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AutoCAD Architecture & MEP 2010 Update released

I’m waiting for Windows 7 64 before deploying 2010 at work so haven’t tried these. Lots of fixes, I mean updates, and they incorporate the recent AutoCAD 2010 update. Currently installing the AutoCAD Architecture update on my home machine to see how it goes. Between the Walls: AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and MEP 2010 Product Update 1 Read more →

Simon’s BIM BS…

I’m kind of embarrassed I hadn’t blogged about this before, so here ‘tis now. Simon is a local Revit Guru, who will be speaking at AU currently devoted to getting the Building Services world to stop drawing lines. This recent post on Revit 2010s network license timeout foibles is worth reading if you have encountered that problem. BIM BS (Building Services of course!) - bim-bs.blogspot.com Read more →

Your Subscription expires soon? Soon?

It seems time flies at Autodesk or “soon” means something different in New Zealand. Last week was my Subscription renewal anniversary. A couple of days after getting through that trauma (well, not really but…) a reminder email arrived. I nearly deleted it thinking it related to the, just completed, 09/2009 transaction but then noticed the date. While it isn’t long in terms of human history when you’re talking about an annual subscription I wouldn’t call “in 363 days time” soon! Read more →

Jay Leno @ McLaren

Jay Leno visits the McLaren Technology Centre to look at the new MP4-12C road car. The building is a Foster and Partners design, there is a glimpse of Bruce’s first car and a 1968 high wing M7C F1 car similar to the one featured in my current blog header (photographed at a F1 Design Exhibit in Wellington). Read more →

Notice of Revit User Group Auckland September Meeting

Details of the next Revit User Group - Auckland (RUGAKL) meeting: Wednesday 16th September Jasmax Offices, 2 Marston Street, Parnell (Best Parking on Parnell Rise by the Park) Join us from 5.30p... Read more →

New Zealand Architectural Design History online

New Zealand Design Review was the journal of the Architectural Centre, Inc., Wellington. The New Zealand Electronic Text Centre have digitised issues from 1948-53 on-line. It’s a nice snapshot of some classic Kiwi design, both architectural and graphic (look at those covers!). New Zealand Design Review | NZETC The Wellington Architectural Centre began the two-monthly publication of Design Review in 1948. The Wellington Architectural Centre was founded in 1946, and began the first architectural school in Wellington (1947) and the first town planning school in New Zealand (1949). The Centre was unique at the time of its founding in that... Read more →

Revit fade to black?

I’ve seen Revit do some odd things trying to output images but usually closing & re-opening the project will sort that out. Today a png image linked to Revit, which had been in the project for several weeks, suddenly went solid black. Saving & closing, re-opening the project didn’t help. Closing & re-starting Revit (Architecture 2009 32 bit in this case) didn’t help. Was not design option, phase or view setting dependent (the image was used in several views combining mixtures of all). Linking another image, or even new insert of the same image, was fine but the existing instances... Read more →

Things to avoid in a software presentation

I don’t do “sales” demos but there are some useful tips in this article for any software presentation. I suspect I’ve been guilty of all of them! Stunningly Awful Demos: Five Things Not To Do in a Demo : The World Idea Hub Here is a collection of poor tactics, bad errors, and faulty steps you can take to increase the likelihood that your demo will be a failure… Read more →

Spring clean your browser bookmarks - AM-DeadLink

Ok, it's a bit late for spring but AM-DeadLink - Download FavIcons and detect dead links in your browser bookmarks AM-DeadLink detects dead links and duplicates in browser bookmarks and text fil... Read more →