From the AU 2005 schedule: "Special Evening Event - Disney/MGM Studios Party Relax after a day of classes and enjoy just-for-fun activities such as movies, rides, game shows, and entertainment, along with terrific food and beverages. You'll arrive at a... Read more →

AU 2005 is becoming a blur to me with so many people (over 5000) and so many classes (over 400). This event really should have been a full 5 days or maybe two weeks to be able to have the... Read more →

I am just sitting in the hall near the Pacific room which seats 5000 people and uploading more images to the AU 2005 gallery. I will add notes on the photos that I am uploading later as I have to... Read more →

I just got done posting more photos from day one of AU 2005. It was an action packed day of classes, AUGI meeting, and the Beer Bust. I am still convinced I was given the AutoCAD booth duty during the... Read more →

A great day of classes is being followed by an evening of fun. The AUGI annual meeting will be at 7PM tonight and then followed by the AUGI Beer Bust with food, beverages, and of course beer. I will be... Read more →

What has 10,000 feet, can cripple a hotels Internet backbone, can surround a hotel lobby bar in seconds, come from around the world, and are responsible for designing cool things? Autodesk University attendees! AU 2005 is now officially kicked off.... Read more →

I have now started posting photos from Autodesk University 2005 in Orlando Florida at the Walt Disney World Dolphin and Swan Hotels. Spread the link to the AU 2005 Image Gallery http://autodesk.blogs.com/photos/autodesk_university_2005/index.html If you want to help shape the future... Read more →

A tip for those attending AU this year but have not arrived. Print the $4 off coupon from the AU website for ground transportation. Then near the baggage claim in Orlando Intl. airport go to the Mears shuttle desk. This... Read more →

There is now a Autodesk DWF Apple iPod Nano contest. Submit your DWF files and perhaps you will be a winner of one of those cool small Apple iPod Nanos. The contest will run through January 27th, 2006. www.autodesk.com/dwf-nano Read more →

This free and unsupported LISP routine was written by Autodesk employee Randy Kintzley. Randy was responsible for many of the hugely popular AutoCAD Express Tools and some great core AutoCAD features . If you get a chance to attend a... Read more →

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10162734/from/RSS/ Apparently a new email virus is in the wild and destined to be the largest of the year. It is spreading at 2000,000 copies per hour. Whatever you do, resist the temptation to open and email that appears to... Read more →

I want to thank Melanie Stone of AUGI for reminding me about the past years Autodesk University "AU" class handouts in her Mistress of Dorkness blog. AUGI now has available for download the awesome handouts from the AU 2000, 2001,... Read more →

Only 6 days left before Autodesk University "AU" 2005. This will be my 3rd AU blogging from the event but I have attended all AUs since 1998. I have now created the AU 2005 photo gallery on this blog. I... Read more →

It slices, it dices....Today the new releases DWF Writer 3 and DWF Viewer 6.5 were launched publicly after beta testing with customers. There are some really nice enhancements in both of these update free products. What’s New in DWF Viewer... Read more →

I have been quiet for the past few days because I am preparing for Autodesk University "AU" which is only a week away and looking to be over 5000 people this year. I have also been traveling this week so... Read more →

Can you survive cold winters in Michigan, have a mechanical background, and enjoy a challenge and working on the future of a great product? Autodesk is looking to add a new position to the AutoCAD Mechanical Team in Novi Michigan.... Read more →

Autodesk will be conducting DWF and Buzzsaw user feedback/usability sessions at Autodesk University. If you are interested in participating, please send an email to [email protected] stating your interest, along with your phone number. Pam will then contact you to set... Read more →

Daryl of DG CAD sent me an email to let me know he is offerering free AutoCAD 2006 Dynamic Block training lessons. Dynamic blocks can be a powerful way to save time and reduce the number of blocks you maintain.... Read more →

The AutoCAD Team is looking for participants in Usability sessions at this year’s Autodesk University. Spaces are limited and you will be notified if you have been added to a session. All sessions will require you to complete and Non-Disclosure... Read more →

The free standalone batch DWG conversion tool DWG TrueConvert is now available for download. DWG True Convert requires no AutoCAD to be present on the system. http://www.autodesk.com/dwgtrueconvert Past blog post about this tool and what it does: DWG TrueView &... Read more →

Microsoft has a new beta website for tuning up your Microsoft Windows. There is also be a nice customizable home page included that I have been using as http://www.start.com for awhile but now it is apparantly migrating to http://www.live.com. The... Read more →

From an email to me from DWF Evangelist Scott Sheppard. I have been tardy in keeping my eye on the number of Autodesk DWF Viewer downloads. We have passed the 9 million user mark and are almost halfway to 10... Read more →

The Autodesk Inventor Team is looking for some feedback in an online survey for customers using both AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor. Check out the Inventor Teams blog for the details. Link Cheers, Shaan Read more →

Jimmy Bergmark posted on his blog instructions on how to silently deploy the new and free DWG TrueView to your network users. Now you can deploy the DWG viewer to your network users so they can view their DWG files... Read more →

I created a quick visual guide to the differences between redundant and distributed FLEXlm® license servers. Distributed is the preferred method due to the ease at which a server failure can be identified, easy to manage, and can be distributed... Read more →