AU2015 – In the land of Lost Wages

So here I am again. Autodesk University 2015 (#AU2015) in the land of Lost Wages, or as it says on the map, Las Vegas. The land of beautiful sunrises, bright lights and an excess of crazy entertainment. And, you can gamble to your hearts content too. Well, all of that aside, I am here attending […]

To Arial or not to Arial…..that is the question….

(or how to choose a good font for CAD & BIM) So, the new role at Farrells is ticking away and, I have to say, I am enjoying the challenge. One of the discussion points in the project team I am in is what font to use. And, more importantly, should it be company-specific, or […]

AutoCAD 2015 – A Move to the Dark Side?

I love getting my Star Wars quotes in to my articles and blogs, so when I saw the new AutoCAD 2015 interface, I just had to smile. The Dark Side, right? OK, so, you might be thinking Darth and his cosy little relationship with the Emperor, and those aren’t the droids you’re looking for. However, […]

AutoCAD 2012 Quick Tip – Measuring Areas (AutoCAD) – Part 3

Level: REGULAR USER/INTERMEDIATE OK, as promised (!), here we are for Part 3 of Measuring Areas in AutoCAD 2012. In Part 2, I showed you how to calculate areas using the AREA command. What I am going to show you in Part 3 is how to use AutoCAD FIELDS to display those area values on […]

AutoCAD for Mac Goes LIVE!

It’s official! You can now purchase AutoCAD for Mac! (There is also a 30 day trial version available). Check out the promo video from Autodesk here! Loads of nice screen shots of AutoCAD for Mac on a big iMac screen for you to look at! 🙂 To download the 30 day trial version, all you […]