Why move from AutoCAD 2002 to ADT 2006? Here are my top 20 reasons to move from an older release of AutoCAD (or ADT) to the newest release of ADT. 1. Reduced file sizes – ADT 2006 files are smaller 2. Improved Hatching and Gradient fills 3. Better Mtext functions (Lists, Tabs, Indents) and interface […]
Bentley Systems Inc. to Create NCS Plug-in September 12, 2005 National CAD Standard, Version 3.1 Since I am involved in developing the NCS… Alexandria, Va., Bentley Systems Inc., makers of MicroStation, are getting ready to develop an “NCS plug-in” for their products. Bentley Systems, Inc. is the first CAD vendor to officially accept the July […]
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There will be a series of Adobe events coming to an area near you. In October, Adobe hits the road with an Acrobat 7.0 seminar aimed at showing professionals how to work better together throughout a project’s lifecycle, coordinate with clients, collaborate on designs, etc. Attendees will hear from industry experts and Adobe executives, listen […]
I attended the South Coast Revit User Group meeting. There was a very good turnout of around 30 people. One of the highlights was a presentation by the 3Dallusions “Design Your Dream House” Contest Grand Prize Winner: Taylor Osborn – Casa de Adrenalina. Taylor told us how he created his dream house completely in Revit […]
Just published! Are you on the mailing list? This month: Creating CAD Support Teams for successful implementation. Building your Teams – Part 1 and Part 2 Back to School – what you need to learn August Survey Says! Quick Tip – Revit 8.1 Go to the September Issue
From Autodesk Knowledge Base To remove UCS icons from AEC objects On the Format menu, click Display Manager. In the Display Manager dialog box, expand the Representations by Objects tree. Select Anchor Free. Clear the current display set, displayed in bold, for the general display representation. Click OK. Check out the Autodesk ADT Knowledge base
Tired of flipping IMAGEFRAME ON and OFF? Lynn Allen gives a tip to make it much easier working with images. Click here
Many have complained about the high price of AutoCAD. I hear so many folks who are just fed up with the pricing of AutoCAD releases, upgrades and so on. Provide your feedback on the CADD Manager September Survey. Check out the Survey Please e-mail me your comments
Autodesk takes Software Piracy seriously. You should make sure that you have instituted strict software management policies. Take the time to educate your employees about these issues. Schedule and complete internal audits to ensure software piracy is not happening in your office. The following is a small sampling of companies that have settled software piracy […]

