A few years ago, I had the privilege of touring the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC. For this architecture lover, it was a dream come true. I remember dragging my three kids along the tour (they were “bored”…whatever.), but trying…
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I’ve been around the industry a long time. I remember the days of pen and Mylar, and often think back to the hours spent hovering over a drafting board putting details onto drawing sheets and hoping that I wouldn’t spill…
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It’s not unusual for different CAD techs to have different methods of entering information into either Civil 3D or Revit. Shortcut keys, ribbon panels, and toolbars will all lead to identical results. (Digitizer, anyone? Excuse me, I’m showing my age!)…
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Service packs are rolling out everywhere. SP2 for Revit 2016 just came up in our Application Manager. You may also find it here. As always, be sure to read the Readme file for the latest info and install notes. …
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If you’ve been paying attention to the CAD world lately, you might know that Autodesk will stop selling perpetual licenses for many of its products on Jan 31, 2016. This has triggered a lot of negative feedback, some of it…
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So you open an AutoCAD .DWG file and you notice some of the text does not look like you expect. Maybe a paragraph that is supposed to show up with a script font like FreeStyle Script, is instead showing up…
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You can feel the excitement in the air…it’s Autodesk upgrade time!! IT and CAD managers are on caffeine overload, CAD techs are hesitant to turn on their machines for fear of what may have changed. Project managers assume that you…
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CAD Career Observations and Sage Advice — (In other words…Been there, done that…and what not to do!) Looking back over my 22-year career, I realize that I have not ended up where I planned to go. I graduated from tech school…
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AutoCAD 2016 will be available for download on March 23, 2015. More details coming soon here, meanwhile check out some of our peers:
Ever wanted to know the differences between AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, and the AutoCAD Design Suite? Or maybe the differences between AutoCAD for Windows and AutoCAD for Mac OS? Check out the links below. Compare AutoCAD vs. AutoCAD for Mac OS…
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