AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - setting StatusBar system variable, layer
properties manager palette, balloon notification, more, ARCHIdigm, Apr 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - presentation and demo showing improved UI, wall
and space enhancements, Vista support for DWF files, more, Excitech, Apr 2008
AutoCAD
Architecture 2009 and BIM? - AutoCAD Architecture makes object and
performance data manageable in building model, RobiNZ CAD Blog, Mar 25, 2008
Smarter and Greener BIM With ACA 2009 - ability to specify space loads,
occupancy, conditions and thermal properties of envelope using property set
definitions, Tomislav Zigo, BIMology, Mar 24, 2008
ACA 2008 - UCSFOLLOW Troubles - link to threads addressing problem, Mark
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Mar 13, 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - Part 4 - improved drawing management feature,
external references worksheet, IFC import/export, more, David Koch, The
Architect's Desktop, Mar 9, 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - Part 3
- improved Space object, multi-line attribute text in schedule tags, annotation
improvements, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Mar 2, 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - Part 2 - using edit-in-place feature for
creating wall endcaps, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Feb 24, 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - Part 1 - enhanced tool tips in UI, 64-bit
support, wall cleanup improvements, more, David Koch, The Architect's
Desktop, Feb 16, 2008
Time Flies,
It's Autodesk 2009 - AutoCAD 2009 has 3D ViewCube and SteeringWheel controls
while AutoCAD Architecture 2009 has improved walls, spaces and Project
Navigator, RobiNZ CAD Blog, Feb 14, 2008
AutoCAD Architecture 2009 - wall endcaps, match properties update, and
ability to annotate with multiline tags, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't
Know About CAD, Feb 13, 2008
AutoCAD
Architecture: A Kick Start - list of features users need to learn in AutoCAD
Architecture 2008, Tharakesh Ananthakrishnan, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free
registration)
AutoCAD Architectural 2008 on Vista 64 - installing AutoCAD Architectural
2008 on 64-bit Windows Vista, ARCHIdigm, July 2007
AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 vs AutoCAD: Productivity Comparison - AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 performs quickly as compared to AutoCAD, Cvis.com, July 2007,
pdf
Calculate Areas from Spaces Using an Area Calculation Standard - AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 offers predefined area calculation standards with specific
rules, Anna Oscarson, Between the Walls, July 9, 2007
Clean Reinstallation of AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP
- Autodesk, June 19, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Hang Time - convert old version files to 2007
format first using a batch process, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, May 9,
2007
AutoCAD 2008 and Older Version Files - issues with AutoCAD 2007 and ADT 2007
version drawing files, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, May 8, 2007
AIA Convention 2007 - There Still Seems to be Some
Confusion - use Revit to fulfill BIM needs, otherwise AutoCAD
Architecture is appropriate for 2D/3D job, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls,
May 5, 2007
File Format Change in AMEP 2008 - AutoCAD MEP
2008 files not compatible with previous releases, David Koch, The Architect's
Desktop, May 1, 2007
Revising a Schedule Table Style
- copy new property set definition into the existing file to keep new column in
ADT schedule table style, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 26, 2007
My Top Three New Features of AutoCAD Architecture 2008
- easy display control interface, annotation scale feature, and ability to match
sheet layers to view, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, April 26, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Final Feature Comments
- issues discussed: dimensions, keynotes, object viewer, profiles, schedules,
workspaces, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 18, 2007
Updated Workaround Instructions for 64 Bit OS Install
- installing 64 bit version of AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Autodesk Discussion
Groups, April 16, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Next Feature Comments - issues discussed:
property set definitions, generate spaces, associative spaces, calculation
standard, and legacy datasets, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 16,
2007
ACA 2008/ADT 2007: Setting a Different Property Data Format in a Formula
Property - exploring sample value pane feature, David Koch, The
Architect's Desktop, April 15, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Some More Feature Comments - workarounds for
layers and the publish command issues, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog,
April 15, 2007
New Installation Process
- new AutoCAD Architecture 2008 installation wizard lets you turn off metric
content, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, April 13, 2007
Multiple-Line Room Tags
- links to different threads and postings about creating multi-line room tags in
ADT, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 10, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - More Feature Comments - some more known issues
are IFC Export, MasterFormat 2004, using CSI Masterformat 95 databases, Mark W.
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 10, 2007
AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 - Feature Comments - annotation content, scale, and
multi-view blocks are some known issues with AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Mark W.
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 9, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 System Requirements - Mark W. Kiker, CADD
Manager.com Blog, April 2, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Viewport Locked - viewport locking information
is available on the status bar, RobiNZ CAD Blog, March 27, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 Feature Summary - annotation scaling, graphical
editing, project navigator enhancements, visualization tools, more, Autodesk,
March 2007, 13 page pdf
Starting AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - essential task movies, user interface
overview, learning resources, new features workshop, more, JTB World, March 15,
2007
Deploying ADT & CAD Standards
- Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, March 13, 2007
Beefing Up for AutoCAD Architecture 2008!
- list of recommended system requirements, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't
Know About CAD, March 7, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Easy Access to Display Control - ability to edit
drawing defaults, style, object settings, more, RobiNZ CAD Blog, March 2, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Welcome... - welcome screen shows links to
essential tasks movies, new features workshop, an AutoCAD to AutoCAD
Architecture task comparison, more, RobiNZ CAD Blog, March 3, 2007
AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - annotation scaling feature, ability to generate
spaces, graphical editing feature, Project Workflow tools, more, JTB World,
February 2007
No More LTSCALE/PSLTSCALE Problems!
- new system variable called MSLTSCALE is introduced in AutoCAD Architecture
2008, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, February 23, 2007
'Tis
the Season - AutoCAD Architecture 2008 New Features
- space layout productivity, automatic update during design, Master Format 2004
support, annotative scaling, more, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know
About CAD, February 14, 2007
Say Goodbye to ADT
- like other 2008 line of products, ADT takes a new name -- AutoCAD Architecture
2008, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, February 12, 2007
Formula Property VBScript Help
- David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, January 9, 2007
A Few Things You Might Not Know about ADT - ARCHIdigm web site offers plenty
of useful ADT content while VisionREZ by Ameri-CAD is excellent application for
ADT in residential market, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, January 8, 2007
ADT/ABS List Definition Freeware - the freeware provides useful list
definitions, JTB World, December 31, 2006
Autodesk and Architectural Desktop - On Again
- Autodesk embraces ADT, realizing that it just might be the right upgrade for
architects using AutoCAD, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, November 29, 2006
ADT Standards List
- items to be included in ADT Standards guideline, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager
Journal, October 2006
Manual Dimension Points Stay in Same Location
- add objects to the dimension instead of extension lines in ADT 2007, Autodesk,
May 25, 2006
Architectural Desktop 2007: What's New in Help - project lifecycle
navigator, sample project templates, and content creation guidelines are
very helpful to users, Chris Yanchar, Between the Walls, May 20, 2006
ARX_ERROR
When Opening a Drawing in AutoCAD - three Object Enabler Hotfixes
now available to view the latest version of an ADT drawing in an old version,
Autodesk, March 22, 2006
Good ADT Resources
- a guide to authors, websites and books on Architectural Desktop, Beth Powell,
Beth's CAD Blog, June 13, 2005