| See also: JanuaryBug Watch January 2003 - the latest AutoCAD bugs and workarounds include Autodesk's discontinued BigFix service, Dimstyle dialog problems and layout order, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, January 2003 Design Software for the Home Front - a look at what applications some of today's residential designers rely on - from AutoCAD add-ons and Revit to ArchiCAD and SoftPlan, Alan Joch, Architectural Record, January 2003 Is CNC Machining Really Better Than RP? - CNC machining and rapid prototyping each has its own supporters and its own merits, and a knowledge of both technologies is important in selecting the right tool for the job, Terry Wohlers and Todd Grimm, TimeCompress, January 2003 Reduce Production Leadtimes With Laser Engineered Net Shaping - a look at Laser Engineered Net Shaping, a process that produces functional metal components directly from CAD solid models, Dave Keicher and Tom Swann, TimeCompress, January 2003 Access Global Talents to Compress Leadtimes - combining CAD with online collaboration can give companies a competitive edge with round-the-clock, round-the-globe service, Robert Frost, TimeCompress, January 2003 CAD Five Years Down the Road - where will CAD's developers focus their future developmental efforts, and how will that change the way we use CAD?, John Connolly, TimeCompress, January 2003 3D Model-to-Router Slashes Prototyping Time - CNC routers can produce large and highly accurate prototypes without requiring skilled labor and can be purchased for as little as $20,000, Roy Valentine, TimeCompress, January 2003 What Is Knowledge-Based Engineering? - this method for automated engineering design can reduce design and drafting time from weeks to hours, Jeannine Jones, TimeCompress, January 2003 SolidWorks World 2003 Shows Strength of SolidWorks - a report on the recent SolidWorks gathering, TechniCom eWeekly, January 30, 2003 Manufacturing Intelligence - using the right CAD/CAM tools can enhance real-time manufacturing intelligence by turning raw machine data into valuable information, Steve Krar and Arthur Gill, Advanced Manufacturing, January 2003  Settlement and Other Issues - an update on the thorny divorce between PTC and Rand, Martyn Day, CADserver, January 31, 2002
How to Determine Required Motor Torque - tutorial explores using CATIA V5 and MSC.Dynamic Designer to understand how much motor torque is necessary to drive an assembly through its range of motion, MSC.Software, January 2003 Turning Tablet PCs into Wireless UNIX Workstations - StarNet Communications' X-Win32 software enables Tablet PC to access individual X applications or bring up a full UNIX or Linux desktop from one or more networked servers, Michael Singer, siliconvalley.internet.com, January 30, 2003 Changing the World, One Girl at a Time - an interview with Autodesk's CEO, Carol Bartz, on encouraging young girls to succeed in the fields of math and science, Sally Richards, Women In Technology International, January 29, 2003 A Post-Sept. 11 Laboratory in High-Rise Safety - designers of the new 7 World Trade Center are going beyond local building codes to ensure the safety of the building's occupants, David W. Dunlap, New York Times, January 29, 2003 (may require free registration) Driving Performance: Managed Supply Chain - effective catalog management is providing benefits to companies across the global supply chain and involving CAD companies such as SolidWorks, John Zipperer, Internet World, January 1, 2003 Dassault’s Deals - Dassault Systemes’ VP of Strategy and Research, Stephane Declee, discusses PLM and the company's two latest technology investments, Martyn Day, CADserver, January 29, 2003 Changing the World, One Girl at a Time - an interview with Autodesk's CEO, Carol Bartz, on encouraging young girls to succeed in the fields of math and science, Sally Richards, Women In Technology International, January 29, 2003 Two Tips on Fillets - SolidWorks tips, Nathan R. Garrett, SOLID Digest, January 29, 2003 AEC (UK) CAD Standards Update - a progress report on the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (UK) CAD Standards Initiative, which was established a year ago, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, January 29, 2003 Pro/ENGINEER Hints - a large collection of Pro/E tips ranging from general issues to advice on views, dimensions, text and printing, University of Minnesota Mechanical Engineering, January 28, 2003 AutoCAD Tips - a collection of pointers to save time and increase productivity, CSpectrum, January 28, 2003 Model Tips - Pro/ENGINEER advice dealing with model tree, calculating weight, patterning and groups and user defined features, Edwin Muirhead, January 28, 2003 Comparing Part Differences - Pro/ENGINEER streaming video tip (created by KinetiVision), Pro/E Central, January 28, 2003 (may require free registration) Feature Tips - Pro/E tips examine center of gravity, graph-based features and references, Edwin Muirhead, January 28, 2003 AutoCAD Time Line - a chronology of AutoCAD releases along with some archived Autodesk homepages dating back to 1996, CSpectrum, January 28, 2003 Error Messages - TurboCAD tips on error messages, what they mean and how to deal with them, Winston Mitchell, CADCourse.com, January 2003 Error Messages - TurboCAD tips on error messages, what they mean and how to deal with them, Winston Mitchell, CADCourse.com, January 2003 Much Vexation About Representation - today's engineers and architects continue to juggle the three modes of representation: from paper to digital, from 2D drawings to 3D models and from geometry to building information, Jerry Laiserin, The LaiserinLetter, January 27, 2003 Houston Developers Introduce Pre-Planning Software at Show - Trelligence Affinity for Residential, a home-design application that enables designers to show clients house plans early on in the process, creates a database that can be exported to a format readable by most CAD programs, Robin Martin, Houston Business Journal, January 24, 2003 Creative Revival - recent advances in CAD technology may free designers from repetitive work so they can be more creative, David Fowler, e4engineering.com, January 24, 2003 Adding Web Links to the Help Contents - AutoCAD tutorial (for version 2000 only) shows how to add Web links to the contents page of the AutoCAD Help system, CADtutor, January 23, 2003 What Is Wrong With My Hatch? - AutoCAD tips for making a hatch pattern display correctly, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, January 23, 2003 Creating Features Based on Graphs or Equations - a Pro/ENGINEER tutorial, Ed Muirhead, Pro/E Central, January, 2003 Cleaning the CAD House - Part I - explores the methodologies to clean up your CAD department and the root causes of disorganization (part 1 of 2), Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter #78 (January 16, 2003) Solving AutoCAD Crashes - tips on interpreting error messages and how to fix related problems, IMAGINiT, January 2003 2002 Annual Roundup of the AEC Tech Industry - Part 2 - looks back at the ground-breaking industry events that occurred in the second half of 2002, Lachmi Khemlani (part 2 of 2), CADENCE AEC Tech News #89 (January 16, 2003) Missing Layer Key Overrides - offers a workaround to turning layer key overrides on or off in Building Electrical, Building Mechanical and Building Systems applications, IMAGINiT, January 2003 More for OS X: CAD, Anyone? - Apple sees new opportunities in the CAD marketplace with its move to Unix-based OS X, John H. Farr, Applelinks, January 22, 2003 CFD Improves Irrigation Components - engineers used computer simulation from Fluent to reduce the pressure loss in golf course irrigation components by more than 50 percent, Mark Ensworth, CFD Review, January 20, 2003 (more CAE features). Getting Management to Invest in CAD Standards and Automation - tips on how to make the people who control your purse strings understand the need for CAD standards, Barrie Mathews, CADdigest.com, January 22, 2003 Upgrading SolidWorks - tips on planning and implementing a software update, SolidWorks Express, January 2003 Healing Imported Geometry - SolidWorks tips about what to do when files don't come in cleanly and how they can be fixed, SolidWorks Express, January 2003 Graphisoft on BIM - Graphisoft VP Chris Barron enters the debate about whether Building Information Modeling (BIM) should replace the term "CAD" in the AEC design realm, The LaiserinLetter, January 20, 2003 Autodesk Land Desktop - Creating Land Desktop Surfaces from Contours - streaming video tech tip shows how to create a surface or TIN from contour data, Avatech Solutions, January 8, 2003 Today's R&D: Tomorrow's Innovation - with plenty of technological breakthroughs happening in budget-conscious 2002, 2003's outlook for CAD development looks bright, Arnie Williams, CADENCE, January 2003 Adaptivity 101 - in this Inventor tutorial series on ways to use adaptivity, you'll explore basic assembly and create a part that will be used adaptively in the assembly (part 1 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 5, 2003 (pdf) For Your Reference - MicroStation tutorial examines sharing design data via references, James H. Dyer, CADENCE, January 2003 Adaptivity 102 - Inventor tutorial covers multiple feature adaptivity in one part (part 2 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 7, 2003 (pdf) Adaptivity 103 - Inventor tutorial illustrates how to construct a pipe flange spacer in the context of an assembly (part 3 of 3), Sean Dotson, January 15, 2003 (pdf) SolidWorks World 2003 - a look at some of the new products that will be unveiled at next week's SolidWorks gathering, Heidi Hill, Arnie Williams, and Kenneth Wong, CADENCE, January 2003 Capturing and Reusing Design Intent - Inventor tutorial shows how to use the iFeatures functionality, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, January 2003 Inventor - Using Inventor Surfaces to Create 3D Paths - streaming video tech tip shows how to use the surface intersection tools in Inventor 6 to create 3D paths, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003 Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Moving the Scale & Rotate Center Icon - how to use this icon to unconditionally manipulate a sketch, Synthesis Engineering Systems, January 2003 Ask the PLM: What is Design-in-Context? - Pro/ENGINEER advice on how to use design information created by an outside (non Pro/E) source, Asa Trainer, PTC Express, January 2003 Architectural Desktop - Roof vs. Roof Slabs - streaming video tech tip explains the difference between Roof objects and Roof Slab objects and offers tips on their creation and modification, Avatech Solutions, January 10, 2003 The Product Development Process - a step-by-step analysis of getting a new product to market - from refining your idea and market research to prototyping and production, Synthesis Engineering Systems, January 2003 Autodesk Land Desktop - How to Stake Out a Proposed Roadway With 4' Back of Curb Offsets - streaming video tech tip shows how to create a point file of offsets and upload that information to a data collector for stakeout, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003 Get That Dam Up to Date - Autodesk’s AutoCAD, CAD Overlay and Inventor applications have helped bring Washington state's Grand Coulee Dam into the 21st century, transferring some 25,000 paper drawings into 3D models, Chad Mills, DE Online, January 2003 Does the Building Industry Really Need to Start Over? A Response from Bentley to the Autodesk BIM/Revit Proposal for the Future - this white paper reports on the company's progress and user successes and offers its vision of the future of building information modeling, Bentley, January 14, 2003 (pdf) CAD Software Report Card - examines how well CAD applications are doing in adopting technologies - such as data exchange and 3D visualization - that should be fundamental components of CAD software, Peter K. Sheerin, CADENCE, January 2003 Why CAM Isn't CAD: Some Similarities, More Differences - CAD and CAM may ultimately join as one, but for now their differences impede integration, mainly because their workflows and final products are so different, Jeffrey Rowe, Advanced Manufacturing, January 2003 Analyze This! - SolidWorks tips on using the COSMOSXpress analysis tool to help reduce the number of iterations required to produce and test a design, Greg Jankowski, CADENCE, January 2003 Bentley Buys Infrasoft - this acquisition promises a more integrated MicroStation environment and a larger user base, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, January 9, 2003 CAD Management 2003: A Mixed Bag - forecasts and recommendations for CAD management in the year 2003, Robert Green, CADENCE, January 2003 Can PTC Stage a Turnaround in 2003? - despite a dire Q1, Parametric Technology Corp. hopes its financial woes are over, Ira Breskin, MCADCafe, January 15, 2003 Process-Specific Weldments - Solid Edge tutorial illustrates how to create weldments, J. Fred White, CADENCE, January 2003 A 3D Form Synthesizer - form*Z tutorial explores the tools to create simple geometric shapes and transform them into complex shapes, John Wilson, CADENCE, January 2003 The Shop - a 3ds max tutorial delves into modeling, texturing and lighting techniques, Juan Siquier, 3DTotal Tutorials, January 15, 2003 Gaining the Cooperation of Your Staff - practical advice for CAD managers on how to win the cooperation of staff and make real progress toward goals, Barrie Mathews, CAddigest.com, January 14, 2003 The Infamous Pigpen File - tutorial on using the Acad.pgp file to shorten an AutoCAD command, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, January 2003 Digging Deep into Databases - examines the issues of integrating AutoCAD with a database system and the fundamentals of database design and SQL, Scott McFarlane, Autodesk University presentation, December 5, 2002 (pdf) The Year in Review, the Year Ahead, and Other Wandering Thoughts - a look back on 2002's major MCAD-related events and trends and predictions for the industry in 2003, Joe Greco, CADENCE MCAD Tech News #87 (January 9, 2003) Autodesk University in Hindsight - a discussion of recent industry trends relevant to all software packages and some insights into how to manage your CAD department, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter #77 (January 9, 2003) AutoCAD - Attribute Extraction and Reporting - streaming video tip demonstrates how to generate a report of specified attributes within specified blocks and then send the report to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003 Autodesk on BIM - Phil Bernstein, vice president of Autodesk's Building Industry Division, offers his view on using the term "building information modeling" in place of "CAD," The LaiserinLetter, January 13, 2003 Bentley Systems on BIM - Keith Bentley, co-CTO and founder, and Brad Workman, vice president of building vertical at Bentley, weigh in on the issue of using the term "building information modeling," The LaiserinLetter, January 13, 2003 More Engineering on the Internet - customers now expect companies to offer plenty of services and information on their websites, while companies are increasingly using the Web to streamline operations, Machine Design, January 9, 2003 Alphabet Soup - a guide to what all those acronyms in the CAD/CAM/CAE world stand for - from PLM to PDM and IGES to STEP, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, January 2003 Powell’s Performance Pointers - Speed Tips for Rendering with MicroStation - rendering performance tips dealing with modeling, settings, memory and materials, Andy Powell, January 6, 2003 Working with DWG - MicroStation V8 users need training on the requirements of DWG formats and an understanding of AutoCAD’s key concepts, features and functionality, Lynne Taylor, bentleyuser.org, January 2, 2003 Rendering with V8 - tips on 3D modeling in MicroStation V8, Andy Powell, January 2, 2003 MWSF: Mac 3D/CAD Highlights - this week's Macworld Expo generated a number of new CAD-related product demos and announcements for the Macintosh OS, including ArchiCAD, Sketchup, MacDraft and form*Z, Architosh, January 10, 2003 Why Moving to Solids Makes Sense - it's puzzling why only about 25% of the engineering community uses solid modeling since it's the best way to automate the creation of 2D production drawings and also allows an unprecedented degree of PC-based design control, Machine Design, January 9, 2003 Inventor - Inventor 6 Project Files - streaming video tip walks you through Inventor 6 workgroup project files and how to include them in a personal project file, Avatech Solutions, January 8, 2003 Inventor - Inventor 6 3D Sketch/Piping - streaming video tip demonstrates how to create a 3D sketch and make it into a pipe feature in Inventor 6, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003 Inventor - Using Inventor Surfaces to Create 3D Paths - streaming video tip shows how to use the surface intersection tools in Inventor R6 to create 3D paths, Avatech Solutions, January 9, 2003 3-D Interiors Are a Stunning New Trend in Custom Yacht Design - more and more designers of yachts are turning to CAD programs to save time and money in the design stage, Dennis Caprio, Yachting Magazine, January 2003 Leadership Skills for CAD Managers - Part 2 - an in-depth look at various management styles and their effects, with advice on when to use a particular approach and why (part 2 of 2), Barrie Mathews, CADdigest.com, January 8, 2003 (more CAD management features) CFX makes a Big Bang in Aero-Acoustics - CFX is among the partners in a project to develop software tools for the simulation of fluctuating flows, with a focus on flow-induced acoustics, Christiane Montavon, January 8, 2003 (more CAE features) Bentley Keeps On Acquiring - with its latest acquisition, Bentley hopes to capture AutoCAD's share of the civil engineering market, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, January 7, 2003 Bentley to Acquire Infrasoft - this acquisition confirms that Autodesk and Bentley are squaring off in the civil engineering/transportation arena and also that it's hard being a third-party CAD software developer these days, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, January 7, 2003 Converting a Land Desktop Project From Feet to Meters - Autodesk Land Desktop tutorial shows how, using LandXML, to convert a project from Feet to Meters, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, January 7, 2003 Getting Images Out of AutoCAD and into Other Applications - streaming video tech tips, CAD-1, January 7, 2003 Designs on Industrial Technology - today's architects are turning to advanced technologies such as virtual engineering, computational fluid analysis and high-tech visualization tools to improve performance, Larry R. Barrow, ArchitectureWeek, January 2003 PLM For CPG - EDS and Procter & Gamble have joined forces to sell Teamcenter to other consumer packaged goods companies, Demir Barlas, Line56.com, January 3, 2003 (more PLM features) 3D Art Online - a project called SCULPTEUR is building a database to store 3D models of museum artifacts and works of art together with information about those objects so they can be studied online, e4engineering, January 7, 2003 Circle Enhancement - AutoCAD tutorial explores the various methods for drawing circles, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, January 6, 2003 Inventor - Creating and Unfolding Offset Linear Transitions with the AIS - streaming video tip demonstrates how to model and flatten complex transitions, Avatech Solutions, January 6, 2003 AEC Business Continuity Services: An Idea Whose Time Has Come - Web-based AEC collaboration sites need to serve a wider community and provide more information and communication technology services, Paul Seletsky, The LaiserLetter, January 6, 2003 Adding Door Handles to Architectural Desktop 3 Doors - tutorial to add a custom block of a door handle to an Architectural Desktop Door Style, Elise Moss and Chris Fox, excerpt from "Autodesk Architectural Desktop R3.3 Intermediate: Through the Roof" (hosted by ARCHIdigm), January 2003 (pdf) Adding Sound to VIZ Work - tutorial details the steps required to add sound to a VIZ 4 file, Elise Moss, excerpt from "Autodesk VIZ 4 For Beginners," (hosted by ARCHIdigm), January 2003 (pdf) Window Families in Revit 4.5 - tutorial to create a custom window family, Elise Moss, excerpt from "Revit 4.5 Basics: Architectural Modeling and Documentation," (hosted by ARCHIdigm), January 2003 (pdf) Computer-Aided Inspection (CAI): A Six Sigma Tool for Getting Closer to Zero Defects - although CAI is in its early development, it's destined to become mainstream for its ability to eliminate the time-consuming need to generate 2D drawings for parts and tools, Ping Fu, Raindrop Geomagic, January 3, 2003 Research Probes Success Factors for Manufacturers - after studying some 120 successful companies, researchers at PTC concluded that tactics and methods for success can be grouped into two groups: profit and growth, Machine Design, January 3, 2003 Ground Zero Plan Expected Soon, Amid Conflicts - the organization responsible for selecting a new design plan and the agency that owns the 16-acre site have conflicting visions of rebuilding Ground Zero, Nadine M. Post, enr.construction.com, January 6, 2003 Redefine the F1 Key - AutoCAD tip shows how to remove the Help Window, ARCHIdigm, January 2003 Working on Complicated Roof Designs in Architectural Desktop 3 - how to combine Roofs, Roof Slabs and other objects into a single Mass Group, ARCHIdigm, January 2003 Architects Criticize Ground Zero Publicity - many architects fear that the attention and intensity given to the World Trade Center designs will greatly affect the project, Julie V. Iovine, New York Times, January 1, 2003 (may require free registration) | 
