CADDManager on January 8th, 2008

Autodesk Educational sites have great resources for students and teachers… some are free…
Here is some information from the Autodesk site that can get you started - if you are a student or teacher…

Higher Education
Advance the design education curriculum in your classroom with innovative teaching and learning resources from Autodesk and free* software for architecture, [...]

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CADDManager on November 1st, 2007

Have you checked out the SketchUp Tutorial videos on their YouTube Channel?
Click here
This is a good source for online learning of Google SketchUp, brought to you by the folks who make the software.
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CADDManager on September 9th, 2007

On the Layer II Toolbar are some companion icons. LAYISO and LAYUNISO. Selecting LAYISO (the one on the left) will isolate all objects on one layer.
After selecting one or more objects, all layers except the layers of the selected objects are either turned off, frozen in the current layout viewport, or [...]

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CADDManager on September 4th, 2007

“How many times have you gotten a DWG file from some where and needed to view, collaborate, mark up, or print it and didn’t have AutoCAD or a proprietary viewer to use. Well Acrobat 8 Professional and Acrobat 3D version 8 handles that for you by creating a feature rich PDF without having AutoCAD on [...]

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CADDManager on August 30th, 2007

Next on the Layer II toolbar is Layer Current (LAYCUR).
This will change whatever entities you select to the current active layer.
Select objects to be changed to the current layer: Use an object selection method (window, crossing, or just pick) and press ENTER when you are finished.
If you have the command line open, you will be [...]

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CADDManager on August 28th, 2007

Layer Match has been around for a while as an Express Tool, but now is part of the Layer 2 Toolbar.

Issue the command and select an object (or objects) to be changed and then select an object that is on the layer you want them to be moved to.
Enter “N” after selecting the object to [...]

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CADDManager on August 5th, 2007

I was reading a past issue of PC Mag (May 2007) and found…
10 Most Common Passwords

password
123456
qwerty
abc123
letmein
monkey
myspace1
password1
blink182
(your first name)

Now I think that this list has been circulating the web for some time. Do you really think that one of the top ten would still be “blink182″?
Anyway, it got me thinking about password security and I [...]

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CADDManager on July 29th, 2007

I stumbled onto the Official SketchUp blog. You can get tips and tricks and even sign up for surveys that the SketchUp team will do on features and feedback. You will also read about SketchUp plug-ins, new books that are out and contest winners.
Take a look at it when you get a chance.
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CADDManager on July 2nd, 2007

Hidden in the Help function in Revit Architecture 2008 is a tool that you may not have used before. It is great for beginners and veterans alike. New users will find the conceptual stuff a good foundation and seasoned users may find some nuggets of wisdom that they may not have been exposed [...]

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