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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…

The newest version of Autodesk Fusion 360, a cloud-based 3D modeler, offers extended tools for online collaboration of design teams. The application dashboard gives an easy to use overview of the latest changes in your models and in projects you are participating in. A similar dashboard is accessi…

Autodesk 123D Make is a free maker application which can process 3D models and allow to make them real using stacked cardboard slices. This web application now offers also a second producing method for your 3D models - folded paper panels. Load any mesh model (STL or OBJ file), set the "fol…

In September 2013, Autodesk started cooperation with Circuits.io and integrated this cloud app with its own tools of the Autodesk 123D family. Autodesk now performed a complete acquisition of the technology and development team of Circuits.io incorporating this design tool to its portfolio of ap…

Get CAD applications given out again by CAD Studio as a traditional Christmas present - this year for the eleventh time already. Presents are available especially for AutoCAD users. Find address of a place on a map, find the shortest path connecting points, publish point coordinates to OpenOffice…

The american Smithonian Institute now offers 3D scans of museum specimens in a form of an interactive software application X 3D developed by Autodesk. Precious artifacts are no longer separated from visitors and researches with security glass - on the contrary - visitors are encouraged to "t…