Ideate and Autodesk News and Announcements

The NEW 2007 Autodesk Product Line has been Announced!
Yes, it's that time again. AutoCAD 2007, Civil 3D 2007, Land Desktop 2007, Map 3D 2007 and many other products will be released over the next couple of months. With a new release comes great new features that can help you be more productive on a day-to-day basis. Below are the scheduled release time frames for each product. Within the next month we will have all the new products listed on our website along with informational documentation on the new releases.

For a list of all the products, including Manufacturing and AEC, click here.

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Subscription Contract Managers - make sure your shipping address and e-mail address are current
For customers that have an active subscription contract, when your product(s) is released Autodesk uses the shipping address that is in your online subscription account to ship the software to, and they'll use your e-mail address to send notifications. If for any reason you feel your shipping or e-mail address may not be current, please log on to your subscription account and verify this information. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your subscription account - click here
2. Pick the "Edit Profile" button in the upper right-hand corner.
3. To verify or modify the shipping address, towards the top of the screen pick the "click here" link for "To edit your shipping or billing address".
4. To verify or modify the e-mail address, after picking on Edit Profile, the "Email Address" field is the first field at the top of the page.

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Autodesk DWF: Opening the Door for Global Engineering Development Collaboration
In this IDC White Paper, IDC discusses the global pressures that are forcing business process changes upon design and engineering companies as well as small, medium sized, and large enterprises. These changes open the door to new opportunities as well as threats of harsher competition. To succeed in this changing economic environment, companies are beginning to form extended business networks within manufacturing, infrastructure, and design-build. However, managing these often global and multiple partnerships and work processes requires new technologies and new tools.

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FREE Civil 3D 2007 Webcast presented by Autodesk
Autodesk Civil 3D® 2007 is coming in April and is better than ever. You're invited to a free webcast and live Q & A on Friday, March 24th at 9:00 AM PST. Be the first to see the many new features and enhancements in Autodesk Civil 3D 2007, including:

• Integrated survey functionality: Complete your projects with one complete product from field to finish.
• Collaborative design and drafting: Share project data with the entire team throughout the project cycle.
• Quick transition: Become more proficient with Civil 3D faster than ever with a suite of supporting educational resources.

Don't miss this webcast on Civil 3D 2007. It's your ticket to increased productivity.

Register: click here

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New Civil 3D Webcasts Series

Time: All webcasts will be from 9am - 10am.
Register: For more details on each session and the login information click here

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Government Subscription Crossgrade Promotion
Government agencies only. Do you have a subscription contract coming up for renewal before July 28th? Do you have any software on that subscription contract that you're thinking about crossgrading (i.e. moving AutoCAD LT to AutoCAD or moving AutoCAD to AutoCAD Map 3D)? If so you may qualify for a $200 promotional discount. Government customers that crossgrade software that is on an existing subscription contract that expires within 90 days of the crossgrade purchase, will qualify for the discount. One year of subscription is required.

Promotion Expires: April 28th
more info | 888-662-7238

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Invest in Education
Autodesk is proud to offer the Invest in Education Program, featuring Autodesk products. The Invest in Education program is a granting program aimed at connecting commercial customers with local education customers. The Invest in Education Program gives commercial companies that purchase new seats of the most current version of qualifying Autodesk software or collaboration services, the right to grant a classroom lab of Autodesk software or collaboration services to the educational institution of their choice - a grant worth up to US$25,000. The Invest in Education Program is part of Autodesk’s ongoing commitment to its educational and commercial customers in helping to foster the next generation of designers.

Promotion Expires: no end date at this time
more info | 888-662-7238 x6103

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Civil 3D 2006 - Sag and Crest Curves not Labeling Automatically
Depending on the style settings when a new Finished Ground Profile is created, the sag and crest curves may not automatically label. Even more, if PVI’s (Point of Vertical Intersection) are added or removed, new labels may also not appear automatically. In order to add labels to an existing Sag curve, follow the steps below.

Right click on the profile and go to Edit Labels. From Type (top left corner) select Sag Curve. In the Profile Sag Curve Label line dropdown right next to it, select the style and click the Add button to the right of this dropdown. Click Ok and all sag curves will now be labeled based on the style you selected. This same procedure should also be used to label crest curves.

Once these labels for sag and crest curves are “turned on,” any future curves added to the line will be automatically labeled.

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