Heidi Hewett's Blog
Heidi
Hewett began using AutoCAD in 1986 and has been employed by
Autodesk since 1992. At Autodesk, Heidi has held a variety
of AutoCAD related positions including product support
technician, training specialist, and senior applications
engineer. In her current position as a technical marketing
manager, Heidi assists the AutoCAD development teams in
developing and delivering technical marketing material for
AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT.
10/09/2008 09:13 AM
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Autodesk University… DON’T DELAY! |
Autodesk University is fast approaching and the early bird pricing is coming to an end. You have through tomorrow, October 10th, to save $500! While it can be tough to justify the expense during these tough economic times, we all...
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10/02/2008 09:39 AM
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Scenes from London |
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to participate in several AutoCAD events in London. First, the AutoCAD design team hosted a “sneak peek and test drive” for London-area AutoCAD users to offer their feedback on future AutoCAD functionality. This...
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10/01/2008 09:28 AM
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Autodesk Design Review... It's FREE! |
Autodesk Design Review installs for FREE with AutoCAD and anyone that needs to share designs with other people for review/markup/collaboration, should give it a try. If you haven't installed Autodesk Design Review, or if you need to collaborate with people...
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10/06/2008 04:43 PM
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Free AutoCAD Webcasts! |
It's almost time for another FREE AutoCAD Webcast! Join me on Wednesday, October 15th, as we tour through AutoCAD's visualization and navigation functionality! AutoCAD Best Practices Webcast: 3D Visualization and Navigation Date & Time: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:00 -...
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09/29/2008 10:24 AM
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The Future of AutoCAD |
You can help shape the future of AutoCAD in many ways! One of the quickest ways is to respond to the following survey posted by the AutoCAD Team. Your feedback is valued and appreciated! Please take a few minutes to...
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09/24/2008 10:26 AM
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The 3D Move Gizmo |
If you work in 3D or if you don’t work in 3D but are thinking about it, you’ll definitely want to learn about the AutoCAD 3D “Gizmos”. The gizmos, also known as grip tools, were introduced in AutoCAD 2007 and...
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09/17/2008 08:14 AM
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Denver CAD Camp - Thursday! |
The Denver CAD Camp is tomorrow, September 18! If you're in the Denver area, you don't want to miss out on this valuable one-day learning event. The classes are taught by excellent local and national instructors including Robert Green, David...
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09/12/2008 11:33 AM
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Attention San Francisco Bay Area AutoCAD Users |
Many thanks to those enthusiastic AutoCAD users that participated in our special sneak peek event in San Rafael on Wednesday! If you are located in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can still get involved in this rare opportunity to...
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09/12/2008 09:36 AM
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Maximize your drawing area! |
There are many ways to maximize your drawing area while maintaining easy access to the many AutoCAD tools. I’ve already written about these options but in a recent Webcast for our AutoCAD users in Australia, I promised to repost the...
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09/12/2008 09:09 AM
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Sheets Happen.... More than ever! |
You can’t avoid layout sheets! You create them, access them, organize them, and plot them every day! Usually many times! Since you’re stuck with them, why not make them work to your advantage? Use the Sheet Set Manager! After all,...
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