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| LD Assistant DMX Editor |
Design & Drafting is now adding another feature requested by users, a simple to use DMX Patch Editor.
With MORE POWER and MORE CONTROL than any other CAD program on the market, LD Assistant is the World Standard in lighting design CAD programs. LD Assistant is an all-in-one CAD program with No-Add-On's to buy and it's 100% AutoCAD DWG! |
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| Featured LD Assistant Rendering |
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| Special thanks to Molly Bailey for allowing us to show her work. |
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| ARTICLES & HOW TO |
| A CAD Manager's Letter to IT - CAD manager asking for login privileges, 2-way communication, involvement with IT department while taking crucial decisions, Robert Green, Cadalyst, |
| CAD Management: Giving Good Advice - don't give advice too soon, ask people to clarify what they are actually seeking, don't talk too long, ask questions, provide disclaimer, Mark Kiker, AUGI Library |
| Draw 2D Isometric Views - SNAP or DSETTINGS command in AutoCAD, LT is Still AutoCAD |
| Attach an Xref - uses of Xrefs, notes when attaching Xrefs, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog |
| Exaggerating Drawing Scale - draw in full scale while working with AutoCAD, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes |
| Turning Splines into Plines - SPLINEDIT or PEDIT command, Lynn Allen's Blog |
| How to Create a Text Style for a Dimension - setting height of text style to zero in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog |
| Understanding How Dimensions are Associated with Objects - AutoCAD dimensions updating automatically, association with objects, Ellen Finkelstein, AutoCAD Tips Blog |
| Saving, Using and Managing Your AutoLISP Program - automatically loading AutoLISP program when AutoCAD starts, placing AutoLISP in AutoCAD interface, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes |
| Work with AutoCAD Drawings in AutoCAD LT - working with fields, constraints, multiple UCS, AutoCAD LT 2D, 3D solid object shading, Dean Saadallah, LT is Still AutoCAD |
| Why You Should be Using Sheet Sets - printing, publishing, archiving, transmitting files from sheet set manager in AutoCAD, Brian Benton, AUGI Library |
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| AutoCAD WS |
| AutoCAD WS has 2 Million Registered Users (1 Million + Android Downloads) |
| Going Mobile with Autodesk Mobile Apps - SketchBook, Buzzsaw Mobile, Inventor Publisher Mobile Viewer, Bluestreak, AutoCAD WS are available, Gil Cordle, CAD Clues |
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| Other Stuff |
| Autodesk Releases 123D Sculpt App for iPad |
| Project Photofly 2.1 - Let's Give This a Shot - making model of 3DConnexions SpacePilot Pro, Loren Welch, Manufacturing Toolbox |
| How to Keep Your Workstation Graphics Card Updated, Pt 2: What Should You Do? - ask for automatic checking feature in app, get latest drivers from AMD, NVIDIA websites, Tony DeYoung, CADspeed |
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| Hardware for the CAD Professional |
| Dual Graphics Engines Power New Boards from AMD - AMD FirePro V7900, FirePro V5900 have AMD Eyefinity, PowerTune, GeometryBoost technologies, support latest DisplayPort 2.1 specification, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, |
| Xi MTower PCIe Workstation Provides More Bang for the Buck - overclocked processor based on Intel's Sandy Bridge architecture, frequency of 3.8GHz, NVIDIA Quadro 5000 graphics card, less boot time due to solid-state hard drive, initially requires some assembly David Cohn, Desktop Engineering |
| NEC MultiSync EA232WMi Monitor - LED-backlit 23" display includes environment friendly features, is lead free, RoHS compliant, pleasing display, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst |
| HP Z210 CMT Desktop Workstation - entry-level machine with Intel Xeon processor, NVIDIA Quadro 2000 graphics card, pre-installed HP Performance Advisor, Power Assistant, might have cooling issues, sluggish performance with some 2D, 3D apps, Jeff Rowe, MCADCafe |
| Seeking Real ROI in a New Workstation - benchmarks provide only indication of raw capabilities, have limited role in accessing ROI, Alex Herrera, GraphicSpeak |
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| Professional Online CAD Training by Art Whitton |
| For 11 years Art Whitton has offered the best online CAD tutorials and training for new and experienced users. The lessons are adapted from a four level course he developed for new CAD users. Originally, the tutorials were designed for Release 14 and have now been updated and adapted for LD Assistant or AutoCAD 2010. These tutorials will work flawlessly for LD Assistant or AutoCAD 2012. Art's approach has always been to teach the commands in their context and in a natural progression. |
| CAD LEVEL 1 - Beginners |
| LESSON 1-2 ASSIGNMENT 1 INTRO TO DRAWING & MODIFYING |
| LESSON 1-3 ASSIGNMENT 2 MORE MODIFYING COMMANDS - OSNAPS |
| LESSON 1-4 ASSIGNMENT 3 - ACCURATE INPUT |
| LESSON 1-5 SELECTION SETS |
| LESSON 1-6 ASSIGNMENT 4 MODIFYING COMMANDS |
| LESSON 1-7 ASSIGNMENT 5 MODIFYING COMMANDS |
| LESSON 1-8 ASSIGNMENT 6 LAYERS / DIMENSIONING / TEXT / SCALE |
| LESSON 1-9 DIRECT DISTANCE ENTRY AND OBJECT TRACKING |
| LESSON 1-10 CHANGING THE PROPERTIES OF OBJECTS |
| LESSON 1-11 ZOOMING AND PANNING AROUND A DRAWING |
| LESSON 1-12 ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION |
| LESSON 1-13 SECTION VIEWS |
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| CAD LEVEL 2 - Intermediate |
| LESSON 2-1 PLANNING A PROJECT - OFFICE FLOOR PLAN |
| LESSON 2-2 INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKS - CREATING AND INSERTING |
| LESSON 2-3 ALIGN AND ROTATE |
| LESSON 2-4 ATTRIBUTES - NON-GRAPHICAL INFORMATION |
| LESSON 2-5 HATCHING - FILLING AREAS |
| LESSON 2-6 WORKING WITH TEXT |
| LESSON 2-7 WORKING WITH POLYLINES |
| LESSON 2-8 LAYOUT TABS |
| LESSON 2-9 PARAMETRIC CONSTRAINTS |
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| CAD LEVEL 3 - Advanced |
| LESSON 3-1 INTRODUCTION TO 3-D |
| LESSON 3-2 ISOMETRIC DRAWING |
| LESSON 3-3 WORKING IN 3 DIMENSIONS |
| LESSON 3-4 VIEWING 3-D OBJECTS |
| LESSON 3-5 BASIC WIREFRAME MODELS |
| LESSON 3-6 LINE THICKNESS |
| LESSON 3-7 REGIONS AND 3-D FACES |
| LESSON 3-7a MORE ABOUT EXTRUDING & LOFTING |
| LESSON 3-8 REVOLVED OBJECTS |
| LESSON 3-9 ADDING MATERIALS |
| LESSON 3-10 PRIMITIVE SOLIDS |
| LESSON 3-11 BOOLEAN OPERATIONS |
| LESSON 3-12 CHANGING FROM THE WCS TO THE UCS |
| LESSON 3-13 MAPPING MATERIALS |
| LESSON 3-14 CREATING NEW MATERIALS |
| LESSON 3-15 EXTRA PROJECTS AND A TUTORIAL |