A CAD geek walks into a bar… is not the start of a joke but just one of those small world coincidences that happens when you live in a small country. A couple of years back I went along to Auckland Skeptics in the Pub expecting to meet some interesting
Wed 28 Sept 2011, @Productspec HQ, 14 Holland Street, Wellington 5.30 - 7.30pm We've had a great response to our RUGWELL survey and Matt will run through the results. Collaborative BIM in Action, by Richard George (GHD) Richard's talk is all about his and GHD&
Design and Art
My first reaction to “Autodesk Acquires Instructables” was ”Why would they buy an old Pixar movie?”. I then realised it wasn’t “Incredibles”, duh!, but still had no idea what an Instructables was. Phillip Torrone’s post on Make, which I found via tenlinks.com, is a nice summary of
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 5:30 PM Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Auckland BIM Estimation, Bills of Quantities and Tender info with Revit & CostXThis meeting is not just for Revit users. If you share information with Tender/QS function or consultant who is not using BIM/Digital estimation please feel
Autodesk Labs recently announced the Project Spark technology preview. Based on a Revit Technology Platform Spark previews a simpler leaner Revit aimed at new entrants to the world of Building Information Modelling. Some might say, in a Jeremy Clarkson voice, this is a Limited Technology Revit with features aimed at
Awesome to see this concept of web connecting lenders with microloan recipients literally take off: [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/28413747 w=601&h=338] Intercontinental Ballistic Microfinance from Kiva Microfunds on Vimeo.
What two OE “Kiwi fullas” stuck in Australia made to try and win a ticket home for the Rugby World Cup: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLETRsaL8DA&w=560&h=345] And it worked although means they are returning on “The great crusade” Aussie Wallabies Supporters
Beyond the Paper, DWF Blog, has the solution to a problem which caught me out recently. During a machine update I attempted to remove Autodesk Design Review 2011 prior to installing Building Design Suite 2012 and got a C++ related fail message from the uninstaller. The details & suggested fixes
Autodesk are hosting an on-line session featuring Design Suite Application portfolio. If you want to learn more about applications you use, show the boss something new or just figure out what some of those new tools in the Design Suites do check it out! There is a mix of
Ben Boyce decides he want to be… A rock star, stuntman, superstar actor, rapper or whatever then goes & interviews real ones to find out how. These are the highlights from WANNA-Ben, the full interviews are on his WANNA-BenTV YouTube Channel [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
I don’t often use the AutoCAD Text Window but hit F2 and mouse wheeled up & down before remembering… I blame swapping between lots of app’s and not an addled mind! GIF captured & produced with Camtasia Studio
I was walking my Mum’s dog in a nearby cemetery* and one aspect struck me. Maybe it is because I don’t have a religion? It seems strange that those who do are/were** catered for by segregated burial areas. If your religion means you cant mix after death,
