Editor's Message

Let me start this issue by thanking the many readers who wrote in with your encouraging comments and requests to be on the distribution lists. We will always strive to bring you useful information.

2004 came to a very exciting close when Autodesk was listed in the NASDAQ-100 Index on Dec 20. We were so proud of this, and it's thanks to the continued support of all our customers around the world.
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Another exciting milestone for us was the huge increase in the use of Autodesk DWF Viewer, with downloads reaching an incredible 4.5 million as of November 2004. We are very encouraged by this widespread adoption of DWF for sharing and distributing design data.

And 2005 got off to a great start with the visit of our Chairman, CEO and President, Ms Carol Bartz, to India. Carol visited customers, met up with press and ministers during her fruitful 4 day trip to Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.

If you are interested to know more about any of the products, solutions or promotions and events mentioned in this issue, please email KeepInTouch@autodesk.com.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this issue. And Happy New Year.

Best regards,
Lee-Na

Today's Focus

The added value of Autodesk Subscription
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• the latest release of the software
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Tips & Tricks

Manoj Pandit - MSD Application Sales Engineer, Autodesk Australia

Tip 1:
Set the size of the "Paging file" (swap space) to twice of the size of the RAM on your computer.
To do this on Windows 2000 or XP: go to settings > system properties > performance options - virtual memory change. It is recommended not to have a big difference between the initial & maximum RAM size.

Tip 2
Regularly delete all files from your temp folder.
Your temp folder is in "C:\Documents and Settings\"your login"\Local Settings\" ("your login" is the login that you use to log in to your computer). Note: If your temp folder is hidden you will need to enable the hidden files option from tools > folder options to see this folder.
I have seen some temp folders with more than 2 GB of junk files.

Tip 3
Have sufficient disk space free on the drive where you install the OS. Have at least 500MB free disk space on this drive, generally your C drive. Remember to defragment your HDD regularly.

If you have a good tip to share with our readers, please email KeepInTouch@autodesk.com.

Customer Stories

Collaboration Solutions
University of California, Irvine Builds on Success with Autodesk Collaboration Solutions
Buzzsaw is making design-build even more effective by saving time, keeping the project on track, and increasing accountability.

Wyndham Extends Collaboration throughout Its Organisation with Autodesk Buzzsaw
The fastest-growing hotel brand in the United States by the late 1990s, Wyndham looked to the Autodesk Buzzsaw online collaboration service as a way to stay connected.

Read other great customer stories on Collaboration Solutions.

Infrastructure Solutions
Thames Water Achieves New Efficiency with Spatial Information
Utility provider claims cross-organisational queries that once took three to four weeks to answer now can be solved within minutes.

Read other great customer stories on Infrastructure Solutions.

Building Design Solutions
David Fleeting Architects reaps benefits of implementing Autodesk's Revit building design and documentation system
Latest design technology helps an architectural firm enhance its client communications and achieve a competitive advantage.

Read other great customer stories on Building Design Solutions.

Student Competition

Future Designers - The Inventor High Schools Competition
ProGroup Australia and Autodesk Australia have supported an Engineering Design Contest for South Australian secondary students aimed to stimulate and motivate students and staff in developing high-end design solutions in any CAD program.
View the samples from this years winners.

News

Autodesk University From 30 Nov to 3 Dec 2004, 4,400 enthusiastic users of Autodesk products gathered in Las Vegas at the annual Autodesk University conference to learn more about the software they've chosen and feel committed to. The four-day event included more than 275 classes, special presentations by Autodesk executives, a large exhibit hall, and social functions.

Autodesk welcomes a new reseller for New Zealand Matrix Applied Computing Ltd (Matrix), after 21 years in the New Zealand CAD industry, has been appointed as the Autodesk reseller focusing on the vertical Infrastructure (Spatial/GIS) Solutions of Map 3D and MapGuide.

Autodesk's Flagship product AutoCAD Receives Accolades from Around the World Publications and industry associations in Spain, Japan and the United States have recognized AutoCAD for its powerful capabilities to help design and engineering professionals create, manage and share design information.

Autodesk Inventor Series subscription customers enjoy a preview of new functional design features Preview of significant new functionality for subscription customers of Autodesk Inventor® Series software, the world's #1 selling 3D mechanical design software, and Autodesk Inventor Professional announced.

Read the review of Revit 7 from the November issue of Cadalyst The reviewer gave it a "highly recommended" rating as well as a 5-star rating (the highest). Reviewer: H. Edward Goldberg, AIA.

New Products & Updates

Building Solutions

Autodesk Revit 7
	With Autodesk Revit parametric building modeller, you don't have to deal with tedious documentation co-ordination because the software does it for you. Parametric building technology means you can make a change to any part of your building project - plans, schedules, you name it - and it's updated everywhere else. Automatically.

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