Chris, We are a full service AE where I work for(http://www.lrkimball.com) including LA services within the Architecture Division I am a part of. We have migrated Architectural and Structural disciplines to Revit, and are slowly trying to drag the MEP disciplines. We have looked at the limited Site / LA tools within Revit (and the new Eagle Point add-on) but have decided to wait until more appropriate tools and conten are available. We currently use Civil 3D for our LA people in-division, as well as for the Civil / Survey / Highway folks in the other divisions. There realy isn't any comparison between the 2 for LA function right now, even with the enhanced topo features reportedly part of the 2011 release - which is due any day now. I will have to look for the link when I am back in the office, but I did see a reference to Autodesk now starting to seriously consider a Site version of Revit that would include LA / Civil tools. It will be great for the entire project teams to be working in BIM, but I wouldn't anticipate it all that soon considering the monumental task it will be to create the corresponding tools and content required. As a lomg range strategy - it probably wouldn't hurt to get some eposure to BIM in general and Revit more specifically now. It IS a whole different approach and mindset though - which some people admittedly have a very difficult time transitioning to. Hope this helps! Dean

And here make your 3D one Press "Créer ma sculpture" [image: phI5_bmw.jpg]

Priceless... Thanks for the laugh, Eric...

I don't know how many times I've told that damn joke, and I still had to read it until the end.

@gaieus said: So the conclusion here is; do not share anything with others unless you do not mind them using it without credits given. What is the "border" between derivative work and just repainting a couple of faces? As we cannot tell, we cannot get the Google Folks to go into action either. A long time ago, I was told not to put ANYTHING anywhere on the web that I did not mind people ripping-off. There is no security that will prevent determined content thieves from taking whatever they want.

@chris fullmer said: That library and plaza setup in Sonoma is just beautiful. I've spent a few good evenings there hanging out or eating at a restaurant. It sure is an enjoyable space. You're lucky to be so close to it Peter, I never realized you were in Sonoma. Chris Chris, Next time you're coming up, we can pop into Murphy's Irish Pub. My shout... or whatever you're into. (Free jazz once a month in the summer.) Yes, town squares really work. Other nice ones are Healdsburg, Oaxaca, San Cristobal...

I'm a fan of the Pazera video converters suite which converts most things to most other things and also does batch processing http://www.pazera-software.com/products/vcsuite/

Yeah Rich, its truly amazing how intelligent dogs are as we learn more about the ways they have come to communicate with us rather than we with them. Thanks for the heads up on the food documentaries. I will definitely watch them instead of the rubbish that is on TV.

VOILA!!! [image: Happy_Face_Mug.JPG] "My mugshot..." It was a good day when this picture was taken as you can see.

"Like a turkey falling from the sky at christmas."

oooooh, ooooh, ooooohooohoh! magic. and now, what about a telluric ruby plugin? I know you're listening, ruby gods

Sooooo coooool...

Well, no speed limit in this case!

Started playing in my early 20's on acoustic. No formal training in rendering - the guys here on this (and the rendering engine) forums will do all they can to help you (if you want help). There is an answer to be found as everyone goes through the learning curves and they all know that they had to start somewhere and are brilliant at giving advice to anyone who asks. So my advice is - ASK PLENTY OF QUESTIONS!!

Here is Kapoor talking about his sculpture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An60H5a1OMs and some information on the selection process, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I12tm4JzUOg A few more images of the structure: http://www.dezeen.com/2010/03/31/arcelormittal-orbit-by-anish-kapoor/ and a nice commentary by Dan Fox, senior editor of Frieze Magazine, http://www.frieze.com/blog/entry/political_orbit/ Dan Fox finishes his article with: Kapoor can waffle all he likes about how the tower demonstrates his and Balmond’s interest in ‘the way that form and geometry give rise to structure’, but the bottom line is that the ArcelorMittal Orbit is a monument to politics and big business, and as critic Owen Hatherley observes, this kind of “‘aspirational’, ‘iconic’ but deliberately meaningless, non-figurative edifice” fits their purposes perfectly. File under ‘art and power’.

Father and Son watching Fr Ted one evening when the son asks his dad, "Dad is it true that Fr Ted is really dead?" His father replies, "It is son" "Is he in heaven daddy?" "Of course he is son, he wasn't a real priest"!!!!!!

I have seen stuff like this before but throwing the metallic powder was a very cool way to bring everything to life. Scott

You wonder why...

Yes, you can. Download the sound editor, Audacity. Then just use the record button. there are several ways to record off your computer. The way I used to do it waas to plug one end of an audio cable into the the speaker output and one end into the mic. input. Another way is to set the recording settings to Line In. GF

Hi folks. Any similar new posted on April 1st smells fishy