AutoCAD
Beau Turner shows how to transform 3D DWG files into Google Earth using ExtractKML, a tool from the Avatech Solutions DEV team. Awesome! Will render for food...: DWG and Google Earth. Will render for food...: DWG and Google Earth
This is neat. Watch the 2005 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in Google Earth, with yacht positions and standings updated every ten minutes. Great way to track the race as Kiwi supermaxi’s Alfa Romeo and Konica Minolta battle for line honours. Getting it working If not installed already, download
Fiat
It starts as a favourite in today’s Sydney Hobart but the new racing supermaxi, NZL 80 Alfa Romeo, will also be seen in competing in European events in 2006 thanks to sponsorship from Alfa Romeo (Fiat Auto). Alfa Romeo to sponsor Neville Crichton's supermaxi yacht - italiaspeed.com.
Bentley
Randall Newton comments on Why Bentley Seems Invisible to AutoCAD Users. It’s an interesting view of a company I know little about. Is that because I’m an AutoCAD/ADT user? Bentley Systems sheds its low profile (Philadelphia Business Journal) Via AEC news.com
Automobile
The new “80% Trepiuno” Fiat 500 arrives Montezemolo on the Fiat 500 and Stilo - debut in January 2007 - Eurocarblog Luca di Montezemolo - New Fiat 500 model will arrive in record time - www.italiaspeed.com
Comedy
Follow Mr S. Claus on his delivery trip around the world… Official Google Blog: This just in.... I love Google Earth and have been planning a big trip with it… S. Claus Official Google Blog: This just in...
Weblogs
TypePad will be crediting all active members with one free week of service to compensate for their recent problems. That’s nice, thank you, but I’d also like to see a way for users to easily backup their entire account content/structure to a local file. No matter how
Networks are wonderful until they stop working as many discovered when a recent network outage caused major disruption . No I’m not referring to TypePad’s recent problems. On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, the Friday before Christmas, the main EFTPOS network in New Zealand collapsed
AutoCAD
Ever encounter weird line scale problems inside a drawing? It can happen when you use content from external sources that may import line types not present in your default templates. In the metric world AutoCAD uses line types from the ACADISO.lin. They are scaled versions of the imperial ACAD.
AutoCAD
Some map image sources provide georeferenced raster files. They are simply an image created with a corresponding reference file which stores the proper position (coordinates) and scale of the image. If you have AutoCAD Map you can scale images based on this information but a free AAC Solutions utility also
Is this for real? If it wasn’t the BEEB would think this was a hoax, but it seems Alistair Cooke's bones were 'stolen'. If true it’s a sad, bizarre, fate for a legendary broadcaster. BBC NEWS | Americas | Alistair Cooke's bones 'stolen&
Web/Tech
Why do you use Control-Alt-Delete to log on? Larry Osterman's WebLog : Why is Control-Alt-Delete the secure attention sequence (SAS)?. Larry Osterman's WebLog : Why is Control-Alt-Delete the secure attention sequence (SAS)?
