2008

AU 2008 – Day 1

December 3, 2008

Today marked the official start to Autodesk University 2008, and boy what a busy day! For me my morning got started being a lab assistant for Andrew Hill of AEC Systems in Australia. In that class he presented his “Project-Based Title Blocks using Fields, Attributes, and References”.  Andrew certainly had a lot packed into his [...]

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AU 2008 tweets for 2008-12-02

December 2, 2008
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AU 2008 – Day 0

December 1, 2008

So Autodesk University 2008 doesn’t officially get started until tomorrow (Tuesday).  That small detail didn’t get in the way of some very cool sessions and gatherings from being hosted. For me my day got started at the Richmond International Airport, for a quick flight to New York (JFK).  My layover was only supposed to be [...]

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AU 2008 – Only 1 week away

November 24, 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

November 20, 2008

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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