Technically Speaking

Autodesk’s product launch is expected in mid-April; however AutoCAD 2016 is already here! You can check out what’s new in AutoCAD 2016 here. Highlights include a more comprehensive canvas, richer design context, and intelligent tools such as Smart Dimensioning, Coordination Model, and Enhanced PDFs. But how does the latest release actually compare to previous versions? Whether you’re an AutoCAD 2013, 2014, or 2015 user, you can compare what’s different in the chart below.

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In the beginning, there were paper documents. Kept in flat files and cabinets and organized rather haphazardly, paper documents offered peace of mind that designers were editing the original file despite the work and effort it took to locate the documents. Then CAD came along and designers began keeping files on disks (but still inside cabinets). Computerizing the documents, however, soon created a new problem: copies. The fix? Labeling the disk to indicate if it contained the original file.

AutoCAD 2016 is available to your Autodesk Account for you to download if you are an Autodesk Subscription Customer, or you can purchase the 2016 release after April 3, 2015. Wondering if you want to update to the newest release? This year, Autodesk addressed some of the biggest requests on the Autodesk User Group International Wishlist. Here are some requests from that list: AUGI Wishlist Feature #2: Geometric Center object snap Just enter GCE in the command line and you can snap the geometric center polygons and closed polylines.

With nearly 4 million miles of roadways, over 600,000 bridges and multiple transit systems stretched across our nation, infrastructure modernization is a complicated and challenging task.

We all know that Building Information Modeling (BIM) is changing the way both the public and private sector work together to design, communicate, solve problems, and build better projects faster and at less cost. But what is it about BIM that is transforming government digital design and collaboration?