Many people are now aware that Autodesk has released the 2017 version of its various software packages. There are many great blog posts about the enhancements in the packages and I really like some of those enhancements. Before discussing any of those 2017 enhancements, I thought I would post some links to official Autodesk pages for you to peruse.
When I opened AutoCAD 2016 for the first time, I (like the rest of you) noticed the Start tab. That was all well and good and I thought that it would go away when I opened a drawing, similar to previously releases. But then I opened an existing drawing and noticed the Start tab was still there. My thought was “Ok, I will close it so I don’t have an extra tab”. The problem was that there was no “X” on the tab to close it like other tabs.
I have been working with Autodesk products for 26 years, so during that time I have gotten to know the names of their various software packages. That includes how to spell the software names. I have always been a bit amused by how the various packages actually get spelled, both by people that use the software and those that don’t. Some of the most interesting spellings are found in job descriptions posted by human resource personnel.
As a consultant and trainer, I work with many people that are currently working with AutoCAD or transitioning to Revit. I am constantly amazed at the number of architectural users of AutoCAD that are not aware of detail components within AutoCAD Architecture. These components can be an important part of drafting the many details that are part of an architectural design office. Over the years, I have spent many hours drafting details for construction documents and I think of the advantages of having pre-made components available to me for detailing.
This is Part 6 and is the final part of a multi-part series on the Autodesk Content Browser. This article will address how to update palettes that have been shared from the Content Browser.
Part 1 of the series addresses why you would want to use the Content Browser and how to get to it. Read it here.
Part 2 of the series addresses how the Content Browser is organized. Read it here.
Part 3 of the series addresses the library to which the Content Browser will look. Read it here.
Part 4 of the series addresses adding a catalog to the library and how to make catalogs available to users. Read it here.
Part 5 of the series addresses how to add tools and tool palettes to the Content Browser. Read it here.
As changes are made to tools or tool palettes in the Content Browser, you want the users to see those changes on the tool palettes inside their AutoCAD Architecture on their computer.
This is Part 5 of a multi-part series on the Autodesk Content Browser. This article will address how to add tools and tool palettes to the Content Browser.
Part 1 of the series addresses why you would want to use the Content Browser and how to get to it. Read it here.
Part 2 of the series addresses how the Content Browser is organized. Read it here.
Part 3 of the series addresses the library to which the Content Browser will look. Read it here.
Part 4 of the series addresses adding a catalog to the library and how to make catalogs available to users. Read it here.
The most important part of using the Content Browser is having appropriate tools and tool palettes contained within it. That is where the true power of the content browser comes into play as it gives accessibility to those tools deemed important to be shared with others.
This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on the Autodesk Content Browser. This article will address adding a Catalog to the Library and how to make Catalogs available to users.
Part 1 of the series addresses why you would want to use the Content Browser and how to get to it. Read it here.
Part 2 of the series addresses how the Content Browser is organized. Read it here.
Part 3 of the series addresses the library to which the Content Browser will look. Read it here.
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on the Autodesk Content Browser. This article will address establishing the library to which the Content Browser will look.
Part 1 of the series addresses why you would want to use the Content Browser and how to get to it. Read it here.
Part 2 of the series addresses how the Content Browser is organized. Read it here.
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on the Autodesk Content Browser. This article will address how it is organized.
Part 1 of the series addresses why you would want to use the Content Browser and how to get to it. Read it here.
The Content Browser included with AutoCAD Architecture has a tremendous amount of organization capability for a company when used for more than just the default installation. It is a repository of tool catalogs, tool palettes,and tools that can be shared among AutoCAD Architecture users within a company. To assist users who desire to understand and get more capability from the Content Browser, this is the first of a multi-part series of articles on the Content Browser.
The AEC industry is seeing more clients requiring Building Information Modeling (BIM) on projects. Some clients have very detailed standards and expectations for the BIM process, and some clients say that they want BIM but have not idea what they really desire or how to get BIM. And then, there are clients that fall somewhere between those two types. Many clients (especially in the private sector) that have BIM standards in place have not publicized their standards, but will provide it to the design/construction team for specific projects. However, there are public entitites that have established BIM standards and have posted those standards on the internet and are accessible to anyone with internet access. Since it is nice to reference those BIM standards, I thought that I would list various public entities which have BIM standards that you can reference.
It is now the last day of 2012 and I am looking back over the past year and considering what has happened in my world of design software. Working so closely with the software, it is sometimes easy to forget how much has changed or occurred in the past year. Technology and software continually changes so it is never boring keeping up with it. Since I am an architect in the United States who deals with Autodesk software, that will be the focus of the article.
Applying Technology to Architecture 