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This week’s topics…

This week Peter begins to explain how to start using Civil 3D for surveying.  Peter explains the point database, figure database, description keys, and the other basics to setting up your template for survey work.

Links…

Autodesk University 2007 ~ CV218-4 AutoCAD Civil 3D: Survey Exposed

Civil 3D Surveying Tools from Edward-James Surveying, Inc.: AutoCAD Utilities

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions, please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com

Podcast:

iTunes: Episode012

Direct Download: Episode012

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This week Peter Sanchez interviews Tim Vernor, the man suing Autodesk for $10 million.  Tim talks about the history of his involvement with Autodesk, and what the lawsuit is about. 

Tim’s website is www.happyhourcomics.com.  You can read more about him and his business here as well as email him.

Errata: 

AutoCAD R14 was released in 1997, not 1989

Autodesk had a revenue of $526 million, not profit

Podcast:

iTunes: Episode010

Direct Download: Episode010

RSS Feed: CADTIMES Podcast

Lawsuit Resources:

The Man Who Dared to Sell AutoCAD R14 on eBay

ADSK v ODA

Old copies of AutoCAD

If you have any comments or suggestions, please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com.  Aslo, you can leave comments for Tim Vernor on this site, or email them to us, with the subject “lawsuit”, and they will be forwarded.

Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

This week we are joined by Shaan Hurley from Autodesk. He’s the author of Between the Lines (his blog), and runs the MyFeedback Portal (Autodesk Beta Testing). Please check out his blog if you’ve never been there before. It’s updated frequently and has lots of great information. Also, sign up for the beta testing. You get to see some of the new features before anyone else, and you can also give your input on the product.

This week we discuss Shaan’s role at Autodesk, his blog, beta testing, and various other items.

We have had a request to add the podcast’s feed to the list. I sometimes forget people listen using other methods :)

Podcast MP3 RSS: Podcast

Direct Download: Episode008

iTunes: Episode008

Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

This week I go over the Autodesk Home Use FAQ available from the Subscription Center and the free Intersection Design Tutorial available there as well. Also the wiki is now functioning, and I have started a brief tutorial to go over how to begin a project in Civil 3D for someone who has never used it, or Land Desktop, before.

New for this week is the Annotation Scaling Whitepaper available from a link on Heidi Hewett’s blog. If you’ve never used annotation scaling before, give it a try. It will definitely make things easier if you deal a lot with multiple drawing scales.

Direct Download: Episode007

iTunes: Episode007

Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

This week I briefly discuss the free online “webinar” taught by Engineered Efficiency on Civil 3D and Designing Intersections and Cul-de-Sacs. The book the class used was from Autodesk and written by Engineered Efficiency. Overall, a very good book, and class. This book is definitely something you can go through at your own pace.

Direct Download: Episode006

iTunes: Episode006

Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com if you have any questions or suggestions.

We would like to know if you would be interested in watching a video version of this podcast. Would you prefer a flash version through a web page, or a downloaded Quiktime through iTunes? Email us at podcast@cadtimes.com and let us know.

This week I briefly discuss the AUGI Cad Camp in Atlanta. We will have some more in depth podcasts in the upcoming weeks, so stay tuned.

Direct Download: Episode005

iTunes: Episode005

NOTICE: This week we are in the process of changing hosting accounts. We are trying to make this as smooth as possible. If for some reason you are not able to download, or access the site, just try back later. Hopefully there will not be any interruption.
This week I’m joined by Peter Sanchez. We discuss installing the new 2008 products, training for 2008, AUGI CAD Camp in Atlanta, and Vault.
We would like to hear your suggestions and comments. Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com with any topics you would like us to discuss, or any suggestions you might have.

Next week we will discuss the AUGI CAD Camp that we attended in Atlanta. Hopefully, there will be some interesting information.
iTunes: Search for CADTIMES or click the following link: Episode004Direct Download: Episode004

This week I discuss the PDF guide included with Civil 3D 2008 called “Moving from Land Desktop to Civil 3D.” This guide goes over some of the differences in notation between Land Desktop and Civil 3D.

We would like to hear your suggestions and comments. Please email us at podcast@cadtimes.com with any topics you would like us to discuss, or any suggestions you might have.

The current shows we have planned are:

• Autodesk 2008 Release and Results
• How do you print a set of drawings?
• How do you design your sanitary sewer in Civil 3D?
• How do you design your storm sewer in Civil 3D?

iTunes: Search for CADTIMES or click the following link: Episode003

Direct Download: Episode003

This week I’m joined by Peter Sanchez. We discuss the newly free software, Autodesk Design Review. We also discuss some of the new features in the 2008 products.

iTunes: Search for CADTIMES or click the following link: Episode002

Direct Download: Episode002
BitTorrent: Coming Soon

The first podcast for cadtimes.com is now available. You can download it in two ways:

iTunes: Search for CADTIMES or click the following link: Episode001
Direct Download: Episode001
BitTorrent: Coming Soon
If at all possible, please download through BitTorrent. It will help reduce our bandwidth costs. We will try to keep several dedicated seeds so downloading will be faster than iTunes.