10 April 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the Revit OpEd blog: Revit MEP Air Terminal - Troubleshooting - “I received an email from client asking for a little assistance with an air terminal family. Apparently the diagonal line they wanted to indicate that the terminal is a “return” wouldn’t play along when the family changed size…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: 2008 SWUGN Summit - Nashville, TN - “Well, the 2008 SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) Summit has come and gone. There was a great turnout again this year, although we didn’t have quite as many attendees as we did last year at our record-breaking meeting…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: calloutformat.txt not calloutmethod.txt - “I would just like to note a quick correction to a couple of earlier articles. When modifying how SolidWorks callouts internal threads on drawings, the file to modify is calloutformat.txt, not calloutmethod.txt…”
From the AutoCAD Insider blog at Autodesk: AutoCAD 2009: A closer look at layer management - “AutoCAD 2009 includes many enhancements to help you work more efficiently with layers. The Layer Properties Manger has been converted to a palette enabling you to keep it displayed while using other commands…”
From WorldCAD Access: Inventor Exports to XVL - “Autodesk Labs now has a XVL exporter for Inventor 2008 for download here. XVL is a highly compressed 3D format for viewing CAD models using the viewer from Lattice Technologies…”
From RobiNZ CAD Blog: RobiNZ Gone - “I’m off-line until May. If you wish to leave a comment or trackback feel free but they will be held for approval when I return. If you’re wondering where I’ll be…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Jon Hirschtick and the movie 21 - “I didn’t realize what I was hearing when I witnessed Vic Leventhal’s presentation at the Tri-Valley SolidWorks User Group (T-VSWUG) kick-off meeting…”
From the Through the Interface blog at Autodesk: API overhaul for Autodesk Design Review - “My old friend Volker Joseph, over on Beyond the Paper, wrote recently about a planned overhaul of the Autodesk Design Review API…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Mismatched Projects in DataGroup Catalog Editor - “The Problem: The number or text appears on DataGroup Catalog Editor remain constant no matter which project…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Managing References without Reference Manager - “Using and controlling the display of references is vital for most MicroStation users…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Engineeringtalk: CAD downloads provide business boost - “In August 2007 AME added CAD downloads to its website to meet its customers’ requests for online CAD drawings of its products…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software acquisition leads to name change - “The official launch of the Trubiquity brand will take place at two key international trade shows in April…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: CCE Multi-CAD translation supports CATIA V5 R18 - “Multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software by CCE can open R18 files and translate them to CATIA V4, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics, SolidWorks, Parasolid, IGES and STEP…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Stahl fibre optic lines bridge longer distances - “Intrinsically safe fiber optic communicationby R Stahl bridges middle distances in Profibus DP networks providing reliable Ex-signal transfer through 2km fibre optic lines or rings…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Review of the Development and Implementation of IFC compatible BIM from the Eat Your CAD blog
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