AutoCAD

Use Performance Monitor Gadget to keep AutoCAD Virtual Memory in Check

by Donnie Gladfelter on September 8, 2010

in AutoCAD,AutoCAD 2009,AutoCAD 2010,AutoCAD 2011

In July I provided a first look at Project Photofly, an uber-cool technology from Autodesk that lets you build 3D models from photographs. Now I’ll admit it’s difficult to exceed the cool-factor of something like Project Photofly. Still that doesn’t mean Photofly’s slightly less glamorous cousins are any less attractive and/or useful. Performance Monitor for [...]

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Trick for Stubborn Annotative Objects

by Donnie Gladfelter on April 14, 2009

in AutoCAD

After taking off a few days last week I am finally getting back into the swing of things. Just before I left for vacation last week we had a pretty ugly support issue spring up. I really have to commend the folks at Autodesk and Avatech (my reseller) for the help they provided. While troubleshooting [...]

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AutoCAD Pranks for April Fools Day

April 1, 2009

Not too long before the launch event for AutoCAD 2010, Shaan Hurley made a post on his blog “Office AutoCAD Pranks”. Shaan’s post ended up being the topic of discussion for one of the more candid conversations the bloggers Autodesk invited to San Francisco had.  I don’t need to tell you what can happen when [...]

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CAD Geek Poll – What are your 2010 upgrade plans?

March 25, 2009

AutoCAD 2010 (and most other 2010 products) were launched this week, and the question begins to shift from “what’s new” to “will I upgrade”. Judging from the last poll I ran here on The CAD Geek, it seems the vast majority of you (45%) are running the latest release (2009), but what does the future [...]

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AutoCAD 2010 – First Look at Parametric Constraints

February 6, 2009

I just recently returned home from San Francisco, CA where I was privileged enough to join some of the most popular AutoCAD bloggers in the blogosphere for the AutoCAD 2010 release event in San Francisco. Although we stayed incredibly busy throughout the day Thursday, I must say I really did have a great time at [...]

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Setting Up & Configuring a Distributed License Server

August 26, 2008

The task of configuring a license server can be a daunting task.  Just the name itself implies cancel all of my afternoon meetings, get me some coffee, I’m going to be here a while.  Thankfully that’s just the stigma surrounding the configuration of license files.  Knowing that some of the other documentation out there can [...]

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