7, 2013
Every now and then there seems to be a convergence in the "Revitverse". A series of events, themes .. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Uni: Paying for school
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Oh, yeah, here's the elephant in the room. My fellow student bloggers never really touched on the ma.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Autodesk Team OCTO pi in Fitness Race
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Autodesk is a firm believer in healthy employees equates to happy employees as well as reducing heal.. » read more.. From Between the Lines
Dassault won't give you this free SolidWorks-Catia xlator, but CCE will
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com SolidWorks-Catia conversions have been the source of much consternat.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
Thin Lines and Printing Sheets
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Reading reports ( at RevitForum.org ) of the Thin Lines feature affecting the output when printing .. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Uni: On the downward slope of the mountain
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Continuing to share posts from my educational journey at St. Louis University. (photo of Mt. Rainier.. » read more.. From Mistress of the Dorkness
Revit Tutorial - Creating a Tree with Adaptive Components (Revit Swat)
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
I'm not sure if this will replace RPC trees or photshopping trees after rendering but it is a very c.. » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
Strategic alliance between Autodesk and NetSuite
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
This isn’t new news – it was announced a few weeks ago at NetSuite’s SuiteWorld 2013 event – but I t.. » read more.. From Through the Interface
Hatching Open Areas in AutoCAD using a Gap Tolerance
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hatches help us assign context to specific elements of our plans by adding texture to what would oth.. » read more.. From The CAD Geek Blog
Why consider me for your next Revit/BIM project?
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
I had someone tell me the other day that I was not being considered for a role as they thought I wa.. » read more.. From Revit Rants
ACA 2013 Service Pack 2
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Autodesk ® has released Service Pack 2 for AutoCAD ® Architecture 2013 . As always, be certain to re.. » read more.. From The Architect's Desktop
Limiting Layers
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Layers are awesome. They are the key to everything visibility in AutoCAD. Bec.. » read more.. From The Lazy Drafter
Revit Journal Folder and Saving Files on Network Drives
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Revitform.org member "Cellophane" dropped this reminder/tip recently. When you save project files t.. » read more.. From Revit OpEd
Bloomberg Talks BIM
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
I love reading about BIM in the "mainstream" media. I think this article is well written and t.. » read more.. From The Revit Kid.com!
AutoCAD 2013 verticals Service Pack 2
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Are you using AutoCAD 2013 verticals? If so, here are some Service Packs you might want to install... » read more.. From JTB World Blog
In upFront.eZine this week: our exclusive interview with Vero Software about its..
Monday, June 3, 2013
In upFront.eZine #778 this week, we have for you: 1. Vero Software's View of the CAM Industry - Excl.. » read more.. From WorldCAD Access
Elevation Markers | Share | Load | Use
Monday, June 3, 2013
In response to a RevitForum post -where I included the Elevation Markers I created a few years back.. » read more.. From Fear and Loathing In a CAD vs. BIM World: A Revit Blog