It is quickly becoming common knowledge that two of the largest Value Added Resellers (VAR) for Autodesk software have just made a huge impact on the entire industry by merging. Those two companies are Avatech Solutions and Rand Worldwide, which is the parent company to IMAGINiT Technologies — Rand Worldwide’s Autodesk-related business division. There are now several places online and in print you can find details about this merger and how it affects both businesses involved. However, I’m going to merely skim over that information, supply links to the sources, …

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 …

There are simply too many webcasts, meetings, live events, and seminars to list on the Indydrafter event calendar. Every reseller and organization is participating from Avatech Solutions, to AUGI and all the bloggers are abuzz. Check the links below for a compiled list of events going on throughout the U.S.
Also, if you have any additional events to be listed on Indydrafter.com just add them in the comments section at the bottom of the post. Hopefully, with everyone’s effort we will have a comprehensive list of all the events nationwide.
Avatech Solutions …

An announcement was made by the Autodesk Labs Blog concerning a change in the way most Autodesk customers will receive and install their software. With the tremendous development of technology over the past several years, it is now viable and effective to download software online. Autodesk is taking an ‘eco-friendly’ (see: ‘cost-saving’) move to reduce the amount of installation discs they distribute to customers.
This change doesn’t affect Media and Entertainment customers and there are several countries excluded from this program (click the link above for details). Keep in mind, though, that …

Autodesk University 2009 was by all definitions a success.  Everyone that I’ve talked to, whether they were in Las Vegas or attending via the AU Virtual events, had a great time and walked away from the experience with an improved knowledge of the programs we work with daily, more connections and friends, and much more.  I covered all this last week when I posted my reactions to Autodesk University 2009 here.  That’s all fine a good, but there are two sides to every story.
There is room for improvement on the …