AutoCAD, or AutoCAT, Usability Testing
After reading Mark W. Kiker’s post on Autodesk Usability Feedback I found this old footage, while cleaning up some old media folders, which dates back to AutoCAD 2006 (released in 2005) . As it may...
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AutoCAD Publish to Google Earth "updated for 2008"
One of my most popular older posts is the result of people searching for “AutoCAD, Google Earth kmz”. About a thousand people a month find this post about the Autodesk Labs AutoCAD Google Earth Extens...
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Is this the ultimate CAD interface?
Combine this with Tablet PC interaction and I think you’re getting close! It’s Alive in the Lab: Touch Wall: Manipulating CAD data with just your hands
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Presenting the Autodesk University Main-stage
What does it take to put on a presentation? For most it’s a PC, a projector and maybe a microphone. When there are thousands turning up it’s a little more complicated. Scott has posted a podcast showi...
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Inventor LT, free technology preview! UPDATE 04-05-2007: USA/Canada Only
My dad is a talented engineer and can machine, weld, craft pretty much anything. I’m very much not a talented engineer but have always been interested in engineering design software. The hope was it c...
Freebie laptops, loot and CAD Blogger ethics...
There have been a flood of stories about blogger ethics thanks to Microsoft/AMD PR sending some Bloggers Acer “Ferrari” Laptops loaded up with Vista and Office 2007. It’s clever marketing, perhaps, bu...
How will a stadium impact the waterfront? - Architectural Desktop + Google Earth shows
I never thought I’d be modelling a stadium but this shows what a bit of time, Architectural Desktop and Google Earth can achieve. There has been a fair amount of controversy about a proposal to bui...
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A Paper Aircraft, MyFeedback, and how I got to Autodesk University 2006?
About 30 years ago a Primary (Elementary) School Teacher encouraged a 10 year old boy, named Robin, to do a special science project based on flight. I can’t remember the detail but do remember buildin...
Autodesk Impression - Art meets CAD?
I first saw Autodesk Impression, then called Vespa , at Autodesk University 2005. At that stage it was an idea, a concept to add an artistic touch to CAD. Today it’s a technology preview you can download...
Auckland AutoCAD User Group Meeting 24-07-2006 - AutoCAD 2007
Just got home from an Auckland Autodesk User Group meeting, Omar Awny (Senior Applications Sales Engineer Application Engineer Manager from Autodesk Australia) gave a great presentation of all the nice things to be found in AutoCAD 2007 and DWF Design Review. He also mentioned a few websites that may be
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DWF viewing without a DWF viewer - Project Freewheel: How does it work?
A few weeks ago I blogged about Autodesk Labs Project Freewheel. It allows viewing of DWF files with no viewer download/install. Scott has a post with the detail on how the magic happens. Beyond the Paper: Project Freewheel: How does it work? Beyond the Paper: Project Freewheel: How does
DWFit Anywhere - DWF viewing without a viewer install?
Autodesk Labs have announced “Project Freewheel”: Beyond the Paper: DWF Freedom and Independence Today is the 4th of July - the day Americans celebrate their independence. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence. Here we are 230 years later, and you don'