Michael Dakan

AutoCAD 2006-to-PDF Now Possible: Adobe Acrobat 7.0.7 will please many a CAD user, as will upgrade to LiveCycle Policy Server

In early February, Adobe Systems released the latest slip-stream update for Adobe Acrobat 7.0 -- version 7.0.7.

ADS: Specs Inside Your CAD (Also, a correction and apology for Adobe errors in the previous issue)

Adobe's New Acrobat 3D -- PDF is becoming universal for digital information exchange: Is paperless office in sight?

So Many Acronyms, So Little Time: NIST explores 3D file-exchange formats: VRML, CIS/2, IFC, STEP and more

AEC Eyes Strong 2006: Business will increase this year, as will the effort to promote sustainable design

Autodesk's Answers to File Sharing: Free downloads now available for viewing and converting DWG, DWF

The Latest in 3D: A peek at SketchUp 5, and its natural extension into new Google Earth mapping

AEC Technology in the News: AIA looks at post-Katrina construction; NIST reports on airtight building design; and DOE upgrades EnergyPlus

In this Case, Change is Good: BIM isnt easy or inexpensive, but it will keep your firm viable and competitive in the long run