By Bill Adams, Redstack
IF you're venturing into the world of BIM (Building Information Modeling), you're likely to come across a bunch of acronyms, including LOD. What is LOD you ask?
The wait is finally over for all you Mac and Revit users thanks to Frame. No more Bootcamp, Parallels or switching between a PC and Mac, well, yes, but no. Autodesk don’t have a Revit for Mac version but there is an application called Frame that it can run through and Autodesk have certified it for Revit and AutoCAD.
Once you have registered your Autodesk software, you may need to install an Autodesk license file(s). Your Autodesk license file contains important licensing information including license type, behaviour, and the number of seats available for use.
We get a lot of questions about the Desktop Subscription vs. Perpetual License purchase options for Autodesk Software.
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Discover how to turn video hardware acceleration on or off in AutoCAD to improve your graphics performance.
If you have a video card that supports OpenGL, you can enhance your graphics performance and productivity when working with 3D models by turning on hardware acceleration. This will improve your overall performance, not just with 3D work.
While working on your design you may notice that measurements are in inches (imperial) rather than millimetres (metric). Depending on how you are taught or what you prefer, you may want to change your measurement settings to metric. So, how can this be done?
Looking for assistance with downloading and installing AutoCAD 2017 multi user subscription licenses? This guide will take you through the process utilising the new AutoCAD 2017 installation wizard.
There are a couple changes in the 2017 version, but not much has changed. One very important thing has changed and this is most likely due to one of the new features regarding serial numbers and licensing.
The CAD marketplace is getting very busy and it's becoming increasingly difficult to know which program is best for you. Here's how Inventor, Inventor LT, Fusion 360 and Solidworks compare.
With CAD systems constantly changing features, versions, licencing and subscription models, two of the most popular 3D CAD options are Autodesk Inventor and Solidworks. Having used and supplied both, I've put together a licencing and feature comparison.
As of March 21, 2017, Autodesk is ending the sale of Showcase 3D visualisation and 3D presentation software . Autodesk provides several design visualisation solutions for different industries, from in-product visualization to cloud visualization services.
