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Autodesk University 2005 ~ Day 3 Schedule

Getting along: Coordinating architectural and structural design with Revit Structure ~ 8:00am to 9:30am Looking into the Crystal Ball of Drawing Management ~ 10:00am to 11:30am Leveraging BIM Downstream: Real-World Examples of Using BIM Data Throughout the Project ~ 1:00pm to 2:30pm Materially Speaking: Autodesk® Architectural Desktop and VIZ Render ~ 3:00pm to 4:30pm Take Your (Revit) Family to the Next Level ~ 5:00pm to 6:30pm Early start after a late night; the BSD breakfast at 07:00 was the first time I've had breakfast since being here! Today was a mixture of Revit, Vault (wow that's cool), something new (I... Read more →

Autodesk University 2005 ~ Day 2 Schedule

CAD Manager's Notebook 2005 ~ 8:00am to 11:30am General Session/Keynote Presentations ~ 1:00pm to 3:00pm Industry Sessions ~ 3:30pm to 4:30pm Between the Lines: Autodesk Beta, Feedback, AutoCAD®, DWF™…and More ~ 5:00pm to 6:30pm (Host: Shaan Hurley Between The Lines ~ AutoCAD Blog) Well, today began with Roberts CAD Manager Session, great to take a class with someone whose articles are a must read. Then it was what I call the Corporate PR Sessions. Not really fair as they showed a bunch of stuff that was extremely relevant to what we do. I'd love to get a video as the... Read more →

Autodesk University 2005 ~ Day 1 Schedule

Autodesk® Revit® Tips and Lessons for CAD Managers ~ 8:00am to 9:30am The World's Greatest Training Secrets Revealed! ~ 1:00pm to 2:30pm Complete Display Control in Autodesk® Architectural Desktop ~ 10:00am to 11:30am Autodesk® Architectural Desktop Stairs and Railings - Explained ~ 3:00pm to 4:30pm Autodesk® Architectural Desktop Modeling Tips and Tricks - Thinking Outside the Box ~ 5:00pm to 6:30pm A quick post between sessions. Just finished Phil's Revit session and ducked out of Matts ADT Display session for a short meeting. Apologies for the typos, using a public machine so cant take too long. AU is bigger than... Read more →

Getting to the World Of Disney

I met Darren Myles (LHT) at Auckland and we were on the same flights. Got away on time (19:00 Friday NZ ) and had a good flight. Was not the Air NZ 777 but was a refit 747 so had the entertainment to help pass the time. I watched "The Fastest Indian" which was great and "War of the worlds" which thought was mediocre. I did lived in the Bose Headphones, they make such a difference would not fly without them. Only hassle was two attempts to land at SF due to only one runway being operational. The plane ahead... Read more →

Combine DWF + Mind Maps with MindManager for AEC

In September 2004 I blogged about a free MindManager for AEC Add-In. This allowed Autodesk Design Web Format (DWF) files to be integrated into MindManager Maps. It was a technology demonstration from Mindjet rather than a release candidate product but showed the potential of combining CAD and Map information to manage a project. The MindManager for AEC Add-In has been updated for MindManager Pro 6 and is now available from Mindjet Labs. Mindjet Labs showcase examples and prototypes Mindjet have developed internally for extending MindManager. Again it’s a technology demonstration rather than fully fledged application but well worth a download... Read more →

On my way to Autodesk University in Orlando

Blogging will be a bit tricky for the next few weeks as will be travelling without a computer.I’m attending Autodesk University in Orlando. If possible I will be posting to the CAD Autodesk University category on my CAD Blog and adding photos to the Travel 2005 (Autodesk University Trip) Photo gallery. If you are going, see you there! Read more →

Revit Rants Blog

I found this today, a new Aussie Revit Blog. Welcome to the world of CAD blogging Chris! Revit Rants Discussions of my experiences of Revit and various work processes/tricks that I have implemented to utilise the program effectively. I have been using Revit since August 2001. Chris Price, Queensland, Australia Web: http://revitrants.blogspot.com/ RSS Feed: http://revitrants.blogspot.com/atom.xml Read more →

View from work...

Cool, this will happening on the harbour in front of work in January. Something to watch at lunchtime… Valencia Sailing: Biggest race since America's Cup attracts world's best sailors in Auckland Five of the world’s top ten sailors along with New Zealanders Dean Barker and Chris Dickson are set to compete in the biggest yacht race New Zealand has seen since the America’s Cup… The race - the Auckland Match Racing Cup - will take place from January 25 to 29 2006, on the Waitemata Harbour on the city side of the Harbour Bridge, near the Viaduct. Read more →

New Autodesk DWF Viewer & Writer - Slice/dice, de-construct and create DWF's

There are new versions of the freebie DWF Viewer and DWF Writer applications. Many of the new viewer features are aimed at exploring 3D DWF models although improvements to operation, integration, and 2D DWF viewing haven’t been forgotten. I’ll start with the Viewer and it’s new 3D features as they are powerful and the most fun! Slice and Dice! With a 3D DWF you can slice a section though the model for a better look inside. The screen-shot (click for full-size) shows a section through an ADT house model. The section is live and you can drag the “section plane”... Read more →

24.88% ActiveWords

This is my ActiveWords Report from work. 24.88 % less typing, priceless From 10/6/2005 to 11/22/2005 47 days Substitutions Total user Keystrokes typed including ActiveWords: 456705 Total Keystrokes substituted by ActiveWords less ActiveWords typed: 151259 Total Content Entered: 607964 Percent of Total Content saved by ActiveWords that substitute and transform text: 24.88% Commands Total ActiveWord Commands used to navigate: 177 Total ActiveWord Commands used for Multi-Step processes: 886 Total Steps saved based on actual ActiveWord Command usage: (1 step per Navigation Command + number of steps per Multi-Step Commands) 1063 Read more →