2009

Autodesk University 2009 Begins

December 2, 2009

If you’ve ever attended AU in the past you know the first day is an insane series of events. Much of that is kicked off by the always impressive General Session & Keynote. While this years session wasn’t on the scale of the 360 degree rendering of Washington DC, it was just as bleeding edge, [...]

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Arriving at AU 2009

November 30, 2009

Hard to believe, but it’s that time of year again. You know when CAD geeks of all design disciplines come together in the fabulous Las Vegas, NV for this little event Autodesk likes to call Autodesk University. Even though AU doesn’t technically start until tomorrow, there’s still plenty of AU related events to take part [...]

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Lynn Allen in Richmond, VA this Thursday

October 19, 2009

For those of you in or around the Richmond, VA area, the Richmond AutoCAD Manifest (local user group), has quite a treat in store for you! Lynn Allen, the lady behind those tips & tricks booklets you love so much, will present “Getting the Most out of AutoCAD 2010” this Thursday at the Henrico County [...]

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Creating Multiline Ribbon Tool Display Names

September 30, 2009

Recently I’ve had a few people ask me about modifying the display names of ribbon tools inside AutoCAD 2010. More specifically; how to make AutoCAD show the display name for a tool on two lines (not just one). With the question growing in popularity, I figured it was time to make a quick post on [...]

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Easily find Ribbon Commands

September 26, 2009

As illustrated by my blogging frequency, the last several weeks have been incredibly busy. During that time I had the chance to speak with a large number of AutoCAD (and its many vertical flavors like Civil 3D) users, and answer some of their burning questions. As you might imagine, I fielded a diverse range of [...]

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Reset CUI verses Restore CUI – What’s the difference?

August 21, 2009

One of the greatest features of AutoCAD is how much you can tailor it to meet your individual needs. To me, what’s even better than the ability to customize your workspace, is the fact Autodesk makes it incredibly easy to get things back to the way they were if you happen to over customize your [...]

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