HOTNEWS gives you helpful advice, tips & tricks, news from the CAD and BIM user community, AUGI events, and special offers and announcements. View in Your Browser Wish List     Forums     Get Connected     Articles     Publications     Products     May 2025, No. 264 AUGI Forums   AutoLISP: Remove the vertex from the TIN surface     CAD Management: 2026 | Express Tools Loading?    Revit Architecture: Cutting Array by Void       Activate Your Benefits   AUGI Members’ Articles   Tech Manager — Leaning Toward Action In this article Mark Kiker explains the importance of a proactive approach to decision-making. It advocates for a balance between thoughtful analysis and decisive action. He suggests seeking conclusions that lead to specific actions, avoiding excessive deliberation, and being open to review and adjustment. Read More   AutoCAD Architecture 2025 Sheet Sets — Melinda Heavrin explains how AutoCAD Architecture’s Sheet Set Manager efficiently organizes layouts from multiple drawings into named sheet sets, streamlining project management. Created via a wizard, sheet sets utilize DST files stored on a shared network drive for team access, emphasizing one layout per drawing and pre-planning with templates and page setup overrides. Features include importing layouts, creating new sheets, subset organization, view insertion, sheet list tables, and flexible publishing options. Network collaboration is facilitated through status indicators and refresh tools, ensuring team members can effectively manage and track sheet modifications.    The History of our Implementation Process — Rusty Jones chronicles Gresham Smith’s journey through technological implementations, from manual drafting to BIM. He highlights that successful implementation is not just about adopting new software, but about evolving work cultures and processes. Initially, the firm transitioned from Unigrafs to CAD, facing challenges due to software fragmentation across offices. Later, when moving to BIM, they adopted a participatory approach, allowing teams to evaluate platforms and choose Revit, fostering ownership and enthusiasm. By engaging staff, providing training, and prioritizing knowledge sharing, Gresham Smith successfully integrated new technologies, demonstrating that effective implementation is a collaborative effort focused on people and partnership.    Empowering Change: The Role of BIM Champions in Successful Implementation — Jason Peckovitch emphasizes the critical role of “BIM Champions” in the successful implementation of new technologies and workflows within the AEC industry. These individuals, whether formally designated or simply passionate employees, bridge the gap between leadership and project teams by advocating for innovation, providing training, and troubleshooting issues. He outlines the characteristics of effective BIM Champions, their impact throughout the implementation lifecycle, and the importance of fostering a supportive environment for them. It argues that by empowering these champions through allocated time, recognition, and involvement in strategic decisions, firms can significantly improve technology adoption and drive cultural shifts towards more efficient and collaborative practices.        Blogs CAD Panacea Inventor Tales The Revit Geeks Blog   Letter from the President May 2025 Eric DeLeon     AUGI Career Center   AUGI Store   AUGI Member Discounts Exclusive discount offers for AUGI (Professional and Student) Members: Developers: $150 per year for ADN Standard Membership (AUGI Professional only), a saving of $1,250! per year Hardware: Learn more about Dell offer for AUGI Members   Events and Training   AUGI is committed to providing diverse opportunities for its members to further their education—Below are just a few of the educational offerings that AUGI currently provides to help its members sharpen their technical skills.   Learn More   Autodesk News Press Releases and articles from the past month relating to Autodesk. Autodesk to present at upcoming investor conference Autodesk, Inc. Announces Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results Autodesk unveils refreshed brand to strengthen customer connection and shape the future of Design and Make     AUGI Volunteering   There are openings for authors for AUGIWORLD, opportunities to assist in the Wish List, as well as contribute to our social media outreach.   VOLUNTEER       Become an Autodesk Beta Participant     AUGI Wish List     Rank       Vote       Buy         Sponsors  |  Benefactors  |  Advertising  |  Terms of Service  |  Contact   ©1990–2025 AUGI, Inc. All Rights Reserved.