RobiNZ CAD Blog

CAD related Blogging Highlights for 2007

I’ve posted my “Blogging Highlights” for the year on my other blog but a few are CAD related so excuse their repetition here: RobiNZ Personal Blog: 2007 Blogging Highlights (Click for full post)... Read more →

AutoCAD Architecture 700,000,000 millimetres from home

Take a look at the image right/below (click the thumbnails if you want a closer view). This is an old file and displaying it in 3D with a conceptual shader revealed geometry failling apart. Posts that... Read more →

Great service from Telecom New Zealand Broadband!

After the mess of the Yahoo!Xtra Bubble transition it’s nice to be able to compliment Telecom New Zealand Broadband – currently branded as “Yahoo!Xtra”. I awoke on Saturday to find no broadband and... Read more →

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays...

If you look at the time most of my posts are done, you’ll see why this brilliant xkcd toon made me laugh so much. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, whatever, to all the readers who make this blog!... Read more →

Will 2008 be "The year of the tablet"?

Tablet PCs are five years old (!) but will 2008 be the year they finally take off? They currently have only a small market share but there seems to be a resurgence with new major players, like Dell, e... Read more →

RobiNZ Autodesk University 2007 photos on Flickr

I’ve given up waiting for TypePad to improve their photo album features and started using my Flickr account seriously. My Autodesk University 2007 Photos are there now and also part of the Autodesk Un... Read more →

Wish granted, some time ago.... Doh! - Saving 3D Reviews in Autodesk Design Review

Somebody, who might be involved in authoring this blog, thought wouldn’t it be cool if Autodesk Design Review could remember the location of 3D objects moved during a review session? The scenario I... Read more →

MindManager 7.1, more than a service patch!

Seems to be update time for my Office applications. I’ve recently installed Office 2007 Sp1 (219mb for a patch?) and Mindjet also released a MindManager 7 update (a mere 83.5mb!). I haven’t noticed mu... Read more →

Google Maps for New Zealand

Google recently launched a localised version of their New Zealand map. We’ve had basic road/location info since last year but this adds search and links to local directories. It will even help you buy... Read more →

A cure for failing memory? SnagIt!

I must be getting old or something but thankfully have a bit of help to combat memory loss. Often working with files, object properties, numbers and the like the need arises to remember a data sequ... Read more →