25 March 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From SolidSmack.com: Installing SolidWorks On Vista Must Read - “If you are thinking about upgrading to Microsoft Windows Vista or think that SolidWorks will not run well on Vista or that everything in the world sucks because of Vista, you NEED to read Mike Puckett’s SolidWorks on Vista experience…”
From WorldCAD Access: KOMPAS-3D LT - “ASCON offers a free version of its professional MCAD solution, KOMPAS-3D LT. Its 3D portion is functionally-reduced, ‘natch, but includes 2D Drafting and Design and 12 lessons; all that’s lacking is 3D assembly modeling…”
From RobiNZ CAD Blog: AutoCAD Architecture 2009 and BIM? - “It might not be parametric but AutoCAD Architecture 2009 (ACA) has included a number of updates which enable Building Model Information to be managed and exchanged…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Have You Upgraded to Web 2.0? - “I was at a publishing conference in New York and they were talking about Web 2.0. How do you get it? It turns out I had it and did not know it…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk Inventor 2008 Service Pack 2 Hotfix - ID: DL10919302 - “Just over a week ago (Published date: 2008-03-14) Autodesk released a new Hotfix for Autodesk Inventor (Professional or Suite) 2008 SP2……”
From the Matt Writes blog: Cure for the political blues - “Political season got you down? Can’t see how you can vote for any of those nutjobs? Get an attitude adjustment from classic JibJab…”
From SolidSmack.com: Rockin! Incredible Hulk Movie Trailer - “OK, completely non-relevant and completely having nothing to do with 3D CAD, but hen also having everything to do with cool…”
From Lynn Allen’s blog at Autodesk: Calling All Ye Express Tool Fans (and more AutoCAD 2009) - “Doesn’t everyone love the AutoCAD Express Tools? I always have been and always will be an AutoCAD Express Tool fan…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Engineeringtalk: CAD software streamlines medical system design - “Still River Systems’ proton therapy design will cost hospitals only a fraction of current costs and occupy one room instead of a large city block…”
From Engineeringtalk: Simulation platform eases design optimisation - “Optimisation module allows users to to capture and automate 1D simulation processes, helping provide a quick assessment of a multitude of design options…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software eases electromechanical design - “Maxwell V12 includes a 3D electric transient solver that solves time-varying electric fields due to a transient disturbance, such as lightning strikes on electrical equipment…”
From Engineeringtalk: Upgrade for wind turbine design package - “Advanced easy-to-use design and verification software tools help the wind energy sector to solve difficult problems…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
AutoCAD 2009 - Design Drafting Enahncements from the CAD-a-Blog
AutoCAD 2009 - Hidden Message Settings from the CAD-a-Blog
AutoCAD 2009 - Released March 25th-Are you Ready? from the CAD-a-Blog
Dead End! from the CAD-a-Blog
How is it possible to facet around an arc using an exact line length? from the Eat Your CAD blog
Autodesk Data Management Survey from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
Performance and Scalability in Productstream 2009 from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
700+ Attend Siemens Asia Pacific Conference from TenLinks
Behr America Launching FACTON’s Product Lifecycle Costing Software from MCADCafe
BRL-CAD Joins Google Summer of Code from TenLinks
CAD Industry to Maintain Growth in the Face of Economic Downturn, According to Jon Peddie Research from MCADCafe
CAD Market to Grow 15% in ‘08 Despite Economy - JPR from TenLinks
Centric Software Named to START-IT 125 List of Top Manufacturing Technology Providers from MCADCafe
EDST Receives Recognition for CATIA Technical Support from Honda from MCADCafe
IBM Predicts Five Future Trends That Will Drive Unified Communications from MCADCafe
India’s Honda R+D Appreciates EDST for CATIA Support from TenLinks
Information Builders Named to START-IT 125 Manufacturing Technology List from MCADCafe
Latest Rapidform Products to be Displayed at INDUSTRIE2008 from MCADCafe
New Compact Proton Radiotherapy Device Designed with SolidWorks from MCADCafe
New VX Intelligent Machining Automation Speeds Up CNC Programming Productivity from MCADCafe
OPEN MIND at Westec 2008 from MCADCafe
Rapidform to Update XOS 2/Scan, XOR 2/Redesign Service Pack from TenLinks
Utica City School District Selects SmartDraw from TenLinks
VizUp 3.0.1 Released for Model Algorithm Reduction from TenLinks