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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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