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AUGI CAD Camp Is Back by Popular Demand

AUGI CAD Camp is back in full force after a hiatus in 2009. On February 11, 2010, the training and networking program kicks off in California, and will continue across the nation to complete its 29-city tour.

AUGI CAD Camp is a single-day bootcamp that focuses on educational instruction, networking, and industry solutions. Participants receive a full day of Autodesk product training, advice and insights from top instructors, networking opportunities, and product demonstrations and information.

Participants in the CAD Camps are from a wide range of industries including architecture, engineering, construction, aerospace, utilities, and film, and will discover how to get the most out of their Autodesk investments through the camps.

Go to http://www.augicadcamp.com to find out more

Current sponsors include HP, Adraft, Inc., Applied Software, CAD-1, CADD Microsystems, CADLearning by 4D Technologies, CADsoft Consulting, Ideate, Inc., Kelar Pacific, Master Graphics, Inc., MicroCAD, Microdesk, PacificCAD, PPI, and Repro Products. Complete information about sponsorships is available at http://www.augicadcamp.com/sponsors.php.

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AUGI CAD Camp 2010 - web site opens

The CAD Camping season is open!

The AUGI CAD Camp is headed your way. Beginning February 2010, we’ll bring our intensive training and invaluable networking to more than 25 cities. Make sure you’re in on the action when this single-day boot camp arrives in your town (or one nearby).

Every AUGI CAD Camp experience promises:

A full day of Autodesk product training. Five different tracks provide targeted Autodesk training, giving you significant knowledge in a short period of time.

Serious educational instruction. Top instructors from across the country – many of whom also teach at Autodesk University – share expert advice and key insights.

Invaluable networking opportunities. Some of the best information available comes from your fellow Autodesk product users. AUGI CAD Camp gives you ample time to share tips and techniques.

A closer look at technology. Autodesk partners will be on hand to showcase new products and updates, and further enlighten you on upcoming products and industry trends.

www.augicadcamp.com

AUGIWorld Magazine - Jan/Feb 2010 - Published!

In this issue of AUGIWorld:

• AUGI's 2010 Strategic Plan - The AUGI Board of Directors serves up its plans for the year. This article outlines the mission, strategy, and goals for your organization in 2010.
• Autodesk Rewards the Clean and Green - Autodesk's Clean Tech Software Grant recipients get Autodesk's help to push their ideas to market faster and more profitably. Read about these innovative companies who are addressing the causes of environmental problems through technology and related business models.
• Using the Right Tool the Right Way - Christopher Fox and James Balding tell you what it really takes to implement Autodesk Revit. Second in a series.
• The Future of Civil Design Is BIM - Through the application and expansion of BIM, interoperability between Civil 3D and Revit was established. Author John Evans explains how sharing that information is now easier than ever.
• AutoCAD Architecture Tool Palettes, an Overview - Felix Gonzalez explores tool palettes in the latest version of AutoCAD Architecture.
• What's Your Software Adoption Type? - The CAD Manager, Mark Kiker, discusses classifications of software adopters. Are you an Innovator, an Early Adopter, or do you tend to lag behind others? Find out in this article.

Table of Contents

Click here to download the latest issue.

AUGI launches secure file sharing functionality

AUGI announces its newest offering to members—a Web-based private file sharing and collaboration tool. AUGI, in collaboration with drop.io, now provides its members with a place to share files, drawings, models, photos, video, audio and more.

As an AUGI-member, you can create unlimited 100mb drops to share files with full SSL security.

• Each drop has a phone number and extension. Call the drop, talk all you want - it is converted to an MP3 and left right in the drop on the fly. Listen to it on the drop, or send it out via email, RSS, MMS, or basically anything else you want.

• Every drop has its own free conference call number automatically assigned to it. The drop's conference call number stays the same, so consider it for long term use as your drop is active.

• Each drop has its own e-mail address. Send a notes or attachments to the drop from a computer, Blackberry, or any e-mail or MMS enabled phone. If you send a file, the text of the e-mail will be posted as a comment on the file. If you send just text, it will be added to the drop as a note.

Go to http://drop.io/home/augi and get a free drop today!

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Members also get Discounts on Premium Plans

Members have access to an exclusive discounted premium plans.   Along with the free offer, drop.io and AUGI have collaborated on a reduced fee service… drop.io Manager.

Premium Features:
•   Make drops larger than 100 MB
•   Easily manage multiple drops
•   View full activity stream across all drops
•   Encrypt drops for added security with SSL
•   Enable custom branding for groups of drops

http://manager.drop.io/signup/augi

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Latest Forum Posts 2010.01.06

Reading the .slog file

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  January 6, 2010

Is there any way to find out from the .slog if someone accidentally used "select all instances" then deleted items? I'm trying to figure out how all dimensions disappeared so that it doesn't happen again. The .slog file is a bunch of programmer jibberish. :P

add a directory to Support File Search Path

Forum:  AutoLISP

Posted:  January 6, 2010

Noble members, I am looking for a way to simply append, at will, some paths to the Support File Search Path and load some partial menus. In psuedocode it would be something like this...

Generic Annotations - RAC 2010

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  January 6, 2010

We are trying to make a keyplan for a building we are working on, and am running into a problem. We are making it a generic annotation, which would seem to be correct, but some of the lines are to small, so we get that annoying error of "Element is to small on screen", we can scale it up, and get...

Importing Survey Points?

Forum:  AutoCAD Land Desktop - General

Posted:  January 6, 2010

Hello,another question on importing points? LDD 2008: I am trying to import survey points, I have created a coded description library, I have created a series of blocks associated with the point descriptions, I have created a figure_prefix.txt file. I have imported the description key file into...

Importing dwg into a Revit RCP

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  January 6, 2010

When I link a dwg file that I get from a MEP consultant I can't get it to show up in my RCP, it only comes in at the floor plan. Is there a way to get it to show up in the RCP without exploding it?