Autodesk
'Autodesk Forma Data Management', because 'Docs' was always a bad name...
Autodesk Docs has a new name, for once that's NOT a bad thing
Vale Rich Sales (Salesoft CAD Solutions)
A quiet genius
Not all CEO's can be Carl Bass
i was listening to this, podcast link below, and the recent news of tech CEO pilgrimages to Florida to meet with the incoming... Conversation with Carl Bass - Former CEO of Autodesk and Maker of All Things Awesome | Manufacturing Spaces By Pete Oxenham This week Carl joins us to share
upFront.eZine CAD industry legend Ralph Grabowski retires
The final upFront.eZine #1.138 This email, the final upFront.eZine #1,138, marks a significant event in the history of the CAD industry and media. I don't remember when I first read Ralph Grabowski's eZine but it long pre-dates meeting him in 2003. He
Some design lessons to amuse the kids (of all ages) | COVID-19 Lock In
Shaan shared this resource from Disney & Kahn Academy for children of all ages: One-of-a-Kind Learning Experience from Disney Imagineers | By Shaan Hurley on Between the Lines
Remote Desktop tips
If working connected to the office machine using Remote Desktop set your home machine to a different Windows theme to the work one. Helps remember which is which when working full screen! If you can adjust BIOS Settings (or your IT Help desk might have to do) some machines have
CAD headphones?
If you like listening to music or podcasts while working, but don't want the isolation of earbuds or headphones, check out my review of Aftershokz Aeropex bone conducting headphones.
U.S. get rid of one obsolete measurement unit, time for the rest
I only discovered the bizarre U.S. Survey foot after encountering it in a CAD file. I did the foot > metre conversion on an incoming imperial file and none of the resulting measurements made sense as were ‘a tiny bit out’. Turned out the file was actually created in
BIM AK August Meeting Announcement
BIM AK August registration is open, see you there! Thursday 23rd August, 5.30-8.00pm The August event will be focused on BIM in Construction featuring a presentation from Gabor Gulyas of PDC Group on the $3.5b Brisbane Queens Wharf project, along with a construction industry panel discussion. Attendance
Science
Scanning the LHC
Fascinating look at the CERN, European Organisation for Nuclear Research, LHC facility captured by laser scanners: Inside CERN - lidarnews.com “The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is situated 100 meters below ground at CERN and is considered the biggest single machine on the planet. It is also the location of
Revit User Group NZ
March BIM AK (Auckland) Event Announcement
Time flies and it is nearly March, see you there: Only one week to go until the March 2018 BIM AK Event! Make sure you are registered! (Thursday 1st March, 5.30-8.00pm). This months event will be focused on Procurement, BIM, and how we can foster more collaborative working
CADPRO Systems Ltd acquires Salesoft CAD Solutions Ltd
An interesting development in the New Zealand Autodesk reseller space today with this announcement: CADPRO Systems Ltd acquires Salesoft CAD Solutions Ltd Effective Thursday 23rd June 2016, the amalgamation of these two businesses will create the largest New Zealand owned Autodesk reseller with over 20 staff based in Auckland and