AutoCAD 2019 is announced / released (for Windows)
This morning Autodesk has unwrapped its latest offering: AutoCAD 2019. As with every release, there are a handful of changes and the first one you will notice are the newly designed icons. Once you move past the pretty new interface, the biggest change this year is the removal of all of the vertical add-on desktop […]
AutoCAD for Mac 2018 Webinar
Hopefully you’ve heard already, but AutoCAD for Mac 2018 is out! It has some great interface tweaks and some new tools to help you in your day to day work. I’m guest speaking for Autodesk’s Build Your AutoCAD IQ Webinar tomorrow! If you want to see the new features of AutoCAD for Mac or just […]
Measuring in AutoCAD Mobile
This is a really cool feature that you cannot even do on the desktop versions of AutoCAD: quick measurements. Just start the tool, then tap in any open space and AutoCAD mobile gives you the horizontal and vertical distances to the nearest geometry. Really great for space planning and checking dimensions on-site. In the desktop […]
AutoCAD Popups That May Confuse You
Great walk through of various pop-ups that can confuse even seasoned users of AutoCAD. Head over to CAD-notes.com to take a look.
Marcus O’Brien, Senior Product Line Manager
In my career I have been incredibly fortunate to work directly with Autodesk and their amazing employees. This began back when I shoe-horned my way into the development of AutoCAD for Mac back in 2009. I became a bit of a thorn in the AutoCAD for Mac team’s side and was rewarded by visiting not […]
Happy Birthday Autodesk!
Wow. 35 years. I’ve only been using their software for 18 years, but it already seems like forever. Here’s to another 35 years! Check out these two posts by Shaan Hurley, one wishing them Happy Birthday and the other with a bunch of pics of others doing the same. Very cool. Happy Birthday! Photos from […]
Smarter Dimensioning in AutoCAD 2016 (Mac too!)
Happy to say this feature is in AutoCAD for Mac 2016 as well. Great tool and great run down by Lynn! Take a look at the article on Cadalyst
Lynn Allen Tip: the Change command
A little delayed, but another great tip from Lynn Allen! Click here to take a look
AU 2015 Flickr
If you attended AU 2015, upload your pics to Shaan Hurley’s Flickr pool. If you didn’t make it, go take a look at all of the fun you missed! I think there was a little learning this year too . . . Check out Shaan’s post
Revit on a Mac? Kinda but Official!
Confused? So am I, a little. Frame announced at AU this year that they obtained complete certification from Autodesk for applications in a virtual environment. I need to pour into this a little deeper (and you can too in the article below) but you can now run Revit, fully supported in a browser. If so, […]
