Sun Pointing Symbol - TurboCAD tutorial explains how to accurately aim a directional light to represent the sun at a particular time of day and a particular time of the year, Winston Mitchell, Winston's TurboCAD Pages, August 24, 2003

A New Model - Autodesk's Richard Harpham explains how Buzzsaw is central to the rise of online project collaboration, CAD User, July/August 2003

High-End CAD-Integrated CAM Dominates the Market - more than one third of the total CAM market belongs to EDS PLM Solutions’ NX CAM, Dassault's CATIA CAM, and PTC’s Pro/NC, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, August 2003

Here's How a Team of Design Engineers Improved the Performance of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter - with a mission to improve engine operability and efficiency of the F-35 JSF, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company developed a new data acquisition system to perform critical analysis of the engine inlet air flow, Michael Fortenberry, Dave Scheibenhoffer and Armando Valim,  Desktop Engineering, August 2003

Designing an Engine from Opposite Ends of the Earth - when two companies needed to collaborate on designs but one used Pro/ENGINEER and the other used I-DEAS, Collaboration Gateway from Proficiency was the solution, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, August 2003

Derived Parts - Autodesk Inventor tutorial offers illustrated guidelines for creating, using and modifying derived parts, Autodesk.com, August 26, 2003 (pdf)

CAD CAM Software Time Compression Study - to hasten productivity, programmers and managers of CAD/CAM software need to consider other factors besides simply the length of time it takes to program a certain job, CAD CAM Forum, August 18, 2003

Is Integrated CAD CAM Software the Best Solution? - advice on whether to purchase an integrated CAD/CAM software package or instead find the best CAD software and the best CAM software, CAD CAM Forum, August 2003

The Future of CAD CAM Software - what does the future hold for manufacturing companies as machines and software technology progress?, CAD CAM Forum, August 7, 2003

Adding Automatic Text Statements to Dimensions in AutoCAD - tips on enhancing AutoCAD's Dimension Text functionality, ARCHIdigm, August 29, 2003

Associative Shrinkwrap Using Envelopes - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial explores a special kind of part called an envelope, which can be used to represent a pre-determined set of components, PTC, August 25, 2003

Loading and Constraining Models in Static Equilibrium - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial highlights a technique for loading and constraining models that are part of a linkage with no clearly defined constraints to ground, John Buchowski, PTC, August 8, 2003

Modeling Gears in Pro/ENGINEER - offers step-by-step instructions for modeling a gear in Pro/Engineer, Daniel Grattan, The Gear Industry Homepage, August 29, 2003

Architectural Desktop: Getting Started Online Workshop - 19 individual sessions detailing the use of some of the most common features in ADT 3.30, Avatech Solutions, August 29, 2003

Two Kits for Architectural Desktop by ARCHIdigm - adding these kits will provide new Object Styles to choose from in ADT, ARCHIdigm, August 29, 2003

Autodesk VIZ: Getting Started Online Workshop - eight individual sessions detailing the use of some of the most common features in VIZ 4, Avatech Solutions, August 29, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Sections - tutorial explores the SECTIONS command, which enables you to create regions through 3D models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 28, 2003

The Reverse Engineering Silence - explores the issues of "shrinkwrap" licenses to prevent unauthorized reverse engineering of computer software, in light of a recent legal skirmish involving CADKEY, Steve S. Chang and Frederic M. Meeker, Darwin, August 2003

V5i GPN - MSC.Nastran within CATIA V5 - tutorial shows how to create a simple simulation model, run a MSC.Nastran linear static analysis and perform simple postprocessing of the analysis results, COE NewsNet, August 2003

AutoCAD Mechanical - Custom Layers - streaming video illustrates how to make AutoCAD Mechanical do things your way by customizing the layers, Avatech Solutions, August 28, 2003

Autodesk Inventor - Emboss Feature - streaming video tip shows a simple yet effective way to emboss or engrave sketched shapes at uniform depths into complex part surfaces, Avatech Solutions, August 28, 2003

When Is A CAD File Not A CAD File? - the CAD industry is still not providing many useful solutions when it comes to standardization for information-sharing among various file formats, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, August 26, 2003

CATIA V5 - Legacy, Beyond the Green Field! - examines the current state as it applies to using older or newer systems in the sense of the Legacy versus the Green Field, John M. Switlik, COE NewsNet, August 2003

Students Learn with Integrated Building Modeling - using Autodesk Revit, architecture students at Tulane learn how to surmount real-world design problems, Ronald Filson and Ron Nyren, ArchitectureWeek,  August 27, 2003

ArtCAM Tips and Tricks: Give Your Modeling Skills Some "Wings" - exercise to enhance your modeling techniques, James Booth. ArtCAM Quarterly, Summer 2003

Adding Redlines and Comments to PDF Files - how to use Adobe Acrobat's extensive commenting and markup tools to extend the usefulness of PDF files created from CAD drawing, John TeSelle, CADdigest.com, August 27, 2003

Software Speeds Modeling - a new prototype design tool generates computer models of buildings in seconds, Ted Smalley Bowen, TRN, August 27, 2003

IMSI Proposes CADKEY Buyout - yesterday's surprise announcement that IMSI plans to purchase CADKEY raises such questions as how can IMSI afford this deal, and why have these two companies formed such an alliance?, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, August 26, 2003

CgFX in 3d Studio Max - explores the language invented by NVIDIA for programming the hardware shaders for 3ds max, Igor Sivakov, X-bit Labs, August 20, 2003

Importing PDF into CAD Drawings - tutorial explores several methods for importing a PDF into a CAD document, including the use of Adobe Acrobat and conversion utilities, John TeSelle, CADdigest.com, August 25, 2003

Some Hints for Dealing with Casual CAD Users - how to motivate casual CAD users, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter #91, August 21, 2003

The Next Step in Rapid Prototyping - stronger materials and new build techniques are changing the way companies use rapid prototype, Paul Dvorak, Machine Design, August 21, 2003

Readers Weigh In on BIM - users share their professional views on Building Information Modeling and their experiences with various BIM solutions, Lachmi Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News #103, August 14, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Slice and Interfere - explores the functions of the SLICE command, which cuts a solid model with a spatial plane and the INTERFERE command, which can calculate the common volume of two solids and create a solid model based on the calculated volume, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 22, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Revolved Solids - tutorial shows you how to use the REVOLVE command to create 3D solids by revolving closed polylines, circles, ellipses, closed splines or regions about an axis in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 21, 2003

think3 Global Shape Modeling: Basics - this tutorial offers instruction on using think3 Global Shape Modeling functionalities and techniques to modify surfaces while maintaining continuity constraints, think3, August 21, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Extruded Solids - tutorial shows you how to create 3D solids by extruding closed polylines, circles, ellipses, closed splines or regions with the EXTRUDE command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 20, 2003

Relatively Inexpensive Rapid Prototyping of Small Parts - a new rapid prototyping technique developed at the Johnson Space Center eliminates paper drawings and produces parts automatically on a machine guided CAD data, Scott A. Swan, NASA Tech Briefs, August 20, 2003

Heat Transfer 101 - heat transfer gets a bad rap for being more esoteric than structural analysis, perhaps because heat-transfer problems involves less intuitive terms, such as Btu, specific heat and film coefficients, Machine Design, August 7, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Boolean Operations - tutorial shows you how to use the Intersect, Subtract, and Union operations to create complex solid models out of primitives, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 19, 2003

AutoCAD: Dimensioning at Lightning Speed - tips on using the timesaving QDIM (Quick Dimensioning) command, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, August 19, 2003

think3 Parts Modeling: GUI Concepts - tutorial shows how to create a part using 2D sketching tools, then convert it into a solid and fillet, think3, August 19, 2003

Google Searches the Web And Does Math Homework - Google now offers a built-in calculator function for basic arithmetic, complicated math, units of measure, conversions and physical constants as well as other numbering systems, including hexadecimal and binary, Leslie Walker, BizReport, August 18, 2003

Preserving the Domus Aurea with CFD - computational fluid dynamics software is being used to help preserve a Roman architectural treasure built in Rome by Emperor Nero in 64 AD., CFD Review, August 18, 2003

Importing AutoCAD Drawings in 3ds max - tutorial shows how to import AutoCAD 3D models as Editable Meshes and how to modify them as necessary, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 18, 2003

The Mother of All Migrations - EDS is developing an ambitious plan to migrate I-DEAS CAD users to Unigraphics NX, CADCAMNet, August 18, 2003

Something for Everyone - AutoCAD tips cover such topics as the DLine utility, Line Type Scale problems and making blocks without BMake, Michael Beall, CADTutor, August 2003

Extractions and Odd Angles - AutoCAD tips cover such topics as extracting attribute data, extending along odd angles and group toggle, Michael Beall, CADTutor, July 2003

Attribute! - Bless You - AutoCAD tips cover such topics as the fundamentals of attributes, Ddrename and saving named views, Michael Beall, CADTutor, June 2003

New Developments in CFD Extend Application to Pelton Turbines - using CFX-5 software, VA TECH HYDRO has built up wide-ranging expertise in the simulation of unsteady free surfaces in Pelton turbines, Etienne Parkinson, CFD Review, August 15, 2003

Designs on the Future - Browzwear's V-Stitcher is a computer simulation program that allows apparel designers to input 2D clothing patterns from virtually any CAD system and then view these virtual patterns as a 3D image on a model, Nicky Blackburn, Israel21c, August 17, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Primitive 3D Solids, Part 2 - the current tutorial shows you how to create the following primitives: cone, wedge and torus, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 15, 2003

Parts Modeling: 2D/3D View Manipulation - thinkdesign tutorial illustrates how to rotate, zoom, pan and change the display and orientation of a model, think3, August 15, 2003

Access ProjectWise Metadata Using MicroStation Configuration Variables - ProjectWise tutorial, Dave Brumbaugh, August 14, 2003

Plastic Parts in Five Weeks - a Massachusetts company uses SolidWorks and Surfware in a plastic casting process to create medical parts with distinctive textures, Surfware.com, August 15, 2003

Racing By Design - Pro/ENGINEER helped Team Bentley win its first LeMans in seven decades, Demir Barlas, Line56, August 14, 2003

Viewer Explodes Virtual Buildings - immersive virtual reality programs are an impressive way to experience digital architectural models, but they don't always provide the best view, Ted Smalley Bowen, Technology Research New, Technology Research News, August 13, 2003

Tool Blazes Virtual Trails - advances in CAD software and computer graphics hardware over the past few years have made it possible to render complicated models of buildings, ships and aircraft relatively quickly, Kimberly Patch,  Technology Research News, August 13, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Primitive 3D Solids, Part 1 - tutorial shows you how to create primitives objects - a sphere, box and cylinder - which can then be combined with Boolean operations to create a more complex model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 14, 2003

Save Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 Drawings in AutoCAD 2000 DWG Format - productivity tips, CADsoft, August 4, 2003

Sharing Autodesk Land Desktop 2004 Drawings - tips on sharing LDT drawings with users of different versions of Autodesk software, CADsoft, August 4, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Managing Regions - tutorial shows you how to use Boolean commands to create a complex region, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 13, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Paperspace & Layout View - explains how to work with paperspace and layout views and how to print from these views to scale, Autocad Central, August 6, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Hatching - how to create and define hatch patterns to areas of your drawing, Autocad Central, August 5, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - An Introduction to Layers - how to clean up your drawings and arrange complex viewports using layers, Autocad Central, August 4, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 - Support Files - tips on where to locate certain customized files in AutoCAD 2004, CAD-1, August 13, 2003 (pdf)

mooth Road for Rough Machining Molds - Surfware has developed a new roughing software strategy that uses Step Reduction Milling (SRM) to optimize the machining process, cutting rough machining time in half and decreasing NC-programming time by as much as 90%, Patricia L. Smith, American Machinist, July 2003

Virtually Yours - 3D simulation packages such as Dassault's Quest are enabling the virtual design, planning and running of factories, Ben Hargreaves, e4engineering, August 8, 2003

Monster Wood Ceiling Crowns City of Angels’ Music Heaven - Los Angeles’ $274-million Walt Disney Concert Hall, designed by Frank Gehry, relied on CATIA-based design to find the right sound, Nadine M. Post, enr.com, August 11, 2003

CFD Helps Engineers Improve Ferrari Formula One Aerodynamics - FLUENT simulation software helps engineers at Ferrari make major improvements to the aerodynamics of a Formula One vehicle, Francis T. Makowski, CFD Review, August 13, 2003

CFD Helping Yacht Design for America’s Cup - CFD analysis, based on potential flow results using the CFD code Comet from the CD adapco Group, is helping a German team gear up for competition, CFD Review, August 6, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Creating Regions - tutorial explains how to use two commands capable of creating regions, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 12, 2003

The Object Viewer vs. 3D Orbit - using the Object Viewer rather than the standard 3D Orbit command in Land Desktop can save you time, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, August 12, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Polylines - tutorial on the most common drawing tool in AutoCAD - the polyline, Autocad Central, August 2, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Blocks - how to create, edit and redefine blocks in AutoCAD to make your drawings load quicker, and a lot easier to amend and edit, Autocad Central, August 8, 2003

Basic AutoCAD - Object Snap - tutorial explores the object snap settings, which help accurately draw from specific points, Autocad Central, August 8, 2003

Document Types, File Types, and User Types - managing different filetypes in SolidWorks, Greg Jankowski, CADENCE, August 2003

Embracing Different Views - creating 2D views with Inventor, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, August 2003

The Right CAD System: Choose Wisely - Part 2 - calculate true costs and prioritize them, Robert Green, CADENCE, August 2003

Property Sets for Structural Members - Architectural Desktop 2004 tutorial on how to define Property Sets for Structural Members, Elise Moss, August 8, 2003 (pdf)

Multi-sheet DWF Publishing - productivity tip for AutoCAD, LT, ADT, LDT, MDT and Mechanical, Mark Fritts, Autodesk.com, August 6, 2003

Saving Your List of Published Sheets for Future Use - productivity tip for AutoCAD, LT, ADT, LDT, MDT and Mechanical, Mark Fritts, Autodesk.com, August 5, 2003

Publishing Layouts from Multiple DWG Files - productivity tip for AutoCAD, LT, ADT, LDT, MDT and Mechanical, Mark Fritts, Autodesk.com, August 5, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Modifying Commands - tutorial shows how to create 3D Arrays, rotate objects about 3D axes, and mirror objects with respect to any plane in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 11, 2003

Bentley Community Leaders Emphasize Benefits of Training - Bentley and Axiom CEOs stress the value of a well-trained staff and its relation to higher profits, MicroStation Today, August 2003

3-D Printing's Great Leap Forward - engineers are giving 3D rapid prototyping machines the ability to build moving parts, not just block models, Daithi O Hanluain, Wired News, August 11, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Edge Surfaces - the EDGESURF command is one of the most powerful mesh creators in AutoCAD, capable of constructing a polygon mesh on four adjoining curves, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 6, 2003

Wanted: Good Software that Solves Problems - and stop calling software "solutions," Todd Phillips,  Advanced Manufacturing, July/August, 2003

CAD for Non-Traditional CAD Users - senior engineers, architects, or managerial staff don't use CAD enough to be proficient and can cause problems for the CAD manager, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter, July 17, 2003

Principal Architects and Hands-On CAD - are principals of architectural firms directly involved with CAD? Arnie Williams, CADENCE, August 2003

Agile Acquires Eigner - consolidation comes to PLM; Agile hopes for opportunities in automotive and in Europe; analyst says it's a very competitive environment, Line56.com, August 5, 2003

Harnessing the Web - how manufacturers are using Internet technologies, Advanced Manufacturing, July/August, 2003

Get a Handle on Your Digital Design Data - the benefits of using product data management (PDM) software, Jeffrey Rowe, Advanced Manufacturing, July/August, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Revolved Surface - create a surface, based on the revolution of a curve about an axis, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 6, 2003

Agile's Acquisition of Eigner - a Positive Step for the PLM industry - bringing together two significant players in the PLM industry should provide a much broader mark on the industry than either of them could have produced individually, Ken Amann, CIMdata, August 5, 2003

STEP Will Streamline Product Design, Manufacturing, and Product Life Cycle Data Exchange - the Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP) has key potential for helping bridge the gap between design and manufacturing, Manufacturing Automation, July 2003

Some UK Road Linetypes for Your ACAD.LIN File - customize the linetype file and draw single-line markings for UK roads, Autodesk, August 4, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Tabulated and Ruled Surfaces - TABSURF and RULESURF are two AutoCAD commands to create 3D meshes, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 5, 2003 (more AutoCAD tutorials)

Toyota Pushes To Do Away with Prototypes - North American plant is a couple of projects away from eliminating physical prototypes in favor of CAD models, Automotive News, August 5, 2003

Customized Blueprints on Homeowner's Budget - Tennessee firm uses CAD to bring down the cost of designing custom residences, Senee Seale Moon, The Leaf-Chronicle, August 5, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Meshes - using AutoCAD's 3DMESH command, by Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 4, 2003

Staring Down the Divide - electrical and mechanical engineers work together on products like cell phones--too bad their software programs don't, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2003

Interview with Andy Hickes - Andy practices architectural illustrations in Manhattan, specializing in electronic renderings, CGarchitect, Aug 4, 2003

Tips - August 2003 - collection of random tips for 3ds max but should be applicable for VIZ 4, Ted Boardman, CGarchitect.com, Aug 4, 2003

Tool Blazes Virtual Trails - University of North Carolina research on rendering complicated models of buildings, ships and aircraft relatively quickly, Technology Research News, August 4, 2003

GM's Drive To Consolidation - GM's will transform itself by removing or replacing more than 50% of its legacy systems over a six-year period, Tony Scott, Optimise, August 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Faces - tutorial shows you how to create flat surfaces with 3 or 4 straight edges and how to fix the edge problems with the EDGE command, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, August 1, 2003

Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Working in Multiple Windows of the Same Pro/E Drawing - Madhusudhana Rao Pinnu, Synthesis Engineering Systems, August 2003