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Check this out. You can mind map the relationship of words. pretty cool.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com
From the site:
The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus with an innovative display that encourages exploration and learning. You’ll understand language in an exciting new way. To understand the power of the Visual Thesaurus, you really need to see [...]

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There are many ways to purchase your seat of AutoCAD. The license you buy plays an important role in how you can use the license, the flexibility with which you can transfer licenses between workstations, the method of deployment, and whether usage tracking is possible. The following table from the Autodesk website summarizes the [...]

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Part of the Ancillary Service Agreement for Home Use is the following wording…
“Subject to the terms set forth below, the Home Use benefit commences on the date of the issuance of the authorization code from Autodesk and continues for a period of 13 months from such date, at which time the software program will be [...]

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Here is a list of the possible home use seats you can get if you are on Subscription…
Architectural Desktop
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD Mechanical
Building Systems
Civil 3D
Inventor Professional
Inventor Series
Land Desktop
Map
3ds Max
Raster Design
Revit
Revit Series
Revit Series Structure
Revit Series Systems Plus
Revit Structure
Survey
Viz
Again - check with your reseller to get exact details. Home Use is not currently
available for all software programs [...]

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Another benefit of being on subscription…
Autodesk Subscription allows Home Use of software programs that you have under Subscription, subject to the terms and conditions outlined on your subscription site.
So you need to log on to your subscription site at http://pointa.autodesk.com or call your reseller to find out how to get the software.
Home Use is not [...]

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Maybe you like the NEW look of the xref pallette below…

Or maybe you are more comfortable with the classic look…
You can type in CLASSICXREF for the old Xref Manager

This tip from Cadforum - Tip 5011
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I have had so many users who have had troubles with projects and delivering files because they used Hard Coded Paths (Full Path) for Xrefs.
Full Path stores the location of the file that you have attached starting from the drive letter and moving down the tree to where the file is located.
Example:
C:\Documents and Settings\mkiker\My Documents\Acad2007\XREF\Wall [...]

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What a CAD Manager does - Moving from the principles to the practicals.
When I start thinking or talking about CAD Management, I move from the principles of the subject to the practical. I like to put things into perspective because I think that it is better to work from the standpoint of the principles [...]

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According to Rasmussen Reports a survey of 1800+ US workers…
92% of Managers rate themselves as “Good” or “Excellent”
BUT…
only 67% of employees say they work for a manager that is “Good” or “Excellent”.
That gap is what I call the “perception is reality” gap. You are (in general) what others think you are. For a [...]

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