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The house elevation I used in the Resene Colour Books for Architectural Desktop & AutoCAD 2006 post wasn’t very impressive but it was a very difficult drawing to create. Not a problem with the software but because tonight I’m babysitting my Aunties kitten . He’s very interested in
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Resene Paints NZ Ltd have Colour Books for Autodesk AutoCAD and AutoCAD based products like Architectural Desktop. These are compatible with AutoCAD 2004, 2005 and the latest AutoCAD 2006. They allow you to specify Resene colours anywhere AutoCAD allows colour selection (Layers, Objects, Hatches etc) without having to enter RGB
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The AutoCAD 2006 Customise User Interface feature and its associated CUI file has provoked much discussion since the 2006 release. Shaan Hurley has posted video (wmv) tutorials made by Shawn Gilmour which introduce the CUI and how/what/why it replaces MNS and MNU files. Between the Lines: AutoCAD 2006
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As a part of a update last month the Autodesk Discussion (news)Groups now have RSS feeds. I’ve been using them for a while to monitor a few key groups which I used to visit in Outlook Express. I use RSS Bandit as my feed reader so what follows
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I just got home from the Autodesk 2006 Launch & Design Master Quiz. This was the official launch for all the “2006 Release Autodesk Products”. On arrival you could join informal industry focused demonstrations from the Industry Solution Dealers. These were held in separate rooms but were open so you
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A new version of the free Autodesk DWF Viewer is available. The main enhancements in Autodesk DWF Viewer 6.0 are Print Preview, revised Navigator palettes, menus, and tool-bars and an option to hide/show Composer Mark-up status colour coding. I like the new “always available” layer palette for layer
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The registration page for the Autodesk New Zealand Design Masters Quiz came online while I was away. Register now, if you haven’t already, as its essential if you want to attend! Autodesk New Zealand Design Masters Quiz Registration Learn how to design what you want, the way you want
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Cadopolis have established a list of AutoCAD and related CAD Blogs. It will also have a short features on the Blogs over the coming months. The first up is Lee’s HyperPics: Beyond the UI Blog which has lots of information on using and customising AutoCAD. It’s on my
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Mark Douglas, of MKM & Associates, has just launched an AutoCAD Blog focusing on new AutoCAD features (2006 currently), Dynamic blocks, DWF Composer and some custom Lisp. The initial posts have a wealth of information on Dynamic blocks. These are a new, in AutoCAD 2006, and powerful set of tools.
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Link to: DWF Frequently Asked Questions Scott Sheppard - Autodesk This paper addresses several frequently asked questions concerning Autodesk’s Design Web Format. It was compiled from various sources including internal Autodesk servers, emails, and previously published content. Autodesk discussion group participants will recognise most of the questions as well
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Today I got preliminary details of the New Zealand Autodesk “2006” product release in May. The Auckland event will be a “quiz format” similar to last years with a few changes reflecting suggestions received. A couple of years ago Autodesk changed the format of their release event to a “game-show
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Shaan has posted a neat video of AutoCAD LT being packaged for delivery. You tend not to consider the logistics of actually getting a product to market. Creating it may be mission but once that design/code/product is finished a huge team have to make it a reality. With
