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Greetings!
ATP Opens Soon
If you are interested in some FREE on-line training, be
sure to check out AUGI's new ATP (Autodesk Training
Program).
The ATP has been revamped to make it easier for users
to participate in classes. Basically, sign up for the
class you want and you will get a password to sign into
a special forum section where you can download
courseware, turn in assignments, and talk with your
classmates and instructor.
The ATP instructors are primarily users who want to
share a little of their expertise in their field.
Check it out...
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FREE DWF WRITER FOR WINDOWS |
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Autodesk released DWF Writer, a free, downloadable
printer driver that
creates DWF files from any Windows-based application,
including Word and Excel. It also will work with CAD
programs such as SolidWorks and MicroStation. DWF is
a compressed,
secure format for 2D design data exchange. You can
publish drawings
with multiple sheets into a single DWF file.
Download it today »
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Piping AddOn Available for LDD |
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Steltman Software offers a new set of routines, Pipe
Tools, for
Autodesk Land Development Desktop. It does pipe
interference and clearance checks.
You can export pipe data to an Excel spreadsheet and
back to Land
Desktop. Also included is a routine that generates a
pipe depth
report.
Find out more »
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FREE ALIGN Lisp Routine |
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So, like you, I have to use these Autodesk products to
do actual work. And like you, I get frustrated,
especially when I am confronted with a tedious task.
I had a quantity of text objects I wanted to align, but
no align tool in AutoCAD...can you believe it? So, I
wrote a quick lisp routine that will allow me to align
text, blocks, lines, whatever. Just select the source
object, specify whether you want to align Horizontal or
Vertical, and select as many objects you want to
adjust.
Works great and saves time...you can download it from
my website today.
And if you are confronted with one of these types of
tasks, let me know...if it is trivial, I am more than
happy to write the routine for you, no charge.
Download the routine... »
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Free Inventor Hole Standards Utility |
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A free utility, Inventor Hole Standards, helps create
standard holes
in Autodesk Inventor. You can specify holes by
standards and fastener
sizes, with no need to manually enter hole parameters
when you create
part models. An included Excel spreadsheet lets you
customize
available hole types and parameters.
Find out more »
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Possible Bug In Revit |
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One of the things I look at when I write a text is what
sorts of things most users would want to do with the
software. I figure that out from your emails, reading
forums, and looking at various texts.
So, working on the update for my Revit text, I had a
list of things that had not been in Release 5 I was
looking for in Release 6. One of those was a spell
checker. Voila! Revit 6 has a spellchecker. Just press
F7 to check your spelling.
However, item 2 was the ability to create custom
linetypes; like --S--S--S; to designate a sewer line.
Revit support told me that this could be accomplished
by creating a detail component composed of the
dashes and text. Then use the new Repeating Details
feature to create my line.
However, when I defined my detail component using
text, and tried to place it...it would not place. The
text was invisible. The suggested method would not
work. It's been reported to the Revit crew and maybe
we'll have a fix in Release 7.
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More on CAD Standards |
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Over 100 subscribers downloaded Melanie Stone's CAD
Standards...too bad the file was corrupted. You can
get the uncorrupted file by downloading at
www.mossdesigns.com/Ca82501.pdf.
As an alternative, you may want to check out another
free CAD Standards manual.
The A/E/C CADD Standard has been developed by The
CADD/GIS Technology Center to reduce redundant
CADD standardization efforts within the Army, Navy, Air
Force and Corps of Engineers. The standard is part of
an initiative to consolidate existing CADD drafting
standards into a format generic enough to operate
under various CADD software packages (such as
MicroStationŽ and AutoCADŽ) and to incorporate
existing industry/national standards.
Download it here... »
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MTEXT Problem in Windows XP? |
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If your text displays incorrectly in the Mtext editor this
is frequently caused by a Windows XP display setting
for font display. To change how fonts are displayed see
the following:
- Right-click on the Windows XP desktop and click
Properties on the shortcut menu.
- In the Properties dialog box, click the Appearance
tab, click effects Clear
- Use the following method to smooth the edges of
screen fonts option.
- Click, apply and close
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AutoCAD 2004 Tips |
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You can close the MTEXT Edit box by clicking anywhere
outside the box.
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