Archive for Matt Kolberg

AU Class: Part 1

I’m lucky enough to be teaching another class at Autodesk University this year.  If you’ve never been to AU, I would highly recommend going.  It’s a great place to network and you can learn a lot or a little, it’s really up to you.  Speaking of my class, I think it’s something that people can really use.  Feel free to sign up for it, there is still room.

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AU Primer

Autodesk University 2011 is quickly approaching.  It seems like only yesterday I submitted my class proposal.  Now there’s only 2 months before the big day.  There are things you, as a speaker or as an attendee, need to know about being at AU, especially if this is your first time.

Without reinventing the wheel, here’s a link to Dana Probert’s article written a few years ago.  The information is still very valuable.  It’s pretty heavy on the non-prescription drugs (legal of course)  (Dana??) Smile.  Enjoy.

Images in AutoCAD

I’ve fielded several support calls recently about images in AutoCAD.  They all revolved around AutoCAD’s performance, or lack thereof, in the matter.  Read on to find out how to remedy many of these problems.

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Tips for Presentations

There was a question on the discussion group the other day that got me thinking.  Some of you, certainly not all, need to put together documents with captures from your dialogs or your drawing window.  Could be an internal Memo, Training documentation, a Power Point, or even an AU paper.  This has nothing to do with Civil 3D directly, but it may be of some use to some of you.  Read on for a few tips.

Subassembly Composer is a Reality

The labs pre-release version has been inoperative for only a scant couple of weeks before we have a fully functional permanent version.  Create your own intelligent subassemblies WITHOUT needing to have a PhD in Visual Basic coding.  Read on and stay tuned for further posts in the near future.

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