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Next Wednesday, February 24, 2010, will be the next meeting date for RAM! We are looking forward to an exciting new year filled with lots of new information that could be of great value to you or those that you work with.
At our next meeting, AUGI Officer John Morgan will be presenting a session about Navisworks and the benefits of Navisworks. Be sure to block out the time to attend this meeting as it will be very informative. And to top it off, John is an excellent speaker, so mark your calendars now.
As always, there will be refreshments and snacks available. The meeting will be held at our regular meeting location in the County of Henrico Health and Human Resources building on Dixon Powers Drive. Doors open at 5:30 and the meeting will run approximately 2 hours.
See you there!
Steve Johns (Assistant Co-Chairman)
As there was last month, there are three important things to let you know about:
AUGI voting is now over and there are three RAM members who have been elected to board of directors positions there. They are, in no particular order, Paul Kirill, John Morgan and Donnie Gladfelter. Please give them a big congrats when you see them!
The second tidbit of information to let you know about is regarding the annual RAM dinner. We returned to Kabuto’s Japanese Restaurant last year for our dinner on December 16, 2009 and had a great time. If you were there, then you know exactly what I mean. If you weren’t, then you missed out…you’ll just have to wait until the end of 2010 to put your party hat on!
And last, RAM officers were nominated and elected at our end of year dinner (yes, that was part of the fun) and the following people have volunteered and were elected to serve on the RAM Board for 2010.
Cindy Parvez – Chairman, Billy Wooten – Co-Chairman, Steve Johns – Asst. Co-Chairman, Cindy Chagnon – Secretary/Treasurer
Paul Kirill will serve in the unofficial capacity of Webmaster for our web site during 2010.
Well, that about covers it. Oh yeah…I almost forgot…there is a meeting tonight at our usual scene of the crime. Hope to see you all there!
Steve Johns
RAM Asst. Co-Chairman
There are three important things to let you know about:
AUGI voting opened last week and there are three RAM member who have been nominated for positions there. They are, in no particular order, Paul Kirill, John Morgan and Donnie Gladfelter. Please log on to the AUGI web site and vote! Here’s the link: http://www.augi.com/home/ballot2009.asp .
The second tidbit of information to let you know about is regarding the annual RAM dinner. We will be returning to Kabuto’s Japanese Restaurant this year for our dinner. Reservations are for 6:00 PM on WEDNESDAY, December 16, 2009. Please try to get there no later than 5:45 so we can be seated. If you are not a member, or are a member who would like to bring a guest, there is an additional $30 charge (please bring cash or check made out to RAM). Any cocktails will be your responsibility as well. RAM will cover the cost of dinner for all current RAM members. PLEASE RSVP HERE if you have not already responded via email.
And last, RAM officers will need to be voted on when we have dinner on the 16th. The nominations were sent out in the last email, and I would like to reiterate that if you have a burning desire to volunteer during the coming year, we would certainly welcome your input and assistance. As I said earlier, these positions are voluntary in nature.
Well, that about covers it. I will try to send out a reminder email early in the week of the 16th to remind everyone of the date, time and location of the RAM dinner.
Steve Johns
RAM Chairman
At long last the RAM Email system is back up and running. I would like to apologize for the lack of communication over the past few weeks and for any inconvenience you may have experienced (if you showed up last week for our meeting, which was cancelled).
There are a few things that need to be addressed pretty soon, so I will get right to it.
New officer nominations will need to be made prior to the upcoming RAM annual dinner and the open positions are as follows (names in perentheses are recommended, however alternates are suggested):
Chairman (Donnie Gladfelter)
Co-Chairman (Steve Johns)
Secretary (Cynthia Chagnon)
Treasurer (Cynthia Chagnon)
WebMaster (Paul Kirill)
If there is anyone else who is interested in one of these positions, please let me know. These are voluntary positions and anyone is welcome to step up to the plate for their at bat.
As I mentioned briefly, there is going to be a RAM dinner, however the date and location are still being confirmed. But in order to make the reservations, I need to have at least some idea of how many will be attending. All RAM members are welcome as are their spouses/significant others (for an additional charge to be determined). As one might expect, we do have a budget to adhere to with this dinner, so the number of attendees will likely dictate the location (as well as the availability of the venue). I am hoping to have something on Tuesday the 15th or Wednesday the 16th, if that helps in your determining your availability for the dinner.
Again, my apologies for the late notice about these items, but the holiday season kind of snuck up on me.
Thanks for your patience. I will be sending out additional information in the next few days.
Steve Johns
RAM Chairman
**Updated 4/1/09 to version 1.9.5 – fixed date issue – when appending date to local file name, date now updates day-to-day; fixed open local file menu prompt – selection stays; fixed disable logo link menu option – now can actually disable logo link.**
Paul Kirill has added a VB.NET application to the downloads page – the Local File Creator. This application eases the chore of creating your Revit local files. Once installed, you simply configure your local file and folder standards (you only do this once) and select a central file to copy. The program will rename the local file and even create local subfolders if that is your preference. Once copied, you will even be prompted to open the file in Revit. It keeps track of your central files in a list so you only have to find the central file that first time. It should work with all versions of Revit, and both 32 and 64 bit versions of XP and Vista. You can find it on our Downloads page. Give it a shot and leave a comment!
More details can be found at Paul’s website here: http://tech.kdcad.com/?p=151
As our our members know, RAM meetings are typically the last Wednesday of every month. We do occasionally shift the date due to holidays or severe weather – but we do strive to be as consistent as possible. It is always amazing how fast that last Wednesday sneaks up on you! So here’s a little something to help us remember. The link below opens an iCalendar file that when saved, will insert a recurring appointment into your calendar program. It works with Outlook and a variety of other calendar programs. All you need to do is:
* Using Internet Explorer, click the link, click Open to open the iCal file in your default calendar program and then save it.
* Using Firefox, right click the link and select ‘Save Link As’, then go to where you saved it and open the file.
Pretty simple!
**RAM Meeting Reminder**
(For more info on iCalendar files, check out these links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICalendar, http://www.icalworld.com/news.html)
Object Cycling has been around since R13, but isn’t a widely known ability, perhaps because it’s not a command. Whenever you are at the ‘Select Objects’ prompt and have overlapping objects, simply hold down the Ctrl key as you pick a location. AutoCAD will cycle through the objects at that location, highlighting each one until you accept one and move on.
When you have two or more paper space viewports that overlap or are contained within another, it can be difficult to impossible to switch with the mouse pointer. Therefore the keyboard command for this can be indispensable.
The keyboard command sequence is Ctrl+R
This tip can be used in other places then offset, but for the purpose of an example the offset command is used. If offsetting around a centerline symmetrically, type at the offset distance prompt; 50/2. Click the centerline and click on a side to offset. The centerline will be offset 25.
Handy tip, but only works with whole numbers. Example: If you entered 50.5/2 at the prompt, AutoCAD will prompt you again for the distance.
When prompted for pick point, type ‘CAL then MEE, then pick opposite corners of the rectangle. MEE is “midpoint between two endpoints” (CAL automatically grabs the endpoint when you pick corner of rectangle).
Of course if you are using AutoCAD 2006 you can just hit SHIFT+RIGHT CLICK and select Mid Between 2 Points.
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