25 March 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: What’s Inside AutoCAD 2010 LT? - “It’s a good question. Several prospective purchasers of my brand-new What’s Inside? AutoCAD 2010 ebook today asked me, “Will this also cover LT?” I’ve been telling them…. The ebook includes a page about what’s new in AutoCAD LT…”
From SolidSmack.com: Ask the Reader: What Would You Do if You Got Laid-Off? - “If you’ve taken a look outside your cubicle lately you’ve probably noticed that the sky has not only fallen for many engineers, but has also nearly imploded due to the increasing supply of talent. What to do…”
From the Eat Your CAD blog: Dropping TriForma Elements - “THE PROBLEM You have a model constructed in TriForma. You have upgraded to V8i but can no longer edit the information because TriForma has been retired but you cannot upgrade to Bentley Architectur…”
From SolidSmack.com: Shake Your Model Maker. How To Be Better at SolidWorks in 5 Minutes Flat - “Ok, you’re in a room of SolidWorks experts and starting to sweat. You feel like bustin’ out you modely moves, but wonder if they’re good enough…”
From WorldCAD Access: Antz on Your AutoCAD 2010 Screen - “One of AutoCAD 2010 undocumented commands is named after the movie “Antz” (In unrelated news…”
From WorldCAD Access: CAD Jobs Wilt - “Monday was the annual job fair at BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology)…”
From the BLAUGI Blog of Autodesk User Group International: OpenDCL announces release 5.0 - “OpenDCL is a development tool for LISP. They have just announced that Version 5.0 has been released. Their website is OpenDCL.com…”
From the Maxed Out blog at Autodesk: Announcement: 3ds Max 2010! - “Yes, the final piece of the puzzle falls into place as we announce 3ds Max 2010 at GDC…”
From the Mayalicious blog at Autodesk: GDC 2009: Days 1 and 2 - “A couple updates on how the show is so far…”
From the CADDmanager blog: Autodesk Ships 2010 Products - “Press Release from Autodesk…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: CAD Manager’s Journey into 3D, Part 1 - “The majority of companies today still face the transition to 3D CAD, so prepare now to lead the way…”
From Cadalyst CAD Management news: YouTrain on YouTube (CAD Manager’s Toolbox) - “Though largely a source of entertainment, YouTube is also a good place to find a lot of useful resources, including CAD training materials…”
From Engineeringtalk: Aerosuite solution launched by Vistagy - “Vistagy has announced the introduction of Vistagy Aerosuite, a solution that enables aircraft manufacturers to more effectively manage the evolving product development process…”
From Engineeringtalk: FiberSim 2009 simplifies composite-part design - “Vistagy has announced the latest version of its suite of composites-engineering software, FiberSim 2009, which features several enhancements…”
From Engineeringtalk: Modelling research funded by Noble Denton - “Noble Denton is funding a three-year research programme at the University of Cambridge to consider effective modelling for ultra-deepwater mooring and riser developments in the oil and gas industry…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Aveva enhances Aveva Net Portal - “Aveva has improved the collaboration capabilities, security and usability of the Aveva Net Portal…”
From Manufacturingtalk’s IT for Manufacturing channel: Rohlig buys 4S Elog warehouse-control software - “Four Soft has deployed its 4S Elog warehouse-management software application at the Poznam warehouse of freight transporter Rohlig Poland…”
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ASCON Announces Michal Prech Winner of Model Contest from TenLinks
Autodesk Introduces 3ds Max 2010 from TenLinks
Autodesk Launches AutoCAD Exchange Online Community from TenLinks
Autodesk Ships 2010 Products from TenLinks
Axiom Ships Global Workspace Manager for MicroStation from TenLinks
Bluebeam Releases Revu 7.0 for PDF Creation, Editing from TenLinks
CGTech Announces VERICUT User’s Exchange 2009 Events from TenLinks
CPDA Releases Scorecard that Reviews the Design Simulation Practices of Twenty-Five Leading Edge Users from MCADCafe
Creaform Hand Scanner Integrates AICON Photogrammetry from TenLinks
Dimension Drops Price for Elite, 1200es 3D Printers from TenLinks
Emerson Opens Design Engineering Center in Pune from TenLinks
Extensible CAD Signs Rand Japan to Sell InspectionXpert from TenLinks
Gibbs and Associates Celebrates 25 Years Thanks Customers, Employees and Partners for Landmark Anniversary from MCADCafe
Gibbs and Associates Celebrates 25 Years from TenLinks
Luxology Announces COLLADA Plug-in for modo from TenLinks
Maxwell Systems Releases Estimating Sitework Database from TenLinks
Oce Introduces High Quality Range of Wide Format Color Scanners from MCADCafe
PanelingTools Plug In for Rhino 4.0 SR5 Ships from TenLinks
Patternworks Releases of StyleFile for Apparel PLM from TenLinks
Simpoe-Mold Available for Free Download from TenLinks
SimuTech Offers Free ANSYS Training for Jobless Engineers from TenLinks
SmartDraw Offers Plug In for Lotus Symphony from TenLinks
TraceParts Catalogs Library Reaches Autodesk Inventor 2010 Product Certification from MCADCafe
Vectorworks Tutorials by Pickup, Slatter Available from TenLinks
VISTAGY Announces FiberSIM 2009 for Composites Designs from TenLinks
VISTAGY Introduces AeroSuite for Aircraft Manufacturing from TenLinks
VISTAGY Introduces FiberSIM 2009 from MCADCafe