Topic: Has anyone heard of new AutoCAD release?

[nivuahc]

We should all suffer because some customers chose to let Autodesk manage their bank accounts via the subscription?

Why are YOU suffering?  If you don't like the subscription, don't buy it.

Why am I (as in the company I work for) suffering? Because, in order to function smoothly with our customers and partner engineering firms, we have to keep current with what they use. We can only ride the 'Can you save that for us in release..." wagon for a certain period of time before we become an annoyance. And, if we don't upgrade when Autodesk decides that we have to, we either bend over and take it or we pay more later. Maybe that all sounds like a good time to you. It doesn't to me.

Anyone who did the basic math could have told you that it was a poor decision.

For some it is for others it isn't. Each organization needs to make that evaluation.

Some people prefer to spend 900 dollars for the same product as those who are spending 750? Wow, that's news to me.

[Serge J. Gianolla]

This "article" appeared about 2 weeks ago on chinese website, and it seems there is a maximum number of lines that can be translated because mid-way through, it chucks a wobbly and goes in gobbledigook mode, where still a few english words stand out such as Activex, Vlisp, chamfer, osnap...

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[MP]

That info, as interesting as it is, should not be posted. The beta tester that revealed that info violated his non disclosure agreement. As such I think this information should be removed from the swamp promptly. I may be wrong, but I'd rather err on the side of conservatism.

/chickenlittle

[nivuahc]

I concur

[Serge J. Gianolla]

Presentation on AutoCAD 2006 was made in Melbourne on 23/02 and Friday 25/02 in Sydney!

[nivuahc]

Well why not, in the interest of caution, wait until Autodesk officialy begins to discuss it?

I read that article a week or two ago and considered posting it here.

It was a good find Serge, but it's best if we keep our hands clean until Autodesk makes it official.

[MP]

Presentation on AutoCAD 2006 was made in Melbourne on 23/02 and Friday 25/02 in Sydney!

With all due respect Serge that's irrelevent. Cheers.

[Serge J. Gianolla]

Why irrelevent? I beg to differ, it already is in the open.
http://www.aecsystems.com.au/Autodesk%20Sneak%20Preview%20Melbourne.pdf

http://www.aecsystems.com.au/Autodesk%20Sneak%20Preview%20%20Sydney.pdf

AEC is an Autodesk dealer and conjointly as can be seen in the header with autodesk... Presenters are from Autodesk as well! Do you understand "un secret de polichinelle"?

[MP]

Hi Serge. Beta testers are privvy to functionality / information that may not end up in delivered software products. The beta testing I've participated in did not unconditionally lift non disclosure agreements when testing concluded and products shipped. Sorry, but I do not see posting of information garnered from non approved sources to be legit or moral.

[nivuahc]

Hi Serge. Beta testers are privvy to functionality / information that may not end up in delivered software products. The beta testing I've participated in did not unconditionally lift non disclosure agreements when testing concluded and products shipped. Sorry, but I do not see posting of information garnered from non approved sources to be legit or moral.

Ditto on that.

[Serge J. Gianolla]

You guys keep on making remarks about NDA for beta-testers. The links I have posted refer to events that HAVE happened in Australia. Participants to these events did not have to sign such agreement. How many people would know of the features now, a week down the track thanks to word of mouth? Privvy or not, what you argue was 2-3 months ago, and it is null and void as soon as they went on display in seminars/lectures and other demos. You are indeed correct about features that are in beta test release but not stable enough to make it to the final version!

[PDJ]

The little blurb I put in about new menus was straight from some AutoDesk Reps we had here in Anchorage for a Surveying and Mapping Conference.  They attended our AutoCad Users Group meeting and told us a few of the new features..  Changing the menu structure was a biggie that I remember.  Kinda made a few folks grumble that do heavy customization of thier menus.

[SPDCad]

Someone on this forum is still using R13.

There is that forbidden release again!  I thought we all agreed not to mention it ever again.

What is even worst someone is still using R13? This I just have to know.
Who is the guilty subject?

[SPDCad]

I had posted this in the news forum, on the 7 Feb05.

http://www.theswamp.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=46942#46942

If your visit the third link in the list you will see it too is a sneak preview seminar.  A gee it was held in the states on the 25 Feb 05. Also there were 3500 seats available and make a note of who was holding ther event.

[TR]

I believe it's dinosaur.