Autodesk will be closed for the annual week of rest and the holidays from the 23rd of December until the 1st of January. I am on vacation trying to remain unplugged and offline as much as I can while maximizing... Read more →

Do you know an outstanding student that is unable to afford AutoCAD or an Autodesk product and is deserving and will use it to continue their studies? It is that time again to donate some unused products to students that... Read more →

I have been traveling quite a bit in the recent 3 weeks and add a holiday and the week long Autodesk University in the middle, many beta projects, customer visits, presentations, and it all amounts to a large amount of... Read more →

I received an email about a slow plot dialog box in AutoCAD 2006 and I emailed a possible solution from AU last week. The most likely cause is a plot device is unreachable such as it is offline or not... Read more →

Autodesk is asking for people to take a quick and painless survey on the from page of Autodesk.com. Over the past few years since I kicked off on this blog habit the traffic has grown by leaps and bounds. There... Read more →

Microsoft has a beta website currently live. It is pretty nice although busy today on it's first day. In some locations it has a birds eye view available. Web site: http://local.live.com Where I will be tomorrow More downtown San Francisco... Read more →

Almost 5000 attended the main stage presentation last Tuesday at Autodesk University 2005. One portion was a live demonstration of how a project went from concept to final construction with the collaboration of many Autodesk products and disciplines including a... Read more →

For those that attended AU this year (last week) in Orlando, you can now log onto the AU Connect site and view the 100 classes that were recorded and also download class handouts for most of the other 400 classes.... Read more →

For the 9 million download mark, I was tardy in keeping my eye on the number of Autodesk DWF Viewer downloads. I was able to stay on top of the 9 to 10 million transition, because it was the fastest... Read more →

Autodesk Official Training Courseware was on display and for sale for the first time this year at AU. The AOTC handouts advertised an AU special discount on the e-store for 20% off all AOTC titles. If you didn't make it... Read more →

I mentioned the MGM/Disney Studios theme park ride the "Rockin Roller Coaster" and that it was designed in AutoCAD by David Harrington. If you attended AU 2005 you may have rode the ride but now you can see the DWF... Read more →

I left Orlando this afternoon after Autodesk University ended and headed South for Naples Florida which is on the Gulf of Mexico and roughly 100 miles to the West of Miami. I did come up with some hopefully helpful tips... Read more →

Last night was the Disney/MGM Studios party for Autodesk University 2005 attendees and what a night it was. I posted many photos from the evening in the AU 2005 image gallery. The park was open privately until 11PM with food... Read more →