As I wish a farewell to a good year 2006, I look forward to a much better year 2007. I made so many new friends around the world and visited a great many of them logging around 80,000 air miles... Read more →

Here is a quick video taken by Helge Brettschneider during Thursday nights entertainment by the Blue Man Group at Autodesk University 2006. Cheers, Shaan Video: Autodesk University 2006: Blue Man Group Clip Read more →

Autodesk is closed for the annual week of rest and the holidays from the 22nd of December until the 2nd of January. Autodesk employees may be hard to reach during this time as we spend time with our friends and... Read more →

Become a member of the Autodesk Impression Community to stay current with all the latest developments and resources available for this technology preview. Learn how Impression is evolving, find new content to use in your images, and share your experiences... Read more →

http://www.scottonstott.com/vodcast/ Scott has posted some video casts "vodcasts" for 3dsmax, Viz, AutoCAD, ADT and Revit. I also noticed on Lynn's blog that Scott also co-authored a book on AutoCAD with Lynn Allen. http://www.amazon.com/AutoCAD-Professional-Techniques-Scott-Onstott/dp/0470084545/sr=8-9/qid=1165013563/ref=sr_1_9/104-1397024-6671930?ie=UTF8&s=books I am anxious to see what Scott... Read more →

I am trying to get some shopping done this week and take next week off perhaps even disconnect from the grid (nah). I also have some blog posts ready, well almost ready to go but time has been scarce. Happy... Read more →

The AutoCAD 2007 tested cards list has now been updated today to version: 1.1.1.5. http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=DL7440746 Page with graphics card details http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard Applies to: AutoCAD® 2007 AutoCAD® Electrical 2007 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2007 Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2007 Autodesk® AutoCAD® Revit® Series—Building 9.1... Read more →

Did you know that Autodesk technology is behind the location based services in the Nextel GPS Mobile Locator? I did not know either until it was demonstrated on the Autodesk University 2006 main stage a couple of weeks ago. I... Read more →

Today the Mount. St. Helens in Washington State just North of Portland Oregon decided to spout some steam and capture attention. The USGS has no idea on what if anything further will occur. I remember the first eruption in 1980... Read more →

I just received my new phone, a BlackBerry (CrackBerry) Pearl yesterday. This thing is awesome. This is a slimmer model of a BlackBerry and includes a camera now so now I can post to this blog with photos blog from... Read more →

Mark Kiker details the Autodesk Subscription customer benefit of home use licensing in his caddmanager.com blog. Mark is a very knowledgeable person and all around nice guy. He is one of the best CAD Manager subject experts there is along... Read more →

James wrote in the civil3d.com blog a good beta testing tips and overview. I hope to get some time in the next few days to add some more tips and information on beta testing since I manage all of Autodesk... Read more →

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What: 15th Annual Autodesk University When: November 27 – 30, 2007 Where: The Venetian Resort Hotel Las Vegas, U.S.A. It's the Experience! 2D, 3D ... multi D. Any way you look at it, Autodesk University offers a multidimensional experience. The... Read more →

There is a new Autodesk website which lists the latest in DWF news. DWF News Read more →

Have you ever needed to convert an audio, image, or video file to another format but did not have the software or knowledge to do so? Well I stumbled across ZAMZAR which solves the problem for many. For example convert... Read more →

We are asking for your input on what parts of the AutoCAD User Interface (UI) you use and what you feel are the most important parts to improve. AutoCAD UI Survey Technorati tags: AutoCAD Read more →

"It’s not often that Autodesk gives away the first version of a new software application. With Autodesk Labs, the company is attempting to give any designers a chance to test possible future products." Link to the article Yes, I was... Read more →

A few on the web and newsletters have mentioned in speculation that Autodesk checks over the Internet when AutoCAD is started. Some implied it was Autodesk grabbing information when in fact it is most certainly not. I think part of... Read more →

Scott Sheppard posted a great summary on his Beyond the Paper blog of his and Brian Mathews DWF class presented at Autodesk University 2006 last week. Definitely worth a read as there are some great points made regarding DWF. Link:... Read more →

People keep asking me if I got any of the Blue Man Group art and I tell them nope. I found one was donated to a customer and proudly hung on their wall along with some of the photos I... Read more →

Kudos to Murat Saraldi for his very detailed and educational blog postings on AutoCAD. Today he posted part 1 on dimensioning. It is nice to see such a detailed posting that educates the readers. This is why the Daily AutoCAD... Read more →

The Autodesk Bookstore debuted at AU 2006, with specials on the dozens of Autodesk Official Training Courseware and Autodesk Learning Tools titles. Bookmarks in attendees bags advertised an AU special discount on the Autodesk e-store for 20% off. Books flew... Read more →

SnagIt 8.2 was released today http://www.snagit.com. I use SnagIt everyday and love it as well as have known the team for over 10 years. Techsmith gave away some licenses of Camtasia and SnagIt last week at Autodesk University as well... Read more →

Our new DWF Beta program, referred to as Nile Beta, is launching week of December 7th, 2006 and we would appreciate you joining us. We are looking for additional participants to test this exiting new release and to share any... Read more →