Heidi Hewett's Blog

AutoCAD Design Research

Thanks to all of you that have participated in the various AutoCAD design sessions. The opportunity to participate in online sessions is not yet over! You can continue to sign up for the online study through September 28 and respond to the study well into October. Your input is highly valued and will contribute to a better AutoCAD!

Here is more information from the AutoCAD Product Design and Usability team:

The AutoCAD Product Design Team is working on new features for future releases of AutoCAD.
One of our current projects focuses on improving the User Interface. These improvements are designed to make you more productive and efficient.  However, to complete the project successfully, we need feedback from as many users as possible.  Please help us achieve this goal!

This project is rather challenging and will require about 3 hours of your time.  Fortunately, the project can be done in segments, for example one hour a day for three days. Participants will attend a brief online Introduction Meeting, and then can complete the rest of the project online at their own schedule. Participants will be required to electronically sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement with Autodesk.
This project will start on September 14, 2007 and last through October 5, 2007. Participation sign-up is now open!

Click on the following link to sign up:
http://myfeedback.autodesk.com/adsksurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=76M25l8
After signing up, you will receive an email with more information and instructions to attend an online Introduction Meeting.

Thank you for your time and interest in improving AutoCAD.  We are very grateful for your participation.

        -The AutoCAD Product Design and Usability Team

CAD Manager Survey

It's that time of year again! Time for the Annual CAD Manager Survey conducted by Robert Green at Cadalyst Magazine.

The survey data supports Robert's annual survey reports in Cadalyst Magazine and in his CAD Manager’s Newsletters. The more people that respond, the more accurate the data.

Visit www.cad-manager.com/survey to respond to this valuable survey!

The Future of AutoCAD

If you are interested in helping shape the future of AutoCAD, consider the following request from the AutoCAD Product Design Team:

The AutoCAD Product Design Team is working on new features for future releases of AutoCAD.

One of our current projects focuses on improving the User Interface. These improvements are designed to make you more productive and efficient.  However, to complete the project successfully, we need feedback from as many users as possible.  Please help us achieve this goal!

This project is rather challenging and will require about 3 hours of your time.  Fortunately, the project can be done in segments, for example one hour a day for three days. Participants will attend a brief online Introduction Meeting, and then can complete the rest of the project online at their own schedule. Participants will be required to electronically sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement with Autodesk.

This project will start on September 14, 2007 and last through October 5, 2007. Participation sign-up is now open!

Click on the following link to sign up:

http://myfeedback.autodesk.com/adsksurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=76M25l8

After signing up, you will receive an email with more information and instructions to attend an online Introduction Meeting. 

Thank you for your time and interest in improving AutoCAD.  We are very grateful for your participation.

     -    The AutoCAD Product Design and Usability Team

Annotation Scaling Webcast

Thanks to all of you that attended today's webcast on annotation scaling in AutoCAD 2008. The recorded webcast will be posted to the Autodesk web site within a few weeks and I will include a link from my blog (in the left column under Webcasts). In the mean time, here is a list of the additional resource that I displayed at the end of the presentation:

Experience the Possibilities Tour
Join us in person
September 18   Atlanta, GA
September 19   Denver, CO
September 20   Phoenix, AZ

Register at: ww.autodesk.com/experience

Upcoming Webcast
AutoCAD Tips & Tricks, with Heidi Hewett
Thursday September 6th, 2007
10:00 am Pacific / 1:00pm Eastern
To sign-up visit:
www.autodesk.com/acadwebcasts

To view the archived webcasts, visit: www.autodesk.com/autocadwebcasts

To see AutoCAD 2008 in action, get the free trial: www.autodesk.com/autocadtrial

For more AutoCAD Tips & Tricks view Lynn Allen’s informative screencast: www.autodesk.com/tipsandtricks

To contact a local Autodesk reseller, go to: www.autodesk.com/reseller
Or call: 800-964-6432

Annotation Scaling in AutoCAD 2008

You still have time to register for the FREE Annotation Scaling webcast this morning! Don't miss out on your chance to learn the ins and outs of the new annotation scaling functionality in AutoCAD 2008.