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Upcoming Events

Ideate Presents: What’s New in 2009 Autodesk Solutions
AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D
New series to begin in June. Details available soon here.
The Autodesk Experience Virtual Event

BAAMA – Using the Web to Improve Access to GIS Data
May 22, 2008 – 8:30am to 12:00pm – Oakland, CA
CAD Camp – Co-Hosted by Ideate
July 17, 2008 – San Francisco, CA
ASCE Annual Conference
Nov 6-8, 2008 – Pittsburgh, PA

Current Promotions
Technical Support Center

Hotfix - Autodesk Activation Update
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 – Autodesk Vault 2009 (Server) Support Patch
AutoCAD Civil 2009 Object Enabler
Plotting Display Manager Layers/FDO Entities with Transparency

   
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Ideate, Inc. Authorized as Autodesk® Reseller in Seattle and All of Western Washington
Ideate, Inc., announced today the expansion of their authorized Autodesk Value Added Reseller territory to include Seattle and all of Western Washington for architectural, design visualization, and civil solutions.

“With many of our services clients located in Seattle, we are pleased to now meet their complete software and services solutions needs,” says Craig H. Dodge, AEC director of sales, “Our recently expanded staff of industry professionals are ready to serve this increased client base and we look forward to providing more companies with their Autodesk Solutions needs and top level professional training on those solutions.”

For more information contact Craig H. Dodge.

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All eLearning 201 Courses Now Included With Premium Support
Clients with Premium Support can now take advantage of our eLearning 201 series courses at no additional cost with an active contract.

For details, contact your account manager at 888.662.7238 or sales@ideateinc.com.

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AutoCAD 2009: Changes to the User Interface
The interface of ACAD-based products have changed significantly in the 2009 releases. You can see an interesting article on this by Lynn Allen in Cadalyst.

To help our customers make a smooth transition and become more productive, we offer an AutoCAD 2009 Update class specific to these changes.

You can access the class schedule and outline here, or contact education@ideateinc.com for more info.

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Autodesk Knowledgebase for Subscription Customers Now Live!
The Autodesk Knowledgebase enables a unified search of more than two million articles (technical solutions, discussion forums, data, downloads, learning resources, and product help files) accessed through new, enhanced search and content administration tools. The Autodesk Knowledgebase can be accessed via Subscription Center and within certain 2009 products.

Key features include premium segmented content, personalized search experience, quick access to hot issues and new solutions, full text search, and "Did you mean?" keyword suggestions.

  • Autodesk Subscription customers have access to the Autodesk Knowledgebase unified search from within the product as well as through an Advanced Search UI, accessible through Subscription Center.
  • RSS Feeds and the Autodesk Solution Toolbar are available exclusively for subscription customers through Subscription Center.

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  Upcoming Events  
   
 

Ideate Presents: What’s New in 2009 Autodesk Solutions
The new 2009 Autodesk Solutions feature powerful tools to immediately impact your design process and your business, enabling you to experience your designs before they are real. Join us and see how these tools increase productivity, reduce errors, and save valuable time.

Throughout May, Ideate is holding multiple events across Northern California, Nevada, and Oregon. Many dates and locations coincide with our regularly scheduled monthly Revit user group meetings. Experts from the Ideate team will present key new features in select 2009 Autodesk Solutions including:

· Revit Architecture
· Revit Structure
· Revit MEP
· Civil 3D
· Map 3D
· AutoCAD

Register
Click here for a complete schedule and to register.

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The Autodesk Experience Virtual Event
Hosted by: Autodesk
June 3, 2008
7am – 3pm PDT

Experience Your Next Project Before It's Real
Learn how Autodesk industry-specific software helps you analyze the real-world performance of your designs. All before you build a thing. Plus, get the chance to ask our experts the questions that directly affect your business and your projects. It's all possible with Autodesk® 2009 software and all at Autodesk Live.

Register now.

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CAD Camp – Co-Hosted by Ideate
July 17, 2008 – San Francisco

CAD Camp provides a unique blend of classroom, lab, and peer-to-peer learning opportunities that will give the tools, from multiple sources, to increase your on-the-job productivity instantly. Take classes from Ideate and Autodesk instructors in this full day of learning.

Location:
Doubletree Hotel San Francisco Airport
835 Airport Blvd.
Burlingame, CA 94010

A detailed schedule and registration will be available soon here.

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  Current Promotions  
   
 

Civil 3D Quickstart – Class Offer with Purchase or Crossgrade
Purchase or crossgrade to Civil 3D and you receive FREE a 2-hour live online Quickstart course from Ideate, Inc. A $199 value! This online lecture-style seminar exposes users to the software’s powerful object model and demonstrates how its underlying system of links and dependencies makes the design process much more interactive and adaptable as corrections are made on the fly.

For details, contact your account manager 888.662.7238 or email sales@ideateinc.com

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Ideate Announces New Lower Prices on eLearning Courses!

AutoCAD 201 Classes – $49
Revit 201 Classes – $99
*New Class* AutoCAD MEP 201 – $99
Civil 3D Quickstart – $199

Ideate, Inc.’s online AutoCAD, Revit, and Civil 3D courses offer a robust and highly interactive training experience without expensive travel costs or interruption to daily business operations.

Courses are taught by experienced professionals - architects and engineers - who understand your real world projects and give you the tools to immediately increase productivity.

Classes fill up quickly. Visit our website at ideateinc.com/educate/online or call 888.662.7238 to reserve your spot today.

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2006 Retirement – Upgrade Now to Receive the Maximum Savings – Up to 20%
Autodesk is retiring AutoCAD 2006-based Software. Make this your year to move to greater efficiency and profitability with the newest products. Call Ideate first! Upgrade now and receive up to 20% in savings.

On March 13, 2009, Autodesk will retire these 2006-based products:

AutoCAD LT® 2006*
AutoCAD® 2006
Autodesk® Raster Design 2006
Autodesk® Architectural Desktop 2006
Autodesk® Land Desktop 2006
Autodesk® Map3D® 2006
Autodesk® VIZ 2006
Autodesk® 3ds Max® 8

*Upgrades from AutoCAD LT 2006 to AutoCAD LT 2009 software are not eligible for the 2006 Retirement Promotion.

Promotion expires: July 18, 2008
Phone: 888.662.7238
Email: sales@ideateinc.com

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AutoCAD LT Crossgrade Promotion
Now through July 18, 2008, migrate your current licenses of AutoCAD LT up to the full version of AutoCAD 2009 or any of the 16 other Autodesk industry-specific solutions at a substantial discount. Continue to work in 2D, or move to 3D at your own pace and enjoy automated design features tailored specifically to the AEC industry.

Contact your account manager today for details: sales@ideateinc.com or 888.662.7238.

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Have Autodesk software from R14 to 2005? Special promotion with 40% discount!
Now through July 18, 2008 customers with AutoCAD® R14 through 2005-based software licenses may purchase new licenses of current Autodesk products at a 40% discount off SRP. Subscription purchase required.

Contact Ideate sales for details: sales@ideateinc.com or 888.662.7238.

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  Technical Support  
     
 

Plotting Display Manager Layers/FDO Entities with Transparency

Applies to:
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 English
AutoCAD Land Desktop 2009 English
AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 English

Issue:
You have a map that contains Display Manager Layers/FDO entities stylized to be transparent. You want to know how to print this map with transparency.

Solution:
AutoCAD Map 3D 2009 now supports transparency when plotting Display Manager Layers/FDO entities.

This functionality is controlled by the "Plot with Transparency" option. By default, this option is set to OFF.

To enable transparency plotting:

1. At the command prompt, enter MAPPLOTTRANSPARENCY.
2. When prompted, enter O or On.

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