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December 2010
How has Recession Hit Think 3 India and Its Employees?
- employees not paid since April 2010, absence of clear laws for MNC
operations in India, Vineetha Athrey, moneycontrol.com, Dec 30, 2010 (more
Think3 articles)
Floating Shapes - modeling
complex shapes like cloud with solidThinking, Alex Mazzardo, The solidThinking Blog,
Dec 3, 2010 (more
solidThinking articles)
How Big Boys, Girls Helped CAD Grow Up - staple forms of
architectural education, digital project built wins over CATA,
creating knowledge, work processes for CAD industry, Sivam Krish,
Generative Design, Dec 18, 2010 (more
CAD industry articles)
Jay Leno's Garage &
FARO Technologies
- Geomagic, scanner,
Inventor used to reverse engineer out-of-production auto parts, FARO,
YouTube, Dec 21, 2010 (more
reverse engineering articles)
Manufacturing Death Greatly Exaggerated - domestic manufacturing,
misconceptions in domain, basic shift required, Peter Alpern, Industry
Week, Dec 27, 2010 (more CAM articles)
Inventor Add In: Center Point Rectangle
- works wonderfully with .NET updates, creating rectangles against
the origin, dealing with construction lines, Mark Flayler, IMAGINiT
Manufacturing Solutions Blog, Dec 13, 2010 (more
Inventor tutorials)
When an Rx Won't Capture It - tools for analyzing crashes, errors,
creating filter, using built-in event viewer, Chris Schaefer, Solid
Notes, Dec 17, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
PLM in 2050 Revisited - predictions about PLM made in 2008 analyzed,
Jos Voskuil's Weblog, Dec 29, 2010 (more
PLM articles)
How to Model Gears, Chains - using Alias to create links for
bicycle chain, chain ring, assembling chain, Raymundo Burgueno, Design Life- Kinito's Life, Dec 10, 2010 (more
Alias articles)
Projected Objects Show as Flat in Section View - working with multi view blocks, get section view from projection style, Almas Suljevic, Being Civil, Dec 29, 2010 (more Civil 3D tutorials)
If Poe Did CAD - CAD poetry based on The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe, Melanie (Stone) Perry, Mistress of the Dorkness, Dec 30, 2010
Surface Profile to an Excel File -
process not as simple as creating reports, must create points, paste
into Excel, Brian Hailey, Civil3D Plus, Dec 29, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Parallel
Osnap - use of AutoCAD drawing aid explained, Christopher Fugitt, Dec 28, 2010 (more
AutoCAD drawing aids tutorials)
Christmas Gift - Stair Planning Family - generating schematic stair with Revit family, multiple options, Jason Grant, Adaptive Practice, Dec 22, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
Parametric Patterns, Pt 6: Increment
- twisty towers with integer instance parameters, creating different spiral models, Zach Kron, BUILDZ, Dec 26, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
Revit Design Adventures: Adding the Skylights and Wells - making reference planes, cut phasing changes when copied, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, Dec 31, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
Top 3 Tips for Creo Elements/Pro Users - geometry, construction
sketcher tool; design animation , assembly exploded states; use of
intent features in Pro Mechanica, Romeo Ridel, PTC, Dec 2010 (more
PTC tutorials)
SolidWorks:Heard - Episode 311 - DriveWorks 8 Revealed - interview
with Phillip Stears, lead developer,
Lou Gallo, SolidWorks:HEARD, Dec 26, 2010 (more
DriveWorks articles)
Working on Layouts, Pt 4 - Using Modify Commands on Viewports -
basic AutoCAD viewport modification commands. stretch, copy, Orhan
Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 23, 2010 (more
AutoCAD plotting tutorials)
Masking with AutoCAD Hatch - wipeout for masking object, activating
hatch, creating proper white balance, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 27,
2010 (more
AutoCAD customization tutorials)
Subassembly Composer Series, Pt 4: Testing your Subassembly -
preview pane generates automatic preview, working with TargetSurface,
use 'import' option for extending ribbon, Kati Mercier,
civil3d.com, Dec 28, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Subassembly Composer Series, Pt 5: End of Year Bonus Tutorial -
defining parameters, default shoulder point, solving problems, Katie
Mercier, civil3d.com, Dec 30, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Section Perspectives - section cuts can be shown on perspective
views in Revit, Tom Vollaro,
Inside The Factory, Dec 22, 2010 (more
Revit tutorials)
Creating Designs Easily with Parametric Tools - creating
orthographic views with parametric functions of ZWSOFT 2011,
defining symmetry by
symmetric constraints, classify dimensional parameters, Mariajose
Revert, ZWCAD, Dec 16, 2010 (more
ZWCAD articles)
Tables Are Now Available in ZWCAD 2011 - generating the table
feature, choose TABLESTYLE command for customizing tables, edit from
Table editing toolbar, Alexander Martinez, ZWCAD, Dec 16, 2010 (more
ZWCAD articles)
Autodesk, DS, Geomagic, IBM, PTC, Siemens, More at COFES-Israel
- report from conference, including Russian take on Innovation, David Levin, Not Just Russian CAD/PLM, Dec 23,
2010 (more
CAD show articles)
Detailing Multibody, Pt 2
- showing BOM, ballooning in SolidWorks drawing, Deepak
Gupta, Boxer's Blog, Dec 24, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
CAD
Accuracy and Tolerance - meaning of accuracy unclear
except how it relates to theoretical shapes, Matt Lombard, Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog, Dec 22,
2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Working on Layouts,
Pt 4 - Using Modify Commands on Viewports - basic
AutoCAD viewport modification commands. stretch, copy, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 23, 2010 (more
AutoCAD plotting tutorials)
The Great Storage Debate - Average End vs. Conic - pond
volume in Civil3D depend upon method, average end area method may be most
common but not accurate if both width, length vary along depth, Brian
Hailey, Civil 3D Plus, Dec 23, 2010 (more
Civil 3D articles)
Could Engineering Transform Into a Networked Service? - localization
of FTEs fluctuate, pros and cons of outsourcing, industry experience
changes, engineering-matters.com, Dec 22, 2010 (more
collaboration articles)
Products vs. Platforms - Mass Customization at Tipping Point? - successes at TechShop, Kicstarter raises money, Joseph Flaherty,
Replicator, Dec 22, 2010 (more
CAD industry articles)
InventorCAM 2010 First Impressions - CAM totally integrated
within Inventor, painless set up, intuitive, recommended by John Evans,
Design and Motion, Dec 22, 2010 (more
Inventor articles)
Alias Design
For Inventor, Pt 3 - free form editing features, adding
extrusion
steps, Deelip Menezes, deelip.com, Dec 22, 2010
(more
Inventor tutorials)
About Frame Generator, LOD and BOM - summary of Inventors
representation of mechanisms: level of detail representations (LOD) ,
view representations (Viewreps), positional representations, Being
Inventive, Oct 8, 2010 (more
Inventor tutorials)
Align Multileaders - using AutoCAD LT's multileader align, Kate Morrical, LT Unlimited, Dec 22, 2010 (more
AutoCAD LT tutorials)
Working on Layouts, Pt 3 - Creating Viewports - AutoCAD tutorial,
Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 21, 2010 (more
AutoCAD plotting tutorials)
Media Q&A with Carl Bass at
AU2010 - Autodesk CEO discusses recent launches, realistic models, cloud storage, Revit for Mac proposal, RobiNZ
CAD Blog, Dec 23, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Design Review Workflow for Comparing Changes on
Sheets
- operating
compare tool in Design Review 2011, creating DWF files, Steve
Bennett, 2D OR NOT 2D, Dec 22, 2010 (more
Design Review articles)
Parametric Patterns, Pt 5: Transformer - change an object's form by
translating and/or rotating its rigid components in Revit,
Zach Kron, BUILDZ, Dec 20, 2010 (more
Revit tutorials)
Modeless Door Lister and Deleter - using Revit API to display a
modeless form with door instances, show preview image of each door, add
option to delete each door in DataGrid context menu, Jermey Tammik, The
Building Coder, Dec 21, 2010 (more
Revit tutorials)
Urbee to Be First 3D Printed Car - Kor EcoLogic using digital
prototyping, 3D printers to accelerate prototype stage of hybrid
vehicle, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Dec 20, 201 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
Seismic Load Combinations According to Italian Code DM 14/01/2008 -
using Robot Structural Analysis, Massimo Speziani, Structural Analysis
and Optimization, Dec 13, 2010 (more
FEA articles)
What’s Happening in Digital Prototyping? - software more capable,
affordable, 'democratizing' design, visualization, analysis, Lawrence
Gould, Time Compression, Oct 29, 2010 (more
MCAD articles)
Augmenting Your Views of Reality - state of the art of augmented
reality, from 1st down line on televised football to iPAD apps, Andy
Marken, GraphicSpeak, Dec 16, 2010 (more
virtual reality articles)
Create a Custom Function in AutoCAD's Calculator - QuickCalc solves
complex coordinate problems, use LINE command, generate custom
functions, EllenFinkelstein.com, Dec 15, 2010 (more
AutoCAD customizing tutorials)
Working on Layouts, Pt 2 - Deciding Paper Configuration - AutoCAD
tutorial, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 21, 2010 (more
AutoCAD plotting tutorials)
Vertical Markers for ROW and EOP - Setting Up Labels and Markers, Pt 1
- Civil 3D tutorial, end of pavement, right
of way markers, Almas Suljevic, Being Civil, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Vertical Markers for ROW and EOP - Setting up Assemblies and Corridor,
Pt 2 - Civil 3D tutorial,
displaying EOP or ROW labels in section views with Civil 3D, Almas
Suljevic, Being Civil. Dec 21, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Making Materials with Brazil for Rhino
- Rhino Tech Tips, Dec 21, 2010 (more
Rhino tutorials)
Supplementary Files - useful Revit files, including file for
Uniformat Assembly Codes, variables, paths, recent files, more, Steve Safford, Revit OpEd,
Dec 21, 2010 (more
Revit tutorials)
The Challenges of Product Development in Architecture & Beyond -
though buildings created with CAD, data is still fragmented, Gary
Vasilash, Time Compression, Oct 29, 2010 (more
AEC articles)
AU2010 - Adaptive Component Exercise
-
Revit tutorial to create adaptive component, David Light, Autodesk Revit,
Dec 21, 2010 (more
Revit tutorials)
Project Vasari - Voids
-
carving a void in Revit or Vasari, David Light, Autodesk Revit, Dec 11, 2010 (more
Vasari articles)
Developer Tips & Tricks - Isolating Problematic Entities - ACIS APIs
error processing for segregating problematic domains, notification,
detection, cause & remedy, Shilpa Dhall, spatial.com, Dec 22, 2010 (more
CAD development articles)
Plotting Revenge with SolidWorks Motion Simulation
- kinematic, dynamic analysis of trebuchet, CAPuniversity, Dec 10, 2010
(more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Additive Manufacturing: Not Just For Rapid Prototyping - use
in end products, especially laser sintered materials, no tooling required,
Eric Fish, Time Compression, Oct 29, 2010 (more
rapid prototype articles)
Should We Be Teaching Document Control or Collaboration? - Paul
Wilkinson, Extranet Revolution, Dec 20, 2010 (more
CAD industry articles)
PLM and Cloud - Hold the Promise?
- PLM and enterprise software, cloud promise, cost, Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM
Think Tank, Dec 18, 2010 (more
CAD industry articles)
AutoCAD's Fateful Return to the Mac - interview with Autodesk's Rob
Maguire, product manager for AutoCAD for Mac, Anthony Frausto-Robledo,
Architosh, Dec 17, 2010 (more
AutoCAD on Mac articles)
How Can We Protect AutoCAD Tool Palettes? - prevent other users from
modifying the tool palette, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 20, 2010 (more
AutoCAD customization tutorials)
Subassembly Composer Series, Pt 1: The Flowchart - 1st step in using
Subassembly Composer for Civil 3D is creating a flowchart, Kati Mercier,
civil3d.com, Dec 17, 2010 (more
Civil3D tutorials)
Subassembly Composer Series, Pt 2: Variables - creating variables to
use with Subassembly Composer for Civil 3D, Kati Mercier, civil3d.com,
Dec 17, 2010 (more
Civil3D tutorials)
Windows Offline Files - AutoCAD configuration files available
offline allows user to continue working even if network goes down, Owen
Wengerd, Outside the Box, Dec 5, 2010 (more
AutoCAD management tutorials)
The Wengerd Report: AUGI Forum Posts Go Missing
- user group website loses forums, members
protest, president promises
quick restoration, Owen Wengerd, WorldCAD Access,
Dec 20, 2010 (more
AutoCAD and Autodesk articles)
Tgi3D: Software for Modeling from Photographs
- use digital photos to create 3D model, Tgi3D SU AMORPH for advanced
modeling, photogrammetry tools by Tgi3D SU PHOTOSCAN, Stefan Boeykens,
CAD & 3D, Dec 16, 2010 (more
2D to 3D articles)
PLM and COFES Israel: People Just Want to Drink a Beer - show
report, presentations by OptiTex, AES, SolidWorks PTC presentations
Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Dec 18, 2010 (more
CAD show articles)
Is Teamwork the Key to Simulation Driven Design? -
shifting expectations for upfront analysis from individuals to team,
engineering-matters.com,
Dec 17, 2010 (more
CAE articles)
Assigning Information in ArchiCAD for Material Takeoffs - using
BIM's 3D database to assign properties to building elements in ArchiCAD,
generate a material takeoff, Thomas Simmons of ARCHVISTA. AECbytes.com,
Dec 16, 2010 (more ArchiCAD
tutorials)
Optimization of Buildings with Scia Engineer - using parametric
design, auto design optimization capabilities of Nemetschek's Scia
Engineer, Mark Flamer, Astrid Bastiaens of Nemetschek Scia,
AECbytes.com, Dec 16, 2010 (more AEC articles)
Trimming Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- powerful combination of surface trimming, surface associativity, Heidi
Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 17, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Alias Design For Inventor, Pt 1- using Alias
to create models from scratch, Deelip
Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 18, 2010 (more
Inventor tutorials)
Alias Design For Inventor, Pt
2 - using Alias to create ergonomic handle in Inventor, Deelip
Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 18, 2010 (more
Inventor tutorials)
Add Mirror to Your Right-Click Shortcut Menu - short easy example to
modify AutoCAD menu, Michael Beall, CAD Tutor, Dec 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Default SolidWorks System Options Reviewed - major releases of
SolidWorks require review of old system settings, Tools > Options >
System Options, Jordan Tadic, 3DVision Technologies, Dec 20, 2010 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Parametric Patterns, Pt 4: Projection - Revit shape tutorial, Zach
Kron, BUILDZ, Dec 20, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
NVIDIA Quadro 5000 Review - $2250 card performs well, good for large
assemblies, rendering, RobRodrguez.com, Oct 18, 2010 (more
graphics card reviews)
Push BIM Beyond a Glorified CAD System - use of data hindered by
lack of interoperability, Vicki Speed, BIMsight, Dec 7, 2010 (more AEC articles)
3D File Format
for Long Term
Storage - Adobe 3D format,3DM, now an ISO standard, is probably best
bet for archival longevity, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 16, 2010 (more
PDF articles)
BIW Acquired by Conject
- Commentary - German FM software vendor buys UK market
leader in SaaS construction collaboration, Paul Wilkinson,
Extranet Revolution, Dec 16, 2010 (more
collaboration articles)
Reference Plane Orientation
- why mirroring a reference plane in Revit not good idea, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, Dec 16, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Autodesk Revit 2011 - Topography Tool Hacks - Importing From Rhino
- David Fano, design reform, Dec 3, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Working on Layouts, Pt 1: Understanding The Difference Between
Paper Space and Model Space
- AutoCAD tutorial, Orhan Toker, Daily
AutoCAD, Dec 1, 2010 (more
AutoCAD paper space tutorials)
Playing with Drawing Views - SolidWorks tip to make views jump from
sheet to sheet, Deepak Gupta, Boxer's Blog, Dec 16, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
modo 501
with Pixar Subdivision Surfaces - increase in rendering speed over
modo 401, enhanced texture baking, depth of field, bump mapping, Kenneth
Wong, Desktop Engineering, Dec 16, 2010 (more
modo reviews)
A Simple Command to Perform a Matrix Transformation
on an AutoCAD Entity
Using .NET - Ken Walmsley, Through the Interface, Dec 16, 2010
(more
AutoCAD programming tutorials)
Parametric Patterns, Pt 3: Reactor - making objects respond to other
objects, more translating parametric design patterns to Revit, Zach
Kron, BUILDZ, Dec 15, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
CAD-Less
PLM Puzzle - CAD considered as foundation of PLM, but CAD centers on
proprietary data, making it difficult for potential PLM vendors, Oleg
Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Dec 14, 2010 (more
PLM articles)
Using the Cloud for Simulation and Analysis
- Autodesk building ability to use clouds into Inventor so analysis can
occur in high performance computing environment in the cloud, white
paper by CIMdata on Autodesk site, Dec 15, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
You Gotta Have Art: Student Designs in Solid Edge with ST - MCAD software used for 3D art, Kenneth Wong, Desktop Engineering, Dec 15, 2010
(more
Solid Edge tutorials)
RhinoScript - Getting Started
- writing very simple Rhino program, David Fano, design reform, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Rhino articles)
CAD, PLM and Pragmatic Cloud: Do Less - slow, careful adoption of cloud technology yielding dividends for Autodesk with AutoCAD WS, Siemens PLM with TeamCenter, Dassault with 3DVIA, Oleg Shilovitsky, PLM Think Tank, Dec 15, 2010
(more
CAD development articles)
3 Autodesk Showcase Tips - changing materials on specific surfaces, creating cross sections, using the highlight pointer, Stan Wile, Cadalyst, Dec 9, 2010
(more
AutoCAD tips)
Scalable Viewports
- AutoCAD 2011 tutorial, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 13, 2010
(more
AutoCAD tips)
Creating Planar Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- 3D tutorial, includes creating surface from closed boundary, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 15, 2010
(more
AutoCAD tips)
Drawing Heat Isolation Layers with the MLSTYLE Command - AutoCAD tutorial, creating a MLINE style, Orhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD, Dec 6, 2010
(more
AutoCAD tips)
3 Levels of Masking - Revit tutorial, masking region not hiding annotation, may need multiple mask levels, Ryan Duell, Revit Clinic, Dec 15, 2010
(more Revit tutorials)
Autodesk Project Vasari - Adaptive Component Massing, Pt 1
- create a spline framework to host an adaptive component, David Fano, design reform, Dec 14, 2010
(more Vasari articles)
Autodesk Project Vasari - Adaptive Component Massing, Pt 2
- create adaptive component to load into framework of Pt 1,David Fano, design reform, Dec 14, 2010
(more Vasari articles)
AEC Exhibitor Highlights from Autodesk University 2010 - overview of AEC apps exhibited include Revit add-on applications including Ideate BIMLink, SkyBIM Estimator, Revit Express Tools, Scan to BIM, upcoming integration between Trelligence Affinity and IES VE, MEP apps by EastCoast CAD/CAM, more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, Dec 14, 2010
(more
AEC articles)
Debugging Heap Corruption with PageHeap - using PageHeap heap verifier tool, Owen Wengerd, Outside the Box, Dec 15, 2010
ShapeSpace Brings 3D Geometric Search to Open Source Aras PLM - may be most powerful addition to Aras suite, Randall Newton, GraphicSpeak, Dec 15, 2010
(more
PLM articles)
2010-2011 in CAD Technology, the Illustrated Version, Pt 1 -
Creo is PTC's curly fries, nerd queen collaborative PDM now a hot date, Randall Newton, GraphicSpeak, Dec 14, 2010
(more
CAD development articles)
Windows 7 x64 Shown to Be Faster on File Opening with SolidWorks x64
- DDi Tech Center, Dec 14, 2010 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Drape an Image on a Surface
- MicroStation V8i tutorial, Envision CAD, Dec 14, 2010 (more
MicroStation tutorials)
Vectorworks 2011 - review, a significant upgrade from Vectorworks
2010, CAD User, Nov/Dec 2010 (more
Vectorworks reviews)
Transferring Custom Colors Using the Revit.ini File - copy the
[Colors] subsection from old Revit.ini file to new one, Luke Johnson,
What Revit Wants, Dec 13, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Parametric Patterns, Pt 2: Jigs - Revit tutorial, Zach Kron, BUILDZ,
Dec 14, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Displaying Windows Above the Cut Plane in ACA - AutoCAD Architecture
tutorial, windows may be above the cut plane can still be shown on plan
view, AutoCAD Architecture tutorial, David Koch, The Architect's
Desktop, Dec 11, 2010
(more AutoCAD
architecture tutorials)
ACA Wall Display Settings at Openings - AutoCAD Architecture
tutorial, 'below cut plane' option, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop,
Dec 3, 2010 (more
AutoCAD architecture tutorials)
Autodesk Subassembly Composer - review, interface, input parameters,
importing into Civil3D, worth trying, Joshua Modglin, civil3d.com, Dec
11, 2010 (more
Civil 3D tutorials)
Wide Format, Round Table - HP, wide format printer users discuss state of
the art, CAD User, Nov/Dec 2010
(more large format printer
articles)
Book Review: David Stein's 'The AutoCAD Network Administrator's Bible'
- well written, a wealth of information from an expert, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Dec 14, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
PLM Vendors PTC, Dassault Push CAD for the Casual User - PTC,
Dassault take different paths to spreading CAD beyond hardcore
designers, engineers, Stephanie Neil, Managing Automation, Dec 12, 2010
(more
PTC articles)
Product Review: Cameramatch for Vectorworks - allows use of digital
camera images to save hours creating 3D models, John Helm, Architosh, Dec
12, 2010 (more Vectorworks
reviews)
AutoLISP Exercise: Using Block and Conditional If
- CAD Notes, Edwin
Prakoso, Dec 13, 2010 (more
AutoLISP tutorials)
Filleting Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- create a constant-radius fillet between two existing surfaces, modify
its radius, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 10, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk Discusses Modeling in 5D - 3 dimension plus time and money,
interview with Geoff Zeiss, Autodesk director of technology, AvantiKumar,
Macworld, Dec 12, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
AutoCAD .NET: Practical Examples of Customizing AutoCAD Entity Behavior
- Stephen Preston, Autodesk, Dec 13, 2010 (more
AutoCAD programming tutorials)
Creating Geometric and Dimensional Constraints Using the AutoCAD .NET
API
- Stephen Preston, Autodesk, Dec 13, 2010 (more
AutoCAD programming tutorials)
Enhancing Your Sky - replace Revit's plain white
sky with blue
sky with gradient, Inside the Factory, Dec 13, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Adjusting the Scale of a Camera View - Revit tutorial, perspective
view cannot have a scale, but size can be adjusted, Kathryn Langan,
Revit Clinic, Dec 13, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Advanced Advanced Find - Autodesk Vault utility allows use of 'may'
in searches, Doug Redmond, It's All Ones and Zeroes, Dec 9, 2010 (more Vault articles)
Selection Sets in Vault Explorer - Autodesk Vault tutorial, Doug
Redmond, It's All Ones and Zeroes, Dec 9, 2010 (more Vault articles)
Colortrac's SmartLF Ci 24 Review - capable desktop scanner has very
smart paper handling, allow paper to be fed from front and return in
front, minimizing desk space needed, Scanners4CAD, Dec 13, 2010 (more
Colortrac scanner reviews)
60 AutoCAD
Tips in 60 Minutes
- there's bound to be one or two even the veteran AutoCAD user does not
know, Lynn Allen, Autodesk, Dec 3, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Blending Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- creating blended surface that automatically updates as you modify the
associated defining surfaces, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 10,
2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk
University 2010: General Session and AEC Industry Highlights -
infinite power of cloud computing, Project Photofly, Project Neon,
Project Vasari, Project Galileo, Project Dasher, notable innovators, AEC
initiatives, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Tech Driving Behavioral Change: Talking with Autodesk's Emma Stewart
- interview, discussion of sustainability efforts in Autodesk's AEC
division, Tom Schueneman, Triple Pundit, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Showing Common AutoCAD Information in Title Block - use attribute
values to fill in project name, number, client name, Edwin Prakoso, CAD
Notes, Dec 11, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Automatic Wire Annotation from Schematic to W/D, Pt 1 - AutoCAD
Electrical tutorial, annotation of panel wiring diagram representations
with real-time schematic wire connection data, Nate Holt, AutoCAD
Electrical Etcetera, Dec 8, 2010
(more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Different Ways to Create Half Section in Drawings - SolidWorks
tutorial, Deepak Gupta, Boxer's Blog, Dec 10, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Dassault, Siemens PLM Play PR Tug-of-War with Ford as the Rope -
each vendor claims usage at Ford as battle for auto companies
intensifies, Randall Newton, GraphicSpeak, Dec 10, 2010 (more
PLM articles)
HP ePrint & Share Brings Cloud Collaboration to Printing - latest
wide-format printer shown at Autodesk University, Kathleen Maher,
GraphicSpeak, Dec 10, 2010 (more
large format printer reviews)
Parametric Patterns: ClearNames, PlaceHolders, and Controllers -
Revit tutorial, Zach Kron, BUILDZ, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Using Revit Adaptive Component for 2D Profile - using Revit adaptive
components to create a conceptual mass for roof for Tongkonan house,
Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 11, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
The Very Real Skillset Challenges to Simulation Driven Design -
requires knowledge/background in engineering science, computational
methods, CAD, simulation software, roles of drafters, designers,
engineers, analysts, Chad Jackson, engineering-matters.com, Dec 1, 2010
(more engineering analysis articles)
A MCAD Modeling Term and Definition Framework: A Baseline to Enable
Apples-to-Apples Comparisons - modeling
either feature-history or explicit, manipulation is parametric, push/pull/drag,
feature-based or inference/direct, Chad Jackson, engineering-matters.com,
Dec 9, 2010 (more
MCAD articles)
Managing Engineering Data - the Role of PDM in Improving Engineering
Efficiency - benefits of controlling engineering data, collaborating
with PDM, product-related processes, expanding implementations beyond
engineering data,Jim Brown, Tech-Clarity Insight, Dec 9, 2010 (more
PDM articles)
What’s Next for the Rapid Prototyping Industry: Print Your Wife - 5
photos & 3D printer is all it takes, notes from Euromold 2010, Ron
Hollis, Product Design& Development, Dec 9, 2010 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
Incremental Improvements - Report From Euromold 2010 - includes
EOSINT M 280, Objet 3D printers for under $20k, more, TCT blog, James
Woodcock, Dec 8, 2010 (more CAD shows
articles)
Use Dynamic Input, or Not
- AutoCAD shows useful information near
cursor, provides clues, angles shown differently, EllenFinkelstein.com,
Dec 7, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Adding a Texture to Irregularly Shaped Slabs - Archicad tutorial,
add texture on face of 3D shape without using ArchiFacade, ArchiCAD
Frequently Asked Questions, Dec 9, 2010 (more
ArchiCAD tutorials)
Peer-Driven User Training - deputy trainers help training, provide
fresh perspective, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Dec 8, 2010 (more
CAD management articles)
Adding EPDM Vault View Folders as Favorites Links in Windows 7/Vista
- SolidWorks Enterprise PDM tip, SOLIDNotes, Dec 9, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
Palette and Element Creation - Revit developer works on issue of
categories for which there were empty palettes, Erik Egbertson,
Inside the Factory, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Busy Autodesk Looks Wistfully to the Clouds - report from Autodesk
University, new technologies include Homestyler.com, Project Photofly,
infinite computing, new subscription strategy, more, Randall Newton,
GraphicSpeak, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Autodesk University 2010, Pt 1 - 7,000 attendees hear about
consumer, mobile, sustainable design, cloud computing, Spurling Johnson,
Cadalyst, Dec 9, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Desperately Seeking System Tests - software test suites are
necessary but may not simulate customer use, Stefanie Kenny,
Developer 2 Developer, Dec 9, 2010 (more CAD
translation articles )
The Business Value of Simulation
- leverage simulation processes, technology to save time, reduce cost, drive
engineering efficiency, improve quality, increase innovation, economic value
available from early design analysis, validation, Jim Brown, Tech-Clarity
Insight, Dec 8, 2010
Rooms: A Basic Introduction - Revit tutorial, creating rooms, many
advantages over just creating walls, Revit Zone, Dec 2, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Decals: Applying Images to Revit Elements - creating, applying
graphic image to face of element, such as paintings, artwork, TV images,
Revit Zone, Dec 2, 2010 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Offsetting Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- offset surface from existing surface, specify distance, direction,
produce a solid in between, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 8, 2010
Observations From Autodesk University 2010 - audience poll reveals
only half of audience from companies doing well, those with jobs working
harder, learn new technologies, more, Robert Green, Cadalyst, Dec 8,
2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Project Vasari - Hosted Nested Profiles - using mass family as
profile, load into another mass family, hosting profile to create a
swept form or simple extrusion using nested profile, David Light,
Revit blog, Dec 7, 2010 (more Vasari articles)
Add Connection Point to an Existing Component - AutoCAD Electrical
tutorial, Nicole Morris, Ketiv, Dec 7, 2010 (more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Simple Propeller Design
- SolidWorks tutorial, Azim Uhamid, YouTube, Dec 6, 2010 (more
SolidWorks tutorials)
DE 15th Podcast Series: Jeff Ray
- launch of SolidWorks, today's challenges, remote computing, Kenneth
Wong, Desktop Engineering, Dec 8, 2010 (more
SolidWorks articles)
Flattery Papercraft Tools
- SketchUp plug in creates paper models,
Stefan Boeykens, CAD &3D, Dec 1, 2010 (more SketchUp articles)
Rendering in a Browser: F_BOX Picture Shooter - no desktop
application, no download, rendering done on remote cluster, social
networking, Kenneth Wong, Desktop Engineering, Dec 8, 2010 (more rendering reviews)
3D Holographic Prints
- Zebra Imaging shows 3D image of Seattle waterfront 24" square, 3D
glasses not required, Clark Morgan, NavisWorks and Integrative
Technologies, Dec 8, 2010
No Need to Start from Scratch - old factories use digital
retrofitting to update facilities, using exterior structure,
measurements, transition to new tooling, equipment, simulate new
production processes, Patrick Michel, American Machinist, Dec 1, 2010
(more CAM articles)
Using AutoCAD PLINE Command - polyline tutorial, Erhan Toker, Dec 6,
2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk Revit 2011 - Topography Tool Hacks Revit Architecture 2011
- tutorial, techniques to make topo surfaces in Revit, use curves
generated in Rhino to generate a Revit topo, generate topo using Rhino
surface, David Fano, design reform, Dec 3, 2010 (more Revit tutorials)
Revit Server - powerful way for groups to work, Martyn Day, AEC
Magazine, Dec 5, 2010 (more Revit
articles)
Faro Focus3D - revolutionary scanner challenges notion that laser
scanners must be big, heavy, complicated and expensive, Martyn Day, AEC
Magazine, Dec 5, 2010 (more
scanner reviews)
Engineering Workshop # 8 - finite element analysis of paint ball, a
spherical vessel used in games, Bob Johnson, Develop3D, Dec 6, 2010 (more FEA articles)
AU 2010 - Day 3 - civil,
infrastructure keynote from Autodesk University, RK McSwain, CAD
Panacea, Dec 5, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
What's
New in AutoCAD 2011 - Pt 3 - parametric constraints,
constraining ellipses, text, dimensions, AutoConstrain, parameters manager,
more, Brian Benton, CAD-a-Blog, Dec 6, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk
BIM Conference Report - full of customer
presentation, a 'roaring success', UK government getting involved as 20% BIM
adoption in UK trails 60% adoption in US, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, Dec 5,
2010 (more
Autodesk articles, AEC
articles)
Leica
CloudWorx-VR - application eases import of point
cloud data into Autodesk Maya, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, Dec 5, 2010
Tips
& Tools Weekly Vol 15 No. 43 - open sheet sets without
AutoCAD; move, copy, rotate and scale with 1 command, shift to reverse,
Cadalyst, Dec 6, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Patching
Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- create patch surface between existing surfaces, curves, Heidi
Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 6, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Sweeping
Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011
- create a swept surface vs solid, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 6
2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Solid
Edge Tips & Tricks - Offset and Rotate Reference Planes
- how to place custom reference planes in one step, Susan Cinadr, Siemens
PLM Software Blog, Dec 1, 2010 (more
Solid Edge tutorials)
SolidWorks 2010 - Creating a Thread - Pt 1
- tutorial, creates a helical path, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Dec 5, 2010
(more SolidWorks tutorials)
SolidWorks 2010 - Creating a Thread - Pt 2
- tutorial, uses helical path to create thread on bottle, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Dec 5, 2010
(more SolidWorks tutorials)
SolidWorks Custom Templates
- tutorial creates part template using inches, ANSI standard, explores system options, document properties, TEDCF, CADdigest.com, Dec 5, 2010
(more SolidWorks tutorials)
Greener Buildings Through Energy Analysis Tools - challenges facing architects, engineers to design energy-efficient buildings using software, tips to overcome, Vijay Kanal, Kelly Flores, AECbytes.com, Dec 2, 2010
(more AEC articles)
Command Substitution Example - AutoCAD Electrical tutorial, substituting your version of command for one called from the stock AutoCAD ribbon UI, Nate Holt, AutoCAD Electrical Etcetera, Dec 3, 2010
(more
AutoCAD Electrical tutorials)
Break View in Inventor 2011
- tutorial for Inventor drafting module, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Dec 3, 2010
(more
Inventor tutorials)
Crossing Pipe Label - Civil3D's C3DRLinkCrossingProfileViewLabel links a profile view label to pipe object so when crossing pipe moves, profile view label will relocate to specified location, Civil3D Reminders, Dec 2, 2010
(more Civil 3D tutorials)
Autodesk University 2010: The Beginning of the Era of Infinite Computing - Project Photofly, Autodesk offers cloud technology to users, Kenneth Wong, Desktop Engineering, Dec 3, 2010
(more
Autodesk articles)
Observations on the AU 2010 User Conference - Autodesk suites, comparison to Adobe, 3D coexisting with 2D, interoperability of products, revenue and channel, more, Jay Vleeschhouwer, The Vleeschhouwer Report (published on WorldCAD Access), Dec 5, 2010
(more
Autodesk articles)
It Has to Be YOUR Data Stored on the Amazon Cloud - CAD vendors take to the cloud to store your data but you are not supposed to worry, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access,
Dec 5, 2010
(more CAD industry articles)
A Conversation With Carl Bass - Pt 2 - Autodesk CEO discusses college, rise to top from having a desk in the hallway, running a big company, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 5, 2010
(more
Autodesk articles)
Lynne Wilson CEO of Dassault 3DVIA
- summary of how 3DVIA is meant for using 3D to repurpose CAD data, CGW, Dec 5, 2010
(more 3DVIA articles)
Cutting the Cord -
virtual, augmented reality tools changing human/computer interface, Brian
Albright, Desktop Engineering, Dec 1, 2010
(more
virtual reality articles)
The Future of Green
- designers increasingly asked to take into account origins of raw
materials, carbon released in manufacture, Mark Clarkson, Desktop
Engineering, Dec 1, 2010 (more AEC articles)
Direct
Modeling Mania - once unpopular, vendors falling over themselves to
incorporate direct modeling, Martyn Day, Develop3D, Dec 2, 2010 (more
SpaceClaim articles)
AUGI 2010 Top Ten for AutoCAD - wish list for AutoCAD, Shaan Hurley,
Between the Lines, Dec 2, 2010 (more
AutoCAD features)
Lofting Surfaces in AutoCAD 2011 - loft between profiles in AutoCAD
2011, lofted surface vs solid, options, guides and paths, controlling
continuity, Heidi Hewett, AutoCAD Insider, Dec 1, 2010 (more
AutoCAD tips)
Autodesk University 2010: The Interesting Things To Know - 'infinite
computing,' cloud security, software delivery, AutoCAD WS, open source,
Inventor Fusion, Autodesk growth and revenue, Revit on Mac, more, Josh
Mings, SolidSmack, Dec 1, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
Lockwood Looks Back
- a retrospective of Desktop Engineering on its 15th anniversary, Anthony
Lockwood, Desktop Engineering, Dec 1, 2010
(more CAD media articles)
A Conversation With Carl Bass - Autodesk CEO shifts on PLM, critical of Dassault entering AEC, sees Dassault as 'killing' SolidWorks, Inventor for do-it-yourselfers, 'infinite computing,' more, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 1, 2010
(more
Autodesk articles)
Evolution of Computer-Aided Design - fathers of CAD, CAD today/tomorrow, Creo, CAD on Mac, low cost CAD, more, David Cohn, Dec 1, 2010
(more
CAD development articles)
Evolution of Analysis - FEA then and now, technology, fluid flow, CFD then and now, Pamela Waterman, Desktop Engineering, Dec 1, 2010
(more FEA articles,
CFD articles)
Evolution of Rapid Technologies
- from pioneers to present state, trends, Susan Smith, Desktop Engineering,
Dec 1, 2010
(more
rapid prototype articles)
Luxion KeyShot 2.1 - HDR
driven progressive rendering system puts photorealism available to all, Al Dean,
Develop3D, Dec 1, 2010 (more
KeyShot reviews)
AutoLISP Exercise: Create Regular Polygon by Defining Area - Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 1, 2010
(more AutoLISP tutorials)
AU 2010 Manufacturing Keynote: Digital Prototyping - It’s Not Just Pretty Pictures - digital prototyping, Manufacturing Community Award, customer presentations from Itamco, Balzer Pacific, Pi Bicycles, more, Sunith Babu, CAD Professor, Dec 2, 2010
(more
Autodesk articles)
Automatically
Download Content for Free - automate repetitive tasks when
downloading content with Firefox and iMacro, Luke Johnson, What Revit Wants, Dec
1, 2010
Autodesk
and Infinite Computing - coins new term for cloud
computing, price uncertain, Deelip Menezes, Deelip.com, Dec 1, 2010 (more
Autodesk articles)
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