AUGIWorld Issue 5

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The latest edition of AUGIWorld has been released.

AUGI membership is required to view it, but that’s free!

Click HERE

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RST2009 Dialog of the Day

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I love dialogs like this. Someone had to code it up, right? He/she knew there was a problem, and it was with the software, but really didn’t know what else to say about it. Sigh…

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Looking to help out?

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I recently started a new Linkedin.com group called CADDHELP. The primary goal of the group is to help connect publishers with authors of CADD related materials. At this time the main focus is AUGI magazines AECEDGE and AUGIWorld but it will branch out into books and perhaps even video training.

If you are a member of Linkedin and willing to help on occasion, consider joining the CADDHELP group. As opportunities pop up you will be notified accordingly.

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=2068780&trk=anet_ug_grppro

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Mastering Revit Structure 2010 shipping!

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A CADDHELP reader named Scott asked when the new book will be out. As it happens I just heard yesterday from the production editor that he had his copy of the book and it was being released 9/14. Soooo, it’s out there and on the way…

Here is the link on Amazon if you need. Again, I get $0 for each copy sold (unless the publication is a real hot item) so this is just me saving time on the search.

http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Revit-Structure-2010-Thomas/dp/0470521414/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1253023035&sr=8-1

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Bye, Bye Migration part 2

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Awww, that’s pretty

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WPM is #6!

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Even in this economy some companies are still managing to get work done, do it right, and keep their staff generally happy. I was pleased to see my company of 22 years once again get recognized.

http://www.gostructural.com/page-best_firms_list-31.html

It is interesting that so many of the best firms have less than 50 people.

Congrats to all!

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Something annoying you? Just delete it!

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A technique I use a lot is the DELETE and DO and then PASTE what I deleted back. This works for me both in AutoCAD and Revit.

For example, I need to draw or select something and a solid hatch is blocking my view. Well the standard method would be to freeze the annoying layer, do what you need, and then unfreeze. But depending on the condition it might be quicker to just erase it. In AutoCAD I can delete stuff, do whatever, and then OOPS and what I deleted last will be restored. Pretty cool!

Now for Revit, that takes using the CTRL+X to erase and put it into the clipboard. Then do what I need, and PASTE SAME PLACE to put it back.

The caveat to this technique is dimensions associated to the deleted objects will be tossed in the garbage, so you need to be on top of your CADD game to use this.

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Windows 7 cometh

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As many others, for my personal machine I am going to upgrade to Windows 7. This machine is about 3 years old (Dell 9150) and runs XP pretty good – but I have to stay on top of virus blocking. Now when Vista came out I upgraded to that, but within a matter of months I reverted back to XP. My biggest gripe was the driver availability and the machine was kinda sluggish.

Well with Win7 I hope to do better and actually enjoy the new features and interface without complaint. I ordered Windows 7 Home Premium via Sams Club for $128 delivered to the door when it ships.

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2009 BIM Smart Market Report

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Pretty interesting read for BIM types…link to big PDF below

http://www.bim.construction.com/research/pdfs/2009_BIM_SmartMarket_Report.pdf

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