October 2005
previous articles

Fluent FloWizard 2 - excellent follow up to initial release, introduces ideal gas model, improves CAD and FEA data exchange and more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, October 24, 2005 (more Fluent reviews)

Analysis: UGS Velocity Series - the article reports on UGS' latest developments with Velocity series, Stuart Wilkes, MCAD Online, October 24, 2005 (more Solid Edge reviews)

Cimmetry AutoVue 19 - AutoVue 19 features 3D Explode, 3D Entity Search, links BOM data to 3D model, supports tolerancing and is a comprehensive tool in the design department, Al Dean, MCAD Online, October 24, 2005 (more AutoVue reviews)

Putting the Spin in CFD - rotating flow applications like COSMOSFloWorks analyze the behavior of rotating components, Arvid Krishnan, Desktop Engineering, October 2005 (more CFD articles)

Talking Heads - Offshoring: Part II - MCAD vendors give advice to engineering students and practitioners in the West facing global product development, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, October 24, 2005 (more MCAD articles)

Making the Grade - CAE data management examples at Chrysler, where MSC.SimManager is used, and NASA, who uses UGS software, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, October 2005 (more FEA features)

What's the Difference Between 3.x and 8.0? (Part 2) - Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 can be linked to corporate email systems, allows multiple servers connections, and more, Jeff Rembold of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, October 27, 2005 (more Pro/E features)

Vault Setup and Configuration - setting up external file vaults, forcing content to Vault with Pro/INTRALINK environment, Joe Ferrante of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, October 27, 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

AutoCAD Hip Tip to Get the Old MTEXT Editor Back - an undocumented way to set the system variable MTEXTED to OLDEDITOR to get MTEXT editor back in AutoCAD 2006, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 27, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

The MEASURE Command: Align to Spline - use AutoCAD's MEASURE command and align your block along a curve or spline, David Hardin, AutoCAD Tutorials, November 14, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Solid Modeling - Procedural and Wireframe Rules - some rules for efficiency while working with the wireframe data of large, high precision solid models, Richard Lowrey, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

Solid Modeling - Geometry Construction Tips - tips for constructing solids such as draft surfaces, feature instances, fillets and CAD Geometry Construction Methodology, Howard W. Stolz, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

CORENET e-PlanCheck: Singapore's Automated Code Checking System - CORENET project ensures future cities to be built according to strict code requirements, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, October 26, 2005 (more AEC features)

Measuring Right for All Your Needs - Enterprise Metrology (EM) is emerging discipline that aims to collect and analyze dimensional data, Steve Logee, Desktop Engineering, October 2005 (more CAM articles)

CAD Interoperability Not Here Yet, Users Say - in spite of companies' efforts on standardization and vendors' claims on solving CAD interoperability, there is no ideal solution to this problem, based on Kubotek research, Jeffrey Rowe, Advanced Manufacturing, October 2005 (more CAD translation articles)

How to Define Arc Length - execute command 'LENGTHEN' to get the arc of desired length in AutoCAD, David Hardin, AutoCAD Tutorials, November 11, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Custom Express Tools: Layer Isolate & Layer Unisolate - AutoCAD's undocumented 'LAYUNISO' express tool 'unisolates' layers, David Hardin, AutoCAD Tutorials, November 11, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

The Importance of Project Settings and Prototypes - a defined project and suitably selected prototype allow design consistency and data to be shared between all users in LDT, Mark Hultgren, BLAUGI, October 26, 2005 (more Land Desktop tutorials)

View DWF from Markup Manager - "View DWF Geometry" feature makes all DWG geometry invisible showing only DWF, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 26, 2005 (more DWF features)

CADopia - To Draw an Arc by Specifying Two Points and an Included Angle - draw an arc clockwise or counter-clockwise using any of the three methods, CADopia, October 27, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - to Draw an Arc by Specifying Three Points - draw an arc by choosing a start point, endpoint, and radius, CADopia, October 27, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Making Movies - making animations within Civil 3D, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, October 26, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Workstation Reviews - dual core processors from Alienware MJ-12 and Xworks X8i-SLIDC deliver multithreaded performance while HP xw4300 is the fastest processor running single threaded application, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, October 25, 2005 (more Alienware reviews, HP reviews, Intel reviews)

Visualization for Any Budget - Artlantis Render from ABVENT provides streamlined, easy-to-use interface and TechSmith's Camtasia Studio 3 shows features like quizzing and PIP to help create e-learning content, highly praised, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst Management, October 1, 2005 (more Artlantis reviews, Camtasia Studio reviews)

Early Days of Autodesk - NerdTV talks to Dan Drake, one of the founders of Autodesk, on developments of early AutoCAD program, NerdTV, October 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Customizing the Size and Colors of the User Interface - you can change the font size and background color of AutoCAD UI by changing appearances in desktop properties, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 25, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Get to Your .DWG Files Even Quicker - code to add shortcuts to your most recent projects in AutoCAD, Barry Ralph, BAZZACAD Clog, October 25, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Custom Button: Viewport UCS Rotation - customize AutoCAD to rotate the UCS in a viewport, David Hardin, AutoCAD Tutorials, November 10, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Change Your Default Drawing - save an 'ideal' drawing embedded with your desired styles as your default drawing in AutoCAD, David Hardin, AutoCAD Tutorials, November 14, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Revit Formulae - specifications for creating formulas in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Family Man, October 26, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Getting to Know Autodesk Revit's User Interface - in addition to standard UI, there is a "Hidden UI" existing in "Options Tool Bar" in Revit, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family Man, October 21, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Corporate Blogging as a Cheap Alternative to Marketing a Company - Lynn Allen, Autodesk's technical evangelist, recommends blogs as a way to put a more personal face on a corporation, Elaine Ng, Mediacorp News, October 11, 2005 (more CAD industry features)

Quick, Calculate! - new 'Quick Calculator' in AutoCAD 2006 overcomes the shortcomings of calculator present in older versions, Bill Fane, Cadalyst Management, October 14, 2005 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Autodesk Launches Free DWG Viewer - DWG TrueView allows viewing and plotting of DWG and DXF files, Renai LeMay, ZDNet Australia, October 24, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Hey! are Bentley & SolidWorks Collaborating? - despite similar crossgrade campaigns from SolidWorks and MicroStation, record numbers of AutoCAD users are upgrading, yielding high revenues for Autodesk, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, October 20, 2005 (more CAD industry features)

Using Autodesk Architectural Desktop to Speed Production Drawing: Part 2 - Project Navigator and Callout tool work together to properly coordinate between drawing sheets in ADT, Don Jennings, Hagerman & Company Inc., October 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Improving Civil 3D Performance - suggestions from Autodesk to improve the performance of Civil 3D, Autodesk, October 24, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

The Rules of CAD - Part 2 - some more rules for good CAD led by training, fixing bad CAD, and not refusing users, Mark W. Kiker, BLAUGI, October 24, 2005 (more CAD management features)

Solid Modeling - Good Practices, Part 1 - some tips on using blocks, splitting a solid, and using local operations instead of Boolean operations, Nancy Anderson-Semple, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

India is Our Fastest Growing Market - Hans Kurt, UGS Executive Vice President-Asia Pacific, talks on future of PLM in India, Deccan Herald, October 22, 2005 (more CAD industry features)

Engineering: the Last Frontier of Businessprocess Outsourcing - engineering outsourcing market is expected to reach $19.5 billion by 2008 from $4 billion two years ago, Machine Design, October 20, 2005

Green Means More than Money - after Hurricane Katrina, building industry looks for ways to cut down cost on energy efficiently and effectively, Carol Bartz, chief executive of Autodesk, Forbes.com, October 21, 2005 (more AEC features)

StudioTools R13 - entry-level StudioToolsR13 release shows enhanced user interface, impressive sketching and visualization tools, Al Dean, MCAD Online, October 24, 2005 (more StudioTools reviews)

The Deal about the Deal (Interview with Autodesk and Alias) - Dave Wharry of Alias and Marc Petit of Autodesk talk on Maya-Max integration issues in future, Will McCullough, HIGHEND3D, October 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Taking the Pain Out of Customizing AutoCAD Menus - an introduction to the CUI in AutoCAD 2006, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst Management, October 14, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

AutoCAD 2006 Exploding Blocks - Not on My Watch! - the enhanced BLOCK (bmake) command allows control of the use of blocks, Mark W. Kiker, CADDManager.com Blog, October 21, 2005 (more AutoCAD block tutorials)

Return to Previous View in Pan or Zoom Realtime, or in 3D Orbit - choose 'Zoom Original' by right-click in Pan or Zoom Realtime mode to go back to original view in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein, Ellen Finkelstein.com, October 24, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

txt2mtxt, txtexp and Preparing for Winter - AutoCAD's txt2mtxt express tool deals with different-sized text, while txtexp express tool explodes Text or MText into geometry, Melanie Stone, Mistress of Dorkness, October 21, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

CADopia - Drawing Lines - define start point and an endpoint to draw a line, CADopia, October 24, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - to Draw an Arc by Specifying its Start Point, Center Point, and Endpoint - choose 'Arc Start-Center-End' tool from Insert option to draw an arc, CADopia, October 24, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

All about Arbortext - Jim Heppelmann, chief technical officer at PTC, talks on PTC's acquisition of Arbortext, Rick Snider, PROfiles Magazine, Fall 2005 (more Pro/E features)

The Best AutoCAD Hip Tip Ever Part II! - an easy tip to change the F1 key to Escape in AutoCAD 2005 and older versions, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 20, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

AEC Technology in the News - AIA releases report on aftereffects of Hurricane Katrina, Michael L. Dakan of AIA, Cadalyst AEC, October 20, 2005 (more AEC features)

Outsourcing Options - outsourcing your designs tactfully can save you from pitfalls, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst Manufacturing, October 1, 2005 (more CAD management articles)

Using Split Face Command to Model an M&M Candy - multimedia tutorial to create unlimited parts in a single scene, Magnacad Design.com, October 2005 (more IronCAD tutorials)

How to Use Symmetry and Anti-Symmetry Boundary Conditions - size of the model and processing time can be greatly reduced using symmetry constraints in COSMOS, SolidWorks Express, September 2005 (more FEA articles)

How to Improve Sheet Metal Part Design - features like CommandManager, Edge Flanges, Closed Corners, and Rip enhance sheetmetal part design capabilities in SolidWorks 2006, SolidWorks Express, September 2005 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Inventor Studio - Inventor Studio creates more realistic images while working inside Autodesk Inventor, Mark Lautenbach, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Sheet Set Manager Rename and Renumber Tip - hit ENTER button on title property to switch to the next sheet in AutoCAD, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 18, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Shade 7 Professional - for illustration or design purposes, Shade, from Curious Labs, provides a quick and easy tool, Lambros Potamianos, CGarchitect.com, August 29, 2005 (more Shade 7 reviews)

AutoCAD Hip Tip: Changing the F1 Key to Cancel - best tip ever if you are frustrated with hitting the F1 key instead of the Escape key, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 19, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Using Autodesk Architectural Desktop to Speed Production Drawing - Detail Component Manager in ADT helps users develop details fast, Don Jennings, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Using Warp's Sculpt Feature in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 - exploring dashboard that controls mesh-based deformation, PTC Express, October 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Creating a Project Filter in LDT - set your filter to view only the current projects in the dropdown list, Mark Hultgren, BLAUGI, October 19, 2005 (more Land Desktop tutorials)

Understanding Jerk Control - jerk, the change in acceleration, can cause unwanted vibrations in CNC machines, Norman Bleier, MMS Online, October 2005 (more CAM features)

CADopia - Drawing Circles - drawing a circle by specifying its center and radius and a circle tangent to existing entities, converting an arc to a circle, CADopia, October 20, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Saving a Drawing with a Password - save your drawing in the AutoCAD 2004 drawing (.dwg) file format with password, CADopia, October 20, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Autodesk Announces Buyout of Alias - Autodesk is purchasing Alias, the makers of the popular 3D modeling program Maya, for US$182 million in cash, Jeremy Reimer, ars technica, October 5, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

IronCAD V8 - midrange 3D solid modeler has dual-kernel capability, can model with or without parameters, may only be limited by lack of 3rd party add-ons, highly recommended with an 'A' grade, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst Manufacturing, October 1, 2005 (more IronCAD reviews)

Script Generator for AutoCAD - SuperScript is a script generator from DotSoft that creates .scr files applicable to more than one drawing file, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, October 19, 2005

ViewSonic VP231WB 23" LCD Monitor - large LCD with 1920X1024 resolution for $1,500, highly recommended, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst Management, October 1, 2005 (more LCD monitor reviews)

Editing Families on the Fly in Revit Building 8.1 - Revit tutorial to edit and reload the family in the project, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Knowledge Base Exclusive - Specifying Line Weights in Pro/E - setting pen line weights in a config.pro file, a drawing file or a penmap file, PTC Express, October 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Self-Improving CNC - 'Learning Control' feature found in GE Fanuc CNC machines makes self-improvement possible, Peter Zelinski, MMS Online, October 2005 (more CAM features)

Handcrafting Bikes with SolidWorks Office - SolidWorks Office 3D is in use at Trek Bicycles, the company that supplied bikes to Lance Armstrong's team, Cadalyst Manufacturing, October 14, 2005 (more SolidWorks success stories)

CAD Data: Format-to-Format Getting Better - good translators are required when moving data from OEM to the mold designer, Clare Goldsberry, Modern Plastics, June 1, 2005 (more CAD translation articles)

What Process with This Part? - considerations in using thermoforming or injection molding for plastic parts, Modern Plastics, October 1, 2005 (more rapid prototyping features)

Rendering with Mental Ray -- the Basics - set rendering engine for mental ray when using Autodesk Viz 2006 and 3ds Max 7, Joy Voltenburg, Hagerman & Company Inc., September 2005 (more AutoCAD rendering tutorials)

No Need to Cross Your Fingers Before Publish - preview your plots using 'Publish sheet preview' in AutoCAD, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 18, 2005 (more AutoCAD plotting tutorials)

AutoCAD Forgets Its AutoSave (Savetime) Settings - restore 'AutoSave' after each command using VBA script, CAD Forum, October 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Creating Mechanical Ductwork with Structural Members in Architectural Desktop 2006 - using Structural Members in ADT to convert 2D linework to 3D ducts, ARCHIdigm, October 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

When is a Room A Room...Already? - matching the position of the correct room tag as a design change in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 14, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Five Things You Should Know about Motion Analysis - Pro/E Mechanism Dynamics Option tool makes motion analysis easy and time saving, and measures different loading characteristics easily, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, October 2005 (more Pro/E features)

A Different Pattern for Plunges - a pattern of plunges can substitute for high speed machining, Peter Zelinski, MMS Online, October 2005 (more CAM features)

Double-Clicking MTEXT or DTEXT Not Working - turn the system variable 'DBLCLKEDIT' on to open the text editor in AutoCAD, The Mad Cadder, October 17, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Embedding Office Knowledge in the Building Information Model - creating property set definitions to list the space styles for an object in ADT, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, October 16, 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

BIM Goes to School - Revit Building is helping students to think beyond design in many US colleges, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, October 14, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit features)

Play Your Cards Right - among the PCI Express graphics hardware from ATI and NVIDIA, the high-end Quadro FX 4500 from NVIDIA is card of choice for high-performance workstations earning an 'A,' Ron LaFon, Cadalyst Management, October 1, 2005 (more graphics card reviews)

Document Archiving Strategies - myths about archiving, making a good archiving plan and formats, Robert Green, Cadalyst Management, October 1, 2005 (more CAD management features)

Creating Toolbars - creating the new toolbar and adding commands and/or separator bars to a toolbar in AutoCAD 2006, Lee Ambrosius, AUGI, October 2005 (may require free registration) (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Digital Watermarks for Today's Engineer - create watermark for Pro/E output, John Tucker, PROfiles Magazine, Fall 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Accessing Commands - put a dash in front of any AutoCAD command to use the command line version instead of the dialog box, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 14, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

CADopia - Saving a Drawing - click on 'Save' or 'QSave' to save your drawing, CADopia, October 17, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Saving a Drawing with a New Name or File Format - save your drawing with .dwg, .dxf, or .dwt file extension, CADopia, October 17, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Edge Flanges - a multimedia tutorial to enhance sheet metal design by using the Edge Flange Feature in SolidWorks 2006, SolidProfessor, October 2005 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

The Importance of the Insert Units Setting for All Future Drawings - failure to set the proper units may lead to drawings and blocks getting inadvertently scaled up or down with future releases of AutoCAD products, PostalCAD 2005, October 10, 2005 (more AutoCAD plotting tutorials)

Latest and Greatest Pro/E Debuts - Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 will let users sketch standard shapes 55% faster than in previous versions, Machine Design, September 2005 (more Pro/E reviews)

DWGgateway to Create PDF's Within AutoCAD - better alternatives to DWGgateway, which makes you plot both the model and the layout to PDF, even if only one of them is required, JTB World, October 14, 2005 (more DWGgateway reviews)

Low-Cost 2D CAD: Could it Happen? - switching to a low-cost alternative to AutoCAD does not seem cost-effective, Robert Green, Cadalyst Management, October 13, 2005 (more CAD management features)

WAN Performance - the Performance Criteria for the 21st Century - compressing meta-data, using Pro/E native menus, and offline workspace access are some ways to get best Pro/INTRALINK performance, Victor Gerdes of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, October 14, 2005 (more Pro/E features)

How to Define Contact in 2-D Analysis - ALGOR tutorial to define contact between parts, Algor.com, October 14, 2005 (more ALGOR tutorials)

How to Boost Your Productivity - productivity comparisons between older and latest versions of AutoCAD, Mark Fritts, AUGI, October 2005 (may require free registration) (more CAD management features)

Marrying Product and Process Design - digital manufacturing now forms a basic component of PLM, Ed Miller of CIMdata Inc., American Machinist, October 2005 (more CAM features)

Point Filters - three point filters, .p, .g, .n, in Land Desktop also work well in Civil 3D, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, October 13, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Lost and Found: Panorama Window and it's Vistas - undock "Panorama" window after unmaximizing drawing window, and then edit an alignment in Civil 3D, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, October 13, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Fun, Final, and Fundamentals - learning about Publish command to do plotting, AutoCAD 2006 'view transition' feature, basics of DesignCenter, Michael Beall, michael's corner, October 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

DWF Printing for Reprographers - DWF printing is much faster than PLT or PDF for reprographers, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 13, 2005 (more DWF features)

Multimedia Presentation Trends - presentation software like SketchUp 5, Adobe Photoshop, Informatix Piranesi 4, Autodesk 3ds max, and Autodesk VIZ 6, are putting AEC and engineering companies on the cutting edge, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, October 1, 2005 (more SketchUp reviews, PhotoShop reviews, Piranesi reviews, 3ds max reviews, VIZ reviews)

AutoSolids Updated for 2006 - AutoSolids v3.13 features constraint-free parametric creation, real time previews and works well with all MDT and ADT versions, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, October 12, 2005 (more AutoSolids reviews)

Product Data Available in Visual Format - AutoVue V19 visualization software is low-cost, easy-to-use tool that allows user to collaborate on product data, Pat Ropchock, American Machinist, October 2005 (more AutoVue reviews)

3D Base Camp: the First SketchUp User Conference - inaugural user conference focused on the technology, including upcoming features in next release, placing SketchUp models in Google Earth, and users' wish list, Lachmi Khemlani,  AECbytes, October 12, 2005 (more SketchUp articles)

Do You Have a Hole in your AutoCAD Hatch Boundary? - specify a boundary gap if boundary is not closed, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 12, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Visualizing the Air Space of a Complex PSU - the density of a power supply unit can be visualized by creating a model for the free space, Ceferino Sanchez, PROfiles Magazine, Fall 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

TIPniques: The Power of Page Setups - plotting from within AutoCAD is easy using Page Setups, Mike Perry, AUGI, October 2005 (may require free registration) (more AutoCAD plotting tutorials)

SNAP & GRID Turn Off's - turn SNAP and GRID off in the default template drawing in ADT, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, October 12, 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Workstation Market Revitalized in 2005 - Jon Peddie Research reports shipping of branded workstation and professional graphics on a large scale in 2005, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, October 12, 2005 (more CAD industry features)

The Rules of CAD - good CAD boils down to 5 simple rules led by production, backup, and standards, Mark W. Kiker, BLAUGI, October 12, 2005 (more CAD management features)

More CAD/PLM Magazines on the Horizon? - the launch of InnovateForum by Lester Craft and Amy Rowell, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, October 12, 2005 (more CAD media articles)

CADopia - Using Fly-Over Snapping - using fly-over snapping visual aid to use entity snaps more efficiently, CADopia, October 13, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Changing the Fly-Over Snapping Options - control the fly-over snapping feature on the Snapping tab, CADopia, October 13, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Remove Sheet Set Association on a Sheet Drawing - using SmartPurger to remove Sheet Set association from multiple sheets in AutoCAD, JTB World, October 12, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Cashing in on Complexity - shops switch to making complex single parts as high volume simple parts are being made overseas, Charles Bates, American Machinist, October 2005 (more CAM articles)

Integrated ERP/CAD Shines for ETOs - CAD-ERP integration software lets the data flow between engineering and production, Thomas R. Cutler, Machine Design, October 2005 (more CAD industry features)

Analysis of Complex Assemblies with AutoVue SolidModel Pro - slide show tutorial on extracting the bill of materials from an assembly, assembly explosion, and assembly sectioning, NOVEDGE, September 2005 (more AutoVue articles)

I Want MOM Back! - using mapkeys to recreate 'My Old Menus' with pre-Wildfire functionality, Pete Picket, PROfiles Magazine, Fall 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Architosh Talks to Graphisoft US VP, Don Henrich II - Graphisoft VP talks about ArchiCAD 9 and how company views BIM as opposed to CAD, architosh, October 2005 (more AEC features)

The Computer Assist - emergence of computers in the past 40 years and its influence on engineering, John Varrasi, Mechanical Engineering, October 2005 (more engineering articles)

ADT - Applying Materials - use the 'Apply Material' tool to apply a particular material at the style level or object level in ADT 2006, Beau Turner, Will Render For Food, October 12, 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Making Speedy JPEGs (and Other Types of Bitmaps) Out of Your AutoCAD Drawings - Autodesk snuck in a few commands to create graphic files, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 11, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Animated Reaction - users give mixed reactions on Maya-Max integration issues, Frank Moldstad, Digital Game Developer, October 5, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Graphics Heavyweights Merge - Autodesk's strengthens with Alias, but which platform will it support now? Narasu Rebbapragada, PC World, October 5, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Creating Gears and Splines in Wildfire 2.0 - method helps visualize involute curves more accurately than other existing methods, Dan Marsalek, Fall 2005, PROfiles Magazine (more Pro/E tutorials)

AutoCAD Fields Tip - use command 'DDEDIT' to copy fields to other Attribute objects, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 10, 2005 (more AutoCAD text tutorials)

Designing Dream Machines - In India - US companies are outsourcing design jobs to Indian engineering companies, BusinessWeek online, October 2005 (more CAM features)

Block Thumbnails and Block Names with Wildcards - using BLOCKICON command to save a thumbnail image for blocks in AutoCAD, Melanie Stone, Mistress of Dorkness, October 10, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Triple D Design Wiki - Getting Started - Wiki is a truly living document helpful in providing information on CAD manuals and more, Beau Turner, Will Render For Food, October 10, 2005 (more CAD media articles)

What's New in UGS Femap? - new version 9.1 gives associative interface with Solid Edge v18, direct CATIA V5 translator, and more, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, October 9, 2005 (more Femap reviews)

Hybrid Prototyping Process Combines Casting & Machining - "Precise Cast Prototyping" is a short, time-saving technique relying on accuracy of the 3D CAD/CAM File, Mikell Knights, Plastics Technology, October 2005 (more rapid prototyping features)

When to Outsource Rapid-Prototyping Work - outsource when demand overweighs capacity, some tips to select RP vendors, RP material properties, Jeff Hanson, Machine Design, October 2005 (more rapid prototyping features)

Property Boundaries and Setbacks - use linework tool to specify a different linetype for the setback, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 8, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Visualizing Selected Surfaces - select 'Show' menu option in Pro/E to visualize the selected surfaces, Pro/E Tip of the Month, Synthesis Engineering Services, October 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Suggested CUI/Menu Structure for Multiple Workstations - a few tips to work with user CUI/menu file without affecting enterprise CUI file , Barry Ralph, BAZZACAD Clog, September 22, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Autodesk Customization Conversion Tools - Autodesk provides helpful tools to migrate customization to a new AutoCAD release, Mark W. Kiker, BLAUGI, September 29, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

CADopia - Clear Entity Snaps tool - setting Clear Entity Snaps tool to turn off all entity snap settings, CADopia, October 10, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Plan View Intersection Snap tool - snap to the location in the plan view of the current UCS using this tool, CADopia, October 10, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Global Trends and Best Practices in Mechatronics Product Lifecycle Management - challenges and trends faced in product lifecycle management in mechatronics, Don Vossler & Vikram Dutt of UGS, Mechanical Engineering, October 6, 2005 (more PLM articles)

UGS Calls on Marketing to Put Solid Edge in the Lead - an interview with UGS VP Bruce Boes, who thinks other products getting more credit than Solid Edge is just plain unfair, Roopinder Tara, CADdigest.com, TenLinks, October 7, 2005 (more Solid Edge articles)

Create Custom Tags in Architectural Desktop, the Easy Way - creation of custom tags had been a painful process but with ADT 2006 and ABS 2006, the process is actually pleasant, Peter Gehring, CADdigest.com, October 7, 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Migration Madness! - tips to ensure a smooth migration process, Mark W. Kiker, AUGI, October 2005 (may require free registration) (more CAD management features)

DWF Composer 2 "Snap Shot" - take a 'snap shot' of your screen and export it to a page in your DWF, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 6, 2005 (more DWF features)

Some Hints on Part Modeling in Inventor - fully constrain your sketches, change geometry type, more, Ron Oldenbeuving, BLAUGI, September 29, 2005 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

How Can I Improve Performance on Large Assemblies and Drawings? - 18 tips to keep resource warnings and crashing at minimum when working with large assemblies in Inventor, Jim Dowthwaite, area 31, October 6, 2005, pdf (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

A Prescription for Slow Drawings - undocumented FILTERS command in AutoCAD 2006 may fix your slow drawing, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 6, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Revit Tips for Newbees - Options Bar and Status Bar help beginners to use Revit, Scott Davis, BLAUGI, September 21, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

3D Base Camp Opens: a Packed House and a Sold Out Event - first SketchUp users conference attracts over 300 attendees, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, October 5, 2005(more SketchUp articles)

Earthwork Quantities - create a third surface to get earthwork volumes between two surfaces in Civil 3D, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, October 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Get to Your .DWG Files Quicker - a tip to launch Win. Explorer to open the current folder quickly, Barry Ralph, BAZZACAD Clog, October 6, 2005 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

Mac CAD: TouchCAD 3.5 Becomes "Touchable" at Last - image unfolding capabilities, new "stretch unfold" family, and support for HPGL export are some new features of this release, H-R Britney, architosh, October 5, 2005

Not Just for the Factory Floor - lean manufacturing makes companies stay competitive while applying lean principles throughout the company, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst Manufacturing, October 5, 2005 (more CAM features)

In This Case, Change is Good - US government's GSA makes a move towards BIM to build cost-effectively in the long run, Michael Dakan, Cadalyst AEC, October 5, 2005 (more AEC features)

Lose Your Properties Palette? - use LOCKUI system variable to lock your tool palettes in AutoCAD, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, October 5, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Opaque Glazing Materials under Shade Modes in Architectural Desktop 2006 - display the glazing materials correctly in ADT 2006, ARCHIdigm, September 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Contouring with Structural Members in Architectural Desktop 2006 - create exhaust hoods using Structural Members, ARCHIdigm, September 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Made Your Way - manufacturers are now concentrating on customer tailored products, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, October 2005 (more CAD industry features)

Sizing Up the A380's Wings - high-speed milling machines like Sinumerik 840D NC are being used for building wings of A380, Aerospace Engineering Online, October 2005, pdf (more CAM features)

CADopia - Point Snap Tool - select an entity and snap to the point entity using this tool, CADopia, October 6, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Intersection Snap Tool - setting Intersection Snap tool to snap to the actual intersection in 3D space, CADopia, October 6, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Solid Edge Seeks the Spotlight - Solid Edge seeks to establish itself as a front runner with new PDM, FEA tools, Roopinder Tara, CADdigest.com, October 4, 2005 (more Solid Edge features)

Dynamic Blocks for Cabinet Layouts in AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop 2006 - tutorial to make layout for kitchen cabinet, ARCHIdigm, September 2005 (more AutoCAD block tutorials)

Masking with AEC Polygons in Architectural Desktop 2006 - using Background Mask option in the 'Mtext' and 'Dimension Styles dialog boxes for masking objects, ARCHIdigm, September 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Troubleshooting Solid Models - Avoid Modeling Errors - don't trim features or surfaces, minimize concurrent intersections, more, Richard Lowrey & Don LaCourse, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

Troubleshooting Solid Models - Avoid Accuracy Errors - minimize movement of profiles, accuracy vs speed, large vs small geometry, more, Richard Lowrey & Don LaCourse, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

Troubleshooting Solid Models - Avoid Intersection Errors - intersection errors may be due to reduced accuracy that makes geometry slightly non-coincident or non-tangent, Richard Lowrey & Don LaCourse, 3DCADTips.com, October 2005 (more MCAD articles)

An AutoCAD Hip Tip About Images - setting IMAGEFRAME to 2 displays frame "on" but printing option "off" in AutoCAD 2006, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 4, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

Bridging the Gap: PLM + CRM - PLM provider company Agile believes in integrated approach to CRM and PLM to innovate and deliver products, Amy Rowell, Innovate Forum, September 2005 (more PLM articles)

Guiding the Big Idea - right product in the right market is the modern PLM view through innovation management, Beth Stackpole, Managing Automation, September 28, 2005 (more PLM articles)

Is PLM Software IT's New Darling? - PLM market is expected to jump from $10 billion this year to $15 billion in 2009 mainly due to globalization, David L Margulius, InfoWorld, September 30, 2005 (more PLM articles)

More to CAD Than Just Product Design - the move from 'model-centric' to encompass related data and Australia's lag in converting to 3D design, Keith Power, ferret.com.au, September 14, 2005 (more CAD industry features)

ADT: Routine to Copy Layer Keys Between Layer Key Styles - run a VBA macro to copy Layer Keys between drawings or styles, Richard Binning, beside the cursor, October 3, 2005 (more ADT tutorials)

Corrupt Drawings - resources to recover corrupt AutoCAD drawings, RK McSwain, CAD Panacea, October 3, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

GATTE (Global Attribute Edit) - this AutoCAD express tool changes values for all insertions of a specific block, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, October 3, 2005 (more AutoCAD block tutorials)

Of Autodesk and the Freedom Tower - Skidmore, Owings and Merrill is using Autodesk AutoCAD, Revit and Buzzsaw for the Freedom Tower project, David Norfolk, The Register, September 27, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)

Basic Plot Style Tips - create plot style variation by using the Plot Style Manager in AutoCAD, PostalCAD 2005, September 26, 2005 (more AutoCAD plotting tutorials)

Tooltip Accuracy - use OSNAP to get the exact location of a tooltip in Civil 3D, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, October 3, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Setting Temporary Dimensions for Walls in Revit - set the temporary dimension on the face of the wall, The Mad Cadder, October 3, 2005 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

How BIM Furthers Sustainable Design - reliable and integrated drawings, parametric modeling and performance analysis by BIM provides higher quality designs, Residential Architect Online, October 1, 2005 (more AEC features)

Building Systems: Make a Block-Based Mypart, Part 3 - multimedia tutorial to add connection points and place it in a drawing in Autodesk Building Systems 2006, Avatech Solutions, September 28, 2005 (more AEC features)

Architectural Desktop: Using AEC Modify Tools - multimedia tutorial to center and space objects evenly after they have been added to the drawing model in ADT 2006, Avatech Solutions, August 17, 2005 (more AEC features)

Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 Backups - issues to be taken care of when building backup strategy for Pro/INTRALINK, Joe Ferrante of PTC, Pro/INTRALINK Advisor, September 22, 2005 (more Pro/E features)

IronCAD - this release centers around version 5 of the IronCAD modeller with addition of PDM tool "TeamVault", CAD-Reviews.com, January 12, 2002 (more IronCAD reviews)

The 2004 CAM Software Leaders - UGS, IBM/Dassault Systems, CNC Software and SolidCAM are CAM 2005 market leaders according to CIMdata report, Alan Christman of CIMdata Inc., MMS Online, August 2005 (more CAM features)

Using Direct Distance Entry - a shortcut command to draw segments in AutoCAD, Rick Ellis, Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc., August 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

What are DEM Files, Where Do I Get Them, and How Do I Use Them in Land Desktop? - build a surface from DEM data as accurate as the contour lines in Land Desktop, Rick Ellis, Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc., September 2005 (more Land Desktop tutorials)

Ten Questions About Chatter - basics about machine tool vibration, Peter Zelinski, MMS Online, October 2005 (more CAM features)

Controlling the MTEXT Sample String - system variable MTJIGSTRING stores the default MTEXT text, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, October 3, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)

CADopia - Insertion Point Snap Tool - snap to the insertion point of an attribute, block, or text entity using the tool, CADopia, October 3, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Quadrant Snap Tool - snap to the closest quadrant of an arc, circle, ellipse, or elliptical arc, CADopia, October 3, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Duplicate Attribute Entries in Dynamic Blocks - create a lookup table inside dynamic block in AutoCAD and fill attribute entries, Mark Douglas, In The Dynamic Interface, September 30, 2005 (more AutoCAD block tutorials)

Multiphysics for Exhaust System Analysis - 3G.author performs design-engineer friendly multiphysics analysis, L. James Ashley, Desktop Engineering, September 2005 (more 3G.author reviews)

Do You Know if Your Memory is Really Working for You? - improve your workstation's memory with HP Performance Tuning Framework's Memory Usage tab, COE News Net, September 2005 (more HP workstation reviews)

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