25 September 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: PTC Amends ASM Rules - “Parametric Technology has dramatically changed its rules governing the conduct of its annual shareholders meeting. Here’s what’s new and different: No shareholder need be physically present, and can vote remotely…”
From the CAD Insider blog: SolidWorks and Dassault-The Ray Charles Show, Pt 3 - “The stage is set for SolidWorks to be more of a willing partner to Dassault Systemes, rather than the free spirit it may have been. This new attitude will manifest itself in products crossing previously sacrosanct channel boundaries…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Revit Implementation Boot Camp at AU 2008 - “An all day session on Revit Implementation done Boot Camp Style will be held at AU 2008. Information is not yet available on AU website, but I understand it is coming. This could be really good for…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: SolidWorks Administrative Install Images and SLDIM - Part 1 - “SolidWorks provides the ability to create administrative install images that can be used to make a CAD administrator’s job much less stressful by allowing quick and easy installation of SolidWorks…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Postdreamer.com, a new site for the comercial post industry - “A few months back a new site started up called postdreamer.com that aims to help people working in the post industry…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: How can I move the end of a line so that it is exactly at a co-ordinate point? - “You can do this using a number of tools…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Manager Programming Topics, Part 2: AutoLISP - “Learn how to program your CAD tools, and you’ll never have to wait for someone else to program a solution for you…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Integrating AutoCAD with Other Applications (Harry’s
Code Class Newsletter) - “Custom programming lets your systems share data - and ramps up your productivity…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Dime
nsion Announces Fifth Annual Extreme Redesign Contest - “Contest calls on CAD students to submit innovative and creative redesigns…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: VISTAGY and CGTech Announce Partnership - “Integrated software aims to enable composite airframe developers to create designs faster with enhanced part performance and maximum weight savings…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Countdown to Apriori V6 - “In less than two weeks, Apriori will announce the availability of Apriori V6, the latest version of its Product Cost Management software…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
How to be More Efficent at AutoCAD - Part 4 from the CAD-a-Blog
As Clear As Mud… from The Gear Box blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
ALGOR FEA Gets Inventor 2009 Certification from TenLinks
Arena Solutions Q208 Revenue Up 38% from TenLinks
Arena Solutions Reports 38% Increase in Revenues and Continued Growth in International Customer Base for Second Quarter 2008 from MCADCafe
Autodesk Manufacturing Academy Offers Real-World Training from MCADCafe
Autodesk Sues SolidWorks from TenLinks
CAD CAM Services Announces Raster to Vector Beta Version from TenLinks
CAD Manager’s Toolbox: Cool Utilities Revisited
from Cadalyst CAD Management news
Caddie 14 Pro Includes Digital Terrain Modeling from TenLinks
Caddie Vio Add-On Launched for Photorealistic Rendering from TenLinks
CD-adapco Celebrates ‘Open Day’ at Nuremberg Office from TenLinks
Dassault Launches ‘Green’ Global Campus from TenLinks
Dassault, CENIT Launch NAVAL ARCHITECT for Boat Design from TenLinks
Dimension 3D Printing Launches 5th Extreme Redesign Contest from TenLinks
DP Technology, maker of ESPRIT CAM Software, expands agreement with Siemens PLM
Software to include CAM modeling based on Parasolid in each ESPRIT license
from MCADCafe
Eagle Point Releases Data Reduction for AutoCAD Civil 3D from TenLinks
Finland’s Napa, Intergraph to Integrate Marine Software from TenLinks
From Cradle to Grave: IBM Consulting Offering Helps Clients Make Products “Greener” - Cars, Electronics, and Consumer Products from MCADCafe
IBM Opens Four Cloud Computing Centers to Meet Growing Demand in Emerging Markets from MCADCafe
IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2008 Posts Strongest Record Since 2000 from MCADCafe
India’s Orient Craft Buys 55 TUKAcad Pattern Making Systems from TenLinks
Largest ANSYS International Conference To Date Underscores Increasing Value of Engineering Simulation from MCADCafe
New Autodesk Productivity Study Available from Cadalyst AEC news
RuleDesigner 2008 Suite Released for Solid Edge with ST from TenLinks
RuleDesigner 2008 Suite Released for SolidWorks 2009 from TenLinks
RuleDesigner Suite Already Available for SolidEdge with Synchronous Technology from MCADCafe
SofTech Announces Annual Financial Results for FY 2008 from MCADCafe
SYCODE Releases 4 Free Rapid Prototyping Export Plug-Ins from TenLinks
Tata Elxsi to Sell Open Engineering Products in India from TenLinks