RobiNZ CAD Blog

Happy 32nd Birthday Autodesk

32, I've only been using Autodesk products for about 30 years! Happy Birth’desk! Happy 32nd Birthday Autodesk - Between The Lines On this day January 30th, 1982, 32 years ago a small group of people held an initial meeting in Marin County California to organize what became Autodesk…. UPDATE 01/31/2014: This post was edited after posting as i didn’t like the format TypePad “reblog this” created. Read more →

Kiva and RobiNZ Blog team milestones

The video shows what Kiva microloans are about and some of the proceeds* from this blog are allocated to a Kiva Lending Team. 2013 was a big year for Kiva and closed with a significant milestone for the blog team. Thanks for your support 10,000 times over. Kiva Lending Team: RobiNZ Blog A team since Dec 10, 2008 This team shows loans funded from Supplier Donations, TypePad crediting hosting costs and additional Advert income. The 'Amount Loaned' is a total of donated funds + reinvested loan repayments. * The balance goes towards one off donations to other Charitable organizations. Read more →

Autodesk Fusion 360 Windows Phone wind up?

I visited the Autodesk Fusion 360 site today—documenting some changes to Autodesk Building Design Suite—and thought they were winding me up. Fusion 360 is part of the Autodesk 360 family and the page (below) features “3D CAD like never before” with Gus Petrika’s lovely ‘The Hook’ wearable phone. The design is awesome and features (it appears) Windows Phone tiles (right). Thing is, guess how many Autodesk Windows Phone applications there are? Not lots, not a few, none at all! That’s not Gus’ fault, he just chose the best mobile OS for his lovely device. Pity Autodesk don’t do the same!... Read more →

2013 Blogging Highlights

Another year has flown by and it is 2014. Time to look back at 2013 from a bloggy (not just CAD) perspective: Best Blog Event: For me the event of the year, blog’wise, was the Revit Technology Conference. It was an inspiring mix of education, inspiration, meeting new folks (many Kiwis from out of town) and reunions. I didn’t get to Autodesk University this year but RTC meant some of the notable AU speakers came to me. Also notable that it was ‘at home’, Auckland, but also a new experience. The evening dinner was in an Auckland venue I’ve known... Read more →