18 December 2008
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the 3D CAD blog: Advanced Simulation for Inventor - “Autodesk Labs has published a new application - Advanced Simulation Technology Preview. It extends the possibilities of the analysis functionality in Inventor 2009. This program is based on the PlassoTech technology acquired by Autodesk…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Mechanical Desktop - end of life - “Now it seems that Mechanical Desktop is really at its end of life (see an older post). MDT 2009 should be the last released version - and this version will be available for download also to all users of future Inventor versions…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Autodesk Inventor Fusion - almost nuclear - “One of the new technologies just introduced on the annual Autodesk University 2008 is the Autodesk Inventor Fusion Technology Preview. The more complicated name, the less complicated user interface used in the Inventor Fusio…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: New Game, New Rules: Now It’s Personal - “For quite a while we’ve been noticing an increasing trend within the CAD market: the growing number of people who are using 3D CAD for personal business or side projects in addition to the work they do for their employer….”
From the 3D CAD blog: Doing well in Inventor in the global competition - “According to the latest blog post on the Autodesk Labs blog, Italy does pretty well compared to other countries. The graph compares downloads of the Inventor 2009 Ribbon UI from different countries in the world…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Make Yourself! - “‘If you really want to live, why not try and make yourself’ Lyrics by Incubus The modern world we occupy is all invented; everything we experience outside of nature has been created, designed, and manufactured…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Innovation and Job Creation - “‘It is all up to us entrepreneurs. It’s the small businessesthat are going to get America back on its feet again.’Richard Branson ‘ Founder, Virgin Group Ltd. Alibre Design customers are a very diverse group…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Problems importing a MDT model in Inventor - “Yesterday, one of my collegues had problems importing his old 3D DWG model into Inventor 2009 on his new workstation. He was sure this or similar model went fine before. The reason of the problem was simple…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Is Frugality Fashionable? - “Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. -Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) Major economic headwinds continue to hammer individuals and businesses, making them increasingly value-focused…”
From SolidSmack.com: 400+ Needles Stuck Into Skin Is Not Scary At All - “If your fear of needles send you into a fever-breaking sweat, there’s nano-technology being developed in the recesses of multiple research facilities that would eliminate the tension and danger of delivering meds to your drug-laden organs…”
From WorldCAD Access: IronCAD Turns 11 - “Lost in the synchtech hoopla funded by $77-billion-a-year Siemens is IronCAD 11, the one that some time earlier combined history-based parametric modeling and direct geometry manipulation.Existing customers can download the software today…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Birthday Boys - “I have been trading emails today with SolidWorks, Inc. Public Relations Specialists Nancy Buchino who is my new best friend at Concord headquarters. Nancy pointed out that my birthday (which is today) coincides with other “famous” people…”
From SolidSmack.com: Friday Smackdown: Derailer Yank - “When you tug on something that hard, something is bound to happen. It’s just odd that it happen to be that much bacon, a can of Sprite and these interesting links. 30 Inspiring Type Treatments - Cause I like typography and you should too…”
From WorldCAD Access: Inventor Reads Catia; Why Doesn’t SolidWorks - “Autodesk Labs is making a beta of its Catia Import Translator available. It directly imports Dassault Systemes’ Catia V5 R6-R18 files into its costly Inventor 2009 and free Inventor LT 2009 software: Reads CATPart and CATProduct files…”
From the 3D CAD blog: CATIA models read directly in Inventor - “Using the new CATIA 5 Translator module from Autodesk Labs you can directly read CATIA V5 models into Inventor 2009. There are several general-use translators available on the market…”
From SolidSmack.com: Ask the Reader: What Do You Love/Hate About Upgrading to SolidWorks 2009? - “Ah, it’s that special time of year. That time of year when we consider the ramifications of firing a harpoon gun blindly into the air and also the pain of asking the IT department about upgrading to the next version of SolidWorks…”
From SolidSmack.com: Like to Win? Get a SolidWorks Decal: Oh, and Team Sponsorship - “You could mess around with sticks and Playdoh trying to mock up an idea for a design contest, but if you’re like me and end up eating throwing the Playdoh and burning the sticks, there’s a better solution. SolidWorks sponsorship…”
From SolidSmack.com: Chik-Fil-A. Eat more: 3D Insects. Yum - “So much for inspiring kids to grow up becoming managers of salty, high fat, carb ridden fast food chains. Let’s inspire them to become engineers with the ability to bend biological matter (i.e. paperboard cutouts) to THEIR WILL…”
From WorldCAD Access: Will SketchUp Survive Google’s Downturn? - “Even the mighty Google is battening down its hatches to weather the economic storm. The company’s ceo suggests non-profitable software might be cut:Non-revenue generating products will starve if they’re not killed altogether…”
From WorldCAD Access: Trying Out the BIM Experience - “The Graphisoft division of Nemetschek has put together a package to entice users from CAD to BIM (building information modeling). It seems like a good idea, so I thought I’d check it out at trialregistration.graphisoft.com…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Dance Sucka! - “Anyone who has used a software application of most any type has dealt with licensing the application, and I am sure we would all agree that some vendors do it really well…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Saving 100 petajoules of energy and 14 million metric tons of CO2 - “If you haven’t heard, Alibre has identified a new CAD market, a market we’re calling Personal CAD. I wrote about it last month in our newsletter and also blogged about it…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidJott: Ya Know, For SolidWorks Users! - “There’s a new site that might get you an answer quicker that you can say, arrrrrrrGGGGH! to a SolidWorks VAR. It’s a new take on Tech Support from Ben Eadie of SolidMentor called SolidJott. Ben says it’s simple and it is…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Autodesk Inventor Mold - “As published earlier, Autodesk was developing a ‘plastic’ version of Inventor. Now the first semi-official information about Autodesk Inventor Mold is being published…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: It’s the Economy, Stupid! - “”A penny saved is a penny earned” - Benjamin Franklin ‘It’s the Economy, STUPID!’ was a phrase widely used during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Full Circle - Part III (Final) - “When I left you in Part II I said there were 18 versions of Windows. Add three more to the list. On October 1992 Microsoft introduced Windows 3.1 Workgroups. Until then Novell, Inc. owned the networking market…”
From WorldCAD Access: ODA to ADSK: Suspend Us, Too - “When Autodesk sued SolidWorks in civil court over a rectangle that was orange (and for other reasons), it suspended its don’t-use-”our”-DWG action against SolidWorks over at the US Patent and Trademark Office…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Known issues of Inventor 2008 in Vista - “There is a rather long list of ‘know issues’ - potential problems when running Autodesk Inventor 2008 in Windows Vista. See the technical document TS1070153…”
From SolidSmack.com: Finger. TableSaw. I Dare You - “Nobody wants bloody digits laying about, cluttering up a finely dusted workshop floor. That’s just bad business. That’s why this one, designed in SolidWorks, is made to leave your nubs attached to the hand…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks Flickr Find: The Wassily Chair. It’s Kinda Comfortable - “Do you ever look at a chair and say, ‘that thing looks so uncomfortable.’ and then you sit in it and yeah, it’s uncomfortable but then your like, ‘wellll, it’s kinda comfortable.’ That’s the Wassily Chair…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Solidworks 2009 vs Inventor 2009 - “Last weekend I have met my school-mate Sergio who is currently working with Solidworks. It was a good opportunity to play a favourite ‘who is better’ game…”
From SolidSmack.com: Friday Smackdown: Jump Slam - “I don’t know what was so surprising about it. I mean, a jump kick to the face like that is rare but not uncommon. Granted, it was desktop lamp with no legs and spouting nonsense such as these links…”
From WorldCAD Access: Autodesk Buys Algor: $34 Million - “Upon completion of the acquisition, Autodesk’s current intent is to integrate ALGOR into its Manufacturing Solutions business unit and to continue developing and selling ALGOR’s core product line…”
From SolidSmack.com: SMACK! The Holiday Gift Guide for CAD Jockeys and Tech Geeks - “Well, next Friday starts that time of year when many of us cut the wrist of our bank accounts to buy that special someone what we think they want, but actually wanted something totally different…”
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 SolidSmack.com: Adaptive 3D Sketching System of the Future: AutoDesk Gets it ON: On a Mac - “I’ve just picked my monitor up off the floor and guess what I see underneath? The warm glow of a video showing some extremely cool sketch technology coming out of AutoDesk University this week…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: When I say the CAM software market is boring I’m not referring to a machining process’ - “This is an industry in defensive mode, fearful of doing anything that might jeopardize their already weak hold on shrinking pieces of the pie…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: A look at the past and future of video games - “Anyone looking for a walk down video game memory lane should check out this TED video. There are also some interesting thoughts on the future of gaming which from this videos point of view are things like creating true emotional responses…”
From WorldCAD Access: Tailoring AutoCAD 2009 - “The Tailoring AutoCAD 2009 ebook is now available for purchase for US$42.00. The 8th Edition is 420 pages long, and has these changes: Added new chapter specific to the Options dialog box…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: 3December is fast approaching - “Yep its that time of year again and I just wanted to remind everyone to check out everything that’s going on. There are large events around the world and many smaller events held by independent User groups so hopefully one is near you…”
From the CADDmanager blog: CAD Manager - Clean your Desk - “I am going through my annual year end desk/office clearing and cleaning process. Each year I take some time, before the Christmas break, to clean off my desk, clear away the clutter and go through my collections of documents and more…”
From SolidSmack.com: Friday Smackdown: Total Mechanizerot - “Two steps to the right and look up. You’ll notice how the symbiont has taken over each leg gear with a separate group of combat trained wombats. They’re weakness? These links my friend…”
From SolidSmack.com: Multi-Touch for Product Configuration. BMW Revs it Up - “Finally, I mean FINALLY were seeing some development come out with those fancy Microsoft Surface multi-touch displays and BMW is the company making it cool to have multiple appendages…”
From Chuck’s Blog: On the Road from SolidWorks WORLD 2008 - “I had to go San Diego to see the future of engineering. SolidWorks (SW) co-founder Jon Hirschtick invited me to join his company’s blog site and I was honored to accept his invitation…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Cadalyst CAD Manager’s Survey 2008 Report - “CAD Manager’s Survey 2008 Report Robert Green’s annual survey provides a lot of interesting information. The results are in and they show how market forces continue to change the CAD manager’s job. Check it out on the Cadalyst site…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidJott: The Second Coming - An Add-in Among Us - “SolidWorks users. You are in for a treat. A free add-in treat for SolidWorks. A couple weeks ago SolidJott hit the scene aiming to get your questions and issues answered fast, online…”
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 3DMojo blog: Acqualux Drains Wasted Time out of Shower Design with SolidWorks and 3DVIA - “In these economic times, imagine what a 25 to 40% documentation process reduction could mean to the competitiveness of your company. Take a look at what Acqualux, a UK based company, has been able to achieve with 3DVIA Compose…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: What is the Top DAUG contest? - “First of all, Congratulations to this year’s winners. Charles Prettyman, Mark Landis, and Steve Rabits. As the Top DAUG, Charles recieves a pass to AU 2009. I had the priveledge of working with the Top DAUG contest this year…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA Composer at TEKOM 2008! - “For three days between November 5th and 7th, 2008, Technical Communication was the center of attention at the Rhein-Main-Hallen in Wiesbaden. 3DVIA was there, and it was a big success for us at this year’s tcworld conferenc…”
From the CAD Insider blog: AEC Round Table w. Jay Bhatt and Jim Lynch - “LAS VEGAS, NV (Autodesk University), Dec 4, 2008 - Autodesk invited several AEC industry journalists and held a round table discussion. Representing Autodesk were Sr. VP Jay Bhatt and VP Jim Lynch. Following are highlights…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: People don’t know…what they don’t know! - “The basic psychology of how people learn new skills is pretty fascinating - really! Being in the business of measuring CAD and BIM skills of Autodesk and Bentley users, we find ourselves at the heart of the learning debate…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University - Day Zero - “Day one is on Monday -so Sunday must be Day Zero. Arrived on Sunday at 6:00 pm after a drive from home (So Cal) to Vegas. Checked in to the Venetian and hoofed it over to the Palazzo Hotel for dinner with the AUGI Board…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: For the first time
ever, you can test drive MotionBuilder 2009 for FREE! - “Today we launched the first ever MotionBuilder 2009 30-Day Trial, which allows anyone to take a test drive of the new release, with NO functional restrictions. That’s right, no crippled features or encrypted file format…”
From WorldCAD Access: Dassault Drafts New Meaning - “I’ve been trying to make sense of recent documents emanating from Dassault Systemes’ marketing department. They contain words whose meaning is lost in these new contexts…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Free Software - Part 1 (of 2) - “Subtitle: ‘Buyer’ Beware This topic has been on my brain for several months. I am ready to expound. Who works for free? Actually a lot of people. Well meaning volunteers…”
From the Solidworks Blog: Something funny happened on the way to SolidWorks World… - “We’ve been hearing stories from some of you about how you’re having to get…creative…in order to get to SolidWorks World 2009. But so far, it’s mostly second-hand information. So we want to hear it directly from you…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Foreshortened Diameter Styles - “SolidWorks supports two styles for foreshortened linear diameter dimensions. The default style is the traditional zigzagged dimension line on the foreshortened leg. The other style is the often preferred double arrow…”
From SolidSmack.com: How Will Flexible Screen Technology Affect 3D CAD and PLM? - “Prepare to wrap yourself in some warm flexible display technology on a cold wintry night. The news is getting more common and the screens themselves are getting larger…”
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 channel…”
From WorldCAD Access: Matt Reviews SynchTech - “If you are interested in getting past the Siemens generated hype on synchronous technology from last summer, you probably should read Matt Lombard’s posting yesterday…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University 2008 - Day Four - “Thursday - what a day - more classes. The list of AU presenter is long and deep. There is so much information, tips and techniques being passed on helps everyone do their job better. Today was a long day of classes…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: FBX Compatibility Charts - “For everyone trying to use FBX to move data around we now have compatibility charts for both 3ds Max and Maya that show which features of the products are compatible with fbx and in turn with each other through FBX…”
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 the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University 2008 - Day Two - “Wow - what a day. Started off teaching my class on CAD Manager Career Path. I discussed the process of moving your career ahead and taking control of it. Do not let your career just happen. Plan on making progress…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Dual Link DVI blues - “OK, you’ve got yourself a hot new 30′ monitor to go with your screamin’ Quadro card, but you’re only getting 1280 x 800 graphics? Problem: ONLY ONE of the DVI connectors on the back actually supplies Dual Link DVI…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Full Circle - Part I - “In the mid ’60s as a graduate student at Stanford I ran all my computer programs on ‘big iron’ (IBM main frame computers). I spent hours and hours punching up cards…”
From the CAD Insider blog: George Davis Turns Avatech Around - “LAS VEGAS (Autodesk University), Dec 4, 2008 - Those watching the gathering clouds over our economy would have done well to have followed the example of Avatech CEO George Davis. I first met George last year at AU…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #79: ‘Using 3DVIA Sync to Keep Content Up-to-Date’ - “A couple of weeks ago, Jonathan showed me an interesting way to use 3DVIA Sync to keep your .smg files up-to-date. I had never seen Sync used in exactly this way, and I am happy to pass along this great tip to yo…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Free Software - Part 2 (of 2) - “Subtitle: The gray and dark sources. Gray sources? They are people who want to tease you with a free version but want to tempt you to purchase a paid full version…”
From SolidSmack.com: Parametric Model INSANITY: 5 Ways to Capture Change in SolidWorks Parts - “Cut, trim, copy, paste, delete, trim, spin, slap, aRRRG! It’s the same teeth-gritting routine to get one edge to match another edge, one face to move with another…”
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 Brian, CADFanatic blog: New SolidWorks Help Site - SolidJott! - “Our friend Ben Eadie of SolidMentor fame has started a new SolidWorks site called SolidJott. The format is a microblog that anyone can post to (requires a free account) and other users can reply in the comments…”
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 SolidSmack.com: Friday Smackdown: Sphagnum Pete - “A deep-rooted hatred for rare game board colors drove him to the sudden realization that Bolivian Scarabs were classified incorrectly. These links did not help…”
From the 3DMojo blog: Honda of Canada selects 3DVIA Composer - “Honda of Canada has selected 3DVIA Composer and DELMIA together to prepare 3D digital manufacturing solutions to optimize layout and throughput of the Alliston, Ontario plants in preparation for the 2011 Civi…”
From SolidSmack.com: Three SolidWorks Short Week Tips To Jump Into Screaming - “For most in the US, there’s dancing. It’s a three day week as happiness surrounds the Thanksgiving holiday and ensuing riots to get 90% off a ham brazier…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Want to attend the Revit Implementation Bootcamp? - “I got a chance to IM with Scott and got the skinny on future plans with regard to the Revit Implementation boot camp. The Good news first: The attendee count has been increased to a total of 96 There…”
From the Solidworks Blog: Here’s a social networking success story - “There once was a massive, monolithic company called ‘C’ that had repeatedly clobbered its competition. It had turned customer loyalty and revenue generation into a mighty machine that no one could beat…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: My Dream Workstation is now available - “I found my dream workstation in a laptop form today and just had to tell you about it. It is a 17″ desknote with a fast desktop processor, 8 GB of hi-speed (800) RAM, a solid state hard drive (SSD),…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: ACA2009 - Check your OSNAPZ variable - “You might think that because ACA2009 locks your elevation when drawing walls that your wall cleanup issues are gone…unfortunately you’d be wrong. You may still benefit from the use of my vba tool…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Autodesk Open Doors - Free Training at an ATC (But Not in Georgia) - “Want some free training in Autodesk products? You can always go to AUGI.com and participate in one of their ATP programs or download Autodesk University handouts. You can also take advantage of the…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Key Indicators Correct Customization File is Loaded - “Someone asked this question today. How do I get the dwg setup menu and display manager/viewport scale menus to display at the bottom of the AutoCAD Architecture or Architectural Desktop interface? …”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Other Modemacro goodies - “The recent LT Unlimited blog article by Kate Morrical titled: “Customize the Status Bar with MODEMACRO” reminded me of some customization I recently wrote. I received a call from a remote architect…”
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 Beside The Cursor blog: What are you doing? Follow AUGI at AU using Twitter - “What are you doing? This year it will be easier than ever to find out about Autodesk University happenings by using Twitter. If you are already using twitter then click this link or the image shown…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: AIA Compensation Model Survey - Win $100 Amex Gift Check - “I received the following survey notice recently from Markku Allison, AIA the resource architect for the American Institute of Architects. Feel free to post, retweet, rejaw, and plurk this along to…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: AU Signup Going Strong - “Just finished signing up for AU 2008. It took quite a bit of time. More time than I planned to devote to scheduling, but it is done and now I can just wait til it comes around. I was issued number…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Getting free tools and books via twitter - “For all of you manager-tools followers, (I’m one too!) I thought I’d post a quick note about twitter. I use it to keep a loose connection to my friends and acquaintences and hopefully to move some…”
From Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: Right Hemisphere Deep Exploration Tutorials from Visual Aircraft - “Many thanks to Andy Morris who is the President of Visual Aircraft in Austin, TX for giving us the okay to share these short tutorials they have created to show off different uses of Deep Exploration…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: See you at the AEC BIM Mixer - “Got email turned off so you can be productive? So do I! But it is AU time and the party invitations are imminent. The AEC BIM Mixer, formerly the Revit Mixer, invitations are arriving! Did you get…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Snagit Quick Tip - Use SNAG format for Screen Captures - “Here’s a tip for all you snagit users. Next time you create a screen capture. Save the file as a “SNAG” format file. This maintains all your annotation objects (text, arrow heads, stamps, etc.) as…”
From WorldCAD Access: Toast - “Today, nVidia announces yet another ultra-highend graphics board with advances in GPU architecture, 1.5GB graphics memory and 30-bit color for $1,999…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Free Autodesk certification for all AU attendees - “Want to get Autodesk certified? Are you certifiable? Find out by attending AU 2008 in Vegas. According to the special offers page, you can get a free voucher that waives the exam fee (up to $125…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Use the Alt Key to Align Annotation in Snagit - “Tired of inserting a line or stamp or an arrow head in your snagit screen capture only to have to go back and move the endpoints? This typically happens when you’ve already got some vector based…”
From the CAD Insider blog: Clarizen Manages Projects Inside AutoCAD - “LAS VEGAS (Autodesk University), Dec 4, 2008 - Clarizen, creator of online project management software, was hot to tell me of their brand new connection to AutoCAD… but that almost didn’t happen…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: IES VE-Ware, Building Energy Analysis for Revit 2009 - “Those of you who did not visit Boston this week may have missed the release of IES VE-Ware for Revit 2009. Interested in determining the carbon footprint for your designs? Visit IES website and…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: ADT Layerkeys Macro Updated for ACA2008 - “Here is the updated version of my layerkey tool now updated for ACA2008. I’ll update for 2009 soon…those DIYers can simply change the libraries to the ACA2009 version by pointing to the same…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: MEP Analysis Survey Results now available from AutoCAD MEP Council - “Autodesk MEP Customer Council has released the results of their most recent survey on MEP Analysis. Over 190 members responded. Want to know more? Join the customer council or ask questions by…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #75: ‘Really fast ballooning’ - “This week, Tod continues to build out his technical illustration that he started last week. He covers several options for ballooning the illustration, and then outputs the view to line art forma…”
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: AutoCAD Architectural Schedule Formula Tip - “Problem: Schedule Formula (simple area addition) does not display as intended. Solution: Check your format for the underlying property set variables. As you can see from the image above, the…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Foreshortened Linear Dimensions (Clipped Dimensions) - “As mentioned in another article in this series, SolidWorks does not support the foreshortening of linear dimensions, except in views where both ends are visible in the view, such as break views…”
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 Beside The Cursor blog: Revit Implementation Boot Camp Invitations are out - “You heard it here first, Autodesk will be holding a single day Revit Implementation Boot Camp during the week of Autodesk University in Las Vegas. Date: Monday, December 1, 2008 Time: 8:30am…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: VBA Error Code 800a0011 - Quick Fix - “I ran into Error Code 800a0011 this morning when adding a list box control to a form in VBA. No matter what control I added, it gave this error: could not complete the operation due to error…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University 2008 - Day One - “Monday was a full day of events that started for me with an AUGI Board meeting to discuss and finalize all of the AUGI plans for AU. Then it was off to lunch and the Community Leadership Event…”
From SolidSmack.com: Toy Manufacturers Will Die February 10, 2009 - “It’s time to get all activism on ya. Imagine just getting a seat of your favorite 3D CAD software with plans to create some sweet kids products…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #78: ‘Linked Vector Images’ - “In Markus’ third installment, watch how he creates interactive 2D documents by using the linking ability in 3DVIA Composer. We know that not every use case can utilize interactive 3D document…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Grab and release nCloth - “One can animate the enable attribute on nCloth constraints to grab and release the cloth. When a constraint becomes enabled it rebuilds its links based on the relative positions at that frame…”
From SolidSmack.com: Happy Thanksgiving from SolidSmack. Thanks - “Hey everyone. I’d just like to say thanks for reading, commenting, loving, hating, cheering, puking and pondering each post here on SolidSmack…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Have You Upgraded to Web 2.0? - “I was at a publishing conference in New York and they were talking about Web 2.0. How do you get it? It turns out I had it and did not know it…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: Treehouse Time! - “The folks over at SolidWorks Labs have just unveiled their newest application, Treehouse. Treehouse lets you esentially create a detailed drawing tree in a easy to use drag and drop fashion…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Learn-About-Top-DAUG Contest - “OK, here’s the info I promised last week. Attached are the instructions for creating a drawing in AutoCAD. These are the same instructions used for the final round of the Top DAUG contest…”
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 Alibre CEO blog: The 4-Hour Work Week - “I’m reading an interesting book by a guy named Timothy Ferriss, ‘The 4-Hour Work Week’…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Academy award for Maya Fluids - “I’m happy to report that the Maya Fluids team (Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns, Martin Werner and myself) will be presented technical achievement awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Optimum monitor setup? - “I can never get enough screen real estate, so here’s my latest: This isn’t as extravagant as it looks. If you upgrade your 20′ with a 30′, just hang onto the old 20′ and rotate it…”
From WorldCAD Access: Review: DWG TrueView 2009 - “I’m marking the final exams of the class I taught this fall to first year surveying students learning AutoCAD for the first time…”
From the 3DMojo blog: Taira Promote Deploys 3DVIA Composer and 3DVIA Virtools - “Taira Promote, a customer in Japan, is making great use of 3DVIA products to liberate 3D data out of engineering and into the hands of technical publications and training manual…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University 2008 -Day Three - “For many of us who attend Autodesk University a common question is always… What day is this? Well it was AUGI Day. The AUGI Board met with users at the AUGI Unplugged meeting…”
From 3D CAD News: Mike Payne Joins the Punditry Class - “Serial CAD entrepreneur Mike Payne may have been asked to vacate the CEO chair at SpaceClaim, (he’s now “just” chairman of the board) but he certainly hasn’t been put in a box…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Goodbye San Diego - “After 5 intense days of talks and product demos my head is spinning and it’s time to get back to my wood burning stove in CT…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA Composer V6R2009x Information - “The new release of 3DVIA Composer V6R2009x is being launched this week as part of the overall V6 portfolio update. As part of the press release, we have updated our websit…”
From SolidSmack.com: Sculpted in Rhino, Detailed in SolidWorks. It’s All About the Process - “Oh the craziness of climbing on a stationary bike and pretending you’re escaping a beating with poorly designed bike locks…”
From SolidSmack.com: SolidWorks Tip: 5 Ways to Use Treehouse to Speed Assembly Design - “I’ve got an idea. Let’s make starting a project really easy. Throw a bid at the screen and watch the assembly build itself…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #74: ‘Really fast exploded views’ - “Have you ever spent hours to create a complicated exploded view, with thrust lines and callouts, only to have to re-do it when engineering makes a change on you? This wee…”
From the 3D CAD blog: Life in plastic it’s fantastic… - “It is a pity I am not able to confirm this Barbie World lyrics citation…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Post-Siggraph Summary and Updates - “Still catching up after a busy Siggraph, so I combined a bunch of updates into one post: MoBu VIP Party pictures, new facial rigging DVD, real-time cloth in MoBu and more…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Siggraph videos are starting to go live on the AREA - “Today the User Group videos just went live on the siggraph page. For those of you that didn’t make it to siggraph and also missed the live stream you can check it out now…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: CADFanatic’s Tips and Tricks Tuesday - Display States - “Do you make use of SolidWorks Display States? They really make it easier to work with large assemblies (or even small ones) by allowing you to set the visibilty of parts…”
From Chuck’s Blog: Full Circle - Part II - “The early ’80s were good times for engineers and business people who could not afford, nor desired, main frame computers…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Color for non inserted dimensions - “SolidWorks has many default colors for different types of dimensions. On drawings, the two main types of dimensions are inserted (driving) and non inserted (driven)…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Mr November - “Mr November is: Shawn Foster Also known as: so designed “The Reverend Foster” by Nigel Davies after BE 2004 when Nigel first sat in one of my “revivals” entitled “…”
From WorldCAD Access: 3D Systems: We’re Not Under Attack, Honest - “3D Systems adopted a poison-pill defense last week, despite the company not being subject to a hostile takeover…”
From WorldCAD Access: Siemens Pleads Guilty to Corruption in USA - “Deutsche Welle reports that Siemens has plead guilty to giving bribes and falsifying corporate books in the USA…”
From SolidSmack.com: The Top 3D Software for Industrial Design: and Engineering? - “It may not be enough that you know how to sort desktop folders, write a cordial email or sketch a straight line…”
From WorldCAD Access: An Adobe Christmas: 600 Lose their Jobs - “Adobe reports Q4 revenues to be around $912-915 million, instead of its original low estimate of $925 million…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Pro/E Tip (interface): ‘Hide’-ing parts during export - “Did you know that ‘hidden’ parts will not be exported during IGES exports? It’s a quick and dirty way to protect your intellectual property or simplify models…”
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…”
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 Beside The Cursor blog: Video of ACA2009 Non-CoPlanar Walls and Fix - “Here is a video showing the problems with OsnapZ and showing the VBA fix in action. To download a copy of the code, just look at the previous blog post…”
From the CAD Insider blog: Ensuring the Success of Solid Edge and Synchronous Technology, Part 1 - “Ask any CAD insider about Solid Edge, and they’ll tell you “great product.” And now, with Synchronous Technology, Siemens could be on sitting on gold…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Groovy Phobos - “In intriguing idea occured to me the other day relating to the groove markings one can see on Phobos. I decided to explore this idea using nParticles…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Creativity Extension is shipping! - “Autodesk Releases Creativity Extension for 3ds Max and 3ds Max Design 2009 Increase Realism, Expand Visualization Projects and Enhance Presentations…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Summer’s almost over… - “I really haven’t forgotten about the FAQ, it’s just that summer’s more fun outside. I’ll get back to some ideas I’ve been kicking around pretty soon…”
From the CAD Insider blog: TenLinks Visits Chillington Rwanda - “KIGALI, Rwanda, November 13, 2008 - A man with a machete eyes me rather seriously as we drive by. For me, it is a grim reminder of Rwanda’s genocide…”
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 Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: FREE Publishing to Adobe 3D PDF? (How Cool) - “Aside from shipping the latest version of Deep Exploration last week, Right Hemisphere also shipped the latest version of our Deep View technology…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: AU Tech demo: Viewports - “We’re back from Autodesk University in Las Vegas, and I just wanted to share some of the things we showed to see if any of it is very interesting…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Learn Maya, earn $$ in your spare time!! - “This is just a little render I did using the technique in my last post. I just added some more coins and raytraced the animation for a metal look…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk University 2008 - Live Streaming - “If you want to tune in to the AU2008 live stream… It will be active for the next few hours. It is a camera in the AUGI booth on the show floor…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: CADFanatic’s Tips and Tricks Tuesday - Save and Share SolidWorks Settings - “Have you customized your install of SolidWorks? If you have added or changed file locations, tweaked keyboard shortcuts or menus, then you have…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Best practices: Please post - “I’m going to attempt to summarize the ‘Best Practice’ information I’ve collected over the years in a couple of pages over the next few months…”
From Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: A Tale of Three Cities - “No, its not the sequel to the Dickens novel, rather a perspective from three stops on our recent Advent of Visual Manufacturing Seminar tou…”
From Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: ‘It’s About Delivery, Stupid’ - “Given the fact that its election season, I thought I’d channel James Carville for a little ‘liberal’ interpretation of his most famous quot…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: New Max Plugins for NVIDIA PhysX Users - “NVIDIA has recently released updated PhysX plug-ins for 3ds Max 2009 (and prior versions). Includes rigid body and soft dynamics solutions…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: New SolidWorks Survey: What’s New? How Do You Learn About New SolidWorks Features? - “SolidWorks has a new survey out. They are wanting to learn how users go about finding out about new features in new releases of SolidWorks…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: AAUGA News and Siggraph announcements - “Digital Tutors hosts AAUGA event, the 3rd Floor talk about the previz process and announcing the Siggraph’09 event you don’t want to miss…”
From 3D CAD News: A Bit of Musing about Autodesk Results - “I just noticed that Autodesk has moved up the date scheduled for the release of its Second Quarter Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2009…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Assembly mates and rebuild times - “A recent discussion I had with Chris MacCormack was about how mates within an assembly affect rebuilt times. He posed a question to me…”
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…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Updates, links and videos! - “A bunch of updates covering all sorts of topics. 3DBuzz videos are back! Intersense video from Siggraph and some Python code snippets…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DMojo Video Podcasts: now over 100,000 downloads! - “I am extremely pleased to announce that this past weekend, we have surpassed 100,000 downloads of our 3DVIA Composer video podcast…”
From the Alibre CEO blog: Weathering the Storm - “”Your job is not your security…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Back in my day - “The longest day of my life is when I was like 18 or so. It was the day I had my wisdom teeth removed. It did all of them at once…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: SolidWorks Labs Unveils COLLADA Export - “SolidWorks Labs has posted an article detailing the upcoming release of a SolidWorks add-in for exporting assemblies to COLLADA…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Learn more about Stereoscopy - “Stereoscopy is a huge buzzword in the 3d industry these days. Everyone is either making stereo movies or planning to make them…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #76: ‘Automatic Layout Positioning, and Project Mode’ (English Version) - “This week I would like to welcome a guest podcaster from SolidWorks Germany, Markus Koechl, who not only brings us a great ti…”
From the CAD Insider blog: Tony Blair Visits Gasabo3D in Rwanda - “KIGALI, Rwanda, November 14, 2008 - Driving to the Gasabo 3D office, CEO John Rugamba announces “Tony Blair is coming.” Great…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Model navigation option keys - “When you navigate to a model that resides in a different file using the View Groups tools, that file is automatically opened…”
From the CAD Insider blog: Synchronous Technology Faces the Herd Mentality - “I know someone who won’t vote for McCain because he has short arms. Of course, you’ll make your choice for the right reasons…”
From the Beside The Cursor blog: Getting Ready for the Big Game - Go Gators - “Woke up this morning and saw the carnage from the night before first hand. Get ready Georgia, you’re in Gator Country today…”
From Deep Discussions about Deep Topics: M3 Durable Goods Report and the Critical Value of Visual Manufacturing - “This news is just in from the government which is very interesting and reflective of what we are seeing in the real world…”
From WorldCAD Access: Architecture Firms Skip Pen, Paper For… Pencil,
Paper - “Strangely written story by Aleshia Howein the Fort Worth Business Press…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Creating raindrops on water with fluid wakes - “One can create raindrop ripples on a fluid wake by randomly emitting density into fluid voxels with a simple expression…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #80: ‘Custom PDF Templates’ - “If you have ever wanted to publish Composer content to a PDF, and wanted to change the look of the resulting PDF fil…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: 3ds Max and Maya love - “Who said that 3ds Max and Maya can’t peacefully coexist? Who said that there is only room for one of us in Autodesk?…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: A little DOS batch hack: dates for filenames - “for /f ‘tokens=2-4 delims=/ ‘ %%i in (’%date%’) do copy foo.bat foo%%k%%i%%j.bak Thought I’d save this for reference…”
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 Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Plasma Ball with Paint Effects - “Creating a plasma ball can be difficult with standard tools, but is actually fairly easy using Maya Paint Effects…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Stereo viewing has definitly hit the mainstream - “At Autodesk we have been talking a lot about stereo technology and working to build it into many of our products…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Prince of Persia Diaries - “As you can see, 3ds Max is at the heart of the development process for the Prince of Persia title from Ubisoft…”
From the Solidworks Blog: And the SolidWorks World Mystery Guest is… - “Sir Richard Branson. He’ll be speaking in the general session on Feb. 9, 2009, which begins at 8:30 a.m. EST…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: MB Event in Taiwan - “For anyone who will be in Taiwan the second week of July, there will be an event featuring MotionBuilder…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Pouring Water with nParticles - “With the introduction of nParticles in Maya 2009 one now has a tool that can handle pouring liquids…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: SIGGRAPH and Beyond - “You’ll have to look elsewhere for a complete review on SIGGRAPH, though you can start with the AREA…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: 3ds Max in Film/vfx shots - “Here’s a longggg list of almost 200 films that 3ds Max has been used in over the last few years…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Pro/E Tip (intralink): Old news - moving .proi with ldbconvert - “Everyone but me must know this, but here’s a pointer to a PTC/USER post explaining the process…”
From the CAD Insider blog: Synchronous Technology is Hot, Right? - “I’m winding up a meeting with the CEO of one the major CAD companies when he says, “Roopinder…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Alive and kicking: MotionBuilder 2009 hits the streets! - “I am very happy to announce that MotionBuilder 2009 is available immediately for download…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Research update - “Here’s just a little snapshot on a problem we have some of our best/brightest working on…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: I’m off: - “Off to the west coast for a wedding, then down to LA for the big Siggraph 2008 kick-off…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Live video streaming from IBC in Amsterdam - “I’m writing this from Amsterdam where we are currently presenting our products at IBC…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Maya 2009 - “With Maya2009 now available I hope to post some new examples using nParticles soon…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: Bubble Level with nCloth - “It is relatively simple to implement a bubble style carpenter’s level with nCloth…”
From 3D CAD News: PTC Bloodhounds Catch a French Scent - “This week’s quarterly conference call with PTC was enlightening, to say the least…”
From the Duncan’s Corner blog at Autodesk: crosshatch shading - “One can construct crosshatch shaders in Maya without needing any special plugins…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Where’s Nigel? - “With a few people at AU 2008, I had a bit of trouble locating the real Nigel…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Change Texture Paths - “Ever need to change the path on your textures after moving directories around?…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk University 2008 - AUGI HotNews Daily, Thursday 4th December - “AUGI HotNews Daily: AUGI Country Chapters Join AUGI International Assembly…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Autodesk acquires Softimage: Choose your passion! - “Autodesk announces the signing of a letter of intent to acquire Softimage…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Presenting Autodesk MotionBuilder 2009 - “The next major release of MotionBuilder is just around the corner…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Still not to late! - “It’s still not too late to enter the Learn-About-Top-DAUG Contest…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Attention all Maya/MB users! - “Jason Parks releases his ‘Driven Key Importer’ for MotionBuilder…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Transfer Attribute Values - “A look at how this new feature in Maya 2009 works with animation…”
From the MotionBuilder blog at Autodesk: Aren’t things supposed to slow down in the summer? - “Siggraph updates, customer visits in Europe and Autodesk Awards…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: SecureZIP anyone? - “I have a soft spot for PKZIP, so I’m going to give this a try…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: New Maya 2009 Training - “New training from George Maestri and the folks at Lynda.com…”
From the Brian, CADFanatic blog: CADFanatic’s Tips and Tricks Tuesday - The DNA of a 3D Curve - “If you’re like me, you don’t do a whole lot of 3D sketches…”
From the Pro/Engineer FAQ blog: Failsafing your Pro/E network - “FAILSAFE -adjective: guaranteed to work; totally reliable…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Freelancer? - “Are you looking for one? Are you available to be hired?…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Free Maya! - “2008 with a project or 2009 with the sky as the limit?…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: The 2008 Babbage Awards - “It’s been two years since the inaugural Babbage Awards…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Quick Normal Map Baking Overview - “How to use the Transfer Maps window (in video format)…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: Autodesk University 2008 - AUGI HotNews Daily, Friday 5th December - “AUGI HotNews Daily: AUGI Top Daug Winner announced…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Maya/Mudbox 2009 Interop - “Some help for setting up textures done in Mudbox…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Threading Options (Methods to make threads in SolidWorks) - “Reposted with permission of Dan J…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Copy and paste extrudes - “It’s possible - is it too geeky?…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Asset Basics: Creating a Prop - “Getting started with Assets…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: DWG Export for Maya 2009 - “Update available…”
From the 3D Roadie blog at Autodesk: Autodesk Signs Agreement to Acquire Softimage - “This just in…”
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From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#65) - “Third-Party Solutions Enhance Data Transfer: New software improves efficiency of data updating and provides an ongoing log of edits and updates…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#66) - “Hurricane Response Gets Help from GIS: Maps and analysis provide accurate picture of events on the ground before, during, and after emergency…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#67) - “Desktop GIS Software Adds CAD Tools: Pitney Bowes’ MapInfo Professional 9.5 can reduce need for stand-alone computer-aided design software…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#68) - “Tax Mapping into the Future: To locate county-line monuments from a bygone era, technicians in New York’s Orange County Tax Map Department rely on an array of modern GIS software and GPS hardware…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#69) - “GIS-GPS Device Proving Field-Worthy: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enlists the ike 504 to collect geographic coordinates from a distance…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#70) - “A Sunny Tomorrow for Virtual Worlds: Geospatial data opens new doors to environment simulation…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: GIS Tech News (#71) - “Technology Aids Distance Learning: Many educational institutions and private vendors now offer GIS curricula on line…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Hurricane Response Gets Help from GIS - “Maps and analysis provide accurate picture of events on the ground before, during, and after emergency…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Integrated GIS-GPS Device Proving Field-Worthy - “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers enlists the ike 504 to collect geographic coordinates from a distance…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Manifold.net Adopts NVIDIA CUDA Platform - “Company reports that its GIS solutions now can complete calculations that previously took 20 minutes in 30 seconds…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Safe Software Delivers Support for CityGML Data - “FME 2009 beta introduces the ability to write CityGML data…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: SimCity for Real (Tech Trends Feature) - “Combining CAD, GIS, and gaming, CommunityViz lets planners and residents see the future in 3D…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Teaching the OGRE To Be Civil - “An open-source game engine empowers civil simulation…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Technology Aids Distance Learning - “Many educational institutions and private vendors now offer GIS curricula on line…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: Third-Party Solutions Enhance Data Transfer - “New software improves efficiency of data updating and provides an ongoing log of edits and updates…”
From Cadalyst Mapping GIS news: VUEWorks and Springbrook Form Technology Partnership - “Partnership reportedly will help municipalities maximize efficiency of asset ownership and operation…”
From Cadopolis: 3D Prototype Add-On Now 20% off - “Save over 20% when you purchase GENESIS Integral Object Designer (GENESIS IOD). GENESIS IOD is a 3D prototype add-on for AutoCAD that allows the generation…”
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 Cadopolis: Acroplot now AutoCAD 2009 compatible! - “Acroplot and Acroplot Pro are now AutoCAD 2009 compatible. For 30 day trial or to reinstall, update, or move your software to a different computer…”
From Cadopolis: Archblocks Offers Multiple Discounts - “Now when you buy Archblocks Architectural Library at regular price you can add a multiple licencing for just $10 for each additional user. For individual…”
From Cadopolis: AutoCAD University Feeds - “AutoCAD University willl be held December 2 - 5, 2008 at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Las Vegas. Here are related RSS feed discussions which…”
From Cadopolis: Create hatch patterns in AutoCAD and LT - “Recently AutoCAD Hatch Manager had been updated to supports both AutoCAD 2009 and AutoCAD LT 2009! AutoCAD Hatch Manager allows you to create hatch patterns…”
From Cadopolis: MechQ 15% Off Sale - “Save 15% when purchasing Mech-Q for AutoCAD! Just add MechQ to your cart and enter : MECHQSALE for the coupon code to apply this discount…”
From Cadopolis: New Bluebeam 6.0 Demos - “Bluebeam is a PDF solution for users who want to create, edit, and markup PDF files. It integrates into AutoCAD and allows quick one-click PDF…”
From Cadopolis: Save 10% on MechQ - “The Mech-Q Suite and its add-ons for AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT and IntelliCAD are now on sale! Mech-Q is the ultimate engineering package for any AutoCAD…”
From Cadopolis: Save 25% OFF pdf2cad! - “For a limited time you can save 25% when you buy pdf2cad at Cadopolis. pdf2cad converts PDF files using built-in vector graphic technology providing the…”
From Cadopolis: Scanning and converting to CAD - “Everyday, people visit us with PDF files that they want to use in AutoCAD or another engineering application. We start by explaining that there are…”
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From Cadopolis: pdf2cad free trial - “We have just uploaded an updated free fully functional 30-day version of pdf2cad on our product page. Now enjoy the trial without a watermark before…”
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…”
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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 Engineering channel: Ansys announces release of Polyflow 3.12 - “Ansys has announced the release of Polyflow 3.12 software for analysis of plastic and rubber processing, glass forming and food processing…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Aras Innovator gains Front Runner status - “Aras has announced that its Innovator suite for product lifecycle management is enabled on Microsoft SQL Server 2008, earning the company Front Runner status from Microsoft…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Audon has wireless data acquisition system - “Audon has introduced Datanet, a professional wireless data acquisition system that uses the Zigbee wireless protocol…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: CCE releases Ensuite v2 multi-CAD software - “CCE has updated Ensuite, its multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: CSG showcases Pro/Engineer partner products - “CAD Schroer Group (CSG) is known for providing products and services that bridge the gap between 2D and 3D to provide rapid, integrated design environments for project engineers…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Dassault announces simulation benchmark completion - “Dassault Systemes has announced that R Systems, in co-operation with Simulia and Dana Holding Corporation, has completed a simulation benchmark using Abaqus FEA software and Windows HC Server 2008…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Ethernet Direct unveils industrial wireless range - “Ethernet Direct has announced a range of industrial wireless devices designed to operate in outdoor conditions…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Frost and Sullivan supports wireless adoption - “Frost and Sullivan explains the concerns and benefits of wireless device adoption in factory automation…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Gao launches Gen 2 RFID reader - “The Gen 2 RFID reader from Gao is suitable for supply chain, manufacturing and asset management applications…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Geomagic to release Geomagic Studio 10x - “Geomagic has updated Geomagic Studio by adding powerful surface manipulation capabilities and improved point and polygon processing tools…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Gryphon linear imager has Green Spot technology - “Datalogic Scanning has announced the latest addition to the Gryphon line of hand-held readers, which features Green Spot aiming technology and offers fast reading and decoding performance…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Korenix releases the JetI/O 6511 I/O server - “Korenix has introduced the JetI/O 6511 Thermocouple Input Ethernet I/O Server, an intelligent I/O server with eight thermocouple input channels and low voltage…”
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…”
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…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Majenta to supply PLM solution to Napier - “Majenta PLM has announced that it has signed a contract with Napier Turbochargers for the supply, implementation and on-going support of a product design and lifecycle management (PLM) solution…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Multi-CAD assemblies made possible on Ensuite v2 - “CCE has added the ability to create heterogeneous multi-CAD assemblies to Ensuite Version 2, its multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: NI enhances Measurement Studio software - “National Instruments has announced Measurement Studio 8.6, which increases test and measurement functionality for Visual Studio 2008, the latest Microsoft development environment…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Powder coater invests in usable business systems - “PRWD has started work with CandO Powder Coatings to move them from a paper-based business system to a fully integrated software system as part of a strategy to double CandO’s turnover…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Siemens PLM updates Cam Express software - “Siemens PLM Software has announced that Cam Express software with synchronous technology is shipping to customers worldwide…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Siemens releases Industrial Ethernet switches - “Siemens Automation and Drives is expanding its range of Industrial Ethernet switches with the launch of two products: the Scalance XB-000 range and the Scalance XF-200 range…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Software pinpoints plant interactions - “The Planttriage software’s Interaction Hot Spots tool pinpoints the root cause of process interactions, allowing engineers to improve quality, energy, production rate and process uptime…”
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 Manufacturing channel: Syspro brings information precision to Metaltech - “K3 Business Technology Group (K3) has won a contract to supply a fully integrated Syspro ERP system to Metaltech Precision, Chard Junction, Somerset…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Vanguard implements lean manufacturing - “Vanguard, a wire products, wire components, retail display and storage systems manufacturer, has adopted lean manufacturing to streamline its working practices…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Visual Components updates simulation software - “Visual Components has announced the latest version of its software for three-dimensional factory simulation…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: WarehouseExpert to appear at Promat 2009 - “Made4net will showcase WarehouseExpert warehouse management system at Promat 2009, from 12 to 15 January at McCormick Place South, Chicago…”
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