How to feel old
Played in this park as a kid. Remember these trees being planted...
Robin Capper
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
CadCARD SlideCharts for AutoCAD, really!
My blog email inbox gets a fair amount of PR stuff. Most of it is easily ignored but occasionally something catches my attention. I haven’t used a CadCARD, don’t really have a need for it, must admit was rather surprised there is still demand for this kind of
Autodesk 360
DWF and Design Review debate is Alive in the Lab
Scott recently posted about the new A360 Integrated Viewer which can view many native design file formats. It is integral in many of the A360 portals but is also available as a separate on-line viewer: * Just open https://360.autodesk.com/viewer * Drag your file into the viewer to upload
Windows
Windows 10 Available on July 29
Wow, earlier than I’d expected! Looking forward to getting the release on my ATIV Smart PC, Nokia 520 & 1520 and, soon, Surface Pro 3! UPDATE 01/06/2015 23:36 Plus my desktop (which I forgot to mention, bizarre thinking about Windows heritage) and — it appears by the
First Frost, Winter is here?
Brrrr, saw the first real frost of winter on the neighbours car while walking Alfie this morning. Even had to ferret out the Icebreaker merino gloves last worn in Tibet! However I suspect people who live where it gets really cold will think 3ºc isn’t worth a mention!
The not so mighty Marina
Been scanning some old slides recently. New Zealand, sometime early 80's. The car I learnt to drive in... * Wobbly suspension * Elastic steering * Spongy clutch * Gear shift only vaguely connected to the cogs it was stirring A near new Marina!
Are Cisco Jabber & A360 Desktop related?
I like both — totally different applications — and hadn’t noticed the similarity until Windows desktop auto-arrange put these two icons next to each other…
Revit 2016 Performance comparisons
If you’re debating whether to migrate a project to 2016 these posts from ‘The Factory’ may help the decision. A look at how Revit 2016 uses multicore processing to improve model navigation. Inside the Factory: Revit 2016 | Project Performance - Part 1 Often the Revit product team is asked
Revit User Group Wellington May Meeting announcement
Details of next Wednesdays RUGWELL March meeting: First presentation: Case Study - The Adelaide Convention Centre West Building by John Hainsworth - Aurecon Suitable for all levels of expertise, Full Revit & Revit LT This case study will showcase how the Design Intent BIM and the Supply BIM contributed to
Remembering Kodari, another victim of the Nepal Earthquakes
Back in September we crossed the border over the ‘Friendship Bridge’ from Tibet into Nepal at Kodari. I remember the chaos, friendly smiling faces and warmth (both physical from the humid air and emotional from the people) of this little one street town. It was quite a contrast to the
Art
TEDx Auckland 2015 Victorious? | #TEDxAKL @TEDxAuckland
My notes & photos from TEDx Auckland 2015. I only took the phone (for both notes & photos) and was sitting right at the back of the hall so my shots are a bit ‘distant’. * The italics are the speaker profiles sent out by TEDx Auckland * The bullet points my
Autodesk 2016, ready by 4539?
I think I’ll restart and hope for a faster connection to get these patches…