The webcast includes the following:

• Live interview with Andy Hubbard P.L.S., Project Manager / CAD Systems Manager at Great Basin Engineering
• Review of the Civil 3D implementation approach used by the company
• Live demonstration of several key features and the business issues they address
• Audience participation: Q & A with Great Basin Engineering and IMAGINiT

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Autodesk has prepared detailed advice on how to configure AutoCAD® Civil 3D® and your drawing templates for greatest efficiency in large projects. You also learn how to effectively manage project data.

Download Best Practices for Working with Large Data Sets (pdf - 471KB) from:
images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/large_data_best_practice.pdf

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A Handy Map Tool for All Civil 3D and Land Desktop Users

IMAGINiT Applications Specialist, Doug Benoit, shares with us a tip for all AutoCAD® Civil® 3D and AutoCAD® Land Desktop Users.

Have you ever received the following message - especially when working with a polyline that is being used for a surface boundary or parcel:

Error message: Boundary intersects itself...

If this sounds familiar, then use this tried and true, way cool MAP tool to quickly resolve that error.

1. Go to the Map pull down and click Tools, then Drawing Cleanup.
2. In the Drawing Cleanup – Select Objects select the Select all or Select manually option. Click Next to continue.
3. Next, in the Drawing Cleanup – Select Actions , left click, <ctrl> left click or <shift> left click to select the Cleanup Actions desired. Pick Add to apply the selections to the Selected Actions display. Select and action to modify its parameters (if applicable) and use the arrows shown to move the Selected Actions up or down in the list.
4. Finally, in the Drawing Cleanup – Cleanup Methods , select the appropriate options for the cleaned objects. Click Finish to continue and clean the object(s).

Doug Benoit is also the IMAGINiT Civil Blogger who shares his insight on Autodesk civil engineering software including AutoCAD®, AutoCAD® Land Desktop and AutoCAD® Civil 3D®.

To find out what Doug will be sharing next, visit his blog at:
http://www.rand.com/imaginit/civilblog

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The company found that Civil 3D helps in these ways:

• Makes many types of project changes 40 times faster.
• Completes projects 15% faster.
• Outstrips the competition by offering faster service to clients
• Gains the ability to make machine-ready models during the design phase

Click here to read the complete Cole & Associates success story (PDF file).

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To enable 3GB in Vista, follow these steps:

1. Right-click Command Prompt in the Accessories program group of the Start menu. Click Run as Administrator.
2. On the command line, enter "bsdedit /deletevalue IncreaseUserVa"
3. Restart the computer.

To enable 3GB of RAM in Windows XP click here.

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Why Use Design Visualization?

IMAGINiT's Media & Entertainment Blogger, Mark Gerhard shares his insight into the entertainment and design visualization industry. This month, Mark explores the benefits of design visualization:

There are three distinct areas where Design Visualization has broad appeal.

1. Mental Exploration: You have an idea for a design, and you draw pictures of that idea in your mind's eye. Imagination deploys visual images, movies you experience as if they were real. (Remind me again, what's the dif? Real vs. As If?) Imagination paves the highway for the idea to drive to reality. 3ds Max is the train, the car, the cart - all aboard!
2. Design Verification: Using Design Visualization, you can see if what you think you are designing is actually what you are designing. What will it look like and how will it work?
3. Design Presentation: You can animate key elements of your idea to tell the story or add realism. You can also add animated pedestrians and traffic to architectural visualization, show the passage of daylight and the movement of the shadows, or use it to show anything that changes over time.

Click below to read further:
Why Use Design Visualization?

To find out what Mark will be sharing next, visit his blog at: www.rand.com/imaginit/visualizationblog

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Feature: City of New Ulm

The City of New Ulm Public Utilities faced the challenge of managing all their utility systems and how to structure and maintain the data for all the different utilities and users. With the combination of Autodesk® MapGuide® and third-party software mPower Integrator™, they were able to design and structure the data for each of their systems.

They have also taken advantage of the web with the ability to quickly create customized queries and deliver reports for any end-user.

Click here to read further information.

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Autodesk® FMDesktop™ Webcast

Join IMAGINiT for a one-hour webcast concerning your most pressing facility management concerns. Autodesk® FMDesktop™ addresses the four major functions of facility management:

• Space and asset management
• Project management
• Emergency management
• Maintenance management

Autodesk FMDesktop Webcast

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IMAGINiT Opens Doors Across North America

IMAGINiT has joined the Autodesk Open Doors program so that you can test-drive the latest Autodesk software technology. These events are hands-on and guided by an IMAGINiT Applications Specialist.

Click here to find an Open Doors event near you.

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Stay ahead of the competition and upgrade your Autodesk 2005 software to the 2008 versions of Autodesk products before October 15, 2007 to save up to 15%. On March 14, 2008, Autodesk will be retiring upgrades from its Autodesk 2005 product versions.

Contact your local IMAGINiT representative for more information.

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The Summer 2007 training course catalog can be downloaded from the IMAGINiT Technologies web site or contact your local office for a copy. Course descriptions and registration are available online for your convenience.

IMAGINiT now offers on-demand training. Don't see the class you need in our scheduled list of training courses? Your class may be available on-demand at your local IMAGINiT Training Center. To run an on-demand class we require a minimum of three people. Contact us for availability.

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