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Grab new CAD applications that are given out by CAD Studio as a traditional Christmas present - this year for the twelfth time already. This year's CAD presents are available especially for AutoCAD users. Dimension length of any 2D or 3D curve, trace points on a curve in the specified distanc…

One of the fastest growing Autodesk application is the tool for processing large 3D mesh models - Autodesk Memento . It is an important tool for 3D reality-capture from photos, 3D point-cloud scanning or handheld scanners - converting the acquired data into 3D models for CAD and BIM software. Today…

CAD Studio cooperates with the Technical University in Ceske Budejovice (VSTE) and as a part of this cooperation, VSTE students prepared a large library of BIM objects of real MEP products for Revit. Our CAD/BIM library at CADforum.cz Blocks now e.g. contains an extended choice of 3D models of KOR…

Six days ago, we started to receive customer support tickets related to problems accessing online maps Microsoft Bing LiveMaps from the function GEOGRAPHICLOCATION in AutoCAD 2015 and 2014 (all verticals). The source of this problem was a change in the communication protocol (API) performed on Mic…

Apple is different. Also the release dates for the Mac version of AutoCAD have always been different from the usual spring release dates for new Autodesk product families. The FCS dates for Mac are driven by new releases of the Apple Mac OS. So this year's " AutoCAD for Mac 2015 " an…

Autodesk's point cloud processing software - Autodesk ReCap, ReCap Pro and ReCap 360 was updated to new versions. The latest Windows version is 1.4.0.132 . You can update to the latest version via the Application Manager or by downloading and installing the "trial" version of ReCap P…

The mobile application Autodesk 123D Catch employs cloud technology for easy to use 3D scanning. It converts a series of photographs of any object taken from different angles to a realistic textured 3D model - directly on your smartphone or tablet. 123D Catch was available only for iPhone, iPad o…

With the recently released (or rather "re-released", see below) mobile application Autodesk 360 you can interactively view and discuss virtually any 2D and 3D CAD format file on the screen of your iPad or iPhone. The "Autodesk 360" cloud service offers many useful CAD functio…

Very shortly after the announcement of the NEi NASTRAN acquisition , Autodesk has added this newly acquired technology to its standard product offering. Subscription customers of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical 2015 can now download a "product enhancement" from their Subscription Center a…

Designers and engineers increasingly collaborate in extended teams on complex projects involving different disciplines - so they need to access current project data anytime, anywhere, on any device. A key aspect is the need to keep track of all changes and activities around the project, in one pla…

Autodesk announced its own 3D printer yesterday and today comes with new surprise - acquires certain assets of NEi Software (formerly Noran Engineering), including its main product, the well known NEi NASTRAN solver. NASTRAN (NAsa STructural ANalysis) is a highly acclaimed tool for analysis of 3D…

Autodesk just launched a new update of Project Memento , a technology preview Windows application with tools for converting photos and scans into high quality 3D mesh, plus powerful tools for mesh clean up, fixing and optimizing mesh models for further use - e.g. CAD or 3D print. See the announceme…

If you use a graphics card nVidia Quadro (or other graphics card supporting stereoscopic display) in your computer, you can three-dimensionally view your 3D CAD models stored in the Autodesk 360 cloud. There is no need to pre-process the CAD models nor to install any special viewing software, a st…

You have probably NOT noticed a small technical change in the latest AutoCAD 2015. This change is more important for programmers but it has also some consequences for normal AutoCAD users. AutoCAD (at least its Windows versions) has traditionally used so called " fibers ", an old Windo…

Since the FCS date of the new AutoCAD 2015 (March, 18th), most other products of the "2015" product family have been already released - at least in the original English versions and in main localizations. All new products are available for download on the Subscription Center (ELD, electr…

I was lucky to attend the AutoCAD Blogger Day event in San Francisco where the new AutoCAD 2015 was released. The group of 10 bloggers from the US, UK, Brasil, Poland and Czechia was invited by Autodesk to presentations and interesting discusssion with Lynn Allen, Shaan Hurley, Heidi Hewett, and wi…

Meshmixer is the newest member of the Autodesk 123D family. Meshmixer is a powerful software tool for 3D mashups and remixes. You can mash, mix, sculpt, stamp or paint your own 3D designs. The mesh models can be exported to OBJ, DAE or STL file formats or directly printed on a 3D printer. The lat…

Here are the 10 most popular tips and tricks of the year 2013 from the English tips section on our CAD Forum portal www.cadforum.cz : Tip #9097: How to convert 3D polylines to 3D surfaces? Tip #9512: How to convert a point cloud to an editable 3D CAD model (mesh)? Tip #9197: Export of 3D CAD…

Autodesk has released a new mobile application that seemingly targets outside of the conventional fields dominated by Autodesk. The application Autodesk Instant for Android and iOS is an "instant messaging" tool designed for team communication, with similar features as the popular appli…