Quantifying the Value of New Software - advice on how to measure whether or not new software will bring benefits to your business, Barrie Mathews, CADdigest.com, November 21, 2003

How to Simplify the Design Process with Drawing Tables - SolidWorks tutorial, SolidWorks Express, November 2003

Investors Taking a Shine to Autodesk - shares of Autodesk soared today as investors cheered third-quarter results that easily beat analyst estimates, Ronna Abramson, TheStreet.com, November 21, 2003

Creating a Wire Whisk - Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire tutorial, Karavasilis V. Christos, Pro/E Central, November 2003

How to Maximize Your Use of Fillet Features in SolidWorks - tech tip explores why some fillet features fail, what to look for to diagnose filleting problems, and how to get difficult fillets to work, SolidWorks Express, November 2003

How to Use Finite Element (FE) Modeling to Exploit Planes of Symmetry or Anti-Symmetry - SolidWorks tutorial, SolidWorks Express, November 2003

Avoid Creation of CATProduct When You are Starting CATIA V5 - CATIA tip, CATIA Digital Digest, November 18, 2003

How to Take Advantage of Benefits of Solid Operations in ArchiCAD 8 - tips on how to take advantage of the new Solid Element Operations, David Pacifico, Robert Bissett and Karl Ottenstein, CADdigest.com, November 20, 2003

Inventor - Drawing Dimensions Enhancements - streaming tech tip shows how enhancements in Autodesk Inventor 8 can significantly shorten the process of placing dimensions on a drawing, as well as additional improvements that will increase efficiency and productivity, Jason Lane, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

Tip for Exporting DWG Files - SolidWorks tip, Chetan Dahiwal, SOLID Solutions Advanced, November 18, 2003

Architectural Desktop - AEC Dimensions - streaming tech tip explains how to use AutoCAD groups to keep your AEC Dimensions associated to the center line of a wall style, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

TurboCAD V8 Standard Revolve - A Beginner's Guide - offers an introduction to the revolve tool, Donald B. Cheke, Textual Creations, November 20, 2003 (pdf)

TurboCAD V8 Standard - Date and Time Stamp - tips on how to insert date and time into drawings for clients, Donald B. Cheke, Textual Creations, November 20, 2003 (pdf)

VIZ - Working with Lights - streaming tech tip illustrates how to use shadow setting in a light to control the color and density of your shadows and how to use a light to pull brightness out of your scene, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

Discourse on Digital - at a recent conference, architects gathered to discuss how CAD tools - including new 3D parametric modeling tools being developed by an AEC consortium - can improve design and design education, B.J. Novitski, ArchitectureWeek, November 19, 2003

Will the Crash Zone Crumple? FEA Tells - finite element analysis tools are helping engineers in Great Britain to design new train cars that can better withstand collisions, Machine Design, November 6, 2003

Customers Find Framework for Projects - Framework Technologies' Web collaboration tools are enabling manufacturers worldwide to bring products to market more efficiently, Nancy V. Burns, Boston.com, November 19, 2003

Appraising CAD Standards Drawing Conversion Solutions - explores the most effective ways to manage translations and automated conversions of AutoCAD drawings, Barrie Mathews, CADdigest.com, November 19, 2003

AutoCAD - Gradient Hatching - streaming techtip explores the new Gradient Hatch options in AutoCAD 2004, Rusty Belcher, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

AutoCAD - The 2004 interface, Is It Better? - streaming tech tip surveys the interface changes in the latest version, Eric France,  Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

Rotate about a Selected Edge, Point, or Vertices - SolidWorks tips, Keith Schaefer, CATI Technical Newsletter, November 2003

Inventor - Mirrored Assemblies - streaming tech tip shows how to mirror parts and subassemblies in Inventor 8, Shawn Turek, Avatech Solutions, November 12, 2003

Change Is Constant - with all the turmoil in the CAD industry, it pays to look beyond a company's product features and give some scrutiny to that company's longevity, CATI Technical Newsletter, November 2003

Creating Surface Models - in this VectorWorks tutorial, you'll construct a hat-shaped solid to learn how to create and modify NURBS surfaces and perform surface trimming, CADdigest.com, November 18, 2003

Alibre Case Underscores Russia Piracy Issue - Russia's reputation as a haven for software pirates is being reinforced by allegations that a code thief has been illegally distributing a program called RaceCAD, which is actually a product of Texas-based software company Alibre,  Michael Mainville, IDG News Service, November 17, 2003

Design Outsourcing for Mid-Size Manufacturers - companies such as think3 are offering design outsourcing as a way to get jobs done at a lower cost and in less time than would otherwise be possible, Marc Cannon, Desktop Engineering, November 2003

STEP-NC Gives Impetus to Feature-Based Manufacturing - although it may be a few years away from commercial availability, STEP-NC has the potential to change the very nature of CAM, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, November 2003

Creating a Roof Sweep in ArchiCAD - tutorial shows how to use the PolyRoof geometry settings to create a roof sweep, David Pacifico, CADdigest.com, November 13, 2003

Creating and Modifying NURBS Surfaces - in this VectorWorks tutorial, you'll create the body of a telephone handset to learn the basics of creating and modifying NURBS surfaces, CADdigest.com, November 13, 2003

The Lars Word: A Visit From Autodesk! - a MicroStation user and an Autodesk representative discuss their respective software as it relates to the AEC sector, Lars Hesselgren, bentleyuser.org, November 12, 2003

48 To Fly - beginning at 7 p.m. this evening and for the following 48 hours, six industrial designers will inhabit a room full of techie toys, including PTC's latest software and some 19" Wacom tablets, to see who can create the best and most interesting designs (you can watch live on the Web), Design-engine.com, November 13, 2003

Using Envelopes to Simplify Large Assemblies - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial shows how to reduce memory usage by using envelopes for simplified representations of parts and subassemblies, Lino Tozzi, PTC Express, November 2003

Managing Non-Pro/ENGINEER CAD Data in Windchill PDMLink - learn how Windchill CAD workgroup managers extend Windchill’s data management capabilities into a wide range of MCAD and ECAD design tools, Chad Hawkinson, PTC Express, November 2003

Using Microsoft Excel to Sort Global Interference Check Information from Pro/ENGINEER - Pro/E video tips, PTC Express, November 2003

Rotating Around an Object in CATIA v5 - CATIA tips, Steve Stigall, CATIA Digital Digest, November 11, 2003

PTC's Design Solutions Find Solid Demand - the number of PTC clients has been growing consistently in South Korea, where the company's software is deployed to design numerous consumer goods, Korea Times, November 12, 2003

MText Font Defaults to Tahoma - AutoCAD tips on dealing with font problems in the mtext editor, CadSoft Consulting, November 3, 2003

DWG Format Versions - how to determine the version of a DWG or DXF file, CadSoft Consulting, November 3, 2003

What's New in R8 - a look at some of the most useful new features in the latest version of Autodesk Inventor, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, November 6, 2003 (pdf)

How to Use the Rememberfolders Variable - AutoCAD tips on a command that controls the default path for the Look In or Save In option of all standard file selection dialog boxes, PostalCAD, November 3, 2003

Quicksets - MicroStation tips on the functionality of Quicksets, which are named groups created on the fly using the view control pop-up menu, Lynne Taylor, MicroStation Digest, November 6, 2003

Express Tools in AutoCAD 2004 - streaming video tips explore some of the new tools and how to use them, CAD-1, November/December 2003

Speed Metal - thanks recent breakthroughs in rapid prototyping technologies, it may soon be possible to create functional aluminum parts directly from CAD models instead of relying on tooling, dies and traditional metalworking methods, Jon Excell, e4engineering, November 6, 2003

Tunnel Vision - to accurately predict the consequences of building a  6.5 mile underground tunnel for a railway line, the city of Amsterdam is enlisting the services of computer modeling and simulation tools more usually associated with product design, Jon Excell, e4engineering, November 6, 2003

Ultimate Engineer Challenge - test your engineering prowess in this short quiz, Design News, November 7, 2003

Advanstar Buys Cadence - a discussion of Cadalyst's recent purchase of Cadence magazine and how that acquisition reflects the maturity of the CAD publishing industry, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, November 6, 2003

Creating a Grid With Beams, Columns, Markers and Dimensions - ArchiCAD tutorial illustrates how to create a custom local grid, J.T. Burk, CADdigest.com, November 6, 2003

Women On Top - a female CAD manager explores the reasons why there are so few women sharing her leadership position in the industry, Nigel Davies and Karen Fugle, bentleyuser.org, November 6, 2003

How to Write a Mathematical Symbol, Equation or Matrix Symbol in a Drawing - AutoCAD tips, CAD Forum, November 5, 2003

Reordering Components in an Inventor Assembly - Autodesk Inventor tips, CAD Forum, November 5, 2003

Attach Raster Images in AutoCAD LT - AutoCAD LT tips, CAD Forum, November 5, 2003

Unigraphics Tech Tips - a large collection of users tips, Cadpo, November 5, 2003

Executives Shed More Light on Adobe-Bentley Deal - this development deal may turn many current paper processes into PDF-based ones, PDFZone.com, November 4, 2003

Converting Your 2D CATIA V4 Drawing to V5 - CATIA tips, CATIA Digital Digest, November 4, 2003

Allen Peyser: Passion for Wastewater and Computers - profile of a civil engineer who has developed software for modeling wastewater systems, Progressive Engineer, November 2003

Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Formatting with Drawing Text - tips on working with Text Style functions, Synthesis Engineering Systems, November 2003

Document Formats for the Web: PDF, DWF, and CMS - explores formats that serve as alternatives or complements to the ubiquitous PDF, Phillip D. Long, Syllabus, November 2003

64-bit Processor Is Ready, Are We? - although 64-bit processors offer the promise of faster computing, it requires software specifically written for the architecture to take advantage of the potential, O.P. Gupta and Kiran, The Tribune India, November 3, 2003

Rapid Prototyping: Rapidly Getting Stronger - when it comes to rapid prototyping, materials are critical, and when it comes to equipment, size matters, and for some, smaller is better, Lawrence S. Gould, Automotive Design & Production, November 2003