As Bob is my witness, I'll never be Plining Spaces Again!

Creating Spaces for Use with Autodesk FMDesktopAlright, Scarlett O'Hara, I'm not... but, I do feel this is one of those moments in history that should be captured for posterity. I just 'p-lined' the entire floor of a building in less than 20 minutes.:-oWhat's got me so excited is that this isn't actually polylining. Any Space Manager can tell you how mind-numbingly dull that task is.Well, at one (of many) of my fabulous classes at AU2006, Bob Fahlin...

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Next Meeting of the Gateway AUG March 20th

The next meeting of the Gateway Autodesk User's Group will be Tuesday, March 20th.We start showing up for food around 6 and try to get the meeting started by 6:30, don't worry if you're a few minutes late, come on along anyway, we all know how traffic can be. We'll be down at Vatterott Technical College (the front lobby of the building closest to the entrance), and our food and handouts will be sponsored by Seiler Instruments.We'll be doing some CAD tips and tricks (nothing too discipline-specific) and will have handouts and door prizes available...

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50000 Visits to the Dork Side! My blog reaches a milestone!

Wow. I just noticed my counter ticked past 50,000 hits today. Wow. I know, that doesn't sound like a whole lot when you compare me to most autodesk and cad management-geared blogs, but, heck, I think it's still pretty impressive for someone in a niche field like Facilities Management.I started this blog as a communication tool for my Local User's Group (affiliated with AUGI), at the suggestion of then-president Brian Myers. It is much easier to keep up with than the monthly newsletter I used to make.I started blogging in April of 2005, but, didn't...

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Women of Note in St. Louis

I just recently picked up another issue of the fabulous St. Louis Woman magazine. I thought I'd point out a great feature... 'Women of Note'. This segment introduces us to women making a difference in the community. For example, a mother of four being a mayor, a hard-working fund-raiser, someone bringing to light health issues and education.Check out the rest of the site with material on women's heart health and to download a free eBook on surviving cancer.Also, check out StLouis BizWomen.com's Success Profiles.You might also want to pop by St....

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Free Facilities Management Class Handouts

You all remember that you can download course handouts from past Autodesk University's on AUGI.com right? One of the wonderful member benefits. Membership is free after all.Following are a list of FM class handouts from courses offered at Autodesk University from 2002-2005 (remembering that the Facility Management classes at AU2006 which don't appear on the AUGI site yet were the best ever and I hope for more of the same at AU2007):2002Developing a FM Automation Program for AutoCAD - A Real-World Example! Instructor: Brian M. Wildt, Phil...

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News about Autodesk 2008 Products

Through the Interface - Kean Walmsley talks about 64bit application migrationWorldCAD Access - Ralph Grabowski talks about All the Details of Autocad 2008Lynn Allen's blog - Lynn Allen talks about Layer Properties and Layer States in AutoCAD 2008Revit Rocks - Daryl talks about Revit Building 10 being renamed Revit Architecture 2008, he also Learns AutoCADRevit JobCaptain - Daniel Hughes announces the 2008 family of productsCAD Panacea - RK McSwain reveals his top four AutoCAD 2008 feature picksAutoCAD Insider - Heidi Hewett highlights some goodies...

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AutoCAD 2008 and the 2008 Line of Products

Well, AutoCAD 2008 is going to be called AutoCAD 2008, but, the verticals are mixing it up a little... Revit Building will now be called Revit ArchitectureRevit Systems will now be called Revit MEPArchitectural Desktop (ADT) will now be called Autocad Architecture (ACA)Autodesk Building Systems will now be called Autocad MEPCivil 3d will now be called Autocad Civil 3dI have to admit that the new names should make it just slightly easier to talk about to the non-CAD-speakers in the workplace. I don't know why C3D isn't just AutoCAD Civil though?Design...

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Photos from Meetings of the Gateway Autodesk User's Group

Photo Album... I've posted the photos I've taken at nearly every Gateway AUG meeting on my yahoo page in a Gateway AUG album (2004-2006).I missed the spring meeting last year (Scott's last meeting as President), as I was busy eloping a few hundred miles away, so no photos of that; and I haven't yet posted the pictures that GAUG Board Member Ken Franz took at our Fall meeting, but, I hope to do so soon.I did include shots from the St. Louis CAD Camp last October, as most of the Top DAUGs were GAUG members and over half of the attendees were as well!And...

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My blog has Tags!

Alright, I've finally finished going through a couple hundred blog postings to make sure they now all have tags (thank you to blogger for adding this feature!).I've simplified some topics so that the tags don't get so specific that there's only one post under each...So, whether you're here to keep up with:Announcements and discussion about the Gateway Autodesk User's GroupFacilities Management issuesAutoCAD TipsMentions and Tips for various applicationsAUGI...

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Last File Opened Not Highlighted

Just got a question in my inbox today; this hasn't happened to me personally and after looking up the answer on the autodesk knowledgebase, I can see why... Last file opened not highlighted ID: TS72986 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2005, AutoCAD® 2004, AutoCAD® 2002, AutoCAD® 2000i, AutoCAD® 2000, AutoCAD LT® 2005, AutoCAD LT® 2004, AutoCAD LT® 2002, AutoCAD LT® 2000i, AutoCAD LT® 2000 Issue When opening drawings, you find that in the Select file dialog box that the last opened file is not highlighted . Solution This occurs when,...

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FREE DESIGN REVIEW?!?!

I just stumbled upon this post by Autodesk blogger, Shaan Hurley. This post is announcing that Autodesk Design Review, Autodesk DWF Writer and Autodesk DWF Viewer are now all totally FREE!Here are some highlights from Shaan's post:Import DWG and DXF FilesImport AutoCAD® DWG™ and DXF™ files, including the latest 2007 format, directly into Design Review with full fidelity and accuracy. Markup Enhancements: Rotate Objects and SymbolsRotate text, rectangles, ellipses, and other symbols, including symbols containing raster images. Combine 2D and...

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