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Autodesk is offering all sorts of deals and discounts
to those early birds who register for AU, to be held in
Orlando, FL the first week of December. If you are a
veteran of AU (attended in 2003 or 2004), you
automatically qualify for $100 discount. Early birds
get an additional $500 off. If you bring a friend, save
more. Bring ten friends and get even more. (hey,
LUGs listen up and get organized!)
I am not planning on attending AU since I won't be teaching anything and nobody is picking up the tab (in the past, either AUGI or Autodesk has picked up at least some of the cost). However, if you have never attended an AU, you should go. Every 'desker should experience the Mecca of Autodesk University. |
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Last week, I reported how my favorite graphics card
from Matrox had been causing Inventor to crash.
Serge Bohdjalian from Matrox emailed to tell me that
Matrox was "on the case" and they have now
updated all their drivers so they work great with R10
and are now Autodesk certified (Autodesk has tested
them and given them two thumbs up.)
Check out the web page below and you will be impressed with the list of products Matrox cards work with - from ArchiCAD to FormZ (and all Autodesk products in between). The biggest mistake users make is to buy a graphics card that works with Grand Theft Auto and not with their CAD software. When you do that, you are more likely to blow up, then blow up the bad guys. So, get the right tool for the job...but a graphics card guaranteed to work with your CAD software. |
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There is a setting in the Options dialog on the "Open
and Save" tab for File Save. This can be set to
different file types.Is there a way to programmatically
set this value? (default save format)
There are several ways to access this setting. The ActiveX PreferencesOpenSave object - SaveAsType Property will allow you to set the format for save. Another option is to use the environment variable "DefaultFormatForSave". This value is stored in the registry in the Profile>General section. A couple of examples of this value is the following: 24 is AutoCAD 2004 dwg format, 12 is 2000 dwg format. You can use getenv and setenv to get and set this value. Command: (getenv "DefaultFormatForSave") "24" Command: (setenv "DefaultFormatForSave" "12") |
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Lisp program
Example to batch process drawing set
Do you think there should be a certification test for AutoCAD? Vote in AUGI's Survey! |
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