31 October 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks Design Hits Mach 1.4 - The 1,000 MPH Bloodhound SSC - “You know what is sweet? Fast stuff is sweet. But the new SuperSonic Car adventure blows the whole concept of fast, along with the previously held 763 MPH land speed record, right off the sands of the Nevada deser…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks Flickr Finds: Lego Robots, Creatures and Ships - “There’s nothing better that staying up all night playing video games with your favorite robot friend, unless your robot friend is actually made of Legos and gets you cold beverages from the fridg…”
From WorldCAD Access: SpaceClaim + Bricssys = BFF - “New best-friends-forever SpaceClaim and Bricsys are joining forces in a SolidWorks/Cadopia-like arrangement.In SolidWorks, the DWG editor is a standalone version of IntelliCAD provided by Cadopia…”
From 3D CAD News: Off Topic: Obama-Palin Dream Team (Photoshop Version) - “Trust me on this one. Drop whatever you are doing and follow the link below to look at the funniest Photoshop’d moment of the presidential campaign…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #81: ‘3DVIA Player ActiveX’ - “In about 10 minutes, you will see how to embed the 3DVIA Player into PowerPoint, and learn how to setup an interactive 3D presentatio…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: VBA, Visual LISP Answers to the Same Question
(Harry’s Code Class Newsletter) - “User’s request for global text clean-up routine leads to dual solution that serves as a great instructional example, as well…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Event Report:
Leica Geosystems High Definition Surveying Conference - “HDS practitioners trade tips and tricks…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Anark exhibits 3D CAD transformation platform - “Anark has demonstrated its Core platform at the COE 2008 Aerospace and Defense Industry Workshop, 27-28 October 2008 at the Hyatt Regency, Wichita, Kansas…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: GE Fanuc to deliver Kepware protocols - “GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has entered into a resale agreement with Kepware to expand its drivers and OPC servers offering for the Proficy HMI/SCADA - IFIX and Cimplicity products…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Network rendering in AutoCAD or Revit? from CAD Forum Tips
3D Rendering In AutoCAD from the CAD-a-Blog
October 30 Cadence News… from the COFES.com blog
IntelliCAD World Conference - Day 2.5 from WorldCAD Access
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Bunkspeed chooses INNEO as Reseller from MCADCafe
Centric CTO Honored by Georgia Tech from MCADCafe
Delcam to show machining and inspection developments at Autosport from MCADCafe
ECE Solutions Introduces PIDMO for CADWorx Plant Design Suite at COADE’s CADWorx User Conference from MCADCafe
Global Manufacturers to Convene at Aberdeen’s Annual Manufacturing Executive Summit from MCADCafe
Oce ColorWave 600 Large Format Color Printer Wins Must See ‘em Honors at Graph Expo Show from MCADCafe
Spatial View Releases Pioneering Stereoscopic 3D Editing Software for Adobe After Effects from MCADCafe
Visteon Announces Third-Quarter 2008 Results and Additional Cost-Reduction Actions from MCADCafe