25 July 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From SolidSmack.com: Nao Humanoid Robot Designed in SolidWorks: Farewell Human Race - “We’re doomed. The robot armies are massing. As if simple non-humanoid robots were bad enough, now tiny, toddler-like and highly functional robot are coming to the market very, very soon people. Start packin…”
From SolidSmack.com: ShapeWays: Print 3D Designs Fast and Easy + Beta Invites - “Hold on to your 3D lovin’ hats people. Shapeways is about to change how you feel about 3D Printing… and also how you go about doing it. The issue is getting a quality 3D Print of your design fast and chea…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 Hotfix - 2008.06.10 - “A week ago (Published date: 2008-07-17), Autodesk released a new Hotfix for Autodesk 3ds Max 2009: Hotfix - Autodesk 3ds Max 2009 - 2008.06.10 Don’t forget to download and read the accompanying Readme (PDF) file…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Alternative Tangents - “When drawing a line (or arc or circle) to Tangent points, it is possible that there may be more than one solution. If this is the case, MicroStation will display the options and wait for you to select one…”
From the Revit OpEd blog: Dept. of Reviteristics - Edit Button - “This is specifically leveled at the new EDIT button that appears when you are working in the family editor and using the sweep and swept blend solids and voids…”
From WorldCAD Access: PTC: Catia V6 Suffers User Lockin-itis; Will Fail - “PTC executives are predicting the failure of Dassault’s Catia V6-drawings-locked-in-Matrix-vault strategy…”
From 3D CAD News: PTC Bloodhounds Catch a French Scent - “This week’s quarterly conference call with PTC was enlightening, to say the least…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Building a Better World in GeoWeb 2008, Part 1 - “Web-based GIS moves from descriptive to predictive modeling…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Siemens PLM Software Delivers Parasolid v20 - “3D geometric modeling component software delivers enhanced functionality and extended use of symmetric multiprocessing hardware…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: ESRI Press
Publishes Building a GIS: System Architecture
Design Strategies for Managers and The Business
Benefits of GIS: An ROI Approach - “Books share methodology for building a successful system by planning the infrastructure and focusing on return on investment…”
From Engineeringtalk: CAD software eases custom pump testing - “Innova has provided extensive training, technical support and consultancy, ensuring that Amarinth’s engineers can exploit SolidWorks software to the full…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software preserves blood safety - “For more than ten years WBS has used Northwest Analytical’s (NWA) Quality Analyst, from Adept Scientific, to help monitor its output and product quality…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software upgrade organises routine maintenance - “Enterprise asset management cannot reach its full potential without the proper management of asset-related technical documentation, such as drawings and technical specifications…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: BlueCielo releases asset management module - “BlueCielo has released its InnoCielo asset management module, which is designed to close the gap between maintenance and engineering departments…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Dot matrix printers increase plastics productivity - “A plastics piping products manufacturer is now using 40 TallyGenicom dot matrix printers to manage its business critical documents and maximise productivity…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Module interfaces building automation/processing - “FieldServer introduces the SlotServer ControlLogix/Building Automation Systems Communications Interface Module to interface between building automation and process controls…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
AutoCAD Raster Design 2009 Service Pack 1 available for download from the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International
ALSO IN THE NEWS
ALGOR v22 Released for FEA from TenLinks
Algor V22 Upgrades All Areas of FEA: Modeling, Simulation, and Results from MCADCafe
AMC Releases GPS2CAD-08 for Windows from TenLinks
Automotive Safety and Forensic Science Merge in SAE International Book from MCADCafe
BlueCielo Releases InnoCielo Asset Management Module 2008 from TenLinks
CCNTV Broadcast on Siemens Synchronous Technology Online Now from MCADCafe
D3 Technologies Now Authorized Autodesk Alias Reseller from MCADCafe
Delcam Adds Abutment Module to DentMILL System from TenLinks
Delcam to Launch New Jewellery Software and Services from MCADCafe
Delcam to Unveil ArtCAM JewelSmith 2009 at IJL 2008 Expo from TenLinks
Engineered Software’s FFT Offers ‘Pump Training’ Course from TenLinks
ESI Group Announces PAM-ASSEMBLY 2008 from MCADCafe
ESI Group Releases PAM-ASSEMBLY 2008 from TenLinks
FARO Q2 Conference Call on July 30, 11AM ET from TenLinks
Ford Motor Credit Reports Q2 2008 Preliminary Results from MCADCafe
GEOMATE announces tolerance analysis wizard for Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Mechanical from MCADCafe
GEOMATE Ships ToleranceCalc 6.0 for Tolerance Analysis from TenLinks
Kubotek USA Taps Brazil’s RCTASK with Pacesetter Award from MCADCafe
Kubotek’s Brazil VAR RCTASK Gets Pacesetter Award from TenLinks
Okino Ships ‘PolyTrans for Adobe Director’ Xtra Plug-In from TenLinks
Rhino 4.0 SR 4 Release Candidate 2 Available* from TenLinks
Siemens Releases Parasolid v20.0 for 3D Geometric Modeling from TenLinks
SolidWorks 2009 Beta 3 Released from TenLinks
Spatial Releases 3D Contraint Manager from TenLinks
Synergis Ships Adept 8 for Document Management, Workflow from TenLinks
Td Banknorth NA Buys Autodesk Shares from TenLinks
Unionbancal Corp Buys Autodesk Shares from TenLinks