1 July 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the Eat Your CAD blog: The CAD Manager: Born or Bred? - “An interesting question came up at the recent CAD Managers Forum which prompted me to post a question to the CAD Managers Forum: ‘Most of us have come from a design background and have moved into CAD management…”
From WorldCAD Access: PTC Adopts Slightly Poisonous Pill - “Should PTC ever be acquired, top executives will pay themselves $20 million. CEO Dick Harrison gets the biggest slice of gold-flavored pie, some $15.5 million…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Shaping tomorrow’s SW Community today - “There’s a survey underway that will help shape the coming SolidWorks online community. Part Two is now available. Since Mike Puckett’s beat me to the punch on making an article about this, I’ll link to him…”
From WorldCAD Access: Strategic Research Suspends Operations Today - “I thought was the most successful pr and marketing firm in the CAD industry, but that’s not stopping owner Rachael Taggart from taking a rest from the biz…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: So you think you know AccuDraw #10: You spin me right round baby right round, like a record baby right right round round - “AccuDraw’s R (Rotate) commands can be used to align AccuDraw to an exact orientation when the standard rotations (Top, View, Front, Side, etc) won’t do the job…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks BOM Superstar: 5 Moves to Avoid and How to Groove It - “BOM’s. Bill o’ Materials. That list of parts that moves across the disco floor like only you wish you coul…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst AEC news: BIM Goes Residential (AEC Insight Column) - “Design and production software give homebuilders all the advantages of BIM…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: AM
D ATI FireGL V8600 and FireGL V8650 Graphics Cards
(First Look Review) - “Two graphics cards supply good performance and lots of onboard RAM for graphically demanding applications…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: AutoCAD 2009: Quick View
Commands (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial)
- “Don’t get lost in multiple layouts; use Quick View Layout and Quick View Drawings…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: AutoCAD Slips with Its Grips (Bug
Watch AutoCAD Tutorial) - “Grip goofs galore, and how to crash AutoCAD by picking OK…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Cartoon - “Cartoon…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Central - “Court Rules AutoCAD Resale Lawful; The Other Scanner; SolidWorks Education Edition Teaches New Lessons; MSC.Software Plugs into PTC; The Twilight of LDT…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Dialog Box July 2008 - “Readers have their say…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Gaining Independence and Influence
(CAD Manager Column) - “Obtaining the trust and support of your users will enable you to gain the latitude to operate as you choose…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Pleasures of Customization (Hot Tip
Harry AutoCAD Tutorial) - “An object query function earns Harry’s kudos as July’s Top Tip…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Po
wer! Speed! Action! Mighty Mobile Workstations are
Packed and Ready for Adventure! (Cadalyst Labs
Review) - “The newest mobile workstations are powerful enough to let you be truly productive away from your familiar CAD system. This comparative review looks at three new mobile systems…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Update Attributes from a
Comma-Delimited File (AutoLISP Solutions AutoCAD
Tutorial) - “Routine imports and exports data between an AutoCAD drawing and an Excel spreadsheet…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Vi
co Virtual Construction Suite 2008 (Cadalyst Labs
Review) - “Multidimensional analysis and control capabilities transform the building process…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Who Knew about AutoCAD Projects?
(Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial) - “Here’s the secret to keeping unruly xrefs under control…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Rewriting the Rules of PDM
(PLM Strategies Column) - “A look at T3 Energy’s rule-based product data management…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Tech Trends — FIRST
Robotic Beasts Draw Students to Engineering - “Annual competition inspires young men and women to pursue interest in science and technology…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: The Current State of MCAD
(MCAD Modeling Column) - “Progress in the MCAD industry brings optimism to a depressed economy…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: New Tools Link GPS and Digital Cameras - “New technology automatically records not only where a photo is taken but also the direction in which the camera is aimed…”
From CADCAM Insider: Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Moldflow Corporation - “Enhances Autodesk Digital Prototyping Solution For Plastic Parts Market…”
From CADCAM Insider: Autodesk Enhances Sustainable Design Capabilities With Acquisitions - “Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Assets of Square One Research and Green Building Studio…”
From CADCAM Insider: Autodesk Names 42 Surfboards as Inventor of the Month for June 2008 - “Innovative Manufacturer Uses Autodesk Inventor Digital Prototyping Software to Develop Environmentally Friendly, High-Performance Wooden Surfboards…”
From CADCAM Insider: Autodesk Presents Revit BIM Experience Award to Design West Engineering - “Building Information Modeling Process Facilitates Collaboration on New Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Theme Park…”
From CADCAM Insider: Bentley Expands Building Energy Analysis Software Portfolio - “Combination of Environmental Design Solutions’ Tas Software and Bentley’s Hevacomp Line Makes Bentley the Global Leader in Building Analysis and Simulation Products…”
From CADCAM Insider: Bunkspeed Releases HyperShot V 1.5 for photographic 3D rendering - “New Version Brings Even More Brilliance and Realism to 3D Faster Than Ever Before…”
From CADCAM Insider: FISHER/UNITECH Introduces Direct Recruiting and Placement Services for the Technology Business Secto - “Troy, MI (June 30, 2008) FISHER/UNITECH, a leading engineering technologies firm serving the Midwest, announced today new value-added services for engineering and information technology (IT) staffing…”
From CADCAM Insider: Icona Solutions releases new version of its perceived quality simulation and visualization software - “With aesthetica V3, company extends its target market beyond automotive to include domestic appliances and consumer electronics goods manufacturers…”
From CADCAM Insider: Intercad Appoints Rice to Cultivate the Seeds of Growth in New Zealand - “AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 26, 2008 - CAD/CAM specialist Intercad has appointed Kerry Rice as New Zealand Country Manager to steer the company through unprecedented growth in the local market…”
From CADCAM Insider: KTH Chooses COMSOL for Multiphysics Simulation - “Three-year agreement provides more than 16,000 teachers, researchers, and students at Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology access to the leading multiphysics simulation software…”
From CADCAM Insider: MFG.com and TraceParts Join Forces - “The online marketplace serving the global manufacturing community launches its Partnership Program in Europe…”
From CADCAM Insider: Mechdyne Introduces Office Scale, 3D Interactive Visualization Solution For Computer-Aided Design, E - “Industry-First Integration of 3D-Enabled HDTV with Immersive, Interactive Software Supports ProENGINEER, SolidWorks, SolidEdge and V5 Applications Maya, Blender…”
From CADCAM Insider: Open Design Alliance Announces DWGdirect and DGNdirect 2.6 Release - “Phoenix, AZ, June 30, 2008 - The Open Design Alliance (ODA) announces the release of version 2.6 of the ODA software development platform, which includes DWGdirect and DGNdirect…”
From CADCAM Insider: PHASE 2 International Success Prompts Growth - “SaaS booming across and beyond target markets of Architecture, Manufacturing and Medical…”
From CADCAM Insider: drcauto Releases Smart Architect 2009 Supported on AutoCAD LT 2009 and AutoCAD 2009 - “drcauto software today announced the release of the highly anticipated AutoCAD 2009 compatible version of their Smart Architect software…”
From Engineeringtalk: CAD software halves development times - “SyCSA designs all of its products with SolidWorks, including the bolted silo, which is assembled at client sites and the single-section welded silo…”
From Engineeringtalk: Publishing software smoothes RandD - “Arbortext will help ZTE improve and personalise its product documentation, editing and publishing process…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software renders photos from 3D models - “A cached material library displays all materials instantly and sharper shadows are provided in the final rendering, as well as sharper texture maps…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software upgrade provides materials support - “DWGdirect 2.6 adds materials support to the rendering pipeline, includes a new DRX enabler for DWG files exported by Autodesk Inventor and contains support for newly added DWG 2009 system variables…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Improve goods flow from warehouse - “RedPrairie’s E2e supply chain execution software provides upgraded capabilities for better flow of goods, tighter integration between warehouse and transportation management…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Mobile unit reads 2D codes accurately - “The SoMo 650 scanner accurately reads and stores vital data from each direct part marked item, allowing effective part analysis and easy replacement where required…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
2008 Annual AUGI Salary Survey closes today! from the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International
AUGI Salary Survey from the CAD-a-Blog
Groups - You Gotta Keep ‘em Seperated from the CAD-a-Blog
Book of the Month: July from the Eat Your CAD blog
CAD Managers’ Survey 2008 from the Eat Your CAD blog
July 2008 from the Eat Your CAD blog
The AccuDraw Challenge - the solution! from the Eat Your CAD blog
Wine of the month: July from the Eat Your CAD blog
Vault and Productstream 2009 Background Process White Paper from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
5 axis machining with TopSolid’Cam from MCADCafe
80+ Attend FeatureCAM Sales Partner Meeting from TenLinks
Anark Approved as AGI Affiliated Product Partner from CADCAM Insider
Ashlar-Vellum Graphite v8 SP1 Beta Imports AutoCAD Layouts from TenLinks
Ashlar-Vellum Ships Cobalt, Xenon, Argon v8 for PowerPC Mac from TenLinks
Autodesk Labs Releases Project Draw 0.7.5 from TenLinks
Autodesk Offers Japanese Hotfix for AutoCAD Electrical 2009 from TenLinks
Autodesk Releases GEDIT Hotfix for AutoCAD LT 2007 from TenLinks
Autodesk, Mitsubishi to Collaborate for Factory Automation from TenLinks
Bunkspeed Releases HyperShot V 1.5 for photographic 3D rendering from MCADCafe
Bunkspeed Releases HyperShot v1.5 for 3D Rendering from TenLinks
Cadalog Releases SU Animate 2.0 Plug-In for SketchUp from TenLinks
Cambric Adopts Realistic Simulation Solutions from Dassault Systemes’ SIMULIA Brand from CADCAM Insider
Delcam Software Halves Delivery Times For Craft Pattern from CADCAM Insider
Delcam’s FeatureCAM Division Holds Biggest-ever Sales Partner Meeting from MCADCafe
Denmark’s NCC Selects ArchiCAD from TenLinks
Envista Corporation and the City of San Francisco to Test Infrastructure Coordination from CADCAM Insider
FISHER/UNITECH Introduces Direct Recruiting and Placement Services for the Technology Business Sector from MCADCafe
HP Announces Expiration of Waiting Period Under HSR Act from MCADCafe
Infor Streamlines Collection Design Processes for Celio from MCADCafe
LMS Introduces Virtual.Lab Motion ‘Quick Start’ Service from TenLinks
NYacad Releases Symbols Add-On for AutoCAD from TenLinks
Open Design Alliance Releases DWGdirect, DGNdirect v2.6 from TenLinks
PTC Execs to Get Extra $1.9M If Acquired from TenLinks
Q-layer Introduces the Agile Data Center for Cloud Computing from MCADCafe
SyCSA Increases Production 200 Percent by Embracing 3D Design Technology from MCADCafe
Variation Reduction Solutions, Inc. Selects Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Robotics for F-35 JSF Project from MCADCafe
VariCAD 2008 2.0 Released from CADCAM Insider
ZTE Improves Documentation Management and Publishing with PTC(R) Arbortext(R) Content Publishing Solution from MCADCafe