Tuesday 30 April 2013
The Growth through BIM Report authored by Richard Saxon CBE
The Growth through BIM Report authored by Richard Saxon CBE was published by CIC last week. This was a UK Government (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) funded report to report on how best to turn the UK BIM Strategy into economic growth in the home and export markets.
Click Here to download
Sunday 28 April 2013
Dancing Babies Rule.....
I saw this and it made me smile, so decided to share......
Dancing with my baby-me. evian Live young.
Music: Here comes the Hotstepper - Evian remix by Yuksek
Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/BabynMe
Saturday 27 April 2013
NanoCAD the Free Alternative to AutoCAD
OK I like FREE, I have downloaded and played with Nanocad for a few days now, and it is really exceptional value for money ;0). It's as good as IntelliCAD and better than A9Cad and if you are still playing with 2D then don't give Autodesk any more money for AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT check out NanoCAD at http://nanocad.com/
The interface is not the latest Ribbon and it has an AutoCAD Classic type interface but hell I started using AutoCAD at version 2.5 in DOS and still love the Classic windows 2004 interface. and it will run LISP routines - check out the Comparison Chart
Then go download and play for FREE
How long until we see FREE Alternatives to REVIT it's gonna happen one day ;0)
Technology | nanoCAD 4.5 www.nanocad.com | AutoCAD 2012 www.autodesk.com | AutoCAD 2012 LT www.autodesk.com |
User interface and basic technologies
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User interface
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classic
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ribbon+classic
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ribbon+classic
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Multiple document mode
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Layer, block and linetype managers
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Object snap, object tracking and polar snap
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yes
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yes
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yes
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AutoCAD commands syntax
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Command line: autohide mode, changing parameters
(font, color and height)
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Command line: hyperlinks for command options
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yes
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–
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–
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Autocomplete of entered commands
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yes
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yes
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yes
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SHX and TTF fonts
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Autorecover of drawings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Unlimited Undo/Redo commands
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Aliases, menu and toolbars settings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Selection of similar objects
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Selection of overlapped and superimposed objects
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yes
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yes
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yes
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User coordinate systems
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yes
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yes
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yes
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External references, XREF
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Operations with raster images
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Linetype editor | yes | – | – |
Creation of viewport from model space | yes | – | – |
Dynamic blocks
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Dynamic input
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–
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yes
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yes
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2D-drawing
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Information about object’s properties
when the cursor goes over it
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Notepad for text data exchange
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yes
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–
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–
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Calculator
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Multifunctional grips
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Associative dimensions
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Associative hatches
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–
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yes
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yes
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Additional commands for layers
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–
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yes
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–
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AutoCAD tables
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Excel-style table editor
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yes
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–
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–
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Additional tools
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Parametric 2D-design
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–
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Using dependencies
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–
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Creation of user libraries consisting of objects with
geometric, descriptive and behavioral properties
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–
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Dynamic blocks
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–
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Adding dialogs to control objects behavior
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–
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Using external
programming |
–
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Editing of external references
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partly
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yes
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yes
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Display of 3D-drawings
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Creation of mesh objects
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yes
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yes
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–
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Switching of visual styles
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yes
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yes
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–
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3D-views
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yes
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yes
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–
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Orbit command
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yes
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yes
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–
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Operations with solid 3D-objects
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–
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yes
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–
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Printing
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Working with model space and paper space
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Viewports
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Objects transparency
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Color dependent printing (CTB)
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yes
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yes
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yes
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Batch plot
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yes
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yes
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–
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Printing in PDF
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using external
PDF-printers |
yes
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yes
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Printing in PLT
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yes
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yes
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yes
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PDF as a background
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–
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yes
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yes
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Programming, development
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OLE Automation (Visual Basic Script/Java Script)
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yes
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yes
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–
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Visual Basic for Applications
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–
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yes
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–
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AutoLISP (with DCL)
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yes
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yes
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–
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C++
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NRX
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ARX
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–
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.NET
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yes
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yes
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–
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Thursday 25 April 2013
11 Revit 2014 Essential Skill Videos from Autodesk
Here are 11 Essential Skill Revit 2014 Videos from Autodesk, enjoy ;0)
Wednesday 24 April 2013
Friday 12 April 2013
Design Review Upgrades from 2013 to 2009 !!!!!
It's that time of the year again - New Software fresh BUGS!
So I launched Design Review 2013 which told me there was an upgrade OK hit the button and guess what it links too
It's BACK TO THE FUTURE time again
Come on Autodesk sort yourselves out
Thursday 4 April 2013
SEC First Steps to BIM Competence - A Guide for Specialist Contractors
BIM guide gets Cabinet Office endorsement
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