I had read about this trick before but had never had a need to try it out – until now. So here’s a nifty trick for any self-hosted Wordpress installation:
If you want to add a webpage outside of a Wordpress installation that has its own design, yet relies on some of the functions of the [...]

Now that the Autodesk 2010 versions are finally available, it is time to get familiar with them. I am particularly looking forward to the new Revit functionality (3D modeling and paneling tools), but there’s far more than that in the Autodesk software roster. Maybe the main change to grapple with is the ribbon menu UI. [...]

Coming from a wood background, it is a bit disappointing that most (low- to mid-rise) curtain-walls or storefront glazed walls contain only aluminum mullions as their support around here (US). It appears that many architects simply don’t specify these in wood. This fact came to my attention again last weekend when I visited the recently [...]

Some CAD news that landed in my inbox recently:
SketchUp:

This year’s SketchUp modeling competition for students has nothing to do with campuses. Google wants you to model a bridge over your favourite crossing instead. Deadline is June 15, 2009.
Another competition has been announced by Dwell Magazine together with Volkswagen. For this one, you can use SketchUp [...]

With the economy where it is, any free help is greatly appreciated. So if you are an engineer or an architect who works with wood (or would like to if you knew more about it), sign up for any of these webinars by WoodWorks and learn about this great material from the “comfort” of your [...]