May 2009

The CAD Geek is seeking employment

by Donnie Gladfelter on May 30, 2009

After spending nearly 6 years with some of the most talented engineers I know, this past Wednesday was my last day at Timmons Group in Richmond, VA. In my role as Design Systems Specialist (Assistant CAD Manager), I had the privilege of supporting more than 200 civil engineering CAD professionals. In those six years there [...]

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Autodesk Pricing – Could a survey COST you $500?

by Donnie Gladfelter on May 12, 2009

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Earlier today, I came across a rather interesting blog post by an anonymous author titled “Autodesk does NOT want you to know this…” The post claims Autodesk employs a variable pricing model that if you are not careful could cost you $500. According to the post, the variable pricing model falls under the umbrella of [...]

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Becoming a Keyboard Warrior – Getting Ctrl of CAD

May 11, 2009

Given the response I have received from my last post, Becoming a Keyboard Warrior – The Command Alias Editor, I thought I’d do a little mini-series on using the keyboard more efficiently in AutoCAD. So now that you have created a dozen new command aliases, what else can you do with all those buttons sitting [...]

Becoming a Keyboard Warrior – The Command Alias Editor

May 5, 2009

As much as I love the enhancements to the ribbon inside AutoCAD 2010, I have a slight confession to make. I hardly click buttons, navigate menus, or even browse the ribbon to launch many of my most used commands. Instead I revert to a simpler time before such user interface enhancements – the keyboard. Call [...]

New from 3Dconnexion – The SpacePilot PRO

May 1, 2009

Just over a week ago 3Dconnexion, subsidiary of Logitech, announced what is sure to be another incredibly popular 3D navigation device – the SpacePilot PRO. This latest version introduces a number of incredibly cool but more importantly useful features like the LCD workflow assistant, and increased comfort. Having used the original SpacePilot for some time [...]