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In this issue:
AutoCAD and Revit
News
Revit Content
Cairns Revit User
Group (CRUG)
Revit
Architecture 2009: AECbytes Product Review
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Architecture
Vista
Training
Courses
Realtime
International Computer Training Centre
Other Good Stuff
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In this techno-savvy
age we live in, where most people are familiar
with working on computers, the world of 3D
computer aided design can still be a daunting
proposition for a lot of people. Choosing and
using the most suitable software package is a
considerable investment and getting it wrong can
hinder both the beginner and the more advanced
user. CAD software users have individual needs
and required outcomes - one package doesn't suit
all.
The world of CAD is
our area of expertise - simply call us and we'll
steer you in the right direction.
On a personal note,
we had a wedding in the Realtime ranks recently.
It was an extremely happy event with an
interesting bonus. A group of friends on one
side of Australia were not able to visit sunny
Cairns to partake in the celebrations. Thanks to
some techno-savvy family members, a laptop,
wireless broadband, and a webcam, the Broome
crowd enjoyed the real thing in "real-time"
across the country.
See our section on Other Good Stuff for the full
story.
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Revit Content
A lot of Revit content
is right under our noses (nosii?). Navigate to
Revit's Metric Library and in there you will find a
folder called Sample Files. This folder contains
6 Revit projects, each containing dozens of
examples of System Families (roofs, stairs,
railings) and a collection of useful repeating
details. Here you can find a dutch gable, or
dormer window, or repeating 2D roof tiles for
you to copy or import.
And
here is an excellent tutorial
on creating a Revit Family
2D people silhouette from Sketchup.
Plus don't forget
Autodesk's on-line
Revit Content Library.
Cairns Revit User
Group (CRUG for short!)
Don't forget the
Cairns' user network for Revit Architecture
meets on the last Tuesday of each month.
Click
here to register your interest
in participating with the Group.
Revit Architecture
2009: AECbytes Product Review
A non-Autodesk review
for a change.
Source: AECbytes
AutoCAD
Jay Leno (famous US TV
host, like Kochie), uses AutoCAD in the
restoration of his vintage motorcar collection,
so says Autodesk's resident historian, Shaan
Hurley.
Shaan Hurley's "Between the Lines" blog.
AutoCAD Architecture
Those amongst us with
64 bit computers will breathe a sigh of relief -
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 is available in both
32 and 64 bit versions.
On another matter, if
you encounter an error regarding an absence of
"Native Values" when importing an AutoCAD
Architecture published DWF or DWFx file into
another Autodesk product, then here is the
solution:
Native Values Hotfix.
Free content for
AutoCAD Architecture, 500 MultiView Blocks
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Vista 64? Piece of
cake…
A recent foray into the land of 64 bit Vista on
a new Dell XPS laptop resulted in an interesting
and full Sunday's work for Dale. As most readers would be
aware, life on the b'leading edge of technology
can bring tears to the most stoic. Vista
Ultimate 64 SP1 is an awesome piece of software,
with much bad press, but Dale thought "It's
a new computer, how hard can it be?" Well,
finding 64 bit drivers for every device in the
computer (over 30 believe it or not), including
the newly released dual 512MB NVIDIA GeForce
8800M graphics cards, proved a challenge.
However the day ended well with the discovery of
an excellent product called "Driver Detective".
This software found all devices in the laptop
(sound, mic, video, DVD, etc), examined the
installed drivers, advised their status (out of
date, missing, ok, etc), and provided automated
downloads as required. It was a true godsend,
and to be found, downloaded, installed,
purchased (PayPal), and unlocked, on a Sunday,
for $41...
Very highly recommended:
DriverDetective.
Microsoft says Vista cost a lot to make
BusinessWeek estimates it took 10,000 employees
about five years to ship Vista. In an interview
with Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer,
the interviewer asked if he had added up how
much money it cost to develop Vista. He laughed,
"I can't say I have. It would be impossible to
count up... I'm sure it's a lot".
If we assume
Microsoft's costs per employee are about
$200,000 a year, the estimated payroll costs
alone for Vista hover around $10 billion. That
is a stack of US dollar bills over 1,000kms high,
or 22 Space Shuttle missions, or... |
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Here's what some recent participants have had to
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