tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56628391938822846032024-03-14T07:17:29.944+01:00Budweiser BlogArkance Systems (CAD Studio) company information, CAD/CAM, BIM and GIS news, etc.Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-37731661736410639272024-01-03T08:00:00.014+01:002024-01-03T08:08:50.505+01:00Colorize Revit® tabs with the new Color Tabs pluginColor Tabs, a new plugin for Autodesk® Revit®, has been released by ARKANCE CZ. The application is designed to add colorization to open tabs in the Revit interface so that the user can distinguish at a glance which tab with view belongs to which project or family. An overview of the affiliation of views, schedules and sheets to individual projects contributes to faster orientation of the Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-84091609806980873182023-12-19T15:09:00.001+01:002023-12-19T15:09:06.039+01:00Have a great Christmas with ARKANCE's 20th CAD giveawayWe at ARKANCE continue our long tradition, giving out our CAD presents - our free tools for all CAD users, so they can extend capabilities of their Autodesk design software and build a better world. This year's playful set of CAD, BIM, CAM and GIS tools is available on 20th Christmas giveaway (in Czech). All the tools can be also downloaded from our CAD portal CADforum.cz.
Wishing you Merry Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-25391850080656295242023-11-28T13:00:00.016+01:002024-01-07T13:23:17.528+01:00Pressure Drops - new Revit plugin for ductwork pressure drop calculationThe Pressure Drops Revit® plugin was released earlier this month. This innovative add-in, developed by ARKANCE CZ, allows for the calculation of pressure drop of Autodesk Revit ductwork systems without relying on ASHRAE tables. Consequently, users gain complete control over pressure drop calculations by assigning specific loss coefficients to each element of the ductwork system.The Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-42485118425603792642023-11-03T08:00:00.001+01:002023-11-03T08:17:32.508+01:00Class Feeder has been released with the new Bulk Classification tool - classify your Revit projects quickly with set of rulesClass Feeder is an Autodesk® Revit® plugin, developed by Arkance Systems CZ, used for applying CCI classification to Revit® projects. New version 1.0.8 with Revit® 2024 compatibility has been released this week. Apart from compatibility with the new Revit® version, there is one great enhancement, which will make BIM managers responsible for CCI implementation happy.The new feature Write in Bulk&Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-54686142476502968452023-10-20T10:03:00.007+02:002023-10-23T10:56:01.381+02:00Inspirational intake at CADforum and GISforum
The 20th anniversary of a conference is certainly an opportunity to look back and to recap its history. And the CADforum conference, organized by Arkance Systems Czechia for the 20th time this year, provided more than enough of such opportunities. Users from the Czech Republic and Slovakia presented amazing projects, examples of advanced products and projects using digital twins, AI and other Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-19816875001957318122023-06-26T08:00:00.002+02:002023-08-07T12:17:38.633+02:00Legend Generator plugin has been released with Revit 2024 compatibilityAutodesk®
Revit® plugin Legend Generator has been released with Autodesk® Revit® 2024 compatibility
in new version 1.5.0. This application enables users to automatically create
window and door schedules on sheets with element views and all the needed
information. The output is created using
Revit’s standard families, so it can be easily adjusted to each user’s needs. Automating this tedious Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-14984639711433404092023-05-11T12:00:00.070+02:002023-06-27T09:38:00.427+02:00Revit plugin Class Feeder has been released on Autodesk App StoreOur new Revit plugin Class Feeder has been released on Autodesk App Store last week. Class Feeder was created with a simple goal in mind: to make Revit project
Classification with CCI codes as simple and fast as possible. CCI (Construction
Classification International) classification system is international
classification system spearheaded by the Construction Classification International Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-66251801477940777052023-04-05T15:30:00.005+02:002023-04-05T16:00:14.464+02:00What’s new in Revit 2024New Revit version 2024 was released by Autodesk on April 4th. This blog post showcases all the new features of this BIM authoring application, although only general and architectural
part of the software is covered in this article. MEP and structure features are not included.
New general features
Home Screen
Immediately
after launching Revit, we can notice newly added sample projects created Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0Holušická 1998, 148 00 Praha 11-Chodov, Česko50.032394 14.485556849.322525659959524 13.3869239875 50.742262340040469 15.5841896125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5441529274651881592023-03-28T08:00:00.023+02:002023-03-28T08:00:00.154+02:00Report from the Construction Classification International Collaboration seminar in TallinPublic seminar
of the Construction Classification International Collaboration (CCIC), an
international non-profit organisation, was held in Tallinn in December 2022. CCIC
develops and promotes the Construction Classification International (CCI)
classification system. There are plans in several European countries to use CCI as part of their respective BIM mandates. The seminar featured speakers Tomáš Polákhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16405291361653867281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-58145298359328900152023-02-22T09:53:00.006+01:002023-08-11T13:57:57.318+02:00Custom development of CAM postprocessors for Fabrication CAMduct
A key component of all CAM programs is the translation of their results, the computed toolpaths and manufacturing processes, into the language and capabilities of a given CNC machine - the so-called postprocessor. This applies both to standard machine CAD/CAM software applications (machining, cutting, bending, 3D printing) and to specialized CAM software, such as furniture or sheet metal parts,Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-40086778939324587232022-12-16T12:37:00.001+01:002022-12-16T22:05:15.373+01:00The 19th Christmas CAD giveaway by Arkance Systems
With the Year 2022 coming to its end, the joyful Christmas time, we at Arkance Systems CZ continue our long tradition, giving out our CAD presents - our free tools for all CAD users, so they can extend capabilities of their Autodesk design software. But it is not only these Christmas presents - do not miss also hundreds of other useful CAD applications, web tools and CAD/BIM libraries offered Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-90316839974687046022022-05-09T12:21:00.000+02:002022-05-09T12:21:00.188+02:001 Million Registered Users On The Portal CADforum.cz
The international web portal CADforum.cz operated by the Czech company Arkance Systems has already recorded its millionth registered user.
Over the 22 years of its existence, CADforum.cz has become a trusted source of technical information on Autodesk software products for professionals and students, not only from Czechia, but also from all over the world. This web service provided by Arkance Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-49108927643644393352021-12-17T10:41:00.004+01:002021-12-20T08:50:12.990+01:00The 18th Christmas CAD freeware giveaway by Arkance Systems
The Year 2021 is coming to its end, the Christmas time, so we at Arkance Systems CZ (former CAD Studio) have decided to continue our tradition and again give out decorated presents - our free tools for all CAD users, so they can extend capabilities of their Autodesk design software. But do not miss also hundreds of other useful CAD applications, web tools and CAD/BIM libraries offered for free Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-31445886315584379012021-04-17T19:30:00.001+02:002021-04-17T19:33:21.614+02:00CAD Studio has changed name to Arkance Systems
CAD Studio, part of the European group ARKANCE, has changed its name to Arkance Systems, as part of its ongoing integration.
CAD Studio, the largest specialized supplier of CAD, CAM, GIS and BIM solutions in Central Europe, has been on the market for over 30 years. Since last June, it is part of the fast-growing European group Arkance. Following a planned change of identity, the company has Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-40785198576503031372020-05-12T18:30:00.002+02:002020-05-12T18:30:36.545+02:0020 years of the CADforum.cz portal
Exactly 20 years ago, the CADforum.cz web portal by CAD Studio was started,
then only as a web interface of the existing e-mail discussion forum for users of Autodesk CAD software. Over time, the portal has expanded to include additional sections and features - a CAD knowledge base, a library of CAD/BIM blocks, a download pool of CAD utilities, a database of AutoCAD commands and variables, Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-27820727033515789022019-11-26T21:17:00.001+01:002019-11-27T09:02:41.814+01:00Autodesk University - Better starts here
Under the title "Better starts here", the traditional annual conference "Autodesk University 2019" was held in Las Vegas, USA last week. This year's event attracted a record 12,000 participants from around the world, which is reportedly the maximum even for the giant Venetian Hotel. The very extent of the conference, hundreds of specialized seminars and various community meetings - even the Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-33782792894083105742019-07-31T09:41:00.000+02:002019-07-31T23:56:08.184+02:00Hard life of an Apple developerFor about 13 years we have been running and extending our free conversion utility Units Converter (converter of physical units, see the section Converters on the CADforum.cz portal) with more than 750 different measurement units, including historical and international units (asian, south-american, roman, greek, austro-hungarian), including conversion of roman numbers, etc.
It is certainly no Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-21627451038414284032019-01-03T20:30:00.002+01:002023-03-24T09:12:28.237+01:00Comparing performance of SHX and TTF text fonts
There is no longer a recommendation for using the simplest SHX font to quickly display texts in AutoCAD DWG drawings - i.e. the Txt.shx font. With the help of our new freeware utility CMDtimer - see the tip - we have compared performance of regeneration of a drawing containing an extensive text array containing a total of about 210,000 words.
This comparison has brought quite surprising Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-38255709151527591072018-08-26T09:30:00.000+02:002018-08-26T09:30:35.292+02:00What does generative design do?Autodesk has been a pioneer in a rapidly evolving field of so-called generative design for many years - of a new design process in which you only enter the input requirements of the design, not its particular shape and material - and the computer then designs different shapes, analyzes them, creates and recommends the optimal shape of the designed part, meeting the given requirements (e.g. its Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-13941504557265758672018-05-01T08:23:00.001+02:002018-05-01T08:23:21.812+02:00Autodesk LIVE 2019 online conference with 1300 attendees
One week ago, on April 24th, CAD Studio organized a large spring online conference - "Autodesk LIVE 2019". During this interactive public video stream, we introduced the new Autodesk 2019-family software products, plus complementary add-on applications from our own development. The morning conference-session was focused on manufacturing, the afternoon session on architecture, construction and Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-72638653496420961042018-03-24T10:26:00.001+01:002018-03-25T10:46:44.665+02:00AutoCAD 2019 - installation and what's new
The newly released AutoCAD 2019 (aka "One AutoCAD", "AutoCAD including specific toolset") brings a substantial change in licensing. AutoCAD subscribers now get also all functions and libraries from the 7 industry-specific AutoCAD verticals - i.e. Architecture, Mechanical, Map 3D, Electrical, MEP, Plant 3D and Raster Design (except Civil3D, which is renamed from "AutoCAD Civil 3D" to "Autodesk Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-91513521429671993242018-02-27T09:51:00.000+01:002018-02-28T07:51:55.864+01:00Interactive 3D models on FacebookThe most popular social network - Facebook - started to support publishing of live, interactive 3D content directly in "wall" posts in user profiles and company pages. This new function has currently a number of limitations, but it generally allows to publish simpler 3D models to explore in desktop and mobile Facebook clients, including virtual reality (VR/AR).
an example on CAD Studio's FB pageVladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-53481479039764168152017-11-08T21:00:00.000+01:002017-11-09T17:27:21.984+01:00Autodesk Desktop Connector links your PC with cloudSince several years, Autodesk has been offering the system service "A360 Desktop" (part of the installation of CAD applications) that creates a "A360 Drive" - virtual drive linked to your Autodesk A360 personal cloud storage and handles bi-directional synchronization of your cloud storage with this virtual disk drive. AutoCAD mobile, online sharing of drawings and design views, and other servicesVladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-5284760222510963522017-09-16T14:44:00.000+02:002017-09-16T14:44:50.372+02:00Autodesk ReMake changes to ReCap PhotoAutodesk ReMake (originally "Project Memento") is a reverse-engineering application, a complete reality-capture tool for converting 3D scans or photos to high-resolution 3D models. This application now moves to ReCap Photo and becomes a part of the subscription to the existing Autodesk ReCap Pro, a tool for processing point clouds from laser scanning. The user interface in ReCap Photo is almost Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5662839193882284603.post-75222184961397965002017-09-14T14:12:00.000+02:002017-09-14T16:09:15.775+02:00Autodesk Industry Collections - now with new toolsAll major Autodesk products like AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Civil 3D, 3ds Max, Navisworks and new cloud-based tools like Fusion 360 and BIM 360 are offered in the form of complete "Industry Collections". These sets cover all or almost all parts of common design workflows in the given industry. And the price tag is just slightly above the price of a single product.
There are 3 collections: the Vladimír Michlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17343633292204845970noreply@blogger.com0