Technically Speaking

Written by Shaun Bryant It’s 1988. I have received my joining instructions for my first AutoCAD Basic course, and off I go to sit in a classroom with 21-inch CRT monitors, a projector, a screen (if I am lucky), and a flipchart/whiteboard (with pens!), plus the all-knowledgeable AutoCAD instructor. In my case, my instructor was a lovely guy named Andy Corden, who later in my career became my applications engineer when I worked in CAD sales. Small world, huh?

I'm pleased to make an exciting announcement that we hope will benefit all our readers. Acronym was recently selected to join the Autodesk AEC Blogger Council. What is the Autodesk AEC Blogger Council?

Public works agencies are increasingly tasked with doing more with less across while delivering a range of services, including road maintenance, traffic engineering, and surface water management.

By Mark Lancaster, Synergis Engineering Design Solutions Have you ever contacted a vendor requesting a 3D model of their product and you only received a 2D drawing of it? I will even bet the drawing you received had limited amount of information on it as well. So what steps did you take to convert their 2D drawing over to 3D?

The latest release of InfraWorks 360 (Autodesk's preliminary design software) became available for download on June 8, 2015 and includes some very nice improvements in functionality, including roadway design, drainage design, roundabout design, and more, as showcased in this blog from BIM on the Rocks. By way of a summary, here's a sneak peek at what's new: Roundabouts Got Easy

Is your agency using the cloud for CAD or any other related digital design work? From cloud-based apps that let you work on any computer or device to the amazing computer power that you can access for less money than buying traditional software, the cloud is a wonderful thing.