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New AutoCAD 360 Version for iOS

AutoCAD 360 3.0 for iOS devices has been released and is still free for the standard version providing DWG viewing and editing on the cloud and your mobile devices. The immediate thing you notice about the new version is the apps design has been made to look more…

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Beta Test the AutoCAD 2015 Service Pack

In response to the customer feedback for 2015 products, the AutoCAD team is working on the Service Pack to address some of the items customers are reporting. If customers would like to get an early preview of this Service Pack, please sign up with our beta site: AutoCAD…

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AutoCAD Drinks DWG Files

This AutoCAD drawing has long roots back to the day of the pen plotters when it was a sample drawing for Calcomp I believe. I posted the DWF file awhile back and a link to my Autodesk 360 but several emailed or called me to tell me they…

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Download AutoCAD 2015 Free

The Autodesk 30 day full trial of the new release of AutoCAD 2015 is now available for download. The 30 day full trial is the full product for you to test drive it and put it through its paces as well as see how your customization and files…

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AutoCAD Blogger Event in SF

                                    The blogger team meetup in SF photo by blogger Przemek Marczynski. I had the extreme pleasure of meeting up with several bloggers and Autodesk employees the past few days here in San Francisco. The bloggers from Brazil, US, UK, New Zealand, and the independent republic of Texas…

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AutoCAD 2015 News

The word is out today on many new Autodesk new products including the new AutoCAD 2015! I spent the early part of this crazy busy week with several AutoCAD bloggers and Autodesk employees. The press release was just announced: New Autodesk 2015 Design Suites Drive Unsurpassed Value for…

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AutoCAD Quick Tip – Rotate Objects

In AutoCAD there are in most cases multiple methods to do something but this one is a super simple way to rotate an object. You could use the ROTATE command, select the object then in the properties palette change the rotation, or use the grips and right-click menu…

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Working with AutoCAD Xrefs and Autodesk Vault

This video tip comes recommended by Autodesk‘s Kevin Robinson and produced by training company Ascent. Some AutoCAD users get confused on how to properly work with AutoCAD XREFs and Autodesk Vault, but this video will help clear this confusion up. http://youtu.be/rstxXwn1NKg  Cheers, Shaan

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Using CAD for Valentines Cards

Do you use AutoCAD or other Autodesk design tools to create your Valentines cards? I am am not quite sure whether to congratulate you, or suggest that you seek help. Happy Valentines Day! -Shaan

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Project Chronicle Recording 10 Years of AutoCAD Tips

The phrase eating our own dog food or dogfooding describes someone or a company using their own created tools to better understand them. Autodesk Project Chronicle has evolved into a really powerful tool for communicating steps in Autodesk products AutoCAD, Revit, and Inventor where you can see the…

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