AutoCAD WS is now shipping as a commercial product after having graduated from Autodesk Labs as Project Butterfly. Project Butterfly has been evolving over time since appearing in the Labs with more functionality and performance along with getting great feedback from users. Read more →

The AutoCAD 2011 Subscription Advantage Pack has now been released to Autodesk Subscription customers. Subscription Advantage Packs are where Autodesk adds a few features from the next release of AutoCAD for your current version. We have added the Batch DWG... Read more →

Product Updates (aka Service Packs) have been released specifically for AutoCAD Architecture 2011 and AutoCAD MEP 2011. These updaters contain fixes to address customer, product support, partner, community, and CER reported issues. Please review the ReadMe document prior to installing. Read more →

A very cool video has been posted to the Jay Leno Big Dog Garage website. We got to work with not only some of the coolest cars and people in Hollywood, but also the coolest in Engineering Technology. Read more →

Today I presented AutoCAD for Mac & AutoCAD WS to an enthusiastic crowd at Exhilarate! 2010 Creative Pro Symposium event in LA. Read more →

The Autodesk event of the year Autodesk University is quickly approaching. Read more →

Vous avez envie de découvrir AutoCAD for Mac, à Paris ? Read more →

Students can now get licenses and download most Autodesk products free and now for a new three (3) year term instead of the 13 month term previously offered. All you need to do is register for free at the Autodesk Education Community http://students.autodesk.com. Members of this worldwide student community with more than 1.3 million members in 145 countries should also get AutoCAD for Mac free when it is released this Fall! Read more →

Last Wednesday Autodesk UK hosted a Blogger Meetup event at the London Soho office. The social event was held to allow people to come and play with AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS on the iPad live and see it for themselves before it ships this Fall. Read more →

This week I have been in London for a few events with Apple and with Autodesk customers. I love the reaction when people get their first taste of the new AutoCAD for Mac, they usually say something out of shock, then focus in and say how native the Mac Mac experience, but it is AutoCAD with the real native DWG. Read more →

I will be in London next week for some business events and meetings. To make more use of my time and energy while in London, and to keep me out of trouble we thought it would be ideal to hold two relaxed social media events. A Tweetup for Twitter users and a blogger meetup where you can see the upcoming AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD WS as well as meet new people, and have some fun. Read more →

Autodesk University is only 82 days away and early registration has opened up. Early issues with #AU2010 registration are now resolved and advance registration now officially open: http://www.autodesk.com/auregsm My AutoCAD for Mac sessions at Autodesk University 2010 including Apple hardware Labs. I will be joined by two lab assistants Shobhit Baadkar and Rick Graham and perhaps a few others from the AutoCAD for Mac Team. More labs may be added due to demand. Read more →

I was writing some content this weekend for an event in London next week and decided to post some screen shots of AutoCAD for Mac. Realistically the UI of both AutoCAD for Mac and AutoCAD Windows are not all that different if you collapse the ribbon of the Windows version. They are similar when you consider the AutoCAD commands entered in the command line are the same. No real training is required to if you know AutoCAD, it is just a choice of platforms. Read more →

The AutoCAD for Mac product brochure in PDF format is now available for download. Read more →

See the videos of Autodesk's AutoCAD for Mac Launch Event from August 31st, 2010. View the demonstrations & presentations as well as learn more information about the upcoming AutoCAD for Mac product. Read more →

I get a kick out of the cartoonist behind the ArchiteXts series. This week they did a comic on the AutoCAD Command Line. Read more →

Lynn Allen has a pet goat named “Leno. Since I had the special opportunity to visit with Jay Leno last weekend in Burbank California, I asked him to autograph the photo of Lynn’s goat named “leno”. I just did not mention to Jay that she also has a goat named “Conan”. Read more →

Word to the Wise: Workspaces. Workspace definition (per the Help menu): Workspaces are sets of menus, toolbars, palettes, and ribbon control panels that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment. Read more →

The catchy new AutoCAD for Mac video available on Autodesk.com and YouTube is now hosted on my blog for those unable to view Flash or YouTube videos. Read more →

Last night in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market there was a gathering of press, Autodesk customers, Autodesk employees, and Apple employees to celebrate the new products that were announced. AutoCAD for Mac A native 64bit Mac application. AutoCAD WS for the Apple iOS devices such as iPad, iPhone ,iPod. Read more →