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An AUGI Regional learning and Networking Event
PacifiCAD is pleased to
announce AUGI CAD Camp 2008.
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Early Bird Discount Extended -
Register Today!
Discount Code = Earlybird
AUGI CAD
Camp in Spokane
is packed with knowledgeable
courses, and offers opportunities
to network with fellow “campers” and
browse the exhibit area. Event
includes continental breakfast,
lunch, afternoon snack, and
giveaways.
AUGI CAD Camp brings together
instructors who are among the top
professionals in their respective
fields. Such renowned speakers as
Rich Andrews, Bill Fane, and David
Cohn, along with our highly skilled
technical team from PacifiCAD to
converge at this special AUGI CAD
Camp to make your education
experience a memorable one.
Join us at AUGI CAD Camp - Spokane
Spokane Convention Center
334 West Spokane
Falls Blvd
Spokane, WA 99201
Wednesday, April
30, 2008
All PacifiCAD
customers receive a 5% discount
Enter
"
PacifiCAD
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at
the time of registration!
Click here to register, view complete
course descriptions, and event fees.
Need a hotel?
Call PacifiCAD!
Commercial Customers only - We can provide you with a great rate at
The Davenport Hotel.
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Autodesk® has
now shipped
the latest release of AutoCAD®.
AutoCAD® 2009
introduces a user interface redesign with a single
goal: to increase your productivity. Based on
customer feedback, usability testing, and emerging
software standards, this redesign comes directly
from you. Move to new levels of productivity with
AutoCAD 2009 as you integrate the advantages of the
improved user interface into your existing work
practices. |
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| Promotions |
Call PacifiCAD
Inc.
today for great pricing on any of the products that
are mentioned in the following promotions!! |
- 509-326-7789
(Spokane, WA)
- 208-336-6641
(Boise, ID)
- 406-442-8700
(Helena, MT)
- 800-722-2621
(Toll-Free)
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Autodesk 2006 Retirement |
On March 13, 2009,
Autodesk will be retiring upgrades from
AutoCAD® 2006, AutoCAD 2006-based
products, Autodesk® VIZ 2006, Autodesk®
3ds Max® 8 and Autodesk Inventor® Series
10 software. After this date, you’ll no
longer be eligible to receive technical
support or upgrade pricing. To help you
make the move to the latest release, you
can still save on Autodesk upgrades from
the retiring 2006 releases to the 2009
versions of Autodesk® software.
Act Before March 13, 2009
You can save more when you upgrade to
the 2009 versions of Autodesk software.
Now is the ideal time to explore your
upgrade options.
To save the most -
Request a quote today!
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| Training
News |
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"Monthly Training Highlight"
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Inventor 2009
Essentials
When: May 13-16th, 2008
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Where: PacifiCAD Spokane Office
Price: $1495.00 -
Register Now
After completing this
course, students will be able to:
· Capture
design intent by using the proper
techniques and recommended workflows
for creating intelligent 3D parametric
parts.
· Create,
place, and constrain custom and standard
components in an assembly.
· Simulate
mechanisms, animate assembly designs,
and check for interferences.
· Document
designs using base, projected, section,
detail, and isometric drawing views.
· Document
assemblies using standard and exploded
drawing views.
· Follow
drafting standards while dimensioning
and annotating drawing views with
automated balloons and parts
lists. |
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If you are
interested in taking classes, please contact our
Training Coordinator, Ellie Ellison
at
eellison@pacificad.com, or call her at
509-326-7789. Remember there are always more classes
then what is on the schedule, so please call and ask
about availability. Can't make it
to a scheduled class, or you don't see the class you
want on the current schedule...
Customized and On-Site Training available.
Please refer to our website for class descriptions
and class schedules.
Call us today about
our Training Program. Save money by having it at your
facility! (800) 722-2621 |
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Spokane |
Boise |
Helena |
Seattle |
AutoCAD Level 1
Price: $1495.00
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5/6-5/9 |
5/13-5/16 |
5/27-5/30 |
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Inventor 2008 Essentials
Price: $1495.00
Register Online |
5/13-5/16 |
7/8-7/11 |
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AutoCAD Civil 3D
Price: $1095.00
Register Online |
5/28-5/30 |
5/13-5/15 |
6/3-6/5 |
6/10-6/12 |
Revit
Architecture Essentials
Price: $1095.00
Register Online |
5/13-5/15 |
5/20-5/22 |
5/13-5/15 |
6/17-6/19 |
Revit
Architecture Intermediate
Price: $1095.00
Register Online |
5/20-5/22 |
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6/17-6/19 |
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AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Essentials
Price: $1495.00
Register Online |
6/10-6/13 |
5/20-5/23 |
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Events & Webcasts |
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Autodesk
2009 Experience Tour |
PacifiCAD
invites you
to attend and learn more
about the new Autodesk®
2009 Solutions.
Join us for
an in-depth look at the new
2009 Autodesk products. See
them in action, get
information you need to get
a jump on your competition,
and meet the experts.
Discover the immediate
impact Autodesk® 2009
software will have on your
business.
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Register today for the location
that works best for you.
Click on the city to register! |
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Boise |
Spokane |
Tri-Cites |
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June 3rd & 4th |
June 5th |
June 17th |
PacifiCAD
Boise Office
Map |
CenterPlace - Spokane Valley
Mirabeau Point Park
Map |
Hilton
Garden Inn
Kennewick, WA
Map |
See how Autodesk
visualization and simulation technology can
help you gain a competitive advantage by
allowing you to experience
your next project in a 3D digital modeling
environment. Then, analyze your design’s
real-world performance to save time, money,
and resources.
Our audience is concerned about increasing
productivity – at an individual and
company-side level – and about migrating to
a new platform. Attendees worry about
delivering high quality designs faster and
at a lower cost.
We recognize that the
software user, not the software itself, is
ultimately responsible for the design.
PacifiCAD provides the tools to make it
possible for our clients to more effectively
deliver high quality designs. We encourage
client’s desire to learn, to produce a
better product, to push the limits of their
own creativity, and to beat the competition.
Register for this special event today! |
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"Train the Trainer" AIDP Event |
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Stay on the
cutting edge of design—
Attend an
Autodesk Instructor Development
seminar.
The AIDP seminar is a hands-on
training seminar where you will
learn about the features and
functionality of Autodesk products.
Join other educators to learn how to
integrate the newest design
technology into your classroom
activities. |
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Description |
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Price |
Instructor |
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Spokane, WA |
Spokane
Community College - Bldg
#1 Room 1136 |
Saturday, May 13th |
8:00am
-4:00pm |
AutoCAD 2009 -
Tips & Tricks |
Open
to all technology instructors - Free
NFR included |
Open |
$99.00
Register! |
Jason
Herbst |
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Upcoming
Local User Groups |
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Spokane Revit User Group |
When - May 8th, 2008
Time - 11:30am
This is a local community where Autodesk
Revit users can learn from their peers,
build technical skills, exchange ideas,
resolve challenges, share successes, and
elevate their capabilities with the Revit
suite of products. Come and join us!
Lunch is provided.
Register Today! |
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Join Autodesk and DLT Solutions, Inc. for an
exclusive government Public Works &
Utilities webcast |
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PacifiCAD would like to invite you to a
special government webcast - Utilities face
relentless pressure to increase efficiency
and maintain high reliability, while coping
with aging assets and rising energy demands.
Attend this webcast to discover how you can
extend the reach and value of infrastructure
asset information to more easily handle
customer requests, minimize outage response
times, and provide more accurate information
for better decision-making.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 11:00 a.m.
Register:
www.dlt.com/autodesk/pwu-042508
Promo Code - DLT
Topics to be discussed during this webcast
are:
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Simplifying complex processes and
removing bottlenecks in data handling
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Protecting your agency’s investment in
data
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Ensuring data quality
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And
much more.
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Spokane Civil User Group |
When - May 9th, 2008
Time - 11:30am
This is a local community where Autodesk Civil 3D users can
learn from their peers, build technical
skills, exchange ideas, resolve challenges,
share successes, and elevate their
capabilities with the Civil 3D product.
Come and join us! Lunch is provided.
Register Today!
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Education Webcasts
for Post-Secondary Customers - Schedule and
Registration |
PacifiCAD would like to
invite all post-secondary institutions to
attend Autodesk Education webcasts focused
on disciplines including Architecture and
Civil Engineering..
Architecture Focus
- The Importance of BIM
and Sustainable Design
April 23, 11:00 a.m. PDT
Register
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Civil Engineering
Focus
- The Importance of 3D
Modeling in Civil Engineering
April 24, 11:00 a.m. PDT
Register
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Autodesk Updates |
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Subscription
Benefit Enhanced for Previous Version Use of
Software |
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7, 2008, Autodesk® Subscription customers may use
previous versions up to three releases back from the
2009 product release, up to the total number of
licenses of the product currently under
subscription. Subscription customers who do not have
the previous version of the software installed may
request eligible media through Subscription Center
at
www.autodesk.com/subscriptionlogin.
This benefit is in addition to the
existing entitlement that allows a subscription
customer who legally licensed a previous version
older than three releases back to continue to use
the previous version, provided they do not exceed
the maximum number of licenses that were originally
obtained for that release. |
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Help Wanted |
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The
AutoCAD Electrical team is looking for customers
who would be interested in helping to shape future
releases of AutoCAD Electrical by attending periodic
webcasts. If you are interested in participating in
some of these meetings, you will first need to
complete the survey. |
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Autodesk 2009 Launch
Update |
The second wave of
the Autodesk® 2009 family of products is launching
in April, starting with AutoCAD® Map 3D software and
following soon after with the Revit® and Autodesk
MapGuide® products.
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Autodesk
Product |
Date
Shipped |
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AutoCAD Map 3D |
April 8 |
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Revit®
Architecture |
April 15 |
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AutoCAD® Revit®
Architecture Suite |
April 15 |
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AutoCAD® Revit®
MEP Suite |
April 15 |
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Revit® Structure |
April 15 |
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AutoCAD® Revit®
Structure Suite |
April 15 |
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AutoCAD® Civil
3D® |
April 15 |
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AutoCAD® Land
Desktop |
April 15 |
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Autodesk
MapGuide® Enterprise |
April 16 |
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Autodesk
MapGuide® Studio |
April 16 |
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AutoCAD® Raster
Design |
April 18 |
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Autodesk®
Productstream® Professional |
April 18 |
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New Features Now
Available Exclusively for Autodesk Subscription
Customers |
Autodesk®
Subscription members holding contracts for
qualifying products, as part of their benefits, can
download the following new feature releases listed
below. New feature releases include e-Learning and
product downloads available exclusively for members.
- Autodesk® Impression 2
software and e-Learning lessons
- Autodesk® Vault 2009 software
- Autodesk® VIZ 2008
ProBooleans
- Drawing Compare for AutoCAD®
Architecture 2009 or AutoCAD® MEP 2009 software
- Land Desktop Companion
Extension for AutoCAD® Civil
3D® 2008 software
Log into the
Subscription Center today!
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Multimedia
Division News |
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New Learning Resources
Exclusively for Autodesk Subscription Customers
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Effective April 11,
Autodesk® Subscription customers holding
contracts for qualifying products can,
as part of their benefits, can download
the new feature releases listed below:
• “Autodesk® 3ds Max®: The Emergence of
the Architectural Film” downloadable DVD
• “Autodesk® 3ds Max®: Achieving Lip
Synchronization” downloadable DVD
• “Autodesk® 3ds Max®: High Dynamic
Range Imaging (HDRI)” downloadable DVD
• “Autodesk® Maya®: Sphere of Influence”
video podcast
• “mental ray®: Rendering with mental
ray Standalone” downloadable DV
Login to the Subscription Center
today!
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