8 May 2009
Chris Rand, Editor
TOP BLOG POSTS
From WorldCAD Access: TIP: Acad 2010 Alt-Shortcuts - “A lot of Windows software has Alt-key shortcuts to access items on dropdown menus. For example, you can hold down the Alt key, and then press F and S to save a document (File menu, Save item)…”
From the CADDmanager blog: CAD Standards - Start with a Target - “Have you ever seen another firm’s standard? Have you worked for others and used their standards? You have a great starting place since you have seen and used others. You know what you liked about them and what you did not like…”
From WorldCAD Access: Yawn: Yet Another Autodesk Lawsuit - “This time its Autodesk Canada doing the suing, claiming that the user interface of Assimilate’s Scratch post-production film editing software is too similar to that of Cyborg…”
From SolidSmack.com: How to Crank Your Visibility on LinkedIn with a Little Dab o’ SEO - “Nice. Just look at that. Your LinkedIn profile looks sizzlin’ with all that professional info, a nice smiling photo of your mug and a catchy headline…”
TOP NEWS STORIES
From Cadopolis: EZ-Plant Landscaping Software Release - “EZ-Plant Software announce that EZ-Plant Software, now in their 11th year of operation, is ready to release the new Version 7.0. Here is what the…”
From Engineeringtalk: Calibration Toolbox ADO offers 2 database options - “Calibration Toolbox ADO is user-friendly and configurable calibration management software that is designed to run on Windows XP, Vista and above…”
MORE FROM THE BLOGGERS
AutoCAD 2010 - 3D Free Form Modeling Resource from the CAD-a-Blog
Autodesk Wants to Know if You Want Transparent Objects in AutoCAD from the CAD-a-Blog
SpacePilot PRO (Smudge Factor 10) from the Solidworks Legion blog
Interview with Inventor product manager Pete Lord on the 2010 launch from The Gear Box blog at Autodesk
ALSO IN THE NEWS
3D Systems Lowers Losses Charlotte Business Journal from TenLinks
3D Systems Q1 Revenue Down 24% to $24M with $2.1M Loss from TenLinks
ANSYS Drops 2009 Revenue Estimate to $510M-560M Reuters from TenLinks
ANSYS Plans 6% Reduction in Workforce from TenLinks
ANSYS Q1 Revenue Up 6% to $116M, Profit Drops to $21M from TenLinks
ANSYS, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 Results and Updates Outlook from MCADCafe
Autodsys Releases AcceliCAD 2010 from TenLinks
C A Design StoreSpace Planogram Adds DWF Export from TenLinks
COADE Announces CADWorx 2009 with Full Compatibility with AutoCAD 2010 from MCADCafe
Craft, RTT Partners to Port Director Tools to DeltaGen from TenLinks
drcauto Releases !SlingShot Max 2010 for AutoCAD 2010 from TenLinks
drcauto Releases SuperTools 2010 for AutoCAD 2010 from TenLinks
EnvisionTEC Unveil ULTRA 3D Printer at RAPID 2009 from TenLinks
EPLAN Electric P8 v1.9 Released for Electrical CAD/CAE from TenLinks
First CAMWorks European VAR Conference in Poland from TenLinks
Geometric to host its first Reseller Meet in Europe from MCADCafe
India’s Neilsoft, Barton Willmore Join for Urban Design from TenLinks
KUKA Robotics Canada, Ltd. Demonstrates Small Footprint Palletizing Solution from MCADCafe
LMS Test.Xpress Released for ISO Certification from TenLinks
LMS Test.Xpress significantly simplifies and shortens ISO
certification; Complete solution makes ISO certification testing fast, accurate
and user-friendly from MCADCafe
London Infotech Revit Modeling Passes 30 Million Square Feet from TenLinks
New and Improved (ARCHITECT Magazine) from CADwire.net - All CAD industry articles
NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Available in Dell Workstations from TenLinks
Punch Ships 3 Million Copies from TenLinks
RTT to Unveil PowerHouse with Microsoft Surface pdf from TenLinks
Siemens PLM Offers Online PLM Resources for Korea from TenLinks
TGTC Buys 2nd NVision MAXOS Measurement System from TenLinks
Tormach Joins Microsoft Windows Embedded Partner Program from TenLinks
Trelligence Affinity Supports Revit Architecture 2010 pdf from TenLinks
Vico Office Available for AEC from TenLinks
Wabe 2.0 Creates Paper Models from SketchUp from TenLinks