Las Vegas Valley Water District’s 10 Year Love Affair with GIS and 3D

The Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) operates one of the most automated water systems in the U.S. But it wasn’t always that way.

LVVWD started life as an engineering firm responsible for designing a water system that delivered clean, affordable water to the people of Las Vegas. This huge endeavor involved the design of 250 miles of pipeline all of which had to be installed, constructed and inspected every year.

Were You There? Govies Got a Heavy Dose of CAD Productivity Tips at One-of-a-Kind Event

The queen of AutoCAD tips and tricks, Lynn Allen, has been on the road for three weeks straight sharing a whirlwind of invaluable techniques for getting more from Autodesk’s flagship product.

Luckily for us, Lynn’s last stop on her tour was the Metro DC area where she presented “AutoCAD Tips and Tricks” for govies! Yay!

How Save your Drawings to the Cloud

If you regularly use Dropbox or Google Drive, then you’ll appreciate the benefits of storing and sharing your files from the cloud.

But my CAD files are too big you say? True, free instances of commercially available cloud storage software will limit the amount of storage space you can use. But now there’s an alternative – and its custom designed for design files.

Spend your Training Budget before Fiscal Year-End – Get a Discounted Advance Pass to AU

Do you have training budget that you need to spend before the end of your fiscal year (June 30 for state agencies and September 30 for the feds)? Then you might want to consider locking down an advance pass for Autodesk University 2014 (AU).

That’s right, if you sign up between now and August 19 you could save up to $600 on a three day pass to AU 2014. Each pass comes with a code that you can use between August 20-26 to pick your preferred classes, events and accommodation at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas – before registration opens to the masses.