Autodesk

I try not to post new articles simply repeating others, but this is an exception (see link below). If you are on subscription and wish to continue receiving actual media when a new version is released - then you need to go to your subscription site and change the settings, because Autodesk has set you up for downloads only.

Steve Johnson over at blog nauseam has more details on this situation.

Both Autodesk and Solidworks Several companies are offering incentives to the unemployed engineering community.

Solidworks, through their SolidWorks Engineering Stimulus Package, is offering free 3D CAD software, free training materials, free certification, and job leads to unemployed US and Canada residents.

Autodesk, through their Autodesk Assistance Program, is offering free software licenses, free online training, reduced-cost classroom training, and discounts on certification. This offer is good until December 31, 2009.

Bentley has a similar program including software and training.

On a related note, Engineered Efficiency, Inc, is offering free Civil 3D training to "those who have recently lost their jobs".

If you know of any other resources, please add a comment.

Todd Shackelford beat me to it... He was part of our breakout team on the second half of the day at the Autodesk Gallery, along with David Cohn. Anyway, check out Todd's post on this topic, which includes a photo of me "disassembling" a complex 3D part on the 8-foot touch screen and a demonstration of using a Nintendo Wii remote to control an object on the screen.

So what was going on in San Francisco last week...?

By now you have probably heard about the launch of AutoCAD 2010. Several other bloggers and I were privileged to be guests of Autodesk at this launch on Thursday, February 5.

It's confirmed. There will be a special Autodesk webcast today, live from San Francisco, at 12 Noon PST. I'm here on site and will have more updates later. Click here to register.

Stay tuned... I'm headed to San Francisco today (courtesy of Autodesk) for a special Autodesk event to be held at the Autodesk Gallery at One Market on Thursday, February 5.

More details later, but for now I can share this link to a webcast to be held Thursday February 5, 12:00pm PST - Launch Kickoff/AutoCAD.

More information about the Gallery can be found here: http://www.autodesk.com/thegallery

Autodesk and Bentley announced they will be exchanging software libraries to help expand the interoperability between each others drawing format. More details can be found in this press release

According to this press release, Autodesk has revoked the UAR (Unique Application Reseller) status of Carlson Software, because Carlson "ha[s] been determined not to meet the current Autodesk partnering needs." The partnership ends 02-20-08.

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