Autodesk will be closed Thursday July 1st through Monday July 5th for the July 4th Holiday. I will be volunteering for my sons Boy Scout troop 39 selling taco salads at the Marin County Fair. Cheers, -Shaan Read more →

I was looking through all of the referring URLs to this blog, and noticed a new CAD related blog from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology and School of Engineering. I hope the blog for CPIT takes off. The students will... Read more →

I have started receiving post cards from around the world from Between the Lines readers for the "Go Postal" Contest. The winner of the first entries actually came from Mike Burke in New Zealand. Mike sent three post cards shown... Read more →

Come one come all and get your Autodesk questions answered. In addition to meeting the fine members of MAUG, you will be witnessing my warped humor and relaxed geek presentation style. Please do not come expecting too much, and you... Read more →

There is a very nice tutorial on space sketches in Architectural Desktop on the blog RobiNZ by Robin Capper of New Zealand. Check Out RobiNZ Space Sketches in Architectural Desktop Tutorial Cheers, -Shaan Read more →

I was inspired by a web page " LA to Oregon at Mach 9"which recorded a trip from Los Angeles to Oregon and then sped up the video. Update 6/22/04: I again video taped my commute just yesterday the 21st... Read more →

There is a nice article in the Engineering News-Record issue on June 12, 2004. It lists AutoCAD by Autodesk as number two in the list of the ten technologies to change the construction industry in the past 20 years. 10... Read more →

Yes, consider the following: Published Spec Published Toolkit source code Sample code Standards based ZIP/ZLIB XML OpenHSF JPG/PNG/bitonal-G4-TIFF In addition: Free Windows Printer driver "Autodesk DWFWriter" to produce DWF from any Windows application. Free Windows Autodesk DWF Viewer. For more... Read more →

Need some great tips on presentations, organizational communications, and the proper use of PowerPoint? The use of PowerPoint in presentations is not a natural or easy thing. It seems to me that you get 40% of presentations show to little,... Read more →

During lunch I took a 3D part (.ipt) from Autodesk Inventor 9 and created a quick 2D drawing (.idw). I then created 2 DWF files, one is a 2D DWF and the other a 3D DWF. Both are viewed in... Read more →

3D & DWF! You can enroll for the opportunity to beta test the new Autodesk DWF Viewer 5 Beta (free version) and preview 3D DWF! This Beta release of Autodesk DWF Viewer includes: 3D DWF - View, navigate and print... Read more →

The AutoCAD White Papers web page link click here AutoCAD 2005 Comparing AutoCAD 2005 with Previous Releases (pdf-75Kb) Benefits of Network Licensing (pdf-85Kb) Successful Network Installation of AutoCAD in a Large Design Firm (pdf-342Kb) Planning a Successful Network Installation of... Read more →

Emanuele Cinelli of Italy took a great deal of time and effort to write a document on the History of AutoCAD in Italian. La storia di AutoCAD in italiano da Emanuele Cinelli Download AutoCAD History Document Cheers, -Shaan Read more →

Since AutoCAD 2002 the AutoCAD R14 DWG has not been a built in option. You can still convert your drawings to the R14 format for free. Can only be used with AutoCAD 2004-based products, AutoCAD 2005-based products, AutoCAD LT 2004,... Read more →

Shaan, I just wanted to give thanks to you for the excellent job that you've been doing on the B.T.L. Blog. I check it everyday, I can honestly say that it's the best place for quick info on AutoCAD. The... Read more →

I want to start a fun project which will when completed result in prizes and a web page showing the submissions in a image gallery as well as possibly at Autodesk University 2004. So all you need to do is... Read more →

AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT 2005 Bible Ellen Finkelstein ISBN: 0-7645-6989-9 What can I say about Ellen. She has been a great person the years that I have known her and she takes a real nice approach to teaching a... Read more →

Mastering™ AutoCAD® 2005 and AutoCAD LT® 2005 By George Omura Released June 2004 ISBN: 0-7821-4340-7 | EAN: 9 780782 143409 | UPC: 0252-11-443408 From the publishers website: The Definitive CAD Resource Updated for 2005 Mastering AutoCAD 2005 and AutoCAD LT... Read more →

I am providing a download of a nice quick reference document for Autodesk Subscription customers. I believe all subscription customers will be receiving one of these as well as other stuff by mail in the near future. Autodesk Subscription is... Read more →

The Tampa Bay Lightning NHL hockey team just won the Stanley Cup! What a series. Tampa Bay Lightning: 2 Calgary Flames: 1 -Shaan Read more →

The AutoCAD team is interested in improving the 3D and presentation graphics/rendering part of the product. Would you be interested in a personal visit with members of the AutoCAD team and discussing your use of 3D (whether in AutoCAD or... Read more →

I simply could not work as productively without SnagIt from techsmith.com. I use SnagIt daily for various tasks and image captures for various outputs like tutorials, articles, documentation and much much more. I can even perform quick image editing tricks... Read more →

Lee Ambrosius of hyperpics.com and his blog "Beyond the UI" posted a good aticle on using the new AutoCAD 2005 layer dialog. Link to Layer Manager Article Cheers, -Shaan Read more →

Robin Capper has a great blog going on CAD, Design, and other great stuff. Robin is located in New Zealand and is a CAD Manager for a retail company. RobiNZ Blog: http://rcd.typepad.com Example Articles: ADT Workflow - Modelling Benefits Site... Read more →

I had to discontinue the article commenting due to spam commenting. Although I recieved some really great comments and feedback from visitors here, some web based advertisers have started to exploit blog commenting as another spam method. I will check... Read more →