With the introduction of AutoCAD with Specialized Toolsets, several of our clients have asked our team about the many versions of AutoCAD they now have access to. Among the more common questions we’ve received relates to the Mac version of AutoCAD. With 2019 being the current version for Autodesk products (including AutoCAD), why is 2018 …
Our CADD Care team specializes in making sure the challenges you encounter with your software are resolved in the shortest possible time. While our team does assist clients with advanced troubleshooting every day, most cases do not require such extremes. In fact, many cases just need the latest update for resolution. Although the solution to …
Revit 2019 had a host of great new features that taken together make a very compelling upgrade argument. One additional feature that might cause a little confusion is the addition of a “Do not ask me again” checkbox to the view/level renaming dialog prompt. This is the prompt you get when you rename a level …
Revit Level and View Renaming “Don’t Ask Again” Checkbox InsightsRead More »
As many of you know, if your firm uses network licensing with Autodesk software you need to borrow a license if you are planning on working away from the office. If you’ve ever done this, you may have experienced a limit to how long you can borrow a license. By default, the software limits the …
The team at Dynamobim.org has been busy in the last month coordinating with Autodesk releases and releasing the anticipated version 2.0. Dynamo 1.3.3 With the Autodesk release of Revit 2019 came Dynamo version 1.3.3. Dynamo 1.3.3 adds the ability to work with Revit 2019 but removed Revit 2016 support. Dynamo only supports the current version …
With pricing increases for Autodesk’s current Move to Subscription program announced for May 2018, many eligible customers have chosen to renew early. Not only does renewing early let you avoid that price increase, it also provides an opportunity to lock in pricing for as much as three years. Because of these economic benefits, many customers …
How to Move to Autodesk Subscription without ReinstallingRead More »
What’s in a name? If you are creating COBie deliverables, a lot. Each element in a COBie spreadsheet needs to have a way to uniquely identify it. For most of the sheets, that is the “Name” field. If you are creating a COBie deliverable from a Revit model, the best way to create and manage …
Naming Your Revit Elements With the COBie ExtensionRead More »
It seems like every industry is making (or has made) the exciting move to the cloud, and the AEC world is no different. We are really excited about the movements that we’ve seen over at BIM 360, BIM 360 Team, the Autodesk Desktop Connector and what might be my favorite technology over the last couple …
An Autodesk software subscription with single-user access allows a named individual to access Autodesk software installed on their computer. Since access is granted to the person, not the machine, individuals may use the software wherever they are located. What this means from a practical perspective is, instead of activating the software for a specific computer, …
Managing Your Autodesk Subscription with Single-User AccessRead More »
Many CADD Microsystems clients have recently switched from standalone licenses managed under a maintenance plan to subscriptions with single-user access as part of Autodesk’s Move to Subscription program. Although standalone licenses and subscriptions with single-user access are similar in many ways, there are some differences you should know about when making the switch. In this …
Update Autodesk Standalone License to Subscription with Single-User AccessRead More »