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As many of you know Digital Tree Studios, LLC is a fresh graphical design and drafting firm in the DFW area. What simply began as an idea between two friends has become something we believe can revolutionize the way graphical firms are looked upon in the AEC industry. I will not bore you with the background details of how or why; you can go here for that.

Although I will tell you that on June 29, 2009 we were declared a business entity by the state of Texas and by July 10, 2009 we had all the paperwork needed to start functioning as a business. Since then we have been slowly working on the infrastructure required to run what we believe to be a successful business.

This being the inaugural issue of our newsletter, let's explain what you can expect in future issues. As the company grows and gets more mature we plan to be able to bring you valuable information from various regions of the AEC industry. You can look forward to monthly updates on the growth of the company, along with Tips and Tricks for some of the software used in the AEC industry, and of course the latest news and technology from within the industry.

Come along with us on our journey as we grow. I hope you enjoy the ride, I know we will.

Autodesk releases SketchBook Mobile

It appears that Autodesk has decided to join in on the App Phenomenon. Autodesk releases SketchBook Mobile on the App Store.

Autodesk SketchBook Mobile is a new professional-grade paint and drawing app that offers a full set of sketching tools in a streamlined and intuitive user interface designed specifically for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Sketchbook Mobile App is available for $2.99 from the App store, although they also offer the free version similarly named Sketchbook Mobile Express

You can see the official press release here.
You can get the App here..
You can find out more about Sketchbook mobile here.

Google SketchUp 7.1 Released

3D modeling software may not be the first thing you think about when you say Google, but the company does well with SketchUp. The new version is a “point” release, so it is essentially a service pack release, and it is free to download for all users, including SketchUp Pro users.

The service release comes with some improved performance for large models, minor bug fixes, better integration with Google Maps Street View and Google earth KMZ files. For the Pro users LayOut has been improved as well; it now includes a simple but powerful tool for dimensioning models and creating dimensioned drawings.

Read more about SketchUp 7.1 and what is new here.

myPANTONE for iPhone and iPod Touch

Who says you can’t take it with you? Not Pantone. Now with the myPANTONE for iPhone and iPod Touch app you have access to a variety of PANTONE® color libraries and the ability to build color palettes and share them with colleagues and clients. myPANTONE offers graphic, web, fashion and apparel designers a way to take PANTONE colors with you wherever you go. Can’t remember what a color looks like, now you can have Portable Color Memory™.