Problems with the Today Window and How to Repair It - AutoCAD tips, PostalCAD, September 15, 2003

Recent Happenings at VX Corp. - a look at the new products VX has released this year and a review of what's been going on from a business point of view, Joe Greco, CADENCE MCAD Tech News #106, September 18, 2003

More Reader Perspectives on BIM - includes reader responses to Building Information Modeling issues and some further critical perspectives on BIM, Lachmi Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News #106, September 25, 2003

Pro/E Standard Practices - discusses both standard practices and recommended practices for Pro/ENGINEER and PT/Modeler, Chris Andrews, Illustrative Design, September 4, 2003

Ice Cream in Yorkshire - a UK ice cream manufacturer used Ashlar-Vellum's Cobalt surface and solid modeling software to design an ice cream dispenser for use in convenient stores, Brian Gott, e4engineering, September 25, 2003

Complex Shapes Made Simple - new technology added to Solid Edge gives it surfacing functions that could reshape how designers create complex surfaces and ergonomic forms, Dan Staples, Machine Design, September 18, 2003

Architectural Desktop - AutoLayering - streaming video tip explains how to use the new Palettes in ADT to auto-layer your existing AutoCAD blocks, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, September 30, 2003

AutoCAD - To Twist or Rotate - sometimes the difference between using your standard plot scale and possibly even a different size sheet may be only how the design is oriented on the sheet, Gary Ponsell, Avatech Solutions, September 30, 2003 (pdf)

Inventor - Creating Reference Geometry - streaming video tip explores the method for creating reference geometry in a 2D drawing to illustrate range-of-motion or alternate assembly positions, Carl Smith, Avatech Solutions, September 30, 2003

Taking the Time Out of Time-consuming Tasks - SolidWorks tutorial shows how to use the Task Scheduler to automate reiterative non-design work, SolidWorks Express, September 2003

Architectural Desktop - Classifications - streaming video tip shows how to classify space objects to report specifically on one kind of space classification, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, September 30, 2003

Product to Bridge the Great Divide - a new easy-to-use pattern-making tool may prove to have a major effect on the garment manufacturing industry and has the potential to revive the home-sewing market, allAfrica.com, September 30, 2003

Competitors Target CADKEY Customers - three CAD vendors - EDS/Solid Edge, Dassault/SolidWorks and Autodesk/Inventor - are making pitches to seduce CADKEY users to switch to their products, and CADKEY CEO Robert Bean says these ploys are intended to create fear and uncertainty, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, September 30, 2003

Where Are My Automatic Save Files? - AutoCAD tips on locating your Automatic Save files, Rick Ellis, Cadapult, August 2003

AutoLISP Selection Modes - AutoCAD tips on selecting objects, Jos van Doorn, Cadapult, July 2003

SolidWorks TechTips - a large collection of tips to enhance your productivity, Graphics Systems Corporation, September 30, 2003

Using Batch Files to Automate Your Administrative Tasks - SolidWorks 2004 tutorial explores a number of useful functions you can run from a command line or simple batch file, SolidWorks Express, September 2003

Simplify the Creation of Sheet Metal Concepts - SolidWorks 2004 tutorial examines the special features and functions specifically geared to sheet metal parts, SolidWorks Express, September 2003

SolidWorks Utilities - Furthering Analysis and Re-use of Your Design Information - tutorial explores a variety of timesaving functions derived from utilities, SolidWorks Express, September 2003

What Are Multi-Tasking Machines and Their Benefits? - explores the advantages of being able to execute simple and complex milling and turning all on one specially designed machine, CAD CAM Forum, September 30, 2003

CATIA V5 Ramps Up Third-party Applications -with the 12th release of CATIA version five has come an explosion of third-party applications as Dassault Systèmes has added 55 new programs to the CATIA Application Architecture for V5 roster, CADCAMNet.com, September 29, 2003

Course Change At Graphisoft - Graphisoft shakes things up with a new CEO, Dominic Gallello, and a plan to go after the international architectural, engineering and construction market more aggressively, Carl Kovac, enr.com, September 25, 2003

Spray On Tooling - a UK company is developing a process called sprayforming that it believes will eventually replace traditional tool-making methods, Eve Oxberry, ferret.com.au, September 26, 2003

CFD Optimization of Inhaled Therapies - a computation fluid dynamics tool is being used to simulate the flow of air and inhaled drugs to help improve lung treatments, Keith McCormack, CFD Reviews, September 25, 2003

Extracting Curves From Solids - VectorWorks 10.5 tutorial explains the basics of extracting curves from a solid, CADdigest.com, September 25, 2003

BIM Solutions: Bentley Architecture - Part 2 - the second of the two-part series looks at the capabilities of Bentley Architecture for schematic design, detailed 3D modeling and 2D documentation, Lachmi Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News #105, September 18, 2003

AutoCAD Tips! - a huge collection of handy tips covering drawing, editing, text, 3D, graphics, layers, AutoLISP and more, Ellen Finkelstein, September 24, 2003

AutoCAD Tips - numerous tips on a wide variety of  topics including the geometry calculator, OLE, viewports, polylines and layers, DotSoft, September 24, 2003

AutoCAD Tips & Tricks - a collection of tips relating to productivity, editing, dimensioning, object selection and LISP routines, Erin Eberhard, September 24, 2003

AutoCAD Bugs - a collection of bugs and workarounds to help stave off crashes and other productivity-crushing results, DotSoft, September 24, 2003

Working with Sheet Styles in Sheet Manager - explores the various elements that make up a typical sheet style, so that you can begin creating custom sheet styles that conform to your office's drawing standards, Felicia Provencal, Autodesk.com, September 24, 2003 

Working with Drawing Symbol Groups - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial explores the Detail mode, which enables you to create symbols that include pre-defined groups of text, lines and more, Ed Muirhead, Pro/E Central, September 2003

Analysts See Little Need for 64-bit Windows XP - industry analysts believe that Microsoft's beta release of a native 64-bit version of Windows XP will mean little to the average IT manager unless end users are running complex engineering or scientific applications, Sharon Gaudin, Earthweb, September 24, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Mass Properties - tutorial explores the MASSPROP command, which is used to extract information from a solid model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 23, 2003

Spatial vs. Autodesk - representatives from both companies discuss Spatial's lawsuit against Autodesk for breach of contract relating to Spatial's ACIS code, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, September 23, 2003

Why You Need DWF - advantages of the DWF format include: the ability to create a set of multiple drawing sheets contained in one small file; clients without AutoCAD can view DWF files with the free Autodesk Express Viewer; DWF files are typically a third the size of PDF files, Lynn Allen, Autodesk.com, September 23, 2003

Autodesk Revit: Conceptual Design Using the Massing Module - tutorial explores Revit's dedicated massing module, which enables you to quickly model a 3D building form and automatically creates the building shell that corresponds with the mass, Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com, September 23, 2003

Autodesk Revit: Space Planning - Part 1 - tutorial leads you through the steps to create the spaces and add the room tags for a two-level building project (part 1 of 2), Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com, September 23, 2003

From CAD to Airbag - a new tool that generates motion control paths directly from CAD drawings is helping an airbag manufacturer increase production for the fast-growing curtain-bag market, Dave Wilson, e4engineering, September 23, 2003

CFD Used In Sonic Boom Test Program - engineers are using computational fluid dynamics to develop advanced technology for low-boom supersonic aircraft and for flight verification that the shape of a sonic boom can be controlled by proper configuration of the aircraft, September 23, 2003

Realtime Modeling - the market for realtime modeling for architecture is still in its infancy, but it’s just a matter of time before clients will expect to see realtime versions of their projects both for themselves and their customers, Halli Bjornsson, CGarchitect, September 23, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 10 - this final tutorial in the series explores how to use Shell, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 22, 2003

Beef Up Your Budgeting Skills - examines the importance of budgeting and return on investment (ROI) modeling to prioritize your CAD investments, Robert Green, Autodesk.com, September 22, 2003

CAD Management’s Future: Document Management and Distribution - Part 2 - explores ways to gain control over document distribution process using nothing but the tools you already have available, Robert Green, Autodesk.com, September 22, 2003

Immersive 3D Visualization Maximizes CFD Return on Investment - the use of computational fluid dynamics  requires significant investment and expertise, but the potential return on investment (ROI) from CFD analysis is well documented, Karen Ringel, CFD Review, September 22, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 9 - tutorial illustrates how to use Separate and Check, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 19, 2003

AutoCAD: Using the New PUBLISH Command to Create DWF Files and for Batch Plotting - explores the PUBLISH command and how you can use it to easily create both DWF files and multiple plot, Ellen Finkelstein, Autodesk.com, September 19, 2003

Visual LISP: Entity Data Lists - tips on using the Visual LISP entity data list to create applications that quickly create drawings with just the simplest of input, Bill Kramer, Autodesk.com, September 19, 2003

Not Just A Prototype - rapid prototyping machines are capable of producing usable parts, with either a fused deposition modeling (FDM) system or a Roland milling approach, depending on the nature of the design and surface refinement needed, Louise Elliott, DE Online, September 2003

Rendering in DesignCAD - tips on 3D solid modeling for new DesignCAD users, Upperspace Newsletter, June 2003

Adobe e-Doc Format Under Siege - Adobe Systems' portable document format is under fire from competitors such as Autodesk and Macromedia who want to muscle in on the electronic document market, David Becker, CNET, September 18, 2003

AutoCAD 2005 - a recent Autodesk survey hints at the nature of the next AutoCAD release, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, September 16, 2003

AutoCAD LT: The Displacement Option of COPY and MOVE - using the Displacement option with both the Move and Copy commands offers a more direct method, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, September 18, 2003

Applying Customization: Shademodes - looks at using Shademode options in AutoCAD 2000, 2002 and 2004 for 3D or solids work, and at a Visual LISP routine that makes activating the various Shademode options easier, Dave Pitzer, Autodesk.com, September 18, 2003

Click, Convert, Review - aerospace equipment supplier Smiths Aerospace deployed Theorem Solutions’s CADverter software to help bridge different CAD systems during the development of integrated electrical power and remote input/output systems for the Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter program, Barb Schmitz, DE Online, September 2003

The Little Stock That Could - in April, Faro Technologies traded for $2; now the stock trades for over $11, Ben Berentson, Forbes.com, September 18, 2003

A Design Rethought, With Judgment Deferred - Daniel Libeskind's newly unveiled and revised World Trade Center master plan looks like a rush job, Herbert Muschamp, September 18, 2003 (may require free registration)

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 8 - tutorial shows you how to use Imprint and Clean, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 17, 2003

Some Thoughts on IMSI's Recent Purchase - will IMSI's recent deals with Upperspace and CADKEY usher in renaissance or ruin for the company?, Joe Greco, CADENCE MCAD Tech News #105, September 3, 2003

Using Family Tables to Create Similar Solid Models - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial illustrates how a generic part can be created by modifying various characteristics of the solid model, PTC, September 17, 2003

Settings for Commonly Used Appearances - provides a set of Appearance settings to be used for Pro/ENGINEER Photorender, PTC, September 17, 2003

Searching the Product Structure and Color Coding the Results - Pro/ENGINEER tips on how to use complex queries to locate items that fulfill specific criteria, and how to color code results when running multiple searches simultaneously, PTC, September 17, 2003

CAD Outsourcing Trends - examines the growing trend of the globalization of technical labor and how it affects CAD professionals in North America and Western Europe, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter #92, September 10, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 7 - tutorial explains how to use Copy Edges and Color Edges, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 16, 2003

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop: a Stroll Down the 3D Path - examines the 3D Spline Path dialog box, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, September 16, 2003

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop: Integrating Toolbodies into Your Design Flow - tutorial shows how to use toolbodies to create models of molds, patterns and other tooling directly from the model of the part you want the tooling to produce, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, September 16, 2003

Autodesk Mechanical Desktop: Annotation Standards - tutorial explores the annotation standards available in Mechanical Desktop Releases 4 and 5, Bill Fane, Autodesk.com, September 16, 2003

Intricate Parts from the Inside Out - a new production technology - Laser Engineered Net Shaping, or LENS - makes near-net-shape metal parts directly from CAD data, Richard Grylls, Machine Design, September 4, 2003

A Few Best Practices for FEA Users - advice on establishing a set of basic FEA operating procedures, Machine Design, September 4, 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 5 - tutorial explains how to use Taper Faces, Alireza Parsai, September 12, 2003

Plotting Shaded & Rendered Models! - AutoCAD 2004 tips on how to assign hide, shade and rendered properties to viewports, controlling the plotted appearance of your model, CCAD Inc., September 2003

Using Swept Wall Features To Create Barrel Shaped Geometry - Pro/ENGINEER tip describes how to create barrel shaped geometry using a swept wall feature, and how to unbend the feature once created, PTC, September 12, 2003

Using Effects to Display Notes in ProductView Animations - Pro/ENGINEER tips on how to add notes to an animation using Effects, PTC, September 12, 2003

How to Use Flexible Components in Wildfire - Pro/ENGINEER tips on using flexible components to allow a model to be presented within the assembly in different states, PTC, September 12, 2003

Smart Objects - thinkdesign tutorial covers what Smart Objects are and how to create your own custom Smart Objects, think3, September 12, 2003

Sheet Metal Basics - thinkdesign tutorial explores how to use the program's enlarged and powerful library of Sheet Metal specific Smart Objects, think3, September 12, 2003

Introduction to thinkteam - explains how to manage Part Data and Document Data of a small mechanical assembly, think3, September 12, 2003

From the Torch to the Toes, Digital Insurance - a "digital map" of the Statue of Liberty - created by the Cyrax 2500 scanner - could be used to recreate the statue in the event of a terrorist attack, Fred A. Bernstein, New York Times, September 11, 2003 (may require free registration)

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 4 - tutorial explains how to use Delete Faces and Rotate Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 11, 2003

Urban Warriors - although Daniel Libeskind won the design competition to rebuild Ground Zero in Manhattan, he'll have to fight long and hard to get his original design built, Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker, September 15, 2003

Reducing the Workload of Pro/E Administration - tips on automating tasks, Edwin Muirhead, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

Need to Get a Head in a Hurry? - exercise offers surfacing tips for beginners, John Driscoll, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

Shedding a Little Light on the Matter - how to change and save a more desirable setting for the default light, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 3 - tutorial illustrates how to use Offset Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 10, 2003

When a Line Is Not Just a Line - explores the various ways in which data can be attached to drawings inside AutoCAD, Bill Kramer, CADENCE, September 2003

Documenting Your Design: Parts List and Balloons - Inventor tips on how to define a parts list, customize the output to meet your specific needs and balloon your assembly components, Jeff Wymer, CADENCE, September 2003

Workmodes and Other Hidden Treasures - MicroStation tips on streamlining everyday tasks with productivity-enhancing selection tools, design Workmodes and hidden user-interface components, James H. Dyer, CADENCE, September 2003

Autodesk Working with Apple: Will it Lead to AutoCAD for Mac OS X? - does the recent announcement that Autodesk will make DWF 6 (Design Web Format) files available for Mac OS X signal the first step toward a Macintosh version of AutoCAD,  MacDailyNews, September 10, 2003

Bentley Does It - Pro/ENGINEER helped Team Bentley Speed 8 cars place first and second at the 2003 Le Mans race, CAD User, August/September 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 2 - tutorial explains how to use the Move Faces option, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 9, 2003

The Increasing Cost of Ownership - where once CAD companies competed on features and functions, today’s CAD market is more and more reduced to one issue: the rising cost of ownership, Martyn Day, CADdigest.com, September 9, 2003

Understanding the CommandManager - SolidWorks 2004 tutorial explores a handy new user interface tool, Greg Jankowski, CADENCE, September 2003

trueSpace Sweeps - explores the trueSpace tools for creating 3D polyhedra objects from 2D curves, John Wilson, CADENCE, September 2003

Assessing Wind Power Potential of a Site with CFD - computational fluid dynamics analysis of wind conditions allowed the construction of wind potential maps, Christiane Montavon, CFD Review, September 9, 2003

Trying to Follow Those Standards! - tips on using CAD Standards tools in AutoCAD 2004 to save time design time, Lynn Allen, CADENCE, September 2003

Who Needs Rectangles?- AutoCAD tips cover such topics as irregular shaped viewports, Trim and Extend and unraveling the various uses of U, OOPS and UNDO, Michael Beall, CADTutor, September 2003

Creating Sheet Metal Walls - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial explores the  Pro/SHEETMETAL module and how to create Flat, Extruded, Twisted, Swept and Extended Walls, FroTime, September 8, 2003

Evolve to 3D - provides Solid Edge users with a step-by-step system to move to 3D at a comfortable pace, J. Fred White, CADENCE, September 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Editing Solids, Part 1 - tutorial explains how to use Extrude Faces, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 5, 2003

IMSI to Buy CADKEY - IMSI's agreement to purchase the assets of CADKEY Corporation marks the end of a lengthy lawsuit between CADKEY and Harold Bowers over tablet-overlay templates conceived and patented more than a decade ago, CADCAMNet, September 5, 2003

Translate from Pro/ENGINEER to CATIA with IronCAD/Inovate - a step-by-step slide show illustrates the import and export capabilities of Inovate, Novedge Newsletter, July 2003

Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Overcoming the 30 Degree Draft Limitation - Satyanarayana Raju, Synthesis Engineering Systems, September 2003

The Dos and Don'ts of Family Tables and Pro/INTRALINK - tips on using family tables in a Pro/INTRALINK environment, David Graham, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

PDF Creation Using GhostScript, FreeDist and Pro/BATCH - how to convert a Pro/ENGINEER drawing to Portable Document Format (PDF) so that the file can be distributed easily and securely, Anthony Troglio, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

Spinning and Fixing a Component's Placement During Assembly - Pro/ENGINEER tips, Keith Ebling, Profiles Magazine, Fall 2003

Software Interoperability Makes Strides, but Hurdles Still Remain - examines the progress the AEC industry has made in file format standardization, Deborah Snoonian, Architectural Record, September 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Align - explores the ALIGN command, which enables you to do 3D rotation, displacement and scale at the same time and to align a model with another one, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 3, 2003

AutoCAD or AutoCAD Mechanical 2004? A Productivity Study - explores the benefits of AutoCAD Mechanical 2004 versus traditional AutoCAD, Autodesk.com, September 3, 2003 (pdf)

Design Center in AutoCAD 2004 - streaming video tips on using Design Center, which offers the ability to share content from one drawing to another, CAD-1, September/October 2003

What is Inventor Professional? - discusses the differences between Inventor v7 and the new Autodesk Inventor Professional Series release and the brouhaha surrounding the latter's release, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, September 2, 2003

Industrial Designs - a survey of 32 community colleges offering CAD courses revealed that: colleges use a variety of CAD systems, but only AutoCAD is taught at every one of the schools; and that instructors would like to receive feedback from the engineers they taught, Xin-Ran Duan, Mechanical Engineering, September 2003

Making a Mesh of Things - sometimes engineers trade simpler meshing and FEA applications for limited analysis capability, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, September 2003

Finite Elements, Roman-style - how did ancient Roman engineers, working without the benefit of modern analytic techniques, create aqueducts and other sophisticated structures?, Robert O. Woods, Mechanical Engineering, September 2003

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Fillet and Chamfer - tutorial explores using FILLET and CHAMFER to create new surfaces on 3D solid objects, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, September 2, 2003

Trains, Boats, Planes - tutorial offers tips on modeling in 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ, Ted Boardman, September 2003

Focal Point's 3-D Lithography Could Lower Barrier to MEMS Use - Focal Point Microsystems has developed a bench-top fabrication instrument called the 3DLM, which provides cost-effective nanoscale lithography for MEMS devices, Salvatore Caputo, Small Times, September 2, 2003