May 2009

  • Explore the current drawing directory

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 08:11

    Here is a menu macro that will open Windows Explorer to the directory of the current drawing in AutoCAD.

    ^C^C(startapp "explorer" (strcat "/e, "(getvar "dwgprefix")));

    Create a new command in the CUI, add this macro, give it a name and create an icon, then drop this in your QAT. Now you have a quick way to access the current drawing directory. Read more »

  • Crowded airports

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 07:09

    Had to share these pics. Just another busy afternoon weekday (4:30p on a Monday) at Dallas Love Field, headed towards the Continental gate (yes that's singular). Ok, they do have two gates, but they only use one...

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  • AUGI(s) World

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Thu, 05/21/2009 - 07:06

    If for some reason you do not regularly read Steve Johnson's blog nauseam, consider starting today...
     
    If you didn't catch his lastest post today, check it out. It talks about AUGI World, David Kingsley’s missing column, and the "augi members only" response to it from AUGI President Mark Kiker.
     
    If you are in the dark about the mess over at AUGI in the last 9 months or so, reading both of these documents should help summarize a lot of it... Read more »

  • AutoCAD 2010 and Norton 360 issue

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Sat, 05/09/2009 - 08:10

    If you are running Norton 360 3.0 and AutoCAD 2010, chances are your OPEN and SAVE dialogs do not work, among other problems.
     
    Here is an Autodesk KB article on the issue: http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS1104727
     
    Here is a direct link to the fix from Symantec. Read more »

  • Are you going to AU2009?

    Yes
    22% (25 votes)
    No
    54% (60 votes)
    Not sure yet
    24% (27 votes)
    Total votes: 112

 

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