For all you lazy drafters out there, CompliCAD offers, “a few tools to help make CAD & BIM a little less complicated.” These tools are some useful unit-conversion & scale factor tools.

Check them out…

I just read an excellent tutorial by David Watson at CADTutor.net. David writes, “AutoCAD can be used to create a simple “walk through” of any 3D model. For example, if you have designed a new pedestrianisation scheme for a town centre, you could use AutoCAD to give a slide presentation to show how the scheme would look from a pedestrian eye view as the person moved through the space. This is an extremely useful technique for presenting schemes to clients or the general public who may not necessarily have a good understanding of plans.” Read more »

Autodesk University is in full swing here in Las Vegas. This is my second time attending this event and I have to say, it’s worth every penny. Not only are the classes good, but you get to network and meet innovative, smart people. Read more »

We have started a discussion group on Facebook. If you happen to be a fan of Facebook and already use it, then this discussion group would be a good fit for you. Check it out…

Ellen Finkelstein has written a simple procedure for writing scripts in AutoCAD. As I’ve said again and again on this blog, scripts are a huge time saver! It is worth the time to learn how to write them.

Tomorrow I will show you how to use scripts with Autodesk’s free ScriptPro software.

Murat Senel has written an excellent article on drawing with OTRACK (object snap tracking)…

Happy Monday!

Check out this podcast from Bob Bell on AutoCAD’s CUI. Read more »

Like I’ve said before, there are multiple ways to setup Sheet Set Manager (SSM). This post shows just one way to do it. I setup SSM with AutoCAD 2008 for Seattle Public Utilities and Seattle Department of Transportation using this method. Read more »

Heidi Hewett’s blog is a good resource for learning how to use Sheet Set Manager. She has excellent documentation on setting up and using Sheet Set Manager.

More on Sheet Set Manager in the coming days…

Sheet Set Manager (SSM) is one of my favorite tools in AutoCAD. It saves time creating plan sets, cross-referencing callouts, plotting selected sheets, and publishing entire plan sets. I recommend taking the time to setup SSM. It’s worth the money. Read more »

I signed up for the first ever Autodesk University Blogger Social…

I plan on blogging about my experience at AU. I’m sure I’ll learn some neat tricks to share with all of you. My focus will be mostly Civil 3D, and Map 3D but I will be taking one or two generic AutoCAD classes as well.

Are you attending AU this year? If so, and you blog about Autodesk products, sign up for the blogger social…