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IMAGINiT Technologies has implemented a rigorous certification program for IMAGINiT application specialists who take their clients through TakeAIM , IMAGINiT's four phased Assured Implementation Method program.

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Monthly Building Webcasts featuring Live Demonstrations!

IMAGINiT Technologies invites you to join our monthly informational webcasts.

July Schedule:

• BIM Presentation & Demonstration - July 07
• Monthly Revit Webinar - July 16

August Schedule:

• Monthly Revit Demo - Aug 1
• Monthly Revit Webinar - Aug 20

For more information and to register for the following webcasts click here.

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IMAGINiT's Architectural Blogger, Daniel Hughes, shares his insight on Autodesk architectural software including Revit Architecture and AutoCAD Architecture. In this month's newsletter, Daniel shares an excerpt from his blog:

What does 6 x 28 equal? It equals the current number of BIMLibrary product manufacturers' icons listed (6 columns x 28 rows) that provide their products in a BIM [building information modeling] format.

BIMLibrary and Kawneer provide BIM and supporting file content (textures, specs) in formats for Revit , AutoCAD , SketchUp, Bentley, and Archicad.

You can read the rest of this entry at Download Kawneer BIM-Revit Models.

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

IMAGINiT's Media & Entertainment Blogger, Mark Gerhard shares his thoughts about the entertainment and design visualization industry.

I have two monitors in the office, but when I'm in the classroom, just one. If I'm not careful, I go to hit Render or Material Editor and I don't see the new dialog because it's being displayed on a non-existent second monitor. Here's the trick to select and move the off-screen dialog back where it belongs:

1. Activate the particular dialog through its shortcut or menu entry.
2. Hold Alt + press Spacebar.
3. Press the letter M (this invokes the Move command for the dialog).
4. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the window into view.

If that fails to work, rename your 3dsmax.ini file. When you exit and relaunch max, all will be well.

Read the full Switching from Two Monitors to One Monitor entry.

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

Bullock Construction specialized in refurbishing occupied buildings, and they have implemented Autodesk's Buzzsaw software to help with a four and a half-year project for Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. The system enables them to store over 2,500 live design documents relating to the project, ensuring everyone is working on the same version of a document. It has also helped Bullock Construction to move towards a paperless office.

Martin Lewis, IT and QA manager at Bullock, says that projects of this type often result in huge amounts of paper being printed out and passed around various members of the collaborating teams. Every time a change is made to a design, a new plan has to be drawn up, printed out and distributed.

The successful implementation means that any authorized team member can access any document relating to the project. By reducing the amount of paper being used throughout the project it has reduced costs and made the process more environmentally friendly.

Read more about Bullock Construction's green construction planning.

AutoCAD MEP [mechanical, electrical, plumbing] Object Enablers are freeware applications distributed to customers at no charge for fully accessing AutoCAD MEP drawing files. Without this object enabler installed, drawings can only be viewed using proxy graphics representations or with the Export to AutoCAD command.

AutoCAD MEP 2009 Object Enabler will enable objects in AutoCAD Architecture 2009, Land Desktop 2009, and other AutoCAD-based applications.

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e-SPECS® automates the preparation of the project specifications from Autodesk’s AutoCAD®

Several e-SPECS promotions are available until July 30, 2008.