Donnie Gladfelter

AUGIWorld columnist, Donnie Gladfelter is jointly responsible for the technical support and training provided to the CAD staff of Timmons Group where he serves in the role of Design Systems Specialist.
Autodesk University Registration Open

Autodesk University Registration Open

It’s official – registration for AU 2008 is open.In the words of Autodesk, the site is “Sputtering along”, but open nonetheless.  While this is certainly inconvenient, it is a promising sign that AU will be bigger than ever (despite the current state of the economy). 
AU 2007 was my first AU, and it really is [...]

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Dynamically Aligning Your Blocks

Dynamically Aligning Your Blocks

I was just looking back upon some of the topics I have covered in my 100+ posts here at The CAD Geek.  Naturally I have covered a lot of topics, but one topic I was embarrassed to see virtually unexplored here was Dynamic Blocks. Over the last several years I must say I have become [...]

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The Noble CAD Manager – A Servant Leader

The Noble CAD Manager – A Servant Leader

As many of you may already know I am proud to say that I am both an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor Member in the Order of the Arrow (Scoutings National Honor Society). Most recently, my local council (Heart of Virginia Council) has been leading an initiative to form a local Eagle Scout Alumni [...]

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Back from Vacation w/ Some Interesting Posts

Back from Vacation w/ Some Interesting Posts

You’ve probably noticed things have been rather quiet for the last couple weeks here at The CAD Geek. My reason for the silence is simple – vacation. This year I returned once again to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and had a most wonderful time. Among the highlights of this year’s trip was [...]

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Creating a DEM with Civil 3D

Creating a DEM with Civil 3D

One of my users called me the other day asking if there was any way to convert our DTM surface into a DEM surface, as a client had called them asking if it was possible.  The short answer to the question was yes, but let me review the fundamental differences in these formats before getting [...]

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