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MindManager powered conferences

I “discovered” MindManager when Hugh Bathurst used it to run a CAD Productivity Conference I attended. Hugh wasn’t trying to demo MindManager, in fact we had to ask what software he was using. It was a captivating demo of a mindmap being used to structure and capture conference information simply by doing it. BlawgThink 2005 will take this a step further as MindManager will be used to run and record the conference and every attendee will get a copy of MindManager to capture their own thoughts! There are also plans to share conference maps live on the net with the... Read more →

MindManager Research add-in - Easily create those Noodly Appendages

Imagine you have to research a topic… These days that probably means first stop is the web. You have to find and collate lots of results, filter and display them in a concise manner ready for further analysis or sharing with others. MindManager is a nice way to arrange information combining text, images, file links while allowing easy sharing as a map or publishing via it’s export features. Now there is a new Mindjet Labs Research Accelerator add-in for MindManager which eases the research portion of the process. The topic of this demo research map was inspired by a colleague... Read more →

Publish and be... sure

Publish and be damned! no more! Mark, In the Dynamic Interface CAD Blog, has a nice tip to preview AutoCAD Publish to DWF results before you do. In the Dynamic Interface: No need to cross your fingers before publish Read more →

Autodesk DWG TrueView™ - view DWG files for free

Autodesk have released a free viewer for AutoCAD DWG format files. Yes, you can finally the use the words “Autodesk”, “DWG”, “Viewer” and “Free” all in one sentence without the word “wish” Shaan, Between The Lines ~ AutoCAD Blog, has a post with all the details but the summary is: It’s built on the AutoCAD RealDWG™ engine Offers AutoCAD style viewing, zoom, layer dialog etc It has the ADT object enabler built-in (Yeah from an ADT user!) and is compatible with other AutoCAD enablers. It opens, prints (plotters/Printers) and publishes (to DWF) like AutoCAD 2006 It supports AutoCAD style support... Read more →

Beating the Layer Key hassle

Back in July I read a neat post at Richard Binnings Beside the Cursor... Blog, wrote a draft post referencing it and somehow didn’t post it. So here it is… Richard has tackled one of the more tedious tasks for anyone upgrading between various versions of ADT/ABS. Layer Key Styles are vital to the auto layering of AEC content and the further you go with ADT/ABS the more likely you are to customise or add keys specific to your standards or content. Then an upgrade arrives and you need to look at the Layer Key Styles, old and new, and... Read more →

AECbytes at the SketchUp User Conference

Lachmi Khemlani on the recent SketchUp User Conference. 3D Base Camp: The First SketchUp User Conference ~ AECbytes Newsletter #23 Read more →

How do they make those one-off concept cars?

Top Gear go to Turin and watch a Ford Concept car being crafted. How do they make those one-off concept cars? - RobiNZ Personal Blog Read more →

AUGI Blogs

AUGI adds a Blog, actually a Blaugi, to it’s web presence. http://www.blaugi.com/ Via Between the Lines Read more →

Here's a use for the MindManager Timer - Eliminate Procrastination

Since I qualify (every category) I should use this neat technique with the MindManager Pro Tools>Timer feature to be more productive. Procrastination hack: “(10+2)*5” ~ 43 Folders How to use the Timer - MindManager Pro 6 On-line Help Phew, got this post done in less than 3 minutes 2-minute break time already! Read more →

@Last Software acquisition rumors

So, who’s going to “acquire” @Last Software – SketchUp – this week? Randall S. Newton chats with @Last Software’s co-founder Brad Schell… @Last Software and the Great Google Rumour Read more →