RobiNZ CAD Blog

Clearly, AutoCAD needs transparency so tell them why

Autodesk Design Review can do transparent fills, AutoCAD (& Revit too) need it. If you have an opinion on this have your say in this survey: We Want Your Feedback on Transparency Support in AutoCAD - Between The Lines Blog Read more →

Presenting with Powerpoint, more to it than just great slides

Olivia Mitchell has great advice on how to deliver a PowerPoint based presentation that stands out from the crowd... Little-used methods to make the delivery of your PowerPoint stand out There’s a revolution in the design of PowerPoint slides, but not the delivery. Most speakers still rely on their slides to cue them. They click, they talk, click, talk, click, talk… Here are five methods that will make the delivery of your PowerPoint presentation stand out... Read more →

Phil, the ribbon cuts?

In 2001 a guy walked into our office with a new design application. He passionately demonstrated it and left an impression. While the software was Revitlutionary the thing I really value from that day is knowing Phil Read. We've met occasionally over the years, both at AU and nearer home, and while I don't always share his opinions I have always left those meetings inspired by his passion, vision and ability. It appears that those attending Autodesk University this year will be denied that opportunity: Your Regularly Scheduled Programming Will Not Be Seen Tonight... Arch | Tech I was informed... Read more →

Notice of Revit User Group Wellington May Meeting

Details of the next Revit User Group - Wellington (RUGWELL) meeting and 60 second NZ BIM Content Survey 27th May 2009 - Meeting No. 13 - Proposed Agenda Location : Beca's Offices, 77 Thorndon... Read more →

Align, now in AutoCAD LT!

Over on the AutoCAD LT blog Kate has a great post with demos of my favourite "forgotten" AutoCAD command. Why move, rotate, even scale, when you can just: Align objects in AutoCAD LT* 2010 - ltunlimited.typepad.com * Although it's shown in LT, new for 2010, Align works the same in AutoCAD Read more →

Augmented Lego Reality

Remember the cool Augmented Reality I saw at the Autodesk Gallery, and seen at Autodesk University 2008. The Gadgeteer found it in a Lego Store! Our Lego Store Goes High-Tech "Imagine a magic mirror that when you hold a Lego box in front of it, a three dimensional hologram of the Lego model appears sitting virtually on top of the box" Read more →

David and the (AutoCAD Architecture 2010) Ribbon

David Koch is working through an extremely detailed tour of the new AutoCAD Architecture 2010 User Interface on his blog The Architect's Desktop. Part 3 concentrates on the Home Tab of the Ribbon, earlier posts on the Application Button and Ribbon modes. AutoCAD® Architecture 2010 - UI Changes: Part 1 - The Application Menu Part 2 – Resizing the Ribbon Part 3 - The Ribbon, Home Tab Read more →

A few TypePad Tips...

I've been asked how I made some of the changes in my recent mi ni blog makeover . I wanted to clean the design and make the layout more predictable . The honest answer is I knew what I wanted but wasn... Read more →