I love love love this free utility to modify, repair, and and work with 3D scanned data and even create 3D models from photos and a new bug release has been posted. Go check out Scott’s blog post on what is in this update and how to get…
Read MoreIt may be Friday the 13th today but its only superstition and for those paranoid there is another Friday the 13th in March, In any case tomorrow is February 14th Valentines Day for most. For those into mathematics here is a clever set of math formulas in honor…
Read MoreIt's Thursday (Throwback Thursday), the day after hump day when you show photos or info from history and the wayback machine. Today I proudly present you a screen capture I took from AutoCAD 2.18 circa 1985 showing all commands it supported. Now contrast that with the hundreds of…
Read MoreHere is a great list of recently published AutoCAD solutions by some AutoCAD Team Members: Date Article Author 10/8/2014 HP printers do not work with AutoCAD 2015 on Windows 8 Daniel Kuhmann 10/23/2014 Cannot import SketchUp files Karen Mason 10/23/2014 How to open AutoCAD without displaying a startup…
Read MoreWhile not everyone was able to attend the creative art show at our amazing Autodesk Pier 9 office and workshop I am providing details on the packed and much talked about event. The Autodesk Artist in Residence (AiR) Exhibition was held at Pier 9 recently and included work…
Read MoreI wanted to share an amazing project by Autodesk colleague Craig Barr recent created using a series of Autodesk products, a 3D printer, and above all his mad creative skills. He brought a wild digital character top the physical world. The workflow is fairly specific, but the 3D…
Read MoreOn this Throwback Thursday I give you Autodesk’s 3D Studio R1 for DOS from 1990. 3D Studio was the predecessor to the very popular Autodesk 3ds Max. This is from back when when 3D was for more difficult and primitive on old x86 PCs running DOS and you…
Read MoreCurrent scientific evidence indicates the dinosaurs as we know them are all gone, but they left fossilized bones, tracks, and other traces behind telling the story. Last week I was working on a project in Northern Arizona and found an exhibit of a sandstone that had actual dinosaur…
Read MoreMegaBots is finally on their way to San Francisco to start working on their next project, a new Humanoid Robot! You can get involved and win both Makerfaire Fame and some fortune by submitting a winning design for this challenge. The challenge started February 1, 2015 and will…
Read MoreRecently I republished a popular post about setting up your AutoCAD with the classic workspace (How Can I Restore the "Classic" AutoCAD Interface with Menus and Toolbars?) but the steps changed with AutoCAD 2015. Autodesk’s Dieter Schlaepfer recently published an AutoCAD Knowledgebase Article with the solution. AutoCAD…
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