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Don't Trust Everything you Hear, See, or Read on April Fools Day “neurobiological acoustics”

I had planned a good April Fools day joke but, there has been too many things going on this week and my laptop is trying to die on me. I will save my idea for next year as it is timeless yet CAD related. There is a good one out there from Google for a good laugh. Introducing Google Translate for Animals Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 Resource Center

The AutoCAD Resource Center has been updated for the newly shipping AutoCAD 2011. There is a great deal of information presented on this website to understand what has changed in AutoCAD 2011 and how to best use the new features. Read more →

AutoCAD 2011の新機能「透過性」の紹介

AutoCAD 2011 では「透過性」という新しいオブジェクト プロパティが追加されました。透過性プロパティの値には ByLayer、ByBlock、あるいは固有の値(0-90%)を設定することが可能で、色、線種、線の太さなどの他のオブジェクト プロパティと同様の操作方法で設定を行えます。透過性の用途として、オブジェクトが重なっている場合に、上にあるオブジェクトに透過性プロパティを与えることにより、下にあるオブジェクトが透けて見えるようになります。 Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 Feature Tips & Tricks – Welcome Back Smooth Line Display Effect

Here is a great tip on AutoCAD 2011 on a graphics hardware acceleration feature from my Autodesk colleague Randy Young who is the AutoCAD Graphics System QA Lead in the Autodesk San Francisco office. Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 System Requirements

Not much in terms of the hardware needs of AutoCAD 2011 has changed over the past 3 releases other than supported Operating Systems. Read more →

AutoCAD Expert of the Week March 29th – April 2nd 2010

This weeks AutoCAD Expert of the Week on the AutoCAD Exchange is Kenyatta McConico. Kenyatta has been an AutoCAD instructor for 11 years and is currently an instructor at ITT Technical Institute. Read more →

Autodesk 2011 Product News & Blog Post Link Feast ~ Something for Everyone!

Sit down, grab a cup of joe ,and enjoy all of the great information and perspectives from some of the best out there on the recently released Autodesk 2011 products. AutoCAD 2011 hits the surface! from What a Mesh by... Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 Feature Tips & Tricks – Transparency

Here is a great tip from my Autodesk colleague Shiho Tanaka an AutoCAD QA Engineer here in the Autodesk San Francisco office. This tip covers the new AutoCAD 2011 Transparency property which has been a top request of AutoCAD customers. Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 and many other Autodesk 2011 Products Released.

Starting today March 25th 2010 you will begin to hear a great deal of information about the new 2011 products from Autodesk. There will be a webcast in a few hours and you can register at http://www.autodesk.com/webcast and see AutoCAD 2011, Revit 2011, Inventor 2011, and 3ds Max design 2011 demonstrated. Read more →

AutoCAD 2011 Download it Now

AutoCAD 2011 and many other products are now available to Autodesk subscription customers as well as anyone wishing to download a fully functioning 30 day trial version. Read more →

Another AutoCAD Release – AutoCAD 2011

I will be updating my AutoCAD Release History pages over the next few days but here is an updated AutoCAD timeline. AutoCAD 2011 is the 25th version of AutoCAD. Read more →

Headed to San Francisco for an Autodesk Event

Today I travel from snow covered Utah to the warmer weather of San Francisco California.to attend a special Autodesk event on Thursday. Read more →

AutoCAD Expert of the Week - Paul Owens

Expert of The Week on AutoCAD Exchange Paul Owens, CAD Systems Administrator at Parsons Brinckerhoff Read more →

Autodesk University 2010 Call for Proposals

The 18th annual Autodesk University is coming up at the end of November, and if you’d like to teach a course, now is the time to submit your ideas. AU's high-quality classes and large number of knowledgeable instructors are some of the best to be found anywhere—and this is your opportunity to distinguish yourself and share your expertise as an industry leader with like-minded professionals. Read more →

AutoCAD Plug-In - Community Commands

Have you tried out Community Commands AutoCAD plug-in on Autodesk Labs? Read more →

Special Event Next Week

I have invited some bloggers to visit with me and the AutoCAD Teams next week in the Autodesk San Francisco office. No details on the occasion yet. There will also be a live webcast. Read more →

Hotfix Available for Autodesk Impression 3 and Windows 7

Just a quick post that a hotfix is available for Autodesk Impression 3. This hotfix corrects a startup problem on Windows 7. Read more →

AutoCAD Tip - Reference a Block Count in a Field

I received a question from a Between the Lines blog reader John Reid this week in response to a previous post “StarBacks BBQ Floor Space Planning with AutoCAD FIELDS”. I thought it would be a great lunchtime challenge to break free of all the other things I was doing, and have some CAD geeky fun. The question was about having a field read a block quantity in the drawing. Read more →

Show Us Your AutoCAD Desktop

AutoCAD Product Manager, author of blog what a Mesh!, and hard rockin’ bass guitarist Guillermo Melantoni has asked for people to send him screen captures of their AutoCAD desktop UI. Read more →

Downloads to be Default for Subscription Software Delivery March 12, 2010

I remember developing a web based beta program for Autodesk back in 1999. The reason for going to the web was simple as the CD media took too much time to create and get to the customers in addition to... Read more →

Let’s Go Jogging in AutoCAD Dimensions

I usually get the request to break or jog a dimension line from customers from the mechanical disciplines. They want to show a broken dimension or to shorten one of those long radius dimensions. Read more →