RobiNZ CAD Blog

Xtra Bubble bursts...

Xtra, my ISP, broke loads of it’s subscribers email this weekend while implementing a “ new enhanced servic e”. Stuff like that can happen with upgrades, especially when it’s a complex system with... Read more →

25 years of AutoCAD?

AutoCAD is turning 25! Crikey, I must getting old as remember most of it! We first used AutoCAD R2.something at Tech. I say “we” as there were few CAD PC’s so several of students used one together.... Read more →

Some more BIM & Revit Resources

Here’s a couple of BIM Revit resources I’ve found recently: Revit 3D.com Gregory’s “ Revit Encyclopedia” of information URL: http://www.revit3d.com/ Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/Revit3dc... Read more →

Mind Mapping Meeting Notes - Lifehacker

Lifehacker have a great, short, introduction to Mind Mapping as technique to for making meeting notes. It’s something I’ve found useful but seen few doing. Sometimes I use MindManager in the meeting b... Read more →

Want to know more about CAD/BIM and Google Earth?

Looking at the statistics for this blog there is one thing thats remarkable. Judging by visits to the post “ DWG to [Google] Earth, do you read me?” lots of people are interested in Google Earth an... Read more →

The lost art of handwriting...

This post by Blog Maverick made me laugh: Quotes from "I Forgot How to Write!" - Blog Maverick “I was sitting in a meeting the other day and decided I needed to take some notes .“ “This particula... Read more →

HOK Blog!

HOK have a couple of new(ish) blogs looking at buildingSMART (Building Information Model) and Green design. It’s great to see companies sharing their experience knowledge! HOK CAD Solutions - We... Read more →

Qantas get WiFi'ed (from Feb 2008)

Not sure if Air New Zealand will match this but it’s a great reason to consider the flying Kangaroo. Qantas new Airbus A380s – regardless of class - will have laptop power sockets and onboard WiFi fro... Read more →

Slightly less hassle than getting a virus...

It started with this message: “Your AntiVirus subscription is about to expire…”. Then there was the stupid decision not to just renew the subscription but also , since the cost was almost the same, “... Read more →

Autodesk buy Kiwi made!

Must admit I’d never heard of Skymatter or Mudbox , their “3D brush-based modeling software”, until I read this: Autodesk to buy New Zealand software company: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance Aut... Read more →