What is the status bar? It is that thing at the bottom of your drafting window that looks like this: Now, in my opinion, the icons are pretty, but I would rather have the words, so I don't have to think too much when I am changing settings. So, right click on any one of…

HydraCAD V51.10 (and by extension, V52) added a new function – Generate RCP Heads to the Cleanup toolbar. What does this do? From the OlderChanges.rtf document: (N)New command added (Generate RCP Heads) to help with the plotting of pendent heads for a Reflected Ceiling Plan. This command will generate a copy of any sprinkler heads…

This Service Pack fixes many things, but what made it pop up on our radar was that a customer was unable to properly load a drawing containing xrefs in 2013, yet it worked fine in 2012. This must be a new problem (broken with SP1.0?) since it could not have been around since the April…

Autodesk has created a reduced feature version of Revit (with a much reduced price) that will allow you to open Revit drawings, but not do much else. It will allow you to open Revit files from other sources and turn them into DWG files, but there is no ability for it to be programmed by…

Here is the deal: 1. Windows 8 is in Beta.2. I upgraded my machine to Win8 – 64 bit two months ago3. Almost everything works. Almost..4. I have not actualy installed much on Win8, but have rather relied on existing apps still working5. Based upon discussions I have had with Autodesk, ACAD 2013 will receive…