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Go Online, Get Enlightened
Right now, you can join AU Online, Autodesk's AU Community, for more than 1,000 Autodesk University sessions for 2006 and 2007. By joining the AU Community, you'll have access to handouts, presentations, audio recordings, and session recordings, plus all the beenfits that go with "community," including professional contacts and the latest AU news. Learn more here.
Autodesk University 2008: Share Your Expertise
Share your vast technical and Autodesk product knowledge with others in one of the most high-profile ways possible - by being an Autodesk University instructor. Autodesk's round-up of instructors for AU 2008 is on now. The deadline for applications is approaching. Learn more here.
AUGI Launches Manufacturing User Group in India
Bangalore, India, has a new AUGI Manufacturing User Group and Sunith Babu, a member of the Board of Directors for AUGI India, introduces it here.
Revit Architecture: Setting the Site, Part 1
Author Eric Wing begins a multi-part series on creating a site plan in Revit Architecture. You'll find that there is more involved than just removing earth. Here are step-by-step instructions that'll get you started.
AutoCAD Architecture: A Kick Start
Author Tharakesh Ananthakrishnan continues his exploration of walls in AutoCAD Architecture. This month, you'll learn about door and window placement.
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President's Letter: The Price of "Free"
Studies have shown that people value what they pay for. But how do you reconcile that with the "free" nature of the Internet? Chris Lindner, AUGI President, ponders this in relation to AUGI.
TIPniques: Design Review
Brian Benton reviews Autodesk's Design Review, a free, stand-alone product that can open, view, print, markup, and compare DWF files, and a lot more.
CAD Management: Your Toughest Users, Part 1
Every CAD manager must work with people. And sometimes, that's quite a challenge. Author Mark Kiker identifies some classic "troublesome" workers and offers advice on how to handle them.
Sponsor Spotlight: Multi-Core for Multi-Tasking
Boost your productivity by using multi-core processing in creative ways. Hewlett Packard shows you how.
The Creative Inventor: Productivity 101, Part 3
Why reinvent the wheel? Reusing sketches and part features will save you time and effort. The Creative Inventor columnist, Dennis Jeffrey, demonstrates.
The Civil Side: A Few of My Favorite Things
The Civil Side's Melanie Santer discusses some of her favorite features from the newest release of AutoCAD Civil 3D. Learn what's in store for you when you acquire AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009.
Diary of a Revit User: Happy Anniversary
Paul Loreto, the Diary of a Revit User "guy," looks back on two years of columns and ranks his top five.
Local Flavor: Portland Revit User Group
Local Flavor interviews board members of the Portland Revit User Group. Here's what they do to engage local users and keep them coming back.
