On April 10, 2009, AIArchitect reports:
Autodesk is launching the Autodesk Assistance Program to provide free* student-software term licenses and free online training. The program is intended to provide these resources to help architects and interior designers maintain and develop their design technology skills and enhance their competitive position in the marketplace.
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Mar 25th, 2008
AutoCAD 2009 is now available for trial download. To receive your free 30-day trial complete and submit the form at autodesk.com.
New features in 2009 include:
Ribbon - With the ribbon interface, overall drafting productivity is increased as the number of steps to reach a command is decreased. The ribbon interface presents command options in a concise [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Aug 27th, 2007
dabcc.com writes: “Want to leverage the digital lifestyle of your Mac but have one or two Windows applications that you can’t live without? You don’t have to be locked in anymore. Outlook, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Solidworks…you name it. They all can run in a Windows virtual machine on VMware [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Mar 27th, 2007
AutoCAD® 2008 software adds features to help make everyday tasks easier. Annotation scaling and control of layers by viewport minimize workarounds, while text enhancements, multiple leaders, and improved tables help deliver an unmatched level of aesthetic precision and professionalism.
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Comparison Matrix available at autodesk.com.
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Douglas R Seidler is the author of Digital Drawing for Designers: A Visual [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Nov 1st, 2006
AutoDesk has released what looks like their version of Illustrator. It boasts the ability to render DWG files and maintain a live link between the drawing and the rendering. It is available for free from their beta website.What AutoCAD has to say:
Make an impact on clients and colleagues with presentation-ready graphics made directly from your [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Apr 27th, 2006
In a perfect world we are used to double-clicking on Text, Lines, Attributed Blocks, etc. and seeing a properties / edit box. When you double-click most objects in AutoCAD, the Properties palette is displayed. I recently found a computer on campus that had this feature disabled.
Double-Click Edit (DBLCLKEDIT) determines if AutoCAD displays [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Apr 26th, 2006
Have you ever wanted to trim a line to an apparent intersection? This allows you to quickly modify your drawing without adding extra construction lines. AutoCAD 2005 had this feature enabled by default (which is where I first used it), but 2006 seems to have disabled it. I wanted it back.
The system variable is [...]
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Posted in AutoCAD, Technology Resources on Apr 25th, 2006
I’ve received many requests to export the layers in an AutoCAD drawing to a text file (to set up office standards etc.)
The following steps will list all the layers (and layer properties) in the command prompt:
open the AutoCAD drawing
type -la and press enter
type ? and press enter
press enter
you can copy / paste the list [...]
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