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Gateway AUG Summer Meeting June 17th

Gateway AUG Summer Meeting June 17th

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The Gateway Autodesk User Group will meet next week. New features of Autodesk Software will be presented.

When: 17th June – Wednesday – from 6 to 8:00 pm
Where: Clayco, Inc. Forum Studios, 2199 Innerbelt Business Center Drive, [...]

CAD/Design/Architecture/Engineering Annual Salary Survey Running Now!

CAD/Design/Architecture/Engineering Annual Salary Survey Running Now!

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AUGI is currently running the 2009 Annual Salary Survey!
COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY JUNE THE 30th.
Which means that your peers need YOU to log in and report your views. We call this a survey because that’s precisely what we’re doing. We’re collecting information from [...]

OT: School Update

OT: School Update

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Well, if you’re a subscriber you’ve probably noticed that my posting rate has gone down a bit here on my blog lately. I’ve got three or four posts in the queue and just can’t seem to find the time to sit down and flesh them out [...]

New BIM Magazine from AUGI

New BIM Magazine from AUGI

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Alright, looks like the AEC crowd has a new magazine from AUGI (I believe that, if it does well, they will look into branching out into other disciplines).
We’re just starting to use Revit here on my campus, and, coming from the Engineering group, we’re [...]

Revit Standards – Getting Started Guides

Revit Standards – Getting Started Guides

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As I may have mentioned, our parent organization began a mandate a couple of years ago to utilize BIM on larger projects, but, the ramp up to all BIM on all projects is coming up with the next calendar year.
While our parent organization [...]

CAD Managers Not Optimistic

CAD Managers Not Optimistic

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Robert Green recently conducted a survey to gauge the state of the economy according to the CAD Manager.
See his article: Survey: CAD Managers Reveal Effects of the Economy, Part 1
This is a followup survey to one he conducted in February (Results Part 1 and Part [...]

AutoCAD 2010 Tips and Tricks booklet from Lynn Allen

AutoCAD 2010 Tips and Tricks booklet from Lynn Allen

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AUGI Members Only Exclusive!
Starting Monday
[EDIT: Here is a link to the AutoCAD Community Forums, where AUGI members can download the AutoCAD Tips and Tricks booklet for 2010]

(remember, you MUST be logged in as an AUGI member in order to [...]

BIM Management Comments/Questions

BIM Management Comments/Questions

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There have been some interesting topics posed about BIM Management recently. Check out what others have been saying, and add your $0.02 if you feel like it.
The first thing I’d like to mention is this poll done, asking how long users had held the title of [...]

Programming webcast: .NET for LISP Programmers

Programming webcast: .NET for LISP Programmers

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Another webcast you might be interested in:

Free AutoCAD programming webcast: .NET for LISP Programmers

As mentioned in this previous post, my team delivers regular webcasts on programming with Autodesk technologies.
Assuming you’re reading this while the metaphorical ink’s still damp, it’s still not too late [...]

Welcome to the World Offspring Beta

Welcome to the World Offspring Beta

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November 4th was the big day for the Perry family.
Our 2nd son entered the world a healthy 7lbs 12oz and 21″ long.
Our Picasa brag book.
We came home on Saturday and are both doing great. Offspring Alpha and dear hubby are looking after us [...]