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AutoCAD 2006 Product Retirement - Autocad and Archtiectural Desktop 2006 are going to be retired as of March 13th, 2009. So if that is the version of the software you own you should look into upgrading now. If you don't upgrade by that date your software will be ineligible for upgrades and it'll cost you much more to upgrade later. For more information visit autodesks website by clicking here.

Upgrading Revit Projects to 2009 -

Have you tried to upgrade Revit projects to 2009 and received an "Out of Memory" error message. It's a known issue. Follow this link to view autodesk technical document.

Revit 2009 Web Update - Revit 2009 Web Update 2 is now available. Unlike other updates, this update is actually a "Service Pack" and not a full uninstall/reinstall. You must however install Web Update 1 first. Click here for more information.

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Written by Troy
Sunday, 23 July 2006
Trying to decide if you should enroll in autodesk's subscription program... If you are thinking of upgrading you CADD software you will surely be "encouraged" by the reseller to purchase a subscription. A subscription is a yearly maintenance program where you pay a fee per license and you will automatically receive any new/updated versions which are released that year. You are not guaranteed however that you will get a new version, even though everyone thinks of it that way. Autodesk has been on a yearly release cycle for a number of years now so chances are you will get 1 new version within your subscription period. You will also get free technical support (but don't confuse that with free training). There are also some web based training resources. When it comes down to it, most people consider this a good way to budget for software. If you skip a few version and then decide to upgrade you'll have to come up with a big chunk of change to "get current". Upgrade pricing is based on how many versions behind you are. The numbers typically end up being about the same, so think of subscription as a way to get "free" support from autodesk. Now if you're wondering why the resellers are pushing the subscription, well that should come as no surprise, they make profit on it now rather than waiting until the next time you upgrade. So, should you subscribe? Well it's not a bad deal. Think of it as a paying up front for the software in exchange for free support from autodesk. But if you don't have the cash available...it's not a must have.
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