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Practical guides, cheat sheets, and release news for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, and the wider Autodesk ecosystem — written by the CAD Masters team.
A frequently asked question for us at CAD Masters is whether we know of any good block or family libraries. This is a difficult question to answer since there are so many different…
May 24, 2011 · 2 min read
Civil 3D and Civil View (Dynamite VSP) make 3ds Max much easier to learn if you are trying to create civil renderings. Civil View is used to quickly convert Civil 3D geometry such…
May 4, 2011 · 2 min read
The DB Link for Revit has been around for quite a while now. First, it existed in Autodesk Labs, and then became a subscription add-in. The 2012 version of DB Link was released…
April 13, 2011 · 4 min read
Revit 2012 is now officially available. You can download it from the Subscription Center, if you have not already. However, maybe you have not even purchased Revit yet and are…
April 11, 2011 · 2 min read
Let me start out, that this post was originally inspired by the recent Civil 3D Reminders, Civil 3D Interview Questions post, which according to Chris' last post is no longer going…
April 1, 2011 · 3 min read
Revit Architecture 2012 Worksharing - Worksharing has greatly improved in Revit 2012. You can now graphically identify many aspects of elements, such as the ownership status…
March 23, 2011 · 2 min read
Personally, I find some aspects of Revit very intuitive and easy to learn, such as placing walls, windows, and doors. Revit becomes more difficult when there are many different…
February 18, 2011 · 3 min read
In Part 1 of this blog post, we learned how to create a VBScript file to automatically create and set the ADSKFLEX_LICENSE_FILE environment variable. Next, we’ll go over how to…
February 9, 2011 · 1 min read
With Revit, you’ll sometimes be dealing with large file sizes over the wide area network (WAN), typically occurring when using a VPN. This is not much of an issue when you’re in a…
February 1, 2011 · 3 min read
At Autodesk University 2010, I was happy to have met many users throughout the exhibit. To get a better understanding of where everyone was coming from, I asked users what CAD…
December 2, 2010 · 1 min read
No, I’m not talking about the 1950s fad that got us to shake our bootys, but the little known benefit that Autodesk offers with their Subscription program. HULA, or Home Use…
November 18, 2010 · 2 min read
In order to master the Ribbon interface in Revit, it will require daily use. To help you memorize the locations of various buttons, I’ve posted screenshots of the Ribbon. You’ll…
November 12, 2010 · 1 min read
As Drew started talking about in his post Death of the Draftsman , with new software implementation, we have to reevaluate the entire way that we think about software. When…
November 4, 2010 · 2 min read
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