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Confidence inspiring Building Design Suite 2017 install?

Seriously, System requirements, click… sigh… A bug in the installer? The install completed successfully, hopefully the actual software is less buggy! Read more →

New Zealand Autodesk Fusion 360 Meetups

Or, how I went to buy sushi for lunch and ended up joining another CAD Meetup group! A chance meeting, at the sushi shop, with Fusion 360 guru Scott Moyse led me to his new Autodesk Fusion 360 Meetup for users of this Product Design/Simulation/CAM platform. Scott is launching the Auckland based group soon, but you can join up now to get meeting notices. For Mainlanders Gavin Bath hosts a Christchurch Fusion 360 Meetup which has already had its first meeting. If you are interested in learning, or sharing your knowledge, about Fusion 360 signup! Auckland - www.meetup.com/Fusion-360/ Christchurch -... Read more →

Autodesk CEO: Yahoo Is Becoming Increasingly Irrelevant

I don't disagree but thought it amusing this showed up in a Yahoo! Finance RSS search feed I've used for years: Autodesk CEO: Yahoo Is Becoming Increasingly Irrelevant | Watch the video - Yahoo Financeby Bloomberg Video 1:49 mins May 19 -- Carl Bass, Autodesk's chief executive officer, comments on Yahoo during an interview with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West." Read more →

Revit User Group Wellington May Meeting Announcement

From the RUGWELL Organisers: This months meeting is at Jasmax Wellington office. We hope you can make it along for another dose of Revit enlightenment Wed 25 May 2016 @ Jasmax Level 1, Grant Thornton House, 215 Lambton Quay 5.30pm – for a 6pm start Please do not arrive before 5:30 Finishing at 7:30pm RSVP to Grant First presentation: Revit Content Management by Melanie Tristram - Jasmax Suitable for all levels of expertise, Full Revit Mel will show us what they know about managing Revit content using the UNIFI plugin Second Presentation: BIM in Middle Earth by Gavin Urquhart -... Read more →

Revit User Group Auckland (Auckland) May Meeting Announcement

I’m a bit late posting this, see you there on Wednesday! Material Magic, BIM Viewers, AGM - Revit User Group Auckland (Auckland) - Meetup When: Wednesday, May 18, 2016, from 5:30 PM Where: Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Parnell, Auckland From the top of the stairs, turn right at reception, meeting space past the café area. Please join us from 5.30pm: 6:00 pm : Welcome and Introduction 6:05 pm : AGM 6:20 pm : Presentation: Procedural render textures in Revit - Tim West shows how to get away from tiled looking concrete and grass textures 3D viewers for clients that do... Read more →

BIM AK (Auckland, NZ) May 2016 event announcement

Details on the May BIM AK Event, see you there! BIM AK - MAY 2016 EVENT , Thu, 26/05/2016 at 5:30 PM | Tickets @ Eventbrite The May BIM AK event will be hosted by GHD. Arrival is from 5.30pm with presentations kicking off at 6.00pm. Attendance is FREE. Food and drinks will be provided but pre-event registration is essential. All attendees are required to register prior to the day of the event. Whether you’re a BIM Manager, Architect, Engineer, Contractor, Facility Manager, Manufacturer, Project Manager or anyone else wanting to learn and share information about BIM, BIM AK events... Read more →