A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
AutoCAD Architecture
There are some new AEC tools. As we are dealing with fitting layouts my favourites are: * Array * Reposition From * Space Evenly * Centre. The video shows these in action better than words can! Download/View ADT 2006 AEC Tools.wmv (703.5K)
AutoCAD Architecture
Display Themes: Allow the display of any AEC Object in a Viewport to be controlled by specific object/property data based on a specified theme. A simple example would be space shaded on the basis of its area but you could choose any other object property or property set data
Radio
A tribute to Dave Allen on BBC Radio 4 Dave Allen: The Sit Down Stand Up “As a tribute to Dave Allen, who died last week, we are repeating this programme which was first broadcast in January this year”
AutoCAD Architecture
One of the greatest benefits of using ADT is its use of Styled Objects whose appearance is controlled by a Display System. This allows control of an objects form and appearance and easy transfer of these settings between different drawing files. All our Shop Fittings and Department/Building/Site space
AutoCAD Architecture
The NDA has ended for beta testers so I can share some of the new features in ADT 2006. I’ve chosen a few features that will be particularly applicable to our store layout work. This is only a small selection of what is new and I'll link
Web/Tech
Have you ever un-ticked the “Always ask before opening this type of file” setting by mistake when down-loading a file? You then don't get the choice which is often annoying. This is how to reset that setting so Internet Explorer asks the question again; * Open Windows
Sports
New Zealand will have some more competition in the next Americas Cup! China Set To Sail For Americas Cup
Viz
Congratulations to Beau Turner on winning the BTL Video contest. I first met Beau “virtually” via his blog “will render for food…” and it was great to meet him and his family in person at AU last year. He kindly gave me a shirt with his blog name on it
Web/Tech
This is a wonderful resource for anyone working with digital images for print or screen. Scanning Basics 101 - All about digital images A few scanning tips by Wayne Fulton
Music
WOMAD New Zealand (World of Music and Dance) is on this weekend at the Brooklands Park & TSB Bowl. Artists performing include; Richie Havens - United States, Adel Salameh Trio - Israel, Jim Moray - United Kingdom, Katchafire - New Zealand, Mahinarangi Tocker - New Zealand, Patrick Duff & Alex Lee - United Kingdom. Radio NZ
Weblogs
Niall has some interesting comments on the impact blogging can have on your professional life. The need to separate my “professional life” from personal was the main reason to split my old blog in two. Its not that different rules apply here but I had concerns that mixed posting of
Metheny
Just heard a nice track by Anna Maria Jopek from the disc Upojenie. 'Bugman' Rudd Kleinpaste (he’s an entomologist) was the guest on “Playing Favourites”. Its a section of the “Saturday Morning” program, on Radio NZ’s National Radio, where guests get the chance to share some
