PTC
Responds to Lackluster Quarter with 200 Layoffs and a Tax Maneuver - PTC
takes corrective measures after Q3 performance, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com,
July 31, 2007 (more
PTC features)
A
Solid Second Quarter for Dassault Systemes - Dassault's earns 305.7 million
Euro in revenue, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, July 31, 2007 (more
CATIA features)
A
Primer on MCAD Modeling Technology, Part 2: Design Intent is Not Necessarily in
the Eye of the Beholder - features or primitives plus parent/child
relationship in a hybrid modeler, Paul Hamilton, CADdigest.com, July 31, 2007 (more
MCAD articles)
Fresh Air -- CAD TV - bi-weekly news about CAD provides a welcome
change, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, July 30, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
AutoCAD Architectural 2008 on Vista 64 - installing AutoCAD Architectural
2008 on 64-bit Windows Vista, ARCHIdigm, July 2007 (more
ADT features)
The Civil
Side: Making the Grade - creating feature lines in Civil 3D 2008, Melanie
Santer, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free registration) (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Modeling a Built-Up Roof in Revit Architecture 2008 - Matt Dillon, Breaking
Down the Walls, July 26, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
An
AutoCAD (and Excel) Hip Tip on AutoFill - auto filling the table cells with
the help of grip in AutoCAD 2008, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 26, 2007 (more
AutoCAD table tutorials)
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Converting Single Line Text to MTEXT - using TXT2MTXT
express tool, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 30, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Publish Collate in the Sheet Set Manager - setting PUBLISHCOLLATE system
variable to 0 in AutoCAD 2008 to process one sheet at a time, Heidi Hewett,
AutoCAD Insider, July 26, 2007 (more
AutoCAD sheet set tutorials)
3D
Modeling 7: EXTRUDE - extruding a closed 2DPOLYLINE entity in AutoCAD, Orhan
Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 27, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Generating Koch Fractals in AutoCAD Using .NET - Part 1 - Kean Walmsley,
Through the Interface, July 30, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
CADopia - To Draw a Boundary Polyline - CADopia, July 30, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - To Specify a Predefined Hatch Pattern - CADopia, July 30, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Autodesk Impression - easy-to-use Impression converts 2D DWG/DWF into
attractive graphics, supports many popular graphics formats, good documentation,
more, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, August 1, 2007 (more
Autodesk Impression reviews)
SolidWorks
2008: Inserting and Mirroring Parts - enhanced ability to transfer sketches,
option to break the link to the original part file, more, Ricky Jordan's Blog,
July 28, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Architecture's Dying Art - artistic, handmade sketches face obsolescence as
current generation of architects favor CAD, Deborah K. Dietsch, Washington
Times, July 28, 2007 (more
AEC articles)
Second Life: What Is It and Why Should Manufacturers Care? - virtual world
and virtual economy is catching on with manufacturers, Brad Kenney, Industry
Week, July 27, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
New License Woes for PTC, Dassault in Recent Quarter by Chris Chiappinelli,
Managing Automation, July 27, 2007 (more
PTC articles,
CATIA articles)
Using Pipe Sample VBA - create points from a pipe network with the z
elevation being the invert of the pipe by modifying sample VBA, Christopher
Fugitt, civil3d.com, July 27, 2007 (more
Civil3D tutorials)
Don't Blink: Interview with Jeff Harrow - author and editor of
TheHarrowGroup.com discuss the future of technology including nanotechnology,
combination of sciences, more, Sam Vaknin, Global Politician, July 28, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Ready, Set, Go -
SolidWorks user meeting 2008 site is live and reasons to go, Mike Puckett's
Blog, July 27, 2007 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Budget Workstation Reviews - tests of Dell Precision 390, HP xw4400, CAD 2
Imagine Q64 and the Scan 3XS, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, July 23, 2007 (more
CAD2 reviews,
Dell reviews,
HP reviews)
Delcam PowerMill 8.0 - powerful CAM environment, Al Dean, MCAD Online, July
23, 2007 (more PowerMill
reviews)
CAD Standards, Part 4: Create a Library - create standards library and keep
it on network accessible, Robert Green, Cadalyst, July 25, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
What Kind of
CAD Manager are You? - Part 2 - traits of a perfectionist, follower and the
dreamer, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, July 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Using Pro/ENGINEER and Mathcad to Work Smarter - integrated Mathcad 13.1 and
Pro/E Wildfire 3.0 M030 allow easy changes to the design, PTC Express, July 2007
(more
Pro/E tutorials)
The Creative
Inventor: Migration Tips - converting existing AutoCAD and AutoCAD
Mechanical 3D solid model drawings into Inventor assembly files, Dennis Jeffrey,
AUGI, July 2007 (requires free registration) (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
Filling Up - using ADARRAY.LSP code to fill an area with an array of the
selected block in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
Harness Google Earth Tools in Civil 3D 2008, Part 1 - locating and importing
Google Earth data into Civil 3D, Mike Choquette, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Automated Linework - An Alternative - connect survey points by point number
in Civil 3D, Matt Kolberg, Civil 3d.com, July 25, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Publishing Sheet Sets in Reverse Order - using sheet set functionality in
AutoCAD 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July 25, 2007 (more
AutoCAD sheet set tutorials)
More
About Blocks - Substituting DWG Blocks - substituting an original DWG block
with the styled block in Autodesk Impression, Todd Hunter, Outside the Lines,
July
25, 2007 (more
Autodesk Impression features)
How to Map shx Font to TrueType Font in Revit Structure? - modifying the
shxfontmap.txt file, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM,
July
25, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Updating
a Specific Attribute Inside a Folder of AutoCAD Drawings Using .NET
- Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 25, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
AutoCAD MEP: The Clash Report Tool - multimedia
tutorial on scheduled accounting of collisions between MEP systems and AEC
objects, Avatech Solutions, July 24, 2007(more
Autodesk Building Systems articles)
TCT 2007 Preview - leading rapid prototyping and manufacturing companies are
participating plus two free seminar sessions being introduced, MCAD Online, 23,
2007 (more
rapid prototyping features)
CADopia - Boundary Hatch - Boundary Tab - selecting entities or an area for
hatching, CADopia, July 26, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - To Draw an Arc by Specifying Its Center Point - specifying the
length of the chord, CADopia, July 26, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Adobe Acrobat
3D Version 8 - direct DWG and DWF support, retains object property data in
the PDF, provides better compression and includes enhancements for viewing,
navigating 3D models, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, July 25, 2007 (more
Adobe Acrobat reviews)
Be a Renaissance Modeler - explore virtual tools for better 3D modeling,
Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
MCAD articles)
A Good Group Pt
II: Graphic Groups - creating a graphic group in MicroStation, Nigel Davies,
Eat Your CAD, July 20, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Advanced Fillets - uses of edge fillet, face fillet and full round fillet in
Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, July 25, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
Command: _EXTRUDE - using EXTRUDE command in AutoCAD, Ozgur Ozkurt, Daily
AutoCAD, July 25, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Alignments - Part I - learning about Civil 3D alignments, Sanjay Asnani, 2D
to Civil 3D, June 4, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D features)
Above and Below the Ground - creating pipe from a polyline in Civil 3D, Jack
Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, July 20, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Publish Materials or Textures Using AutoCAD MEP - Volker Joseph, Beyond the
Paper, July 20, 2007 (more
DWF features)
AutoCAD Architecture: Using the DWF Underlay - multimedia tutorial on
manipulating the display of DWF underlay, Avatech Solutions, July 24, 2007 (more
ADT tutorials)
VIZ 2008: The Mental Ray Haze Effect - multimedia tutorial on improving
exterior renderings with the haze option, Avatech Solutions, July 24, 2007 (more
Autodesk VIZ Tutorials)
AutoCAD: Customizing the Interface - multimedia tutorial on customizing
toolbars, tool panels, menus in AutoCAD 2008, Avatech, July 24, 2007 (more
AutoCAD customizing tutorials)
SolidWorks 2008 - new heads-up user interface, live section editing,
FilletXpert feature, large assembly tools, MotionManager for animation, more,
MCAD Online, July 23, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Autodesk Maya 8.5 Unlimited - a powerful design and animation application
with variety of platforms that offers tools for complex animations and
simulations, more, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
Maya reviews)
An Interview
with Robert Green, Author of 'Expert CAD Management" - traits of a good CAD
manager, CAD management in SMEs, 2D to 3D transition issues, more, Franco Folini,
Novedge Blog, July 23, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Common Sense CAD - Part 3 - setting dimensions to the scale accurately, Mark
W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 23, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
BIM
and Sustainable Design, Part 2 - Autodesk, Bentley, and Graphisoft have
different approaches to BIM, Heather Livingston, Cadalyst, July 19, 2007 (more
AEC features)
Attaining Value with PLM: What a Ride! - how implementing PLM can benefit a
company, Tom Shoemaker of PTC, Cadalyst, July 23, 2007 (more
PLM articles)
AutoCAD 2008
Odds & Ends - PUBLISHCOLLATE system variable for publishing PDFs, changing
overridden properties to ByLayer, creating tool palette group, Melanie Perry,
AUGI, July 2007 (requires free registration) (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Adding Layouts to a Sheet Set in AutoCAD 2008 - importing layout as sheet,
Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July 23, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
3-D Software Gets Real - Autodesk Inventor helps build virtual prototypes of
complex designs easily and quickly, Khari Johnson, Business 2.0 Magazine, July
20, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor features)
An
AutoCAD Quickie Hip Tip! - hold down the control key while moving the
toolbars to keep it from docking, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 22, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Automatic
Drawing Labels with Barcodes - transferring AutoCAD drawing properties to
barcodes, CAD Forum, July 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Civil 3D Fundamentals: Pasting Surfaces - making a composite dynamic
surface, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, July 23, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Profile Exaggeration Won't Change? Check If Your Profile is Split (Even if You
Didn't Mean to Split It) - Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, July 23, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
3D
Modeling 5: POLYSOLID - drawing a 3D wall using POLYSOLID command in
AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 20, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
3D Modeling 6: Using REVOLVE Command - drawing the POLYLINE entity and then
using REVOLVE command to create 3D solid model in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily
AutoCAD, July 23, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Updating a Specific Attribute Inside an AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - Kean
Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 23, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
Rhinoceros 4 - new release supports history, can be used across dual
monitors, offers new features like universal deformation technology, cage edit
tools, zebra striping and curvature analysis tools, more, Al Dean, MCAD Online,
July 23, 2007 (more
Rhinoceros reviews)
A
Primer on MCAD Modeling Technology, Part 1: It's All About the Trees - terms
to define 3D space: octree, facet modeling, constructive solid geometry, and
boundary representation, more, Paul Hamilton, CADdigest.com, July 23, 2007 (more
MCAD articles)
AEC
Technology Strategies 2007 Conference - architecture and engineering firms
discussed the implementation of BIM, project execution software, IT strategies,
more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, July 18, 2007 (more
AEC features)
AutoCAD LT Functionality - enhanced and new functions in AutoCAD LT 2006,
2007, and 2008, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July 20, 2007 (more
AutoCAD LT features)
DWF, The Other Side, Part 3 - using mark-up tools in a DWF file and then
updating the original file, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
DWF features)
3D Modeling 4: Positioning Entities - using MOVE command to make a solid of
entities in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 19, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Animation Paths - using the ANIPATH command to create animation of AutoCAD
model, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July 19, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD Revision Cloud - more about revision cloud and adding it to AutoCAD
toolbar, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, July 19, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Two
Layer Tools - LAYERP for going back to previous layer states and LAYMCUR for
making a selected entity's layer the current layer in AutoCAD, Ward Romberger,
CAD-e-Corner, July 20, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Palette Sensitivity - editing fixed profile XML file in AutoCAD, John
Benstead, CADit, July 21, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
An Interview
with David Ptak, President of SolidProfessor - need for live training,
process of creating training with interactive video format, more, Franco Folini,
Novedge Blog, July 19, 2007
A Good Group Pt
I: Ctrl+G - grouping and ungrouping MicroStation elements, Nigel Davies, Eat
Your CAD, July 19, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
CADopia - CADopia-AutoCAD List of Terms - CADopia, July 23, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Understanding AutoLISP Compatibility - additional CADopia LISP
functions and partially compatible LISP functions, CADopia, July 23, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Creeping
Plants for 3D Objects - Ivy Generator utility for generating 3D creepers,
CAD Forum, July 2007
Autodesk
Inventor 2008 Offers Smooth Transition from 2D Workflow - DWG TrueConnect,
ability to import AutoCAD surface, Cell Frame Rendered option, more, Al Dean,
CADdigest.com, July 23, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
Industrial-design Software Improved All Around - AliasStudio 2008 offers
customizable interface, new layer and brush effects, hardware shade mode
feature, burn tool, more, Jamie Ibbett, Machine Design, July 12, 2007 (more
StudioTools reviews)
How Manufacturers for the Building Industry Can Benefit from Product Information
Modeling - PIM can provide informative models of components that are used in
a building project, Brian Tuffin, BIM-Wit, July 18, 2007 (more
AEC features)
BIM
and Visualization, Part 1 - design visualization tools like 3ds Max can use
BIM data for advanced visualizations, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst, July 1,
2007 (more AEC
features)
Exploring
CAFM: Managing FM, Part 3 - controlling CAD documentation and practicing CAD
standards, Jose Rios, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free registration) (more
CAD management features)
10 1/2 Tips to Rock Your SolidWorks Assemblies - use the default planes,
mate to the first part, mate hardware stacks together, more, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, July 18, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
New CommandManager Options in SolidWorks 2008 - adding a custom tab to the
CommandManager, Sheet Metal Guy Blog, July 18, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Spend a Little on Documentation - increasing complexity of CAD and ignorance
of CAD vendors leaves little space for documentation, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, July 18, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
3D Modeling 3: Using UNION and SUBTRACT Commands - using a box solid in
AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 18, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Hidden Gem When Selecting Points - selecting and deleting multiple points in
Civil 3D, Ove Cervin, From the Ground Up, July 18, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Civil 3D Fundamentals: Surface Boundary Options - adding a boundary without
non-destructive breaklines, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, July 17, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Modeling a Transition in AutoCAD - creating a 3D model of rectangle to round
transition, Sheet Metal Guy Blog, July 13, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Revit Architecture 2008 - Groups - grouping elements in a project, Mark W.
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 18, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
PLIST Increment in Autodesk License Files - PLIST increments help to get a
network license for Autodesk products, JTB World, July 18, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Accessing DWG Files Not Open in the AutoCAD Editor Using .NET - Kean
Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 18, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
Results-based Process Selection - advantages and disadvantages of
stereolithography, subtractive processing, and non-CAD based processes, William
L. Miller, Time Compress Magazine, May 2007 (more
rapid prototyping features)
CADopia - Programming in CADopia - CADopia supporting the AutoCAD
programming interface, CADopia, July 19, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Importing and Exporting Customization Files - CADopia, July 19,
2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Touchcad 3.5 - break up and unfold complex shapes with this low-cost, 3D
modeling program, available on Mac OS and Windows, more, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop
Engineering, July 2007
Checking Out Inventor 2008 - features like DWG interoperability, sheetmetal,
industrial design, ribbon-cable design plus general enhancements, Leslie Gordon,
Machine Design, July 12, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
More AutoCAD 2008
Insights - specifying viewport-specific color overrides, key features of
layer properties manager and dashboard, layer isolate settings, more, Michael
Beall, Michael's corner, July 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Custom Multileader Style - creating a custom multileader in AutoCAD 2008,
LuAnn Sims, CommTech CAD Cafe, July 17, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Changing of the Guard at SolidWorks - John McEleney leaves for personal
reasons, COO Jeff Ray steps up to fill the position, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst,
July 17, 2007 (more
SolidWorks features)
Single vs. Multiple Layouts - advantages of using a single layout versus
multiple layouts in an AutoCAD drawing file, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July
17, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Launch AutoCAD 2004 from VB.NET - JTB World, July 17, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD
Mechanical: Power Dimensions - using distance snap, adding chain dimensions
and baseline dimensions, Andrew de Leon, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free
registration) (more
AutoCAD Mechanical tutorials)
Remember The Symbol Manager? - creating individual tool palettes in Civil
3D, Jason Hickey, civil3d.com, July 17, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Feature Line Labels - creating a label style in Civil 3D, Brian J. Hailey,
CommTech CAD Cafe, July 16, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
European-style Terminal/Cable Connection Charts - AutoCAD Electrical -
creating a blank drawing chart form, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, July
17, 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
ANSYS Workbench 11 - ANSYS Workbench UI and tools help in inspecting,
improving resolution of simulated model, geometry definition, data abstraction
and reconstruction, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, July 2007 (more
ANSYS reviews)
Making Good on the Promise of 64 Bits - 64-bit computing can help MCAD
applications run successfully on multicore processors, David Cohn, Desktop
Engineering, July 2007 (more
CAD hardware features)
CAD Standards, Part 3: Crafting Your Standards - presenting CAD standards as
audio/video and in documents that are easy to understand for users, Robert
Green, Cadalyst, July 11, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
An
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Finding Top Secret Express Tools! - using Express Tools
Help file, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 16, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Uninstall AutoCAD 2008 Silently - registry setting for uninstalling AutoCAD
2008, AutoCAD Architecture 2008, Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, Acrobat Reader 8,
JTB World, July 13, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Something
New for AutoCAD Electrical - exploring new interface, icon menu wizard
enhancements, adding new icons, Randy J. Brunette, AUGI, July 2007 (may require
free registration) (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Massing: Adding Floors (2 of 5) - creating floor area faces and adding floor
components in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, June 29, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Using a Palette From .NET to Display Properties of Multiple AutoCAD Objects
- Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 16, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
Programming Dialog Boxes in AutoLISP: DCL - running DCL:GETINT function in
AutoCAD, Muharrem Kocyigit, Daily AutoCAD, July 16, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
SolidWorks Settings for Inventor Users - Josh Mings, SolidSmack, July 13,
2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
5 Fresh Backgrounds for SolidWorks - Josh Mings, SolidSmack, July 12, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Dell UltraSharp 2707WFP - 27" flat-panel display with 1920x1200 resolution
offers high-gamut color, quick response times, good warranty coverage,
moderately priced, highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, July 16, 2007 (more
LCD displays reviews)
Trying Out Inventor: Day 4 - 'End of Evaluation Period' error has hotfix but
at 151MB download, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 16, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
Keeping
CAD Files From Going Astray - CAD vendors UGS, Autodesk and
SolidWorks offer their products to protect intellectual property, Larry Haftl,
American Machinist, July 10, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
PTC
Stock Drops 20% After Guidance Warning - PTC is expecting less
earnings in Q3 due to lower license revenue generated, Randall S. Newton,
CADdigest.com, July 16, 2007 (more
PTC features)
Jeff
Ray to Replace John McEleney as SolidWorks CEO - McEleney steps down
for personal reasons, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, July 16, 2007 (more
SolidWorks features)
The
Vital Key to an Organized SolidWorks Team - create a network folder,
set your options, save your settings, force your will upon others, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, July 12, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Why
Finance Software Acquisitions? Part 2 - benefits of financing, Brent
Broussard, AUGI, July 2007 (requires free registration) (more
CAD management articles)
3D
Modeling 1: Introduction - creating the working environment for 3D
modeling in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
3D
Modeling 2: Primitives - knowing about primitive shapes used in 3D
solid modeling, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 13, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Surf
the Bill of Material a.k.a. BOM - using surfer tool in AutoCAD
Electrical 2008, CADgneto, July 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Using
Corridor Code Set Styles for Automatic Hatching - apply codes with
hatching in Civil 3D 2008, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, July 11, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
DWG
Belongs to Autodesk? - USPTO replies to Autodesk's application
regarding DWG trademark, Evan Yares in The CAD Industry, July 12, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Why
doesn't PopSet Pop? - activating PopSet in XM, Eat Your CAD, July 13,
2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
CADopia
- Understanding Menu Compatibility - CADopia support of specific
sections in AutoCAD MNU and MNS files, CADopia, July 16, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia
- Supporting AutoCAD Customization - describing CADopia file
extensions that support AutoCAD customization files, CADopia, July 16, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Multimedia
and Presentation Tools for AEC - 3D visualization software reviewed:
Google SketchUp Pro 6, Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, Autodesk
Impression, VIZ 2008, 3ds Max 9, Freewheel, ArchVision's RPC, Piranesi 5, H.
Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
SketchUp reviews,
PhotoShop
reviews,
Adobe Acrobat reviews,
Autodesk Impression features,
Autodesk VIZ
reviews, 3ds
max reviews,
ArchVision reviews,
Piranesi
reviews)
SolidWorks
2007 Bible - containing over 1,000 pages, written in a well-organized
manner, the book by Matt Lombard provides a lot of information on basic
SolidWorks functionality, more, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, July 12, 2007
Making It Work with IT -
working in collaboration with IT department eases the job for CAD managers,
Robert Green, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
The Eyes' Mind -
Linux supercomputers can offer the power to visualize extremely large data sets,
Mike Long & Randall Frank, Desktop Engineering, July 2007 (more
engineering features)
Common Sense CAD - More -
'back check' your work on screen as well as on paper,
Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 11, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
BIM Designs a New Way of Working
- BIM methods cut on cost and time in completing building projects,
Bruce Buckley, Midwest Construction, July 2007 (more
AEC features)
Multileaders - Part 2 -
creating and editing multileaders, grouping multiple multileaders, aligning them in AutoCAD
2008, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, July 11, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
A
Hip Tip on Getting a True Block Count - using EATTEXT command in AutoCAD to
count the blocks, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 11, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Revit 9.1:
Getting Started -
learning about families, Eric Wing, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free registration) (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
CUI
Screen Resolutions - saving workspace settings in Civil 3D, Ove Cervin, From
the Ground Up, July 11, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
ObjectDBX
Sample Using VBA and AutoCAD 2008
- using ObjectDBX to extract information from drawings without opening them,
JTB World, July 11, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
CADopia - Identifying What Does Not Display -
description of AutoCAD objects
not displayed in CADopia, CADopia, July 12, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Identifying Unsupported Commands and Features
- list of AutoCAD commands not supported by CADopia, CADopia, July 12, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
SolidWorks
2008 Preview - Part 4: COSMOSWorks Designer Enhancements - bolt connectors
and design scenarios enhancements, Brian McElyea, CAD Fanatic, July 11, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
LightWave v9 -
integrated 3D modeling, rendering and animation program that provides four-view layout
to model just anything, suitably priced, highly recommended by Mike Hudspeth,
Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
LightWave reviews)
Common Sense CAD - avoid over detailing the CAD models and use layers
only when required, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 10, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Autodesk
Inventor: Feature Recognition - exploring Feature Recognition tool to
find and create features like holes, extrusions, revolutions, more, Sunith
Babu, AUGI, July 2007 (may require free registration) (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
Manage Your Revision Number - managing individual sheet revision number
in Inventor 2008, CADgneto, July 10, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 vs AutoCAD: Productivity Comparison - AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 performs quickly as compared to AutoCAD, Cvis.com, July 2007,
pdf (more
ADT features)
Calculate Areas from Spaces Using an Area Calculation Standard - AutoCAD
Architecture 2008 offers predefined area calculation standards with specific
rules, Anna Oscarson, Between the Walls, July 9, 2007 (more
ADT features)
What? Me Use Sheet Set Manager? - changing the sheet number in title
block using Sheet Set Manager in AutoCAD, Brian J. Hailey, CommTech CAD
Cafe, July 10, 2007 (more
AutoCAD sheet set tutorials)
Can I Distribute Autodesk Design Review 2008 to Others? - yes, but
subjected to the terms of the license agreement, Volker Joseph, Beyond the
Paper, July 9, 2007 (more
DWF features)
User Specific Vault Working Folder - using environment variables to set
up multiple working folder, CADgneto, July 9, 2007 (more
Autodesk Vault features)
Pipe Crossings into Structures: Ellipses and Labels - labeling the
invert of the pipe in Civil 3D, Dana Breig Probert, Civil 3d.com, July 10,
2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Sections and Their Dependent Views - hiding the undesired annotations in
Revit 2008, Steve, Revit OpEd, July 10, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
XYZ Text
- labeling and importing/exporting coordinates in MicroStation, The Envision Group, May 2007,
pdf (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Heavy-Duty Portable - briefcase-sized NextDimension Pro HD workstation
offers a powerful option to work in field locations, but performance and
high price are not justified, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, July
2007
Draft iT Architectural - an easy-to-use, low-cost, strictly 2D
floor-plan software offers tools to build a project, Mike Hudspeth,
Cadalyst, July 1, 2007
AutoCAD Tips
From Our Readers - July -
tips on flipping complex linetype, block repairing, section lines, changing text properties,
more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
On to an AutoCAD Hip Tip on Counting Blocks! - express tool BCOUNT
counts all blocks in a drawing, but not dynamic blocks, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 9, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Plot Style
Tables - understanding color-dependent plot style tables (.ctb ) and
named plot style table (.stb ) in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 9, 2007 (more
Autodesk table tutorials)
Why Hasn't Someone Made One of Those Before? -
six criteria to check if a concept can be developed as an ideal solution,
Rick Chin of SolidWorks, Desktop Engineering, July 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
An Interview
with Jon Banquer, "Enfant Terrible" of CAD/CAM - talk about VAR
network to sell CAD/CAM products, tips on choosing it, real time rendering, more, Franco
Folini, Novedge Blog, July 5, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Creative Cross Section Labels from Across the Pond -
labeling the information without overlapping in Civil 3D, Nick Zeeben,
Wicked Cool Stuff, July 2, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Cross Sections Part 2 -
labeling the bands in Civil 3D, Nick Zeeben, Wicked Cool Stuff, July 5, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Anchor Property Sample -
using Anchor property in a Property Set Definition to read in property data
in ADT 2007, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, July 1, 2007 (more
ADT tutorials)
Using a Modeless .NET Dialog to Display Properties of Multiple AutoCAD
Objects - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, July 9, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
NVIDIA
Quadro FX 4600 - an ultra high-end PCIe graphics card gives good OpenGL and Direct3D performance but at a higher
price, more, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, July 9, 2007 (more
graphic card reviews)
Relations & Sketching in 2008 -
improved sketch interface, new options for sketching rectangles in SolidWorks 2008, more, Mike
Puckett's Blog, July 9, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Trying Out Inventor: Day 2.75 -
extruding the sketch, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
A New Aid in Intersection Design -
Intersection Builder eases the pain of modeling the intersection, Jason Hickey,
civil3d.com, July 9, 2007
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Managing Your Scales List - using SCALELISTEDIT command
to customize the scale list, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Plot to PDF in AutoCAD with Correct Orientation and Margins - modifying
plotter configuration settings, JTB World, July 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Shortcut Links to Autodesk Pages - JTB World, July 7, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Layout Enhancements in AutoCAD 2008 - tips on renaming, reordering,
selecting a layout, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, July 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Massing: The Basics (1 of 5) - exploring the Revit features: the massing
creator/editor and the building maker, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, June 29, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Applying a Gradient Fill to an AutoCAD Hatch Using .NET - Kean Walmsley,
Through the Interface, July 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
My SolidWorks World Interview with Richard Doyle - talk about ease of using
SolidWorks, user group meeting, highlights of SW World 2007, Devon Sowell,
Devon's Blog, July 7, 2007 (more
SolidWorks features)
CADopia - Recognizing Subtle Command Differences - command function
differences in CADopia as compared to AutoCAD, CADopia, July 9, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Using Additional CADopia Commands - CADopia commands to perform
equivalent AutoCAD functions, CADopia, July 9, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
SolidWorks
2008 Preview - Part 3: BOM & Drawing Enhancements - virtual components,
bidirectional BOM editing, on-screen table controls, more, Brian McElyea, CAD
Fanatic, July 6, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
SpaceClaim Professional 2007 - CAD 2.0 - capability to model in real time,
handles complex math, compatible with many MCAD and neutral formats, more,
Deelip Menezes, July 4, 2007 (more
SpaceClaim reviews)
SpaceClaim for the SolidWorks User - based on DirectX graphics, with known
interface, SpaceClaim focuses on editing, "Pull and Move" and "Edit As Blend"
tools, more, Matt Writes, July 7, 2007 (more
SpaceClaim reviews)
Rethinking CAD Viewers - companies are offering CAD viewers for increasing
collaboration of design data: Acrobat 3D, AutoVue, Myriad, DesignShare, Nancy
Rouse-Talley, Desktop Engineering, July 2007 (more
Adobe Acrobat reviews, AutoVue
reviews,
Myriad reviews)
Any DWF to DWG Converter by AnyDWG Does the Trick - with easy to use
interface, this Windows-based converter installs quickly, can not translate many
sheets together, more, Rachael Taggart, TeamDWF, July 3, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Trying Out Inventor: Day 1 - installing Inventor 2008 is less than
straightforward, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 5, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
Trying Out Inventor: Day 2 - Inventor and Vault were installed but siblings
failed to install, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
Trying Out Inventor: Day 2.5 - attempting tutorial without content installed
unsuccessful, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor reviews)
The
Suspension is Killing Me... - Project Freewheel provides an
interactive design viewer, design rendering service and SOAP-based design data
service, Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, July 4, 2007 (more
DWF features)
All
Around the Block - finding the blocks and adding a block library in
Autodesk Impression, Todd Hunter, Outside the Lines, June 27, 2007 (more
Autodesk Impression features)
Building
Style Libraries - exporting styles in Autodesk Impression, Todd
Hunter, Outside the Lines, June 15, 2007 (more
Autodesk Impression features)
Surfaces
in Civil 3D - creating surfaces by adding contours, using DEM files,
through Google Earth, more, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, July 3, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Making
Use of the Design Center From Your ToolPalettes - LISP routine to
define a particular block library location on AutoCAD toolpalette, John Benstead,
CADit, July 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Electricity
Gone! What Will Happen to Drawing? - activating "Automatic Save"
option and opening ".bak" file in AutoCAD, Mesut Akcan, Daily AutoCAD, July 4,
2007 (more AutoCAD
tips)
Drawing
a Bolt with Solid Modeling - creating 3D model of a screw with
hexagonal head in AutoCAD, Burak Ozdemir, Daily AutoCAD, July 3, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
Parametric
Blocks - learning about the blocks changing dimensions depending on
parameters in AutoCAD, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 5, 2007 (more
Autodesk block tutorials)
Matching
Cable Tag-IDs to Connected Components - AutoCAD Electrical - Nate
Holt, Controlling the Machine, July 3, 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
AutoCAD
MEP 2008 Parametric Parts Wizard - creating parts and determining
their sizes, Barry Howard, Hagerman & Company, Inc., June 2007 (more
Autodesk Building Systems articles)
Create
Your Own Lamborghini Miura with Rhino 4.0 - Novedge, June 2007 (more
Rhino tutorials)
AEC
is Child's Play - nine year olds are using the specialized AEC
program 'Church Builder,' Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, July 3, 2007 (more
AEC features)
Building
Bridges - Bentley to provide complete bridge design solutions with
recently acquired TDV GmbH, developers of analysis and design software for
bridges, David Chadwick, CAD User, May/June, 2007 (more
MicroStation features)
Time
for Learning - highlights were forthcoming release of Athens, 64-bit
compatible hardware, awards of excellence, more, Mathias Lemmens, GIM
International, June 5, 2007 (more
MicroStation features)
CADopia
- Using Enhanced AutoCAD Commands in CADopia - CADopia, July 5, 2007
(more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia
- Using Additional Selection Sets - CADopia, July 5, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Light
It Up - visualization software reviewed: AliasStudio 2008, TrueSpace
7.5 with V-Ray 1.5, Piranesi 5, Modo 203, LightWave 3D v9, IRender and IRender
Plus, AccuRender 4, Rhinoceros 4, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
StudioTools reviews,
TrueSpace
reviews,
Piranesi reviews,
LightWave
reviews,
AccuRender
reviews,
Rhinoceros reviews)
ArchiCAD
11 - new Virtual Trace feature, Worksheet concept, modeling
enhancements, ability to assign pen sets, more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, June
30, 2007 (more
ArchiCAD reviews)
Vendors Make Over
CAD, PLM Software for SMBs - CAD and PLM vendors are offering easy-to-use,
competitive products to SMBs at low cost, Beth Stackpole, Design News, June 25,
2007 (more CAD
industry articles)
Earthly Powers
- Graphisoft is offering a bidirectional link between ArchiCAD 11 and Google
Earth to help users share and improve their designs, CAD User, May/June, 2007 (more
ArchiCAD features)
Dimension the Snot out of Your Sketch in Two Steps - using "Fully Define
Sketch" command in SolidWorks, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, July 2, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Annotation Scaling in AutoCAD 2008 - scale annotations in AutoCAD 2008,
exploring annotation scaling tools, visual fidelity, more, Autodesk, July 2007,
pdf (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Link It! - exporting Excel spreadsheet into AutoCAD 2008 as an AutoCAD
table, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Saving Back with Annotative Styles - saving annotative objects in AutoCAD
versions older than 2008, LuAnn Sims, CommTech CAD Cafe, July 2, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
Drawing
Recovery - using drawing recovery manager program to test and backup AutoCAD
files, Jim Rogers, Hagerman & Company, Inc., June 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Revit Architecture 2008 Design Phases Overview - help topics with slide show
or links for users, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 2, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit features)
Multiview Blocks (Architectural Desktop) - using multi-view blocks to give a
table 3D view in ADT, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, July 2, 2007 (more
ADT tutorials)
SolidWorks
2008 Preview - Part 2: Large Assembly Management Tools - new Quick
View/Selective Open option, global display state of assembly, ability to search
the FeatureManager tree, Brian McElyea, CAD Fanatic, July 2, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Vibrant 3D Color Without the Mess - low-cost, quieter ZPrinter 450 printer
builds parts in color in an almost closed-loop system Al Dean, Desktop
Engineering, July 2007 (more
rapid prototyping reviews)
Pre-Design Tool for Revit and ArchiCAD BIM Tools - Trelligence Affinity 5.0
offers easy-to-use interface, Template Editor desktop, improved schematic design
object manipulation and visualization, more, Susan Smith, AECWeekly, June 25-29,
2007 (more
Trelligence Affinity reviews)
Oops! Autodesk's Swat Misses the Bug and Squishes the Workaround -
workaround to speed up the saving time and regenerating the selected objects in
AutoCAD 2008, Steve Johnson, Cadalyst, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoCAD bugs)
Cells 201:
Converting Cells and Blocks - converting MicroStation cells to a block
library and blocks to a cell library, Karen Fugle & Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD,
July 1, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Cells 201:
Documenting Cell Libraries - Cell Index and HTML Author tools are easy
options for maintaining MicroStation cell libraries, Karen Fugle & Nigel Davies,
Eat Your CAD, July 1, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Bentley Conference -
highlights include: features of next release "Athens," BE awards, newly formed
Applied Research Group, more, Susan Smith, Architecture Week, June 27, 2007 (more
MicroStation features)
Keeping Your Data Safe - back up options can be: external hard drive,
redundant array of independent drives, online storage, tape backup, Robert
Jamieson, MCAD Online, June 18, 2007 (more
CAD hardware features)
UGS Media/Analyst Conference - Project Archimedes will combine Siemens'
manufacturing execution systems and UGS' PLM technology to shorten the run time,
Amy Stankiewicz, Cadalyst, July 2, 2007 (more
Unigraphics features)
Using Drawing Views
as Layers for a Cleaner Drawing - using two
configurations, their views, and aligning the views in SolidWorks, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, June 29, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
'Make Sure Prospect Knows Alibre is Not Good Enough' - fear, uncertainty,
and doubt lead big companies to advertise negative about smaller companies'
products, Greg Milliken, Alibre CEO Blog, June 29, 2007 (more
Alibre features)
Multileaders - Part 1 - exploring the multileader interface, drawing a
multileader, configuring a multileader style, more, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD
Geek Blog, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
AutoCAD 2008: Dimension Break - using DIMBREAK command in a drawing, Sunith
Babu L, Sunith AutoCAD's Blog, July 2, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 features)
An
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Getting Evenly Spaced Baseline Dimensions - using
DIMSPACE command, Lynn Allen's Blog, July 1, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
How to Prevent Command
Dialog Boxes to Appear? - putting a hyphen (-) before an AutoCAD command
will execute the command from the command line, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, June
29, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Clean Reinstallation of AutoCAD Architecture or AutoCAD MEP - Autodesk, June
19, 2007 (more ADT
features)
CADopia - Calibrating the Digitizer Tablet - calibrating the tablet for
digitizing points, CADopia, July 2, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Understanding Digitizer Tablet Transformation Types - selecting
recommended transformation types depending on the number of points specified,
CADopia, July 2, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
What's the
Storey? - ArchiCAD 11 offers Virtual Trace technology, better controlled
documentation, greater modeling freedom, more, David Chadwick, CAD User,
May/June, 2007 (more
ArchiCAD reviews)