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• June 17 - Chicago
• June 19 - Vancouver, BC
• June 24 - Calgary
• June 26 - Edmonton

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Monthly informational Webinars

IMAGINiT Technologies invites you to join our monthly informational webinars.

June Schedule:

• BIM Presentation & Demonstration - June 2
• Monthly Revit Webinar - June 6

For more information and to register for the following webinars 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:

Autodesk, MEP Blogger Kyle Bernhardt provides a collection of Revit MEP 2009 New Features Video Blogs. Here's a sampling of video blogs he's been posting. So grab the popcorn and enjoy the show!

Zoning it Up ...the next logical step...creation of Zones. Those of you familiar with Groups, MEP Systems, or MEP Circuits will feel right at home with the user interaction that's been implemented around Zones.

You can read the rest of this entry at Online Videos: Revit MEP 2009 New Features 

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. This month, Mark explores the benefits of design visualization:

In 3ds Max Design 2009, experienced users will see a couple of new UI elements prominently displayed in the viewport. These are the SteeringWheel and ViewCube, which are viewport navigation tools that were added as an attempt to make viewport navigation easier for people who are new to 3ds Max.

For the experienced user who already has no problem navigating the viewport, they are generally an annoyance. Hitting the ESC key hides the Steeringwheel, but the Viewcube is a little more work. On Views menu go to ViewCube > Properties, then in the Display Options group turn off Show the ViewCube.

For large scenes, it turns out this new feature can impact viewport performance and so I recommend that you remove this functionality completely. You can do this by renaming the file AutoCamMax.gup to AutoCamMax.gup.bak. Close 3ds Max first, and then find the root installation..

Read the full Improving Viewport Performance in 3ds Max 2009 entry.

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

HIP Architects is a 25-person design firm based in Edmonton, Alberta that specializes in structures for the inhospitable climate of northern Canada. With a growing number of clients interested in environmentally sensitive buildings, HIP has recently turned to Autodesk's Revit Building to facilitate the complex processes required to support sustainable design and “green” certification.

Among HIP's current Revit Building projects is the design of a new hostel in Jasper National Park for Hostelling International Canada. The 3-story 18,000 sq. ft. building, which incorporates innovative sustainable features such as a green roof, is being designed to the gold standard of the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System® - accepted as the North American standard for sustainable design, now adopted by the Canadian Green Building Council.

 “We investigated a wide variety of designs and their impact on energy requirements - all within the same building information model,” remarked Partridge. “Then we ran a baseline energy analysis, confirming that the design exceeded our energy goal by performing 50% better than a conventional building.”

HIP also added a myriad of data to the building information model to assist in their downstream LEED certification efforts - data such as recycled material content, renewable material, etc. “We were able to filter and sort on material quantities automatically, bypassing the manual extraction/calculation process required for LEED certification,” said Allan Partridge, principal.

Read more about HIP Architects green design.

Autodesk has now shipped the 2009 versions of all its building software:

• AutoCAD Architecture 2009 -- March 26
• AutoCAD MEP 2009 -- March 26
• Quantity Takeoff 2009 -- March 31

• Revit Architecture -- April 15
• Revit Structure -- April 15
• AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite -- April 15
• AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite -- April 15
• AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite -- April 15

For more Autodesk 2009 product information visit www.rand.com/imaginit/2009

When you upgraded large files from previous versions of Revit, it generated an "Out of Memory" error message.

The solution is to (1) enable the 3GB switch in Windows, and (2) make the following changes in the older version of Revit:

1. Open the file with the Audit option selected.
2. On the File menu, click Purge Unused.
3. In the Purge Unused dialog box, select All to remove all unused objects and families from the file.
4. In the Manage Links dialog box, unload all RVT links.
5. Close all views but one.
6. Save the file to a new location or re-save it with the Compaction check box selected.

Then, in Revit Architecture 2009, place the file in a shared network location. You should then try to open the file from this location.

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On March 14, 2009, Autodesk will be retiring upgrades from AutoCAD® 2006, AutoCAD 2006-based products, Autodesk® VIZ 2006, Autodesk® 3ds Max® 8 and Autodesk Inventor® Series 10 software. Upgrade from May 1, 2008 through July 18, 2008 and you could save up to 20%.

For further details please visit:
http://www.rand.com/imaginit/upgradetoday

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Still using AutoCAD® R14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004 or 2005? Save up to 40% off your new Autodesk software license with the Autodesk Legacy Program, from May 1, 2008 through July 18, 2008 .

Learn more about this promotion by visiting:
Autodesk Legacy

From May 5, 2008, until July 18, 2008 , eligible AutoCAD LT® software clients can trade up (crossgrade) to AutoCAD® 2009 software or an industry-specific vertical solution for one low promotional price. In addition, participating clients may be eligible to receive a $200 training voucher.

AutoCAD LT Crossgrade details

From March 31, 2008 through July 17, 2008 clients using Autodesk® VIZ 2006, 2007, or 2008 can purchase new seats of Autodesk® 3ds Max® Design 2009 for up to 64% off when purchased with Autodesk® Subscription. Additional training incentive is available.

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