SWIFT MateXpert - MateXpert helps users solve mating conflicts by focusing on components involved with the mate error in SolidWorks, SolidWorks Blog, June 29, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Ensuring a Clean Uninstall and Update of SolidWorks - make a checklist before installing an update and then start uninstalling the old version, SolidWorks Express, May 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

AIA 2006 National Convention and Expo - BIM applications and supporting technologies, other design and visualization applications, electronic publishing solutions, and enterprise, project, and construction management, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, June 29, 2006 (more AEC features)

Bentley BE Forum, Prague - MicroStation V8 XM release, presentations on Generative Components, Select subscription program and annual license exchange, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, June 28, 2006 (more MicroStation features)

Installing SELECT Server XM - necessary pre-requisites to install and configure MicroStation XM, Eat Your CAD, June 29, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Could Green Mandates Lead to Innovation Blues? - Dries D'hooghe of Agile Software talks about RoHS compliance management and its effects on global manufacturing practices, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 29, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Retaining Defining Geometry - changing AutoCAD 2007 default setting to retain the defining geometry after completing a 3D operation, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, June 29, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

Can I Give the Autodesk DWF Viewer to Others? - yes, Autodesk DWF Viewer can be redistributed while maintaining license agreement, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 29, 2006 (more DWF features)

Simulation Technology Proves to be Path to Real Advantages - comprehensive machine simulation software helps programmers find errors in NC programs and compare simulated cut part with original, Tooling & Production, July 2006 (more CAM articles)

Dynamically Edit 3D Splines - editing a 3D spline using Bowtie option also generates the preview of the updated spline in Inventor, Amy Bunszel, In the Machine, June 2006 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

The Famous Error 1406 - remove Macromedia Flash before installing any Autodesk product to avoid the error, CADgneto, June 29, 2006

Bluebeam Revu - very useful addition to Bluebeam's PDF-related products, Bluebeam Revu is easy to use, has multiple PDF files view, mark-up capabilities, more, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 28, 2006

Gliffy, the Online Visio Killer - a free diagramming and sketching tool, in its beta stage, tracks changes made to a document, publishes a diagram to Web, more, Rafe Needleman, Web 2.0 Blog, June 27, 2006

Service Overview: ARRK RPD - well known in rapid prototyping industry, ARRK offers stereolithography (SLA) and laser sintering as its core services, Al Dean, prototype, May 8, 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

Design Viz at Autodesk - Chris Ruffo of Autodesk talks about improved rendering and animation capabilities in Autodesk 2007 products including 3ds Max and VIZ, Greg Corke, AEC Magazine, June 28, 2006 (more Autodesk VIZ features)

PLM Musts for Midsize Companies - important factors to be considered by midsized companies when implementing PLM solution for business growth, Marc Lind of Aras Corp., Desktop Engineering, June 2006 (more PLM articles)

CoCreate 3G PLM - CoCreate plans to offer 3G PLM with rich data information, modular, collaborative, and lean approach, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Autodesk Inventor Features Functional Design - functional design tools focus on design requirements, not on geometry; more supporting tools in Autodesk Inventor v11, Kevin Schneider of Autodesk, Cadalyst Manufacturing, June 9, 2006 (more Inventor tutorials)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Reverting Back to Your Previous Design - express tool REVERT removes all the changes applied to a drawing after a confirming dialog, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 28, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Cycling Among Open Drawings - TASKBAR system variable, Ctrl-Tab, and Alt-W key combinations are some alternative options to manage open AutoCAD drawings, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, June 28, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Tricks with Text in Pro/ENGINEER - creating a box to enclose text, characters or symbols and modifying the text height of a single character within one note, PTC Express, June 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Designing Better Plastic Parts in SolidWorks - integrated in SolidWorks, MoldflowXpress can check injection-molded plastic parts for any manufacturing defects, SolidWorks Express, May 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Automating Assembly Design with Smart Components - making a Smart Component to automate the component assembly in SolidWorks 2006, SolidWorks Express, May 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Creating and Validating a Dataset - creating a test dataset and validating it to insure an appropriate move to new service pack or SolidWorks release, SolidWorks Express, May 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Need to See Yer EyeDee Son! - all Revit objects are recorded in database with a unique ID, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 28, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

CADopia - Editing Polylines - converting an entity into a polyline and then modifying, CADopia, June 29, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Ungrouping Entities - deleting the group from the drawing while entities remain in the drawing, CADopia, June 29, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Digital Multimedia and Presentation Trends - AEC market grows as companies like Autodesk, Adobe and Google acquire important AEC software; other products include Wacom's new Cintiq 21UX interactive pen display, Informatix Piranesi 4, and Xara Xtreme, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more Autodesk Combustion reviews, Adobe features, more SketchUp reviews, Piranesi reviews)

BIM for MEP Engineering, Part 3 - computable Revit Systems model helps in building electrical circuits design, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst AEC, June 9, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit features)

QuickTips - use E-Transmit for sending files quickly, QuickCalc for conversions and storing calculations, Oops command for retrieving last deleted item in AutoCAD, more, Michelle DeGroot, AUGI, June 2006 (may require free registration) (more AutoCAD tips)

Add Commands to Tool Palettes from the Customer User Interface Dialog Box in AutoCAD 2007 - just drag commands onto the tool palette from CUI, Ellen Finkelstein.com, June 27, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

You are Now Free to Sketch - free SketchUp version has limited capabilities as compared to SketchUp Pro version so professional market is not affected, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 27, 2006 (more SketchUp articles)

Migrate Expectations - migrate legacy CAD data in phases, prioritize the steps and justify ROI and other benefits, Stan Ochs of ITI TranscenData, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006 (more CAD management features)

Autodesk DWG TrueView 2007 Versus Autodesk Design Review 2007 - Autodesk Design Review 2007 has DWG TrueView 2007 which supports AutoCAD 2007 drawings, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 27, 2006 (more DWF features)

Linework - using linework tool to modify an elevation in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 28, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Detach from Central - Revit command can be used for reviewing projects, plotting/exporting, archiving, internal rendering, troubleshooting, and more, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 27, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Worksets Basics and Tips - tips for implementing the worksets feature in Revit project, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, June 27, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Who's Got the Mindshare? Goooooooogle! - Autodesk, Bentley, Graphisoft, VectorWorks, and others have Google Earth involved in their products, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 27, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXi - with 25 improved features, the 21.3" LCD monitor has good display, many control settings, stable mounting, but comparatively slow response time, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more LCD reviews)

SWIFT SketchXpert - SolidWorks 2007 quickly resolves sketching-related issues with the help of SWIFT SketchXpert feature, SolidWorks Blog, June 26, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Using Cover Fills for 2D/3D Ceilings in ArchiCAD - creating new ceiling materials and composites to make 2D/3D ceiling, Jim Mahoney, AECbytes.com, June 26, 2006 (more ArchiCAD tutorials)

Creating a Plain, Shiny Texture in RenderWorks - creating a new texture and adjusting its settings to add quick shiny surface reflection, Daniel Jansenson, AECbytes.com, June 26, 2006

Converting a VectorWorks Viewport to a Design Layer Object - creating section viewport of a two-story garage/studio and then moving the objects to a design layer, Patrick Stanford, AECbytes.com, June 26, 2006 (more VectorWorks tutorials)

A Couple of Cool AutoCAD Keyboard Tips - executing previous commands, erasing selected objects, and more actions with keyboard commands, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 26, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Separate Hatches - hatch all your boundaries quickly and separate previously grouped hatches using "Separate Hatches" feature in AutoCAD 2006 and 2007, Mark Douglas, In the Dynamic Interface, June 26, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Speed Up Projected View Creation - using construction tools in AutoCAD Mechanical to create projected views, Joe Bartels, Cadalyst, June 9, 2006 (more AutoCAD Mechanical tutorials)

Email an Open DWF File from Autodesk DWF Viewer - due to small size, DWF file can be sent like any other ordinary mail through MAPI-enabled email program, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 26, 2006 (more DWF features)

Revit Warning Review - review warning option alerts for any problematic issues to be taken care of while developing a project, Beau Turner, will render for food, June 26, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Xref'ing from Vault - after logging into the Vault, users can attach and modify the Xref in Civil 3D, Dominick Gallegos, The Crazy World of Civil 3D, June 26, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Automatically Displaying a Viewport's Scale - using field or Formula properties to format the viewport scale in ADT, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, June 24, 2006 (more ADT tutorials)

FEA for All - Part 3: Autodesk and ANSYS Just Friends? - speculation on Autodesk buying ANSYS, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 26, 2006 (more Autodesk articles, more ANSYS features)

Focusing on Conceptual Design - AutoCAD 2007 focuses on conceptual design and 3D modeling, has dynamic UCS, visualization and collaboration tools, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, June 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

CAMWorks 11 - fully integrated with SolidWorks, CAMWorks expands to 5-axis simultaneous machining and also includes 2- and 4-axis mill/turning and wire EDM capabilities, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 14, 2006 (more CAMWorks reviews)

MindManager Won't Think for You - But it Helps - tightly integrated with Microsoft Office applications, MindManager guides strategic design planning for collaborative product development, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 26, 2006 (more MindManager features)

High-End Math Package Complements Engineering Work - easy-to-use Mathcad 13 is a powerful engineering and scientific computing tool that can work with FEA software, Ted Diehl, Machine Design, June 22, 2006 (more Mathcad reviews)

AutoCAD & FM: Implementing a CAFM System, Pt. 2 - highly customizable FMDesktop uses Microsoft Access as database engine and can be linked to AutoCAD with the help of Facility Link module, Shaun Bryant, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more Autodesk articles)

Analysis for All, Part 2: SolidWorks and COSMOS - SolidWorks offers COSMOS as fully integrated FEA application, while other vendors rely on 3rd-party FEA packages, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 23, 2006 (more FEA features)

Availl Declassified - Availl offers Avail Enterprise that provides built-in data synchronization and protection features without actually having a PDM/PLM system, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Joel Orr Commentary: PDM? PLM? What? - PDM complements PLM, but often being mistaken as part of PLM, Joel Orr of Cyon Research Corporation, Machine Design, June 7, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Optimize Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Performance - HP xw8200 Workstation with dual-core processor fulfills the memory requirements for running Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 in 64-bit environment, PTC Express, May 2006 (more Pro/E features)

Wire Layer Control - AutoCAD Electrical 2007 has new "Create/Edit wire Type feature" for creating layer for the wires quickly, CADgneto, June 24, 2006 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

Multi-Level Bill of Material - view structure of assembly with parts in Autodesk Inventor, CADgneto, June 24, 2006 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

DgnQuickPick - DgnQuickPick in MicroStation can open and save sets of design files in a dialogue box as a series of tabs, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, June 26, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Calling up the Keyin Window in XM - pressing "Enter" button pops up the keyin window in XM, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, June 26, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0 Allows Finer Printing Control via UI - Autodesk DWF Viewer 7.0 prints DWF files from Print dialog in user interface instead of a registry setting, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 23, 2006 (more DWF features)

Bad CAD and Side Action Drafting - drafting a side action on a hollow, baseless plastic pyramid using side-action cams, protomold, June 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

Aussie Cos Look to India - Robertson & Marks in New South Wales is setting up an outsourcing center for CAD-related work in India, News Today, June 23, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

CADopia - Changing the Order of Entities in a Group - CADopia, June 26, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Modifying a Group and its Entities - renaming, changing description and making a group selectable in the drawing, CADopia, June 26, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Delcam PowerShape 7.0 - with updated user interface and enhanced surface modeling workflow, PowerShape 7.0 appears to be an efficient surface modeling system for developing complex shapes, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006 (more PowerShape reviews)

The New Owner May be Dell, but it's Still Alienware - an AEC design workstation, Alienware MJ-12 7500a has AMD dual-core CPU, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450 GPU, 2 GB of motherboard RAM, more, appreciated by Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, June 24, 2006 (more Alienware workstations reviews)

Wish List Items Implemented in XM - wishes like copy to level, configuration variable names, spreadsheet compilation, and many others have been included in MicroStation XM, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, June 22, 2006 (more MicroStation features)

Position Mapping in XM - quickly accessing tools using position mapping feature in MicroStation XM, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, June 21, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

AIA Convention, Part 2 - architectural firms like HOK Group, The Stubbins Associates, and RTKL Associates discuss reasons to adopt BIM, Nancy Spurling Johnson, Cadalyst, June 22, 2006 (more AEC features)

DirectX versus OpenGL - Microsoft Vista support of DirectX may make developers shy away from OpenGL, Robert Jamieson of ATI, MCAD Online, June 14, 2006 (more Windows XP features)

Training the Trainer: Corporate Training, Part 5 - implement training plan to power users first before others and follow-up after training, Matt Murphy, AUGI, June 2006 (may require free registration) (more CAD management features)

AutoCAD Training - Doing the Wrong Thing Better - give users a thorough understanding of concepts in a training program, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, June 22, 2006 (more CAD management features)

Civil Object Styles Made Easy - learning about settings, values and styles in profile and section band sets in Civil 3D, Phillip Zimmerman, Cadalyst Management, June 9, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Commandless Copy!! - copy objects quickly without launching a command, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, June 22, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Knowledge Base Exclusive - defining colors for models and surfaces using RBG (HSV) values, color wheel, or blending palette in Pro/E Wildfire 3.0, PTC Express, May 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

HOOPS Application Framework 14.0 Supports DWF for C++ Programmers - HOOPS 3D graphics system can save, read or write 2D or 3D data as a DWF file, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 22, 2006 (more DWF features)

Who Paid for Porting NX to Mac? - Apple's commitment to purchase NX/Mac licenses questions the sustainability of NX in the Mac market, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 22, 2006 (more UGS features)

ADT 2007 (2006) - Project Based Wall Height - creating a Property Definition Set to identify walls linked to the project Level Height, Tomislav Zigo, BIMology, June 15, 2006 (more ADT tutorials)

Separating Structural Shape Names in a Complex Structural Member Style - use a series of Formula properties for accessing a particular shape name in ADT, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, June 17, 2006 (more ADT tutorials)

True Elevation and Position - create site file and building project file for defining the true position and elevation of your Revit project, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 21, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Design Bar Comparison - comparing design bars of Revit Building 9 and Revit Systems, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 21, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Very Valuable Variables: LWDISPLAY/FILLMODE - AutoCAD system variable LWDISPLAY controls the lineweight display while FILLMODE checks if hatches and fills, 2D solids, and wide polylines are filled in or not, Melanie Stone, Mistress of the Dorkness, June 21, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Trim/Extend - using TRIM and EXTEND in coordination with edge mode in AutoCAD, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-corner, June 21, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Polywell PolyStation 939CF-V7350 - fitted with AMD Athlon64 FX-60 dual-core processor and ATI FireGL V7350 graphics card of 1GB RAM, this workstation is well suited for large models, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more Polywell workstation reviews)

AIA Integrated Practice 2006 Conference - highlights include presentations from architects practicing BIM, alternative delivery methods like project alliance, and use of BIM in SOM's Freedom Tower project, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, June 21, 2006 (more AEC features)

SWIFT FeatureXpert - SWIFT FeatureXpert in SolidWorks 2007 creates feature for the selected geometry quickly, SolidWorks Blog, June 21, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

I-deas to NX Migration Update - UGS provides same licensing tools to users for running I-deas and NX while they prepare themselves for the migration, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006 (more UGS features)

Analysis for All, Part 1 -- Should You Worry? - running analysis software without proper training could be disastrous, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 21, 2006 (more FEA features)

UGS: "We're First with PLM for the Mac!" - UGS plans to add support for Intel-based Macs later this year and PLM for Mac by 2007, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 21, 2006 (more UGS features)

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Gets Interactive - with graphical user interface, new Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 tool manager helps users in selecting and designing machine tool paths efficiently, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, June 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Fillet Fundamentals - tips on using AutoCAD's Fillet command for adding arcs between two lines, circles or to the corners of 3D solids, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, June 9, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

TIPniques: Elephants Don't Bite - AutoCAD tips on pesky object selection, blocks, attributes, more, Chris Lindner, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more AutoCAD tips)

Create Invisible Supporting Notes - keep supporting notes on a layer in AutoCAD drawing or in a text document linked to the drawing, Dieter Schlaepfer of Autodesk, Ellen Finkelstein.com, June 21, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

2007 Contains 87 NEW System Variables - description of new system variables in Civil 3D 2007, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, June 21, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

2007 New, Changed, and Obsolete Commands - description of new, changed and removed commands in Autodesk Civil 3D 2007, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, June 21, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

ZOOMWHEEL System Variable - when set to 1, the system variable zooms out, if moving mouse wheel forward and vice versa, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, June 21, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Removing Old DWG TrueView 2007 Before Installing DWG TrueView 2007 Update - solving the registry problem of Autodesk DWG TrueView 2007, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 21, 2006 (more DWF features)

Multithreading and CAD - CAD users comment on extent of usefulness of multi-threading for CAD applications, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, June 20, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

CADopia - Creating a Group - entering a group name and description, then selecting the entities for the group, CADopia, June 22, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Joining Entities - joining two parallel lines or arcs sharing the same center point and radius, CADopia, June 22, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

New form.Z Release Makes Object Animation Part of the Modeling Process - available for both Windows and Mac, form.Z version 6.0 has new object animation feature for 3D modeling; other features are: model morphing, parametric deformations, branched and skinned lofting, and 3D printing, Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, June 21, 2006 (more form.Z reviews)

REALVIZ VTour - easy to use, VTour can create photorealistic 3D virtual scenes from digital photographs, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 21, 2006

Solutions from Synergis: DWF Evolution - importing a DWF file into DWG file as a referenced underlay, Peter Gehring, Cadalyst, June 9, 2006 (more DWF features)

Comparison of DWF and PDF - DWF shares engineering design data while PDF is for text-based documents, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 20, 2006 (more DWF features)

Applying 2D Commands to 3D Solids - applying AutoCAD 2D commands efficiently for copying, mirroring, arraying and inserting blocks in 3D solid modeling, Mohmed Zuber Shaikh, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)

Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD Drawings 102 - changing column blocks to 3D using REFEDIT command, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, June 20, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Exploding Blocks with Attributes - express tool BURST maintains the attribute values while exploding a block, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 20, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Engineers Can Rely on CD-adapco's Expertise - CD-adapco offers STAR-CAD Series v4.02 products to work with major 3D CAD applications for CFD analysis, SolidWorks Community, June 13, 2006 (requires free registration) (more CFD articles)

Contoured Keyways - using the partial offset method in Inventor to create the sweep path for making keyway in irregular shaped shaft, David Melvin, Inventor Connections, May 8, 2006 (requires free registration) (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Format Result As... - formatting as default value "Double" shows unitless values in Text Component Editor in Civil 3D, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, June 19, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Calculating Area by Slope Range - calculating the area when running a slope analysis on the surface in 3D, Melanie A. Santer, LA CAD, June 14, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Mtext Line Spacing - specifying line spacing for the multiline text object in AutoCAD using At least/Exactly, Melanie Stone, Mistress of the Dorkness, June 20, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Direct-From-CAM Machining Streamlines Robotic Milling - Robo-Mill has CNC machining center capabilities and is compatible with CATIA, GibbsCAM and UGS CAM applications, Derek Korn, MMS Online, June 2006 (more CAM articles)

Overview: AutoCAD 2007 - mainly focused on 3D, AutoCAD 2007 has XREF tool palette, DWF attaching facility, and express tools in menu structure for 2D users, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, June 14, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

Alibre Design - suitably priced, parametric Alibre Design 9 is easily customizable, automatically updates views, has sheet-metal capabilities and good interoperability, highly recommended by Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more Alibre reviews)

Cool Tech - Color Rapid Prototypes - using technology similar to color inkjet printers, Z Corp's Spectrum Z510 can make multi-color rapid prototypes, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 20, 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

64-bit: CAD's New Fast Track - prudent 64-bit technology aims to provide extra memory and increase in speed for running complex, high-end MCAD applications, Ric Leeds of PTC, MCAD Online, June 8, 2006 (more MCAD articles)

Customizing Your Editing Environment - customizing double-click edit commands in CUI and viewport to display Properties command in AutoCAD 2007, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, June 9, 2006 (more AutoCAD customization tutorials)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Dividing an Object - setting the visible pointer with system variable PDMODE and then dividing the object into equal segments using DIVIDE command, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 19, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Transitioning from 2D to 3D AutoCAD drawings 101 - changing the viewpoint of a typical 2D AutoCAD floor plan using Shift key and mouse button, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, June 19, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Rapid Prototyping Systems Grow 14.6%; 3D Printer Sales up 35% - Wohlers Report 2006 predicts rapid manufacturing to become most popular among other rapid prototyping applications in many industries, Doug Smock, Design News, June 12, 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

3D Printing is a Design Game-Changer - cost-effective 3D printing fosters creativity among engineers in office environment, Doug Smock, Design News, June 12, 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

Real Graphics Power for Real Work - professional graphics cards offer technical stability, support, and reliability to run complex 3D modeling software, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more graphic card features)

Creating and Applying Annotation Features When Designing for Manufacture in Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 - creating the template, annotation feature, user-defined feature, and then extracting NC programming information from the model, PTC Express, May 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Customizing the Bill of Material - displaying length, width and height of a component in the Bill of Material in CATIA, Rishi Kumar Patel, CATIA Community, March 13, 2006 (requires free registration) (more CATIA tutorials)

SolidWorks 2007 Unveiled - impressive SWIFT technology, new Freeform surfacing tool, Google-like search function, ScanTo3D software, and many more in SolidWorks 2007, Amy Rowell of Cyon Research, CADwire.net, June 16, 2006 (more SolidWorks reviews)

COSMOS Simplifies to Beams - COSMOS 2007 creates finite element models with beam elements automatically, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 19, 2006 (more CosmosWorks reviews)

SolidWorks Prospers by Bringing 3D CAD to the Masses - including SWIFT tool, more than 250 features in SolidWorks 2007 drive users to become comfortable with 3D CAD, Beth Stackpole, Managing Automation, June 16, 2006 (more SolidWorks features)

What's New in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Sketcher Palette? - sketcher user interface helps you build and share organized library of sections required by the company projects, Jim Buchanan, PTC Express, May 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

AutoCAD 07: New Select Options - "Subobjects" option selects faces and more on 3D models and "objects" option helps to exit the former option, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 17, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - using AutoLISP to save drawing layer data, change objects to different layers, edit text, create viewport layouts, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, June 9, 2006 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 - Tips & Tricks - features like 'reference text' and 'view orientation' help to dynamically link the object data in an Engineering Model, Anthony Governanti, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Civil 3D - Undocumented Command - undocumented AecInspect command tells the layer and type of an entity, when hovered over it, Angel Espinoza, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, June 16, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

New Command for Civil 3D 2007 - undocumented and unsupported, AecInspect command gives object and its layer information, Jason Hickey, Beneath The Lines, June 16, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Very Valuable Variable: REMEMBERFOLDERS - when set to zero, it restores the behavior of AutoCAD 2000 and previous releases, while set to 1, uses standard Microsoft behavior, Melanie Stone, Mistress of the Dorkness, June 15, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

CADopia - Breaking Entities - specifying two break points to break an entity, CADopia, June 19, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Editing the Length of Entities - changing the length of an entity by dragging, CADopia, June 19, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

DWF Composer Gets New Name, New Tools - formerly known as DWF Composer, Design Review 2007 interoperates between all Autodesk design products and can review and mark up 2D and 3D DWF files, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 16, 2006 (more Autodesk DWF Composer reviews)

MCAD Europe 2006: A Reshaping Dynamic Market - fast growing mid-range MCAD market gets close to high-end market in Europe, where Dassault earns highest revenue among the MCAD vendors, 01 Consulting, CADdigest.com, June 16, 2006 (more MCAD articles)

Get 'Em While They're Young: SolidWorks in Education - comparatively easy-to-learn SolidWorks Education Edition is available to students for just $99, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 15, 2006 (more SolidWorks features)

AIA TAP 2006 Conference - focus was on inevitable technology BIM and its implementation, in spite of risks involved, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, June 15, 2006 (more AEC features)

Seven Deadly Sins of AutoCAD Users - not reading CAD-related information, not developing standards, not fixing bad CAD files, and not using upgraded software to its maximum potential create complexities in work flow, Mark W. Kiker, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more CAD management features)

Math Software's Arch Enemy: The Number 2 Pencil - Maplesoft's 2006 Survey reveals that most engineers use pencil and paper for math calculations as math analysis software demands time to learn, Karen Auguston Field, Design News, June 2006 (more Maple features)

AutoCAD Hip Tip for Batch Plotting - replacement of Batch Plot program, new PUBLISH command easily prints multiple drawings and layouts, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 15, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Autodesk Design Review 2007 Releases Today - accurate import of AutoCAD DWG and DXF files, no need to convert DWG files to DWF for viewing them, and more enhancements in new release, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, June 15, 2006 (more DWF features)

Sun and PTC Offer Solutions for Environmental Compliance - infrastructure software solutions from Sun integrated with PTC's Windchill and Wildfire software can help you get compliance initiative towards RoHS and WEEE regulations, Gary Geramanis of Sun, Pro/E Community, June 14, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Digital Factory Within Reach - SMBs can implement only the desired modules of digital manufacturing software initially to improve product quality and quantity, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, June 15, 2006 (more PLM articles)

Quick Reference - multimedia tutorial, quick reference on colors and icons for PDMWorks, SolidProfessor.com, June 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Vault Tech Tip: Creating Plan Sets (Alignments & Profiles) - alignment and profile both being in the same drawing enable the profile to be added to the Vault, Danny Counts, LA CAD, June 13, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Deep Exploration 4.0 - available as standard and CAD editions, Deep Exploration 4.0 can convert CAD models into graphics, has good CAD file support and speed, easy to use interface, more, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 15, 2006 (more Deep Exploration reviews)

SolidWorks Unveils a Clippy-Like Tool, Only on Steroids - with more than 250 improvements, SolidWorks 2007 has SWIFT tool to help the engineer be more productive, Karen Auguston Field, Design News, June 15, 2006 (more SolidWorks reviews)

You Didn't Really Want to Detach That Xref, Did You? - new Reference Manager palette in AutoCAD 2007 has problem in detaching xrefs, here is a workaround, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst Management, June 9, 2006 (more AutoCAD bugs)

Rendering 2D Objects in AutoCAD 2007 - rendering elevation of an interior stone wall by creating a 2D region and using dashboard, Eric Wing, AUGI, June 2006 (requires free registration) (more AutoCAD rendering tutorials)

Modeling Needs and Bean Counters - 3D modeling software needs to run on a workstation with good RAM, bigger and brighter displays, recommended graphics card and 3D input device like the SpaceBall or SpacePilot, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more MCAD articles)

Calculating Return on Effort - spending time on small updates can bring you good returns, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, June 15, 2006 (more CAD management features)

CAD Manager - Your Pain, Everyone's Gain - share the solution, prioritize the problems, keep track, and discuss with CAD users about their problems, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, June 15, 2006 (more CAD management features)

When to Give Up and Move On - sometimes ignoring unusual behavior of software works, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, June 15, 2006 (more CAD management features)

Answers to Questions About Autodesk DWF Composer Name Change - new name, Autodesk Design Review, signifies benefits and functionality, does not affect upgrades, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 14, 2006 (more DWF features)

Readying a v4 Model for v5 Conversion - save CATIA v4 individual parts, drop all symbols and details, and retain the important data before migrating to CATIA v5, Shawn Metzer, CATIA Community, April 24, 2006 (requires free registration) (more CATIA tutorials)

AutoCAD 07: Restoring DWT Files - corrupted acad3D.dwt template file crashes AutoCAD 2007 while opening 3D modeling workplace, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 14, 2006

Update: Restoring DWT Files - restarting with 2D template and then running the 3dConfig command can do the job, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 15, 2006

Materials in Level Manager - specifying a rendering material for a level in MicroStation, Nigel Davies & Karen Fugle, Eat Your CAD, June 13, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

CADopia - To Trim Several Entities Using the Fence Selection Method - selecting boundary edge and specifying two points to trim entities, CADopia, June 15, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - To Trim an Entity to an Implied Boundary - CADopia, June 15, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

SolidWorks 2007 - Part I - introduction of SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology, updated surface modeling, Sheet Metal feature, assembly modeling tools, Design Checker, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, June 15, 2006 (more SolidWorks reviews)

SolidWorks 2007 Sneak Preview - new updates include SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology, Design Checker, Sketch Blocks, advanced assembly mechanisms, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 14, 2006 (more SolidWorks reviews)

Deliver Your Own In-House Training - good training material, effective training sessions and follow up help a student learn, Robert Green, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more CAD management features)

2006 PTC/User Conference, Part 2 - Wildfire 3 overview, Pro/E-Mathcad integration and future developments to other PTC products, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 13, 2006 (more CAD show articles)

Improving Performance of Large Assembly Drawings - tips to improve productivity while working in drawing mode or assembly mode in Pro/E, Florin Neamtu, Pro/E Community, April 5, 2006 (may require free registration) (more Pro/E tutorials)

Bentley Hardware Partners Workstations and Servers - a list of graphics and workstations from HP, Compaq, Dell, and IBM that were tested on different versions of MicroStation, Bentley, June 7, 2006 (more MicroStation features)

Defining Custom Lights - using lightlist.dgn file to add or remove a specific light in MicroStation, Nigel Davies & Karen Fugle, Eat Your CAD, June 13, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Selecting Multiple Lights - using Define Light tool to select and carry out multiple changes to a particular type of lights in MicroStation, Nigel Davies & Karen Fugle, Eat Your CAD, June 13, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

View Display Mode - setting the display mode from View Attributes dialogue box in MicroStation, Nigel Davies & Karen Fugle, Eat Your CAD, June 13, 2006 (more MicroStation tutorials)

AutoCAD Yard Sale - specifying a hatch origin, creating a DWG using WBLOCK command, unrecognized font in AutoCAD, convert attributes into text, more, Michael Beall, michael's corner, June 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Control Mtext Line Spacing - using MTEXT command in AutoCAD to change the default Mtext line spacing, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-corner, June 13, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Where'd the Image Manager Go? - CLASSICIMAGE command can bring back your old Image Manager window in AutoCAD 2007, Beneath The Lines, June 13, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Cadalyst Labs Salutes Best Hardware, Software - list of products reviewed and highly praised by Cadalyst in last six months, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, June 1, 2006 (more KeyCreator reviews, Acrobat reviews, StudioTools reviews, LCD reviews, @Xi workstation reviews, graphic card reviews)

Does Your CAD System Support Design and Validation in One Window? - check for functionality, ability to support desired design environment and other features while considering a 3D CAD system, Craig Therrien, Moldmaking Technology, June 2006 (more CAM articles)

Patterns Made Easy - using Alibre Design's Pattern tool to duplicate features in circular or linear pattern in a part workspace, Michael Todd, Cadalyst, May 9, 2006 (more Alibre features)

The SolidWorks Task Pane - exploring the task pane to learn about online resources, design library, and file explorer, Richard Doyle, Cadalyst, May 9, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

PTC Product Roadmap and Executive Panel Q&A - Brian Shepherd of PTC talks about improvements in Pro/E and other PTC products; a Q&A session with PTC executives, Alexandra Pratt, Pro/E Community, June 7, 2006 (may require free registration) (more Pro/E tutorials)

How to Use Envelopes to Create Assembly Simplified Reps - using Envelope Manager in Pro/E Wildfire 2.0 to simplify the gearbox assembly in a drill assembly, Florin Neamtu, Pro/E Community, April 12, 2006 (may require free registration) (more Pro/E tutorials)

Rushed Out? - AutoCAD 2007 has inconsistencies, is missing command shortcuts commands and contains typos, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 12, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

Increase Precision for DWF Files from Autodesk DWG TrueView - increasing the vector DPI of Autodesk DWG TrueView for better precision, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 12, 2006 (more DWF features)

TIN Volume Surface - using TIN volume surface to compare surfaces in Civil 3D, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, June 12, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Volumes Can be a Delicate Balancing Act - using grading volume tools to balance the surface and then volumes in Civil 3D despite bugs and crashes, Jason Hickey, Beneath The Lines, June 12, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Vault Tech Tip: Add and Detach in Same Menu? - Saveas may not be the right command while adding same Civil 3D drawing in a Vault Database for sharing, Danny Counts, LA CAD, June 9, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Change the Block Insertion Point on the Fly - INSERT command in AutoCAD 2006 allows base point override while placing block, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, June 1, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Designing Pipe Inspectors - magnetic flux leakage technology can simulate and check for the integrity of pipelines, Grant Coleman of BJ Pipeline Inspection Services, Desktop Engineering, May 2006 (more engineering articles)

Graphisoft Announces ArchiCAD 10 - available for Windows and Macintosh OS, ArchiCAD 10 has new features for complex designing, integrated PlotMaker, Smart Drawing Manager, more, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 12, 2006 (more ArchiCAD reviews)

ZPrinter 310 Plus - update to entry-level monochrome 3D printer from Z Corp is 25% faster, Al Dean, prototype, February 14, 2006 (more rapid prototyping reviews)

Civil 3D 2007 Highlights - new features include survey functionality, quick sections, grading tools, improved labels, pipes, and corridors, more, Rick Ellis, Cadapult Software Solutions, Inc., May 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D reviews)

Best Practices for CFD Simulations - use analysis early in design, don't overcomplicate model, airflow before thermal, more, Paul Dvorak, Machine Design, June 7, 2006 (more CFD articles)

Interview: Blue Ridge Numerics - Jim Spann of Blue Ridge Numerics talks about upfront CFD, its future, CAD integration, and real time analysis, MCAD Online, May 8, 2006 (more CFD articles)

Keeping Cool - CFD helps electronic engineers to study heat flow as designs get more compact, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, May 2006 (more CFD articles)

DWF Toolkit 7.2 Handles All DWF Files - difference between DWF file and DWF Toolkit, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 9, 2006 (more DWF features)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Turning Surfaces into Solids - new THICKEN command in AutoCAD 2007 thickens a surface evenly, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 11, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

AutoCAD 2007 Tip: User-Defined Axes Labels - view the x, y, and z axes in color or black and label them as desired using 3D modeling option, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 9, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

DWF Items on AUGI Wish List Voting - wish list items include digital signatures, hyperlinks within DWF, layer control, names view, more, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 11, 2006 (more DWF features)

Multi View Blocks Aren't Rocket Science! - creating Multi-View Block with different displays in different display reps, Richard Binning, beside the cursor, June 5, 2006 (more ADT tutorials)

Pasting Images into a Mathcad Document - pasting a circuit diagram from Microsoft Paint to Mathcad, Mathcad, June 2006 (more Mathcad tutorials)

Layer Standard Concepts - general guidelines for creating layer standards, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, June 9, 2006 (more CAD management features)

A View From All Angles - SolidWorks window lets you control the behavior of multiple views, SolidWorks Blog, June 8, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Little Time Savers - SolidWorks uses the Enter key to repeat the last command, SolidWorks Blog, June 5, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Dynamic Editing of Your Designs - using Move/Size feature and sketch mode are used to dynamically update the sketches, SolidWorks Blog, June 1, 2006 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Autodesk Sees Growth in Outsourced Digital Design Industry - Autodesk Philippines finds potential workforce that can be trained quickly for creative design, Alexander Villafania, INQ7.net, June 8, 2006 (more Autodesk articles)

CADopia - To Trim an Entity - select the cutting edge to trim an entity, CADopia, June 12, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - To Extend Several Entities Using the Fence Selection Method - selecting the boundary edge and then specifying the points of the fence, CADopia, June 12, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

State of the AEC Industry 2006 - major AEC software companies offering latest BIM software: Nemetschek NA VectorWorks Architect 12, ADT 2007, Revit Building 9, Bentley Architecture, ArchiCAD, Digital Project V1 R2, 1ST Pricing, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, May 1, 2006 (more VectorWorks reviews, ADT reviews, Revit reviews, Bentley Architecture reviews, ArchiCAD reviews, Digital Project reviews, 1ST Pricing reviews)

2006 PTC/User Conference, Pt. 1 - PTC targets operating profit of around $120 million this year through more acquisitions, improving products, and customer satisfaction, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 8, 2006 (more CAD show articles)

CAD Management Finances, Part 1 - instead of explaining technical capabilities, CAD managers should justify equipment based on cost and ROI, Robert Green, Cadalyst, June 8, 2006 (more CAD management features)

AutoCAD - Customer Error Reporting (CER) - users can improve AutoCAD by reporting errors, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, June 8, 2006 (more Autodesk articles)

Grasping at Civil 3D Styles - basics of styles meant to introduce Land Desktop users to Civil 3D, Bill Frederick, Cadalyst, May 4, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Align Your Blocks! - using alignment parameter to update the block definition in AutoCAD 2006 and 2007, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, June 8, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Zoom to Objects - Object option in ZOOM command will fit to selected entities, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, June 6, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Digital Magazines: Follow Up - reader prefer hard copy versions over digital editions of magazines, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, June 8, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

Rotating Images Just Got Better - Revit 9 can rotate imported raster images to any precise angle using ROTATE command, Daniel Hughes, Revit JobCaptain, June 6, 2006 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Obtaining the Latest Xerox Printer Driver - installing latest Xerox drivers for printing DWF files, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 8, 2006 (more DWF features)

Design and Draft on Macintosh Computers - with 64-bit, floating-point precision, VersaCAD for Mac can draw complex geometries, has Group-Isometric feature, in-built PDF capability, DXF, DWG, and IGES formats interoperability, more, Alan Mefford, Machine Design, June 7, 2006 (more VersaCAD reviews)

PTC/USER: Tuesday PM: Excel>Pro/E - Nitro-Cell uses Microsoft Excel to drive Pro/ENGINEER, also works well with PDM, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 7, 2006

PTC/USER: Tuesday AM: Pro/E Tips - tips on trimming a 3-sided surface gap, setting the color of machined surfaces, more, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006 (more Pro/E tutorials)

PTC/USER: Tuesday AM: Intralink 8.0 Migration - justifying the migration to Intralink 8.0 and tip on removing unwanted old revision levels, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006 (more Pro/E features)

Real Virtuality - starting his career as a cabinet-maker, Autodesk CEO Carl Bass advices designers to visualize designs before creating it, Economist.com, June 1, 2006 (more Autodesk articles)

An AutoCAD Hip Tip on Layers - express tool LAYWALK shows all of the layers being used for an object, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 7, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

AutoCAD Tip: How to List All Drawings That Contain a Specific Xref - Design Center searches all drawings containing a particular Xref, Mike Hacker, Between the Lines, June 7, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

World of DWF - Gallery - Autodesk hosts useful DWF examples submitted by users, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, June 7, 2006 (more DWF features)

Now, This One is Funny - video pokes fun at Rhino3D but fails to show the qualities of Autodesk Studio Tools, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, June 6, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

Digital Magazines: That's a Fine Mess You Got Me Into Now, Stanley - digital magazines seem to please advertisers but affect the reading content, creating a mess, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, June 6, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

PDF Being Taken Out of Microsoft Vista? - Microsoft-Adobe breakup again questions the openness of CAD formats, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, June 6, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

CADopia - To Extend an Entity - CADopia, June 8, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - To Extend an Entity to an Implied Boundary - using edge mode and extend tools to extend the entity to a boundary edge, CADopia, June 8, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

UGS Introduces Solid Edge v19, New CAM Tool - with more than 300 enhancements, Solid Edge v19 supports 64-bit Windows and interoperable with NX CAM Express, a new member of UGS Velocity Series, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 7, 2006 (more Solid Edge reviews, NX CAM reviews)

TurboCAD v12 - Beyond Sketching - out of professional and deluxe versions, TurboCAD Professional has finer 3D modeling capabilities like Booleans, deformable and face modeling, more, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop Engineering, May 2006 (more TurboCAD reviews)

FBI Agent Recounts Outsourcing Horror Story - no conviction after SolidWorks software theft stymies FBI, Bob Brown, infoworld, May 16, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

PTC/USER Part 4: Future Enhancements - future PTC products will be featuring MathCAD, 3D drawings will have annotations, auto-rounding, faster visualization, increased security, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 6, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC Execs Paint Positive Picture - PTC determined to ease the design and manufacturing problems with new suite of products like Wildfire 3.0, Arbortext and Mathcad, Karl F. Moffatt, Pro/E Community, June 5, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC/USER: Monday PM: The Future of PTC Products... - new features in Wildfire 3.0 and other PTC products; Q&A session with PTC executives, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC/USER: Monday AM: Mathcad - presentation on analysis features of Mathcad, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 6, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC/USER: Monday AM: PTC Products - Jim Heppelmann of PTC talks about linking Arbortext and Mathcad with Pro/E, Edwin Muirhead, CAD Admin & Pro/E Help, June 5, 2006 (more PTC features)

"Do You Do BIM?" Part 2 - increasing BIM software interoperability with IFC and facing BIM implementation challenges, Brandt R. Karstens, Cadalyst, June 6, 2006 (more AEC features)

AutoCAD 2007 Tip: Twisted Walls - drawing a 3D wall using polysolid command and twisting it like sweep objects, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 6, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

Hip Tip on Splitting Faces on AutoCAD 2007 - imprint the line into the face using the IMPRINT command and then splitting the face using the new 3D Grips, Lynn Allen's Blog, June 6, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

What Software Publishes DWF Files? - 2D DWF files can be published with versions starting from AutoCAD 2002, while 3D DWF files can be published with versions starting from AutoCAD 2006, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 6, 2006 (more DWF features)

UGS Announces Parasolid V17.1 - with extended functionality, Parasolid V17.1 is easy-to-use, fully supporting 3D model construction and 64-bit Windows and receives readers' choice award for the month of June, Desktop Engineering, May 2006 (more UGS features)

Affinity for ArchiCAD - available as stand-alone and plug-in application, Trelligence Affinity manages design data with good interoperability to get benefits of BIM, Leslie Butterfield of Trelligence, Cadalyst, May 9, 2006

PTC/USER World Event 2006, Part 1 - in keynote to over 2,000 attendees, PTC CEO tells of increased customer satisfaction, revenue projected to be over $800M, acquisitions, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 5, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC/USER Part 2: Financial Highlights - PTC wants to increase margin from 15% to 20%, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 5, 2006 (more PTC features)

PTC/USER Part 3: Q&A - PTC executives answer questions on acquisitions, growth, position in the market, more, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 5, 2006 (more PTC features)

Who's the Loser? - video pokes fun at SolidWorks and features Autodesk's Carl Bass and Carol Bartz, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, June 2, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

Wallingford Software's French CS User Conference Biggest and Best Yet - highlights include preview of InfoWorks CS version 7.5, InfoNet for sewage and water supply systems, more, Wallingford Software, May 18, 2006 (more CAD show articles)

"Do You Do BIM?" Part 1 - benefits of BIM and its comparison with conventional construction models, Brandt R. Karstens, Cadalyst, June 5, 2006 (more AEC features)

Wohlers Report 2005 - the report discusses applications and emerging trends in additive fabrication in Asia/Pacific region, Terry Wohlers, prototype, February 14, 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

Parting without Sorrow - placing parting lines carefully while designing a mold, protomold, May 2006 (more rapid prototyping features)

Get Latest Version - Civil 3D or the Vault Explorer give you the latest version of the files, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, June 2, 2006 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Suppress Implicit Multiplication - suppressing automatic insert of multiplication operators in Mathcad 13.1, Mathcad, June 2006 (more Mathcad tutorials)

Soft(er) Shadows - rendering with soft edge shadows in Inventor Studio, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, June 2006 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Workplane Front or Back? - determining front side of a workplane and flipping it normal in Inventor 11, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, June 2006 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

The Old Zoom - control the zoom effect with system variable VTENABLE in AutoCAD 2006 and 2007, The Mad Cadder, May 31, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

Caligari trueSpace7 - ideal for visualization and simulation, trueSpace7 has customizable 3D collaborative tool and supports broad file formats, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, May 1, 2006 (more trueSpace reviews)

Visio 2007 - new release has smarter themes, AutoConnect, data graphics, more, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 5, 2006 (more Visio reviews)

Solid Edge -- the Best MCAD Program You Won't Buy - Solid Edge is often overlooked despite its capabilities, UGS lack of marketing to blame, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 2, 2006 (more Solid Edge features)  

Top Tier CAD Vendors Proclaim: "Free 2D for Everyone!" - the free 2D CAD program performs much better than AutoCAD LT, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 2, 2006 (more CAD industry articles)

Team Editorial 2006: Editorializing - the -Toolbars command opens all AutoCAD toolbars at once, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 4, 2006 (more AutoCAD tips)

AutoCAD 2007 - Sharing Visual Styles - add your visual styles to tool palettes and export them as an *.xpg file, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, June 2, 2006 (more AutoCAD 2007 features)

Going Parallel the New Way - development of parallel applications running on desktop workstations helps to solve complex simulations, Ilya Mirman, Desktop Engineering, May 2006 (more engineering analysis articles)

Work Feature Tips - Inventor 11 can show the input geometry used to create the selected work geometry, Kevin Schneider, The Evangelist Speaks, May 2006 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

The Full MicroStation Wish List - vote for your favorite wish list items, Eat Your CAD, May 31, 2006 (more MicroStation features)

Font Embedding Info for DWF Toolkit Programmers - description of some useful files inside the DWF file, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, June 2, 2006 (more DWF features)

CAD/CAM & CAE - new 3D simulation software like Compuplast, Moldex v 8.0, Moldflow; CAM software like Esprit Mold and Mastercam X CAD/CAM; BST and SST 1200 large-format 3D printers and PC/ABS material for rapid prototyping, Mikell Knights, Plastic Technology, June 2006 (more CAM articles, rapid prototyping features)

CADopia - Stretching Entities - stretching an entity using grips, CADopia, June 5, 2006 (more IntelliCAD tutoria