17 February 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From the CADDmanager blog: Visiting the Autodesk Gallery - “I am visiting the Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco tomorrow. I will try to give you information about this newest showcase of design. I am at the hotel across the street and got a sneak peek from my hotel window…”
From SolidSmack.com: Do You Convert Stuff? Okino Bounces Out the New SolidWorks CAD Converter System - “I know you’ve been looking for reasons to climb onto your office chair today and fall out. This is good a reason as any, so start a’climbin’ little mountain goat…”
From WorldCAD Access: ODA Conference Schedule - “The Open Design Alliance posts the schedule for its conference coming up in two months in The Netherlands…”
From the COFES.com blog: Radio Interview with the inventor of the floppy disk and PLC - “Our own Dick Morley is interviewed on NCMS Radio. Listen to him talk about the invention of the floppy disk, the PLC, etc. It’s an interesting chat…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Selecting alternative elements in V8i - “It has always been possible to selecting elements that are very close to other elements by approaching the element in a certain direction…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: Maya Assets White Paper - “A nice overview of what you can do with Assets in Maya 2009…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Engineeringtalk: Bluecielo updates content management software - “Bluecielo ECM Solutions has released Innocielo Imandra version 3, which features an improved user interface based on Microsoft .Net technology…”
From Engineeringtalk: Esteco software incorporates Flowmaster - “Esteco has announced that Modefrontier v4.1 now includes the Flowmaster v7 Direct Integration node, which allows Flowmaster users access to the optimisation software tool…”
From Engineeringtalk: LMS enhances Test Lab - “LMS has packed the latest version of LMS Test.Lab with features to help test departments save time and resources…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Actify embeds visualisation in PLM software - “Aras has forged a technology partnership with Actify, a product data collaboration systems provider…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: DSI software captures real-time workforce data - “Data Systems International (DSI) has announced the availability of dcLINK TIMETrac 9.0, the latest release of the company’s paperless solution for time, attendance and labour reporting…”
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: Moore offers multi-channel temperature transmitter - “The Temperature Concentrator System (TCS) from Moore reduces the cost of transmitting multiple temperature sensor measurements by concentrating up to 32 signals onto a single twisted wire pair…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: PLM software delivers improved usability - “Siemens PLM Software version 4 of Teamcenter Express cPDMTeamcenter has improved collaboration and control for project managers, lead engineers and shop floor users…”
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 Engineering channel: Synergy offers disaster recovery planning - “Synergy Technology has announced the launch of its business continuity planning (BCP) service…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Engineering channel: Test data management and visualisation expanded - “National Instruments has released the latest version of its interactive DIAdem 11.0 software for managing, analysing and reporting test data…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
Frank Rich on President Obama’s Inaugural Address… from the COFES.com blog
Important CAD Society News… from the COFES.com blog
Joel Orr interviewed about Collective Intelligence at the Program for the Future from the COFES.com blog
Legacy Lingers: from the COFES.com blog
Moving trendlines from professionals to the masses from the COFES.com blog
Push-back on Maintence Contracts from the COFES.com blog
Shiftables from the COFES.com blog
Solid Progress: from the COFES.com blog
Virage Logic follows through… from the COFES.com blog
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How C2i Saves Time and Money Animating Tanks with Craft Director Tools (Craft Animations) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry articles
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