tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603Thu, 17 May 2012 08:19:33 +0000imagesMudboxFDOplug-insFAQGoldwater distributionfreelocalizationconversionnewAppleadd-onupgradeProject GeppettoRevitSubscription Advantage PackDWFxlicensevideoPlex.EarthDesign SuiteiOSAutodeskvariablesFBXiPROJECTCADPDFtalkChristmasstoreDesignanaglyphDBX3ds MaxlinetypeFirefoxcompatibilityiPhoneExchange AppsCatchaacAutoCAD 2009LISPExcelVistablockstechnologyMicrosoftExchangeAutoLISPAutoCAD 2011applicationMap ServerAECeshop2013resultsmarketplaceAutoCADAutodesk 360animationDWG.GoogleProject NeonvoiceAutoCAD 2012IPMservicesFacebookCAD ForumHPMakedrawingVasariDesign816TopobaseVaultversionfreewareAutoCAD 2013pranksPhotoflytipprintOTCGoogle ChromeLinuxhockeyteamAutoCAD LTCADforumGISmobilediscussionInventor Publisher3dwebProject Galileoplug-inInventorGoogle DocsIT webAutoCAD 2010DXFARXDominik Hasek3DPlotDWGrenderAppstipsMacAutoCAD PlantProject ButterflyutilitysimulationPlant3DGoogle DrivelanguagecloudDGNAutodesk Universityspeakproductsapril jokehiddenphotocityLabssoftwareSTLreferencemarketspeechProject Simulusreleasepartner123DcomputingOSTwitterCIPtrustLand XplorerAutoCAD WSPSPAutodesk Design ReviewMotionconferenceAutodesk Appsfree AutoCAD utility LISPcadenasWS2012commandsGoogle EarthVRMLcad studioconsultingpartcommunityAutoCAD commandsbudweiserAndroidForceEffectAutodesk ForceEffectWindows 7Inventor FusionrenderingRevit 2013show reeltranslationAssistance ProgramMacOSDWF3D modelWeb 2.0blogvieweracquisistionxanaducertificationAutodesk LabsInventor 2013CAD block library AutoCAD RevitO2historyEDUmodeliPadmapguidemapstechnical supportAppStoreCompany information, CAD and GIS news, etc.http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/noreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)Blogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-4480751455136651491Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:00 +00002012-05-17T10:19:33.782+02:00anaglyphplug-inAutoCADInventorRevitExchangeAutodesk AppsCAD Studio as a member of Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) has developed hundreds of plug-ins for AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Civil 3D, Vault and other Autodesk products. Some of these plug-ins are now available also on the Autodesk "appstore" - Autodesk Exchange Apps. As the most part of our tools is free, you may want to check their functionality by installing them from Exchange Apps. Installinghttp://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/05/list-of-cad-studios-tools-on-autodesk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-2972283572170292268Wed, 09 May 2012 17:18:00 +00002012-05-09T19:18:09.182+02:003D modelcloudiPadCatch123DThe application Autodesk 123D Catch (formerly "Photofly"), which uses web-cloud technologies to convert a series of photos to a realistic 3D model, now works also on Apple iPad and in web browsers (Google Chrome). So you can control the whole conversion process on your mobile device - from capturing photos, over the conversion the resulting point cloud to a 3D model and its texturing (123 Catch)http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/05/go-mobile-from-photos-to-3d-models.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-2671316817860242156Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:38:00 +00002012-04-25T08:39:37.407+02:00DWGcloudGoogle DriveAutoCAD WS Yesterday, Google released its long awaited cloud disk - the web service "Google Drive". Other providers of cloud storage services have quickly refreshed their offerings so you can new e.g. upgrade your storage space to 25 GB in "Microsoft SkyDrive". Besides the storage capacity for your documents (currently 5 GB), Google Drive offers a number of application services - viewers for about 30 filehttp://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/04/new-google-drive-understands-dwg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-724934835687416387Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:24:00 +00002012-04-19T20:24:51.302+02:00Autodesk LabsProject SimulusInventor Fusion"Project Simulus" is a new 3D simulation tool from Autodesk Labs, developed under the codename "Kraken". Project Simulus offers integrated editing functionality thanks to the embedded Inventor Fusion and very intuitive tools for simplification of 3D models for simulation studies. Computing-intensive processing is performed in the cloud. Interactive functions are accompanied with tools for http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/04/release-kraken.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-6406438919625080158Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:22:00 +00002012-04-13T23:22:10.731+02:00mobileiPadMotionsimulationAutodesk ForceEffect Autodesk ForceEffect Motion is an interesting extension of the functionality introduced in the recently released mobile application Autodesk ForceEffect. The "Motion" version of Autodesk ForceEffect allows to analyze and simulate moving kinematic mechanisms and mechanical systems. So you can examine different concepts of the designed machines and perform engineering calculations on the screen http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/04/autodesk-forceeffect-motion-simulation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-6989254414637582318Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:52:00 +00002012-03-29T22:57:34.620+02:00AppStoreAutodeskInventor 2013plug-insExchange AppsAutoCAD 2013Revit 2013One of the new features in the Autodesk 2013 product family is the enhanced "Autodesk Exchange Apps" store. This online "AppStore" is integrated into AutoCAD 2013 (and most industry versions of AutoCAD), Inventor 2013, Alias 2013, Inventor Publisher 2013, Revit 2013, Simulation 2013, Vault 2013 and Autodesk PLM 360. Exchange Apps contains hundreds of free- and shareware add-on applications and http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/03/skp-import-and-other-appstore-gems-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-8014741377450302591Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:30:00 +00002012-03-29T00:30:39.185+02:00AutodeskcloudInventor 2013Autodesk 360AutoCAD 20132013Most Autodesk products were (or will be in next couple of days) released in new versions "2013". These new applications emphasise integration, communication and web cloud services, now called "Autodesk 360". Many existing CAD users consider online functions as something unnecessary, disturbing and alien to the CAD world, but latest trends in IT clearly define a path to web cloud technologies. http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/03/new-autodesk-software-versions-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-3900920401245909358Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:16:00 +00002012-03-04T11:19:13.991+01:00AutodeskAutoCADnewreleaseAutoCAD 20132013This year, due to an information leak on the Autodesk Japan web site, news about the new AutoCAD version are spreading earlier than the usual mid-end of March. So what can we expect from the new AutoCAD 2013? Here are some of the new features, full disclosure will be available only at the release date of AutoCAD 2013: New drawing file format DWG2013 with better thumbnails and faster 3D An http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/03/autocad-2013-whats-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-3549131524193337779Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:16:00 +00002012-03-01T13:16:46.294+01:00DWGcloudAutoCAD WSThe new version of the free mobile AutoCAD - AutoCAD WS Mobile 1.4 - brings 3 major enhancements: 3D, GPS support and plotting/ePrint (see the release announcement). AutoCAD WS Mobile can be used on any mobile phone or tablet with the operating systems Google Android or Apple iOS. This mobile version of AutoCAD uses web cloud technology to enhance the desktop version of AutoCAD 2012. You can http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/03/top-five-reasons-to-use-autocad-ws.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-6435889038191333853Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +00002012-02-23T23:25:43.210+01:00DWGAutoCAD3dSTLprint123D3DPlotThe 3DPlot AutoCAD add-on utility we have released a couple of days ago can be used to "materialize" (print) math expressions describing interesting 3D surfaces. This can be used both for educational purposes and for manufacturing nice pieces of technical art. 3DPlot generates 3D mesh surfaces from any math expression of the type Z=f(X,Y) that you encode in AutoLISP. The generated surface modelshttp://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/02/materialized-mathematics-print-math.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-3118491096905219261Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:12:00 +00002012-02-21T07:34:38.344+01:00iPadAndroidiOSAppleAutoCAD WSUsers of the mobile phones and tablets based on the Apple iOS and Google Android operating systems can now download an updated version of the mobile/cloud DWG editor - AutoCAD WS 1.4. This free application is a DWG/DXF file viewer and editor, connected with the desktop version of AutoCAD 2012 and running on almost all OS platforms. The new version 1.4 comes with three new features: 3D - unlike http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/02/new-autocad-ws-14-with-3d-gps-and-hp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-8995662507713132896Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:12:00 +00002012-02-14T13:12:36.544+01:00mobileiPadDWFAutodesk Design ReviewAutodesk has released a new version of its free mobile viewer for 2D and 3D CAD data - Autodesk Design Review Mobile 2.0. The new version of this fast and easy-to-use viewer is available in multiple languages, including Czech. The language selection is automatic. Autodesk Design Review allows fast interactive viewing of drawings, 3D models, and complete project books from AutoCAD, Inventor, http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/02/localized-versions-of-free-mobile-cad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5497280819555869376Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:43:00 +00002012-02-09T19:09:28.953+01:00DWGlinetypetipDGNAn interesting functionality extending the standard AutoCAD linetype mechanism is hidden (almost unnoticed) in the DGN Import command. This functionality is available since AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011, plus in all versions of the AutoCAD 2012 family. The DGN import allows to convert and use special linetypes which were otherwise unreachable in AutoCAD. Microstation defines these complex linetypes in http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/02/hidden-gem-in-autocad-dgn-file-import.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-2812412408781825414Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:17:00 +00002012-02-01T10:23:30.081+01:00AutodesklicenseWindows 7VistaupgradeAfter Autodesk announced the end of support for Windows Vista (only for the upcoming 2013 family), I understood that it is time to say goodbye to my good old installation of Windows Vista 64 and upgrade it to a standard Windows 7 64-bit. The 2013 versions are close enough. If you have - like me - your system bugged with dozens of applications, you definitely don't want to reinstall them http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/02/so-long-vista.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-4946982625919493349Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:42:00 +00002012-01-30T17:45:32.279+01:00AutodeskcloudSTLMake123DThe new web version of Autodesk 123D Make is another example of cloud services provided by Autodesk. The application 123D Make is a part of the "DIY" family Autodesk 123D. You can use these 3D applications - for free - for 3D scanning/capturing (123D Catch), modeling (123D), sculpting (123D Sculpt) and fabrication (Make 123D) of real-world 3D objects. The applications "123D" are available since http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/01/autodesk-123d-make-not-only-for-3d-toys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-4164349392083669501Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:26:00 +00002012-01-29T17:14:46.309+01:00mobilecloudForceEffectAutodesk is not only a leading developer of CAD, GIS a multimedia desktop software, they develop also many interesting mobile applications for the growing market of Android smartphones, tablets, and Apple iPads and iPhones. There already 14 of these apps. The newest kid in this block is the mobile engineering application Autodesk ForceEffect 2.0. This innovative piece of software can be used on http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/01/autodesk-forceeffect-20-and-other.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-1771225179103824607Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:54:00 +00002012-01-23T22:55:11.933+01:00marketresultsThe CAD Studio company, supplier of CAD/CAM/CAE, GIS and PLM solutions in Central Europe, has reported a 2011 turnover exceeding 244 million Czech Crowns (9.6 mil. Euro). The year 2011 was the first full year of CAD Studio's presence on the Czech and Central European CAD market. Economic results of the year 2011 confirmed success of the recent merger. The best results were achieved in the area http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2012/01/cad-studio-growing-in-year-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5115868830396729428Sun, 18 Dec 2011 10:22:00 +00002011-12-18T11:22:38.935+01:00freeAutoCADLISPChristmasutility For the nineth time, like all the years before, CAD Studio gives out a couple of free useful CAD tools as Christmas presents for all CAD users. As a part of this tradition, this year's Christmas-tree utilities are the following: GeoRefImg - automatic positioning, scaling and rotating of georeferenced raster images in AutoCAD, including export of World files - you can work with aerials in plain http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/12/christmas-presents-utilities-by-cad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-7254470660350772547Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:53:00 +00002011-12-05T09:56:57.232+01:00AutoCADTwitterutilityAutoLISP Well, I admit there is only a limited practical use for such scenarios but this can be used as a proof of concept or as an inspiration for similar applications. Our ACADtweet add-on tool is a general-use Twitter interface for AutoCAD. Built upon this interface, TwittControl is an AutoCAD LISP utility that listens on a specified Twitter feed and performs all commands submitted on this feed as http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/12/make-your-autocad-listen-to-commands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5927044933048001929Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:49:00 +00002011-11-22T15:49:38.275+01:00VaultAutodeskreferenceInventorOne of the CAD Studio's customers - Bosch Rexroth - uses Autodesk Inventor and Vault software for new business opportunities in new markets. The Systems & Engineering division of Bosch Rexroth, responsible for theatre stage systems business, has recently completed projects for theatres in Martin, Slovakia, and Krakow, Poland, together with an extensive implementation of a stage system for the http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/11/unique-stage-system-handles-even-hippo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5894629099987172155Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:51:00 +00002011-11-15T08:53:36.417+01:00AutodeskcloudCatch123DPhotofly The popular tool for conversion of photos to a realistic 3D model - Autodesk Photofly (Photo Scene Editor) - is now part of the "DIY" or "maker" family of applications "Autodesk 123D", under the new name - Autodesk 123D Catch. The 123D family now contains four tools: the original "modeling" tool - Autodesk 123D, a new Mac application that converts the 3D model to 2D "slices" to assemble - http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/11/autodesk-123d-catch-and-other-free-3d.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-1588700793303652447Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:22:00 +00002011-11-03T08:52:30.397+01:00trustAutodeskcloudOne of the hot topics on our recent conference "CADforum 2011 - digital prototyping", both in the roundtable discussion and in personal meetings, was the "Cloud", that is, specifically Autodesk Cloud - web-based applications by Autodesk. The discussions revealed that the success or failure of the cloud (incl. cloud in the CAD area) is mainly a question of trust, a perception of its reliability http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/11/cloud-question-of-trust.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-7589740759605217786Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:59:00 +00002011-10-11T16:20:59.958+02:003ds MaxAutodesk LabsanimationProject GeppettoAn interesting technology for 3ds Max was introduced on the Autodesk Labs website. Project Geppetto (after the carver who created the Pinocchio) is a generator of highly realistic walking characters and crowd scenes for animations in 3ds Max. The definition of pedestrian positions, movement restrictions and the crowd can be done with simple geometric shapes. The application then automatically http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/10/project-geppetto-very-alive-pinocchios.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-1686756921526437525Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:58:00 +00002011-09-02T12:59:07.800+02:00AutoCAD2012localizationDesign SuitelanguageUsers of Autodesk Design Suites in non-English speaking countries can now localize the AutoCAD part of their suites. While AutoCAD is available in 14 different languages (localizations), the Autodesk Design Suite packages have only limited set of localizations (at least in the version 2012). The users of the English versions of Autodesk Design Suites 2012 can now add their native language to at http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/09/autocad-2012-language-packs-for-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-1578681658076106480Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:00 +00002011-08-22T18:43:37.397+02:00DWGAutoCAD WSA couple of days ago, Autodesk has released a new AutoCAD WS for Mac and updated its mobile versions for iOS and Android. Today, they have released also an updated version of AutoCAD WS for web browsers, i.e. on the former platform of this free "online" AutoCAD. Similarly to the previous versions - you don't have to buy or install anything - just run AutoCAD WS using your web browser on http://budweiser.cadstudio.cz/2011/08/does-it-have-command-line-it-must-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vladimír Michl)0