Registration Requirement Complaint

[Anonymous]

I need to lodge a complaint.

As an Adesk Civil 3D subscriber, I am trying very hard to get my clients, reviewing agencies, contractors and coworkers accustomed to using the dwf format rather than producing literally thousands of pieces of paper.

Needless to say, the dwf format has not been "picked up" as a standard format in the industry. Most people ask me, "what's that?" when I explain to them what I'm about to e-mail to them. I usually tell them it is analagous to a pdf, but much smarter and better. I point them to autodesk.com and tell them to download it for free.

I haven't had a lot of success, partly because Autodesk makes these people fill out a form with their e-mail address, etc... before they can download it. Adobe doesn't require that. I think that is one reason people so readily accept it.

I understand Autodesk's desire to gather marketing information, but I fear they are doing the dwf format irreparable harm by requiring this information.

[Anonymous]

Complaint kind of pointless, you are not quite servicing
your customers' needs well since:

1. I believe you can download the file and distribute
yourself; If not....

2. Have them enter your email address and name if it freaks
them out;

3. or enter a bogus name and email address;

4. or go to www.download.com and grab it for free without
signing up for anything (or link to it for them, may not be
the latest and greatest on some sites but it does not really
matter);

5. or go to many other free download sites on the internet
to download a DWF viewer (may or may not be the latest, but
who cares, it's a viewer and you can plot to many versions
of it in AutoCAD);

6. Pick up anyone else's free DWF viewer, there are still a
few out there still left that work fine;

7. Switch to PDF, who cares what Autodesk pushes for a file
format if your recipients are not on or actually using
AutoCAD 2007 (DWF Import option) or have not already bought
the DWF markup tool.

Hope that helps. Enjoy.


--
Dean Saadallah
Add-on products for LT
http://www.pendean.com/lt
--

[Anonymous]

On the download page:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2404513&CMP=ILC-GN9219645015

there is a link which is called

"Download DWF Viewer and forgo email updates."

People do not have to register if they do not want to.

wrote in message news:5255135@discussion.autodesk.com...
I need to lodge a complaint.

As an Adesk Civil 3D subscriber, I am trying very hard to get my clients,
reviewing agencies, contractors and coworkers accustomed to using the dwf
format rather than producing literally thousands of pieces of paper.

Needless to say, the dwf format has not been "picked up" as a standard
format in the industry. Most people ask me, "what's that?" when I explain
to them what I'm about to e-mail to them. I usually tell them it is
analagous to a pdf, but much smarter and better. I point them to
autodesk.com and tell them to download it for free.

I haven't had a lot of success, partly because Autodesk makes these people
fill out a form with their e-mail address, etc... before they can download
it. Adobe doesn't require that. I think that is one reason people so
readily accept it.

I understand Autodesk's desire to gather marketing information, but I fear
they are doing the dwf format irreparable harm by requiring this
information.

[Anonymous]

Have you tried www.dwfit.com?

"Scott Sheppard (Autodesk)" wrote in message
news:5255188@discussion.autodesk.com...
On the download page:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2404513&CMP=ILC-GN9219645015

there is a link which is called

"Download DWF Viewer and forgo email updates."

People do not have to register if they do not want to.

wrote in message news:5255135@discussion.autodesk.com...
I need to lodge a complaint.

As an Adesk Civil 3D subscriber, I am trying very hard to get my clients,
reviewing agencies, contractors and coworkers accustomed to using the dwf
format rather than producing literally thousands of pieces of paper.

Needless to say, the dwf format has not been "picked up" as a standard
format in the industry. Most people ask me, "what's that?" when I explain
to them what I'm about to e-mail to them. I usually tell them it is
analagous to a pdf, but much smarter and better. I point them to
autodesk.com and tell them to download it for free.

I haven't had a lot of success, partly because Autodesk makes these people
fill out a form with their e-mail address, etc... before they can download
it. Adobe doesn't require that. I think that is one reason people so
readily accept it.

I understand Autodesk's desire to gather marketing information, but I fear
they are doing the dwf format irreparable harm by requiring this
information.

[Anonymous]

http://dwf.blogs.com/beyond_the_paper/2006/07/dwf_freedom_and.html

"Ben Cochran" wrote in message
news:5255353@discussion.autodesk.com...
Have you tried www.dwfit.com?

"Scott Sheppard (Autodesk)" wrote in message
news:5255188@discussion.autodesk.com...
On the download page:

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=2404513&CMP=ILC-GN9219645015

there is a link which is called

"Download DWF Viewer and forgo email updates."

People do not have to register if they do not want to.

wrote in message news:5255135@discussion.autodesk.com...
I need to lodge a complaint.

As an Adesk Civil 3D subscriber, I am trying very hard to get my clients,
reviewing agencies, contractors and coworkers accustomed to using the dwf
format rather than producing literally thousands of pieces of paper.

Needless to say, the dwf format has not been "picked up" as a standard
format in the industry. Most people ask me, "what's that?" when I explain
to them what I'm about to e-mail to them. I usually tell them it is
analagous to a pdf, but much smarter and better. I point them to
autodesk.com and tell them to download it for free.

I haven't had a lot of success, partly because Autodesk makes these people
fill out a form with their e-mail address, etc... before they can download
it. Adobe doesn't require that. I think that is one reason people so
readily accept it.

I understand Autodesk's desire to gather marketing information, but I fear
they are doing the dwf format irreparable harm by requiring this
information.