eBay
Seller's Lawsuit Against Autodesk May Impact Software Licensing Case Law -
history of case and involvement of Public Citizen, more, Randall S. Newton,
CADdigest.com, Sep 28, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Safe Landing or Bumpy Ride? - seven golden rules when implementing CAD
software in organization, Colin Watson of Imass Design Solutions, MCAD Online,
Sep 16, 2007 (more
2D to 3D articles)
Snapshots from West Coast Green 2007 - highlights include: Green Building
Studio v3 in beta, Go-2-School's tutorials on designing sustainable spaces,
green user community, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, Sep 27, 2007 (more
AEC articles)
Perfect Concept Models in SolidWorks: The Butcher Shop Version - benefits of
3D concept model and some tips, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Sep 27, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Why Can't I
Edit Text in V8 Using Vista? - either install Microsoft DHTML Edit Control
or upgrade to XM, Eat Your CAD, Sep 27, 2007 (more
MicroStation articles)
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 7 - understanding advanced
lighting override options, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 28, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Select a Block Before a Writeblock or Edit - using WBLOCK and BEDIT commands
in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, Sep 24, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Start As You Mean to Go On - checklist for beginners when handling Civil 3D
project, Jack Strongitharm, From the Ground Up, Sep 26, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D articles)
Command
Aliases - A Command Line in Inventor - enabling predefined command aliases,
CAD Forum, Sep 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
How to Select
Objects Inside an Existing Polyline Border? - using WPS.LSP utility, CAD
Forum, Sep 2007
Notebookzilla vs TinyTablet - small sized HP tc4400 convertible tablet runs
SolidWorks, has XP Tablet OS, built in wireless network, Bluetooth, pen
interface, more, Matt Writes, Sep 27, 2007 (more
tablet pc reviews)
CAD Manager Self-Improvement, Part 2 - convincing senior management to
finance CAD training, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Sep 26, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Seeing Mechanical - role of sketching is growing in engineering, David
McCormick, Mechanical Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
engineering articles)
Why can't I
Print Preview My Images in XM When I can in V8? - check if image level is
turned off, Eat Your CAD, Sep 25, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Perpetual Annotation Scale List - using -SCALELISTEDIT command to fix
AutoCAD 2008 drawings messed up with _XREF annotation scales, Donnie Gladfelter,
The CAD Geek Blog, Sep 26, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 6 - using texture templates,
Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 27, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Vernor No Longer In It Just For
the Money - Public Citizen will fight against misuse of Digital Millennium
Copyright Act, Randall S. Newton, 3D CAD News, Sep 26, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
An Interview
with Giuseppe Bocchi, Engine Designer - role of CAD software in designing
engines, Italian mechanical industry, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Sep 26,
2007 (more CAD industry
articles)
How to Create Design Profiles? - design criteria for creating design
profiles in Civil 3D, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, Sep 24, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
P&ID Markups with PROJECT Freewheel - share your P&ID drawing using
Freewheel, Ursula Sadiq, In the Pipes, Sep 24, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Manually Installing the Project Freewheel 3D/2D ShareNow Utility for Revit -
Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Sep 25, 2007 (more
DWF features)
One Click Revit to Project Freewheel Publishing
- link to video, Scott
Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Sep 26, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Phases: The Default Phase Filters (Part 1 of 4) - creating phases and
detailing phase filters in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Sep 24, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
CADopia - Creating Single-Line Text - using AddText method, CADopia, Sep 27,
2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Adding Hatching - creating hatch object using AddHatch method,
CADopia, Sep 27, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
AutoVue 19.2 - easy-to use CAD file format viewer supports latest versions
of AutoCAD DWG and CATIA, improved EDA formats, available in eight flavors,
more, Martyn Day, MCAD online, Sep 16, 2007 (more
AutoVue reviews)
Best
of Both Worlds: Running Windows on a Mac - how to set up Apple
computer to run both Windows and Mac OS simultaneously using Parallels, Scott
Onstott, AECbytes, Sep 25, 2007 (more
Apple Computers articles,
Macintosh articles)
Inventor
Illustrations - creating illustrated rendering in Inventor 2008,
Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Sep 24, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
How
to Add the Area of a Surface to the Drawing: The Video - Autodesk
Inventor video tutorial, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil
Minded, Sep 25, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
An
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Finding XREF Object Property Information - using
XLIST command, Lynn Allen's Blog, Sep 25, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD
2008 - LAYLOCKFADECTL - controlling fade percentage while locking
layer, Mark W Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Sep 25, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD
2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 4 - controlling material
texture: diffuse map, opacity texture and bump map, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
Sep 25, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD
2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 5 - understanding 'scaling &
tiling' and 'offset & preview' options during material texture process, Erhan
Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 26, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
CADopia
- Creating Splines - using AddSpline method, CADopia, Sep 24, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia
- Creating Points - using CreatePoint and AddPointEntity methods,
CADopia, Sep 24, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
The
Future of Energy? - UK Atomic Energy Authority is using Dassault
Systemes' CATIA V5 and ENOVIA SMARTEAM for its fusion power research, MCAD
online, Sep 16, 2007 (more
engineering analysis articles)
The
ArchiCAD BIM Experience Kit - innovative interactive tutorial for
ArchiCAD by Graphisoft offered with free 30 day ArchiCAD Trial Version lets new
uses learn basics of BIM, Eric Bobrow, AECbytes, Sep 25, 2007 (more
ArchiCAD tutorials)
Note From Your
Users: I Don't Get No Respect - tips to respect your users, Mark W Kiker,
CADD Manager Journal, Sep 2007 (more
CAD management features)
AutoCAD Tasks
for MicroStation - customizing interface containing MicroStation equivalent
of AutoCAD's tools, Eat Your CAD, Sep 25, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
An Interview
with Brian Looney, Architectural Rendering Artist - talk about Maxwell
Render, its benefits, effects of rendering on business, more, Franco Folini,
Novedge Blog, Sep 24, 2007 (more
Maxwell Render articles)
To Interpret SpaceClaim's PLM
Master Plan, Turn it Upside Down - SpaceClaim wants to make its place among
users of leading PLM systems, Randall S. Newton, 3D CAD News, Sep 24, 2007 (more
SpaceClaim articles)
Run a Script When Changing Workspace in AutoCAD - editing the CUI file, JTB
World, Sep 24, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Project Freewheel Update (Includes DWFx Support) Now Available - new release
supports cache file handling, powerful event handling and more, Scott Sheppard,
It's Alive in the Lab, Sep 20, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Presetting Your Surfer 'Zoom' Factor - AutoCAD Electrical - saving zoom
magnification factor, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, Sep 14, 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
AutoCAD
Electrical: Cable Teamwork - exploring wire fan in/out tool and cable marker
symbols, Randy Brunette, AUGI, Sep 2007 (requires free registration) (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Environment Comparisons - AutoCAD Electrical tutorial, Randy Brunette,
CADLearning, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
User
Interface & Help System - AutoCAD Electrical tutorial, Randy Brunette,
CADLearning, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Symbol Libraries and Search Paths - AutoCAD Electrical tutorial, Randy
Brunette, CADLearning, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Changing Widths on Sample Lines - using 'from corridor stations' function in
Civil 3D, Ove Cervin, From the Ground Up, Sep 21, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D articles)
Driving a Basic AutoCAD Plot Using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the
Interface, Sep 25, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
Poly P3503-DDR3 Workstation - fitted with Intel quad core microprocessor and
DDR3 RAM, Poly P3503-DDR3 gives good performance, excellent warranty, more,
highly recommended by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Sep 24, 2007 (more
Polywell workstation reviews)
What does BIM Mean? - understanding BIM and best practices advice by Nigel
Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 2007, pdf (more
AEC features)
Letters in the Vernor Versus
Autodesk Case - Vernor is relying on First Sale Doctrine while Autodesk's
lawyer emphasizes software license agreement, Randall S Newton, AECnews.com, Sep
21, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Oops... I Guess it isn't Subject to a License Anymore - poking fun at
Autodesk's software license agreements, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, Sep 22,
2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Geolus Search, the Google of 3D - history of Geolus Search search engine,
Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Sep 20, 2007 (more
UGS articles)
Simulations are Doomed to Succeed - simulation helps students learn
engineering applications faster, Leland Teschler, Machine Design, Sep 13, 2007 (more
engineering articles)
In the Solid Edge Zone - defining zones and using them in assembly, Russell
Brook, Cadalyst, Sep 1 2007 (more
Solid Edge tutorials)
How to Get Print Quality Graphics from SolidWorks - printing flange bearing
as 300 dpi graphic, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Sep 20, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Google Docs
Security Seriously Compromised? - some bug is misplacing private documents,
Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Sep 20, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 3 - features of material
editor, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 24, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD 2008 - Copy to Layer - using CopytoLayer command to copy layer on
target layer, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Sep 11, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD 2008 - Layer Walk - using Layer Walk command to highlight contents
of selected layer, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Sep 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD 2008 - Layer Walk - Part 2 - purging layers, Mark W Kiker, CADD
Manager.com Blog, Sep 14, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Video: AutoCAD Utility Provides One-Click Real-time Design Review Without
Installing a Viewer - Project Freewheel works with your browser to markup
AutoCAD designs, Scott Sheppard, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 20, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Flomerics EFD Products - EFD.Pro is among CAD-embedded analysis tools
offered by Flomerics allowing simulation within design process, Al Dean, MCAD
Online, Sep 16, 2007
Working From
Your Strength - Leveraging the Positives in Your Management Style - Part 1 -
three strengths are: dependability, being organized, and being investigative,
Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, Sep 2007 (more
CAD management features)
The
Dawn of CAD 2.0 - CAD equivalent of Web 2.0 is whole new modeling technique
that exchanges data in neutral formats, Deelip Menezes, CADdigest.com, Sep 21,
2007 (more
CAD translation features)
Actify
Finds a Hole in PLM - Actify CEO David Opsahl talks about company's agenda,
digital design communication, SpinFire technology, more, Rachael Dalton-Taggart,
CADdigest.com, September 21, 2007 (more
Actify articles)
The
Way of Rhino, Part 3: Tracking the Coming Perfect Storm in CAD - discussing
six indications responsible for coming storm, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com,
September 21, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Computer Models, Handmade in Europe - Touch and Design project uses 'haptic'
technology allowing user to see and feel virtual object, ICT Results, Sep 20,
2007 (more CAD
industry articles)
Management by Design - SolidWorks CEO Jeff Ray identifies potential of
Indian market, Chiranjoy Sen, The Economic Times, Sep 21, 2007 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Leveraging 3D Annotations - creating annotation view in SolidWorks, Chris
Schaefer, Graphics Systems SolidNotes, Sep 20, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Designers Reap Rewards of BIM - Loblolly House, Benjamin D. Hall
Interdisciplinary Research Building, Royal London Hospital and other AIA BIM
award winners, Heather Livingston, Cadalyst, Sep 20, 2007 (more
AEC articles)
The Creative
Inventor: Engineer/Designer Goals - questions determining design standards
and goals of company, Dennis Jeffrey, AUGI, Sep 2007 (requires free
registration) (more
Autodesk Inventor articles)
AutoCAD Hyperlink Command Basics - JTB World, Sep 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD Hyperlink Command Advanced - using QSELECT, attaching hyperlink
information as xdata or to object, VBA hyperlinks example, JTB World, Sep 12,
2007 (more AutoCAD
tips)
AutoCAD 3D Settings DISPSILH,SURFU,SURFV - controlling display of 3D solid
objects' edges and setting surface density, JTB World, Sep 19, 2007 (more
AutoCAD solid modeling tutorials)
REVIT Architecture 2008 Curtain Systems Video - drawing solarium, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 19, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Creating a Multileader in AutoCAD Using a jig From .NET - Kean Walmsley,
Through the Interface, Sep 21, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
SolidWorks 2008 is Here - enhanced standard menu bars, customizable
CommandManager, new context toolbars, customizable shortcut bar, Richard Doyle,
Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
SolidWorks articles)
SW
2008 Tip: Dragin' Dot's... - turn on 'Instant 3-D' for dragging dot
in SolidWorks 2008, Mike Puckett's Blog, Sep 19, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Melting It All Together - MCP's selective laser melting machines provide
effective layer-based manufacturing process, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, Sep
2007 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
The Man Who Dared to Sell
AutoCAD R14 on eBay - sequence of incidents that led Timothy Vernor to sue
Autodesk, 3D CAD News, Sep 12, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
An Interview
with George Omura, AutoCAD Writer - talk about changes in AutoCAD in 20
years, approach to explain complex concept, his latest AutoCAD book, Franco
Folini, Novedge Blog, Sep 19, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Multiple
Leaders - exploring multileader toolbar and workarounds for multileader
problems in AutoCAD 2008, Kenneth Leary, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free
registration) (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD
Suddenly Publishes Multiple Drawings to a Single PLT File - depends on
setting of PUBLISHCOLLATE variable in AutoCAD 2008, CAD Forum, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
How to Switch
Off UCSFOLLOW in All Viewports of All Layouts? - AllVports utility to set
UCSFOLLOW variables to 0, CAD Forum, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
CADopia - Drawing Circles - using AddCircle method, CADopia, Sep 20, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Drawing Arcs - using AddArc method, CADopia, Sep 20, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Google
SketchUp Pro 6.0 3D Design Software - this release offers ability to export
to professional CAD programs and 2D presentation program "LayOut," David Karlins,
PC Advisor, Sep 19, 2007 (more
SketchUp reviews)
TurboSketch Studio, Google SketchUp Plug-in - TurboSketch Studio makes
SketchUp models more realistic but affects performance, David Karlins, PC
Advisor, Sep 19, 2007
Inventor's iAssemblies - creating chart drawings, Allen Hudson, Cadalyst,
Sep 1, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
Siggraph 2007 Report - AMD's new workstation cards, Dassault's paper on
Vertex Buffer Objects, Microsoft's surface interactive table, more, Robert
Jamieson, MCAD Online, Sep 16, 2007 (more
CAD Shows articles)
An
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Finding Invisible Text Strings (the Sequel) - using
QSELECT command to delete text created with TEXT/DTEXT command, Lynn Allen's
Blog, Sep 18, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Creating Script Files with Excel - using LINE command in AutoCAD, Donnie
Gladfelter, The CAD Geek Blog, Sep 18, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 2 - exploring available
materials in drawing, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 18, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Green Labels &
Ham - creating label style and presetting label sets within command settings
in Civil 3D, Melanie Santer, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free registration) (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
One Click Inventor to Project Freewheel Publishing - link to video on
publishing DWF of Inventor design, Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Sep
18, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Edit Cut Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 1 of 4) - creating
basic flat roof and modifying cut profiles of it in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit
Zone, Sep 13, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
RST 2008 Coping Steel Intersections - Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 18,
2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Finding Clarity in Isolation - using isolate tool to clean up parts in
SolidWorks, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Sep 18, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Interface Ideas - some suggestions for setting up SolidWorks 2008 interface,
Matt Writes, Sep 18, 2007 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Software Takes the Heat Off Electronics - Flotherm Version 7.1 can simulate
heat flow and correct thermal problems, more, Michael Palis, Machine Design, Sep
12, 2007 (more
Flotherm reviews)
DEM Solutions EDEM 1.3 - Discrete Element Modeling application can simulate
particle flow, more accurate result if combined with FEA/CFD applications, runs
on Windows and Linux, Al Dean, MCAD Online, Sep 16, 2007
CCNtv Sep 17 Newscast - interview of
eBay seller Timothy S. Vernor, who is suing Autodesk, CADCAMNet, Sep 17, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles, CAD
industry articles)
Old Copies of AutoCAD - comments on Vernor vs Autodesk case, Evan Yares, The
CAD Industry, Sep 13, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
slash.dot & Others Discuss Vernor vs Autodesk - links to posts about Vernor
vs Autodesk case, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 13, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Autodesk Lawsuit by eBay Seller Takes Website Hits to New Levels - Tim
Vernor is expecting settlement, Rachael Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business
of CAD, Sep 16, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
Interview
with Tony Lockwood - former Desktop Engineering editor talks about changes
at DE, blogs, editing as profession, future plans, more, Roopinder Tara,
CAddigest.com, Sep 17, 2007 (more
engineering articles)
KLG Systel Looking for Acquisition in Aerospace: Kumud Goel - Atlantis Lab
acquisition can make CAD strong in Indian automobile market, Moneycontrol.com,
Sep 17, 2007 (more
engineering articles)
DWG Viewports
- workaround is to make layer 0 non-plotting, Eat Your CAD, Sep 17, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Missing MSDIR
- check msdir.cfg file in MicroStation XM, Ian Farrow & Nigel Davies, Eat Your
CAD, Sep 17, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Incorrect Display of Markup Options in Inventor 2008 - workaround is to
change status of markup in properties dialog, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper,
Sep 17, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor articles)
eTransmit a Drawing - creating transmittal report in AutoCAD and sending it
through e-mail, Ellen Finkelstein.com, Sep 18, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Confused Point Disorder in Civil 3D - understanding basics of points and
point groups, Bill Frederick, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
How to Create Surface Profiles? - Civil 3D tip, Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil
3D, Sep 17, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Work Sharing
in Revit, Part 1 - worksets functions, differentiating owning and borrowing,
creating central and local files, Eric Wing, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free
registration) (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
ViewSonic VX2435wm - 24" widescreen LCD display with 1920x1200 native
resolution, stable stand, good response time, moderate pricing, more, Ron LaFon,
Cadalyst, Sep 17, 2007 (more
LCD displays reviews)
New Digital Prototyping Features - Inventor 2008 has improved virtual stress
analysis, new ribbon-cable functionality, efficient sketching tools, and more
features to validate designs, Amy Bunszel of Autodesk, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor features)
Five-Axis
Machining: What are the Benefits and How Can You Achieve This Capability? -
reduced machining time, no need of multiple setups, ability to machine complex
parts, more, Jay Phillips, MoldMaking Technology, Sep 2007 (more
CAM articles)
An Interview
with Paul Wilkinson, AEC Collaboration Expert and Writer - talk about
ongoing changes in AEC industry, visualization tools, difficulties in adopting
collaboration tools, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Sep 14, 2007 (more
AEC features)
Construct Walls - creating composite walls with various skins in ArchiCAD,
Greg Kmethy, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
ArchiCAD tutorials)
Finance
Agreements, Part 2: Be in the Know - queries before making a final financing
decision, Brent Broussard, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free registration) (more
CAD management articles)
AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolbar 1 - using MATERIAL command to
explore material definition user interface, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 17,
2007 (more AutoCAD
2008 articles)
Constructing an AutoCAD Electrical Project "Zip" Utility - AutoLISP code to
activate command-line version, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, Sep 14, 2007
(more AutoCAD
Electrical tutorials)
Sun Shares Its Vision - Sun Microsystems' Shared Visualization software help
organizations share their 3D graphics with remote users, Michael A. Schulman &
Linda Fellingham, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
graphics & visualization articles)
CADopia - Drawing Lines - using AddLine and AddInfiniteLine methods,
CADopia, Sep 17, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Drawing Polylines - using AddPolyline and Add3dPoly methods,
CADopia, Sep 17, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
ATI FireGL V3600 Review - entry-level FireGL V3600 offers unified graphics
architecture, 65nm fabrication process, multithreaded drivers and DirectX 10
technology, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, Sep 16, 2007 (more
graphic card reviews)
Autodesk Sued for $10 Million After Invoking DMCA to Stop eBay Resales -
argument is continued between the sale of first doctrine and Autodesk's end user
license agreement, Jacqui Cheng, Ars Technica, Sep 13, 2007 (more
Autodesk articles)
2007 Third Annual BIM Awards, Part 2 - BIM Award citations received by Royal
London Hospital project, GSA's BIM Pilot Project Successes and National BIM
Program, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, Sep 13, 2007 (more
AEC articles)
The
Way of Rhino Part 2: Behold the CAD Whisperer - Robert McNeel and Associates
keeps low profile on marketing, spending money on R&D plus keeping products
prices low, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, Sep 14, 2007 (more
Rhino articles)
SpaceClaim and Rhino? - how good the relationship will be for SpaceClaim,
Matt Writes, Sep 13, 2007 (more
Rhino articles,
SpaceClaim
articles)
CAD
Management: The Benefits of IST - defining industry-specific training, its
importance and needs, Brian C. Benton, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free
registration) (more
CAD management features)
Hacking the SolidWorks Options Registry File - editing .sldreg file to
transfer SolidWorks 2008 settings to SolidWorks 2007 version, Josh Mings,
SolidSmack, Sep 13, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Fast 3-D Modeling in AutoCAD 2007 (Press-Pull) - using EXTRUDE command to
create cube in AutoCAD 2007, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 14, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
A Model of Efficiency - 3D digital prototyping helps manufacturers develop
product in time, quickly and at low cost, Amy Bunszel, Desktop Engineering, Sep
2007 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
Digital Weapon - Aberdeen Group reports that ability to use digital
prototyping is providing manufacturing firms competitive advantage, The Engineer
Online, Sep 4, 2007 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
Simulating for Mechatronics - National Instruments and SolidWorks offer NI
LabViewSolidWorks Mechatronics Toolkit for virtual-machine prototyping, Brian
MacCleery, Machine Design, Aug 6, 2007 (more
engineering analysis articles)
Software - companies
offer tools for civil engineers: Adobe Acrobat 3D V8, AutoCAD Civil 3D, ASE
Civil, Carlson SurvCE 2.0, Bentley Electric XM and Bentley Expert Designer XM,
more, CE News, Aug 30, 2007 (more
Adobe Acrobat articles,
Autodesk
Civil 3D articles,
Adept reviews)
CAD Manager Self-Improvement, Part 1 - tips to get yourself trained as CAD
manager, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Sep 12, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Virtually Perfected - kinematics software like NEiMotion, ALGOR's MES
software help simulate and analyze every design condition of model, Elisabeth
Eitel, Motion System Design, Aug 16, 2007 (more
engineering analysis articles)
Thermal Analysis 101: Meeting the Challenge - FEA can be an option, Pamela
J. Waterman, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
engineering analysis articles)
An
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Finding Empty Text objects - QTEXT command makes hidden
text strings appear as rectangles, Lynn Allen's Blog, Sep 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
AutoCAD
Architecture: A Kick Start - list of features users need to learn in AutoCAD
Architecture 2008, Tharakesh Ananthakrishnan, AUGI, Sep 2007 (may require free
registration) (more
ADT articles)
Collaboration Comparison of Buzzsaw and Project Freewheel - Scott Sheppard
of Autodesk, Beyond the Paper, Sep 12, 2007 (more
DWF features,
Autodesk
Buzzsaw articles)
Civil 3D: The Text Component Editor and Dragged States Settings - dragged
state settings for labels in Civil 3D, Phillip Zimmerman, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
(more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
LandXML Version - importing LandXML file from Civil 3D 2008 into DWG version
2007, Ove Cervin, From the Ground Up, Sep 12, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D articles)
CADopia - Running a VBA Program - run program as macro, CADopia, Sep 13,
2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Managing VBA Projects - saving macro within drawing file and in
common project file, CADopia, Sep 13, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
AutoCAD 2008 Works Like Magic - annotation scaling, new layer properties,
multicolumn support, updated 'paste special' command, multileader, support for
32- and 64-bit OS, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD reviews)
SW08 and Vista Follow-Up - incapable RealView tab, interfering task pane
tabs, less detailed Open dialog, more, Matt Writes, Sep 12, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Dassault
Q2 Earnings Call - Dassault CEO Bernard Charles discusses growth, future of
company, 3DVIA technology, more, Ralph Grabowski, CADdigest.com, Sep 12, 2007 (more
CATIA articles)
3 Quick Tip Note Tricks for Your Finger Tips - tips on moving, copying and
keeping notes from snapping to other notes in SolidWorks, Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
Sep 11, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Autodesk
Inventor 2008: Revolve - creating revolve feature, Sunith Babu, AUGI, Sep
2007 (may require free registration) (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
Playing Dynamically with Blocks - exploring dynamic blocks feature in
AutoCAD 2006, Bill Fane, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
AutoCAD blocks tutorials)
Collaboration Comparison of Autodesk Design Review, Project Freewheel, and
Autodesk Freewheel - Scott Sheppard of Autodesk, Beyond the Paper, Sep 10,
2007 (more
DWF features)
What Vista is Like - problems when working with Vista, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, Sep 11, 2007
How to Maximize Your Workspace? - press CTRL+0 to clear screen space in
AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 12, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Updating Drawing Set Parameters from the Project's "Scratch Database" - AutoCAD
Electrical - editing database file, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, Sep
11, 2007 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Accessing the Active Space or Layout in an AutoCAD Drawing Using .NET - Kean
Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 10, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
Topography: Creating a Basic Toposurface (Part 1 of 3) - using Point tool in
Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Sep 11, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Show Us Your
White Bits - place note box with outline fill to mask MicroStation drawing,
Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 11, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
SolidWorks 2008 on Windows Vista - SolidWorks 2008 on Vista shows different
color schemes, different Open dialog, more, Matt Writes, Sep 12, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
SolidWorks
2008: FilletXpert - enhancements in FilletXpert feature in SolidWorks 2008:
new Fillet Selection Context Toolbar and CornerXpert, Ricky Jordan's Blog, Sep
10, 2007 (more
SolidWorks reviews)
Mastery of the Complex - history of CAD and how it affected engineering
industry, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
BIM and Civil Engineering - Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D working together in
BIM workflow, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
AEC articles,
Autodesk Civil 3D features,
Autodesk Revit features)
When the Left Knows What the Right Hand's Doing - efficiency and creativity
go together to make a company "ambidextrous," Robert "Buzz" Kross of Autodesk,
Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Configuring GenerativeComponents - install TriForma first before installing
GC, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 10, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Publishing from the AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager to Project Freewheel -
workaround to publish directly, Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Sep 11,
2007 (more
DWF features)
Create Custom Symbol Catalog Using PowerPoint 2007 - creating DWF file from
PowerPoint presentation, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Sep 10, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Leveraging the New Sketch Tools in Autodesk Inventor 2008 - reusing existing
sketch data, capturing and conveying design intent, managing 2D constraints,
Autodesk, Sep 2007, pdf (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
AutoCAD 2008 - LAYISO and LAYUNISO - using LAYISO and LAYUNISO commands to
isolate and unisolate objects on one layer, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com
Blog, Sep 9, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Command: _DISTANCE - measuring distance between kitchen cabinet in AutoCAD,
Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 7, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Command: _MATCHPROP - Bilal Bilgi, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 10, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Pesky Point Tables and How to Beat Them into Submission - editing contents
of raw description cell in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, Civil3D.com, Sep 5, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
OSNAP Toggle Macro - OSNAP and their associated decimal values in AutoCAD
Architecture 2008, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Sep 9, 2007 (more
ADT tutorials)
REVIT MEP 2008 - Lets Get It On! - overview of REVIT MEP, Daryl Gregoire,
Revit Rocks, Sep 9, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit features)
Shared Coordinates, True North, Project North - aligning Revit coordinates
with AutoCAD coordinates, David Light, Revit: Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM,
Sep 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
The Future of CAD
- several innovations are taking place, counter to the claim of industry
stagnation, Deelip Menezes, Sep 7, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
Learning Curves
- applying material image to 3D object, copying object with basepoint in AutoCAD
2008, more, Michael Beall, Michael's corner, Sep 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD 2008 Slow Startup Fix - editing registry key to disable AutoCAD
InfoCenter, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Sep 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
AutoCAD Tips from Our Readers - September - tips on connecting blocks,
offsets joined by fillet, metal hatch patterns, more, Bill Kramer, Cadalyst, Sep
1, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
Control the Display of Tooltips - setting TOOLTIPMERGE system variable to 1
to combine tooltips in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, Sep 9, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
A
Weekend AutoCAD Hip Tip to Save You Time - using QTEXT command to convert
text to rectangles, Lynn Allen's Blog, Sep 9, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
DWF Viewing Issue in Buzzsaw - set Buzzsaw viewing components as DWF viewer,
Jason Pratt, Connected, Aug 27, 2007 (more
Autodesk Buzzsaw tutorials)
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 Cross Section Right-of-Way Label - creating new point
code and adding generic subassembly, Douglas J. Benoit, Imaginit Technologies,
Sep 2007, pdf (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
A Better Way to Hatch in 3D - using 3D model textures in SolidWorks, Jeff
Setzer, Graphics Systems SolidNotes, Sep 7, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Time-Saving Tip for Re-using SolidWorks Drawings - Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
Sep 7, 2007 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
CADopia - Using Modules - inserting and using a module, CADopia, Sep 10,
2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Creating Code - CADopia, Sep 10, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Smart Power for High-End Machining - Delcam PowerMill 8.0 offers
consolidated tool database, task-specific functionality for blisks and
impellers, more, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
PowerMill reviews)
The Future of CAD - limited growth of computer hardware and less use of
Internet is limiting CAD, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 6, 2007 (more
CAD industry articles)
CAE Moves to the
Fore - hardware like multi-core processors can run complex and advanced
simulation tasks early in design processes, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Sep 3,
2007 (more
engineering analysis articles,
CAD
hardware articles)
Experience BIM in Hours, Not Months - Graphisoft's BIM Experience Kit offers
'fun way to learn BIM,' Susan Smith, AECCafe.com, Aug 27-31, 2007 (more
AEC features)
Autodesk Pushes Ahead with Digital Prototyping - a digital prototyping
initiative, PlassoTech acquisition can help enhance Inventor Professional
Simulation capabilities, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Sep 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor articles)
Working as a Team Using Autodesk Inventor, Part 1 - Autodesk Data Management
Server is installed along with Inventor installation, making working with vault
easy, Melissa Thomas, Engineering Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Sep 6,
2007 (more
Autodesk Vault articles)
Add Blocks and Update a List of Materials - using ADD-BLOCKS.LSP and ADD-BLOCKS.DCL
routines in AutoCAD, Tony Hotchkiss, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
Annotation Scaling and Annotation Scale List in AutoCAD 2008 - adding and
deleting scales, JTB World, Sep 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
REVIT
Keyboard Shortcut Commands - video on creating keyboard shortcut commands,
Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Massing: Adding a Curtain System (Part 4 of 5) - adding curtain system to
office block model in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, June 29, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Handling Fences
- clear selection set before opening named fences dialogue in MicroStation,
Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 6, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - direct support to 3D file formats, enhanced
vanishing point feature, new technical features, more, highly praised by Ron
LaFon, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
PhotoShop reviews)
Survival Guide
Chapter 07: Making Decisions - make, justify and document decisions, Nigel
Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 5, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Getting to
Grips with Grips 101 - turning on/off handle display, selecting multiple
handles, modifying clip boundaries and masks in MicroStation, Karen Fugle, Eat
Your CAD, Sep 5, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
AutoCAD Hip Tip on Revealing Invisible 3DFACES - setting SPLFRAME system
variable to 1 to make invisible edges appear, Lynn Allen's Blog, Sep 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk's e-transmit - send all documents related to AutoCAD drawing in
.zip file, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, Sep 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Missing Buttons from the AutoCAD Application Status Bar - customizing tabs
on AutoCAD application status bar, John Benstead, CADit, Sep 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Command: _AREA
- understanding basics of AREA command in AutoCAD,Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
Sep 5, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Command: _BREAK
- breaking entity and removing space between two selected points using BREAK
command in AutoCAD,Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Sep 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
LAYEREVAL and Reconciling New Layers - John Benstead, CADit, Sep 6, 2007 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Plot to PDF - plotting single and multiple sheets to PDF in AutoCAD, Ward
Romberger, CAD-e-Corner, Sep 5, 2007 (more
Autodesk plotting tutorials)
AutoCAD Civil 3D 2008 - Enhanced Cross Sections - installing toolpallete,
using UK_IE drafting tools pallete, setting styles, more, Jack Strongitharm,
From the Ground Up, Sep 4, 2007, pdf (more
Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
Creating an AutoCAD Multileader Spraying Out from Central Text Using .NET -
Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 6, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
CADopia - Starting VBA - inserting UserForms, CADopia, Sep 6, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Adding Controls to a UserForm - CADopia, Sep 6, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
Adobe Acrobat 3D v8 - Acrobat 3D can convert 3D designs to PDF, provides
password protection, plug-in architecture for CAD/CAM/CAE users, earns A plus,
highly praised by Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
Adobe Acrobat reviews)
My
Tablet et MoI - drawbacks of TabletPC, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep
5, 2007 (more Moment of Inspiration reviews)
Structural Integration - Bentley's Integrated Structural Model will provide
interoperability among all Bentley structural engineering software, Greg Corke,
AEC Magazine, Aug 27, 2007 (more
AEC features)
Q&A: PTC CEO Richard Harrison Talks PLM -
talk about Pro/E-Windchill integration, acquisitions strategy, competition
in market, more, Jason Stamper, CBR Online, Sep 4, 2007 (more
PTC articles)
Autodesk Gets FEA, Part 2 -
Autodesk discusses PlassoTech acquisition and plans to incorporate
technology into Inventor, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, Sep 4, 2007
(more
Autodesk Inventor articles)
Dassault Hearts nVidia -
Dassault and nVidia to improve image quality with styling and digital mockups, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 3, 2007 (more
CATIA articles)
Success is All About Keeping Up Standards -
tips on avoiding organization mess while handling CAD projects, David Moyes, BD Online, Aug 24, 2007 (more
CAD management features)
Project Freewheel: The Importance of the Right Amount of Cache
- either upload design or specify URL for design present on web,
Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, Sep 4, 2007 (more
DWF features)
Various Import/Export
Options -
product-level and object level data imports/export in Civil 3D,
Sanjay Asnani, 2D to Civil 3D, Sep 4, 2007 (more
Autodesk Civil 3D articles)
Creating PDF's from DWG's Without
AutoCAD - using Acrobat 8 Professional and Acrobat 3D v8 to create 2D/3D
PDFs, Tim Huff of Adobe, I didn't Know Acrobat Could Do That!,
Sep 2, 2007 (more
Adobe Acrobat articles,
PDF tutorials)
AutoLISP Application: LAY_DEL.LSP -
deleting all entities with layer of selected entity in AutoCAD, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD,
Sep 4, 2007
(more
AutoLISP tutorials)
Materials -
exploring materials control panel in Revit, Revit Zone, Aug 21, 2007 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Toggle TILEMODE with DIESEL -
Erik Deyo, The LT Side of Things, Sep 4, 2007 (more
AutoCAD LT tutorials)
Working with
DWG - links to posts about handling DWG in MicroStation, Karen Fugle & Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Aug 31, 2007 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Experience with Vista -
installing Vista Business version on a Boxx workstation, Matt Writes, Sep 4, 2007
Out of This World -
Alienware MJ-12 8550i workstation, fitted with two Intel quad-core CPUs and
ultra high-end NVIDIA graphics board plus 1.5 terabytes of hard disk space,
can handle MCAD applications, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007 (more
Alienware workstation reviews)
Automated Estimating and Scheduling Using BIM -
BIM applications for construction industry: DProfiler with RSMeans, Innovaya Visual Estimating v9.4, Success Design Exchange, Vico
Software's Constructor 2007, DesignEst Pro, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
AEC features)
What
Needs to be Fixed in AutoCAD - linetypes and multilines continue to
frustrate, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 3, 2007 (more
AutoCAD 2008 articles)
Extract
That Data - using Dataextraction command in AutoCAD 2008, Lynn Allen,
Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more AutoCAD 2008
features)
3D
Crosshair Color Settings in AutoCAD - applying color tinting, JTB
World, Aug 31, 2007 (more AutoCAD tips)
How
to Change the Serial Number in Autodesk Inventor - update serial
number from product information dialog box, Melissa Thomas, Engineering
Education for the Non-Civil Minded, Sep 3, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
No
Clever Title This Time... - making pair of work axes to create a workplane
in Inventor, Jay Tedeschi, The Gear Box, Aug 31, 2007 (more
Autodesk Inventor tutorials)
How to Enable the Indexing Server in PDMWorks Workgroup - Jeff Setzer,
Graphics Systems SolidNotes, Aug 31, 2007
What Engineers
Should Know about Direct Digital Manufacturing - factors determining type of
job, Joseph Ogando, Jul 26, 2007 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
Creating
a Spline-Segment Multileader in AutoCAD Using .NET - Kean Walmsley,
Through the Interface, Sep 3, 2007 (more
Autodesk programming tutorials)
TIFF File
Formats Supported in Design Review 2008 - CAD Forum, Sep 2007 (more
DWF features)
GoPlot - Batch
Plotting of PLT and PRN Files - using GoPlot utility, CAD Forum, Sep 2007
CADopia - Using the Object Model - CADopia, Sep 3, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
CADopia - Using ActiveX Automation - manipulating programmable
objects,CADopia, Sep 3, 2007 (more
IntelliCAD tutorials)
UGS Solid Edge v20 - focused on collaboration, Solid Edge v20 can import
assemblies, lets you reuse geometry, handle large assemblies, more, gets an 'A'
from Mike Hudspeth, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007 (more
Solid Edge reviews)
TurboCAD 14 - TurboCAD Pro 14 Architectural offers smart dimensioning, wall
dimension tool, dynamic window, door schedules, parametric stair generator,
suitably priced, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, Aug 27, 2007 (more
TurboCAD reviews)