CAD: April 28, 2012 Autodesk Week in Review ...

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Autodesk General News:

• Autodesk 2012 Corporate Show Reel from Autodesk 
• Autodesk Channels Customer Satisfaction from Channelnomics 
• Autodesk Constructs 3D Record of American Engineering Achievements from Design News 
• Autodesk Launches New Consulting System Integrator Partner Program from Market Watch 
• Autodesk offers amnesty for Autocad from The Star 
• Autodesk saves the Chevy Volt from 'aerodynamics of a boulder' from Green Biz 
• Autodesk test drives Chevy Volt from San Francisco Business Times 
• Autodesk Unveils System Integrator Partner Program from TenLinks.com 
• Autodesk VARs Go to Suites, Cloud, Subscription for New Opportunities and Growth from GIS User 
• Happy 30th Birthday Autodesk from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Happy Birthday Autodesk from Between the Lines 
• Here’s the list of third-party apps already integrated with Google Drive from Venture Beat 
• Hugh Dubberly: Guest Lecture on Design from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Technology Preview Download Counts by Industry from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch from Graphic Speak 
• Visit the Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco from Between the Lines

Autodesk Infrastructure News:

• Geospatial World Forum: Creating a land registry system in Rwanda in less than five years from Between the Poles 
• Geospatial World Forum: Dutch 3D standard integrates CityGML/GeoBIM and large scale geography from Between the Poles 
• Geospatial World Forum: How GDF Suez built a gas distribution asset management system in 10 months from Between the Poles 
• Geospatial World Forum: Land administration in Germany to include 3D cadastre by 2013 from Between the Poles 
• Geospatial World Forum: What is the role of government in the geospatial sector? from Between the Poles  
• Integrated infrastructure management and urban planning at the City of Vancouver from Between the Poles

Autodesk Sustainability and BIM News:

• Are you using BIM on Infrastructure Projects? from Being Civil 
• Autodesk 2012 Media Summit -- 2013 Solutions for Energy Industry Design Professionals from Autodesk 
• BIM Platforms Share Data from Constructech 
• BIM Show Live 2012 from Revit  
• Earth's surface temperature anomalies for 2011 from Between the Poles 
• Eiji Nakatsu: Lecture on Biomimicry as applied to a Japanese Train from It’s Alive in the Lab 
• India turns on Asia's largest solar power park from Between the Poles 
• Rapid Increase in Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Infrastructure Projects Expected from Market Watch  
• Three standards proposed for NIST/SGIP smart grid Catalog of Standards from Between the Poles

Autodesk University:

• Autodesk University 2012 - Submit Class Proposals from Between the Lines 
• Entertainment at Autodesk University - Propose a Class from 3D Roadie

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT:

• AutoCAD 2013 For Dummies from Dummies.com 
• AutoCAD OLE Hide Objects Bug from JTB World Blog 
• AutoCAD Prank – Snap On With No Limits – Muhahahaha! from CAD-a-Blog 
• AutoCAD Release History from CAD Panacea 
• Creating a command for a new Contextual Tab from CAD Panacea 
• Recreating the FLATTEN Command in AutoCAD for Mac from The CAD Geek 
• Text editor settings from LT Unlimited 
• Updated Command Line for AutoCAD 2013 from AutoCAD Insider 
• What’s new in AutoCAD 2013: Object modification from CAD Notes

AutoCAD and Multiple Products:

• Downloading Software: Be careful when using your filters from Up and Ready 
• How to change AutoCAD serial number? from CADforum 
• How to Obtain a Network License File from Autodesk from Autodesk 
• How to prepare your system before installing Autodesk software from Autodesk 
• How to Transfer Stand-Alone Licenses Online from Autodesk 
• Quick Start: Some tips when using & installing Commercial and EDU versions of our software from Up and Ready

AutoCAD Architecture:

• AEC Section Display Hotfix from Autodesk 
• Corner Windows in AutoCAD Architecture 2013 from Applying Technology to Architecture

AutoCAD Civil 3D:

• Civil 3D 2012 External References Not Currently in Vault from Cracking the Vault 
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 New Features: Check TIN for Max Angle from Being Civil 
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 New Feature: Labeling Survey Figures from Being Civil 
• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Survey Hotfix from Autodesk 
• AutoCAD Civil 3D for Land Surveyors Coordinate Systems Refresher Video from ErricColburn.com 
• Roundabout Design Free Webinar from Talking Transportation

AutoCAD Design Suite:

• How to perform an automated uninstallation of the AutoCAD Design Suite 2013 family of products from Autodesk 
• Larson & Darby Group — Autodesk Showcase and the AutoCAD Design Suite from Autodesk

AutoCAD Map 3D Products:

• Autodesk / SAP integration white paper from From the Ground Up 
• Map Server 2013 New Feature: Enhanced Redlining from Being Civil 
• New Feature! Performance monitoring in Map Server 2013 from Being Civil

AutoCAD MEP:

• AEC Section Display Hotfix from Autodesk 
• AutoCAD MEP 2013: Another APPCRASH issue resolved from Up and Ready

AutoCAD Mechanical:

• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk

AutoCAD Plant 3D:

• Webinar - Piping in the Point Cloud with AutoCAD Plant 3D from GIS User

AutoCAD WS:

• AutoCAD WS Launches Google Drive Integration from the AutoCAD WS Blog 
• Google Drive Features Autodesk’s AutoCAD WS & Pixlr as Native Apps from Between the Lines

Autodesk 3ds Max Products:

• Autodesk 3ds Max 2012 Product Update 6 from Autodesk 
• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk 
• Free Maya API and 3ds Max SDK 2 Day Training in St Petersburg, Russia from Mayalicious 
• iray Matte Objects in 3ds Max 2013 from iray Dev Blog 
• Max and Maya: Together at last from VizWorld 
• Sample files and extras for the 2013 release from MaxStation 
• Time to sit back and enjoy a show reel from Jamie’s Jewels 
• Video Introduction to iray in 3ds Max from Jamie’s Jewels

Autodesk Alias Products:

• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk

Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite:

• Max and Maya: Together at last from VizWorld 
• Mudbox Send to Maya not always working on Mac OS from Autodesk

Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite:

• AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013 Survey Hotfix from Autodesk 
• CAD Masters, Inc. to Host a Live Seminar Introducing Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2013 from Virtual-Strategy Magazine 
• Roundabout Design Free Webinar from Talking Transportation

Autodesk Inventor Products:

• Configure Assemblies in Autodesk Inventor from Cadalyst 
• Hotfix - GeneralDimensions.AddLinear errors out when passing intent created on 3D sketch geometry from Autodesk 
• Inventor Fusion Technology Preview 2013 from Inventor Topix  
• It's Exactly Like That, Except.... - Copying Components in Autodesk Inventor from Inventor Tales

Autodesk License Articles:

• Autodesk Revit [One Box]: Licensing and Installation FAQ from Up and Ready 
• General Licensing: Windows System Requirements [2013] for the Network License Manager 11.10 from Up and Ready 
• License Cascading for Autodesk Revit 2013 from Revit Clinic

Autodesk Maya:

• Autodesk Suites: Installing Turtle with Maya Creation Suite 2013 from Up and Ready 
• Free Maya API and 3ds Max SDK 2 Day Training in St Petersburg, Russia from Mayalicious 
• Maya 2013 has been released from Maya Station 
• Max and Maya: Together at last from VizWorld 
• Mudbox Send to Maya not always working on Mac OS from Autodesk

Autodesk Mudbox:

• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk 
• Mudbox Send to Maya not always working on Mac OS from Autodesk

Autodesk Navisworks:

• Autodesk Navisworks 2013 - Integrate Revit Interoperability from Daily Motion 
• Navisworks 2013 – My First Impressions from Applied Software
• New Features of Navisworks 2013 from All Things BIM 
• SMART board Integration with Navisworks from Beyond Design

Autodesk PLM Products:

• Calling all PLM and Data Management Experts from Under the Hood 
• DRS Selects Autodesk PLM 360 from Autodesk PLM 360 with Mike Watkins 
• PLM 360 Video Spotlight - Creating Reports and Charts from Under the Hood

Autodesk Raster Design:

• AutoCAD Raster Design Overview from AutoCAD Exchange

Autodesk Revit Products:

• Adding a Category to a Shared Parameter Binding from The Building Coder 
• Autodesk Acquires REVIT Technologies from Revit Rocks 
• Autodesk Navisworks 2013 - Integrate Revit Interoperability from Daily Motion 
• Autodesk Revit [One Box]: Licensing and Installation FAQ from Up and Ready 
• Beware the Double Click in Revit 2013 from Revit OpEd  
• Breaking Up is Hard to Do from Shades of Grey 
• Club Revit 2012 Knowledge Challenge – Kick Off from Club Revit 
• COINS Auto-Section Box from Revit Add-ons 
• Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules from Revit OpEd 
• Extents Greater than 20 Miles from Revit OpEd 
• Failure Rollback from The Building Coder 
• First Division from Shades of Grey 
• Forcing Revit files to open in a particular version of Revit from What Revit Wants 
• A few notes on Revit 2013 features, including double-click and Grids from What Revit Wants 
• Flashing, patchy appearance of Revit 3D models in Showcase from CADforum 
• Glazing Appears Through Walls in Revit 2013 from Revit Clinic  
• Globe Link for Autodesk Revit 2013 from Inside the System 
• IFC Exporters and Importers and Tips from What Revit Wants 
• License Cascading for Autodesk Revit 2013 from Revit Clinic 
• More Punishment from Shades of Grey 
• Munich API Training from The Building Coder 
• My Weekend on the Toilet from Shades of Grey 
• Quick re-phasing from What Revit Wants 
• Revit 2013 and Improved DWG Import Accuracy from What Revit Wants 
• Revit API 101 Samples from Revit Add-ons 
• Revit: Creating a New Tick Mark Size from The Architect’s Desktop 
• Revit Structure 2013 Video Tutorials by NICADMAN from Revit Structure Learning Curve 
• RevitPythonShell: An IronPython plugin for Revit Architecture from Revit Add-ons 
• Rhino and Grasshopper to Revit Via IFC Plugins from Geometry Gym from Revit Add-ons 
• Something Revit 2012 can do better than 2013 (at the moment) is... from What Revit Wants 
• Tips for Adopting 3D Modeling Technology for Foodservice from Foodservice Equipment & Supplies 
• Using Using Automagically Disposes and Rolls Back from The Building Coder 
• Week 1 Update – Club Revit 2012 Knowledge Challenge from Club Revit 
• What's New in Autodesk Revit 2013 – It's a Material World! - Enhanced Properties for Building Performance Analysis from Ideate 
• What's New in Revit MEP 2013: Take this Route! – Duct and Pipe Routing Preferences from Ideate 
• What do you love about Revit 2013? from What Revit Wants 
• Xtra ADN Revit 2013 API Training Labs from The Building Coder

Autodesk Showcase:

• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk 
• Flashing, patchy appearance of Revit 3D models in Showcase from CADforum 
• Larson & Darby Group — Autodesk Showcase and the AutoCAD Design Suite from Autodesk

Autodesk SketchBook Products:

• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk

Autodesk Smoke:

• Autodesk® Smoke® 4K Finishing with RED from Autodesk 
• The Top Smoke 2013 Questions from NAB Part 1 from Pro Video Coalition

Autodesk Vault and Productstream Products:

• Advanced Configuration Guide for Vault 2013 is Now Published from Cracking the Vault 
• Autoloader Doesn't Upload BOM Information For AutoCAD Mechanical files from Cracking the Vault 
• Factory Design Suite 2013 Readme from Autodesk 
• Hotfix - Localized Help from Autodesk 
• Hotfix - Vault Explorer Batch Plot from Autodesk 
• In Which Applications Can I Find the Autodesk Vault Add-in? from Cracking the Vault 
• Vault 2013 Forward Compatibility from Cracking the Vault 
• Where Do I Find Instructions For Configuring the Autodesk Office SharePoint Server 2010 Integration? from Cracking the Vault

DWG TrueView:

• Autodesk DWG TrueView 2013 Available for Free Download from Between the Lines

Project Scout:

• Project Scout for Simulation Mechanical/Multiphysics Available Once Again from It’s Alive in the Lab

- KFD -

Image credits: Justin See and Djenan Kozic.