CADDManager Blog

This past week I hit 600,000 page visits on the blog site.  - Yeehaw!!
Back in January 2008, I passed the 500,000 page hits.
Here are some stats…
Page Loads 604,169 (average per week - 5100)
Unique Visitors 302,178 (average per week - 2900)
Biggest day ever = Tuesday 29th April 2008 at 4,836 hits when one of [...]

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Bentley BIM Approach/Features Preferred Over Revit 58 to 38 Percent in BIM Survey
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I was part of the press conference where they annonced some of the results.
“A quantitative analysis of the recent BIM survey showed that 58 percent of building professionals preferred the approach and features of Bentley BIM solutions while 38 percent [...]

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Did you know that you can add RSS feeds directly into AutoCAD 2008? It is next to the InfoCenter in the upper right of the tool bars - Communication Center (the little picture that looks like a satellite dish)

You can add the CADDManager blog to your list. Here is how…

Click on the InfoCenter [...]

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Right there on the menu bar is a new tool. InfoCenter provides access to multiple sources of information.
You can enter keywords or a question for help, display the Communication Center panel for product updates and announcements, or display the Favorites panel to access saved topics.
I typed in LTSCALE and got the following information from [...]

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Maybe you don’t want to get so involved that you have Autodesk collecting data from your PC.
Maybe you don’t want to yap directly with developers.
Well you could just send them an email. But who do you send it to?
Here is a link to provide feedback to the team of your choice. Select [...]

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What an opportunity!Want to provide more than 100K of random data snapshots of your work habits that the CIP colllects? You could provide direct feedback to Autodesk on their software and tools. They are always looking for people who want to participate. Guru or Newbie - they need them all.
It is called [...]

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What is scarier than Autodesk? - A Lot!
By choosing to be involved in the CIP (Customer Involvement Program), then you are choosing to have Autodesk collects some random information from you. They use this information to learn about your PC configuration and what type of machine you are using.
According to one of the official [...]

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Well here is something interesting…
If you do a mix of interactions with Autodesk, then they may be able to find out who you are. Is that a concern to you? You may not be anonymous if you submit trouble reports and get involved with the Customer Involvement Program.
The Customer Involvement Program (CIP) is [...]

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Anybody want to volunteer to have Autodesk collect info about your working habits?
Well at least they ask… Google just does it without asking.
I saw this screen when I opened my newly installed copy of Revit Architecture 2008
Now I am not a “conspiracy theory” or “big brother’s watching” kind of guy, but this did stop [...]

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