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·Dec 12, 2021

The CAD Geek Named a Top-Rated Autodesk University Speaker

Donnie Gladfelter wins Top-Rated speaker award for his class AutoCAD Tips, Tricks, and the Most Dependable Drafting Techniques class at Autodesk University 2021. — Among the highlights shared in my Summer and Fall update posts was none other than Autodesk University. After winning a Top Speaker Award at the first all-digital Autodesk University event in 2020, I was excited to be invited back as a speaker for a fifteenth consecutive year. This year, I…

Autodesk

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Published in The CAD Geek

·Dec 2, 2021

Why Nothing Happens for CAD/BIM Managers

Despite the awesomeness of what you create as a CAD/BIM manager, nothing happens. Why? Let’s find out. Like so many, my technical acumen is what brought me to a CAD/BIM management role. While I can’t imagine being an effective CAD/BIM manager without a strong technical acumen, one of the great…

Cad Management

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Why Nothing Happens for CAD/BIM Managers

Published in The CAD Geek

·Nov 27, 2021

Summer and Fall 2021 Highlights of The CAD Geek

From Autodesk University to becoming a contributing author for the Official AutoCAD blog, learn what The CAD Geek has been up to since April 2021. — For my friends in the United States, I hope you and your family had an outstanding Thanksgiving. For those who this was just another week, hello again. It’s been a while. To be more precise, it’s been over six months since we last connected. So what’s been going on in…

Autocad

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Summer and Fall 2021 Highlights of The CAD Geek — The CAD Geek

Published in Glad Geek

·May 18, 2021

Hiding the Windows 10 Taskbar Clock

Prepare your desktop for your next Zoom meeting or recorded video by hiding the Windows clock. The Windows 10 taskbar clock is excellent for many things. Keeping track of how long you have until your next meeting, or better, the end of the day among them. While those are times…

Windows 10

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Published in The CAD Geek

·Apr 28, 2021

Uninstalling Autodesk Software the Easy Way

Learn how to use the Autodesk Uninstall Tool to remove Autodesk software and residual files from your computer post-uninstallation. Each spring, Autodesk releases new versions of its software. With March’s release of AutoCAD 2022, this year was no exception. While there’s understandable excitement around each release, a more pervasive question…

Autocad

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Uninstalling Autodesk Software the Easy Way

Published in The CAD Geek

·Mar 30, 2021

Autodesk University 2021 Location Announced and Call for Proposals Opens

Autodesk announces Autodesk University 2021 will be an all-digital conference and opens its annual call for proposals cycle. — Fresh off the heels of the first 2022 product releases, today Autodesk opens its annual Autodesk University call for proposals. Typically, Autodesk hosts Autodesk University as a three-day in-person conference. While many cities have hosted Autodesk University over the years, Las Vegas was the host city from 2007 until 2019…

Autodesk

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Published in The CAD Geek

·Mar 26, 2021

Donnie Gladfelter Wins Best of Autodesk University 2020 Speaker Award

Autodesk University 2020 was unlike any other Autodesk University event before it. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, what usually is an in-person conference for 10,000 professionals became a worldwide online event for over 100,000 professionals! Last week, Autodesk announced the Best of Autodesk University 2020 Speaker Awards. To my delight…

Autodesk

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Published in The CAD Geek

·Mar 26, 2021

A First Look at What’s New in AutoCAD 2022

This week, Autodesk kicked off its 2022 product launch with the release of AutoCAD 2022. As with all new releases, packed inside is a collection of new features that will impact the way you work. While every new release affects the way we work, the critical question is whether it…

Autodesk

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A First Look at What’s New in AutoCAD 2022

Published in The CAD Geek

·Dec 4, 2020

Make AutoCAD Linetype Text Plan Readable

Are you constantly using the REVERSE command to make Linetype text plan readable‽ A simple update to your Linetype file (LIN) will automatically rotate your linetype text. Just add the Upright parameter (U=0) to the Linetype definition.

Autocad

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Make AutoCAD Linetype Text Plan Readable

Are you constantly using the REVERSE command to make Linetype text plan readable‽

A simple update to your Linetype file (LIN) will automatically rotate your linetype text. Just add the Upright parameter (U=0) to the Linetype definition.

May 22, 2020

Complete These Four Tasks Before Building Your Next Training Class

Leading your planning development with topics, not outcomes, is a recipe for mediocrity. — We often let topics drive training, not desired outcomes. Fundamentally, training is about changing behavior. Unless you know what that behavioral target is, your chances of hitting your target are a gamble of fate. Start with a Question Often, the number of things we can present on a topic far exceeds the number of…

Training And Development

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Complete These Four Tasks Before Building Your Next Training Class