Between the Walls

Autodesk at AIA 2009

The Autodesk booth #1039 is constructed from cardboard (sustainable design) at AIA 2009. AIA 2009 is April 30th to May 2nd 2009 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco California. I will not be able to attend this year but please stop by the booth and tell them I said “hi” as well as see the booth and cool things they are showing.

Cheers,
Shaan

ArchVision RPC Content Download now on Autodesk Subscription

Autodesk has released ArchVision RPC Content for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 on the Autodesk Subscription Center. The download is 220MB.

ArchVision RPC Content libraries in this Autodesk Subscription download is:

• Shrubs & Ornamental Grasses Vol. 1
• Trees Vol. 2 (Conifers & Shrubs)
• Trees Vol. 3 (Tropical)
• Trees Vol. 5 (Deciduous)
• Trees Vol. 6 (Fall)
• and some individual content such as Volkswagen Beetle and some people

Looks to me to be well over US $1000 retail RPC content included in this Autodesk Subscription download for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 subscription customers.

“AutoCAD® Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD® MEP 2010 subscription customers now have access to a library of Rich Photorealistic Content (RPC™) from ArchVision®. The library consists of over 100 high-quality images of people, vehicles and plants, enabling users to transform renderings into effective, lifelike scenes. Using RPC images, objects can be added without sacrificing rendering performance.”

To use this new RPC content you will need the free ArchVision RPC plugin for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 (requires free registration).

• The ArchVision RPC plugin for AutoCAD Architecture 2010 is available at http://www.archvision.com/RPCPlugIns.cfm under RPC for Autodesk AutoCAD  / AutoCAD Architecture.
• The ArchVision Content Manager is available at http://acm.archvision.com/. Click on Install a FREE ACM.

Inserting RPC content in AutoCAD Architecture 2010

 

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - A fresh new look tied with a ribbon by Robin Capper

Nice in depth user interface tour of AutoCAD Architecture 2010.
AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - A fresh new look tied with a ribbon

Autodesk University Class Proposals Deadline

The Autodesk University 2009 (http://au.autodesk.com/) class proposals submission deadline is end of the month April 30th, 2009, so you had better hurry. There is not only the benefit of getting exposure to your peers as a AU speaker but you get paid. Autodesk University 2009 will be held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay December 1-4th 2009.

Autodesk University 2009 Call for Proposals

Some ideas for class proposals:

• What to train my office when migrating from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture
• Utilizing the Ribbon to improve AutoCAD Architecture workflow.
• Workflow tricks to make you and your office more productive with AutoCAD Architecture
• Best practices when sharing files with consultants
• Using Autodesk tools on a renovation\retrofit project

Or suggest a class you would like to see in a comment to this post.