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Civil 3D

It's Good Enough

I distinctly remember the answer to a question that my professor asked one day in grad school. Too bad I don’t remember the question. It was somewhere along the lines of "Why…

October 20, 2010 · 2 min read

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CAD Standards Manager

CAD Standards Manager - Themed Layers

For our CMI Standards Manager (CSM) customers, I would like to share a product feature we’ve worked on over the years that really makes a difference within a CAD standards…

October 19, 2010 · 3 min read

CAD Masters
AutoCAD

AutoCAD for Mac

In November of 1994 R14 appeared on the scene and you could no longer run AutoCAD on an Apple Macintosh. Fast forward 16 years—your babies have grown into high schoolers, you’re…

October 15, 2010 · 4 min read

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AutoCAD

AutoCAD in Your Pocket

Life seems to have an increasingly electronic focus. The top movie in the box office is about the founding of Facebook, and, after checking that fact through Google, I’m writing a…

October 13, 2010 · 3 min read

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AutoCAD

What Is Topobase? - Part 1

Maybe you have seen this article before: Google Interview Questions that Were at One Time Used by Microsoft and Might Not Really Even be Used at Google It's as the internet hive…

October 7, 2010 · 2 min read

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Civil 3D

Death of the Draftsman?

A skilled draftsman combines artistry with precision. A skilled draftsman will not only deliver a drawing that is legible and precise, but also readable. I’ve seen plenty of…

October 1, 2010 · 1 min read

CAD Masters
AutoCAD

Subscription Advantage Packs Are Here!

Autodesk has released the Subscription Advantage Packs for 2011 products, available to all customers on subscription. Some very intriguing new features have been added to the…

September 30, 2010 · 2 min read

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AutoCAD

AutoCAD Support Files

It is important to have some IT knowledge to truly understand AutoCAD. AutoCAD uses a massive amount of files that directly impact its performance and efficiency. There are .cuix…

September 30, 2010 · 1 min read

CAD Masters
Subscription

How do I get into Subscription Center?

How do I get into Subscription Center? I have been working in sales for CAD Masters for long enough to know that this is the most common question I get. The ever elusive, somewhat…

September 29, 2010 · 1 min read

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AutoCAD

Tool Palettes

Today’s Blog post will address a feature of AutoCAD that has been around for a long time, Tool Palettes. I’ve received many questions about setup, protection, and sharing them with…

September 28, 2010 · 1 min read

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AutoCAD

CAD for Art

Chances are good that if you’re reading this blog you derive part, if not all, of your livelihood by the use of CAD software. Some of us may only use CAD here and there, while…

September 27, 2010 · 1 min read

CAD Masters

Welcome to the CAD Masters Blog!

Welcome to the CAD Masters Blog! AutoCAD 2011 has been out for almost six months so far. At release time, many of us at CAD Masters switched to using 64-bit Windows 7 workstations…

September 24, 2010 · 1 min read

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