March 2009
previous articles

BRX Explained - Bricsys offers ARX source-compatible BRX SDK for AutoCAD users, Deelip.com, Mar 30, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Should PLM 2.0 Come with a New PLM Format? - PLM 2.0 can send package data across different tools in user-oriented manner, cloud, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank Blog, Mar 30, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Review of AutoCAD 2010: The Best One Yet - parametric drawing tools, better dynamic blocks, mesh modeling ribbon tab, drafting enhancements, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, Mar 27, 2009 (more AutoCAD reviews)

An AutoCAD 2010 Hip Tip on Converting Splines to Polylines - using SPLINEDIT and PEDIT commands while specifying precision value, Lynn Allen's Blog, Mar 30, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)

ObjectARX 2010: Dealing with Missing Exports - workaround is to provide implementation of missing functions, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Mar 28, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2010 - The New UI - quick access toolbar, viewports with menus, graphite modeling tools, Mark Gerhard, IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Mar 30, 2009 (more 3ds Max articles)

I've Got Style. Do You Have Style? - Inventor style library, adding material to it, Anthony Dull, Cadalyst, Mar 27, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

DWG TrueView 2010 - Capabilities - direct access to drawing files, drawing information can be saved/ exported to DXF, DWF or PDF formats, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 30, 2009 (more DWF articles)

NavisWorks Performance Issues and Settings - enabling /3GB switch, turning off hardware acceleration, copying files from server, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 30, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles)

More Questions - queries about Revit API, changing design option to primary, finding elements, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Mar 30, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Delivering Expert CAD Support - ways to keep up on all CAD news, tips, tricks without spending hours surfing web, when Autodesk support isn't supporting you, keep tabs on software bugs, finding, using best resources, Darren Young, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

Supporting CAD Systems and Users - computer hardware - good hardware system, utilizing network vs. standalone licenses, justifying training, backing up data, Tom Conti, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

Learn to Hack AutoCAD Installations for Custom Deployments - calling software install/uninstalls from VBScript, batch files; automating service pack, hotfix, update installations, modifying MSI packages to deploy TrueView with paths, printers, Darren Young, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD articles)

Introduction to VBScript for CAD Administrators - creating automated processes for updating custom CAD files, verifying system, hardware, user resources, uninstalling, installing software, even multiple packages with single click, Darren Young, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

Heli-Coil Tap Drills - using hole wizard feature in SolidWorks, RickyJordan.com, Mar 30, 2009

7 Bits of Functionality SolidWorks Could Add While Your Models Load - options can be to start new drawings or parts, print models, find references, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 30, 2009

HP Z600 Workstation - innovative design based on Intel Xeon X5560 processor, quiet and compact mid-range product with excellent engineering,  Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Mar 30, 2009 (more HP workstation reviews)

HP's New Z Line: Breakthrough Workstation Technology -  Z line of workstations with Intel Xeon 5500 series chip sets was announced, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Mar 30, 2009 (more HP workstation reviews)

HP Workstation Event: Z Series Take Serviceability to New Levels - innovative mechanism, tool-less in design, effective power saving mode, Greg Corke, Develop 3D, Mar 30, 2009 (more HP workstation reviews)

CAD Management Challenges, Pt 2 -  CAD compliance, performance, authority, work load, Mark Kiker, AUGI, Mar 2009 (may require free registration)

How to Enable Your Cloud Relationship - collaborating through instant messaging, social networking sites is effective, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 27, 2009 (more CAD media articles)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - UI Changes, Pt 1 - revised application menu has dropped pull-down menu list, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Mar 29, 2009 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Civil 3D 2010: Profile Hatch - shape styles for selecting  profiles, creating hatches between them, Dana Probert, BIM on the Rocks, Mar 26, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Draw 3D Walls with Polysolids - using existing objects in AutoCAD, Ellen Finkelstein.com, Mar 14, 2009 (more AutoCAD 3D tutorials)

DP and BIM: BFF - using shrinkwrap feature in AEC exchange environment, Rob, The Gear Box, Mar 26, 2009 (more AEC articles)

Back Again - queries about Revit 2010 API documentation, tagging objects from linked file, RstLink and ObjectARX, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Mar 27, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Revit Terminology - justifying command names, Erik Egbertson, Inside Factory, Mar 25, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Schedule Walls Based on the Floor Level - Revit tutorial, Nikhil Nayak, Revit Unplugged, Mar 30, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

PolyStation iQ470 - compact but noisy workstation with expanding options, good warranty, $699, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Mar 26, 2009 (more Polywell workstation reviews)

SolidThinking: An Interesting Approach to 3D Modeling - easy-to-use conceptual design tool with construction tree to keep model history, GabiJack.com, Mar 26, 2009

The Three-Pronged Fork in the Road - synchronous technology brings out best of history-based and history-free modeling techniques, Dan Staples, Siemens PLM Software Blog, Mar 26, 2009 (more Solid Edge articles)

The Dashboard, the Ribbon, and AutoCAD 2010 - importing customized dashboard panels in AutoCAD 2010, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Mar 26, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Revit Architecture 2010 New Features - Conceptual Mass Make Form - video, working on building masses, David Fano, design reform, Mar 26, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Undocumented Features of Revit 2010 - add current revision to drawing list, re-sizeable instance properties dialog, ability to create filters for sections, David Kingham, BIM Manager, Mar 26, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Change State and Revise Right in My Inventor Tools - data management tools in Vault 2010 for better management of release of drawings, INCAT CAD Geek,  Mar 23, 2009 (more Autodesk Vault articles)

Vault's Got a Point - workflow using points with Vault, Almas Suljevic, Being Civil,  Mar 26, 2009 (more Autodesk Vault articles)

Dust Off That Civil 3D 2009 Box - navigating through Civil 3D interface, creating, displaying, and editing surfaces, surface volume calculations, Melanie Santer, AUGI, Mar 2009 (may require free registration, more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Civil 3D Grading - When Feature Lines Cross - controlling priority of crossing feature lines, Rick Ellis, Cadapult, Mar 26, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Customizing the Display of Standard AutoCAD Objects Using F# - using overrule API, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 27, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

Turning Caring About CAD into Curing CAD Troubles - make group of caring people and move them to work on CAD issues, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

CAD Standards Development Progress Killers - elaborating on responsible factors, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Implementing CAD Governance - Pt 2 - defining different teams necessary for enhancing CAD governance, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Where Is the PLM Shortcut to the Cloud? - develop cloud platforms to infrastructure, use existing cloud application, integrate or migrate existing application for cloud, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more PLM articles)

3DVIA Composer Tip: How to Eliminate Balloons That Move Randomly - changing default property for balloons, Clement Donzel, SolidWorks APAC Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more 3DVIA articles)

What's New in the AutoCAD 2010 EULA - oddities and substantive changes in end user license agreement, including some that author takes exception to, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Mar 25, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

Free Form Modeling in AutoCAD 2010 Using .NET - automating free form design operations using Solid 3D object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 25, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

Antz on Your AutoCAD 2010 Screen - undocumented command ANTZ partially controls ViewCube, SteeringWheel, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 25, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

What's New in Autodesk Navisworks Review 2010 - ViewCube, button menus, artificial horizon, measurement tools enhancements, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 26, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles) 

Autodesk Design Review 2010 - Application Window - key tips for keyboard, progressive tooltips on application menu, quick access toolbar, ribbon, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 25, 2009 (Autodesk Design Review articles)

Creating Custom Hatch Patterns - rules of hatch-pattern definitions in AutoCAD, examples, Ellen Finkelstein.com, Mar 22, 2009 (more customizing AutoCAD tutorials)

Using Geological Data for Rock Quantities: Pt 3 - volume calculations for comparing different surfaces in Civil 3D, Dana Probert, BIM on the Rocks, Mar 23, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Creating a Traverse for Adjustment - create closed traverse in Civil 3D, Jason Hickey, Being Civil, Mar 24, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Preventative CAD Management - developing CAD standard, reviewing it regularly, creating technology plan, organizing server, all data, Mark Kiker, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

CAD Leadership 2008 - key concepts to create environment for positive technology use, CAD manager's personal and corporate assets, road to leadership, Mark Kiker, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

'Fatal Error to Unhandled Exception': Managing File Corruption in AutoCAD - dos and don'ts of file recovery, analyzing corrupted file, ruling out hardware issues, recovering corrupted data using Autodesk product, contacting subscription support, Kevin Hawkins, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD articles)

Implementation Tools and Techniques That No CAD Manager Can Live Without - streamlining complexities of CAD management when handling multiple releases of AutoCAD-based software used in multiple locations, Steve Bennett,  Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

CAD Standards Development Progress Killers - lack of senior management support, CAD standards disagreement, company/departmental resistance, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Implementing CAD Governance - Pt 1 - teamwork at different levels needed, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Finding Those Who Care Aabout CAD - caring people are constant learners, work as team, have transparent agendas, provide input, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Dropping TriForma Elements - using TFREMOVE command, dropping application elements or exporting to IGES, re-importing, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Mar 24, 2009 (requires free registration, more MicroStation TriForma articles)

Using View Display or Global Display to Save a DGN to DWG - Nigel Davies & Karen Fugle, Eat Your CAD, Mar 25, 2009 (requires free registration, more MicroStation tutorials)

How do I Control the Decimal Places for Bentley Architecture Spaces - setting configuration variable TFANNOTATE_AREAPRECISION, Eat Your CAD, Mar 18, 2009 (requires free registration, more Bentley Architecture articles) 

Make It Easier on Yourself - Copy Drawing Sheets - creating 1 drawing file with multiple sheets in SolidWorks, Jason Raak, Rocksolid Perspective, Mar 25, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Handle Surfacing Challenge - SolidWorks user solutions, Matt Lombard, Dezignstuff, Mar 15, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

How Do I Access My Enterprise PDM Guides? - access from help window or follow directory path, Gerald Go, Solid Notes, Mar 25, 2009  (more SolidWorks tutorials)

3D Models Cut Construction Disputes - and Costs - adopting BIM in construction projects removes architectural errors, Dave Copeland, Boston.com, Mar 16, 2009 (more AEC articles)

3DVIA - Publishing to PDF - format options like U3D and SMG enhanced content  are available, Matt Luedke, Solid Notes, Mar 20, 2009 (more 3DVIA articles)

Benefits of Thread Milling on CNC Machines - easy tool selection, threads with superior unified form produced, taps breaking minimized, American Machinist, Mar 24, 2009 (more CAM articles)

AutoCAD 2010 - Odds and Ends - Melanie Perry, AUGI, Mar 2009 (may require free registration, more AutoCAD articles)

What Autodesk Doesn't Tell You About AutoCAD - quick access to all toolbars removed in AutoCAD 2010, Export command, TextEditor sysvar, CBarTransparency remain undocumented, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010 Free Bonus Tool Drawing Tabs - MDITabs for navigating open drawings, but tool is unsupported, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles) 

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 Preview - new conceptual design tools, better UI, bidirectional association, Jay Zallan, Fear and Loathing in a CAD vs. BIM World, Mar 24, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

AutoLisp Examples - basics of Autolisp, LSP files and functions, examples explained in AutoCAD, Robert Green, CAD-Manager.com,  Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoLISP tutorials)

Plotting Render and Drawing Together in Layouts - creating layout pages, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Block Attribute Tips - Pt 1 - using ATTREQ variable to turn off prompting, changing order of attribute prompts, using BURST command in AutoCAD, Russell Martin, Cadapult, Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)

Adding a Special Cross-ref Capability to AutoCAD Electrical - cross-referencing schematic parent symbol onto panel footprint, Nate Holt, Controlling the Machine, Mar 24, 2009 (more AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)

CAD Manager's Journey into 3D, Pt 1 - 2D is still common, 3D implementation is lagging due to users' unwillingness and high expenses, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Mar 25, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

When Should a CAD Standard be Created? - create as soon as possible, start on small scale, one topic at a time, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, March 24, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

The Biggest PLM Challenge on the Cloud - integration of tools and processes across multiple applications is challenging, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 25, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Shake Your Model Maker. How to be Better at SolidWorks in 5 Minutes Flat - avoid bad modeling practices, use symmetrical relations, put origin at mounting location, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 24, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

There's Building and Then There's BUILDING -  forced rebuild command for rebuilding instruction set completely in SolidWorks, John Setzer, Solid Notes, Mar 20, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Creating a Collage of Exploded Views in ArchiCAD - tutorial, simple exploded views provide flexibility, speed, while retaining integrity of virtual model without need for multiple files or interrupting typical project workflow, Lucan Robinson of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, AECbytes, Mar 23, 2009 (more ArchiCAD tutorials)

Differences Between uPrint and Dimension 3D Printers - uPrint printer size is small, offers single color only, Brendon Breitenstein, 3DVision Technologies Blog, Mar 23, 2009 (more rapid prototyping articles)

Where is PLM on Industry Cloud Map? - companies can develop different levels of PLM solutions, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 23, 2009 (more PLM articles)

AutoCAD Design Challenge - AutoCAD 2010 Geometric Constraints - modifying drawing with less clicks, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Mar 23, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

AutoCAD MEP 2010 - Better Parts Catalogs - use only desired catalog, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, Mar 23, 2009 (more AutoCAD MEP articles)

AutoCAD DWG TrueView 2010, The Free 100% DWG Viewer - batch convert DWG files, bind Xrefs, purge, set default printer to none, Shaan Hurley, Between the Walls, Mar 23, 2009 (more DWF articles)

AutoCAD Design Challenge - the Final Solution - using object tracking and Osnaps, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Mar 20, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Growing Grass in 3ds Max Design 2009 - render convincing 3D grass in reasonable time-frame using 'Hair and Fur' modifier, Scott Onstott, AECbytes, Mar 23, 2009 (more 3ds Max tutorials)

Inside Autodesk Fusion - direct and parametric modeling fused to interact with model directly, Ralph Grabowski, Design Engineering, Mar 20, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Quick View Layouts-With Tabs - displaying layout and model tabs in AutoCAD 2009, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, Mar 23, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)  

Jigging an AutoCAD Solid Using IronPython and .NET - database-resident Solid3d object, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 23, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

Simplifying Content Center - improving access times, ADMS console, project file configuration in Autodesk Inventor, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration, more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

What is 'Project Dragonfly' - easy-to-use floor planning tool on web, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 23, 2009 (more Autodesk articles, AEC articles)

Navisworks NWD or Navisworks NWF File Format? - NWD file is complete file while NWF only saves list with pointers to files currently loaded, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 24, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly Interview Pt 1 (Innovation & Challenges) - link to YouTube video, Mar 18, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly Interview Pt 2 (Technology and Users) - link to YouTube video, Mar 18, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly Interview Pt 3 (Development Past, Present & Future) - link to YouTube video, Mar 18, 2009 (more NavisWorks articles)

How to Standardize Everything in Your Corporate Environment - customizing standard software deployment installation setup, using standard user profiles and shortcuts, CAD standards checker, placing block libraries on tool palettes, Eric Bogenschutz, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD articles)

BIM Manager: The Newest Position - job duties, key processes, overseeing BIM, expanding beyond CAD manager, Mark Kiker, Autodesk University 2008 (more AEC articles)

CAD Manager's Notebook 2009, Pt II - building CAD management strategy for success, tools model for CAD management technology, emphasizing results, hiring right people, Robert Green, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

BIM Standards and Revit Training: A Marriage Made in - outlining strategy for internal training and standards development, identifying and combining common training objectives, generating internal training materials, Brett Gatti, Autodesk University 2008 (more AEC articles)

Are Bad CAD Standards Worth Having? - bad layer list, outdated guidelines, undefined project folder structure make bad standards, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 23, 2009  (more CAD management articles)

CAD Management: Challenges - monotony, bad decisions, budget cuts are challenging, Mark Kiker, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration)  (more CAD management articles)

Recession Equals Inspiration - successes from recessions include Spam, JetBlue, iPOD,  Jeff Ray, the MetroWest, Mar 23

Does PLM Behave Like Deep Web? - PLM still not catching, managing important data available in organization, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 20, 2009 (more PLM articles)

AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 Gets Ribbonized - overview on enhanced UI, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek, Mar 20, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Images and the Ribbon in Revit 2010 - loading images, Bolt Out of the Red, Mar 23, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 and AutoCAD MEP 2010 User Interface Tour - video, Shaan Hurley, Between the Walls, Mar 20, 2009 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

3D Modeling 14: Easy Way of Getting a Section From a 3D Model - using AutoCAD SECTION, FLATSHOT, MOVE commands, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 23, 2009 (more AutoCAD 3D tutorials)

The Foundation of a Great User Experience - user experience goals, methods employed by Autodesk, Chauncey Wilson, Designing the User Experience at Autodesk, Mar 18, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

Delete Layers - using AutoCAD commands to delete layers used by entities, Josh Jones, Lazy Drafter, Mar 18, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)

Reload all References - AutoCAD LT method to reload referenced file, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 20, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

AutoLISP: A Civil Designer's Helpmate - making unusable survey drawings workable in AutoCAD Civil 3D using LISP code routines, Salvatore Napolitano, Cadalyst, Mar 18, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D, more AutoLISP tutorials)

AutoCAD 2010 Dynamic Block Enhancements - BTESTBLOCK, BTABLE, BCONSTRUCTION commands, geometric constraints added, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Mar 19, 2009 (more AutoCAD block tutorials)

Autodesk Project Dragonfly Reviewed - easy to use technology for floor planning using web browser, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World, Mar 19, 2009 (more Autodesk articles, AEC articles)  

Inventor - Loft Angle and Weight - tying part with another loft feature at specific angle, John Evans, from Civil to Inventor, Mar 16, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Managing Large Surface Data - create custom point file and data-clip boundary in Civil 3D, Melanie Santer, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration, more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Using Geological Data for Rock Quantities: Pt II - alignments, profiles in Civil 3D, Dana Probert, BIM on the Rocks, Mar 19, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Another Visual Aid - Viewing Your Profile in 3D - 3D chain component of profile style in Civil 3D, Brian Kling, Being Civil, Mar 12, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Showing the Default Model in a Sheet Model - referencing files into modelspace without switching between models in MicroStation, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Mar 11, 2009 (requires free registration, more MicroStation tutorials)

Saving Dialogue Layouts - save up to 4 different layouts in MicroStation, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Mar 12, 2009 (requires free registration, more MicroStation tutorials)

Building View Manager 201 - compiling drawing, creating, referencing sections in Bentley Architecture, Karen Fugle & Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Mar 17, 2009  (requires free registration, more Bentley Architecture articles)

ProjectWise XM Managed Workspace Series - Pt 5 - assigning workspaces to ProjectWise folders Chris Pausch, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

Installing ProjectWise Gateway Service on a Web Server - Drew Moon, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

ProjectWise Network Configuration Settings - Drew Moon, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

SolidWorks Video Tip: Working with Pro/E Files - updating imported geometry in SolidWorks, RickyJordan.com, Mar 19, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Are You Afraid of FEA? -  analyzing stepped cylindrical shaft for stress, GabiJack.com, Mar 19, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Search for the Right BOM - I'm Feeling Lucky? - types of bill of materials different organizations are using, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 20, 2009 (more PLM articles)

A CAD World Without Standards - users work for themselves, no communication, no automation, confusion prevails, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, March 19, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Photoshop CS4 - supports GPU OpenGL acceleration, faster performance for 3D with ease of use, flexibility, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst, Mar 19, 2009 (more Photoshop reviews)

3D Throwdown - Why 3D Printers Will Go Mainstream - more access, cheaper materials, smaller machines, more applications, convenience, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 19, 2009 (more rapid prototyping articles)

VT Grasshopper Workshop Video02: Components and Canvas - Zach Downey, Designalyze, Mar 19, 2009 (more Rhino tutorials)

First Look at AutoCAD 2010 - understanding parametric constraints - geometric and dimensional, Brian Benton, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration, more AutoCAD articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 13: Dimensional Constraints 2 - using DIMCONSTRAINT command, objects with valid constraint points, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 18, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Jigging an AutoCAD Block with Attributes Using .NET - adding block reference to database, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 18, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

Parcel Style Display Order - changing priority of styles in site parcel properties window in Civil 3D, Justin Ziemba, Being Civil, Mar 18, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

AutoCAD Architecture: A Kick Start - specifying hatches to walls, AUGI, Feb 2009 (may require free registration, more AutoCAD Architecture tutorials)

Selling the Value of CAD Management - making CAD decisions based on business metrics, benchmarking savings and costs, computing short and long term ROI values, tips for getting budget items approved fast, Robert Green, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

CAD Manager's Notebook 2009, Pt I - salary data and industry trends affecting CAD managers, defining your job and getting authority to succeed, setting up standardized CAD environment, leveraging yourself using delegate/train/build methods, Robert Green, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

Data Drives Our Decisions: CAD Management from A to Z - best practices for day-to-day CAD management, understanding importance of CAD standards, R Yoshi Honda, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)  

AutoCAD Tips and Tricks for User Customization - demonstrating tricks to support plotting, using Acad.lsp and AcadDoc.lsp to empower user yet maintaining control, Robert Bell, Autodesk University 2008 (more customizing AutoCAD tutorials)

Introduction to Engineering Simulations (CAE) - objectives, categories, main stages in engineering simulations, future, Ajey Walavalkar, PuneTech, Mar 13, 2008 (more CAE articles)

NX Synchronous CAE - Pt 4 - What-if Analysis - deleting, modifying, and moving features using NX Design Freedom, Jerry Sarfati, Siemens PLM Software Blog, Mar 18, 2009 (more CAE articles)

ProjectWise XM Managed Workspace Series - Pt 2 - creating workspace profile in MicroStation, Chris Pausch, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

ProjectWise XM Managed Workspace Series - Pt 3 - creating configuration settings blocks in MicroStation, Chris Pausch, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

ProjectWise XM Managed Workspace Series - Pt 4 - creating configuration block variable in MicroStation, Chris Pausch, Knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

How is a SolidWorks Network License (SNL) Manager Upgraded? - get license file, remove old SolidNetWork License Server and install new, Leslie Lougheed, CATI Tech Notes, Mar 18, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

What I Learned on My Summer Vacation (Tips & Tricks from SolidWorks World Pt 2) - adjusting spin box increment in SolidWorks 2009, Randy Simmons, 3DVision Technologies Blog, Mar 18, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Guide to Sustainable Design for Architecture, Engineering & Construction - information, tools to make decisions affecting sustainability of project, Autodesk, Mar 18, 2009 (more AEC articles)

What Should Your CAD Standard Contain? - standard folders, project names, file names, pen tables, lettering fonts and sizes, Mark Kiker, CADDManager Blog, Mar 18, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

Why Social Networking in PLM is More than Just Collaboration - networking with more people brings more ideas, innovation to products, Jim Brown, Manufacturing Business technology, Mar 18, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Civil 3D 2010: Very Quick Look at Intersections - video, creating intersection using wizard, Dana Probert, BIM ob the Rocks, Mar 17, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Screen Real Estate - The Vertical Ribbon - Revit 2010 can dock ribbon vertically, Erik Egbertson, Inside Factory, Mar 17, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles) 

AutoCAD Design Challenge - See More Results - video, editing drawing, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Mar 17, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

No Need to Trim - extruding portion of overlapping profile in Inventor, Garin Gardiner, In the Machine, Mar 17, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Collapse Layer Filters Pane - AutoCAD LT tip, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

ProjectWise XM Managed Workspace Series - Pt 1 - creating unmanaged workspaces in MicroStation, Chris Pausch, knowledge Base Consulting Group, Feb 13, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials)

How can I Extrude and Twist a Square Section Along a Bspline? - extruding along path in MicroStation, Eat Your CAD, Mar 3, 2009 (more MicroStation tutorials) (requires free registration)

In One Place - no end-to-end PLM solution is available but software developers working on it, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, Mar 2009 (more PLM articles)

Rhino and the New SpaceClaim Style: The Perfect Couple - both can read, write .3dm files, handle more challenging design tasks, Cristiano Sacchi, Novedge Blog, Mar 17, 2009 (more Rhino articles, SpaceClaim articles)

VT Grasshopper Workshop Video 01: Intro to Grasshopper - video, controlling lofts using Rhino's history, Zach Downey, Designalyze, Mar 18, 2009 (more Rhino tutorials)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 12: Dimensional Constraints 1 - using dynamic constraints and annotational constraints, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 Demo Video - Between the Walls, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Screen Real Estate - Revit 2010 has 6% increase in default state than previous release, Erik Egbertson, Inside the Factory, Mar 16, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

AutoCAD Design Challenge - See the Results - using command line interface to edit drawing, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Hug a Tree, Go Digital! Why Autodesk Design Review is on the Rise - implementing time saving collaboration techniques using DWF, practical DWF tools, viewing, navigating, measuring, walking through published models and sheets, keeping track of designs using DWF, Cliff Medling, Autodesk University 2008 (Autodesk Design Review articles)

The Five Best Practices for Implementing Document Management: Everything You Need to Know to Achieve Success and Avoid the Pitfalls - developing pre-implementation consultation, importing legacy data, network/Internet database and file storage locations, integrating data with other information systems, training, Todd Cummings, Autodesk University 2008 (more CAD management articles)

How PLM can Improve Enterprise Collaboration? - PLM can improve content availability, allow contextual collaboration, keep history of collaboration, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 16, 2009 (more PLM articles)

'Thou Shalt Collaborate: Interdisciplinary Collaboration Strategies in the Age of BIM  - strategies for design collaboration solutions, discussing collaboration workflow issues, Viktor Varkonyi of Graphisoft, AECbytes, Mar 16, 2009 (more AEC articles)

Design In-Context - What's the Big Deal? - video showing in-context design using history-free CoCreate Modeling,  Paul Hamilton, Mar 16, 2009 (more MCAD articles)

An AutoCAD 2010 CLIP Hip Tip for the Weekend -  ability to attach, clip PDF files, Lynn Allen's Blog, Mar 13, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Autodesk Icons 2010 - icons are simple, easy on eye, have distinct style, JTB World Blog, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - fast, improves workflow, promotes continuity across releases, Between the Walls, Mar 11, 2009 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

More Than a Pretty Face - Revit UI is well organized and has single location for tool, Tom Vollaro, Inside the Factory, Mar 13, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Leveraging 2D Data in 3D Modeling - importing 2D data into Autodesk Inventor, Mark Allen Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Mar 13, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials, 2D to 3D articles)

New Data Management Packaging for 2010  - Autodesk Vault Workgroup, Vault Collaboration help bridge gap between Autodesk Vault, Productstream, Brian Schanen, Under the Hood, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Vault articles)

Exposing AutoCAD's Properties Palette Functionality to .NET - Pt 2 - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 16, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

The Right Mix - CFD software embedded in CAD simulates gas mixing process of burner, Ad Heijmans, Mechanical Engineering, Mar 2009 (more CFD articles)

How Does Employment Slot into the Future of PLM? - fastest growing PLM market provides efficiency, innovation, Kate, 3D Perspectives, Mar 13, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Meet Oleg Shilovitsky: 7 Questions  - video interview, PLM challenges, solutions, defining innovation, Kate, 3D Perspectives, Mar 4, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Five Axis Accuracy - R-test measures rotary axis position, determines location errors, James Benes, American Machinist, Mar 12, 2009 (more CAM articles)

An AutoCAD 2010 Hip Tip on the FIND Command - ability to create selection set of text strings, Lynn Allen's Blog, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010 Command and System Variable History - new, changed commands, system variables, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Mar 12, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 11: Geometric Constraints 2 - displaying constraints and knowing system variables regarding geometric constraints, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

What's New in AutoCAD LT 2010 - new attribute data commands, external references commands, system variables, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT articles)

Autodesk Dragonfly Emerges From Its Larvae - Project Dragonfly is web-based architectural layout tool with Flash-based model editor, visual dimensioning aids, more, David, StressFree, Mar 13, 2009 (more Autodesk articles, AEC articles)

Lock Permissions Feature in Buzzsaw - Jason Pratt, Connected, Mar 11, 2009 (more Autodesk Buzzsaw tutorials)

Showing Hidden Lines of In Place Families - switch view discipline from structural to architectural in Revit, Mike Hacker, Revit  Waterman, Mar 13, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Reinventing Machine Design Pt 2: Synergy with LabVIEW and SolidWorks - LabVIEW and SolidWorks' 3D CAD design provide common engineering concepts needed for mechatronics, Tom Kevan, Desktop Engineering, Mar 12, 2009 (more engineering analysis articles, CAD industry articles)

2010 Video Sneak Peek - the Ribbon, Pt 3 - application menu, quick access toolbar, ribbon in Civil 3D 2010 UI, Brian Kling, Being Civil, Mar 12, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

AutoCAD: Explode Unexplodable Blocks - option in block definition dialog box to explode block, CAD Addict, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD blocks tutorials)

AutoCAD: Dealing with Ellipses - setting PELLIPSE system variable to 0, CAD Addict, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)

AutoCAD: Multiple XREF Repath - The Reference Manager - external utility helps repathing multiple XREFs, CAD Addict, Mar 12, 2009 (more AutoCAD tips)

DWF to DWFx Batch Converter - Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Mar 11, 2009 (more DWF articles)

3D AutoCAD for All of Us  - primitives creation,  improved 3D viewing, manipulating, visual styles, sweeps, lofts, pres/pull, helix, editing to create composite solids using surface modeling, orthographic drawings using Flatshot, JC Malitzke, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD 3D tutorials)

How to Get the Most Out of the Action Recorder - AutoCAD macro recorder for non-programmers to automate repetitive tasks, practical tips, pausing playback, providing input; object selection; relative coordinates; macro management, Tom Stoeckel,  Autodesk University 2008 (more customizing AutoCAD tutorials)

Keep It Inside AutoCAD: Data Extraction Direct to AutoCAD Tables - extract attribute data directly to AutoCAD tables which will update automatically when changes occur, perform calculations on table data, link AutoCAD and Excel data into a single table, David Cohn, Autodesk University 2008 (more customizing AutoCAD tutorials)

Smarter BIM Reviews: Best Practices for 'Greener' Design Reviews with Your Entire Project Team - using Revit Architecture and Autodesk Design Review, Diane Li, Autodesk University 2008 (more AEC articles)

Going Green One Submittal at a Time Using Autodesk Constructware - submitting , tracking, and responding about submittal items online, Christine Frey, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Constructware articles)

Autodesk & SolidWorks to Hug & Make Up - Autodesk negotiates orange rectangles issue, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 11, 2009 (more Autodesk articles, SolidWorks articles)

Some of the Things I Learned at SolidWorks World 2009 - Photoview 360, performance monitor for tracking memory used, Process Explorer, more, Scott Baugh, FISHER/UNITECH, Mar 11, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Model Based Definition (MBD) - defining part in MBD in SolidWorks, Matthew Lorono, SolidWorks Legion, Mar 11, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley: Case Study of an IPD Project - overview of new 'Integrated Project Delivery' approach, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, Mar 6, 2009 (more AEC articles)

CAD Manager Survey Update, Pt 2 - adapting effective work culture gets company going during low business time, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Mar 11, 2009 (more CAD management articles)

RecurDyn Motion Simulation Software Simulates Track Loader - uses recursive formulation, automates modeling process, helps improve product durability, more, Brant Ross of MotionPort, LLC, Desktop Engineering, Mar 4, 2009 (more FEA articles)

Rhino: Easy Creation of Curved Windows and Store Fronts - using FlowAlongSrf command, CAD Addict, Mar 12, 2009 (more Rhino tutorials)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 10: Geometric Constraints 1 - defining key points on objects, orientations to other objects using coincident, collinear, concentric, fix, parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, vertical, tangent, auto constraints, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 11, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

The Revit 2010 Ribbon - Development - video, design user experience, visualizing problem, adopting customers workflow, top commands, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Mar 10, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Autodesk Impression 3 Details - improvements, tool to convert precision drawings to visually attractive design illustrations, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Mar 10, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

Enhancements to Autodesk's 2010 Manufacturing Portfolio - data management, digital factory, industrial design products, enhancements, Lauren Browne, Inventor Connections, Feb 23, 2009 (more Autodesk articles) may require free registration

LT-Extender vs. drcauto - legal issues with Autodesk for 3rd party AutoCAD LT add-ons, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 10, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

A Journal File Story, Pt 4 - error messages recording during Revit session, Harlan Brumm, The Civil Clinic, Mar 10, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

AutoCAD Model Slice - method to create a section view, Gerardo Martinez, Cadalyst, Mar 5, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Alias Twist Rig - video shows tool for speeding up process for getting right shape along an axis, Aaron, INCAT CAD Geek, Mar 6, 2009 (more AliasStudio articles)

Parameter Binding Performance - Revit API enhancements, improved performance, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Mar 10, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Copy AutoCAD Layouts - video, copy/import layout tabs from DWG file to current drawing, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst, Mar 10, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Engineering Stimulus Plan - Details Emerge - 3 phase plan for sharpening skills includes downloading SolidWorks students kit, getting training via webinars, appearing for CSWA, Jeff Mirisola, Jeff's Tool Shed, Mar 10, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

SOLIDCenter's Top 10 Plays of SolidWorks 2009 - video on best features added, Jeff Setzer, SolidNotes, Mar 10, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Will You Miss the Shape Feature in SolidWorks 2010? - Freeform feature replaces Shape feature, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 10, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Exporting Raster Images from ZWCAD - using EXPORT command, printing drawings, commonly-used formats, ZWCAD, Mar 2, 2009

Aerial View Window - ZWCAD feature for quick navigation in drawing of  large scale, ZWCAD, Mar 10, 2009

Research Rap: Designing Your Company Out of a Bad Economy -  strategies to adopt, using digital prototyping software, message for manufacturing companies, Jim Brown, Manufacturing Business Technology, Mar 11, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Open Source - Is the Game Changing for PLM - applications bringing significant improvements, IP protection issue, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 11, 2009 (more PLM articles)

The 3D Cube - touch-sensitive cube shows 6 views of model, Martyn Day, Develop3D, Mar 10, 2009 (more hardware articles)

Exceeding 5-year Lows - overview on share prices of publicly-owned CAD companies, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Mar 10, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Improved Support for STL Files and Entities - enhancements in Mastercam X3 database, Mastercam Xtras, Mar 10, 2009 (more Mastercam articles)

AutoCAD 2010: Mesh Modeling - video, mesh options, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 9, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Measuring Geometry in AutoCAD LT 2010 - MEASURE command on utilities panel with 5 options, getting distance between two points on drawing, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 9, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

Autodesk Introduces 2010 Manufacturing Product Line - usability, productivity enhancements, features, Jeffrey Rowe, MCADCafe, Mar 9, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

AutoCAD LT and Plug-ins - overview on Autodesk Developer Network rules, ASVIC LT Toolkit issue, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Mar 9, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT articles)

Learn AutoCAD - Get Started Now - introduction to user interface, creating new drawing, locating menus, drawing lines, using tool palette, Nancy Fulton, Learning AutoCAD, Feb 21, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Change Text Case - in AutoCAD, Paula Jones, Cadalyst, Mar 8, 2009 (more AutoCAD text tutorials)

Alias Duplicate Place Tool - video, using tool to do repetitive work, Aaron, INCAT CAD Geek, Feb 27, 2009 (more AliasStudio articles)

Promoting a Green Process: Reducing Your Design's Carbon Footprint - using Revit for reducing waste in design process, David Haynes,  Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Project Collaboration: Do You Speak DWG - types of collaboration, developing project CAD standards, Implementation, communication, enforcement, Cord Struckmann, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk articles)

Conditional Display of Results in Mathcad - using scripted components to change region color automatically, Richard Jackson, PTC Express, Feb 2009 (more Mathcad articles)

Do We Need Personal PLM? - social networks, community building, self learning tools to improve involvement in working environment, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 9, 2009 (more PLM articles)

Rhino Tutorial- Hamann Rim  - video, modeling car rim using NURBS, Sektor, Mar 9, 2009 (more Rhino tutorials)

2010 Video Sneak Peek - The Ribbon, Pt 2 - overview on Civil 3D UI enhancements, Brian Kling, Being Civil, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

AutoCAD 2006 to AutoCAD 2010 - Upgrade or Not - recommendations for companies, individual users, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, Mar 8, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 9: VPROTATEASSOC System Variable - controlling VIEWPORT translation using ROTATE commands in LAYOUT, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 9, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Did You Know You Can Download Autodesk Product Upgrades on the Autodesk Subscription Center? - Autodesk subscription, download options, Shaan Hurley, Between The Lines, Mar 6, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

InitCommandVersion and ^R Control Sequence Explained - using newest version of command macro in AutoCAD, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World, Mar 6, 2009 (more AutoCAD customizing tutorials)

The Ribbon Process in Four Minutes - video, integrating ribbon into 3 Revit products, Erik Egbertson, Inside Factory, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Revit 2010 API Performance - using standard test projects gauge improvement, performance, results, Bolt Out of the Red, Mar 7, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Clip External References - AutoCAD LT 2010 enhancement enabling clip feature for DWG, PDF files, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 6, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

Where is My Dialog? - setting AutoCAD FILEDIA option to control appearance for commands such as OPEN, SAVEAS, EXPORT, RECOVER, NEW, R McSwain, CAD Panacea, Mar 6, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Back to Basics: Mark and Type Mark - Revit parameter naming, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

A Journal File Story, Pt 3 - capture memory usage information during Revit session, Harlan Brumm, The Civil Clinic, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Creating and Reusing NPI Templates in Windchill ProjectLink - creating custom templates, Mukesh Mirchandani, PTC Express, Feb 2009 (more Pro/E tutorials)

Employing the Import DataDoctor Tool in Pro/E - tool to correct geometry, ensure surface consistency, add constraints, close unwanted gaps, adjust tangencies in imported parts, Romeo Ridel, PTC Express, Feb 2009 (more Pro/E tutorials)

New Surface Edit Tool in Pro/E Interactive Surface Design Extension - directly editing surface by pulling on control mesh, Romeo Ridel, PTC Express, Feb 2009 (more Pro/E tutorials)

SolidWorks PDM Introduction - video, SolidWorks explorer, workgroup PDM, enterprise PDM, Devon Sowell's Blog, Mar 6, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Quickly Access New Mastercam X3 Features - toolbar, latest functions, Mastercam Xtras, Mar 6, 2009 (more Mastercam articles)

ViewPoint: Constructing BIM Education in the 21st Century - inverse relationship between economy, education, demand for virtual classroom learning for flexibility, cost benefits, Frank Gennaccaro, architosh, Mar 6, 2009 (more AEC articles)

Altium Designer Simplifies Differentiating Functionality in Designs - interview with Robert Irwin, product marketing manager for Altium Designer, integrating various design processes, challenges ahead, misconception, Jim Romeo, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Heavy Duty Computing - overview Kenworth Truck company using digital simulation, Exa's PowerFLOW software on IBM servers, Jon Fortt, CNN Money, Feb 19, 2009 (more hardware articles)

Process Thinking With the Development of Social Collaborative Business Processes for PLM - Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 6, 2009 (more PLM articles)

AutoCAD MEP 2010-DWF & PDF Underlay - file format tool enhancements, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, Mar 5, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010: Block Tables - video shows adding parameter properties to block properties table, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 5, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD Architecture 2010 - Editing Wall Cleanup In Place  - ribbon UI, quick access toolbar in multiple workspaces, export Inventor part files, assemblies, enhanced commands, cleanup edit-in-place features, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Mar 5, 2009 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Text Notes - using Revit to edit schedule title, name of  key schedule in project browser, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Mar 6, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Plotting With Bonus Pack 2 PDF Driver - steps to get correct .PC3 file installed, Jason Hickey, Being Civil, Mar 5, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

How's This for an Adaptive 3D Modeling and Rendering Environment? Much Better - film maker Bruce Branit video showing future of  3D modeling, rendering, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 5, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Interview Oleg Shilovitsky, CTO, ENOVIA SmarTeam - overview on enhancements, customization options, x64, Windows 7 support, strategy in regards to Enterprise, workgroup PDM, vendors services, support for product, Devon Sowell's Blog, Mar 5, 2009  (more PLM articles)

How to Setup Performance Monitor - process to track amount of memory used by SolidWorks, other applications, Scott Baugh, FISHER/UNITECH, Mar 5, 2009 (more hardware articles)

Abaqus Accelerates Safety Sims in Mines with FEA - applications capabilities enable mining engineers to investigate design innovations from drawing board to full production, Barry Oosthuizen, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more Abaqus reviews)

HP EliteBook 8530w Mobile Workstation Includes Brains and Beauty - brushed anodized aluminum exterior, size is 14" x 10.4" x 1.1" and 6.3 pounds, 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU with 6MB of L2 cache, Intel PM45 express chipset, new additions, benchmark test, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more Hewlett-Packard reviews)

First Look: AutoCAD 2010 Parametric Design - video shows tools to establish geometric, dimensional relationships between objects, David Cohn, CADman Do, Mar 4, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Civil 3D 2010 - Structure Label Bug Fix - ability to change reference alignment with new version, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 4, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Civil 3D 2010: Lessons From an Author - enhancements, tab key, event viewer, LineWorkShrinkWrap, LockUI, toolbars, ribbon, help, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 4, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 8: Clean up Unwanted Objects - deletion control while creating 3D objects, PURGE command, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 5, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Inventomizations: Color and Texture - changing physical properties in Inventor, selecting material, creating color styles, customizing, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT Technologies, Mar 4, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

A Journal File Story, Pt 2 - hardware information recording for product support using Revit, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Mar 4, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

AutoStack Fractions in MTEXT - AutoStack dialog settings in AutoCAD LT, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 4, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

Accessing the Properties of a Dynamic AutoCAD Block using .NET - Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 4, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

The Basics of Autodesk Vault - implementation, daily usage, checking files, editing properties, Brian Schanen, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Vault articles)

AutoCAD Architecture: Advanced Modeling Techniques - mass elements, groups, curtain walls, structural members, Charlie Busa, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Making It Real with Revit and Inventor - relating Inventor, Revit to architectural design, workflows, Lee Miller, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Revit , Autodesk Inventor articles)

Revit Families: the Step by Step Intro - basics of Family Editor, building, applying constraints, parameters, Paul Aubin, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Feature Recognition and Direct Editing - feature recognition topology concept, conditional recognition capabilities in history-free systems, Paul Hamilton, Mar 4, 2009 (more MCAD articles)

The Promise of Collaboration Realized - bringing together industrial designers, management, manufacturing engineers, software developers, Steve Robbins, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more MCAD articles)

Editor's Pick: Exceed onDemand 7 Reduces Costs, Improves Remote User Experience - platform for working with MCAD, scientific, engineering modeling enabling centralize Unix servers for scattered workforce, Anthony Lockwood, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more MCAD articles)

What I Learned On My Summer Vacation - Tips & Tricks from SWWorld - SolidWorks features for converting entities, Randy Simmons, 3DVision Technologies, Mar 4, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Model Section Views and Drawings Make them Work Together - SolidWorks method, Jason Raak, Rocksolid Perspective, Mar 4, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

SolidWorks Help Files - lacking areas for help files like settings information in FAQ section, setting system options for template, hyperlinks, Jeff Mirisola, Jeff's Tool Shed, Mar 4, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Composites Analysis: Making New Choices - overview on various applications available fulfilling modeling, analysis, optimization, manufacturing requirements, Pamela Waterman, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more CAE articles)

Will PLM 2.0 on the Cloud Resolve the Supply Chain Challenge - data management platforms for product development, need for cloud data services to share data easily, Oleg Shilovitsky, Daily PLM Think Tank, Mar 4, 2009 (more PLM articles)

The Fruit Bowl Future of Design and Engineering in 2019 - videos, future vision montage, manufacturing techniques, applying technologies to process of design, engineering, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 4, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 6: REVERSE Command - changing direction for LINE, ARC, PLINE, SPLINE, HELIX objects, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 7: You Can Now Convert SPLINE to PLINE - using PEDIT or SPLINE EDIT command, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 4, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010: The New MEASUREGEOM Command - better than using AREA, DISTANCE, SUBTRACT commands, Donnie Gladfelter, The CAD Geek, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

3ds Max Design 2010 and AutoCAD 2010 DWG Interoperability - import, export objects enhancement, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010: Dimensional Constraints - video, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD Automation Tools Attribute Text Search and Replace - for AutoCAD 2010, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World Blog, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Create Room on Level in Phase - code routine using Revit, difficulties due to lack of API support, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Mar 3, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Entering Angles Always in Degrees - CADforum, Mar 3, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

Rotate View in Paper Space - AutoCAD method, Chris Kuenning, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2009 (more AutoCAD basic tutorials)

MTEXTt Justification in Older Versions - saving AutoCAD 2008/09 files as 2007 to overcome justification problem, Leonid Nemirovsky, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2009 (more AutoCAD text tutorials)

Add Text to Dimensions - using AutoCAD features, keeping actual dimension without manual editing, Alex Enoch, Cadalyst, Mar 1, 2009 (more AutoCAD dimension)

Windows Vista ReadyBoost and SolidWorks - ReadyBoost option improves system memory management, boosts performance of CAD applications, Jason Raak, RockSolid Perspective, Mar 3, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Showing Hidden Parts in Simulation Plots - using SolidWorks Simulation tools to exclude from assembly, showing hidden parts in plots, Vikram Vedantham, 3DVision Technologies, Mar 3, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Sniff This. 3DVIA Get's FAST with VirTools 5 - overview on Dassault tool to develop interactive 3D content, using with SolidWorks, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 3, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Stop The Presses - SolidProfessor Inside of SolidWorks - having SolidProfessor help with video tutorials in task pane, Jeff Mirisola, Jeff's Tool Shed, Mar 3, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Origins? You don't Need No Stinking Origins - overview on coordinate system in AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Matt Lombard, Dezignstuff, Mar 3, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

Analytical Visualization Uncovers More Detail - applications to control noise sources around automobile, airflow inside computer, voltage isosurfaces, temperature distribution in detector compartment, distributed computing, Mark Clarkson, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more CAE articles)

Storage for High Performance Computing - hard disks with higher speeds up to 10,000 rpm available, solid-state drive data storage device, getting optimal disk performance, Peter Varhol, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more hardware articles)

Using the Edit Hole Function with Pattern Recognition - KeyCreator functions like EDIT HOLE, advance modeling tools, pattern option, transform faces, Doctor Walt's Tips and Tricks, Mar 3, 2009 (more KeyCreator articles) pdf

Finding New Paths to Move from 2D to 3D - emerging 3D tools offer attractive approach to solid modeling, Blake Courter, co-founder SpaceClaim, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more CAD industry articles)

Reverse Line Direction - REVERSE command in AutoCAD LT to control display of line types containing text or symbols, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD LT tutorials)

IDX Variable Constraint System for AutoCAD '08 - creating, managing constraints using IDX VCS add-on, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

A Journal File Story, Pt 1 - recording history of session using Revit, recording details requires for support, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Mar 2, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

How to Import Color Images from Google Earth - Civil3D method, Justin Ziemba, Being Civil, Mar 3, 2009 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)

Software Licensing: Who's On First - copyright laws, understanding agreement, Vernor vs. Autodesk lawsuit, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Mar 1, 2009 (more Autodesk articles)

Inventor - Match Shape and Open Profiles - options for extrude, revolve for open profiles, match contour, match shape, John Evans, From Civil to Inventor, Mar 2, 2009 (more Autodesk Inventor tutorials)

Smoothly Transitioning Between 3D AutoCAD Views using .NET - Pt 2 - C# routine using spherical linear interpolation algorithm to interpolate between views, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD programming articles)

AutoCAD 2010: Block Constraints - video, enhancements, features added, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010: PDF Underlay - vide, PDF Underlay feature, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD MEP 2010 - overview on enhancements, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010 Sheet Set Manager Enhancements - right click options, publishing sheets, icons for visual indication, flexible sheet list table functionality, Jimmy Bergmark, JTB World Blog, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

What's New in the Revit 2010 API: Import/Export - Autodesk file formats, BuildingSite export, import from Inventor, export to DGN, extract PartAtom, DWF options, Matt Mason, CAD Application Development, Mar 2, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Explicit and Parametric: A Match Made In Heaven - advantages, disadvantages of both modeling type, parametric remembers, history requirements, consideration for selection, Mike Hudspeth, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more MCAD articles)

Real Virtuality - Beyond Hollywood - with developments in movies virtual scenes, Dassault Systems tools fulfilling requirements of industry with virtuality model, Michael Moser, Mar 3, 2009 (more CATIA articles)

SolidWorks Sneaks the #4 Enhancement Request into 2009 SP2.0 - feature to rename configuration added, another configuration feature since 2005, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Mar 2, 2009

The New SolidWorks Certification Center - user interface with tabbed browsing, certification types, exam results, credits/vouchers tabs, certified users list, Mike Puckett's Blog, Mar 2, 2009 

Edges and Faces - concept of edges, faces with car models, 3D modeling using SolidWorks, Matt Lombard, Dezignstuff, Mar 2, 2009

Adding a Limit Angle Mate - using SolidWorks method to apply limit angle mate, GabiJack.com, Mar 2, 2009

Motion Simulation Tools Pt 2: Dynamic Solutions - applications like MD Nastran, MD Adams, SIMULIA, LS-DYNA, LMS, ANSYS, NISA, HyperWorks analyzes from simple kinematic design check to large-scale nonlinear analysis, Pamela Waterman, Desktop Engineering, Mar 2, 2009 (more CAE articles)

A Periodic Table of Form - The Secret Language of Surface and Meaning in Product Design - learning from nature, overview on surface continuity, meaning of man made formscape, Gray Holland, Core77, Mar 2, 2009

Modeling a Lofted Button in Rhino - video shows using Rhino's various commands, loft option, Brian James, Novedge - Rhino News Digest, Mar 2, 2009 (more Rhino tutorials)

For Young Ohio Engineering Team, the Future is Green - Bexley Middle School students won competition for scale model of Iceland, Jeanette Bedrosian, USA Today, Feb 18, 2009 (more MicroStation articles)

AutoCAD Tool Palettes A to Z - creating, managing tool palates, deploying standards, sharing content, Phil Russo, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD articles)

Easing the Transition from AutoCAD to AutoCAD Architecture - using basic architectural features for drawing, product benefits, pitfalls, Thomas Tobin, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Advanced Curtain Wall Design in AutoCAD Architecture - analyzing design sketch, break down into elements, identifying, utilizing each element, creating curtain walls using offsets, index locations, James Upton, Autodesk University 2008 (more AutoCAD Architecture articles)

Inside the Factory: How Revit is Designed - process for making decisions about requirements, feature requests to transformed into actual designs, Matt Jezyk, Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk Revit articles)

Software Firms See User Needs Driving New Development - Autodesk, Bentley's customer oriented software development approach for better performance, constructability, data interoperability, more, Tom Sawyer, ENR.com, Feb 25, 2009 (more MicroStation articles, Autodesk articles)

AutoCAD 2009 Cue Cards - overview of AutoCAD 2009 features, Flash demo, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, Feb 28, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Jumpy Text - bugs in Revit when creating project notes, re-formats depending on zoom factor, inability to indent text, solution, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Mar 1, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

List Linked Elements - Revit code to display element properties, collecting data from linked files, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 27, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Turning AutoCAD Based Lines into Revit Lines - AutoCAD line work, import settings, type selector, new line styles, element properties, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER, Feb 25, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Looping Through Selected Elements - Revit API routine to iterate through selection set, modification of element, adding leader, Revit Programming, Ed Pitt, Feb 23, 2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)

Big News on Renaming Configurations - SolidWorks 2009 enhancement for renaming configurations referenced in open document, limitations removed, RickyJordan.com, Feb 28, 2009 (more SolidWorks articles)

SolidWorks Sensor's Help Streamline a Design - example reduces waste material, Mike Puckett's Blog, Feb 27, 2009  (more SolidWorks articles)

High Speed and Simulation Flow - SolidWorks World session on using 'SolidWorks Simulation Flow' for designing high-speed motorcycle, GabiJack.com, Feb 28, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Video Tip: Using Design Check Plot to Improve the Quality - SolidWorks simulation method to check, examine data, Clement Donzel, SolidWorks APAC Blog, Feb 2, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Deleting In-Context Relationships in Sketches - delete SolidWorks relations in non-static assembly, Steven Wilkes, SolidWorks APAC Blog, Feb 5, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Creating Configurations on the Fly - using SolidWorks feature to change configuration of specific items, Al Whatmough, Jan 21, 2009 SolidWorks APAC Blog, Feb 5, 2009 (more SolidWorks tutorials)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 4: Improved GUI - application menu, document icons, PDF, DGN added to file format list, ribbon interface, various tools, Erhan Toker, Feb 27, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

Get to Know AutoCAD 2010, Pt 5: Measure Them All With MEASUREGEOM - analyze geometry of object combining various features in single tool to get distances, angles, areas, volumes, radii of objects, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Mar 2, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

A Rainy Day AutoCAD 2010 Hip Tip on Rotating Viewports - using VPROTATEASSOC command, Lynn Allen's Blog, Mar 1, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010 Gives More 3D Power - enhancements like free form modeling tools, parametrics and constraints improving 3D functionality, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, Feb 28, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

AutoCAD 2010: Geometric Constraints - video, constraining object, Scott McEachron, Paving The Way, Mar 1, 2009 (more AutoCAD articles)

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