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Shipping AutoCAD 2007

When you take that shiny new AutoCAD disc out of the box spare a thought for all the people who helped get it there, including the those who put it in the box. Between the Lines: Behind the Scenes Video: Shipping AutoCAD 2007 Read more →

2nd Anniversary!

All I can say is thanks for coming back! Boring Anniversary Blog Stats for me! RobiNZ CAD Blog Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Posts 1 363 625 Visits 0 72,800 143,299 Subscriptions (Feedburner) 0 12 90 Trackbacks 0 10 44 Comments 0 30 208 RobiNZ Personal Blog Mar-04 Mar-05 Mar-06 Posts 1 656 Visits 0 50,094 Subscriptions (Feedburner) 0 13 Trackbacks 0 10 Comments 0 179 Read more →

Visual Styles in AutoCAD/Architectural Desktop

CAD drawings can look too precise but now with AutoCAD Visual Styles they don't have to Read more →

Watch a professional create a blog

Rachel Cunliffe, a Kiwi blog guru, is creating a new blog theme from scratch and documenting the process. I doubt she is doing this just for me but her timing is perfect! This blog has evolved over the years but as it’s second anniversary approaches I decided the time has come for a re-design to reduce the accumulated clutter. I’d started gathering some ideas, captured (like everything) in a map, but not done much more about it. It will be interesting for this amateur to watch a professional blog designer at work as I begin the same process. Creating a... Read more →

Scoop, 2007 guesses what is happening in Auckland on May 9th...

RSS is a powerful thing. Checking the blog feeds last night I notice someone is planning to be in Auckland on May 9th for the Autodesk Design Masters Event (2007 Launch)… * Since confirmed, pencil it in your diary, details to follow… Read more →

ActiveWords and Mindjet: Two of the best get together

Finally I can reveal that a couple of my favourite applications have got all friendly. ActiveWords have posted an add-on for MindJet MindManager. Buzz shares the tale of how it all happened in this post on his blog. ActiveWords works with any program but this word-base adds ActiveWords specifically for creating and using MindManager maps & content. As an example a few of the view commands are shown in the ActiveWords browser screen-shot. I’ve been using a preview of this for a while and it’s great. If you already use either ActiveWords or MindManager alone try the combination, it’s compelling.... Read more →

All about how Sheets Happen!

Heidi Hewitt has completed her Sheets Happen! series on the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager. This tour through every aspect of Sheet Sets started with a diagram setting out the scope. I made a MindManager version of it and added hyperlinks to the various posts as a reference. If you use I.E. this index will be shown in the continued post using the MindManager Web Viewer. Check out the series, there is some great information on the implementation and inner workings of sheet sets. Read more →

Origami not UMPC Ok!

Bill Gates uses the term “Origami” rather than UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC). JK approves and so do I. Still not sure if they are useful, toy, or hype (battery life a downfall?) but calling them Origami rather than YouEmmPeeCee’s is a good move. Maybe strange at first but no more than iPod or Blackberry! jkOnTheRun: Finally, we can call them Origamis Read more →

AutoCAD Graphics Hardware List online

The AutoCAD graphics hardware database provides the status of certified and non-certified graphics hardware for the new 3D display features in AutoCAD 2007. http://www.autodesk.com/autocad-graphicscard Read more →

Ever stuck for a word?

Perhaps it’s because I prefer working in a visual map format, and do thanks to MindManager, that I find Visual Thesaurus - www.visualthesaurus.com so attractive. Words & their relationships presented in a dynamic visual interface. Try it free, for a while, then subscribe (on-line use) or purchase (stand-alone application). Read more →