June 2009

  • Time to vote for the Augi Board of Directors

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 13:01

    Vote for Augi BoD

    Ok, nobody named Pedro is running, but you can still vote. The polls are finally open, so cast your vote for the two new members of the AUGI Board of Directors. Let's see if we can get more than 221 members to vote this time.

    Let's get some new members on this board. Choose from Dario Passariello, Kenneth Leary, and Marv Muston, Current board member Mark Kiker is also running. Read more »

  • Augi elections

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 06/23/2009 - 07:31

    Well, 8 months after the failed elections, Augi is finally getting around to the first steps of holding a new election.

    Recently, four candidates were "pre-approved" by the current BoD, and announced. These candidates are, in no particular order, Mark Kiker, Marv Muston, Dario Passariello, and Kenneth Leary. I find it strange that two of the candidates who were "pre-approved" for the November election, somehow failed the approval process for this election.

    A special forum was created where members can ask questions of these candidates. Unfortunately, you can't just simply submit a question. When you submit a question, it must be "approved" by a one or more "special election forum moderators". I submitted a question to the candidates and it was totally reworded, losing its effect. Of course I was never notified or asked if I would rather withdraw the question rather than have it changed.

    One final thought. Will more than 221 people vote this time around?

    Edit: Don't miss Steve Johnson's thoughts on this matter. Read more »

  • Importing SHP Polygons

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 18:01

    If you are importing ESRI SHP files that contain closed objects using the MAPIMPORT command, and you end up with filled MPOLYGON objects instead of plain old closed polylines, read on....

    First, you can instruct MAP to import closed polylines instead of MPOLYGONs by running the MAPUSEMPOLYGON command and setting the value to OFF. If you do want MPOLYGON entities, but you don't want them filled, run the POLYDISPLAY command and choose Edges only. Be sure to REGEN after running this command.

    Comparing filled mpolygons with closed polylines Read more »

  • DWG Trueview 2010 silent install

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 18:37

    Back in August 2008, Robert Krumenacher told us how to perform a silent install of DWG Trueview 2009 and its dependencies with minimal effort.

    So I finally got around to messing with DWG Trueview 2010, and the same method does not work. I have learned through Scott Sheppard and Volker Joseph that it is just not possible to perform a silent (or unattended) install using the .EXE file like we were able to with 2009.

    If your machines already include all the dependencies, like .NET 3.5 SP1, etc., then you can deploy the .MSI file itself silently, but if you install the .MSI without all the dependencies, Trueview will not launch.

    Without a Net recently published the info necessary to silently deploy Design Review 2010, although it is basically showing you how to install the dependency components individually along with the main application. Based on my tests, it looks like you can simply install the MSI for Design Review on a machine that already has a proper install of Trueview 2010 since the dependencies are already installed. Read more »

  • AutoCAD 2010 event in Houston

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 18:22

    Today, I attended the first half of the Autodesk "Move Forward with 2010" event here in Houston. This event was put on by Total CAD Systems at the Reliant Center (next door to Reliant Stadium), and featured Autodesk Technical Evangelist, Lynn Allen, whose unique method of speaking is both informative and entertaining. Read more »

  • Loading order of AutoCAD startup files

    Submitted by rkmcswain on Tue, 06/02/2009 - 21:08

    In certain situations, it can be helpful to know the order in which AutoCAD's startup files are loaded. Autodesk documented this about 8 years ago and I wanted to check and see if it is still valid. Read more below... Read more »

 

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