We had a great group of students in our AutoCAD Map 3D Class April 27 - 29. I enjoyed their participation and they asked some great questions. They were really thinking about the topics we covered, and based on the questions you could see they were thinking about applying the new knowledge at work. The students varied in job roles from a CAD Manager to an ESRI expert. One student managed the City of Petersburg's facilties which included cemetary plots. Since 1987 I've taught a lot of people how to use Autodesk tools, but this is the first time I've had a person that manages cemetary plots in my class. 8-)
One of the students spent a tremendous amount of time researching and setting up AutoCAD Map 3D to access an ESRI personal geodatabase. He was nice enough to bring in the .dll file and .xml code to class on the last day so we could learn from his experience.
In order to access an ESRI personal geodatabase you need two items. First you'll need the .dll file. This file must reside in the FDO\bin directory. It's typically located here:
C:\Program Files\AutoCAD Map 3D 2009\FDO\bin
The second item you'll need is the new .xml code. This code must be added to the providers.xml. This file can be edited using notepad and it's located in the same directory as the .dll file.
We weren't able to get this configuration to work in AutoCAD Map 3D 2010 but it did work in AutoCAD Map 3D 2009. If you would like the .dll file and .xml code, please send me an email and I'll send it to you.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Alaska is beautiful......
We made it to Alaska!!!!! The flight from Seattle to Anchorage was amazing. The mountains go directly from the ocean, straight up, and as far as you can see. We took the first few days in Anchorage to find our way around. It’s a nice city, surrounded by mountains, reminds me a lot like Reno.
We took the Seward Highway to the Alyeska Ski Resort and took a bunch of photos. The Turnagain Arm is mostly frozen, I’m sure it is amazing during the summer. I understand that Beluga Whales can be seen in this area.
I started at The Surveyors Exchange on Monday. These people are really cool and I’m looking forward to working with them for a long time.
The house we are renting is directly across from the first Surveyors Exchange office. They have this amazing TV room. The back row is 5 reclining lounge chairs, the front row has the softest chairs I’ve ever sat in. They have a bunch of blankets so we can curl up and stay warm. They even have a popcorn maker and it tastes and smells just like the popcorn you get at a theater. It’s a great place to hang out while it’s snowing. Every night you can catch us there watching a movie or two. The room has a complete surround sound system, 9’ screen and red velvet curtains that make the room look just like a real theater. They even have rows of white lights along the floor…. 8-)
I’m attending Robert Gadbaw’s Civil 3D training the next few weeks. He’s coming up from New Zealand; hopefully he’ll be able to get in. Alaska Airlines shut down most of their flights into Anchorage recently because of the eruptions from Mount Redoubt.
We took the Seward Highway to the Alyeska Ski Resort and took a bunch of photos. The Turnagain Arm is mostly frozen, I’m sure it is amazing during the summer. I understand that Beluga Whales can be seen in this area.
I started at The Surveyors Exchange on Monday. These people are really cool and I’m looking forward to working with them for a long time.
The house we are renting is directly across from the first Surveyors Exchange office. They have this amazing TV room. The back row is 5 reclining lounge chairs, the front row has the softest chairs I’ve ever sat in. They have a bunch of blankets so we can curl up and stay warm. They even have a popcorn maker and it tastes and smells just like the popcorn you get at a theater. It’s a great place to hang out while it’s snowing. Every night you can catch us there watching a movie or two. The room has a complete surround sound system, 9’ screen and red velvet curtains that make the room look just like a real theater. They even have rows of white lights along the floor…. 8-)
I’m attending Robert Gadbaw’s Civil 3D training the next few weeks. He’s coming up from New Zealand; hopefully he’ll be able to get in. Alaska Airlines shut down most of their flights into Anchorage recently because of the eruptions from Mount Redoubt.
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