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September 2007
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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)

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