November 2008

AU 2008 – Only 1 week away

by Donnie Gladfelter on November 24, 2008

in AU 2008

It’s hard to believe, but AU 2008 is really just 1 week away.  This time next week myself and thousands of fellow esteemed CAD users will be walking the streets of Las Vegas, and be immersed in all things CAD. While things like the opening session promise to be a must see event, what else [...]

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Obtaining an AutoCAD license through a VPN connection

by Donnie Gladfelter on November 20, 2008

in AutoCAD

Like many firms, we use network licenses to support our AutoCAD user base.  While we (IT) always recommend using the BORROWLICENSE command to “check out” a license prior to leaving the office, life happens, and that doesn’t always happen.  Consequently we end up getting a call from the stranded mobile user, who “is at a [...]

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Using MindManager to Track and Document Civil 3D Styles

November 13, 2008

Back in May I made a post titled “Some Nifty Tools” where I mentioned a very handy tool from Mindjet called MindManager.  Since then the tool has become an absolutely indispensible part of my daily workflow.  The power of all mind mapping software, MindManager included, is it’s versatility. Frankly there’s no wrong way to use [...]

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MindManager 8 Released

November 11, 2008

Back in May I happened to mention Mindjet’s MindManager product in a post titled Some Nifty Tools.  Back then I was relatively new to the product, but it has quickly become an indispensible part of my daily workflow.  These days I use MindManager for everything from mapping (planning) out my day, planning and documenting my [...]

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Sequentially Number Text with TCOUNT

November 10, 2008

Among the comments recently left on The CAD Geek was one asking if I could help them out with a script to sequentially number text.  The solution is perhaps easier than one may think. In fact chances are, you already have such a tool at your fingertips.  Housed within the infamous Express Tools is a [...]

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Tracking your position in View/Edit Corridor Section

November 3, 2008

When compared to Land Desktop’s View/Edit Sections command, Civil 3D has always been the winner.  Still it was easy to get lost modifying your corridor.  Did I need to modify station 13+25.17 or 13+25?  Prior to Civil 3D 2009 I always found myself flip-flopping between plan view and the View/Edit Corridor Section command.  Civil 3D [...]

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