27 January 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: Less is the New More - “Brad Stone and Ashlee Vance of the New York Times report on the cost of technology plummeting in “$200 Laptops Break a Business Model.” It reminded me of a cookbook the Mennonites put out 25 years ago…”
From SolidSmack.com: Product Visualization? Augmented Reality? It Goes a Little Sumthin’ Like This LEGO Man - “You’re running down the isle, pouring consumer goods into your buggy and in the crazed rampage you wonder exactly what that boxed ham slicer is gonna look like sitting on your counter…”
From the Solidworks Blog: SolidWorks Enterprise PDM - A Geek’s View - “This is my first post to the SolidWorks Blog. I will be posting on the technical aspects of the SolidWorks data management products. The 2009 release of SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (EPDM) includes support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008…”
From WorldCAD Access: Autodesk Gets More (and More) Notice - “Thanks to former ceo Carol Bartz now heading up Yahoo, Autodesk is getting more attention as business writers delve into the history of its Bartzian decade-and-four-tenths…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Award for Autodesk Curmudgeon announced! - “Yes, your’s truly has done an outstanding job of being a grumpy old man and has been recognized for his achievements…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Noise Deformer - “Made with python - it’s a beautiful thing…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Autodesk Developer Network - “List of Maya plug-ins…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Open
Design Alliance Announces DWGdirect and DGNdirect v2.7 - “New releases include the SpaModeler module and PDF and SVG export capabilities…”
From Cadalyst Manufacturing news: Siem
ens Launches Customer Responsiveness Resource Center - “Web site aims to help small businesses improve their customer responsiveness…”
From Engineeringtalk: Converter supports JT format - “Lattice Technology has introduced a converter created by Siemens PLM that supports the JT format…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Berk-Tek selects Shopfloor-Online software - “Lighthouse Systems has announced that Berk-Tek is implementing Shopfloor-Online to automate SPC and process parameter data collection within the organisation’s New Holland plant…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Binary Resource launches v4.0 of imaging utility - “Binary Resource has announced the launch of version 4.0 of Big Bang’s Universal Imaging Utility (UIU), a hardware-independent imaging product that saves on staff resource and overheads…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Next View has enhanced integration capabilities - “Next View Software has released the latest version of Next View Live, which includes enhanced cross-platform integration capabilities…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: SERCOS III supports FDT technology - “The user organisations for the SERCOS III and FDT open standards have announced an agreement to create an annex to the FDT specification for SERCOS III…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: UEI releases compact version of DNR-12-1G - “United Electronic Industries (UEI) has introduced the DNR-6-1G six-slot portable Ethernet I/O chassis…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
How to isolate a xref layer? from CAD Forum Tips
Two methods for creating Inventor 3D models from 2D views from CAD Forum Tips
CAD/PLM Survey published from the COFES.com blog
Frank Rich on President Obama’s Inaugural Address… from the COFES.com blog
Maieutic Parataxis videos now viewable by the general public from the COFES.com blog
Push-back on Maintence Contracts from the COFES.com blog
Seeing is believing from the Eat Your CAD blog
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MapleSim Handles Multidomain Modeling and Simulation (Desktop Engineering) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry reviews
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from CADwire.net - All CAD industry reviews
Open Design Alliance Announces DWGdirect and DGNdirect 2.7 Release from MCADCafe
Open Design Alliance Releases DWGdirect, DGNdirect 2.7 from TenLinks
OPEN MIND’S hyperMILL Post- Processors Available for Advanced Mori Seiki Machines from MCADCafe
Practical Programs Ships Dv Project for Document Management from TenLinks
Professional CAD Software for rent from ASCON from MCADCafe
Prototype This! Co-Host Mike North Will Kick Off RAPID 2009 Conference with Keynote Address from MCADCafe
Siemens Announces Online PLM Resource Center from TenLinks
Siemens PLM Software Announces New PLM Initiative to Help Small Businesses Improve Their Customer Responsiveness from MCADCafe
SimpoeLINK-V5 Released for CATIA V5 Model File Import pdf from TenLinks