5 May 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: Dassault Q1 Up 1% (or Down 6%) - Take Your Pick - “Dassault Systemes reported its Q1 revenues last week, and revenues either grew or fell compared to a year ago, depending on how currency exchange is treated: Total revenue down 6% using the same exchange rate as a year ago…”
From the CADDmanager blog: CAD Standards - Defining Scope - “How much will you cover? Defining how in depth your standard will be will assist you in knowing when you have enough to publish. You want enough to make it effective, but not so much that people don’t read it or know what is in it…”
From SolidSmack.com: The 3D Alphabet? Yep, and Why 3D Might Be More Confusing Than 2D - “How many times do you look at somethign and say, ‘yeah, that would be MUCH COOLER in 3D.’ Ya know, stuff like a book, a movie, or set of schematics for a miniature fusion reactor…”
From the 3DMojo blog: 3DVIA your iPod #83 - “In this episode, Tod shows us the flexibility of the 3DVIA Composer user interface and how to customize it to maximize productivity to the way you like to work. Like toolbars? Watch and learn how to create custom toolbar…”
From the Solidworks Legion blog: Using Empty Views (Part 2: Creation) - “Awhile back, I promised to cover several how-to points regarding Empty Views in Part 2 (this article). However, I’m going to spread this out into three articles…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadopolis: MechQ for AutoCAD 2010 Released! - “ASVIC, the makers of Mech-Q are happy to announce the release of: Mech-Q v3.25.001 which is now fully compatible with the new release of AutoCAD…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
DGN import/export error - “You do not have permission … from CAD Forum Tips
How to optimize complex 3D models? from CAD Forum Tips
How to set background color in DWG TrueView? from CAD Forum Tips
Autodesk University Class Voting Begins! from the CAD-a-Blog
ALSO IN THE NEWS
ANSYS CEO to Present at 37th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference from MCADCafe
ASCON Group to announce results of the year 2008 from MCADCafe
Autodesk Extends Invitation to Join Its Q1 Fiscal 2010 Financial Results Conference Call from MCADCafe
CD-adapco to exhibit at WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition from MCADCafe
Delcam offers head-to-toe CADCAM solutions at Primary Care event from MCADCafe
Delcam to demonstrate high-speed machining at Haas Demo Days from MCADCafe
dezineforce to Showcase SaaS-based Engineering Design Optimization Service from MCADCafe
Douglas K. Woods Elected President of AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology from MCADCafe
Immersion Corporation Reports First Quarter 2009 Results from MCADCafe
IronCAD, LLC Donates more than $4.3 Million in Software and Services to Brazil’s SENAI from MCADCafe