30 April 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the AutoCAD Insider blog at Autodesk: Help select classes for Autodesk University 2008 - “You can influence which classes are taught at Autodesk University! Here’s more info from the AU organizers: We’re doing something new this year-we would like you to help us select the best 500-plus sessions…”
From SolidSmack.com: Putting Names With the CAD Blog Faces - “Sometimes it takes a little while to get a blog post up. Franco Folini from the NovEdge Blog last posted on December 17th, 2007. Ya see, he’s been busy… creating THE MOTHER OF ALL CAD DIRECTORIES …”
From WorldCAD Access: Gnome On Mt St Helens Webcam - “The Mount St Helens Webcam is sometimes host to monster-size bugs that land on its lens. Or view-destroying snow drifts. Today, a gnome made it up to the Webcam, and posted a message…”
From the Revit OpEd blog: Insert from File - “This feature is intended to allow us to acquire information from another project file and add it to our current project. There are two methods, Views and 2D Elements. Both methods involve selecting a project file first…”
From The Dirt blog at Autodesk: Vote for the AU Classes You Want . . - “Something new this year-Autodesk would like you to help us select the best 500-plus sessions. We have uploaded all of the sessions (that were submitted by the deadline) to AU 2008 Session site and we need your input…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Written CAD Standards - making progress - “I just received the latest ZweigWhite Information Technology Survey for 2008. It provides a wealth of information to see where the industry is going and how you may stack up. It is an annual survey of A/E firms…”
From the Through the Interface blog at Autodesk: Finding all the AutoCAD entities on a particular layer using .NET - “This question came in recently by email: Is there a way to obtain the object IDs of all the object on a layer? I found the GetAllObjects() method of the Transaction object but it doesn’t work…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk University 2008: Vote for Sessions (Classes) - “This post is brought to you on behalf of Joseph Wurcher and the rest of the AU team. We’re doing something new this year - we would like you to help us select the best 500-plus sessions…”
From WorldCAD Access: V6 in May - “Dassault Systemes says that its V6 platform - CATIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, and ENOVIA - is scheduled for be available in May 2008. Link…”
From the BIM and BEAM blog at Autodesk: Civil Structure Examples - “Hi, I am looking for project examples of bridges, tunnels, retaining walls, waste water treatments, piers, harbors etc: basically anything that is not a commercial building…”
From the AutoCAD Insider blog at Autodesk: Scenes from Hong Kong - “Last Thursday I had the pleasure of presenting AutoCAD 2009 in Hong Kong during an AutoCAD and 3ds Max 2009 launch party…”
From the Between the Poles blog at Autodesk: Autodesk University 2008 - “Autodesk University is occurring Dec 2-5 in Las Vegas, and I would encourage you to attend if you can especially if you like the technical side of things…”
From the Revit OpEd blog: Off Topic - Amputee Has Advantage - “Not the slightest bit about Revit…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Spatial and IMSI/Design Link Technologies - “Companies integrate Spatial’s 3D component technology with TurboCAD to enhance software development…”
From CADCAM Insider: Actify’s Digital Design Communication Solution Used by Connaught Engineering Ltd - “SAN FRANCISCO, CA-(Marketwire - April 22, 2008) - Actify Inc., the global leader in digital design communication solutions, with over 500 discrete manufacturing companies as customers and 8,000 licenses on active maintenance…”
From CADCAM Insider: Cambashi Expands Into United States - “Industry network initiatives fuel demand for new services…”
From CADCAM Insider: GEOMATE Announces The World’s First Spreadsheet For Engineers - “San Jose, California…”
From CADCAM Insider: Hexagon Metrology SAS Offers PolyWorks with ROMER Sigma Arms and G-Scan Scanners - “April 24, 2008 - InnovMetric Software Inc…”
From CADCAM Insider: Independent Analyst Names 3DXplorer from Altadyn as web3D Leader - “April 24, 2008 - Irvine, California and Paris, France - Altadyn, a developer of Virtual World creation platforms…”
From CADCAM Insider: Joclemns Technologies to Distribute ArchiCAD in Nigeria - “Budapest, April 23, 2008 - Graphisoft, the global leader in Virtual BuildingTM solutions, has announced that Joclemns Technologies, Nigeria’s leading software supplier…”
From CADCAM Insider: Lineup Complete for the 2008 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Conference - “Elite Sponsors and International Experts Support Industry Leading Event…”
From CADCAM Insider: New Dedicated Website for WorkPLAN Enterprise from Sescoi - “To support its new generation ERP system, WorkPLAN Enterprise…”
From CADCAM Insider: New Version Manufacturing Software - “Maxitec’s exclusive distributor agreement with sheetmetal machinery giant FINN-POWER sees the company make available the latest version of NC Express, the FINN-POWER CAM software…”
From CADCAM Insider: Radan Software Boosts Efficiencies At Sheet Metal Cutter Synectix - “Synectix, one of Melbourne’s largest sheet metal specialists, produces turnkey tailored electronic and communications enclosures for indoor and outdoor applications…”
From CADCAM Insider: Redsdk 1.4 Released, First Full HDR Real-time Engine - “First full HDR real-time engine, even on legacy hardware…”
From CADCAM Insider: Vico Software Offers Construction Software for Students and Teachers - “April 28, 2008, Boulder, CO - Vico Software, Inc., providers of Virtual ConstructionTM software and services, today unveiled a new education initiative…”
From Engineeringtalk: PLM software provides key link to ERP - “Treske has reported a reduction in its engineering change cycles by over 75% by managing all product information within Empower and sharing released data with manufacturing…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: PLM provider also offers product quality planning - “Aras provides a suite of software for enterprise PLM, new product development and advanced product quality planning enabling users to collaborate and innovate more effectively…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Quality data collection also reports centrally - “International beverage packaging and recycling plant is to use Lighthouse Systems’ Shopfloor-Online will be used for all quality data collection at the plant level and provide centralised reporting…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Autodesk Productstream Professional 2008 Service Pack 1 Hotfix - ID: DL11062754 from the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International
Lost dynamic properties (grips) of dynamic blocks from CAD Forum Tips
To simplify A2009 migration, I want to see both the classic … from CAD Forum Tips
Quick TIP - Open an Xref from the CAD-a-Blog
Quick Tip - Annotated Text Won’t Move, Delete, Rotate, Etc from the CAD-a-Blog
The new CAD Society from the COFES.com blog
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