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AutoCAD 2007 Documentation

You will receive a card in the box which will let you obtain a hard copy free of charge. I understand this will be for customers of AutoCAD 2007 worldwide. The AutoCAD User Guide is now over 1200 pages, the... Read more →

Behind the Scenes Video: Who Was Shipped the First AutoCAD 2007?

A Canadian. The customer is located in Ontario Canada and was the first customer to be shipped AutoCAD 2007. Below is a link to a video showing the first AutoCAD 2007 and the assembly and the shipping of many more... Read more →

CAD Cartoonist Roger Penwill

Roger Penwill created a cartoon characture of me for me. Roger is the famous and super funny CAD cartoonist seen in Cadalyst Magazine as well as other places. This image definitly captures the no sleep geek environment I live in... Read more →

I wish there was a ...

I wish there was a PURGE command like there is in AutoCAD but for my brain. I have so many twisted, warped, and weird images stuck in the brain that I need to get rid of. ;-) Read more →

Planning to head down under...

I am in the final planning states of this 23,100 mile expedition. I will start a survey next week to keep track of who I can visit and chat with while down there on vacation. I feel it is only... Read more →

Architectural Desktop 2007 Object Enablers

AutoCAD Knowledge Base article TS1056027 Note: AutoCAD 2007 has the current Architectural Desktop 2007 object enablers built into the product. By opening a file in the 2007 product the objects are upgraded to the latest version of AEC objects and... Read more →

Hardware Requirements for AutoCAD 2007

The hardware requirements for AutoCAD 2007 are listed as 2D users and recommended hardware for 3D. 2D customers can use the same hardware they are using for their current version of AutoCAD. For customers that want to start using the... Read more →

AutoCAD 2007 Visual Styles

Just wanted to share this nice example of a beta customer’s comment and use of the new Visual Styles in the upcoming AutoCAD 2007. Ged Trias posted this to the AutoCAD 2007 "Postrio" private beta image gallery and I asked... Read more →

I wish I was 23 again like AutoCAD 2007

Just another post that a few in the online CAD press will ignore while mentioning others Read more →

Mark Kiker found the AutoCAD 2007 New Features Workshop

Mark's blog post: AutoCAD 2007 New Features Workshop Thank you for the heads up Mark and thank you for your great blog http://caddmanager.com/blog/ And the New Features Workshop is on Autodesk.com at http://www.autodesk.com/us/interactiveoverviews/demo/autocad2007_nfw/index.html Read more →

Lee Updates his Command Map for AutoCAD 2007

Lee Ambrosius has updated his AutoCAD commands page to show AutoCAD 2007 commands as well as commands back to R12. This is an excellent resource or even AutoCAD command trivia resource. I remember creating the first command map from R12... Read more →

Heidi Posts 12 Great AutoCAD 2007 Videos

My coworker and fellow blogger Heidi Hewett has posted some AutoCAD 2007 videos in honor of AutoCAD 2007 shipping today. These videos are great to get some ideos on how to use the new features or just see some of... Read more →

New Free AutoCAD 2007 DWG Conversion and Viewer Released

You can download the new version of DWG TrueConvert™ and DWG TrueView™ will be available within a few days. DWG TrueConvert™ - Translate any AutoCAD or AutoCAD-based drawing file for compatibility with AutoCAD Release 14, AutoCAD 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004,... Read more →

Download AutoCAD 2007

What: You can now download a free 30 day AutoCAD 2007 trial version from the web. Where: http://www.autodesk.com/autocad and select the link on the right side of the page. Why: Test drive and evaluate the new release AutoCAD 2007 for... Read more →

AutoCAD 2007 Now Shipping!

As of today March 23rd, 2006 AutoCAD 2007 and AutoCAD LT 2007 will be shipping in English, German and Japanese on March 23, 2006. Additional languages are planned to be released in the future. Press Releases: * Autodesk Launches the... Read more →

AutoCAD 2007 Presentation in Denver April 5, 2006

PAUG Brings You AutoCAD 2007 Presented by Heidi Hewett, Autodesk Technical Marketing Manager & Nate Bartley, Autodesk Beta Coordinator Mark your calendars! Denver's Local User Group, PAUG, is proud to present Heidi Hewett, Autodesk Technical Marketing Manager and Nate Bartley,... Read more →

AutoCAD 2007 Public Discussion Group is now live!

The discussion group for AutoCAD 2007 is live in both a NNTP news reader discussion group and HTTP web browser version view. Web Browser Version http://discussion.autodesk.com/forum.jspa?forumID=186 News Reader Version news://discussion.autodesk.com/autodesk.autocad.2007 Thanks to Bill for reminding me in the comments about... Read more →

Why are undocumented AutoCAD sysvars undocumend?

Why Not: Because they were not intended for customer use and were developed for in house testing of AutoCAD. In some cases they are nice to know for a customer but they were not tested or designed for use outside... Read more →

Fake or Foto?

How many can you get right out of 10? http://www.autodesk.com/eng/etc/fakeorfoto/ One of my tips when rendering is to build in some visual flaws errors or imperfections in a rendering to fool the eye. Far too often people render a perfect... Read more →

AutoCAD History Website Updated

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AutoCAD LT 2007 Details

Just a few of the features of the upcoming AutoCAD LT 2007: Layer related Express Tools included Block Editor and Dynamic Blocks authoring Tool Palettes Plot to PDF or DWF Reference Palette DWF Attach DWF Underlay OTRACK / AutoTrack Reads... Read more →

Weekend in the OC

I was in the Southern California Orange County “OC” area this weekend. I picked a bad weekend to go down there. As I have warned previously do not take the same flights as me as something is bound to occur... Read more →

New, Changed, Removed Commands and System Variables in AutoCAD 2007

New Commands Command Description 3DALIGN Aligns objects with other objects in 2D and 3D. -3DCONFIG Provides a command line interface to the 3D graphics system's configuration settings. 3DDWF Displays the Export 3D DWF dialog box. 3DFLY Activates fly-through mode and... Read more →

Lunch, Dinner, Visit, or Chat in Southern California this Weekend?

I had some personal plans in Orange County California this weekend but they got cancelled at the very last minute. So instead of being penalized for cancelling all my reservations I will still be traveling down there. As a bonus... Read more →

AutoCAD 2007 Preview Guide

Please find the Preview Guide for the upcoming release of AutoCAD 2007 below. Download autocad_2007_preview_guide_btl.pdf Please do not direct link to this file. Read more →