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AutoCAD
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Beginners' Area (8 Viewing)
This is the best place for AutoCAD beginners to ask basic questions. Please be as specific as you can when describing your problem.
AutoCAD Tutorials | AutoCAD FAQs | Student Software
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AutoCAD General (17 Viewing)
Got an AutoCAD question that doesn't obviously go in any of the other forums? Ask here.
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Troublesome text, units & scales, object snaps, dimensions, annotation, linetypes, toolbars, geometry, measurement...? Help is at hand.
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Problems with layer management, layouts, viewports, printing/plotting, x-refs, dynamic blocks, images, e-transmit...? We're all ears.
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Solid and surface modelling, UCS, cameras, lighting, materials, rendering and animation. Share your woes or experience here.
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Sub-forums for each of the AutoCAD vertical products. If you have a question specific to a vertical product, please post it here.
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Share code and customisation tips. Tell us about good sources of free lisp. See how customisation can make your working life easier.
Code posting guidelines
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CAD Management (1 Viewing)
Discussion of CAD Management, network issues, drawing standards, layer naming, backup strategies, training concepts…
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AutoCAD RSS Feeds (2 Viewing)
Read all your favourite blogs in one place. This forum is an agregator for AutoCAD related RSS feeds. What does that mean?
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Autodesk 3ds Max & Viz
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3ds Max & Viz General (1 Viewing)
General comments, queries, tips, tricks observations and news go here.
3ds Max Tutorials
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This is the best place to ask questions if you're new to MAX or VIZ. Basic questions are just fine, so ask away!
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13th Jul 2008 12:52 am
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If you're involved with creating visualisations or animations of the built environment with MAX or VIZ, this is the place to share your ideas, showcase your work and ask for help.
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6th Jun 2008 05:33 am
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Key 3D is a comprehensive suite of plug-ins for 3ds MAX and Autodesk VIZ. It provides extra tools and functionality for infrastructure and environmental visualisation.
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Other Autodesk Products
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This is a general forum for all questions and comments relating to Autodesk products not catered for in other forums. Questions about Impression, Maya, DWG TrueView, NavisWorks, Buzzsaw etc. are all fair game.
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Autodesk Revit (3 Viewing)
Revit is Autodesk's Building Information Modelling (BIM) software and maybe in 5 year's time we'll all be using it. Better find out what it's all about! Questions about Revit Architecture, MEP and Structure go here.
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It seems Inventor is on the rise. This forum is here to introduce the wonderful world of Autodesk Inventor. Ask questions, make comments and view tutorials.
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Digital Design
Questions about CAD and digital design software from other developers
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SketchUp (1 Viewing)
SketchUp is a 3D application, currently taking the 3D design arena by storm. Since it can import and export DWG, it's the perfect partner for AutoCAD.
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Rhinoceros is a 3D NURBS modelling application developed by Robert McNeel Associates. Use this forum to discuss Rhino and its associated applications; Flamingo, Penguin and Bongo.
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18th Jul 2008 08:10 am
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SolidWorks (1 Viewing)
This forum is dedicated to those of you using SolidWorks, the 3D mechanical design software.
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Design Software (1 Viewing)
This forum covers all the other design software you might use: Photoshop, Bryce, CorelDRAW, Illustrator, PowerPoint etc.
Photoshop Tutorials | Bryce Tutorials
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Need to know more about the beautiful language? Maybe you need help and advice with Dreamweaver or FrontPage or just general web building stuff. Ask here.
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Catch All (3 Viewing)
If your question/comment/observation doesn't seem to fit in any other category, it should probably be here. Maybe you have a query about a software application not listed above, there's bound to be someone here who's used it.
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Resources
Lots of useful stuff
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Fancy writing your own tutorial? Got a tip you'd like to pass on? This is just the place for you. Show off your software knowledge and help your fellow designer in the process.
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22nd Jul 2008 10:01 pm
There are many AutoLISP routines posted at various places throughout this board. This archive brings the best of them together for easy retrieval.
How to use AutoLISP routines
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15th Feb 2007 05:40 pm
Remember those long ago days of AutoCAD R12? This forum is specially for those of us who hanker after the old days. Huh?
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17th Jul 2008 02:42 pm
Do you know where to get good royalty free images and models? Tell us here.
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Know of any really useful websites, tutorials or other resources? Post links here.
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