DesignCAD Productivity Tips - answers to DesignCAD users' questions, Upperspace Newsletter, July 2003

Hatching - DesignCAD hatching  tips, Upperspace Newsletter, July 2003

Controlling Object Color Selection - Autodesk VIZ tips, Chad Studer, Autodesk.com, July 24, 2003

So What's Windows Got To Do With CAM Software? - if your CAM system isn't based on Microsoft Windows platform, should you redevelop it to make it so?, CAD CAM Forum, July 25, 2003

Installing Custom Menus and AutoLISP Files - AutoCAD tips on where to locate and how to access these support files, CCAD Inc., July 2003

Feature-Based Interoperability Makes Noise in Pro/ENGINEER World - explores some of the new approaches available that allow engineers to share feature-based Pro/E models with design teams working with other CAD applications, Ken Klapproth, ProfilesMagazine, July 2003

Using Wildcards in Pro/INTRALINK Object Operations - how to use wildcards when finding Pro/ENGINEER objects in Pro/INTRALINK, Keith J. Ebling, ProfilesMagazine, July 2003

Four Tips on Shrinkwrap - Pro/E tips on using the shrinkwrapping functionality, John Randazzo, ProfilesMagazine, July 2003

Solving Engineering Problems with BMX - Pro/E Wildfire tutorial offers help on using the BMX tools, PTC E-Newsletter, July 28, 2003 (pdf)

Speedy Activity Creation - Pro/ENGINEER tips for quickly creating a project plan in the ProjectLink interface if you are not using the Microsoft Project integration, PTC E-Newsletter, July 28, 2003 (pdf)

Basic AutoCAD - Using Text - how to create and edit notes and labels in your drawings, Autocad Central, August 4, 2003

PEDITACCEPT and How it Affects the PEDIT Command - AutoCAD 2004 tip about the new System Variable, HyperPics, July 2003

AutoCAD R2004 Easter Egg - discover the developers' hidden message inside the latest version, HyperPics, July 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Trim and Extend - in this tutorial you'll draw a 3D polyline and use TRIM and EXTEND in 3D space, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 31, 2003

Editing Plot Sheets with Sheet Manager - Autodesk Land Desktop tutorials, Felicia Provencal, Autodesk.com, July 31, 2003

SIGGRAPH 2003 - a report from the recent conference, which witnessed the unveiling of such products as 3ds max 6, LightWave 8, and the all-new Alias Image Studio, Vicki Atkinson, Computer Arts, July 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 3 - tutorial focuses on resolving OSnap problems in a 3D environment, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 30, 2003

SmartGeometry - a report from a Bentley seminar on advanced architectural geometry creation, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, June/July 2003

A Better Way to Do Face Milling - Surfware completely redesigned its face milling capabilities to reduce the time and effort of this everyday task, Surfware.com, July 30, 2003

BMW Upgrades PLM - in multi-million dollar deal, the German automotive company chooses CATIA 5 from Dassault Systems to increase use of common parts and cut development times, Demir Barlas, Line56, July 29, 2003

Virtual Reality Helps Convert Fluid Analysis Results into Solutions - virtual reality is beginning to have a major impact on engineering design by streamlining the process of converting analysis results into design solutions, Kenneth M. Bryden, Mechanical Engineering, July 22, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 2 - tutorial helps you build the Wireframe model of a tent, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 29, 2003

Applying Customization: A Middle Mouse Button - AutoCAD tutorial offers a LISP macro that toggles the function of the middle button on a three-button mouse for fast press-and-pan action, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, July 28, 2003

How to Align a View to the Pulling Direction - CATIA tips, Heiko Oldendorf, CATIA Digital Digest, July 29, 2003

FEA Opens Door to Explosion-Resistant Buildings - research conducted at the Colorado School of Mines on shock-wave propagation through rock and stone could help in the war against terrorism, Machine Design, July 29, 2003

Simulating Flowfield Around Helicopters - although CFD (computational fluid dynamics) has long been at the heart of helicopter design, new flow field simulation technology is needed to handle the transient affects associated with rotor motion, Kaven Naidoo, e4engineering, July 24, 2003

CFD Provides Insight Into Pulse Turbocharging - using STAR-CD's moving mesh capability, a mesh has been built enabling turbine rotation to be modeled and the effect of the pulse waves on turbine performance to be measured, CFD Review, July 25, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Wireframe Models, Part 1 - tutorial illustrates how to build simple Wireframe models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 28, 2003

TrueType in AutoCAD - explains why you should be using TrueType fonts in AutoCAD and offers tips on using them, Geoff Harrod, CADinfo.NET, July 28, 2003

Dear Lynn: July 2003 - topics cover the benefits of AUGI membership, how to save to previous versions of AutoCAD, displaying specific components in an assembly in wireframe in Autodesk Inventor and recovering lost support files, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, July 2003

Project and Document Management in Autodesk Architectural Desktop 2004 - tips on using the Project Browser and the Project Navigator, Ed Goldberg, Autodesk.com, July 28, 2003

Visual LISP: Chart Drawing - AutoCAD tutorial illustrates how to design and start programming an application, Bill Kramer, Autodesk.com, July 28, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Thickness and Elevation - tutorial shows you how to draw a simple 3D table with the help of elevation and thickness, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 25, 2003

AutoCAD 2004: New Drafting & Editing Features - explores an array of AutoCAD's new drafting and editing tools that can enhance your productivity,  Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003

Autodesk Inventor: Moving Right Along - tutorial explains how to use the Transitional constraint to analyze a mechanical assembly to ensure that your parts will function correctly and demonstrate the function to other users, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003

Autodesk VIZ: Working with the Modifier Stack - explores modifier stack fundamentals, including applying and removing modifiers from objects, Nancy Fulton, Autodesk.com, July 25, 2003

Phoenix Building Design Firm Thrives with ArchiCAD - TRK Architecture & Facilities Management switches from AutoCAD to ArchiCAD and increases productivity 25 percent, Yahoo, July 23, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: User Coordinate System - tutorial shows you how to use the UCS and UCS II toolbars to manage the User Coordinate System, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 24, 2003

Customize the Status Bar - AutoCAD 2004 tip on how to customize which buttons appear on the status bar at the bottom of the AutoCAD application window, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, July 23, 2003

CATIA Tips and Techniques: Selecting V5 Objects - how to select all points, COE NewsNet, July 2003

CATIA Tips and Techniques: Leveraging Your PDM System to Track Data Versions and Revisions - COE NewsNet, July 2003

CATIA V4 and V5 - What Does the Difference Mean? - John M. Switlik, COE NewsNet, July 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Tiled Viewports -  tutorial explores viewports, which enable you to view the models from different view points at the same time, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 23, 2003

CFD Used to Study Tacoma Narrows Currents - engineers are using flow analysis tools to understand the tricky currents affecting the construction of a bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows, CFD Review, July 23, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: 3D Views - tutorial offers a quick review of different methods for viewing 3D models, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 22, 2003

5th Annual CATIA Solutions Salary Survey - despite a slow economy  salaries are holding, Andrea Braverman, CATIA Solutions, Summer 2003

Cleanup IGES Files with Rhino - tips on repairing and modifying 3D models, NOVEDGE Newsletter, July 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Assigning Commands to Mouse Buttons - Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 21, 2003

Using PDF to Import Text Pages into Drawings - tutorial explores a method of using Adobe Acrobat to import individual PDF pages into a PDF drawing file, bypassing the CAD application and its inefficiencies in handling text imports, John TeSelle, CADdigest.com, July 21, 2003

Revit CAD Standards - explains how to reuse Revit's Project Standards with a simple copy command, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, July 3, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Image Tile Menus - tutorial illustrates how to insert a block, show a slideshow, invoke an AutoCAD command and an AutoLISP command with an Image Tile menu, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 18, 2003

Autodesk Inventor - Collision Detection - streaming media tip explains how to calculate clearance distances between components, Gray Carlson, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003

Autodesk Inventor - Tolerancing on 3D Models - streaming media tip shows how to apply tolerances to part model dimensions to ensure form, fit and function, Chris Dimler, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003

Autodesk Inventor - 3D Sweeps Using Grounded Work Points - streaming media tip shows how to route a cable in 3D using grounded work points and the sweep tool, Mike Ikenberry, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 DWG: Not Encrypted, Honest! - Martyn Day explores the controversy over whether 2004's files are truly encrypted, interrogating Autodesk execs and weighing the claims of the OpenDWG Alliance, Martyn Day, CADdigest.com, July 17, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Building a Menu Template, Part 5 - tutorial shows you how to enhance menu macros with the help of special characters and/or DIESEL expressions, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 17, 2003

AutoCAD: Saving Time with "Incremental Save Percentage" - tips on using ISAVEPERCENT to improve the speed of the save command, Rick Ellis, CADdigest.com, July 17, 2003

AutoCAD - Don't Delete that Xref File - streaming video tip shows how - using the DesignCenter command - to determine if a file has used an External Reference before deleting, moving or renaming it, Avatech Solutions, July 15, 2003

Architectural Desktop - Layer Key Styles - streaming media tip explores the Layer Key Style tool that creates layers on the fly when creating ADT Objects, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003

Architectural Desktop - Layer Standards - streaming media tip shows how the Layer Standard tool can help you create Layer Names in a more consistent fashion, Avatech Solutions, July 16, 2003

MicroStation Tips & Tricks - two tips dealing with the Fence Stretch Command in J and selection shortcuts, Kim Langman and Lynne Taylor, MicroStation Digest, July 17, 2003

GM Gets a Move On Manufacturing - the automaker is adding 3D visualization tools to its product life-cycle manufacturing (PLM) system to speed up the process, Jeffrey Schwartz, VARBusiness, July 15, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Building a Menu Template, Part 4 - tutorial will show you how to use AutoLISP statements in menu macros, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 16, 2003

Creating BOM Balloon Symbols - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial shows how to create new user-defined symbols and how to use them as BOM balloons, Karavasilis V. Christos, Pro/E Central July, 2003

Autodesk Entices Customers to Upgrade, Subscribe - Autodesk is offering large discounts to entice customers in Australia and New Zealand to either upgrade to the latest versions or purchase an annual subscription, Brett Winterford, ARNnet, July 15, 2003

Open All Hours - AutoCAD's DWG and Bentley's DGN file formats are standards now, but will these formats always be available to you, and if not, what happens to your files?, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, July 9, 2003

Changing Protocol - 3D CAD is being used increasingly to automate machine control and facilitate other design-related tasks in the civil engineering industry, Harry O. Ward, CE News Online, July 2003

Booming Firm "A Perfect Model" - a UK firm, Cad-Cam Projects, reveals the secrets to its success in growing from four employees to more than 50 in just three years, Colin Lewis, ic Coventry, July 16, 2003

Best of Both Worlds for Jewelry Designer - a Baltimore man is combining his love of jewelry with CAD/CAM tools to create one-of-a-kind pieces for his clients, Jennifer Siciliano Shayne, The Jeffersonian.com, July 15, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Building a Menu Template, Part 3 - how to add toolbars, toolbar buttons and flyouts to a menu file, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 15, 2003

SolidWorks 2004 Media Event - a report from the recent unveiling of the latest version of SolidWorks, including highlights of some of the program's 250 new features, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, July 15, 2003

Lance Armstrong Goes for Tour de France Win on Bicycles Designed with StudioTools - Alias|Wavefront's software enabled Trek Bicycle to create, in a record five months, the two bicycles Lance Armstrong is riding in this year's Tour de France, CADdigest.com, July 15, 2003

AutoCAD - Batch Standards Checker - streaming video tip illustrates how to create a report showing inconsistencies between your drawing and a drawing from another company, Avatech Solutions, July 15, 2003

Advanced SolidWorks Tips - advice on selecting geometry on imported data and KeyPad macros, Erin L. Lambert, SOLID Solutions Digest, July 15, 2003

Raising the Bar in a Down Economy - developing a new CAD product or taking an existing one to the next level may not be easy in a slumping economy, but it's vital to the health of the industry, Arnie Williams, CADENCE, July 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Building a Menu Template, Part 2 - how to make a complex menu template by adding separator lines and cascading menus, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 14, 2003

Using the Hyperlink Tool - AutoCAD streaming video tips, CAD-1, July/August 2003

Does AutoCAD 2004 Support the Release 14 DWG File Format? - file format tips, IMAGINiT, July 2003

Displaying Images in True Color - AutoCAD tips for displaying raster images and renderings in true color, IMAGINiT, July 2003

Submarine Periscope Plume Modeling - flow analysis software is being used to design periscopes that create as little water disturbance as possible, Paul Steer, July 11, 2003 

What PLM Is And Is Not - the latest product lifecycle management tools are designed to help a company deliver a product and continually enhance it by helping to manage and automate materials sourcing, design and product documentation, Beth Bacheldor, and Tony Kontzer InformationWeek, July 14, 2003

Smaller Businesses Are Eager For PLM, Too - IBM is among the companies now offering lower-cost versions of PLM tools, Tony Kontze, InformationWeek, July 14, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Building a Menu Template, Part 1 - learn how to build a simple menu template, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 11, 2003

Making Use of Digital Signatures and Old Glory - explores the use of digital certificates in AutoCAD 2004 to sign and encrypt electronic documents, Peter Sheerin, The Sheerin Report #19, July 8, 2003

Some Final Thoughts on a CAD Management Career - addresses reader responses to previous articles discussing how to maximize your performance and increase your value to the organization and how to layoff-proof your job, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter #88, July 8, 2003

Probability Analysis Goes Beyond Linear Static - using finite element analysis with a statistical-analysis program, such as Veros Software, provides a better way to determine variations in dimensions, loads and material properties, Machine Design, July 10, 2003

Faster [And] Faster Go the Workstations - a look at the latest trends affecting CAD/CAM productivity: mobile computing, high-end 32-bit computing and Intel 64-bit Itanium architecture, Larry Gould, Automotive Design and Production, July 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Shortcut Keys - explores the CUSTOMIZE command, which enables you to define or redefine shortcut keys thus affecting the associated menu files, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 10, 2003

AutoCAD Searchable Text in PDF Files - explains how to search a single sheet or an entire project for specific terms or material designations, John TeSelle, CADdigest.com, July 10, 2003

Parametrics-Driven Drawings - advice on using a parameter-based drawing system to rapidly design and draft standard tasks, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, July 2003

Putting Design on Display - MicroStation tips on controlling the graphical display and output of your design files to enhance the clarity of the presentation, James H. Dyer, CADENCE, July 2003

Live Nesting and Copy Attachments - MicroStation V8 tips, Lynne Taylor, MicroStation Digest, July 10, 2003

Stream/XP Usability - explores this Solid Edge interface, which helps users more rapidly learn the program's functionalities, J. Fred White, CADENCE, July 2003

Congress On the Future of Engineering Software (COFES) 2003 - a report from the recent conference, focusing on land development issues, Shane Gardner, Land Development Today, July 2003

Huber, Inc. Simulates U.S. Navy Shock Testing with ALGOR DDAM Software - ALGOR FEA software helps to verify the seaworthiness of a new U.S. Navy assault ship, ALGOR, July 10, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: User-Defined Flyouts - define a new toolbar and then add it as a flyout to an existing toolbar, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 9, 2003

AutoCAD and PDF: Printing and Page Orientation - tips on getting a large-format plot correctly oriented in a PDF file, John TeSelle, CADdigest.com, July 9, 2003

Comparing Part Geometry - Pro/ENGINEER tips on using the analysis tool in Pro/E to compare part geometries, Eric Horn, Pro/Clues, July 8, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Standard Flyouts - explains how to add flyouts to a new toolbar, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 8, 2003

AutoCAD 2004 is Filled with Time Savers - explores some of the productivity enhancers in the latest  version, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, July 8, 2003

Autodesk Buzzsaw: Customizing the Site Information Page - tips on how to customize your Buzzsaw Site Information page to publish information for all site members to see, Autodesk.com, July 8, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: User-Defined Toolbar Buttons - learn how to create toolbar buttons, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 7, 2003

AutoCAD: The New Tool Palettes in AutoCAD 2004 - how to create new tool palettes of your own, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, July 7, 2003

Making the Most of Model Tolerances - Inventor tips on how to set up model tolerances, update your model to specific tolerances and document these tolerances at the drawing level, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, July 2003

Learning to Play Well with Others - explores the options that help define the standards and settings in SolidWorks, Greg Jankowski, CADENCE, July 2003

The Right CAD System: Choose Wisely - advice on how to select a CAD system depending on a company's needs, skills and limitations, Robert Green, CADENCE, July 2003

Autodesk Revit: Using the Family Editor - shows how to create a custom title block using the Family Editor, Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com, July 7, 2003

Autodesk Revit: Tips and Tricks - a collection of three productivity-enhancing tips, Autodesk.com, July 7, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Defining Toolbars - using the CUSTOMIZE command to define a new toolbar and add or remove buttons, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 3, 2003

Acrobat 6.0 Tips and Tricks for the CAD Professional: Creating Large-Format Adobe PDF Documents - Quynh Nguyen, CADdigest.com, July 3, 2003

Acrobat 6.0 Tips and Tricks for the CAD Professional: Combining Different Types of Documents into One PDF - Quynh Nguyen, CADdigest.com, July 3, 2003

Autodesk on DWF - readers respond to a recent interview given by an Autodesk executive, who discussed why his company abandoned its free DWG/DXF viewer for AutoCAD 2004, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, July 2, 2003

PLM Poised to Grow - the consensus among engineering software leaders and users at the recent Conference On The Future Of Engineering Software (COFES) was that PLM - product lifecycle management - is the Next Big Thing, dialinfolink, July 3, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: Partial Menus - learn how to add a new menu to gain extra tools, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 2, 2003

Pro/TOOLKIT: The First Steps Are the Hardest - tips on how to get started using PTC's tool for enhancing and customizing Pro/ENGINEER, Vojin Jovanović, July 2, 2003

Know Your Options - explores some of the settings in the AutoCAD Options dialog box, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, July 2003

Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Changing Pro/E's Model Window Text Size - Synthesis Engineering Systems, July 2003

Piranesi Tutorials - a collection of multimedia tutorials from the product's maker, Informatix Software, July 2, 2003

AutoCAD Menus: The Base Menu - tutorial on how to load the base menu in AutoCAD 2004, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 1, 2003

High-Tech Tools Help Preserve the Past - engineering analysis tools are helping to pinpoint structural damage for eventual repair at Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Fallingwater house in Pennsylvania, Alan Joch, Architectural Record, July 2003

Engineers Get to Grips with the Internet - engineers from the Virtual Reality Laboratory have developed a new technology that transmits the sensation of touch over the Internet, which could prove useful in manufacturing applications, John Della Contrada, e4engineering, July 1, 2003

Lofting III - Autodesk VIZ tutorial explores modifications to the lofting tool to make it more versatile, Ted Boardman, CG Architect, July 2003

Nonphotorealistic Rendering - nonphotorealistic rendering is often preferable to photorealistic rendering because hand-drawn illustrations can often better communicate design, remove unnecessary and emphasize important features - with less expense than realism, Adam Finkelstein and Lee Markosian, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, July/August 2003 (pdf)

User Studies: Why, How, and When? - user studies offer a scientifically sound method to measure the strengths and weaknesses of different visualization techniques, Theresa-Marie Rhyne, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, July/August 2003 (pdf)