AU 2009

AutoCAD WS Update Coming

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:28 GMT

AutoCAD WS allows the viewing, markup, and sharing of DWG files among architects, designers and engineers, as well as non-CAD professionals. AutoCAD WS is available for free on the web, on mobile devices with AutoCAD WS mobile, and as a native desktop Mac App in the Mac App Store.

Currently the developers are hard at work on the next update of the free AutoCAD WS and AutoCAD WS mobile. The new update will include many new features like new 3D viewing, GPS Integration, and Print to Plot with HP ePrint.

I got hands on with an in development build at Autodesk University 2011 with AutoCAD WS team member Shani Segev. We tested out the upcoming GPS integration feature where you can assign a location in your DWG file and then moving around you see where you are in the drawing with the location marker following. To me this would be great for site developers or large projects where you have a GPS signal on your mobile device.

Here are some screenshots of the setting of a location marker and the display of a location marker in a DWG on AutoCAD WS mobile.

From the press release :
”Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 28, 2011 ¾ Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced several new features to be added to the next release of AutoCAD WS, a free* web and mobile application that enables users to view, edit and share AutoCAD projects across desktop, web and mobile devices. AutoCAD WS users will have access to 3D interactive features, including the ability to work with 3D drawings on mobile devices. In addition, AutoCAD WS will include GPS capabilities, allowing geographic location information to be shared and saved with design projects, as well as new Plot-to-Print capabilities for immediate remote printing to any HP ePrinter, including Designjets.

So in the next update you will see these 3 big new features: 3D object viewing, GPS integration, and HP ePrint as well as the ability to export and email a PDF print of the DWG. There will be other features, fixes, and enhancements based on user feedback and research.

AutoCAD WS has over 4 million downloads. If you are not an AutoCAD WS user now don’t wait for the impending update give it a try now. http://autocadws.com

Cheers,
Shaan

Short Walls don't Look Right

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:31 GMT

This is re-post or echo of a post I wrote six months ago. The subject came up again in a couple emails.

I was positive I wrote about this in the past but I can't find a post in the pile of posts I've made since the end of 2004. I suppose it could be buried in a post at AUGI...

If a wall is less than six feet (or 2000mm, no not exactly equal to six feet) it will NOT use the Cut line weight, it will only show using the Projection line weight. You can "force" Revit to show it as Cut by setting the Top Constraint to the level above and using a negative Top Offset value to drop it back down to it's intended overall height. A bit obtuse but it works! [Added this: Chris mentioned in a comment, "you can set the Top Constraint to the same level as the Base Constraint and then use a positive value for your Top Offset value."]

I thought to post this (was thinking re-post but couldn't find a first) because it came up during a session at RTC (during Harlan Brumm's Troubleshooting class) and then was tweeted.

It is also documented in the current WikiHelp.

You can read the series of comments in my earlier post regarding Low Walls.

CAD: January 29, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:19 GMT

Autodesk General:

2012 Predictions: Autodesk on GIS and Utilities from GISCafe
2012 the Year of the Software Update from CAD-a-Blog
Applied Software Earns Autodesk MEP Specialization from PR Newswire
Autodesk ceases Windows Vista support for new products from What Revit Wants
Autodesk Ended Support for Microsoft Windows Vista, but not Windows XP for 2012 from CAD-a-Blog
Autodesk Evangelist, Lynn Allen, is Special Guest at “The Future of Design” Event from PRWeb
Autodesk Extends Invitation To Join Its Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results Conference Call Thursday, February 23, 2:00 P.m. Pacific Time from The Street
Autodesk Labs: bigger and bolder than FY12 from It’s Alive In the Lab
Autodesk Manufacturing Community Invited to Vote for 2011 Inventor of the Year from Market Watch
Autodesk to Give Prizes in 'Technology Makeover' Contest from TenLinks
Frequently asked questions about communicating with Autodesk
Inventor of the Month - January 2012 from Inventor Topix
Goodbye Autodesk Resellers? from What Revit Wants
Liberty Drilling Equipment uses Autodesk / Symetri design software from Finding Petroleum
Media Development Authority of Singapore Selects Autodesk as Technology Partner for New Games Solution Centre from Market Watch
Microsoft Windows Vista Support FAQ from Revit Clinic
On This Day in 1982 – The Design Industry Changed from Between the Lines
PDC Consultants: Australia
UK's Savoy Named as Autodesk AEC Industry Partner from TenLinks

Autodesk Sustainability and BIM:

Ensuring electrical devices are "smart grid-ready" from Between the Poles
Ottawa's water and sewer rates to increase 74% over next decade from Between the Poles
Japan's aging population - 40% will be of retirement age by 2060 from Between the Poles

Autodesk University:

Autodesk University 2011 from AEC Magazine

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT:

AutoCAD – Color Change – WHY? from CAD-a-Blog

AutoCAD and multiple products:

Three Technology Previews Come to an End (for now) from It’s Alive in the Lab

AutoCAD Architecture:

Localization (German) Hotfix for AutoCAD Architecture 2011 32bit and 64bit - AEC Manual Dimension

AutoCAD Civil 3D:

Civil 3D, Cogo points, and PICKADD from CAD Panacea
Create AutoCAD Civil 3D Parcels From Objects Video from Eric Colburn
New free technology preview of Interactive Terrain Shaping for AutoCAD Civil 3D Now Available from It’s Alive in the Lab

AutoCAD WS:

5 Ways AutoCAD WS Helps Improve Your Productivity from the AutoCAD WS Blog

Autodesk 123D Products:

Autodesk Octo-Copter Testing from Between the Lines
Autodesk releases 123D Make Web App as a Technology Preview from CAD-a-Blog
Autodesk wants you to know how to print your 123d models on your MakerBot! from MakerBot
Octo-Copter - automatic 123D Catch photographer robot? from What Revit Wants

Autodesk 3ds Max:

Free Webinar recording now live - Streamline your 3ds Max compositing workflow with After Effects from Jamie’s Jewels
Friday Distraction - A look back at 3D Studio DOS from Jamie’s Jewels
The Hurt Locker from Jamie’s Jewels
Shw mae? Any 3ds Max users in South Wales? from Jamie’s Jewels

Autodesk Cloud:

Autodesk Cloud from AEC Magazine

Autodesk ForceEffect:

Autodesk ForceEffect Version 2.0 Now Available! from BIM and Beam

Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite:

Using Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite for Transportation – Webinar from From the Ground Up

Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler:

Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler 2012 from AEC Magazine
Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler for transportation projects from GISCafe

Autodesk Inventor Products:

Autodesk Maya:

Autodesk Maya 2012 Service Pack 2
Global Symbol Evaluation from Maya Station

Autodesk Pixlr Products:

Autodesk’s Pixlr-o-matic App Has Some of The Most Amazing Photo Effects We’ve Seen [Daily Freebie] from Cult of Mac

Autodesk Revit Products:

Adding Tertiary and additional contour lines to Revit topography from What Revit Wants
Are you satisfied with Revit? from What Revit Wants
Chain Select from Inside the Factory
Formulas in Families: Setting Limits from Revit.King’s BIM Coordinator / Revit Blog
New structural content for Revit Structure is available from BIM and Beam
Revit Hardware from What Revit Wants
Revit Schedules: A Love Hate relationship from Inside the Factory
Updated Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Autodesk Revit Now Available from It’s Alive in the Lab
You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views

Autodesk Smoke:

Autodesk Smoke: Expressions - Ramping Animation from AREA
Revisiting the RED workflow, Smoke 2012 style from ProVideo Coalition

Project Vasari:

Open Source Dynamo plug-in for Vasari meets Autodesk Labs from What Revit Wants
Slingshot for Revit - connecting Revit to relational databases and Rhino from What Revit Wants

- KFD -

Image credits: Justin See and Djenan Kozic.

Announcing Videos on Demand at AUTV: Innovation Forums, General Session, Interviews, and More

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:41 GMT

Want an insider’s view of AU special events—from General Session keynotes and Innovation Forums to the Exhibit Hall? The AUTV tab is our new destination on the AU website for videos like these.

Although classes are one of the biggest draws to the AU conference, there’s always lots of other activities going on and at AUTV, you can watch these events as well as attendee interviews from locations throughout the Las Vegas conference.

It’s easy to find videos that are relevant to you. You can filter by one or more industries and event years, and sort the videos by date and title. Roll over the abstract to view the full description.

We’ll be adding more videos throughout the year. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

--sandy

Which Way Next?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:04 GMT

For those of you who missed the announcement (or just the event itself), here’s a recording of last week’s very interesting Singularity University webcast featuring Carl Bass: If you’re interested in viewing others in the “Which Way Next?” series (there...

CAD: January 22, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:34 GMT

Autodesk General:
Advanced Solutions’ Customers Employ BIM to Complete Ladue Education Center On Time and Under Budget from PRWeb
Applied Software Earns Autodesk Factory Specialization from AECCafe
Autodesk: A Hollywood Happy Ending for Renewables and Greentech Innovation? from GreenTechMedia
Autodesk Expands Surface Modeling Credo from Design News
Autodesk (ADSK) Given “Buy” Rating by Jefferies Group (JEF) Analysts from Localized USA
Autodesk Is All Smiles With Its Mac Software Business from All Things D
Autodesk Simulation Helps Company Create Ultimate "Go Anywhere" Craft from Market Watch
Consigli: Framingham State University Dorm
DLT to supply CAD software to DOD for $81M from Washington Technology
Jefferies Ratchets Numbers on Autodesk (ADSK) Higher After Positive Channel Checks from StreetInsider
McCarthy Building Companies: Cornell Science Building
Next Support Level for Autodesk (ADSK) is $34.39 from Financial News Network
Obama says infrastructure needs investment from Between the Poles
Photos: Software Behind ‘Best Visual Effects’ Academy Award Nominees from Time
SGBC Members’ Evening with Autodesk from Eco=Business
Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Autodesk, Up 2.5% from Financial News Network
SuperMeet Workshops Return for the 11th Annual San Francisco SuperMeet from PRMac
Who wants a makeover? from LT Unlimited

Autodesk Sustainability:
Department of Interior to require full disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluids on federal lands from Between the Poles
Distributech: Demand response (DR) - a business opportunity for owners of commercial buildings from Between the Poles
Distributech Utility University: Substation automation and enterprise data management from Between the Poles
Distributech Utility University: Smart grid in North America - progress in developing standards from Between the Poles
Software maker empowers ‘green’ building practices from Malaya Business Insight
UK to install 53 million smart meters for gas and electricity by 2020 from Between the Poles

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT:
The AutoCAD CAL Command from CAD Panacea
AutoCAD for Mac launch issues following a crash from Without a Net
AutoCAD Quick Tip – Create Multileader Style with Right Click from CAD-a-Blog
Extract Features & Shapes from Point Cloud Data in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit from Between the Lines
Getting the most out of the Properties palette from LT Unlimited

AutoCAD Architecture:
Service Pack 1 Silent Installation (Nordic Version Only)

AutoCAD Civil 3D:
64-bit operating systems and Excel/Access connections from Being Civil
Analyzing HGL With Tail Water Condition from Being Civil
Extract Features & Shapes from Point Cloud Data in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit from Between the Lines

AutoCAD MEP:
Service Pack 1 Silent Installation (Nordic Version Only)

AutoCAD WS:
When Will You Start To Share? from the AutoCAD WS Blog

Autodesk 123D Catch:
Create a 3D Model of Your Head from Between the Lines

Autodesk 3ds Max:
YouTube example: 123D Catch Beta to 3ds Max to MotionBuilder from It’s Alive in the Lab
An explosive 3.5hr free tutorial from Jamie’s Jewels
Creative tiling Ideas from AREA

Autodesk Green Building Studio:
New Autodesk Green Building Studio Release from The Sustainable Design Toolbox

Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite:
Photo montages with the Infrastructure Premium Suite – Preview from From the Ground Up

Autodesk Inventor Products:
ITI TranscenData Now Offers Feature Based CAD Translation for Autodesk Inventor from MCADCafe
Macworld 2012: Autodesk Inventor Fusion for Mac Coming from MacRumors
Syncing Associative Data: Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Inventor Publisher data from Ascent Blog

Autodesk Maya:
Autodesk Maya 2012 Service Pack 2 & Subscription Advantage Pack Service Pack 1 from Maya Station
Create a rolling fog effect using Maya from Maya Station
Creating simple fog in Maya with mental ray from Maya Station
Getting BackBurner rendering on Windows and Mac OS X simultaneously from Maya Station
Exporting Hair Geometry from Maya Station
MentalCore: Breakthrough Solution for Optimizing the Maya and mental ray Workflow from Dexigner
Updates for Maya 2012 from AREA

Autodesk Mudbox:
Mudbox Challenge - Armed and Dangerous! from AREA

Autodesk Revit Products:
Advanced Cabinet Systems Adds Revit Engineer from Woodworking Network
Autodesk Labs: Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Revit - Arc Walls Extraction from YouTube
Error: "Hardware Acceleration is Disabled. Software emulation is in use."
Extract Features & Shapes from Point Cloud Data in AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and Revit from Between the Lines
Find and view selected objects in 3D camera views using the Viewcube from What Revit Wants
Free technology preview of Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Autodesk Revit Now Available from It’s Alive in the Labs
Please Try Depends.exe to Help Us Fix the Problem from It’s Alive in the Lab
Point Cloud Feature Extraction in Revit from From the Ground Up
Real-time visualization with Lumion
Revit Schedule Survey from Revit Clinic

Autodesk Smoke:
Creating a Maya Motion Vector Pass for Autodesk Smoke from AREA
Smoke Scene from ProVideo Coalition

Autodesk Productstream and Vault Products:
Productstream Professional Update for Visual Studio 2010 Reports

Project Silverstar:
Little Dana, P.E. Does Volume Analysis and Uses Project Silverstar from BIM on the Rocks

Project Vasari:
Season 2 of Project Vasari Talk from It’s Alive in the Lab
Two New Free Addins available for Project Vasari from It’s Alive in the Lab
Updated Parametric Sliders for Project Vasari Now Available from It’s Alive in the Lab

- KFD -

Image credits: Justin See and Djenan Kozic.

Watch Opening Night of the AU Leadership Forum

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:48 GMT

If you missed the AU Leadership Forum (AULF) this year, now is your chance to catch the opening night presentation attended by executives from more than 30 countries including Peru, Argentina, Mexico, South Africa, and various European and Asia-Pacific nations. Over 500 technology leaders met to discuss the future of design technology and the direction of Autodesk products, and to create new alliances.

The opening night presentation featured Rich Uphus, AULF Program Manager, as well as Joseph Joseph, Managing Director, BIM/CAD/Technologies at SAIC, who was instrumental in helping the AULF team develop this event.

The AU Leadership Forum was a tremendous success and plans are in the works for a similar event in 2012.

--sandy

Chris Price & Xrev - Consulting

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:16 GMT

Hello All,

I thought I'd let my readers know that I am now consulting my services in the Revit Architecture, Structure, Navisworks, BIM space. (commencing 13th February 2012)

If you require Revit Implementation, in-house Revit Training, Revit Training Classes, Revit Management, On Project Revit Support, Revit Start-up Assistance, upskilling intermediate & advanced Revit users, Revit Collaboration, IPD and everything Building Information Modelling.

Please don't hesitate to email me at Support at Xrev dot com dot au. I can supply you with my costing and schedule availability!

I have experience with:

Multi-discipline collaboration
Revit Asset Management
Revit Facilities Management
Revit Digital Fabrication (laser cutting, CNC, etc)
4D Sequencing
Extracting Quantities & Weights from the model
Various Energy Analysis
Cost Estimation from the model
Clash Detection
BIM Specifications
Integrated Project Delivery
Training large groups/presenting

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13 GMT

Shaan Hurley posted a photo:

Autodesk University 2011 -Behind the Scenes - Crowd Source Legal Disclaimer

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:13 GMT

AutoCAD WS Update Coming

Short Walls don't Look Right

CAD: January 29, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

Announcing Videos on Demand at AUTV: Innovation Forums, General Session, Interviews, and More

Which Way Next?

CAD: January 22, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

Watch Opening Night of the AU Leadership Forum

Chris Price &amp; Xrev - Consulting

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Autodesk University 2011 -Behind the Scenes - Crowd Source Legal Disclaimer

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