Controlling CAD Files - The Finale - how to prepare for a more formal file/document management environment, Robert Green, Cadalyst CAD Manager's Newsletter #111, July 22, 2004

Locating the ACAD.PGP File - AutoCAD tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 28, 2004

Predict Success - probabilistic analysis tools, such as Probabilistic Design and DesignXplorer VT from ANSYS and DesignXplorer from Copeland, help designers predict how products will work in the real world, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, July 2004

Where Do the Blocks Like 'A$C344D62E1' Come From? - AutoCAD tip, CAD Forum, July 27, 2004

Customize Scene Defaults in 3ds max and Autodesk VIZ - 3ds max / VIZ tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 30, 2004

Sharing SolidWorks Settings - SolidWorks tips, SolidWorks Express, July 2004

A Quicker Connect - Solid Edge tip on using the Connect geometric relationship, Tushar Suradkar, Solid Edge Community, July 27, 2004 (requires free registration)

Quick and Easy Upgrade to SolidWorks 2005 - SolidWorks tips, SolidWorks Express, July 2004

Deploy SolidWorks More Easily with Administrative Director - SolidWorks tips, SolidWorks Express, July 2004

Controlling CAD Files - Part 4 - explores the means of taking control of your CAD filing environment, Robert Green, Cadalyst CAD Manager's Newsletter #110, July 8, 2004

Easy Orbit in 3d DWF's - tips on key combinations in Autodesk DWF Viewer that will simplify the orbit functionality, Robin Capper, RobiNZ Blog, July 30, 2004

Mass Modeling Ease-of-Use in ADT 2004/2005 - Part 1 - Architectural Desktop video demo of the mass modeling tools in ADT 2004/5, Chris Yanchar, Between the Walls ADT Weblog, July 23, 2004

Is Offshoring Necessarily Evil? - a look at the history of offshoring tries to put the issue into perspective, Jeffrey Rowe, Advanced Manufacturing, July/August, 2004

Stylin'! - Design software helps drive AIgonquin Automotive's tricked-out truck business, Duff McCutcheon, Advanced Manufacturing, July/August 2004

Multi-CAD Interoperability Halves Automotive Supplier's Production Time - Tier 1 automotive supplier Magneti Marelli use of Proficiency’s Collaboration Gateway, Lynda Rutledge, CATIA Community, July 13, 2004 (free registration required)

Software Uses Sculptor's Touch on Virtual Objects - State University of New York at Buffalo seeks direct intuitive method for working with virtual shapes in a CAD system using the type of glove developed in virtual reality systems, R. Colin Johnson, EE Times, July 27, 2004

Offshore CAD Outsourcing - the economic benefits of offshore CAD outsourcing, Lakshman Balaraman, webpronews.com, July 27, 2004

Leverage eDrawings - use of eDrawings to view, publish, and collaborate on drawings, Greg Jankowski (SolidWorks), Cadalyst, July 27, 2004

Sharing Files the PDF Way, Part I - produce Adobe PDF documents directly from MicroStation, James Dyer (Bentley), Cadalyst, July 27, 2004

The Future of CAD: Driving Revolution in 3D - according to John McEleney, CEO of SolidWorks, the future of CAD will be presented not just by 3D CAD but revolutionary input and output devices, such as holographic displays, Machine Design, July 27, 2004

Designing the Segway Human Transporter - Dean Kamen, Segway inventor, once noticed a young man in a wheelchair struggling to get over a curb and realized the problem was one of balance, DigitalCAD, July 27, 2004

Tips From Our Readers - AutoCAD tips on how to draw rigid insulation, line up text, measure areas and more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

Automotive Supplier Manages Growth with Agile PLM - a global supplier of contract manufacturing services turned to PLM tools from Agile Software to move from paper bidding and supplier communications to a digital model, Arnie Williams, Cadalyst, July 1, 2004

Building Information Modeling Rolls Out in South Africa - how architectural firms in South Africa have adopted Autodesk Revit building information modeling and what lessons we can learn from their success, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

Virtual Resurrections - Berlin's Fasanenstrasse and 13 other synagogues have been reconstructed "virtually" through computer modeling and animation by architecture students using software from Maya and Alias, Gisela Brunner, Architecture Week, July 21, 2004

Microsoft Office Visio 2003 - makes easy work of technical drawings and flowcharts, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, July 1, 2004

Spinning into Control - review of Actify's SpinFire Professional 2004, CAD User, June/July 2004 (republished on Actify's site) (pdf)

Bug Watch July 2004 - Part 2 of Top Ten AutoCAD Bugs from Cadalyst's 20th Anniversary Bug Watch Awards, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 27, 2004

Doing It With Mirrors in Sheet Metal - short SolidWorks tutorial, Jon Gifford, SolidWorks Community, July 27, 2004 (free registration)

Grips 101 - AutoCAD tips for using grips, which allows fast and effective editing in the following commands: Move, Copy, Rotate, Stretch, Scale and Mirror, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, July 1, 2004

Antipiracy Bill Gains New Ally - Autodesk is among the organizations endorsing new legislation that would outlaw peer-to-peer networks and possibly some consumer electronics devices - like Apple's iPod - that could be used for copyright piracy, Declan McCullagh, CNET News.com, July 21, 2004

AD Neutral File Formats: Seeking a Common Language - how do you share CAD information across CAD vendor boundary lines and achieve meaningful communication?, Bruce Pilgrim, UGS Community, July 21, 2004 (requires free registration)

Revision Control in INTRALINK - how to keep model or drawing revisions up to date in the title block, Glen Reid, Pro/E Community, July 21, 2004 (requires free registration)

Import/Export CATIA V4 Models in Rhino - interactive tutorial illustrates how to import and export CATIA V4 files from Rhinoceros 3.0, using the Elysium plug-in, NOVEDGE Newsletter, July 2004

The "Pipe" Command - MicroStation tip, Robert C. Goodwin, July 8, 2004

Accessing Shortcuts with the Bentley Logo - MicroStation tip, Bob Mecham, MicroStation Connections, July 21, 2004 (requires free registration)

Less Visits to the Dentist - CAD/CAM tools are helping to make dentistry a less painful, more aesthetic experience, Marcie Fraser, Capital News 9, July 22, 2004

Using the Select Filter Tool - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004

Using the Intersect Operation within the Extrude - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004

Using Browser Filters - Autodesk Inventor tips, Andrew de Leon, Envision Solutions, July 14, 2004

JT Open Initiative Continues To Attract New Members - JT Open is becoming an influential community of users, software vendors and other parties across the PLM chain, who are able to share 3D data for the purposes of visualization, collaboration and data-sharing, Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Weekly, July 19, 2004

In The Trenches with BIM -  James Vandezande, associate and CAD manager at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, offers practical guidelines on BIM implementation, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, July 20, 2004

The AutoCAD Align Tool Discovered - AutoCAD tip, PostalCAD, July 12, 2004

CFD Designs on ATEX - computational fluid dynamics is the best tool for predicting ventilation and gas leakage in larger enclosures, e4engineering.com, July 16, 2004

3D Mesh - AutoCAD tutorial demonstrates the creation of a 3D mesh, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com, July 19, 2004

Use the Original Properties Toolbar Pen Color - TurboCAD tip, IMSI's TurboCAD Newsletter, July 2004

Create a Custom Favorite Location File - TurboCAD tip, IMSI's TurboCAD Newsletter, July 2004

Repositioning the Explorer Palette - TurboCAD tip, IMSI's TurboCAD Newsletter, July 2004

Product Life-Cycle-Management Market Ramps Up - the PLM market is growing as companies see opportunities to deliver innovative products more quickly, Beth Bacheldor, InformationWeek, July 19, 2004

Group Therapy - AutoCAD tutorial on how to create groups to work with multiple objects as a single unit within your drawings, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

Solid Edge Makes Short Work of Parts Standardization - tutorial explores how to define, store, select and place commonly used components, Adrian Scholes, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

Editing Text in Cells - MicroStation tip on how to edit text in cells that are placed in your design file without dropping the cell, Bob Mecham, MicroStation Connections, July 14, 2004 (requires free registration)

Quickly Keying-in Bearings in AccuDraw - tip on how to key-in bearings, Bob Mecham, MicroStation Connections, July 14, 2004 (requires free registration)

Object Intelligence Makes for Smarter Designs - ArchiCAD tutorial examines the object information model and its benefits, Akos Pfemeter, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004

CFD Aids Space Station Lifeboat Design - computer simulation is one major reason why the estimated cost of building the “lifeboat” for the International Space Station is less than one-tenth the cost of previous space vehicles, Brad Eckhardt, CFD Review, July 13, 2004

Summer Fun - AutoCAD tips cover writing and reading DWF, converting text to mtext, mtext property edits and a look at Revision Cloud IV, Michael Beall, CADTutor, July 2004

Redesigning the Design Department - advice on how to rethink design workflows to increase productivity, Andrew Anagnost, Machine Design, July 8, 2004

Copying Dimension Text Among Multiple Dimensions - SolidWorks tip for working with drawings, SolidWorks Community, Jon Gifford, July 13, 2004 (requires free registration)

Three Tips Re: Cosmetic Threads - SolidWorks tips for putting cosmetic threads on a part, as opposed to actual threads, SolidWorks Community, Jon Gifford, July 13, 2004 (requires free registration)

Using Concurrent Offline Licenses in Releases Prior to R13 - CATIA tip on how to use concurrent offline licenses with V5 releases prior to R13, Ron Bogard, CATIA Community, July 8, 2004 (requires free registration)

Transparent Pan in 3D Studio - 3ds max tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 13, 2004

Digital Manufacturing Seen as High-Growth PLM Segment - product lifecycle management (PLM) strategies are helping manufacturers bring new products to market quicker, Forbes.com, July 13, 2004

A Bad Fad In CAD? - what is the role of technology, specifically CAD, in architectural design at the start of the 21st century?, Nigel Davies, bentleyuser.org, July 14, 2004

IT Team Finds Right Formula to Drive Renault's Success - CAD/CAM and analysis applications have become crucial tools in the creation of successful race cars, James Watson, vnunet.com, July 14, 2004

Hand in Glove - researchers have developed a new "virtual clay sculpting system" that enables users to replicate in real time on a personal computer the physical act of sculpting a block of clay or other malleable material, e4engineering, July 14, 2004

An Alternative for the PURGE Command - AutoCAD tutorial explores how to purge a drawing using the PURGE command and shows a useful alternative command, Jos van Doorn, CADdigest.com, July 13, 2004

TurboCAD: A Gateway to Opportunity - a TurboCAD user describes the delightful and unexpected paths down which his burgeoning interest in the program has led him, Donald B. Cheke, CADdigest.com, July 13, 2004

AutoCAD: Using the Automatic Sheet List Table - streaming tip explains how to keep the table up to date when sheet numbers and descriptions inevitably change, Dan Brown, Avatech Solutions, July 2004

AutoCAD: Access "Sub-selections" In Properties Manager - AutoCAD tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 9, 2004

Inventor: Creating 3D Sweeps Using 3D Sketches - streaming tip shows how to use a Grounded Work Point, include existing 2D geometry and create a 3D bend to finish your swept part, Dan Brown, Avatech Solutions, July 2004

REMF - Remove Multiple Layer Filters! - AutoLISP program allows you to select multiple layer filters and remove them from the drawing, Jeffery Sanders, JefferyPSanders.com, July 9, 2004

Adding Hot Key Embedded Mapkeys and Drop-down Menus - Pro/ENGINEER tutorial explores how to customize your user-interface by adding your own hot key embedded mapkeys and drop-down menus, D.N. Reddy, Pro/E Central, July 2004

Making the UCS Icon Look Better for Recognition - AutoCAD tip, PostalCAD, July 5, 2004

Proof Positive: Standards Editor Orientation - streaming tip on the quality assurance tool called Proof Positive explores how to put together standards and use those standards to test a model, Scott Hale, Avatech Solutions, July 2004

The Case for 2D Design - if solid modeling is so effective, why are 80 per cent of CAD users still sticking with AutoCAD?, Charles Clarke, e4engineering, July 9, 2004

Fields in AutoCAD - an overview of how Fields work and what you can do with them in both AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop, ARCHIdigm, July 2004

Autodesk Announces $63 Million in Software Revenue Recoveries - every CAD software company must deal with piracy of its product, but Autodesk has been and continues to be the most visible and vocal in confronting the problem, Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Weekly, July 12, 2004

View a Drawing Without Having a Model in Session - Pro/E tip to save time when you need to open, view and/or print a drawing, R. Swamynathan, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Using Pro/ENGINEER's Analysis Feature Effectively - Pro/E tip explains how to use the analysis feature to help you automate your design process, Asim Rashid, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

CAD Drafting in Architectural Firms - the demand for strictly "CAD operators" in architecture is limited and getting more so all the time, Michael Dakan, Cadalyst AEC Tech News #123, July 1, 2004

Designing Lance Armstrong's Racing Bike - StudioTools and SolidWorks on AMD workstations help push the limits of race bike design, John Virata, DigitalCAD, July 8, 2004

How GM Saved a Billion Dollars - GM exec Tony Scott discusses the transformation of his company into a 100-percent outsourcing operation, with EDS the primary outsourcer, Jeff Caruso, Network World, July 12, 2004

High Society - designers of the soon-to-be world's tallest building eschewed the latest high-tech predictive software tools for old-fashioned engineering know-how and extensive wind tunnel testing, Christopher Sell, e4engineering, July 9, 2004

Seventy-five Years Old and Still Counting - Henry Dreyfuss Associates Still Make an Impact On American Life - this industrial design firm has long influenced the way Americans look at consumer products, eMediaWire, July 12, 2004

"Reverse Engineering" Your Pro/ENGINEER Models for Top-Down Design - demonstrates how to add top-down design features in one form or another to enhance legacy Pro/ENGINEER model, Jason Clark, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Set Action to Update - Solid Edge tip explores the Revision Manager and selecting files in long lists, Solid-tools.com, July 2004

Creating a Parametric Note Block - Pro/ENGINEER tip, Kenneth S. Johnson, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Using Relations to Assign Different Materials and Mass Properties for Family Table Instances - Pro/ENGINEER tip, Dwaraka Nadha Reddy, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Pro/Engineer Tip-of-the-Month: Setting a Material Parameter to Read from a Material File - Pro/E tip, Synthesis Engineering Systems, July 2004

Controlling View Sizes in Drawings Automatically - Pro/ENGINEER tip, Sandeep Vashisht, Pro/E Community, July 7, 2004 (requires free registration)

Decorative Columns in ADT 2005 - Architectural Desktop tips for using custom blocks to merge decorative columns with Structural Members, ARCHIdigm, July 2004

Slabs and Area Calculations in ADT 2005 - learn how the Area command may lead to erroneous results and how to create a better solution, ARCHIdigm, July 2004

Corrupted PropertySetDefs.dwg - Architectural Desktop tips on how to fix the file that's the source of all sorts of unwanted Layers, DimStyles and more, ARCHIdigm, July 2004

Offshoring, Part II: The Debate Continues - although a consulting firm study proposes that U.S. companies aren't offshoring operations quickly enough, one manufacturer has launched an innovative program to help keep manufacturing jobs in America, Lynda Rutledge, SolidWorks Community, July 6, 2004 (requires free registration)

Updating a Simplified Drawing in Wildfire - Pro/ENGINEER tip explains how to convert an "old-style" simplified drawing (with suppressed features) into a Wildfire-compatible drawing using family tables, Edwin Muirhead, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Driving a Table-Driven Pattern Through Relations - Pro/ENGINEER tip explores using table-driven patterns to create, duplicate and place features, Dwaraka Nadha Reddy, Profiles Magazine, Summer 2004

Pro/DESKTOP Graphics Modeling - numerous tutorials and exercises on 2D and 3D modeling, Dubbo College, July 7, 2004

Building a Better Bicycle - Pro/ENGINEER analysis and MCAD tools help Santa Cruz Bicycles improve bike design and profits, Louise Elliott, DE Online, July 2004

Large-Scale 3D Data Integration - An Introduction to the Challenges for CAD and GIS Integration - as computer-aided design has developed towards AEC (architecture/engineering/construction) solutions, the border between Geographic information Systems (GIS) and CAD has begun to fade, Sisi Zlatanova, Directions Magazine, July 7, 2004

Freedom Tower Architects Test 3-D Drawing Software - Autodesk's Revit and Buzzsaw software are among the tools being used by the architects hired to complete Daniel Libeskind's design for the Freedom Tower, Alex Frangos, Wall Street Journal (hosted on MLive.com), July 7, 2004

AutoCAD 3D Modeling: Ambient Light - demonstrates how to apply ambient light on a typical model, Alireza Parsai, CADdigest.com, July 6, 2004

Did You Know... - commentary on a report touting Autodesk's current financial success, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 5, 2004

Transparent Pan in 3D Studio - 3ds max tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 13, 2004

AutoCAD: Match Properties Between Drawings - AutoCAD tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 5, 2004

Manipulate "End of Part" Marker in Inventor - Autodesk Inventor tip, Ryan Small, The Autodesk Informer, July 5, 2004

Getting the Most for Your Money: What Hardware Specs You Should Consider - recommendations for specs for CAD workstations, Phil Harrison, Inventor Connections, July 2, 2004 (requires free registration)

Mostly Materials - Autodesk VIZ tutorial demonstrates applying lines in space and stripes on curved roads, Ted Boardman, CGarchitect, July 2004

CAD, PLM Helps Small Companies Communicate Big Dreams - using CATIA and SmarTeam, a French regatta champ and his small design crew face the same challenges as engineers working for the shipbuilding industry - trying to keep a boat afloat, Michelle Lang, Design News, July 6, 2004

The Mechanics of Woods - a mechanical engineer is using finite element analysis tools to develop new materials and products from small-diameter trees that loggers typically leave behind in forests, Mechanical Engineering, July 2004

Modelling Cuts Fuel-tank Development Time - a new process for modeling fuel tanks is delivering greater design accuracy and saving automotive supplier VITEC up to 40% in product development time, Jill R. Aitoro, e4engineering, July 2, 2004

After Cutting Waste, Autodesk Enjoying Huge Growth Spurt - last month Autodesk's share price hit its highest levels since the company went public in 1985, and now the company is on track to break the $1 billion revenue mark for the first time this fiscal year, J. Bonasia, July 1, 2004

AutoCAD 2005: Sheet Set Manager - an introduction to using the new Sheet Set Manager functions, Alireza Parsai, CAD Panel, July 4, 2004

Creating Elevation Layouts - Architectural Desktop 2005 tutorial explores working with Layouts, Titleblocks and Fields, Elise Moss, CADzette, July 5, 2004 (pdf)

Excerpt from "Space Planning with Architectural Desktop 2005" - how to create and use an element in a facility layout, Elise Moss, CADzette, July 5, 2004 (pdf)

Creating Loft Shapes - 3ds max tutorial, Jacquelin Vanderwood, TIEMdesign.com, July 1, 2004