ATI Idea Exchange - tell us what you want from workstation cards

[firebird]

ATI has started an "Idea Exchange" for FirePro workstation graphics accelerators on the FireUser website. It offers an opportunity for professional hardware users to influence the direction of FirePro drivers and hardware. User can submit and share their ideas for features or vote and discuss what they think of other user's ideas.

 

We want this site foster a candid and robust dialog with the professional graphics community, and provide an open and direct channel of communication for customers. The FirePro team is committed to listening to customer input and ideas to improve the product line, and related services.

 

• Post an idea for an enhancement to FirePro drivers or hardware
  
• Vote for ideas you agree with
  
• Add comments, different perspectives or insights
  
• Get your ideas noticed by the right people
  

 

We are posting here to try to get more AutoCAD users to solicit ideas and accelerate the pace of development. We encourage everyone to participate.

Rant, suggest, advice, compare - what ever works for you.

 

Submit your ideas on the Fireuser website under the "Idea Exchange" menu

[ReMark]

Thanks for the invite firebird. I was a former ATI graphics card user for many years but eventually switched over to nVidia. Somewhere along the way I think ATI neglected their CAD user base in favor of gamers. Although very similar in their need for more and better graphics I think CAD users wanted features exclusively aimed at them and their line of work.

[firebird]

Tell ATI what you want specifically as a CAD user. The Idea Exchange is really designed to help them deliver the best product based on what users want (rather than based on what marketing and engineering wants). So if you have any specifics take advantage, and tell them on fireuser dot com. I think the more specific you can be, the more they will listen. They have made a lot of changes to their drivers in the last year, so it is worth re-evaluating. But as an AutoCAD user, you probably have specifics you want to see.

[ReMark]

Thank you firebird. I'll certainly give that some thought. Any chance you might be sticking around the CADTutor website in the future? Sounds like you have some good knowledge re: graphics cards we might be able to put to use here.

[firebird]

I'm sticking around. But I am actually trying (wish me luck) to get an ATI engineer to visit these forums every month or so, to specifically answer any questions related to hardware or drivers.

[ReMark]

I'm glad to hear you'll be sticking around. I'm even more thrilled to hear that you are going to suggest to an ATI engineer to pay us a visit. We may not be the equivalent of AUGI or the AutoDesk Discussion Groups but we do attract a fair number of CAD users from all over the world with enough questions, opinions and experiences to fulfill anyone's needs. I'll certainly keep my fingers crossed. I cordially invite you to join in the discussions and share your knowledge with us. Welcome to CADTutor firebird.