January 2009 Reviews

• Design Review 2009 Marks a Free Boost to Greatness - support DWF, DWFx file formats, new find tool for quick search, improved performance, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering,

• Alienware Mobile Costly for Its Performance - Area-51 m15x workstation equipped with a WideUXGA display, NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX, 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU, 320GB, 7200rpm SATA, integrated touchpad targeting MCAD users, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering

January 2009 Articles

• All my Menus and Toolbars Are Lost - getting back with resetting profile, Bunyamin Katirci, Daily AutoCAD

• AutoCAD for Linux? - OS with only 1% market share will not lure Autodesk, Vladimir Michl, Budweiser Blog

• AutoCAD Xclip XREF's in 3D Tips and tricks - delete, trim geometry outside boundary in Z direction, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World Blog

• Everybody Can Draw Springs Without the Helix Command - using AutoCAD commands like MIRROR, COPY, ROTATE, EXTRUDE, UNION, Gultekin Ozkan, Daily AutoCAD

• Hiding XREF Layers - change layer lists display in AutoCAD, Andria Lynch, Cadalys

• How to Make a Line Parallel to Another - using AutoCAD features, options, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

• Offset Command Options - AutoCAD tool for creating geometry, parallel lines, Russell Martin, Cadapult

• XREF Path: Absolute vs. Relative - differences, various methods using AutoCAD, Steve Rodgers, Cadalyst

• Insert or Bind: Choose Wisely - differences in AutoCAD file functions, Frank Kellogg, Cadalyst,

• Drafting Settings Pt 1 - Snap and Grid - configuring AutoCAD LT, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited

• Drafting Settings Pt 2 - OSNAPS - setting activation options using AutoCAD LT command, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited

• Perspectives, Slides and Scripts - using AutoCAD commands DVIEW, DDVIEW, SHADE, MSLIDE, SCRIPT to create presentation, David Watson, CADTutor

• Get Rid of Stubborn Layers - AutoCAD's LAYDEL gets rid of any layer not required, RT Rinehart, Cadalyst

• AutoCAD Options-Files Tab - Support Files Search Path is list of locations that AutoCAD uses to look for files related to support like templates, plot style, more, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog

• Maintain Text Orientation Relative to Layout - set annotative text style to match text orientation to layout in Text Style Manager in AutoCAD LT, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited

• Plot Style Tables - using AutoCAD tables to get details of plotted layer, different plot styles, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

• A Happy New Year AutoCAD Hip Tip - using reference option in ROTATE command to get required rotation angle, Lynn Allen's Blog,

Autodesk ex-CEO to lead Yahoo

Way to Go, Carol. Now, Back to Basics - Autodesk ex-CEO to lead Yahoo, Once the leading search and directory site, it is now a conglomeration of desperate attempts to attract attention. I go there now and there is a story about "Girl in Bikini Talks Smack to New 'Idol' Judge." I mean, what the hell? Then there's movies, gossip...

Featured Lighting Designer - Ted Hennings

Ted Hennings is the Northwestern Regional Technical Director for SWANK AUDIO VISUALS. Ted was kind enough to let us show off one of his pre-concept designs. “The concept only took me a few hours to complete and it made the sale!! I like the way the truss came out in this image," says Hennings. "None of this could be done in 04.” Ted was one of the winners of the Show Me Your Renderings contest in 2008.

Design & Drafting Launches New Online Support and eStore

We are delighted to announce the opening of our New Online Support and eStore. In the coming weeks, Design & Drafting will be using the eStore as a tool for users to download the latest support documentation and product updates. Once an update is ready, users who have created an account will via notified be email. All LD Assistant users are encourage to register at Design-Drafting.com. Major LD Assistant Update Coming Final testing of LD Assistant 08.5 is nearing completion, and we expect to release the final product update within the next few weeks. This is a major update and all 08 users are encouraged to migrate to 08.5. Click here to visit the Design & Drafting Online Support and eStore

New features include: Electronic Theatre Controls' ACN console connection, Save Views and Return to Views in simulators, over 2,000 new and redefined blocks, 500 new gobos and textures, AVI & WMV movies, multiple light source fixtures (High End Systems' Showgun), new moving light profiles and a lot more. Some companies charge for updates; at Design & Drafting you will never be charged for what should be free!

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