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AUGI HotNews (monthly email newsletter) - May 2009 issue out now!

Sorry for the late post on this one...  It has been out for a week...

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MAY 2009 - AUGI HotNews

Features

Introducing AUGI|AEC Edge

AUGI is set to launch a brand new publication, AUGI|AEC Edge. Targeted to members in AEC and related industries, AUGI|AEC Edge is packed with content that will help increase your efficiency and boost your productivity. Learn more about AUGI AEC|Edge in this Q&A with Steve Stafford, technical editor.

President's Letter

AUGI President Mark Kiker keeps you updated on all things AUGI, from the status of the upcoming Board of Directors election to the e-Learning program, the Wish List, country chapters, and a lot more.

Advertorial: AutoCAD Exchange

Complement your AUGI resource for AutoCAD with Autodesk's new portal, AutoCAD Exchange. Here's a look at what you'll find there.

Columns

TIPniques: Gizmos in AutoCAD 2010

Brian Benton continues his look at the latest release of AutoCAD software, AutoCAD 2010. This month, he explores the software's 3D modeling tools.

CAD Management: Starting at the Finish Line

No plan for your project? No worries - just begin at the end and work backwards. Mark Kiker teaches you how.

Sponsor Spotlight: Real-World Results

Recently, HP enlisted a group of users to run HP Z800 Workstations through the paces in real-world environments. Here's what they found.

The Civil Side: Survey, Field to Finish

Melanie Santer explores enhancements to the survey linework processing capabilities in the latest release of AutoCAD Civil 3D. Here's the "how to."

The Creative Inventor: Survive for Today... Build for Tomorrow!

Staying alive in this tough economy requires not just nerves of steel, but also a plan. Dennis Jeffrey offers some pointers.

AutoCAD Architecture 2010: Key Features

Tharakesh Ananthakrishnan discusses new and enhanced features in the latest release of AutoCAD Architecture. First in a series.

Submit your nominations to join the AUGI Board of Directors

Now accepting nominations for the 2009/2010 AUGI Board of Directors! Do you want to make a difference in the future of AUGI? Click here to learn more about the nominations process and how to submit your nomination. Nominate yourself or others. It is easy! Hurry, nominations close at midnight on May 24th, 2009.

AUGI Training Programs are your Economic Stimulus Resource

It seems that these days, there are more and more companies offering FREE training for the unemployed. We applaud those efforts.  We think everyone SHOULD take advantage of free training when they can get it.  Isn't it refreshing to know that AUGI has ALWAYS had free training. 

• It is available in AUGI's publications like HotNews, check out our March Issue. 
• It is also available in our bi-monthly magazine, AUGIWorld, Get the January/February Issue or download from the archive.
• It is available every day through interactions in our Forums.  You ask, You Learn! 
• It is available everyday in our Education Area, through the E-Learning program provided in partnership with 4D Technologies and CADLearning.com. 
• It is always available through our ATP archive and live in our monthly training classes. 

You've never had more opportunity to get free training than you do right now!....course you've always had that at AUGI.com!

AUGI HotNews (monthly email newsletter) - November 2008 issue out now!

AUGI’s official monthly email newsletter “AUGI HotNews - November 2008” hits the streets and the ‘inboxes’ of its members.

Listed below are some of this month’s high quality articles covering a range of Autodesk products, and industry related items:

• Countdown to Autodesk University 2008
• From AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture 2009
• A CAD Manager’s Mindset
• TIPniques: Do You Have Style?
• Creative Inventor: Documenting Designs, Part 3
• The Civil Side: Creating and Editing Surfaces
• AutoCAD Architecture: A Kick Start

AUGI HotNews (monthly email newsletter) - October 2008 issue out now!

AUGI’s official monthly email newsletter “AUGI HotNews - October 2008” hits the streets and the ‘inboxes’ of its members.

Listed below are some of this month’s high quality articles covering a range of Autodesk products, and industry related items:

• Top DAUG T-Shirt - Pick Your Five Favorites
• Introduction to Digital Prototyping
• CAD Management: Warning Signs
• Customizing the Quick Access Toolbar
• October Wish List Voting Cycle Begins
• TIPniques: A Closer Look at AutoCAD 3D Features
• The Civil Side: Managing Styles in Civil 3D 2009
• AutoCAD Architecture: A Kick Start/li>
• Creative Inventor: Documenting Designs, Part 2