“Today we’re presented with images in movies, on TV, and in the press that are of such good quality we don’t even think to consider whether the picture is of something that exists in reality or if it was generated by computer software. Of course, the right tools combined with the skills of computer graphics (CG) artists are central to the final result. Movies such as “Final Fantasy”, with its human forms crafted in CG, can be considered as being at the high-end of the range of uses for CG imagery that mimics real-life, but there are many more day-to-day examples that challenge our ability to tell what’s real and what’s not.
Spend a few minutes with our reality check and see if you can tell the difference…”
You can try to pick the real ones and the fake ones. Would CG artists consider their work “fake”?
If you are a CG artist, you can even submit one of your own for possible inclusion.
Bentley BIM Approach/Features Preferred Over Revit 58 to 38 Percent in BIM Survey
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 preferred those of Autodesk’s Revit. Of those with “strongly preferred” responses, 69 percent chose Bentley BIM solutions and 31 percent chose Revit.” – from the press release
Huw Roberts of Bentley stated at the press conference “In a fair fight, we win”
They produced a BIM Wizard that helps in selecting software.
“The BIM Wizard allows AEC professionals to take the BIM Challenge online and then generates a recommendation of Revit or Bentley BIM
Do you create 2D files or 3D files?
Are you getting 2D or 3D from others?
I am asking the same question that I did in October of 2005 to see what kind of response we get now.
Let us know…
That is a mouth full…
This variable controls the fade percentage when you lock a layer. You can type this in on the command line and enter anything between zero and 90. If you went above 90 you would not be able to see the layer and you might think it was Off or Frozen.
Below you can see (or maybe not see) the walls and the doors are on locked layers. The top image is with the layers Unlocked and the bottom one is with Locked layers.
The default value is 75 – as shown.
Locked layers that are dimmed are plotted normally.
Note: Grips are not displayed on objects that are on locked layers.
Back to School
With summer behind us and autumn coming soon, we turn our gaze to some positive notes about leveraging your strengths.
Do you respect your users? Some tips on how to show respect.
Another book review – this time we look at the Bible – The AutoCAD 2008 Bible.
Take a look at the latest issue
Not yet a subscriber? Sign up here
No! – no spam from me!
But I just received a message kickback from someones Barracuda Spam Firewall for an email that was sent out in my name. It was sent to some Barristers & Attorneys in Bermuda (of all places).
I wanted to let you all know that I do not send spam, unsolicited emails, or anything like that. The only thing I send out is my “opt in” CADD Manager Journal.
So if you think you have received any spam from me, I did not send it. Someone has gleaned my name from the web and has used it to spoof the email address and trick some spam filters.
Layer Walk allows you to use Filters. By using wildcards and letters you can select groups of layers for viewing. The check box tothe right allows you to turn on and off the filter.
You can also Purge layers…
You may have noticed a Purge button at the bottom of the dialog box. It is usually grayed out.
When the selected layers contain no objects, the PURGE button becomes operational. By selecting it you can purge the highlighted layers from the drawing. You may ask… “how do I know what layers are empty?” For a list of layers that can be purged, right-click anywhere in the Layer list and click “Select Unreferenced”. The unreferenced layers are then highlighted and you can purge them.
Let’s take a stroll down Layer Lane with Layer Walk
Issue the command and you will see a list of all the layers in your DWG.
By highlighting one of them, you will see only the layers on that highlighted layer.
Select another layer and you see only that layer.
Now the fun begins…
In the layer list, you can…
- Click a layer name to display the contents of a layer. (what we just did)
- Double-click a layer name to turn the Always Show option on or off. This will display a small asterisk next to the layer name. Now when you select another layer the asterisked layer(s) will stay visible.
- Press CTRL and click layers to select multiple layers.
- Press SHIFT and click to select layers in a sequence. (shown below)
- Press either CTRL or SHIFT and double-click in the layer list to turn the Always Show option on or off.
- Click and drag in the layer list to select multiple layers.
Make sure the Restore on Exit box is checked. Then when you close the dialog box, all the layers will be restored as they were when you entered the command.
Next on our tour of the Layer II toolbar is the CopytoLayer command.
Click the command and then select a layer that you want to copy onto another layer. This does not move the entity, it makes a copy of it on the target layer. Once you have selected the entities, hit enter and the select the target layer.
If you type in “N” for name, it displays a list of layers that you can select as the destination layer. (note: these are not my layer names – it is a demo file from Autodesk). You can also enter a name in the Destination Layer box to create a new layer. The new layer inherits the properties (on/off, freeze/thaw, locked/unlocked, etc.) of the current layer.
Loading ...