27 June 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From RobiNZ CAD Blog: A word cloud resume? - “I took the about page from my blog and pasted it into Wordle - http://wordle.net/ . It creates a word cloud based on the frequency of use and I must admit some of the results surprised me…”
From SolidSmack.com: Rule Your CAD with the Ultra-Secure HP BLADE Workstation - “MCAD is running like heck from the desktop. The possibilities of where CAD data is accessed from and where you are when you access it just keeps on growing I tell y…”
From the Revit OpEd blog: School of Hard Knocks - Keynotes and Linked Files - “A client email and subsequent phone call yesterday advised me that they were “butting their heads into a wall” using the Keynote Feature with the linked files…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Hole Callouts: Why is THRU sometimes THRU ALL? - “Question: On a drawing, when adding a callout to a simple through hole or thread, SolidWorks will sometimes add ‘THRU’ and other times add ‘THRU ALL’…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: How do I get my dimensions to be all in line? - “Q: When I place a string of dimensions with a small dimension, the dimension jumps up out of line, then I can’t modify it into the correct plac…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Can you co-ordinate and support CAD use on projects? - “Salary: competitive…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst AEC news: AutoCAD Giant’s Green Footprint Grows Bigger - “Autodesk completes acquisitions of Green Building Studio and ECOTECT…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: AutoCAD Set for a Civil Transition - “As Land Desktop exits, AutoCAD Civil enters…”
From Engineeringtalk: Surfboard maker wind CAD award - “42 Surfboards uses Autodesk Inventor software to create its line of high-performance surfboards that are shaped entirely from sustainably harvested local woods…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Some materials are rendered as black only from CAD Forum Tips
Return to Forever on Tour Again - Off Topic from the Revit OpEd blog
ALSO IN THE NEWS
30th Delcam Sales Office Opened In China from MCADCafe
Adept Technology to Present at Collins Stewart Growth Conference from MCADCafe
AEC Tech News (#230) from Cadalyst AEC news
AMD Launches ‘ATI Radeon HD’ teraFLOPS Graphics Cards from TenLinks
AMD Releases ATI Catalyst Driver for Linux Graphics Cards from TenLinks
Anark Becomes AGI Affiliated Product Partner from TenLinks
Autodesk Acquires ECOTECT for Building Analysis from TenLinks
Autodesk Completes Moldflow Acquisition from TenLinks
Autodesk Decides Against Rival Flomerics Offer - CITYAM from TenLinks
Autodesk Enhances Sustainable Design Capabilities With Acquisitions of Ecotect and Green Building Studio Analysis Tools from MCADCafe
Autodesk Names 42 Surfboards as Inventor of the Month for June 2008 from MCADCafe
Autodesk Out of Flomerics Chase - ft.com from TenLinks
Delcam Halves Delivery Times for Craft Pattern from MCADCafe
DJS Communications Wins IABC Renaissance Award for INCAT Inside e-newsletter from MCADCafe
Flomerics Says Any Autodesk Offer will be in Cash - Hemscott from TenLinks
Hexagon Acquires Germany’s Messtechnik Wetzlar from TenLinks
IBM Opens Africa’s First “Cloud Computing” Center, Second Cloud Center in China from MCADCafe
Insights into PLM (Princess Interactive) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry articles
Kelyniam CEO James Ketner Retires 500K Shares from TenLinks
Malaysia’s Ministry of Education Selects SmartDraw from TenLinks
Maplesoft, MathWorks Changes Maple Reseller Partnership from TenLinks
Matrox Releases M-Series Fanless Graphics Cards from TenLinks
Mentor Stumbles in Flomerics Bid - ft.com from TenLinks
Oxylane Group Selects PTC Retail, Footwear, and Apparel Solution from MCADCafe
Roland Unveils SRP Player Pro for MDX 3D Milling Machines from TenLinks
RTT Unveils DeltaGen 8, PictureBook 4 for 3D Visualization from TenLinks
RuleDesigner Configurator for Electrolux Home Products Italy Support from MCADCafe
Siemens Gets Diversity/Careers Magazine’s Award from TenLinks
SolidCAM Opens Office in Tokyo, Japan from TenLinks
TopSolid’Wood - Integrated CAD/CAM created for the wood industry at IWF 2008 from MCADCafe
Voltran WEG Selects Siemens Solid Edge, Teamcenter from TenLinks