AutoCAD Exchange Community Launched

There is a new free online community for AutoCAD users named AutoCAD Exchange http://autocad.autodesk.com
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More
20+ Years of Design, Technology & More

There is a new free online community for AutoCAD users named AutoCAD Exchange http://autocad.autodesk.com

We made a number of Dynamic Block and Dynamic Block Editor enhancements in AutoCAD 2010 based on customer requests and feedback.
For those using the Architectural flavored AutoCAD AutoCAD Architecture or considering it here is a nice 5 minute demonstration of the upcoming AutoCAD Architecture 2010 product by Autodesk’s ACA Ninja Kelcey Lemon.

If you do, how about attending an impromptu town hall meeting of AutoCAD based product users discussing various topics,exchanging ideas and tips and getting to know each other. Just an experiment to figure out the rough edges and what works.
Is anyone interested in seeing each others faces live in a webcam and hearing their voices in a virtual meeting of CAD and Design Professionals. A live discussion group with faces and voices. Could be a great deal of fun, or a fun awkward bumpy experiment.

I received a question from a large longtime customer in the Netherlands (Holland). He asked “how can I get a status inquiry of who is using a license of specific Autodesk products.”

One online resource that is pretty nice is the AutoCAD 2009 cue cards to see a short bite size overview of AutoCAD 2009 features.

I am not talking about the cute furry little character in the movie Gremlins. I am talking about the AutoCAD feature 3D gizmo.
I posted a short video on YouTube showing some of the experimentation with the new AutoCAD 2010 feature 2D geometric constraints and parametrics.

In AutoCAD 2007 we added the ability to navigate in a 3D AutoCAD model almost like you can in a video game using the keyboard or mouse to walk or fly. Walk is a method to navigate in the X-Y…
One Year Ago (OYA)
Recycling tips that are still valuable and may not be found except by a search engine. This tip is also good for AutoCAD 2009.
AutoCAD 2008 Tip Adjust the Dimension Spacing