10 December 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: Say What You Mean - “Sony Announces Initiatives to Improve Profitability and Enhance Operational Efficiencies in its Electronics Businesses. - Sony Corporation press release Sony to shed 16,000 jobs, increase prices…”
From WorldCAD Access: 4 Reasons I Don’t Use 3D Mice - “I have three SpaceNavigator 3D mice made by 3dconnexion but I use zero of them. I’ve tried, but here are the problems I’ve found - along with suggestions I’ve made to 3dconnexion:1…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: CADFanatic’s Tips and Tricks Tuesday - Customized Workspaces - “Do you work with widescreen monitors? Dual monitors? Have a laptop that is sometimes connected to an external widescreen monitor? SolidWorks 2009 introduces a Workspace command to help arrange your Workspace for multiple setups…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: Ktrak - Turn Your Mountain Bike Into A Man-Powered Snowmobile - “Ktrak Cycle Corp. is the maker of a kit that turns your mountain bike into a human-powered snowmobile. The rear-drive track system provides about 25 times the traction and flotation of a regular mountain bike wheel…”
From WorldCAD Access: Dassault: Our Plan for 2x Growth - “From Dassault Systemes’ Investor Day presentations, we learn of its plans to get 2x bigger as the “total addressable market” gets 2x bigger over the next decade…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Asset Basics: Creating a Prop - “Getting started with Assets…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: AeA and ITAA Announce Merger - “Merger aims to advocate technology issues and increase presence in Washington…”
From Cadopolis: AUGI 2008 Promotion at Cadopolis - “Take advantage if our special holiday promotion and receive 10% off selected software. This promotion also celebrates the AUGI 2008 event at the AutoDesk University…”
From Engineeringtalk: Adept Scientific updates Mathtype - “Adept has released Mathtype version 6.5, which includes translators for Mathematica, Maple and MathML import and enables users to type Tex/Latex equations directly into Microsoft Word…”
From Engineeringtalk: CCE launches Oceans SDK - “CCE has announced the launch of Oceans SDK, a technology solution designed to connect enterprise applications to CAD data assets…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Lynq unveils Visual Planner scheduling software - “Lynq has announced the launch of its Visual Planner manufacturing production planning and scheduling software…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
New Blog for BIM Managers from the CADDmanager blog
Construct Tangent Circle 3 from the Eat Your CAD blog
Twice As Smart from The CAD Industry blog
Going back in time - Get Previous Version with Autodesk Vault from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
Tailoring Productstream with your Company’s images from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
This isn’t where I parked my car: from the Under the Hood blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
Ford Motor Company Statement on Proposed Congressional Automotive Industry Bill from MCADCafe
Hybrid Meshing Made Faster and More Efficient in Latest Gridgen Release from MCADCafe
KEL and Proficiency Translating Legacy CAD for Large Japanese Automobile Manufacturer from MCADCafe
Lean Manufacturing Creates Safer Work Conditions from MCADCafe
PTC CoCreate Cites Momentum in Special Machinery Segment During Fiscal 2008 from MCADCafe
Second Annual VEX Robotics World Championship Competition to be Held at Dallas Convention Center and Arena from MCADCafe
Siam Ringspann and TraceParts: shared values of innovation and service from MCADCafe
Snecma Virtual Platform Project Will Be Based on Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter from MCADCafe