CAD: February 18, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

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Autodesk General News:

• 14 Nominees Draw On Autodesk Tools from Computer Graphics World 
• Advanced Solutions Earns Autodesk Factory Specialization from World News Report 
• Autodesk Brings LEGO Brickley to Life Digitally with 3D Instructions from Dexigner 
• Autodesk DevCamps in June from Between the Poles 
• Autodesk Gallery: IDEAS Studio FutureSF Presentation from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Autodesk Labs' Place In The Autodesk World from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Autodesk signs up for “Startup Berkeley” Forum from Berkleyside 
• CADD Centers of Florida Awarded GOLD Value-Added Partnership with Autodesk from PRWeb 
• CADsoft Consulting Earns Autodesk Consulting Specialization from PRWeb 
• Heads Up on Autodesk DevCamps June 2012 from Between the Lines 
• Pitney Bowes Software CEO O’Hara Discusses Autodesk Relationship and Software Strategy from Directions Magazine 
• SolidCAD Awarded Autodesk Consulting Specialization from MCADCafe 
• Weekend Watcher: Local TEDx events - Berkeley's 'Inspiring Innovation' from ZDNet 
• Why don’t you trust Autodesk? from Blog Nauseam

Autodesk Infrastructure News:

• Financing new nuclear power generation in the U.S. from Between the Poles 
• First new nuclear power plant licenses since 1978 issued in the U.S. from Between the Poles 
• Liveable Cities Series: Working towards greener offices from Eco-Business 
• Municipal open data: A Vancouver pioneer's perspective from Between the Poles

Autodesk Sustainability and BIM News:

• Autodesk: Redefining Sustainability from TriplePundit 
• Nearly-zero energy building construction to reach $690 billion by 2020 from Between the Poles 
• Q&A: Phil Bernstein from MetropolisMag 
• US FY2013 Budget: Department of Energy focuses on low emissions energy and energy efficiency from Between the Poles

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT:

• Altima Technologies Unveils NetZoom™ for AutoCAD® Solution from PRWeb 
• AutoCAD Freeze after Copy/Paste from Without a Net 
• AutoCAD Software Add-On Giveaway for Mech-Q AutoCAD LT Users from Digital Journal 
• AutoCAD tip: rotate multiple texts at once to readable orientation from CAD Notes 
• Can’t Detach an AutoCAD Reference File from CAD-a-Blog 
• Importing solids from AutoCAD .dwg files from AREA 
• Move block attributes in an AutoCAD drawing from EllenFinkelstein.com 
• RefMan A Shy but Powerful AutoCAD Tool from Between the Lines 
• Updated BrowsePhotosynth for AutoCAD free ADN Plugin of the Month from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Valentines Day Geometry from Between the Lines

AutoCAD and Multiple products:

• 2012: Activation and Post-Installation Tasks for Autodesk products and suites
• 2012: Configuring and installing Autodesk products and suites
• 2012: Preparing for installation of Autodesk products and suites
• Latest Version of the Autodesk Network License Manager
• Top Questions About Transferring Ownership of Autodesk Licenses
• Quickest way to the updates page on Autodesk.com from AREA

AutoCAD Civil 3D:

• Extract AutoCAD Civil 3D Surface Border Video from EricColburn.com 
• MAPCLEAN: Order Matters from Being Civil 
• Using the Map 3D functionality on Civil 3D... from Being Civil

AutoCAD WS:

• AutoCAD WS Folder Stolen by Kung Fu Drafter from The Lazy Drafter

Autodesk 123D Products:

• My Big Fat 3D Head from Between the Lines

Autodesk 3ds Max:

• A 3ds Max Blogzilla of an Article from Jamie’s Jewels 
• 3ds Max’s new mCloth cloth simulation system: watch the sneak peek video now from 3DWorld 
• Guess the picture, get the video: Number 2 from AREA 
• ZSpheres modelling system for 3ds Max from 3DWorld

Autodesk Alias Products:

• Webinars: Incorporating Autodesk Maya into your Alias Workflow from Car Design News

Autodesk Cloud:

• Autodesk and Microsoft Increasing Cloud-Related R & D Spending from Backup Technology

Autodesk Design Review:

• Autodesk Design Review Mobile App for Android In the Android Market from Between the Lines 
• Autodesk Design Review: View And Annotate 2D & 3D DWF Models On Android from Addictive Tips 
• Design Review Mobile From Autodesk Hits The Market, Enables On The Go Design Editing from Android Police

Autodesk Factory Design Suite:

• Cannot edit iPart table with Excel in Windows 7 on 64 bit machines
• Creating a custom Inventor drawing template

Autodesk Inventor Products:

• Autodesk Inventor User Spotlight: Mindaugas Petrikas from Autodesk Manufacturing and Digital Prototyping Solutions 
• Cannot edit iPart table with Excel in Windows 7 on 64 bit machines
• Creating a custom Inventor drawing template
• Create a new material style for a part template
• Hotfix - Assembly created in Productstream Professional 2011 fails to open in Inventor 2012
• Hotfix - Multiple issues (see Summary & readme file)
• Hotfix - Poor performance in Tube and Pipe update
• Hotfix - Unexpected exit on drawing file open
• Paint or Plaster Mixer aka Stirrer - 3D AutoDesk Inventor 2012 files from Instructables

Autodesk Maya:

• Making Art with Python from AREA 
• Maya nHair Technology Preview from AREA 
• Webinars: Incorporating Autodesk Maya into your Alias Workflow from Car Design News

Autodesk Mudbox:

• InfiniteSkills – Mudbox Tutorial Video Guides Users Through New Features And Fundamental Creative Techniques. Makes Learning Mudbox Easy from Daily Markets

Autodesk Product Design Suite:

• Cannot edit iPart table with Excel in Windows 7 on 64 bit machine

Autodesk Revit Products:

• A 36 minute video on the Revit coordinate system... from What Revit Wants 
• Clarity for Revit Server from Revit OpEd 
• Five Places to Hide Things in your Revit Model from What Revit Wants 
• Fun Learning Worksets from Revit OpEd 
• 2011: How to use the Guide Grid (Video)
• IMAGINiT Technologies' Clarity Software Enhances BIM Collaboration from Cadalyst 
• IMAGINiT Technologies launches IMAGINiT Clarity for BIM projects from Market Watch 
• Keynotes - Files, Tags and Legends from Revit OpEd 
• New Version of Autodesk Revit DB Link 2012 Available from Revit Clinic 
• Make a Level Schedule (workaround) from What Revit Wants 
• Member Section Schedule Extension for Revit Structure 2012 from BIM and Beam 
• Visualizing Revit Journals from Inside the Factory

Autodesk Smoke:

• Autodesk Smoke: Extending Clip History in the Timeline from AREA 
• Autodesk Smoke: Motion Animations with the 3D Path from AREA 
• Why Smoke is Ideal for Broadcast from Pro Video Coalition

Autodesk Softimage:

• Autodesk, Inc. : Autodesk Inspires Tomorrow's Film Creators from 4-Traders 
• German Students Win VES Award from Computer Graphics World 
• Making Art with Python from AREA 
• Winner of the Visual Effects Society Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Student Project from Dexigner

- KFD -

Image credits: Justin See and Djenan Kozic.