12 June 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk Inventor 11 Service Pack 4 available for download - “Last week Autodesk released (Published date: 2008-06-06) Service Pack 4 for Autodesk Inventor (Professional or Series) 11. Autodesk Inventor 11 Service Pack 4 Don’t forget to download and read the accompanying Readme file…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk Experience Tour - Anaheim - “I attended the Autodesk Experience Tour in Anaheim, California yesterday. It was very well attended, but I don’t really know the extent of the attendees becasue the event shared lobby space with another conference…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Optimum monitor setup? - “I can never get enough screen real estate, so here’s my latest: This isn’t as extravagant as it looks. If you upgrade your 20′ with a 30′, just hang onto the old 20′ and rotate it…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Productstream 2009 update - Support for Oracle 9i (9.2.0.7) - “Last month Autodesk released (Published date: 2008-05-20) an update for Autodesk Productstream Professional 2009 that adds support for Oracle 9i (version 9.2.0.7)…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk Inventor 11 DWF Extension Service Pack 4 available for download - “8 days ago Autodesk released (Published date: 2008-06-03) Service Pack 4 for Autodesk Inventor (Professional or Series) 11 DWF Extension…”
From RobiNZ CAD Blog: SnagIt 9 - the ribbon edition! - “When I saw Betsys post this morning I just had to try the new SnagIt…”
From the Revit OpEd blog: View Options - Discipline choice in Revit MEP - “A new feature in Revit MEP 2009 makes it a little easier to define which discipline a new view is assigned by default…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst AEC news: 3Dconnexion 3D Mice Now Supported by VectorWorks 2008 - “Device enables control and maneuverability of 3D objects, 3D designs, and 2D drafts…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: AIA Convention Showcases New CAD and BIM Technologies - “This year’s product offerings clearly indicated a migration toward integrated planning and design…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Coping with Standards
Violators, Follow-Up (CAD Manager’s Toolbox) -”Diligent enforcement ensures compliance with CAD standards…”
From Engineeringtalk: Digital prototyping for SMEs - a practical guide - “More than ever before, small business needs the competitive edge that digital prototyping can provide, says Mark Mills of Autodesk reseller Micro Concepts…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software aids race car development - “Le Mans places a high priority on vehicle reliability and fuel efficiency, given the nature of the course and length of the race…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Revit Architecture and MEP new builds posted - (20080602_1900) from the Revit OpEd blog
Multiple Instances of Autoloader from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
3D Basecamp: Complaining about Bandwidth at The Googleplex from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Flattening 3D Objects onto a 2D Plane from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Lunch at Charlie’s Cafe from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Posting Models to Google Earth? Be Patient from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Promoting Your Work Using the Google Portfolio from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Resources for Learning about Geomodeling with SketchUp and Google Earth from AEC News
3D Basecamp: Southern Ontario Serendipity from AEC News
3D Basecamp: The Writing on the Wall from AEC News
Altair Engineering Achieves Qualification for PBS Professional as Intel Cluster-Ready from MCADCafe
ASVIC Releases Mech-Q v3.24.001 for AutoCAD, LT 2009 from TenLinks
Autodesk Productstream Pro 2009 Supports Inventor 11 from TenLinks
Autodesk Releases DWF Toolkit 7.5 from TenLinks
Autodesk Updates Readme Files for Productstream Pro 2009 from TenLinks
AutoForm Releases the Version 4.1.2 (MKS) for Windows Users from MCADCafe
AutoForm v4.1.2 Released for Windows from TenLinks
BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo 2008 Suite from TenLinks
Concepts NREC Announces TurboOPT II Software Optimization Tool from MCADCafe
Design 2 Enterprise to Sell InspectionXpert from TenLinks
EDS Honored With Delphi’s 2008 Pinnacle Quality Award from MCADCafe
Engineered Efficiency Offers Civil 3D Training for $595 from TenLinks
Ford Motor Company Delivers Flexible Fuel, Plug-In Vehicle to Department of Energy from MCADCafe
Google SketchUp 3D BaseCamp 2008 Starts Today from AEC News
Google SketchUp 3D Basecamp: 45,000 Asked to Attend, 300 are Here from AEC News
HLB Adds Four Key Directors to Its Award-Winning Team from MCADCafe
IBM Tackles Global Energy Crisis from MCADCafe
Infor PLM Runtime Released for Apparel, Footwear from TenLinks
MAXON Opens France Office from TenLinks
My Cheesy Must See List for DAC 2008 (DeepChip) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry articles
officetalk to Sell CADnection Products in UK, Europe from TenLinks
ProMedia to Sell Autodesk Products in Qatar from TenLinks
Rhino 4.0 SR 4 Release Candidate 1 Available from TenLinks
Small and Medium-Sized Business Enterprise Applications Market to Grow to $80.3 Billion by 2012, IDC Finds from MCADCafe
SPT Group and CD-adapco Announce Initiative To Enhance Computational Flow Assurance from MCADCafe
Tokai University Students Use Pro/ENGINEER to Become First University Team to Compete at Le Mans from MCADCafe