RobiNZ CAD Blog

Rev'irritations or Stupid questions of the day?

I know one click does the work of many as parametric magic ripples throughout the model but: Any way to get this state of the art application to realise I’m not running 800 x 600 display resolut... Read more →

The true cost of Open Source, no roadmap?

In a world where Open Source is often seen to be the future it’s interesting to see the Automobile Association of New Zealand dropping Open Office in favour of Microsoft’s Office. It’s interesting... Read more →

Google doesn't always help...

Searching for Kiwi Revit parking content today led back to a site I knew didn’t have any. The first two results were useless, I didn’t even have to vist the site to know that! The summary from the thi... Read more →

Fiat's "iPod of cars" 500 Powered by Windows

July 4th 2007 was a significant day as, 50 years after the original, Fiat released the new Fiat 500. Fiat Chief, Sergio Marchionne, was widely quoted "I want Fiat to become the Apple of cars" an... Read more →

How Google Earth [Really] Works

If you’ve ever wondered what’s actually going on when you Google Earth, here’s an explanation: How Google Earth [Really] Works - RealityPrime I thought there might be some interest, and despite... Read more →

Taming the To-Do Bar in Outlook 2007

The To-Do bar is one of my favourite new features of Outlook 2007. It provides a constant reference to tasks and appointments but can be minimised or restored with a click. If you have lots of tasks,... Read more →

A showcase of Kiwi motorsport design - The Bruce McLaren Trust “Technical Evening”

The cars on display at the Bruce McLaren Trust “Technical Evening” spanned decades, and generations, of Kiwi Motorsport design. This is a CAD blog and while it’s unlikely CAD/CAM was used for the 1968... Read more →

Stationery bliss?

Happiness is… a docket spike? Marcus Lush, Weekdays 6-9am - Radio Live NZ or Podcast/Live Online Read more →

Hello TypePad Development, is anybody out there?

Or are you all working on Vox? Hey you! Don't Vox that! Vox THIS! - Team Vox Last week, we pushed out Release 32 of Vox … TypePad Pages are only significant new feature seen in the last year... Read more →

Revitizing Details

JB has a great post on methods, benefits and perils of getting those old CAD details into Revit. Converting CAD Details To Revit Details: Just Do It...One way or another - Fear and Loathing In a... Read more →