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AutoCAD 2005 - 5 of 5 Stars from Cadalyst Magazine

"All in all, AutoCAD 2005 will be a worthwhile upgrade for most users." Link to Cadalyst Review Read more →

Sure is hot in Orlando Florida

The temperature has been very high this week and humid, but at least there are enough pools and cold refreshments to assist in my survival. I have been having a great time and have uploaded more images to the Florida... Read more →

Alireza Parsai has an AutoCAD 2005 Seminar in Toronto Tonight!

Alireza will conduct a seminar about new features of AutoCAD 2005 for TRACE local user group in Toronto. For more details: http://www.trends.ca/~trace/ Read more →

Fun in Orlando Florida!

I have been in Orlando Florida for the past 2 days and am loving it. The weather is excellent and the Disney resorts are awesome. I am sure it is not just me but every animal including ducks, rabbits, birds,... Read more →

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... Read more →

Autodesk University 2004: A Booster Shot for Your Brain

Mark your calendar and save the dates for Autodesk University® 2004—the premier Autodesk learning and networking event. When: Tuesday, November 30 - Friday, December 3 Where: MGM Grand Conference Center, Las Vegas There's nothing like Autodesk University (AU). We're talking... Read more →

BlogJet Rocks!

If you have a blog, thn you should really check out BlogJet. BlogJet allows you to post to your blog but simplifies everything and allows more abilties in formatting and content than the standard web blog page entries do. It... Read more →

Creating AutoCAD 2004 Tool Palettes and Custom Tools

Ellen Finkelstein (who sends me cookies) wrote an article about creating and customizing Tool Palettes for AutoCAD 2004 awhile back. I thought I would point it out again after receiving a few emails on the subject. The AutoCAD 2004 Tool... Read more →

Going to Florida this Friday May 21st 2004

I will be headed to Orlando Florida this Friday and then headed to the beach on St. Pete Island located on the Gulf of Mexico for a week to soak up some sun and suds. I am taking the family... Read more →

Perfect Paper Space, Part 2 by Lynn Allen

Lynn Allen has published her second part of the Perfect Paper Space series. Last month it was part 1 link here and now the latest. "LAST MONTH WE DIPPED our toes into paper space. This month let's wade deeper into... Read more →

AutoCAD® 2005 Sheet Set Best Practices White Papers

The following three white papers on AutoCAD® 2005 Sheet Set Best Practices are being posted to the Autodesk web site any day, but you get them here first. Cheers, -Shaan Best Practices Series Sheet Set Manager: Introduction to the Series... Read more →

Registration and Activation (Authorization) Codes: How does it work for Subscription?

All products on subscription are pre-registered to the Contract Manager named at the time the Subscription order is processed. When installing your product you will be required to obtain an activation code. When requesting an activation code for product installations... Read more →

Quick Article on Design Document Communication with DWF

I just wanted to write a short article on using DWF and a workflow with markup. The DWF format is very small compared to PDF and other formats for transmitting to others. You can also use the free Autodesk DWF... Read more →

AutoCAD is used in so many places..

I just found out that the map at: http://www.sacairports.org/int/terminal/airport.html was actually cretaed using AutoCAD and then a few labels added in Adobe Photoshop. It just goes to show that AutoCAD is used almost everywhere. The credit for the map goes... Read more →

AutoCAD Express Tools Tutorial from http://www.cadtutor.net

Some AutoCAD Express Tools are covered in Michael's online article: Layer Walk BCOUNT Change Space Layer Isolate You really should consider subscribing to his newsletter ‘The AutoCAD Toolbelt’. [Read Article] Read more →

Edge Panning with AutoCAD

We added a little known feature in AutoCAD 2004 which is also in AutoCAD 2005. I figured I would explain this after reading a post in a newsgroup with a customer trying to figure out this discovery. You must have... Read more →

What are the differences between Autodesk Viz 2005 and 3DS Max 6?

Steven Papke of VizDepot.com has documented the main differences between the two products in a quick reference. The Vizdepot is a great resource for those that create rendering and visualization using Autodesk Viz. [Read List from VizDepot.com] Read more →

Attention AutoCAD Users: Want a Visit?

The AutoCAD Team is always looking for customer sites to visit for future feature discussions and to make sure we understand the problems you face in your AutoCAD design use. I am also interested in those that Bentley Microstation to... Read more →

DWF Precision Follow Up

This is a follow up to the DWF Precision article by Brian Mathews of the DWF Team Link to Article By default, DWFs are plotted from AutoCAD at 400 DPI—but this is far below the limit for DWF (up to... Read more →

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... Read more →

Great User Group Meeting

It was nice meeting the 38+ people in attendance last night at the San Francisco AutoCAD Users Group to see the presentation of AutoCAD 2005 by Shawn Gilmour of Autodesk. Congratulations to the winners of the drawings for the AutoCAD... Read more →

Congratulations to Eric & Kelly Stover on Thier New Family Addition

My coworker Eric Stover the AutoCAD Product Manager and his wife Kelly had a new arrival this weekend. Evan Daniel Stover was born at 10:34pm on Friday April 30th. Congratulations Eric and Kelly! Read more →

Beyond Megapixels - Part II

Part II of the series on digital cameras by Joe Marney thetechlounge.com. Part I was posted last week and busted the "8 megapixel cameras are better" myth. This is a very informative series for anyone using or looking at buying... Read more →