2 September 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: V-E-R-Y Angry Over SolidWorks Subscriptions - “A rousing discussion of angry users over at Matt Writes and most other independent SolidWorks blogs on the subject of DS SolidWorks charging hundreds of dollars for skipping a year of subscription/maintenance services…”
From SolidSmack.com: Serving Up Hot and Spicy SolidWorks Subscription Service - “Update: As of noon on Thursday August 28th, SolidWorks has rescinded the penalties that were soon to take affect. You can read the email that went out to the resellers and customer here. Good move on the PR sid…”
From SolidSmack.com: Friday Smackdown: Squeeze a Bit - “As a matter of fact, if you do tighten it like that the bleeding will stop, but the centrifugal force will make the cookies taste a bit salty. To remedy, just add a dab of these link…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Is it a Bolt or a Screw? (Nut jobs welcome) - “The term bolt in plain English has many definitions as applied to the Engineering Principle. It can be the movable rod that slides into a socket to fasten a door. It is the portion of a lock that moves from and back to the case…”
From WorldCAD Access: Kubotek USA Relaunches CADKEY Software - “CADKEY is a name that stretches as far back as AutoCAD and VersaCAD, yet got dropped when Kubotek bought out CADKEY the company, renaming the software “KeyCreator.” But this week…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Fourth ‘T’ of CAD - Training - “Tools - Talent - Technology - Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD. Training is how you get everyone there. Provide it and you succeed…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Second ‘T’ of CAD - Talent - “Tools - Talent - Technology - Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD. Now let’s look at Talent Talent relates to who is using the tools…”
From SolidSmack.com: Four Fabulous Labor Day Tips for Student Success in SolidWorks - “Last year, SolidSmack riveted the academic community with some mighty fine tips for students success in SolidWorks. One year later and those measly tips are just not enoug…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA Composer hotfix now available - “Hi everyone. This is a short announcement to let you know that a new hotfix for 3DVIA Composer is now generally available. The official name is V6R2009.HF12, and is available through your normal distribution channels…”
From WorldCAD Access: Ticked Off At Siemens PLM Software - “Scott’s Harangue has a tale of woe. He was looking forward to seeing synchtech in person. Arriving at the hotel, he found that the event was, as they say, a non-event…”
From Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: RH Wins! + Bonus News - “I hope all of you have had a great summer. With Labor Day fast approaching we are ramping up to have a busy and exciting Fall full of activity and announcements! I’ll have more about that in future blog postings…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Sketchup Can NOW be used for Energy Analysis? - “Wow, this is really interesting. Apparently Integrated Energy Solutions, IES, now has included Sketchup in the list of tools that can integrate with its building performance analysis tools to…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: IES Google Sketchup plugin - “Okay, I’ve reviewed the videos (nicely done by the way) and have requested a trial. I am looking forward to testing this out. I am curious how the present workflow may need to be adjusted to…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #77: ‘Grouped BOMs’ - “Markus is back this week as our guest podcaster, with another great tip for 3DVIA Composer. This time he explains how to easily create indented or grouped BOM id’s for your sub-assemblie…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk values AUGI Wish Lists - “While reading a recent press release, I found the following mention of AUGI and one of its premiere programs: ‘The first AutoCAD 2009 Subscription Bonus Pack, now available for download…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk employee’s blogs: Taking it to the Max! - 38 and counting - “I was just over at the Autodesk Area web site having a browse around, when I spotted a new ‘Area’ blog - Taking it to the Max! Shane Griffith is a Product Manager with Autodesk…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Always a Newbie - “New technology tools constantly make me a newbie. Even technology that is easy to figure out make me have questions that I cannot answer right away. According to Wikipedia…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Four T’s of CAD - Review - “Tools - Talent - Technology - Training Keep the four T’s in your mind at all times. Working all of these four areas together will provide you with a good platform for success…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Creating depth maps with a camera flash - “It seems some scientists have come up with an algorithum that can use two digital camera images, one taken with flash and one without, to extract high quality depth maps…”
From SolidSmack.com: Escape Slow, Painful Death. Renewable Water and Power Designed in SolidWorks - “There’s products that really add to the quality of life and then there’s products that can actually help you survive i…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Third ‘T’ of CAD - Technology - “Tools - Talent - Technology - Training These four T’s can be used to define your efforts in you job. Combine these four and you get a balanced approach to CAD…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: 3ds Max and Orange County Chopper - “Shane (3ds Max PM) found this video of Orange County Chopper. Guess what software they use to model with? You never know where 3ds Max is going to appear…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: I can’t get no satisfaction - “‘A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.’ Hugh Downs (American broadcaste…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: Foreshortened Diameters - “If you’ve ever needed to use a foreshortened diameter dimension in your drawings, you’ve likely ran into issues getting them to show up…”
From WorldCAD Access: Olympic Design by DS/Bentley/McNeel - “The Beijing 2008 Olympics Stadium, the London 2010 Olympics Aquatic Complex…”
From WorldCAD Access: Biggest IntelliCAD Vendor is in China - “ZWCAD Software celebrates its 10th anniversary next month…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: September 2008 - “Lately we’ve had large numbers of applications to the UK CAD managers Forum by international members…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: CAD Manager wanted Hampshire - “In Hampshire CAD is using computers to aid the design process, not just creating drawings…”
From WorldCAD Access: Hoopala Alert! SE with ST Actually Shipping - Today - “All that hype and now in the coldest…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Precision UV Editing - “Want a UV at a precise numeric location?…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst AEC news: AEC Tech News (#234) - “Brave New BIM: Transitioning to building information modeling requires much more than a change in software…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: BIM and Green Building Studio (1-2-3 Revit Tutorial) - “Architects transform their designs from carbon-positive to carbon-neutral…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: BLUERIDGE
Analytics Adds Site Cost Optimization Reports to
SITEOPS Online Tools v3.1 - “Engineers can present data from different design solutions side-by-side…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: Bentley Acquires ProSteel 3D Reseller Struc-Soft - “Company plans to expand professional services for structural engineering and plant application users in North America…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: Brave New BIM - “Transitioning to building information modeling requires much more than a change in software…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: IES Plug-In Turns Free 3D Modeler into Sustainability Tool - “New connector for SketchUp gives users direct access to IES’s energy analysis tools…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: Ideate Expands Autodesk Reseller Territory to Western Washington - “Company’s Seattle office will provide software, implementation services, training, support, and consulting services…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: Quick Layers Palette (ArchiCAD Insights Tutorial) - “Turn layers on and off, or lock them on the fly to suit your various needs…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Cartoon - “Cartoon…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Manager’s Toolbox: Cool
Utilities Continued - “To make your work life easier, snag this little gem of a utility…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Dialog Box September 2008 - “Readers have their say…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Event Report: NVISION 08, NVIDIA’s Inaugural
Visual Computing Event - “NVIDIA’s CUDA swims into CPU territory…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Next
Computing adds Seagate Momentus Hard Drives to
Portable Flextops - “Hardware supports performance-hungry applications with 7200 RPM and 320 GB…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Random AutoCAD Tips and Tricks
for All (Circles and Lines AutoCAD Tutorial) -”These nuggets of good advice can save time and effort…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Should You
Learn to Program AutoCAD? Yes! (Harry’s Code Class
Newsletter) - “AutoCAD users can dip their toes in customization or dive in head-first. Time and effort required may vary, but every approach pays off…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Sticky Update Pudding (Bug Watch AutoCAD
Tutorial) - “New and improved AutoCAD 2009, twice! But is it enough? Also, how to shake off some of the stickies and scroll to see your old commands…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: The Best Table In The House
(Learning Curve AutoCAD Tutorial) - “Part Two on linking AutoCAD tables to Excel spreadsheets…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Adding Tolerances to an
Autodesk Inventor Model Sketch (Avatech Tricks
Tutorial) - “The more information that’s stored in your model, the more robust the model becomes…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Circuit
Works – Electro Meets Mechanical,
Part 1 (Solid Thinking SolidWorks Tutorial) - “Software bridges the divide between electrical and mechanical, allowing you to automatically create accurate, fully populated models from ECAD data…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: NEi Nastran FEA Software Joins Intel
Certified Solutions Program - “Software meets third-party security standards and is enabled on Intel platforms…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Solid Edge
with Synchronous Technology, Part 1 (On the Edge
Solid Edge Tutorial) - “New design practice promises the design freedom of explicit modelers with the parametric control of history-based systems…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Using Imported Data
Sets as the Basis for Complex Features (Alibre
Design Tips) - “Alibre can enable you to import paths generated from complex parametric equations…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Third-Party Solutions Help with GIS-CAD Data Transfer - “New software improves efficiency of data updating and provides an ongoing log of edits and updates…”
From Engineeringtalk: FEA software is certified by Intel - “Certification guarantees that software meets third-party standards for security and interoperability, and is enabled on Intel platforms with advanced technologies like multicore processing…”
From Engineeringtalk: Indian connection in composite design - “Partnership will enable CSM Vigyan to provide cutting edge software for engineering composite products and airframe assemblies, while extending Vistagy’s global reach…”
From Engineeringtalk: New name conveys core business - “Noran Engineering, the originator of the NEi Nastran finite element analysis solver, has changed its name to NEi Software…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software allows fast response surface analysis - “The Curvaceous Response Surface Visualiser (CRSV) Version 2.0 is available from 1 September 2008…”
From Engineeringtalk: Software promises instantaneous modelling - “A new interaction paradigm speeds innovation by enabling users to develop 3D models without any preplanning giving users up to a 100 times faster design experience…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Ethernet Direct offers enhanced entry-level switch - “Ethernet Direct Corporation Ethernet Direct has announced the launch of the Iguana series IUE-500EC industrial 5-port Ethernet switch with conformal coating and extended temperature…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: GE Fanuc releases Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX 5.0 - “GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has brought out the Proficy HMI/SCADA - iFIX 5.0…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Model Group streamlines with ERP and Artioscad - “Swiss-based Model Group will integrate Sap’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) application with Eskoartwork’s Artioscad software to streamline its multi-site operations into a unified database…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Moore offers multi-channel temperature transmitter - “The Temperature Concentrator System (TCS) from Moore reduces the cost of transmitting multiple temperature sensor measurements by concentrating up to 32 signals onto a single twisted wire pair…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Phoenix connectors come with compliance - “Phoenix Contact has announced that its Profinet plug connectors now come with a manufacturer’s declaration in compliance with PNO (Profibus User Organisation) requirements…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: QuoteCam software calculates cost of manufacture - “The QuoteCam engineering software program allows a business owner to see what the real cost of manufacture is and therefore to know precisely how much profit will be generated…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Synergy Technology offers software as a service - “Synergy Technology is offering a full SAAS service including the option of hardware…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Synergy offers disaster recovery planning - “Synergy Technology has announced the launch of its business continuity planning (BCP) service…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Faça já a sua inscrição na Autodesk University 2008 from the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International
Export/import of user settings in AutoCAD from CAD Forum Tips
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Work easier with AutoCAD groups from CAD Forum Tips
AUGI Article-Units from the CAD-a-Blog
As a CAD User, what are your issues? from the CAD-a-Blog
Design the NEW Top DAUG Logo and win . . from the CAD-a-Blog
How to teach yourself CAD from the CAD-a-Blog
Quick Tip-Mtext Upper to Lower Case and Back from the CAD-a-Blog
Book of the Month: September from the Eat Your CAD blog
Cutting Edge CAD Management Conference 11th Sept 2008 from the Eat Your CAD blog
Re: Editorial, August 2008 from the Eat Your CAD blog
Wine of the month: September from the Eat Your CAD blog
Apply Excitment of OpenGL vs Direct3D Directly to Forehead from SolidSmack.com
CAD Muckraking from The CAD Industry blog
Does history matter? from The CAD Industry blog
SurveyMonkey strikes again… from The Gear Box blog at Autodesk
UI Tech Preview… Rule Of Thumb from The Gear Box blog at Autodesk
Hotfixes - Things go in threes from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
Logs, logs, logs from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
Calling All IntelliCAD Users from WorldCAD Access
ALSO IN THE NEWS
ANSYS CEO James Cashman to Present at Investor Conferences from TenLinks
Autodesk Issues AutoCAD Mechanical, Desktop 2008 SP2 Hotfix from TenLinks
Autodesk Issues Open-Close-Save Hotfix for AutoCAD 2009 from TenLinks
Autodesk Subscription Center Offers Features for Members from TenLinks
Autodesk to Present at Investor Conferences from TenLinks
Bentley Acquires North American ProSteel VAR Struc-Soft from TenLinks
BIM and Green Building Studio
(1-2-3 Revit Tutorial) (CADALYST Magazine)
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Cannon Design Selects e-SPECS for BIM from TenLinks
CGTech Announces VERICUT ‘Super-User’ Contest Winners from TenLinks
Cimatron Q2 Revenue Up 95% to $10.7M with $200K Profit from TenLinks
CimatronE v9.0 to be Unveiled at IMTS from TenLinks
Delcam 1st Half ‘08 Revenue Up 17% to 17M Pounds from TenLinks
Fishbowl Releases linkTuner 2.0 for PTC Products from TenLinks
Ideate Becomes Autodesk VAR for Seattle, Western Washington from TenLinks
LightUp v1.2a Rendering Plug-In Available for SketchUp from TenLinks
Sescoi exhibits WorkNC G3 and launches its new WorkXplore software at IMTS from MCADCafe
SofTech CADRA 2008 Supports Linux WS from TenLinks
Solid Concepts Acquires Troy’s Prototype Composite Tooling from TenLinks
South Africa’s PBMR Picks HBM nCode GlyphWorks, ICE-flow pdf from TenLinks
SpaceClaim Seeks New CEO from TenLinks
VisualARQ Beta 3 Available for Rhino Rendering from TenLinks
XPDG to Offer DSM Somos WaterClear Ultra Resin from TenLinks
ZWCAD Celebrates 10th Anniversary from TenLinks