There’s no doubt about it: content is key to the design of building systems. Autodesk® Building Systems 2004 contains extensive libraries of intelligent 2D and 3D mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection content. And now the HVAC Content Extension—a modular... Read more →
Below is a photo of me and fellow desker Mikhail "Misha" Belilovskiy and his funny ballerina costume. We had a Halloween party and costume contest. Read more →
You can now with the Tool Palette Extension create and manage and even switch palette groups easier than ever. In the below image you see the Customize dialog you get after installing the extension then right-click on the Tool Palette... Read more →
Just got the information from fellow desker Julian Gonzalez: Continuing to provide value to ADT subscription customers, we are pleased to announce the availability of the new Interoperability and Productivity Extension for Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004. Productivity and smooth sharing... Read more →
Here is a great site with Windows Longhorn information and screen captures. Paul thurrott is also writing a complete review of Longhorn to be posted soon. There was a lot of ooohs and ahhhs at the PDC today at some... Read more →
Well get ready for the tons of press releases and news on the next oprtaing system. In fact Microsoft will be making this beta available for everyone and no non disclosure agreement required which means beta cusomters will be able... Read more →
There are solar flares predicted for the next few days here on Earth with the potential to affect radio and power companies and other things. On the bright side (no pun intended) the aurora may be seen lower in the... Read more →
The 64 bit computers are coming. It will take awhile before we see any native 64 bit applications but they will come. It may take time like the transition from 16 bit to 32 bit but remember all of the... Read more →
On the web site link below, you can read the worlds newspapers daily front page. It is very informative and interesting to see what is going on aorund the world. For example today in Sydney Australia, you will no longer... Read more →
You can click on the image to see a larger sized screen capture of Autodesk Express Viewer 4. To download this new DWF viewer Click Here Cheers, -Shaan Read more →
Why You Need DWF Click Here for this great article by fellow desker and friend Lynn Allen. Cheers, -Shaan Read more →
AutoCAD: The Tool Palettes Extension - Extending the AutoCAD Interface Nice tutorial on the new extension by well known AutoCAD author of the AutoCAD Bible Ellen Finkelstein and she is also a great cookie baker . Click Here Cheers, -Shaan Read more →
I have received some great feedback from Autodesk customers after they tried the DWF format at my recommendation. I thought I might share the raw comments used with their permission of course and perhaps you might give it a try... Read more →
A few customers have emailed me about some confusion with hatches and this new Tool Palette extension. If your AutoCAD system variable Pickstyle variable is set to 2 or 3, along with the associative hatch or gradient it selects its... Read more →
I was on the road last week in Seattle visiting customers and also attending some meetings at the Microsoft Redmond campus. I stumbled across a great travel tip after forgetting to pack my toothpaste in my bag. I found that... Read more →
You are hearing it here first. There will be a new AutoCAD extension releasing today for AutoCAD 2004 and AutoCAD 2004 based products. The press release will be later today as well as the download available on the Autodesk subscription... Read more →
In the image below I printed DWF files from a non Autodesk CAD application as well as even the almost 10 year old AutoCAD R12 for Windows. I have printed from many non Autodesk applications. The DWF format is a... Read more →
I am on the team that develops AutoCAD, the viewers and many other products. If you have a suggestion for us to look into, please email me. Email me at [email protected] In the subject line of the email, please mention... Read more →
Autodesk DWFwriter 2 Beta Print to DWF directly from your design applications. Enrollment is currently underway for the Autodesk DWFwriter Beta program. This Windows system printer driver allows you to publish DWF files from a variety of design applications, including... Read more →
The new AutoCAD Extension is named "The Tool Palettes Extension". It is a real productivity enhancing extension. It should be available by download to Autodesk subscription customers in a very short time. You will be able to include multiple new... Read more →
I am really impressed with the TabletPC and have been using a Toshiba Portege 3500 for almost a year. They are now recently rivaling the power and performance of a Notebook laptop all in a smaller package with a pen... Read more →
AutoCAD customer Lee Ambrosius of Hyperpics created a great PDF document for Quick Tips on AutoCAD 2004. Items covered: Keyboard Shortcuts Drag 'n Drop Command Shortcuts (or Aliases) Object Selection Methods Object Snaps Coordinate... Read more →