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Sen. Merkley Introduces Building STAR
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AIA Says Don't Put Politics First
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Canon Germany Now a Gold Partner of Nemetschek Allplan
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Survey Identifies Hottest Outdoor Living Trends for 2010
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Cyon Research Opens Spring 2010 Survey for Engineering Firms
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Significant Contributions to Architecture Recognized
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Release of Adept 8.2 Announced
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Recommendations for Awards Accepted Until March 22, 2010
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ColorWave 300 Printer Cuts Space Requirements and Cost
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New Director of Sustainability for NSF International
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New Green Hermann Park Lake Plaza
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Certified Green Building Projects Continue to Develop
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Almost 3-point Drop in the Architecture Billings Index
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GREENGUARD Environmental Institute Unveils New Website
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Young Architects Award Recipients Announced
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Collaborative Achievement Recipients Selected
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4. An Update on Flexible e-paper
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6. Significant Contributions to Architecture Recognized
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7. Recommendations for Awards Accepted Until March 22, 2010
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v7 compatibility with wdws 7 64-bit
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ProjectWise logon box
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Selection tool highlight
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Securing files
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changes material definition
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Fence mode "inside" by default
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Graphic Group Problem
In a V8i design file, when I place elements, they are automatically put into a graphic group. Toggling graphic group lock does not control…

Line weight changed by moving vertex
A line with 2 vertices and weight 3 was copied. Another vertex was inserted. The line was modified my moving the newly inserted vertex, and its weight…

Adding co-ordinates to an image
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Importing Survey and Creating a Surface
In ALD it is very easy to import Survey points (*.txt, *.cvs, *.xls) and to create a surface out of those points (By surface I…

overstrike/overwrite/insert text
When inserting text in overwrite mode, the first space typed overwrites a (non space) character, but subsequent spaces typed do not. If overwriting a line and…

non wysiwyg deletion
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Tip on Web Server Options in ProjectWise V8i
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Open, Import, or Attach Shapefiles without Bentley Map
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Learn About the Task Navigation Interface
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Trim Tools Updated in V8i SELECTSeries 1
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Learn More About the New Managed Workspace Tools
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New Features of ProjectWise V8i Managed Workspaces
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Learn About the ABCs of a Managed Workspace
Chris Pausch describes the basics of Managed Workspace settings within ProjectWise V8i.

Learn About How the Overlap and Inside Mode Works
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Extract File Properties from Microsoft Office Files
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March 2010
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ITEA Exhibitors' Prospectus and Contracts
March 18 - 20, 2010
Charlotte Convention Center
Exhibit Hall C
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Charlotte, NC, USA


18-21
2010 NSTA National Conference on Science Education
March 18 - 21, 2010
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA, USA


19-24
SmartGeometry Conference
March 19 - 24, 2010
Barcelona, Spain

April 2010
02
Grand Opening of the ZENERGY House
Studio City, CA


15-18
COFES 2010 – The Congress on the Future of Engineering Software
April 15 - 18, 2010
Scottsdale Plaza Resort
Scottsdale, AZ, USA

May 2010
11-14
CONSTRUCT 2010 – the 54th CSI Annual Convention
May 11 - 14, 2010
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA, USA


16-20
Society of Plastics Engineers ANTEC 2010
May 16 - 20, 2010
Orlando World Center Marriott Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, FL, USA


17-20
Bentley Systems Be Together: The Be Communities ‘Live’ Conference
May 17 - 20, 2010
Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia, PA, USA

June 2010
09-11
3D Comm Conference at InfoComm 2010
June 9 - 11, 2010
Las Vegas, NV, USA


10-12
AIA Convention
June 10 - 12, 2010
Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami, FL, USA


20-23
American Society for Engineering Education 117th Annual Conference & Exposition
June 20 - 23, 2010
Louisville, KY, USA

November 2010
17-19
Greenbuild 2010
November 17 - 19, 2010
McCormick Place
Chicago, IL, USA


29-Dec 02
DMC 2010
November 29 - December 2, 2010
The Venetian
Las Vegas, NV, USA

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Printing: Utilities, Networks, etc.
2008 Large Format Printing Roundup By ConnectPress In this special report, ConnectPress focuses on the large format printing market and the …

Hardware
Workstations, Large-Format Printers and Scanners & More Hardware is one of few universal challenges for all CAD users. After all …

Building Information Modeling
2008 Building Information Modeling Roundup By ConnectPress ConnectPress presents its first ever special report on building information modeling (BIM). Readers will find …

Certifications & Standards
2008 Green Building Standards and Certification Roundup Compiled by ConnectPress Staff Welcome to this Special Report on Green Building Standards and Certification …

Interoperability
2009 Collaboration & Interoperability Spotlight Collaboration and interoperability is a huge challenge for AEC users. For collaboration, getting the owner of …

Energy Analysis
2008 Energy Analysis Roundup The newly formed ConnectPress Infrastructure team presents a Special Report on Energy Analysis, featuring a collection of …

Visualization Simulation Tools
The 2008 ConnectPress Visualization/Simulation Roundup features fresh new content providing insight on the critical role of visualization and simulation capabilities …

Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
2008 Rapid Prototyping Roundup In this Special Report ConnectPress brings Community Members groundbreaking coverage on key players and issues in the …