Dassault Systemes Buys ICEM: Ongoing Consolidation - ICEM acquisition will strengthen CATIA in surface modeling arena, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 29, 2007 (more CATIA features)

SW or CATIA? Dassault Says Both - Dassault is trying to sell its expensive CATIA software into bigger SolidWorks market, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 28, 2007 (more CATIA features)

Modeling a Spur Gear - Tutorial for Beginners - drawing a circle and applying constraints in CATIA, Girish Kumar, 3D CAD Resources.com, April 25, 2007 (more CATIA tutorials)

Civil 3D 2008 and Vault - Xref dialog for directly browsing to the Vault for Xref, ability to turn off DWF publish option and ability to share alignments and profiles independently, more, Daniel Philbrick, The Dave and Dan Civil 3D Show, April 27, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Horror in AutoCAD, Part 3: Earthquake in ModelSpace - dealing with drafting problems occurred by using pound sign (#) in layer name, Alex Borodulin, NYacad, Inc., April 28, 2007 (more AutoCAD modelspace tutorials)

Another AutoCAD Hip Tip on Creating Small PDF Files - keep the resolution of PDF generator low or configure the PDF resolution, Lynn Allen's Blog, April 27, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Hatching from A to Z - determining the area to be hatched and setting the hatching scale in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 27, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Binding Raster Images - insert the image as an OLE object or use INSERTOBJ command in AutoCAD, R.K. McSwain, CAD Panacea, April 26, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Xref a PDF? - convert PDF to DWF file and then use the ._DWFATTACH command in AutoCAD, R.K. McSwain, CAD Panacea, April 25, 2007 (more DWF features)

Making AutoCAD Objects Annotative Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 27, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

An Interview with Giuseppe Massoni, Jewelry Designer and Rhino 3D Guru - Giuseppe talks about Rhino community, role of Rhino in evolution of jewelry designing, benefits of Rhino, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, April 27, 2007 (more Rhino features)

Rope on a Curve - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 27, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

CADopia - Displaying Prompt Boxes - turning the prompt boxes off, CADopia, April 30, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Setting the Graphics Screen Color - April 30, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Star Power - TriStar StarStation III, fitted with Intel's Core 2 Extreme CPU, is a quiet mid-range CAD workstation with good performance, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, April 2007 (more TriStar workstation reviews)

Services in 3D Scanning - FARO, Kreon, Metris, Perceptron and Renishaw offer laser scanners while Direct Dimensions provides services and training, Rita Stange, Inventor Connections, April 16, 2007 (may require free registration) (more scanners features)

Designing for Profitability - designers should include manufacturing engineers, users and suppliers in design development process, Mitch Free of MFG.com, Desktop Engineering, April 2007 (more engineering features)

Provide Flat Patterns to Manufacturing - creating square-to-round transitions in sheet metal in Inventor, Bill Graham, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Tracking Your File Status within Vault - using ADMS Console to set up Vault for checking the file status, Brian Schanen, Under the Hood, April 24, 2007 (more Autodesk Vault features)

Revising a Schedule Table Style - copy new property set definition into the existing file to keep new column in ADT schedule table style, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 26, 2007 (more ADT features)

Creating Symbols - creating and saving a symbol in Autodesk Building Systems 2006, Anthony Kitsmiller, Cadalyst, March 1, 2007 (more ABS articles)

Starting a Drawing in AutoCAD-2: Units - making assumptions for drawing units in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 26, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Insert Symbol - methods to insert a symbol into MicroStation text, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, April 25, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Model a Philips Tip in Rhino 3D - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 26, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

Autodesk Inventor 2008 - DWG TrueConnect feature, updated sheet metal, area loft feature, design accelerators, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, April 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor reviews)

Wide Boy - HP's new 30-inch LP3065 flat panel display provides large modeling space, good response time, excellent color depth, more, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more LCD display reviews)

progeCAD 2007 Professional - professional tool compatible with all AutoCAD DWG files but slow program speed and responsiveness while working on large files, Mark Goldstein, kickstartnews.com, April 2007 (more IntelliCAD reviews)

My Top Three New Features of AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - easy display control interface, annotation scale feature, and ability to match sheet layers to view, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, April 26, 2007 (more ADT features)

Open the Floodgates - some points to be aware of before transitioning to Civil 3D 2008, James Wedding, Civil 3d.com, April 26, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Working with MicroStation - Civil 3D 2008 can save a V8 DGN file, Jason Hickey, Civil 3d.com, April 25, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Globally Import Page Setups - using DWG TrueView 2008 to import page setups for existing sheets, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, April 25, 2007 (more DWF features)

Which CAD Tool is Right for You? - tips on choosing appropriate CAD software based on a company's processes, Robert Green, Cadalyst, April 11, 2007 (more CAD management features)

Which CAD Tool is Right for You, Part 2? - estimating the cost and labor savings when selecting a CAD software, Robert Green, Cadalyst, April 25, 2007 (more CAD management features)

Soon We'll Have the First Fluid Dynamics Study of a Hookah - Flomerics is offering its EFD simulation software for teaching and research purposes, Randall, 3D CAD News, April 25, 2007 (more CFD features)

Taking Printout Step By Step - modifying page setup manager settings to take printout in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 25, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

How to Customize Flyout Toolbar Buttons - customizing flyout to a Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 toolbar, PTC Express, April 2007 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Country Style Porch Roof - video on creating porch roof using the 'roof by extrusion' tool in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, April 19, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Straw Poll - UGS NX 5 New Look a Hit - users responded positively over NX 5 screening at UGS' annual user meeting, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 25, 2007 (more UGS articles)

Siemens and UGS -- What Does it Mean? - Siemens-UGS acquisition makes sense as Siemens uses open JT format plus it will link physical and virtual design world, Leslie Gordon, Machine Design, April 23, 2007 (more UGS articles)

A Mid-Range PLM - highlights of UGS' annual user meeting included Velocity Series products: Teamcenter Express, Solid Edge, XpressReview, more, Leslie Gordon, Machine Design, April 25, 2007 (more UGS articles)

Model a Pillow in Rhino 3D - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 24, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

Model Heart Aorta in Rhino 3D - lofting the branches with vertical curve, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 23, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

CADopia - Enabling Continuous Inertial Motion in Real Time - CADopia, April 26, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Displaying Tabs and Scroll Bars - CADopia, April 26, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

OneSpace Modeling 2007 - a history-free modeling tool that has parts viewing section, intelligent feature selection tools, dynamic assembly modeling, interactive visualization tools, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more OneSpace reviews)

Annotation Scaling 105 - creating scale representations for an annotative object in AutoCAD 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 25, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Adding a New Annotation Scale in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 25, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Raster Images Embedded in DWG, Mohawk Texts - using IEMBED command in AutoCAD Raster Design 2008 to embed raster images in a DWG file, AutoCADer, April 23, 2007

Sloped Floors and Roofs in Revit - A Great Addition - new tool set in Revit Architecture 2008 can make sloped floors and roofs, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, April 25, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

3D CAD Has Become a "Must Have" - working in 3D results in time reduction and low machining costs plus important factors when moving to 3D, Larry Haftl, American Machinist, April 20, 2007 (more 2D to 3D features)

Sneaky Alibre Design Goes Gaga for Google, Subverts Entire Industry in the Process - Alibre 3D Publisher can publish any 3D model to Google SketchUp that can be edited later, Randall, 3D CAD News, April 23, 2007 (more Alibre features, SketchUp features)

Pro/INTRALINK 3.4 Migration - migrating from Pro/INTRALINK 3.4 to Pro/INTRALINK 8.0 will provide scalability benefits, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more Pro/INTRALINK features)

Are We Done Yet? - Moving the Conversation Topics Away from CAD - 12 steps suggested by National CAD Standard to implement CAD, more, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, April 2007 (more CAD management features)

3D Scanning - Today - a broad field of 3D scanning is serving the design industry in creating and saving the digital data, John Myers, UGS Community, April 16, 2007 (may require free registration) (more rapid prototyping features)

Civil 3D -- Defining Label Styles, Part 1 - exploring label style composer dialog box, Phillip Zimmerman, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

The Civil Side: 'Lost' Survey Commands - using surface styles in Civil 3D, Christian Barrett, AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration) (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Oce Repro Desk Server 1.6.5 with Improved DWF Support - issues of rendering and fill patterns are resolved, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, April 24, 2007 (more DWF features)

Creating Temporary Activation Keys - Eat Your CAD, April 23, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Solid Edge V20 Sneak Preview - with 170 enhancements, Solid Edge v20 has support for up to 10,000 parts assembly, "ACAD Color 7" feature for changing colors, built-in graphic calculator, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 24, 2007 (more Solid Edge reviews)

The Maturation of Civil Engineering Software - civil engineering products reviewed were: AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008, Bentley OnSite, Eagle Point, Rapid Design Visualization 2008, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D reviews)

An AutoCAD Hip Tip to Create Multiple Page PDF Files Directly From AutoCAD - setting the new PUBLISHCOLLATE system variable to 1 in AutoCAD 2008 for multiple sheet PDF, Lynn Allen's Blog, April 23, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Optimizing Detail Creation, Referencing and Cataloging in ArchiCAD: Using Parametric 2D Objects and the Detailer Template (Part 2 of 3) - using components from the standard ArchiCAD library and the free, downloadable Detailer Template, Eric Bobrow, AECbytes, April 23, 2007 (more ArchiCAD tutorials)

Conversation on CAD - Managing Expectations - talk about your job function, software-related issues, quality of CAD files, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, April 2007 (more CAD management features)

Sharing the Work in Revit - defining basic terms and process of worksharing plus using it for sharing a single database for a Revit project, Bill Knittle, AECbytes, April 23, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Revit Structure 2008 New Functionalities (Part 2) - exploring extensions for Revit feature, new content families, usability and performance, Nicolas Mangon, BIM & BEAM, April 23, 2007 (Autodesk Revit features)

Arrays Less Than 2? - tips to keep the array less than 2 in Revit, Aaron Maller, Malleristic Revitation, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Attributes, Take Two - inserting blocks with attributes in AutoCAD, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Simple Visualization: 3D DWF and Motion Path - Motion Path Animation tool and 3D DWF help visualize a site, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 21, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Visual LISP: Program Which Divides an ARC With Equal Spaces and Projects on a Line - using MEASURE command to divide ARC entity into equally-spaced point in AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, April 23, 2007 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Printing with Title Block and Template - inserting the block, the letterhead and titleblock in AutoCAD drawing, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 24, 2007 (more Autodesk block tutorials)

Delivering Desirable Products - highlight of UGS user's conference included keynote speech by Fred Bellio focused on PLM, its use to implement global design, integration with ERP and automation, more, Kirsten Shaw Fox, UGS Community, April 23, 2007 (may require free registration) (more UGS articles)

Siemens Acquisition a Good Thing, Says UGS - UGS is set to work well as one of the divisions of $120 billion company, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 23, 2007 (more UGS articles)

UGS: What is This Solid Edge of Which You Speak? - UGS could have copied Solid Edge in ease of use but didn't, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 23, 2007 (more UGS articles)

The CHOOSE Keyin - choose to select all or none, select elements or named groups in MicroStation, more, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, April 20, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Curved Flange Around Pipe Intersection - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 20, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

Inventor 2008 -- Part II - ability to create standardized Punch tools, updated design accelerators UI, improved integrated simulation & analysis feature, ribbon cable design feature, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor reviews)

Intelligence Beyond the Known Universe - search technologies like Endeca and Centric Software power the data search options in ERP and PLM systems, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more PLM articles)

Understanding In-context References and Assembly Features - creating an in-context reference in SolidWorks 2007, SolidWorks Express, April 18, 2007 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Spring - SolidWorks Tutorial for Beginners - creating a spring using helix tool, Pranesh, 3D CAD Resources.com, April 2, 2007 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Undo Changes in Properties Palette - right-click in unused section of AutoCAD properties palette to undo the changes, Ellen Finkelstein.com, April 20, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Sheet Metal Square-to-Round Tri - tips to square-to-round sheet metal transitions in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, Autodesk's In the Machine, April 21, 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Want to Graphically Move Your Survey Database Points? - unlocking point in survey database generates grip on the point marker for editing in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Through the Looking Glass in Autodesk Revit - Mirroring a Project - set "AllowMirrorRotateProject" variable value to 1 in Revit.ini file, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, April 20, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Roof with a Kicker - video on creating roof kicker using two different roofs with different slopes in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Loading the Right Version of an ObjectARX Module into 32- or 64-bit AutoCAD - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 20, 2007 (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

Look Out, CATIA: Rhino for Architecture - McNeel is marketing Rhino as a powerful product for design field including architecture, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 20, 2007 (more Rhino features)

Cubic Spline Interpolation - Regression Versus Interpolation - exploring linear interpolation, cubic spline interpolation, and interp function in Mathcad, PTC Express, April 2007 (more Mathcad tutorials)

UGS NX 5: Does it Have to Cost So Much? - with current price structure, UGS doesn't seem to be sensitive to small and medium size markets, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 23, 2007  (more UGS articles)

CADopia - Setting the Command Lines to Track - CADopia, April 23, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Enabling Up/Down Arrows in Command History - CADopia, April 23, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

UGS NX 5 - improved UI, new active mock-up tools, product interface publishing feature, basic direct modeling tools, requirement driven design validation, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more Unigraphics reviews)

AutoCAD 2008 -- First Look at Multileaders - configuring a standard multileader style, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, April 22, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

More AutoCAD Troubleshooting Guides for Download - Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, April 20, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

What's New in DWF Writer 2008 - support for CATIA V5, SolidWorks 2006 and 2007, Pro/E Wildfire 3.0, Solid Edge V19, UG NX 4, more, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, April 20, 2007 (more DWF features)

Saved Views in Panorama - customizing views of columns in panorama in Civil 3D 2008, James Wedding, Civil 3d.com, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

New for 2008: Showing Structure Connected Pipes as Ellipses- Automatically- In Profile - Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 19, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Bentley's "BIM for Green Buildings" Executive Summit - presentations focused on BIM, sustainability, green design, use of energy analysis tools, more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, April 19, 2007 (more AEC features)

BIM and Analysis for Sustainable Design - Revit BIM and the building performance analysis tools together provide options for green designs, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more AEC features)

Google SketchUp, 3D Warehouse and Alibre Design Xpress: An Unbeatable Combination - For Free! - Alibre can create mechanical geometry that can be converted to SketchUp and uploaded to 3D warehouse, Greg Milliken, Alibre CEO Blog, April 19, 2007 (more Alibre features, SketchUp features)

Train, Train and Train Again - an in-house, user-specific training can help users make maximum use of the software and bring faster ROI, David Payne of CADline, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007 (more CAD training features)

Creating Sheetmetal Drawings in Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 - creating flat state instance and bend order sequence, PTC Express, April 2007 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Scaling Blocks in AutoCAD - AutoCAD changes units to scale inserted content, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 19, 2007 (more Autodesk block tutorials)

Force North Bearing - parcel line label expression for "Force North" bearings in Civil 3D, Angel's Civil 3D Thoughts, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Quick 3D Orbiting in Civil 3D - hold down shift button and press, hold middle mouse button, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 17, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Where does MicroStation Set the Units When Exporting to DWG? - using the key-in "DWG units" to set the design center units in MicroStation, Eat Your CAD, April 19, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

How to Draw Pyramid Knurl in Rhino 3D - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 19, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

UGS: Let Us Entertain You - a surprising display of performers underscores key takeaways at the UGS booth at the recent SAE show, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 18, 2007 (more UGS articles)

ANSYS Workbench 11 - improved workbench UI, geometry and materials definition features, report generation, design optimization feature, ability to study mechanisms, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online, April 19, 2007 (more ANSYS reviews)

UGS NX 5 -- A Surprising Emphasis on Ease of Use - NX 5 shows how UGS is no longer content with Unigraphics being just powerful, it now wants to be easy to learn, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, April 18, 2007 (more Unigraphics reviews)

Spell Checking Tip for Large Drawings in AutoCAD 2008 - turn off REGENAUTO for not regenerating the drawing, JTB World, April 19, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Determine Programmatically if AutoCAD 2008 is 32-bit or 64-bit - system variable PLATFORM tells the platform in use, JTB World, April 19, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Autodesk 3DSOUT Command - exporting 3D geometry to a 3D Studio file using 3DSOUT command, Autodesk, April 16, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Mtext Discoveries in 2008 - option of full justification and annotative scaling features in Civil 3D 2008, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 17, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Turning a Sow's Ear into a 3D Silk Purse - MCAD options like Solid Edge, ZScanner 700 3D printers, and 3Dconnexion's Space product line can make any data useful for 3D modeling, Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more MCAD articles)

An Interview with Greg Milliken, CEO of Alibre - Greg talks about Alibre Design, its advantages over competitive products, his blog, future plans, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, April 18, 2007 (more Alibre features)

Five Steps to Better Project Delivery - keep the enterprise project focused, integrated control, a single and centralized database, easy access to real-time information, and realize hidden costs, Russell Henley, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007

AutoCAD/Excel Data Linking - using DATALINK command to write data links from AutoCAD table to Excel file, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 18, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Buzzsaw File Download Script - using Visual Basic script to download files from a Buzzsaw site, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, April 18, 2007 (more DWF features)

Top-Down Design in Motion - using new motion-skeleton functionality in Pro/E Wildfire 3.0, PTC Express, April 2007 (more Pro/E tutorials)

What's the difference between a View Group and a Model? - a model stores many DGN files while view group is just a view of a model, Eat Your CAD, April 17, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

AutoCAD 2007 and Landscape Objects - creating a kitchen faucet, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 18, 2007 (more AutoCAD rendering tutorials)

CADopia - Setting the Template Drawing - using a different template drawing, CADopia, April 19, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Changing the Default System Files - CADopia, April 19, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

How was That Model Built? Software Tells All - SolidMap, works with SolidWorks, displays graphical map of models showing interdependencies, more, Joel Orr, Machine Design, April 14, 2007

Annotation Scaling 104 - new annotative controls to create scale representations in AutoCAD 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 18, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Civil 3D 2008 Inquiry Commands: A Small Change That Made Me Happy - inquiry commands work fine with parcel segments, alignment segments and feature lines, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 15, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Using Civil 3D Surfaces in Other Programs - exporting surfaces to a DEM file in Civil 3D 2008, Jason Hickey, Civil 3d.com, April 16, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Final Feature Comments - issues discussed: dimensions, keynotes, object viewer, profiles, schedules, workspaces, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 18, 2007 (more ADT features)

DXF Reference in AutoCAD 2008 - general drawing exchange format (DXF) conventions, group codes, advanced DXF issues, more, Autodesk, April 2007, 1.8MB pdf

Printing: Inkjet Versus Laser - large format inkjet printers are challenging laserjets because of qualities like unattended printing, color, cost, ease of use, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007 (more large format printers features)

AutoCAD Hip Tip on Reducing the Size of PDF Files - making PDF from a DWF file results in a smaller PDF file, Lynn Allen's Blog, April 17, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Landscape Objects in Earlier Versions - defining new landscape and library in AutoCAD, Eren Pala, Daily AutoCAD, April 17, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Parametric Furniture in Architectural Desktop - using a curtain wall style to make standard table and chairs parametric, ARCHIdigm, April 2007 (more ADT tutorials)

Improving Your Corridor Contour Tie In - Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 15, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Taking a Snapshot of the AutoCAD Model (Take 2) - calling SetViewFromViewport() specifying the viewport number held in CVPORT, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 18, 2007 (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

An Insight into Saved Views - how saved views are stored in MicroStation, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, April 17, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

How to Close This Loft Smoothly - Pascal - splitting the edge of the original surface, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 17, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

The Next NX - UGS NX 5 has improved UI, advanced large-assembly capabilities, new product interface tools, integration of direct model editing, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, April 2007 (more Unigraphics reviews)

New AutoCAD Knowledge Base Documents Posted - links to articles about installation and deployment of AutoCAD, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, April 17, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Workspaces in AutoCAD 2008 - creating and customizing a new workspace, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 17, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Layers Loom Large - customizing layer columns, controlling the visibility and order of the columns, creating a new layer, more, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

New Functionality of the Layer Isolate (LAYISO) Command - LAYISO command in AutoCAD 2008 can fade the locked layers instead of turning off non-selected objects, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, April 17, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Updated Workaround Instructions for 64 Bit OS Install - installing 64 bit version of AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Autodesk Discussion Groups, April 16, 2007 (more ADT features)

Operating Siteless - new siteless collection of alignments in Civil 3D 2008 do not interact with other objects, Jeff Mishler, Civil 3d.com, April 14, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Interoperability: Structural Engineering - Pete Baxter of Autodesk and Huw Roberts of Bentley comment on effectiveness of neutral file formats in structural engineering field and future of 2D CAD as well as hard copy drawings, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007 (more CAD translation features)

Non-FEA Companies Assist with Simulations - Microsoft's .net platform has Fortran compiler that runs older analysis application successfully, Paul Dvorak, Machine Design, April 12, 2007 (more FEA features)

Using PDMW Enterprise to Find or Replace Components - replacing the gripper arm of a gripper arm assembly using PDMWorks Enterprise, SolidWorks Express, April 9, 2007 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

An Interview with Doug Halliday, Business Development Manager at Adobe (Acrobat 3D) - Doug talks about role of Acrobat 3D and PDF in design world, Adobe's market strategy, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, April 13, 2007 (more Adobe Acrobat features)

Font Widths - workaround to font problem when converting text from DGN to DWG in MicroStation V8, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, April 13, 2007 (more MicroStation tutorials)

AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - April - tips on thawing all layers in a drawing, forcing blocks to specific layers, road layout, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Introduction to Sheet Sets & Some Customizing Insights - tips on using sheet sets and dynamic view labels, adding blank tool on a palette, more, Michael Beall, michael's corner, April 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Tool Palette Disorder in AutoCAD and Verticals - using a blank tool palette or an XML editor for dragging-n-dropping tools in a desired order, ARCHIdigm, April 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

AutoLISP Application: LAY_DEL.LSP - AutoLISP utility that deletes all entities in the layer of selected entity in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 16, 2007 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Titleblock Update - Previous / Next Sheet Numbers - AutoCAD Electrical - inserting AutoLISP code in mapping file and linking it to a title block attribute, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, April 13, 2007 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

Organic Text - using COMIC SANS MS font and Rhino text tool, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 16, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

DgnQuickPick for MicroStation - easy-to-use DgnQuickPick provides quick access to multiple project design files opened in a single session of MicroStation, moderately priced, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, April 16, 2007

Revit Structure 2008 New Functionalities (Part 1) - explaining advanced modeling and improved construction documentation functionalities, Nicolas Mangon, BIM & BEAM, April 16, 2007 (Autodesk Revit features)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Next Feature Comments - issues discussed: property set definitions, generate spaces, associative spaces, calculation standard, and legacy datasets, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 16, 2007 (more ADT features)

ACA 2008/ADT 2007: Setting a Different Property Data Format in a Formula Property - exploring sample value pane feature, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 15, 2007 (more ADT features)

Civil 3D 2008 and File Formats - Civil 3D 2008 objects do not work in previous releases, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 13, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

How do I Get Civil 3D to Import a SID File? - install the Raster Design Object Enabler to import MrSID into Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 13, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Flomerics Sees CFD Sales Jump 24% in 2006 - due to growth in analysis software and acquisition of Nika GmbH, Flomerics earned revenues of $27.8 million, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, April 16, 2007 (more CFD features)

Wary Japan Keeping PLM at Arm's Length - Yohei Kato, PTC executive, talks about Japanese market trends, PLM awareness in manufacturing companies, more, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, April 16, 2007 (more PLM articles)

Inventor Wish List: February 2007 Results - wishes include: indicate constraint error, create folders in assembly browser, increased performance, more, Mike Perry, BLAUGI, April 15, 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor features)

Dealing with Gaps - handling gaps when hatching, joining objects or polylines in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, April 14, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Autodesk Pays Unconscionably... - Autodesk faulted for paying ex-CEO Carol Bartz $80 million a year - 5 times the average of the S&P 500 companies, Bill Cara, April 13, 2007 (more Autodesk articles)

View Rotation Dialog - using "dialog viewcontrol" key-in to open the 'J' style dialog in MicroStation V8, The Envision Group, April 2007 pdf (more MicroStation tutorials)

Swimming Pool - Pascal - using a 3 section curve loft for smooth shape of the pool in Rhino, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 13, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

CADopia - Disabling VBA CommonProject Macros - disabling the macros when not using VBA to improve performance, CADopia, April 16, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Setting Up Search Paths - search directories for support files, CADopia, April 16, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

The Outs ... Move Your Workflow Forward with Large-Format Printers - printers reviews were: imagePROGRAF iPF600, imagePROGRAF iPF700, HP Designjet 4000ps, HP Designjet 4500ps, HP Designjet 5500ps, i24 Direct Imaging Printer and i36 ImageMaster, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more large format printers reviews)

HP xw 4400 Workstation: Perfect for MCAD - with Intel Core 2 Duo "Conroe" processor and 975X Express chipset, HP xw4400 provides excellent performance, runs quietly, suitable for midrange CAD users, more, David Cohn, CADdigest.com, April 16, 2007 (more HP workstation reviews)

Linking Excel and AutoCAD with Data Links - setting up bidirectional data links between Excel and AutoCAD 2008, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, April 13, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

A Dashboard That Might Get Used in 2008 - customizable dashboard with several control panels, more, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, April 13, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Everything I Know About AutoCAD 2008... - make auto-columns when inserting long word documents into MTEXT, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 12, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

AutoCAD 2008 Tables - Dynamic with Excel - pasting Excel sheet in AutoCAD DWG file, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 13, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 is Here! - configuring styles, creating view frames and sheets to use new plan production feature, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, April 16, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Some More Feature Comments - workarounds for layers and the publish command issues, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 15, 2007 (more ADT features)

New Installation Process - new AutoCAD Architecture 2008 installation wizard lets you turn off metric content, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, April 13, 2007 (more ADT features)

Introducing Autodesk Design Review 2008 - characteristics and installation process of Autodesk Design Review, Ward Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, April 13, 2007 (more DWF features)

Top 5 Civil 3D Implementation Obstacles - lack of support, cheap implementation efforts, underestimating the efforts involved, wrong implementation partner, Mark Scacco, Civil 3d.com, April 12, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

It's Two, Two, Two Freewheels From One... (One Company That is) - status of Autodesk Freewheel and Project Freewheel in DWF world, Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, April 12, 2007 (more DWF features)

Oce Openhouse 2007 - flexible monochrome TDS700 system with complementary software tools, Print Exec Department for printing documents, more, Greg Corke, AEC Magazine, April 3, 2007 (more rapid prototyping features)

Tracing Polyline-Connected Components - AutoCAD Electrical - using application programming interface to create a from/to report, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, April 11, 2007 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

Iterating Through a Polyline's Vertices Using AutoCAD .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

Multiple-Line Room Tags - links to different threads and postings about creating multi-line room tags in ADT, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 10, 2007 (more ADT features)

Model a Newsom Chair in Rhino - Dave Rutten - Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 12, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

The Ins... Move Your Workflow Forward with Large-Format Scanners - reviewed products: Colortrac Cx40 and Gx42, HAWK-EYE G36 and CHAMELEON G600, Graphtec IS200 Series and CS500, ScanPlus 6 LF436 and ScanPlus 6 LF542, Oce CS4136S, and Paradigm ImagePRO Gx42, Henrik Vestermark, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more Colortrac scanners reviews, Contex scanners reviews, Graphtec scanners reviews, Oce scanners reviews)

Active Mock Up Feature in UGS NX 5 Integrates Review and Redesign Processes - mock up and review capabilities, JT Open format, Beth Stackpole, Design News, April 9, 2007 (more Unigraphics reviews)

The Creative Inventor - customized help files, dynamic prompting, options files, and native DWG file feature in Inventor 2008 make it friendly for AutoCAD users, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, April 2007 (requires free registration) (more Autodesk Inventor features)

Markup Compatibility Between ADR 2007 and ADR 2008 - 2D markups are interchangeable but not 3D markups between two versions, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, April 12, 2007 (more DWF features)

Hiding Elements in Revit 2008 - creating view filter and using new "Persistent Hide" tool to hide the objects, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit features)

Some Render Samples Prepared with AutoCAD 2008 - Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 12, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

New for 2008: Text Override and Reference Text in Pipe Network Labels - increased label functionality helps override label text and add reference text, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Your Workplace Action Plan Implemented - tackle resistance to change, inform users, implement easy ideas first, more, Robert Green, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more CAD management features)

Common Misconceptions - explaining break/lock relations, SolidWorks' slow performance, geometry pattern option, Matt Writes, April 10, 2007 (more SolidWorks features)

AutoCAD 2008: Multiple Column Mtext Exercise - creating multiple text columns in AutoCAD, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, April 11, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Annotation Scaling 103 - using ANNOUPDATE command to update objects while changing annotative option for style in AutoCAD 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 11, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Two Reference Text 'Gotchas' in 2008 - bug in expression and reference text and while setting the reference surface in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Trimble Link for Autodesk Civil 3D 2007 (with Direct FBK File Import) - Trimble add-on can control the settings of Survey toolspace, Mark Scacco, Civil 3d.com, April 8, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Update: Installing Design Review - new interface for navigating 3D space, support for 3Dconnexion's SpaceTraveller 3D mouse, but no apparent integration with AutoCAD, Inventor, Freewheel, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 11, 2007 (more DWF features)

TIPniques: Tracking Points & Coordinates - history of tracking plus learning about object snap tracking and polar tracking, Chris Lindner, AUGI, April 2007 (requires free registration) (more AutoCAD tips)

REVIT Diagonal Wall Reveals - video on creating a diagonal or non-linear wall reveal or sweep, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Replacing a Block in Drawing with Another - replacing rectangle blocks with circle block definitions in AutoCAD drawing, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 10, 2007 (more Autodesk block tutorials)

Hide Logo When AutoCAD Starts - add "/nologo" at the end of target directory, Mesut AKCAN, Daily AutoCAD, April 11, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

T Splines - a plug-in for Rhino that can handle multiple surface patches as a single body, Matt Writes, April 10, 2007 (more CAD industry articles)

CADopia - Setting How Drawings are Opened - CADopia, April 12, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Setting the Default Save Format - CADopia, April 12, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Autodesk Impression - basic functionality as well as more advanced capabilities of Autodesk Impression, the brand new illustration tool for producing artistic looking renderings from 2D drawings, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, April 11, 2007 (more Autodesk Impression reviews)

SketchUp 6 - photo match feature, watermarks, sketchy edges feature, 3D text tool, LayOut feature for faster 3D rendering, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, April 3, 2007 (more SketchUp reviews)

What to Do About 3D Graphics Problems - keep your Autodesk certified hardware XML database updated to resolve 3D display bugs, more, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, April 10, 2007 (more AutoCAD bugs)

AUGI AutoCAD Wish List February 2007 Voting Results - wishes include extend a HATCH, PDF overlay, convert a spline to a pline, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, April 10, 2007 (more Autodesk articles)

VBA Foundations for AutoCAD, Part 8 - laws of error handling and VBA routines, Richard Binning, AUGI, April 2007 (requires free registration) (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

Giving One Xref Two Different Sets of Layer Properties - Xrefing base drawing and renaming reference name in AutoCAD, ARCHIdigm, April 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

Free and Updated Autodesk Products - links to Autodesk utility products: Design Review, DWG True View, units converter, ScriptPro, AutoLISP compatibility analyzer, Melanie (Stone) Perry, Mistress of the Dorkness, April 8, 2007 (more Autodesk articles)

Modeling A Human Ear - Rubencito - drawing the section curves with same number of points, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 10, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

An Interview with Victor Gonzalez, CEO of Next Limit Technologies (Maxwell Render) - Victor talks about the rendering algorithm, marketing strategy for Maxwell Render, future of rendering, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, April 10, 2007 (more Maxwell Render features)

Autodesk Inventor 2008 - support for DWG format, axonometric hatching and dimensioning, control on visibility of specific views, more, highly recommended by Bill Fane, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more Autodesk Inventor reviews)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - More Feature Comments - some more known issues are IFC Export, MasterFormat 2004, using CSI Masterformat 95 databases, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 10, 2007 (more ADT features)

New Feature Line Edits in 2008 - ability to break and trim feature lines plus option of flattening to elevations or grades in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 9, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

What's New in AutoCAD Electrical 2008 - enhancements to icon menu wizard, parametric twisted pair symbol, terminal strip editor, PLC I/O libraries, more, Autodesk, April 2007 pdf (more AutoCAD Electrical features)

Tip - Impression Toolbar in AutoCAD 2008 - AutoCAD can show current view rendered in Impression, Lisa Crounse, Inside Hues, April 10, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features, Autodesk Impression features)

Easy License! - Bentley's Annual License Exchange program provides flexible software licensing options to meet business needs of globalization, CAD User, March/April 2007 pdf (more MicroStation features)

Keyboard Shortcuts - creating SolidWorks keyboard shortcuts, Brian, CADFanatic, April 9, 2007 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Revit Building 9.1: Getting Started - creating sheets and drawing lists, Eric Wing, AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration) (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

The Democratization of 3D - products like Alibre, SketchUp and SpaceClaim are providing mid-range CAD at lower costs, Matt Writes, April 9, 2007 (more CAD industry articles)

Why Don't My Inquiry Tools Work? - Civil 3D inquiry commands toolbar has functional inquiry tools, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Find a Lot More at Once - setting the Buzzsaw registry key to zero to get all search results in one window, John Helfen and Chris Vogelsberg, Connected, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk Buzzsaw tutorials)

Oh No! I Emptied the Recycle Bin and I Need That File Back! - look for the deleted file in Buzzsaw's activity log to restore it, Alex Willingham, Connected, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk Buzzsaw tutorials)

Visual LISP: Entity Properties and Methods - using VLAX-Dump-Object command in AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, April 9, 2007 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Recovering Corrupted Wiring in AutoCAD Electrical - Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, April 5, 2007 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

Label Printed Drawings Automatically with User Name and Computer Name - using PLOTSTAMP function to insert user ID automatically in DWG files, CAD Forum, April 2007

Rendering AutoCAD Models Offscreen Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

Taking a Snapshot of the AutoCAD Model Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, April 9, 2007 (more Autodesk programming tutorials)

Where is the Rhino 4.0 SolidWorks Import Plugin Located? - in its own directory, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 6, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

Extra Smart Thinking - the 42" SmartLF Gx 42 series scanners from Colortrac have digital CCD camera units for fast, high quality scans of images, graphics, photographs, more, John Bennett, CAD User, January 2007 (more Colortrac scanners reviews)

Autodesk AutoCAD 2008 - new automatically scaled annotations, inspection dimension, tables functionality, 2D dashboard, compatible with AutoCAD 2007, 2004 and 2000, earns an A, highly recommended by Bill Fane, Cadalyst, April 1, 2007 (more AutoCAD reviews)

Purge Reconciled Layer Information in AutoCAD 2008 - AutoLISP utility to purge and reduce the size of reconciled layers, JTB World, April 9, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Autodesk Design Review 2008 System Requirements - program requests 550MB disk space but actually may be far less, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, April 9, 2007 (more DWF features)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008: Reduce Graphical Changes by At Least Half - video showing the graphical changes with lesser clicks, Chris, Between the Walls, April 7, 2007 (more ADT tutorials)

AutoCAD Architecture 2008 - Feature Comments - annotation content, scale, and multi-view blocks are some known issues with AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 9, 2007 (more ADT features)

The Part Builder Enigma- Help for 2008 - around 100 pages of illustrations on Part Builder are included in Civil 3D 2008 User's Guide, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 7, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Exploring CAFM: P Lines - using p-lining techniques to calculate room area accurately, Jose Rios, AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration)

Making Light Work: Part III - using three-point lighting technique in 3ds Max for interior lighting, Darren Brooker, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007 (more 3ds Max tutorials)

Architectural Desktop 2007 Curved Roof - video on creating roof not made of flat sloped sections, Daryl Gregoire, Learn ADT, April 6, 2007 (more ADT tutorials)

ADT 2007 Stairs by Linework - video on modeling stairs from 2D lines - may be ADT's best kept secret, Daryl Gregoire, Learn ADT, April 7, 2007 (more ADT tutorials)

Dynamic Blocks and LOOKUP Parameter - rotating a chair block by 4 main angles in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk block tutorials)

Under Your Eyes - functions of 'select similar' and 'isolate objects' commands in Civil 3D, Jack Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Modeling a Curve Twist Around a Rod - Pascal - make helix with the right number of turns, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 5, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

CADopia - Saving Your Drawings Automatically - configuring CADopia to automatically save drawings, CADopia, April 9, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

Fluent for CATIA V5 2.0 - Fluent CFD capabilities integrated with CATIA 'knowledgeware' tools provide powerful simulation and analysis application, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, March 2007 (more Fluent reviews)

FreeDimension 1.0 - conceptual modeling tool that creates surfaces while building network of curves, suitably priced, Al Dean, MCAD Online, March 15, 2007

Automate Annotation in AutoCAD 2008 - dimensioning the AutoCAD drawing using annotation feature, Ellen Finkelstein.com, April 7, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Multiline Attributes - AutoCAD 2008 multiline attributes are automatically converted to traditional attributes when opened in earlier AutoCAD releases, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 5, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

AutoCAD 2008 Customer Involvement Program - the argument for customers providing feedback for improving the software design, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 6, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Layer Notification in AutoCAD 2008 - pros and cons of layer notification feature, JTB World, April 5, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Autodesk Design Review 2008 and Autodesk DWF Writer 2008 MSI Files - creating the MST file and deploying the program, Volker, Beyond the Paper, April 5, 2007 (more DWF features)

DWF and DWFx in Autodesk Design Review 2008 - Autodesk Design Review converts all file types to DWF, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, April 6, 2007 (more DWF features)

Autodesk Design Review 2008 - Flying Out to Format Mark-Ups - format tools for mark-ups are now hidden in fly out, RobiNZ CAD Blog, April 6, 2007 (more DWF features)

Annotative Tags with Leaders in ACA 2008 - changing the annotation scale and manually editing the leaders in AutoCAD Architecture, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, April 6, 2007 (more ADT tutorials)

Enhancements to the Figure Prefix Library in Civil 3D 2008 - addition of pulldowns to pick suitable layers and styles while changing settings, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, April 5, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

How Big is Your Circle of Tolerance? - tips to define and maintain tolerance limits, Mark W. Kiker, AUGI, April 2007 (requires free registration) (more CAD management features)

Preventative CAD Management - review CAD standards regularly, take help of teams, create a technology plan, more, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 4, 2007 (more CAD management features)

AutoCAD Tips - never explode a dimension, don't place the border in model space, don't scale or rotate reference files, more, Mark W. Kiker, BLAUGI, April 3, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)

One Model Too Many? - a consistent and accurate London model available to all can be beneficial to architects and developers, AEC Magazine, March 30, 2007

Annotation Scaling 102 - enabling annotative property in AutoCAD 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, April 4, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

AutoCAD 2008 Spell Check - dimensions and leader MTEXT are included in spell check, CAD Panacea, April 4, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

New for 2008: Move Blocks to Surface and More - moving tree blocks to their Z attribute in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, April 4, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D features)

Editing Survey Database Points with Joshua - changing extension from .sdb to .mdb of Survey.sdb file to edit survey points in Civil 3D, Mark Scacco, Civil 3d.com, April 4, 2007 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Automatic Insertion Angle in Dynamic Blocks - using dynamic block editor to make and insert dynamic block aligned to line in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, April 4, 2007 (more Autodesk block tutorials)

The Land of Opportunity is...Japan! - CAD vendors like FreeSpace and IronCAD are releasing their software in Japanese language, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 4, 2007 (more CAD industry articles)

Chair Back - using extrude along curve in Rhino, Robert Schutz, Off Broadway, April 4, 2007 (more Rhino tutorials)

How to Insert Blocks at Each Polyline Vertex? - using utility Xanadu VerticesBlk, CAD Forum, April 2007

Talking AutoCAD... - AutoLISP utility to make AutoCAD talk using Windows XP and a PC with sound card, CAD Forum, April 2007

CADopia - Setting and Changing Options - CADopia, April 5, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

CADopia - Accessing a Company Web Site Dring a Drawing Session - CADopia, April 5, 2007 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

The HP LP3065 30-inch LCD Monitor Wins with Color - the 4-megapixel, ultra high-resolution display with three DVI-D inputs, built-in USB hub, and more is worth its cost, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, February 2007 (more LCD display reviews)

Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8 - incorporated TTF technology to get 'industrial strength' solution, product manufacturing information, support for Autodesk's DWF format, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, March 15, 2007 (more Adobe Acrobat features)

SpaceClaim Professional - SketchUp on Steroids - SpaceClaim pushes and pulls actual NURBS surface to get models in real time, Deelip Menezes, April 4, 2007 (more SpaceClaim features)

Planning for 3D Migration - Part Two - tips to make a better decision while migrating, Matt Murphy, Manufacturing Community, March 2007 (more CAD management features)

Intro to Stress Analysis, Part 1 - exploring tools in stress analysis module in Autodesk Inventor Professional 11.0, Sunith Babu, AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration) (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Rapid Technology Makes Gains - companies offering 3D printing, prototyping techniques to empower rapid prototyping and manufacturing process, Pamela J. Waterman, Desktop Engineering, March 2007 (more rapid prototyping features)

The "Not So Picky" CAD Drafter - preventive measure should always be taken to remove bad CAD, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, April 3, 2007 (more CAD management features)

AutoCAD 2008 Xclip - exploring the "Invert clip" option, CAD Panacea, April 3, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008 features)

Autodesk Design Review 2008: Can Somebody Call Me a CAB? - using CODEBASE attribute value to install Cabinet file, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, April 3, 2007 (