23 October 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: Reading Your CEO’s Lips - “How can you tell if you might be a victim of the economic climate change we are experiencing these days? Nicholas Carlson tells us phrases CEOs are using these days to gloss over the damage suffered from losing one’s job:…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks World 2009: An Engineer’s Story of How He Got There - “Imagine for a moment, that you’re an engineer, that needs to ask his Boss to go to SolidWorks World 2009. This… is how it could go. You: Hey Mr. Boss, can I have your ear for sec? Boss: I’m cutting my fingernail…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Do you add Value? - More on the CAD Manager Position - “More ways of knowing if you firm thinks that the CAD Manager position really is valuable… Don’t think of the person when reviewing these questions - think of the position itself…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Greeblelicious - “I don’t know how many people have heard of the Greeble plugin for 3ds max but it is an old favorite free plugin that everyone should have in their tool chest…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst AEC news: AEC Tech News (#238) - “Army Corps Drawn to BIM Design: Corps of Engineers’ use of BIM results in considerable time savings for its design team and impressive cost savings for its customers…”
From Cadalyst AEC news: Army Corps Drawn to BIM Design - “Corps of Engineers’ use of BIM results in considerable time savings for its design team and impressive cost savings for its customers…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Manager’s Toolbox: Tough Times for CAD Managers? - “To better your chances against looming personnel cuts, try these tips…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: New Aberdeen
Report Emphasizes CAD-Based Assembly Instructions - “Market researcher examines computer-integrated manufacturing…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: PTC
Underscores Commitment to STEM and Expands Partnership with FIRST - “Partnerships committed to core education and providing career paths for students…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: Programming Topics, Part 4: AutoLISP - “Set up customized AutoLISP code files for all your users without having to work at individual computers…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: SolidWorks Tries Out Installment Plan - “Rent-to-own licensing begins at $199 a month…”
From CADCAM Insider: Delcam Launches New FeatureCAM Release - “Delcam has launched the new version of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system…”
From Engineeringtalk: Altair adds Solidthinking to Hyperworks community - “Altair has announced the addition of the design/styling software Solidthinking to its Hyperworks Enabled Community (HWEC)…”
From Engineeringtalk: Singula now handles lossy materials - “Integrated Engineering Software has announced that the latest version of its Singula product for antenna analysis now handles highly lossy materials…”
From Engineeringtalk: Tera Analysis improves Quickfield software - “Tera Analysis announces the release of version 5.6 of the finite-element simulation software Quickfield…”
From Engineeringtalk: Traceparts brings 3D functionality to Norelem - “In 1987, relying on assistance proposed to businesses in order to make it advantageous to use innovative technologies, Norelem proposed its first library of industrial components in 2D on CD-ROM…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Latest Machinebuilder to appear at JIMTOF - “Machineworks will present the latest version of Machinebuilder at JIMTOF 2008 in Sheffield…”
ALSO IN THE NEWS
46th Design Automation Conference Names Executive Committee from MCADCafe
Autograph Technical Services Introduces Two New Metric CadCARDs from CADCAM Insider
Catalog Data Solutions Selected by Plastic Products Inc. for Online Bushing Configurator and CAD Downloads from MCADCafe
Design Visionaries Releases Advanced Simulation Using Nastran NX5 / NX6 from CADCAM Insider
IBM and Aberdeen Research Offer New Online Security Assessment Tool Targeted at Midsize Companies from MCADCafe
ILOG Plant PowerOps 3.1 Offers Industry-First Dynamic Safety Stock for True Demand-Driven Manufacturing from MCADCafe
PTC Underscores Commitment to STEM Education Program and Expands Partnership with FIRST from MCADCafe
TraceParts 3D catalogs make Norelem products more visible from MCADCafe
Web-Based Electronic Design Automation Tools for LUXEON Power LEDs Simplify and Speed Development of SSL General Lighting Solutions from MCADCafe