Well it has been nearly a year, but AUGI has decided to re-run my “FIELD of Study” ATP course for the month of May. I’ve kept in touch with Ken Leary, the ATP Coordinator and Board Member for AUGI, and I agreed with him that it would be a great idea to post the course again. This course covers everything from the very basic purpose and application of AutoCAD Fields all the way to the most complex implementation of customized Fields into the Sheet Set Manager, AutoCAD Tables, and Dynamic …

It has been one heck of a crazy year. On this day in 2009, I finally launched Indydrafter.com to existence. It was without fanfare and I didn’t have a clue of what I was getting myself into. All I knew was that I had a lot rattling around in my head for a long time and I wanted to share it. After planning for several months, I registered the Indydrafter.com domain name, purchased a host service, deployed a decent looking Wordpress template and thought I had it made. Boy was …

There are a lot of resources being made available now to CAD and design professionals who have found themselves out of a job. For those laid off, fired, or otherwise unemployed professionals, there are some really great opportunities with the Autodesk Assistance Program that you should definitely check out such as free software licenses, to discounted or free training from resellers, product certification, and even some new deals offered to prospective employers to those CAD professionals taking part in the Assistance Program.
Autodesk isn’t the only player in this game, though. …

The new Autodesk software release cycle has come full circle and we’re hearing news everywhere on the great new features 2011 products are bringing to the forefront. Get ready to join AUGIndy this month to discuss these features, go over any current or unresolved issues you’ve been having with software features or processes, and network with a group of your design peers.
Click on the AUGIndy meeting announcement flyer below to be redirected to the AUGIndy meeting information page which includes more detailed times, information, and directions. Look forward to seeing …

The 2011 release of Autodesk software packages are now officially available, but you don’t have to wait for delivery. Unless you’ve changed the default setting within your Autodesk Subscription account (you are on subscription now that Autodesk has changed its renewal pricing, aren’t you?), your new software installation will occur via download. If you didn’t change your preferences in time, you can still request installation discs, but there really is no requirement for them.
Go to the subscription account and login with the “contract manager” information provided when the software packages …