CADDManager on January 30th, 2006

Adobe Acrobat 3D Adobe now has three Acrobat products now with the latest being 3D. This is not a sales pitch. I just find it interesting to watch PDF and DWF compete with each other on features. One of the things that made me really start paying attention to DWF was the 3D capabilities. Adobe […]

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CADDManager on January 30th, 2006

Here is an interesting survey created by Novell to see what folks want ported over to Linux. Looks like AutoCAD made the list in a very high position. Take a look

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CADDManager on January 24th, 2006

I was discussing design philosophy with a coworker today and thought that I would share a bit of the perspectives that surfaced during that conversation. I think that a firm needs to define their approach to Design before they seek tools for developing and documenting that design. One tool may not provide all the technology, […]

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CADDManager on January 5th, 2006

I think that the Purge command is most likely been set aside nowadays. We now have such expanded CPU power, loads of RAM and semi-unlimited storage space for our files. It seems like no one Purges anymore. Oh yeah, you use it when you are having troubles, but not as a routine part of CAD. […]

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CADDManager on January 4th, 2006

Autodesk is always looking for ways to communicate with Architects (not an easy job) and they are developing another. It is called Diana. They have observed that architects and engineers have a difficult time figuring out which Autodesk product would be best suited for their design needs. So here is a stab at answering the […]

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CADDManager on December 27th, 2005

Like the holiday tale from Dickens, I am reminded that often I am visited by a ghost… The ghost of AutoCAD past. Many of us have been using AutoCAD for a long time. I find that many of the habits that I have acquired in the past are still “haunting me” today. It might be […]

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CADDManager on March 16th, 2005

Fairly common requirements… But if you are on an older machine… Time to Upgrade Intel® Pentium® III or later, with 800 MHz or faster processor, or compatible Microsoft® Windows® XP SP1 or SP2 (Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition), or Windows® 2000 Professional SP4 512 MB RAM 500 MB free disk space for installation […]

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