Eyesore of the Month by James Howard Kunstler

Eyesore of the Month by James Howard Kunstler

Found this web site today - on the basis of this page alone, this is a site worth keeping an eye on. Checking the previous two months does not reveal the same trenchant commentary but rather much eaier targets. Nevertheless, promising.

Preview of AutoCAD 2007

Finally, an AutoCAD for the 21st Century (AECnews.com)
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Finally, an AutoCAD for the 21st Century

Source: AECnews.com
by Randall S. Newton

The AutoCAD competitive landscape of the last few years can be summarized as encroachment from all sides. Tools like SketchUp...

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WE are just installing and dealing with the operational characteristics of AutoCAD 2006 and they are announcing the imminent release of 2007, and at least this guy is raving about its potential.

BBSC 303 Digital Craft Lecture 2 March 7 2006

Topics covered today:

The importance of file management: a file naming system - to ensure file name reflect file content to enable easy searches; a file archiving system - to keep track of versions and dates of creation; a file backup system - to ensure no data loss if the coffee gremlin attacks a keyboard / hard disk drive; checking regularly that the backup medium can be read - to insure against disappointment when a backup is needed; never reading directly into the program off the backup - to ensure that the process that corrupted the working copy cannot attack the backup. .

Right Hemisphere's Deep Exploration a file management browser available on SoA computers for 3D file browsing and conversion and simplification. The sibling software package that permits the insertion of 3D models into Powerpoint, Word and Internet Explorer - Deep Publish - was also examined. A tutorial
on creating a web page in which a 3D model is embedded has been written for this course. This will be used for Part A of the modelling assignment. It should also be trialed for the exercise. If you are using Internet Explorer, the an interactive copy of the School of Architecture building can be viewed here. )Please note this is a large file and should only be viewed IF you have broadband access.)


The minimum requirements for passing the course were also explained a second time: complete the exercises AND Part A of the modelling assignment, otherwise the grades for the modelling assignment and for the drawing documentation assignment will not be able to be awarded.

We made an abortive attempt to show off Rachel Ryan's Google Earth model of the Wellington CBD. Some incompatibilities between the laptop screen and the projector would seem to be the cause. We will return to this as the Modelling Assignment will require everyone to export their model into Google Earth, to allow the museums to be viewed in context.

David Harrison came in to show the stage II rollout of the blog system with the addition of tags. He showed examples from flickr and from deli.cio.us. Then showed how to tag the blogs that had already been posted.

This simulator is for real: 'Every physical product should be made with our software' (The Independent)
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This simulator is for real: 'Every physical product should be made with our software'

Source: The Independent
by Stella Shamoon

Never knowingly understated, the boss of a French powerhouse urges the world to look through his 3D glasses...

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Test / demo in class - loaded because the link looked good when I was showing people how to use the news is free service. On second thoughts, it is one of those teaser offerings that are becoming more and more common. The article is from the independent newspaper web site. The first ~200 words are visible. To see the whole article one needs to pay real money.

The smart revolution (AEC Magazine)
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The smart revolution

Source: AEC Magazine
by Martyn Day

This month�s Cambridge-based workshop and conference, held at the British Museum in London, demonstrated that the momentum be...

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Check this out! The revolution is (slowly) happening. It is already a couple of years at least since Robert Aish of Bentley (Microstation) presented this concept in a presentation on his research at Victoria University while on a trip to NZ. Then it seemed a revolutionary re-think of what is CAD. What is good to see is the idea gaining momentum.