The Fate of Autodesk Design Review Revealed

When Autodesk released AutoCAD 2014 it did not come with Design Review.  None of the 2014 line of products came with Design Review in it did in the past.  That left many of us asking why?  Then when we found out that Autodesk was not updating Design Review 2013 we became fearful that this was the last version we would ever see.  Autodesk 360 was getting pushed hard and many of us that use Design Review feared the worst.  Then one day in a user asked the Autodesk Discussion groups if Design Review was dead.  Here is the link to the discussion that is now nine pages long.

Many users discussed it, the evidence (as mentioned above) and speculated on what might be happening to this great tool.  Then somewhere on page four an Autodesk Program Manager made this statement, “Thank you for the question. I am not here to delude anyone. If you want an electronic review process, given the current state of Autodesk 360, Autodesk Design Review is still the way to go. But the original question was is Design Review being discontinued, and the answer is yes, it will eventually be replaced by Autodesk 360. Until that time, the 2013 version is available for download from the Autodesk site and works with the 2014 product line since the DWF format did not change.”

Needless to say many of us responded in an excited manner and the discussion continued.

Autodesk AutoCAD 2014 Service Pack 1 Released

Autodesk has released Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2014.  This service pack can be applied to all supported operating systems and languages.  Note that this does not apply to AutoCAD 2014 for Mac since this version does not exist.  As always before any update, hotfix or service pack please please please read the README file first.  Also make sure you install the proper update.  There are two versions; one for 32-bit and one for 64 bit.  This service pack can be applied to standalone licenses of AutoCAD 2014 or to design suites that contain AutoCAD 2014.

"it is a valuable training video" and other reviews on my AutoCAD LT 2014 Training Video

I have created a training video on how to use AutoCAD LT 2014 and it has received some very nice comments on Amazon.com.  The quote in the title is from a review of AutoCAD LT 2014 itself.

I tend to refrain from reading comments on my products, but this time I did and I was very happy.  If you or somebody you know is interested in learning how to use AutoCAD LT 2014, or just plain AutoCAD 2014 check out my videos from Infinite Skills by going to my store page.

AutoCAD 2014 Available For Download

AutoCAD 2014 is now available for download from Autodesk.com

Go to

http://www.autodesk.com/products/autodesk-autocad/free-trial

Choose your language and 32 or 64 bit operating system and download.

AutoCAD for Mac 2014 is not yet available, only the Windows version.

What’s new in AutoCAD 2014?

Autodesk is about to release the latest version of its flagship design program AutoCAD 2014.  AutoCAD 2014 is the 28th release of AutoCAD and is noted as being version 19.1.  It continues with the AutoCAD 2013 .dwg file type and format and is supported on Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8 operating systems.  No official support from Autodesk will be given for Windows Vista.  AutoCAD 2014 continues Autodesk’s reach for the clouds with its integration of Autodesk 360, new geographic location tool, reality capture, design feed (my personal favorite new tool), and increased control for Autodesk Exchange Apps.  Autodesk also makes an attempt to protect us from malicious files with the Secureload tools.  We will take a look at these new features.

The Future of AutoCAD WS: My interview with the AutoCAD WS Project Managers

Autodesk is best known for its flagship design program AutoCAD.   But did you know Autodesk has a mobile version of AutoCAD called AutoCAD WS?  I had a chance to talk with the great people at Autodesk that manage AutoCAD WS; Ilai Rotbaein (Manager, Product Management, AutoCAD Products) and Dusty DiMercurio (Marketing Manager, Small Business).  What they had to say was very interesting.

Autodesk to announce 2014 Portfolio March 26

Autodesk is having a live webcast on March 26th at 8am Pacific (11 am Eastern, 3pm UK and 4 pm Europe) to announce its lineup of 2014 products.  Everyone is invited to attend.

You can watch the webcast on Facebook or LiveStream.

If you are blocked form those sites try viewing the event on my website here:

http://cadablog.blogspot.com/p/webcasts.html

They are also having a two day celebration event called Unfold.  It will feature Autodesk’s 2014 animation software tools.

http://area.autodesk.com/2014unfold