Rejoining Timmons Group as their Design Technology Manager, I’ve found myself in a lot of meetings. The context of these meetings has ranged from standup chats with our production staff to formal meetings with our leadership team. Getting to know my new colleagues is exciting, but also an exercise of endless introductions. Introductions allow us
After nearly 9.5 years with CADD Microsystems, last week was the start of a new chapter of my career. That new chapter is marked by my decision to rejoin Timmons Group as their Design Technology Manager. Just as during my previous tenure at the firm, the people of Timmons Group are outstanding, and I couldn’t
Autodesk University 2019 begins on November 19th, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV. With class selections made, presenters are feverishly working on their presentations. While every presenter strives to deliver a world-class presentation, not all do. I’ve had the privilege of speaking at Autodesk University for more than a decade. While I’d love to tell you
Do you need to open an AutoCAD DWG file but don’t have AutoCAD installed on your computer? You can now open DWG files with Firefox using AutoCAD Web.
It may seem premature to begin thinking about Autodesk University this soon in the year, especially since the conference doesn’t begin until November 19,2019, but that’s precisely what time it is. Like the outside temperatures, planning for this year’s conference is heating up. More than 1,100 hopeful speakers from nearly 50 countries submitted over 2,400
Autodesk just announced and released AutoCAD 2020 to the world. Like the many releases before it, this one introduces many feature-rich enhancements aimed at making you more productive. If you feel like you’ve heard similar promises before, you probably have. Throughout my 23-year tenure as an AutoCAD user, it’s a tagline I sure feel I’ve
Keeping with tradition, Apple released the latest update to their desktop operating system macOS Mojave at the end of September. The Mojave update introduced several much-anticipated features including a new Dark Mode to macOS. As with all major operating system updates, it’s best to delay your upgrade until software vendors have a chance to release
You’re likely familiar with many of the ways we can customize AutoCAD. Many of these discussions focus on things we can do inside the software. While such customization options are indeed endless, did you know you can begin customizing AutoCAD before you ever start it? A lesser discussed customization method rests with the desktop shortcut
From AutoCAD Tips and Tricks to learning how to establish shared coordinates between Civil 3D and Revit, The CAD Geek will present at Autodesk University for a twelfth consecutive year.
Save time building selection sets within AutoCAD by leveraging the Select Similar command to quickly filter objects and calculate quantities.
To all the dad’s out there – Happy Father’s Day! I hope you’re able to spend the day with your own father and/or your own children. With my son turning three at the end of the month, I couldn’t be happier to celebrate my third Father’s Day with him. He’s such an incredible dude, and
Autodesk received over 2,100 class proposals for Autodesk University 2018. Vote on the classes you want to see at this year’s conference from now until July 13, 2018.