Looks like the Victorian AutoCAD User's Group is about to have a meeting on Monday, October the 2nd. If you happen to be in their hemisphere, drop by for their meeting at 6:30. Catch up by reading their blog.For those on this side of the world, don't forget that the Gateway AUG, serving the St. Louis and Metro areas, are scheduled to have our meeting on Tuesday October the 3...
Tuesday, 26 September 2006
Sunday, 24 September 2006
How Do I Do a Find and Replace for Wildcard Characters? #@.*?~[]'I've seen this question come up a couple of times on the augi and autodesk forums, so...Most of us know at least a little bit about using wildcard characters to find something within a range. This works in most programs, handiest in databases, but, very useful in AutoCAD as well. BUT! What do you do when you want to find one of those 'special' characters?Well, you just precede the character with an apostrophe... like '*see also autodesk knowledgebase entry ID: TS1051672Edit:...
Saturday, 23 September 2006
Installing MAP 3D on my computer always tend to be a bit of a noteworthy event (one I have not yet taken on this release cycle, maybe next year, but, too many harried users in the discussion groups)... So, I started to take notes during the install of Revit Systems Series... assuming it would be a noteable event. ;)I open up my DVD case (yes, I have a DVD drive... although there is a card in the case which points you to a media request site to ask for CD's if you can't do the DVD thing.There is one DVD for RSys and one for ABS. I'm pondering whether...
Alright, I just read on New Scientist about a 'relativity Drive'. It links to a theoretical paper by a guy named Roger Shawyer.From the article:Of course, any crackpot can rough out plans for a warp drive. What they never show you is evidence that it works. Shawyer is different. He has built a working prototype to test his ideas, and as a respected spacecraft engineer he has persuaded the British government to fund his work. Now organisations from other parts of the world, including the US air force and the Chinese government, are beating a path...
Thursday, 21 September 2006
Alright, my smarty-pants of a husband sent me a link to a test. The much-debated... is Melanie really a Dork? can finally be solved.I call myself a dork, but, somewhere deep inside have viewed myself as a geek...well, the official call is PURE NERD! 56 % Nerd, 39% Geek, 17% DorkAlrighty then.From the site: For The Record:A Nerd is someone who is passionate about learning/being smart/academia.A Geek is someone who is passionate about some particular area or subject, often an obscure or difficult one.A Dork is someone who has difficulty...
Variable: CENTERMTfrom AutoCAD help:Controls how grips stretch multiline text that is centered horizontally. CENTERMT does not apply to stretching multiline text by using the ruler in the In-Place Text Editor.0 - When you move a corner grip in centered multiline text, the center grip moves in the same direction, and the grip on the opposite side remains in place1 - When you move a corner grip in centered multiline text, the center grip stays in place, and both sets of side grips move in the direction of the stre...
Tuesday, 12 September 2006
Check out this local upcoming art show at the Atrium Gallery... The artist is Leila Daw: The show will feature both large scale and small mixed media works presenting her themes of mapping and geographical imagery. Several pieces are multi-part unstretched panels, and also included are modular small works in grid arrangements. Daw is well known for her layered, complex work on paper and canvas often depicting illusions to topographical features, incorporating both real and imagined elements....
Saturday, 9 September 2006
I am happy to announce that the augi forums have added the following new areas just for us Facilities Management people...Facilities Management General - general discussion topics pertaining to practices and FM issues.and the following forums pertaining to FMDesktop software:Facility ManagerFacility LinkFacility RequestFacility WebFMDesktop WishlistBig thanks to Forum Manager, Mike Perry and the web staff for bringing this about.There are a handful of threads in these forums, so, please, check them out and add to the content, share your thoughts...
Wednesday, 6 September 2006
Advisors to the nation on Science, Engineering and Medicine, that's the FFC. Their goal: to identify and advance technologies, processes, and management practices that improve the performance of federal facilities over their entire life-cycle, from planning to disposal.These guys have got the gist... noticed the trends... saw the bandwagon coming over the horizon... Building models are becoming more practical and useful. The coucil speculates that intelligent models will benefit information gathering, planning and maintenance, saving money across...
Monday, 4 September 2006
How can I see an object's properties within an xref?So, you've got an external reference and want to see just what it's made of.Say there's sort of an obscure block and you want to know it's name, or you want to continue with the same standard of layer placement... just type XLIST and select the entity in question and you'll be presented with the Object Type, Block Name, Layer, Color and Linety...
Alright, Robin Capper tagged me with this Labor Day Meme. I'm always up for a little fun and games so here goes...1. Are you craving anything and if so, what? I am craving some Hot Wings. I haven't had any in a while and it just sounds good. 2. What is the weather outside, and do you wish it would change? It's getting on into evening. Probably around 75 degrees, so not too bad. I wouldn't change it at all. 3. What two web sites do you think you will go to next after you are finished here? AUGI ! of courseblogher.org to keep up with other blogging...
Saturday, 2 September 2006
In preparation for GISday a video series has been created, showing the role GIS plays in fighting wildfires, planning for a possible pandemic... and the slightly more mundane retail, law enforcement, health care and fire fighting.~snip~ GIS Day is principally sponsored by the National Geographic Society, the Association of American Geographers, the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, the United States Geological Survey, the Library of Congress, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, and ESRI. ~sn...
I was recently inspired by a post on Blogher.org about women mentors, then again by the report of a 16 year old girl with an interest in science who sought out a female mentor in a lab, and started researching better ways to treat cancer. These two articles reminded me of all of the fantastic women in design that I have had the pleasure of meeting. The actual jobs vary... from Structural Engineer to Architect to Teacher to Project Manager to CAFM Consultant and Interior Designer. There are SO many amazing women in design and I would like to meet...
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