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AutoCAD 2018 – Top 5 New Features
AutoCAD 2018 comes out today, continuing Autodesk’s trend of staying ahead of the times. The product includes a variety of prudent new features and fixes. Dialogue boxes remember sort order When opening…
Dynamo – Supercharge your Revit Design!
Autodesk Revit has been out for long enough to know that it has been adopted as the main BIM tool in the AEC world. What it lacked for many was the ability…
Autodesk Moving to One Model
Autodesk has gradually been shifting its business model from selling perpetual licenses and maintenance plans to selling subscriptions: software as a service (SAAS.) Until now perpetual license owners had a choice: “stick…
Revit – How to “Partial Load” like in AutoCAD
With it being a new year, 2017, you may have recently decided upgrading your Revit models to version 2017. This trick of how to open a Revit file, without links loading is…
Downloading and Installing Your Autodesk Software
Not really sure where to begin when it comes to utilizing your Autodesk account? CAD Masters experts have put together resources to help you download and install your software. Step One: Create…
Get 30% off Autodesk Software When You Trade in an Old License
Autodesk recently announced their latest promotion. If you have any old perpetual licenses that are not currently on a maintenance plan, you are in luck. You can trade in those old licenses…
Webinar Recap: Autodesk Subscription for the CAD Manager
In this video recording, CAD Masters’ expert Brian Lee discusses the IT side of subscription from a CAD Manager’s perspective. This Webcast is your quick start to getting up and running with…
Block Attribute Manager
The Block Attribute Manager is a great tool that allows you to modify and synchronize the attributes of your AutoCAD blocks. This tool can be found in the Insert Tab > Block…
Autodesk Network License Manager Installation and Setup
The Autodesk License Manager can be installed on any machine with a supported operating system, the machines running Autodesk software just need be able to communicate with it, and it needs to…
AutoCAD 2017 for Mac new features
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT for Mac 2017 have been released. New features are available in interface customization, working with PDF’s and the ability to run multiple AutoCAD sessions at once. For the…
SiteScan Data Collection
On September 14th and 15th, we hosted four live events showcasing 3DR’s drone technology and Site Scan software. Here is the data that we collected during the event at our Walnut Creek…
Inexpensive GPS Ground Control
Recently we demonstrated the features and benefits of 3DR’s aerial drone technology. One of the questions that came up at our events was the relative accuracy vs. geopositioned accuracy of the data…
Event Review: 3DR Drone Technology Demonstrations
Drone technology is ever evolving and improving the way we complete certain tasks. There is a new product on the market that works with drone technology to improve and streamline building and…
Introducing Autodesk’s AEC Industry Collection
Autodesk has recently introduced their new Industry Collections. There are three: Architecture, Engineering, & Construction Industry Collection Product Design Industry Collection Media & Entertainment Industry Collection Subscribing to an Industry Collection The…
Revit Space Naming Utility: Families & Rooms
Revit Space Naming Utility & Revit Links: Associate Revit Families to Rooms This article describes how to use the Revit Space Naming Utility (SNU) to create Spaces that a Revit Family can…