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2008
The Future 3D Multi-Stroke Sketching System of Your Dreams
- video shows 3D curve sketching system with new interface technology changing
way designers work, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Oct 8, 2008
Training Needs of Design
Engineers are Changing - moving from physical, tangible
processes to virtual representations, modeling, simulation, advantages adopting
lean, six sigma for design engineers, David Lengacher, Desktop engineering, Oct
1, 2008
CAD Development Priorities
- table to identify, manage important development priorities for CAD companies
to develop reliable products, Evan Yares, Evan on Engineering Software, Sep 30,
2008
Interview With
Gaetano Tavano, Founder of MechWorks - focused on document
management, DBWorks/DBInventor benefits to designers, offering API support for
customization, differences in US and Europe markets, Franco Folini, Novedge
Blog, Sep 29, 2008
Bridging the CAD Deliverables Gap With Your Client - client requirements for
electronic deliverables, software requirements, CAFM connection, file usage,
distribution, communication, Melanie Perry, Cadalyst, Sep 25, 2008
PTC's Potential Sale Could Stir Up CAD Space - CAD industry leaders like
Autodesk, Dassault, Siemens already completed acquisitions, carry their own
parametric-modeling products, Cadence, ANSYS might go for deal, Christopher
Calnan, MHT, Sep 19, 2008
Software, IP, Patents, Copyright and the Great Confusion
- software programs afforded special protections, laws compare to other
industries, confusing users, Matthew Lorono, SolidWorks Legion, Sep 24, 2008
An interview with John Walker - Pt 1
- an Autodesk founder and former CEO on historical tidbits and forward-looking
insights into the CAD industry, Kean Walmsley, Through the Interface, Sep 12,
2008
No Surprise--PTC Up For Sale
- executives had golden parachutes ready months ago, Roopinder Tara, CAD Inside
Blog, Sep 8, 2008
From AutoCAD to Bricscad - Bricsys
new version, lower price, better tools bound to attract AutoCAD LT and impact
Autodesk, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 5, 2008
Alternative CAD Tools
- SolidWorks tries to be master of all trades but specialized tools are
sometimes needed, Matt Lombard, Matt Writes Blog, Sep 6, 2008
Software Via the Internet Offers a Cost-Effective Alternative to Licensing
- vendors like PTC, Arena, SolidWorks, Autodesk offering software as a service,
Engineer Live, Sep 4, 2008
Engineering Intent Must
Drive Product Development -
designers should use easy-to-use templates containing engineering information
for developing designs, Dan Meyer of Comet Solutions, Desktop Engineering, Sep
1, 2008
Interview With
Brian Roberts, President of QuadriSpace - talk about document-based
solution, comparison with Adobe Acrobat 3D, exploiting visualization solutions,
more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Aug 29, 2008
Thin Clients Target CAD Users
- technology advancements have improved graphics performance and latency issues,
powering CAD and simulation programs, Beth Stackpole, Design News, Aug 25, 2008
Explode Diagrams. The Next Cool Thing in 3D CAD
- video showing interactive 3D exploded views of models, Josh Mings, SolidSmack,
Aug 21, 2008
Response from Richard Welch, SW
VP Customer Services - official SolidWorks response to
initial outcry from SolidWorks users (on policy of charging if maintenance
lapses) causes more heated debate, Matt Writes, Aug 19, 2008
The
Easiest Fee to Avoid, in the Most Simple Way - best way is to stay current
on your subscriptions, Mike Puckett's Blog, Aug 19, 2008
Chewing the CAD
- CAD software are expensive and rights of its use are also controlled by
companies, J Paul Grayson, Cadalyst, Aug 13, 2008
A State of Continuous
Improvement - progress is being made in increasing interoperability among
CAD systems and also in CAD process standardization, David Prawel, Desktop
Engineering, Aug 6, 2008
Future of CAD and Cloud Computing
- SolidWorks can make possible cloud-computing and CAD to go beyond desktop,
Lou, SolidWorks Heard, June 30, 2008
Spangly New SpaceClaim Website - Sloppy Marketing 101
- new website illustrates products not designed in SpaceClaim, Al Dean,
Develop3D Blog, Aug 1, 2008
An Interview
With Roberto Ciarloni, think3 CTO - talk about direct modeling, outsourcing
influences on CAD products, global shape modeling, more, Franco Folini, NOVEDGE
Blog, July 29, 2008
Model Driven Engineering - CAD software still need to find application of
model-driven engineering, Evan Yares, Evan on Engineering Software, July 28,
2008
Where's the Future of 3D Interaction? -
3Dconnexion is still only company developing 3D mouse devices, Al Dean,
Develop3D, July 28, 2008
3D CAD
Software
Eliminates Lengthy Error Checking -
problems with 2D, benefits using
3D, Ved Narayan, The Economic Times, July
18, 2008
An Interview
With Michael Gibson, MoI CEO and Founder - first hand look into Michael's
innovative ideas and vision, created Rhino, new project for beginning users,
making things easy, more, Franco Folini, NOVEDGE the blog, July 2, 2008
An Interview with Evan Yares, Charismatic CAD Expert - next revolution
in MCAD, licensing issues, software as service, more, Franco Folini, Novedge
the Blog, June 11, 2008
Visualize This - events that have shaken the CAD world include: Dassault
unveils PLM 2.0, Autodesk buys Moldflow, PTC releases new version of CoCreate,
more, Randall Newton, 3D CAD News, May 28, 2008
Where is Video Going - Direct3D
or OpenGL? - porting SolidWorks to Mac has not been possible for
Apple as SolidWorks uses higher end OpenGL graphics, Matt Writes, May 27, 2008
The CAD Industry is Split By History
- benefits of history-based modeling can not be ignored in spite of direct
editing being easy and less expensive, Matt Writes, May 22, 2008
A
Close Encounter With Mumbai Pirates - despite laws and
raids, author manages to find pirated AutoCAD, Pro/E - for
about $2.50, Deelip Menezes, May 12, 2008
The
Prophecy - open letter to CAD community discussing
current state of CAD software, Jacob Abel, CADgasm.tk, May
8, 2008
Future CAD: Download or Dealer?
- web-based delivery of CAD products and services in future will question the
survival of dealers, Martyn Day, Develop 3D, May 12, 2008
Protecting IP With the New Breed of 3D Design
- new technology adds intelligence to CAD models, Al Dean, Develop 3D, May 8,
2008
A Sustainable
Bandwagon? - environmental policy of CAD software should emphasize on
sustainability, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Apr 30, 2008 (may require free registration)
Why is Direct Modeling Becoming
Popular Among CAD Vendors? - technology that can be used by non-CAD users,
but can not replace parametrics completely, Matt Writes, Apr 26, 2008
 Model-Based
Definition Drives Process Change - 3D model data exchange brings new
technology trend for manufacturers for effective collaboration among internal
departments, Ken Versprille of CPDA, CADdigest.com, Apr 28, 2008
CAD
Society 2.0 Aspires to Be Meaningful - CAD Society offers discount to
members on CAD products, training, publications, more, Randall Newton,
CADdigest.com, Apr 28, 2008
How Microsoft's Live Mesh Will Affect 3D CAD - Live Mesh technology has
ability to run CAD programs, can sync data to other secured computers, replicate
vaults, more, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Apr 24, 2008
The CAD Society - Engineering
Heroes - interview with Dr. Alyn Rockwood of SIGGRAPH, Patrick Hanratty,
The CAD Society, Apr 2008
Siemens PLM Excites Onlookers With 'New' 3D CAD Technology - SolidWorks user
gives his take on recent announcements about direct modeling, which on the
surface appears to be a threat to history based modelers like SolidWorks, Josh
Mings, SolidSmack, Apr 23, 2008
Direct
Modeling: The Future? - SolidWorks user takes notice of Solid Edge
being able to direct edit a model, Ricky Jordan's Blog, Apr 23, 2008
Can CAD Market Grow in an Economic Downturn?
- investing in technology will help to get efficient process cycle when funds
are going low, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, Apr 7, 2008
The General, the Arms Merchant,
and the Samurai: The CAD Society Gives Us a Real-Life Fairy Tale -
The CAD Society honors Autodesk CEO Carl Bass, consultant Evan Yares and
software architect Mike Riddle, Randall Newton, 3D CAD News, Apr 2, 2008
Integrating Industrial Robotics With CAD - SolidWorks offers RobotWorks
that supports 'design for manufacture' process, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, Mar 20,
2008
Dividing the Digital Plunder
- CAD vendors like SolidWorks and Autodesk face clashes in intellectual property
laws, anti-piracy technology in industry, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, Feb 1, 2008
Personal CAD -
Alibre CEO may be using fear, uncertainty and doubt in promoting 'personal CAD,'
Deelip Menezes, Feb 21, 2008
New Game, New Rules: Now It's Personal
- affordability and ease of use is making personal CAD popular, Greg Milliken,
Alibre CEO Blog, Feb 19, 2008
MFG.com
Offers Global Arsenal of Parts On-Call - history of MFG.com, how founder
Mitch Free went from CAD dealer to online part sourcing leadership, Laura Lathan,
CADdigest.com, Feb 19, 2008
Journalists and Bloggers - roles of blogging, comparisons to press, future
of both, Deelip Menezes, Feb 13, 2008
Is
SaaS the Killer App For the CAD Industry? - issues like ownership of
information and data plus information transparency need to be addressed before
adopting 'Software as a Service' model, Brian Seitz, COFES.com, Feb 10, 2008
Journalists and Bloggers -- Old School Meets New School - increasing
presence of bloggers, roles of bloggers versus 'traditional' journalists,
Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, Feb 11, 2008
CCNtv Feb 4 Newscast - PTC
Q1 2008 revenue up 9%, AVEVA ReviewShare for 3D visualization, demo of NEC 24"
professional display, more, CADCAMNet, Feb 11, 2008
Lots More Input Device Concepts - touchless
3D user interface demands your hands to be in air, which is tiring, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Feb 4, 2008
Other Font Formats - They Exist - non-CAD programs support .otf
files but AutoCAD 2008 does not, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Jan 29, 2008
DRX for Dummies
- explaining DRX and ARX, Deelip Menezes, Jan 22, 2008
Largest Producer of CAD Software? - author sorts through various claims to
call Autodesk the largest CAD company, Evan Yares in The CAD Industry, Jan 22,
2008
Novato Web Biz Largest CAD Reviewer on Net - talk with Roopinder Tara, CEO
of TenLinks, history of company, serving CAD industry, recent acquisition of
CADTalent.com, more, Paul Jones, Novato Advance, Jan 16, 2008
OpenDWG Supports Many, Many, Many Operating Systems
- Open Design Alliance DWG API supports Linux X86, Macintosh, IBM AIX, HP and
more OS, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Jan 14, 2008
Limiting
Freedom - it is CAD users not CAD vendors who choose how and where to apply
design software, Deelip Menezes, Jan 11, 2008
CCNtv Jan 7 Newscast -
Autodesk's Civil 3D product and Bentley PowerCivil details, Cimatron to acquire
Gibbs Systems, debut of ParaCloud Modeler v 1, more, CADCAMNet, Jan 7, 2008
CAD Searches
- searching similar objects and raster images is difficult, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, Jan 9, 2008
Digital Signatures: Under the Hood - understanding public key encryption,
digital ID, and digital certificate, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Dec 10, 2007
Digital Signatures: Practical Guidelines - hurdles in using digital
signatures in CAD model and some suggestions, Owen Wengerd, Outside The Box, Dec
10, 2007
Sustainability
in the Mundane Aspects of Daily Life Starts with Design - vendors are
offering range of PLM products to choose design material and produce sustainable
products, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, CADCAMNet, Jan 2, 2008
2007
Who Owns DWG?
- Autodesk's fight for registering DWG may technically impact users working with
DWG, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, Dec 13, 2007
DWG: The Registration Attempts & Successes - Softelec, ODA and SolidWorks
have been successful while Autodesk is still waiting to get registered, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Dec 18, 2007
What is Called For is a Breakthrough in the Product Design Process -
approach of CAD systems towards product designing and development need to be
altered, Brian Seitz, COFES.com, Dec 15, 2007
Browser-Based Software of Possible Interest for CAD Users - useful
application like Gliffy, ajaxSketch, Aviary, Koral, Blinksale, more, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Dec 17, 2007
Looking to Open Source for CAD Alternatives
- Open Source not a threat to established CAD vendors, Matt Lombard, Matt
Writes, Dec 4, 2007
CCNTV @
Autodesk University - CAD Video News and Reviews - small screen size
and inability to view specific parts of video are small issues that can be
improved, RobiNZ CAD Blog, Dec 7, 2007
Autodesk University Special
Report - video interview with executives from Spheron, cadworks for
architects, and NextEngine, CADCAMNETtv, Dec 2007
Autodesk University Special Report -
11/28/07
- video interview with executives from RDV systems, SolidCAM, and NVIDIA,
CADCAMNETtv, Nov 28, 2007
Autodesk University Special
Report - 11/27/07 - video of Carl Bass keynote, talk with executives from
Adapx, 2Bot ModelMaker, and HP, CADCAMNETtv, Nov 27, 2007
Designers, Architects Celebrate 25 Years of Computer Aided Design - AutoCAD
revolutionized CAD industry 25 years ago, providing freedom to design, Bryan
Gardiner, Wired.com, Nov 14, 2007
Open Design Alliance Catching Up
- ODA has updated DWGdirect with annotation scaling, DWF file underlays and
other features, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Nov 15, 2007
Value and Service?
- protecting intellectual property too much results in development of cheap
alternatives, Robert Jamieson, MCAD Online, Oct 28, 2007
CCNtv Nov 6 Newscast - Q3 mixed financial results from Dassault Systemes,
interview with Chris Williams from Seemage, Windows and CAD software performance
on Mac, CADCAMNet, Nov 6, 2007
What is DWG? - readers defining DWG, Evan Yares
in The CAD Industry, Oct 29, 2007
Is Trial Software an Effective Marketing Tool? - free trial software targets
mass users effectively as compared to giving personal attention, Deelip Menezes,
Oct 28, 2007
How Goes Free Software?
- offering free software may reduce piracy but software success is not assured,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Oct 25, 2007
Graebert Becomes "Graebert" - GiveMePower changes its name back to Graebert
GmbH, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Oct 16, 2007
More Concepting, Mesh and NURBS - defining mesh, NURBS,
offerings from industry, Matt Writes, Oct 24, 2007
The
Future of AutoCAD Clones - in futuristic 3D CAD world, companies will look
for cheap substitutes of costly 2D AutoCAD, Deelip Menezes, Oct 23, 2007
The Thumb Wrestling Continues - Dassault is focusing on innovating web and
peripheral to get competitive edge, Josh Mings, SolidSmack, Oct 23, 2007
CCNtv Oct 22 Newscast - editors at
Autodesk's Paris event side with digital prototyping and downplay PLM, Bentley's
industry survey on BIM, CADCAMNet, Oct 22, 2007
Alias + Inventor
- Rhino users on including Alias in the Inventor package, Deelip Menezes, Oct
20, 2007
Inventor and Alias - What Does That Have To Do With SolidWorks?
- SolidWorks Labs has added conceptual shape modeler CB Pro, Matt Writes, Oct
18, 2007
Model-Based Design Takes
a Front Seat - simulate any product to check and improve design
functionalities through model-based designing, Paul Barnard, Desktop
Engineering, Oct 14, 2007
CCNtv Oct 15 Newscast - Autodesk
Manufacturing Media Summit report, more, CADCAMNet, Oct 15, 2007
Powering Up Green
Design - CAD and PLM tools like Teamcenter, Windchill, CATIA, NX, Pro/E,
SolidWorks are helping engineers create sustainable designs, Beth Stackpole,
Design News, Oct 8, 2007
Beyond Step - STEP-NC standard helps CNC machines read CAD and CAM
information but industry make take time to adopt it, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical
Engineering, Oct 2007
An Interview
with Joel Orr, Chief Visionary of Cyon Research - talking about evolution of
design software, missing link between engineering process and computer, blogging,
web2.0, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Oct 8, 2007
CAD 2.0, or the Democratization of CAD - democratization of CAD will
increase collaboration and faster product designing, Joe Lichtenberg, Spaceclaim
Blog, Oct 4, 2007
How Shops Can Share Design Data with Intellectual Property Protection - CAD
data software solution should be easy-to-use plus provide automatic de-featuring
and support for major CAD software formats, Scott Collins, Moldmaking
Technology, Oct 2007
An Interview
with Giuseppe Bocchi, Engine Designer - role of CAD software in designing
engines, Italian mechanical industry, more, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, Sep 26,
2007
The
Way of Rhino, Part 3: Tracking the Coming Perfect Storm in CAD - discussing
six indications responsible for coming storm, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com,
September 21, 2007
Computer Models, Handmade in Europe - Touch and Design project uses 'haptic'
technology allowing user to see and feel virtual object, ICT Results, Sep 20,
2007
CCNtv Sep 17 Newscast - interview of
eBay seller Timothy S. Vernor, who is suing Autodesk, CADCAMNet, Sep 17, 2007
Mastery of the Complex - history of CAD and how it affected engineering
industry, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, Sep 2007
When the Left Knows What the Right Hand's Doing - efficiency and creativity
go together to make a company "ambidextrous," Robert "Buzz" Kross
of Autodesk, Desktop Engineering, Sep 2007
The Future of CAD
- several innovations are taking place, counter to the claim of industry
stagnation, Deelip Menezes, Sep 7, 2007
The Future of CAD
- limited growth of computer hardware and less use of Internet is limiting CAD,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Sep 6, 2007
CCNtv Aug 27
Newscast - Russian programmer, PTC drops SoftTech, Autodesk jabs at
disgruntled resellers, more, CADCAMNet, Aug 27, 2007
Russian
Programmer Arrested in Alibre Code Theft Case - former Alibre employee Roman
Voznyuk was illegally selling Alibre software as 'RaceCAD Design Professional'
product, Randall S. Newton, CADdigest.com, Aug 24, 2007
National Standards Evolve Slowly
- challenges in creating and adopting national CAD and BIM standards, Heather
Livingston, Cadalyst, Aug 16, 2007
Design in Virtual Space
- CAD software is helping designers and engineers understand technology in depth
for building better aircraft, Harry Hutchinson, Mechanical Engineering, Aug 2007
CCNtv Aug 13
Newscast - GE Leasing accuses PTC of racketeering, Stratasys concern about
competition, speculation about AVEVA, more, CADCAMNet, Aug 13, 2007
Fresh Air -- CAD TV
- bi-weekly news about CAD provides a welcome change, Roopinder Tara, CAD
Insider, July 30, 2007
Second Life: What Is It and Why Should Manufacturers Care?
- virtual world and virtual economy is catching on with manufacturers, Brad
Kenney, Industry Week, July 27, 2007
Don't Blink: Interview with Jeff Harrow - author and editor of
TheHarrowGroup.com discuss the future of technology including nanotechnology,
combination of sciences, more, Sam Vaknin, Global Politician, July 28, 2007
Spend a Little on Documentation
- increasing complexity of CAD and ignorance of CAD vendors leaves little space
for documentation, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 18, 2007
Keeping
CAD Files From Going Astray - CAD vendors UGS, Autodesk and
SolidWorks offer their products to protect intellectual property, Larry Haftl,
American Machinist, July 10, 2007
DWG
Belongs to Autodesk? - USPTO replies to Autodesk's application
regarding DWG trademark, Evan Yares in The CAD Industry, July 12, 2007
Why Hasn't Someone Made One of Those Before?
- six criteria to check if a concept can be developed as an ideal solution, Rick
Chin of SolidWorks, Desktop Engineering, July 2007
An Interview
with Jon Banquer, "Enfant Terrible" of CAD/CAM - talk about VAR
network to sell CAD/CAM products, tips on choosing it, real time rendering, more, Franco
Folini, Novedge Blog, July 5, 2007
Vendors Make Over
CAD, PLM Software for SMBs - CAD and PLM vendors are offering easy-to-use,
competitive products to SMBs at low cost, Beth Stackpole, Design News, June 25,
2007
CAD
'07 Conference - the event offers presentations on CAD, CAM and CAE
subjects, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 28, 2007
An Interview
with Roopinder Tara, CEO of TenLinks - the principle behind TenLinks,
keeping users up to date, changing trends, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, June 25,
2007
Standardizing the CAD Software Market
- analyzing positive, negative and interesting issues of uniform file formats
and embedded standards, Mark W. Kiker, AUGI, June 2007 (may require free
registration)
The 40
Fastest Growing Software Companies - Autodesk, PTC, Adobe included,
growth through acquisition a trend, Robert Hertzberg, Baseline, June 11, 2007
Designer
Babies - investing in education and training plus a design
engineering culture can attract young talent to manufacturing field, John
Pickering, MCAD Online, May 18, 2007
What I Think CAD Will Look Like 50 Years from Now
- computers will design individual parts or assembly and keep an eye on project
details for betterment, Lester Craft, Innovate Forum, June 7, 2007
Can Oracle
Shake the CAD Visualization Market? - what does it mean for Cimmetry, a well
known visualization company acquired by Agile?, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, May
17, 2007
Virtual Worlds and 3D Printers: A New 'Golden Age' for CAD?
- 3D printers will be used to create sustainable building designs, Lester Craft,
Innovate Forum, May 15, 2007
What History
Teaches about Standards - CAD and BIM practices need to be
standardized so they can interoperate with each other, Mark W. Kiker, AUGI, May
2007 (requires free registration)
The Case for 3D Design
- new tools should add productivity and quality to the civil engineering
process, Michael Barkasi, CENews.com, April 30, 2007
Are You Ready for Ed Goldberg's Vision for CAD in 50 Years?
- predictions on the dominance of 3D in design world, better view of structures,
reduced time in documentation, more, Lester Craft, Innovate Forum, May 1, 2007
T Splines
- a plug-in for Rhino that can handle multiple surface patches as a single body,
Matt Writes, April 10, 2007
The
Democratization of 3D - products like Alibre, SketchUp and SpaceClaim
are providing mid-range CAD at lower costs, Matt Writes, April 9, 2007
The Land of Opportunity is...Japan! - CAD vendors like FreeSpace
and IronCAD are releasing their software in Japanese language, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, April 4, 2007
Siemens, Dassault, Parametric Could Vie with Asians for Smaller ALM Players - trend of growth
through acquisitions, speculation about Adobe buying
Autodesk, FT.com, March 30, 2007
WID Interview: Beth Powell - CAD Software Applications Specialist
- The CAD veteran talks about her career journey, Melanie (Stone) Perry,
Mistress of the Dorkness, March 6, 2007
Usage of CAD in Vista - mouse precision error is highest in Vista as
compared to Windows XP and Mac OS X, JTB World, March 1, 2007
The Problems with CAD Tools: Vendors Address User Pain Points
- issues are ease of use, functionality, collaboration, Tech Briefs, January 1,
2007
Do's and Don'ts for Selling CAD CAM Software in the US - tips for non-US
companies doing business in US, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, February 23, 2007
Eye on the CAD/PLM Market - recent happenings at Dassault and UGS indicate
their suspicious future, while PTC grows with high turnaorund, Sramana Mitra,
Yahoo Finance, February 21, 2007
Intrusive License Agreements - how genuine are the software clauses asking
for users' computers information, Deelip Menezes, February 15, 2007
Legally Yours - legal rights should be practiced within moral and ethical
limits, Deelip Menezes, February 8, 2007
Are Creative Tools Ready for Windows Vista?
- without official support for Windows Vista from Adobe and Autodesk, users can
only wait until software and hardware issues are resolved, Digit, February 6,
2007
TrustedDWG Misconception - a software developer has the right and duty to
add his information to user's drawing file, Deelip Menezes, February 7, 2007
Free CAD for Everybody - low-priced CAD systems, free 2D CAD to compete with
Autodesk in 3D market, plus Autodesk's efforts to attract user base towards
Inventor, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, February 5, 2007
Techsoft 3D Comments on OpenGL in Vista
- due to issues involved in graphics cards on Vista, Direct3D is supposed to be
the preferred option on Windows platform, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access,
January 26, 2007
Ownership and Copyright of Drawing Files - does a user own a DWG file?,
Deelip Menezes, February 2, 2007
In Your Face, SolidWorks
- Autodesk advertises at the SolidWorks annual user meeting, Roopinder Tara, CAD
Insider, February 4, 2007
Windows Vista Problems with CAD Need to be Sorted Out - display drivers and
development tools with Vista are affecting performance, workaround is to use
installable client drivers by NVIDIA or ATI, Evan Yares, AEC News.com, February
1, 2007
Vista's Chains Free Us from Microsoft
- issues faced when working with Vista, Gizmos Grabowski, January 29, 2007
10 Reasons to Not Buy Vista
- Vista has incomplete drivers, expensive, time-consuming, demands new hardware,
more, Gizmos Grabowski, February 1, 2007
Capital Expenditures and Competitiveness
- actual costs method can justify technology expenditures and ROI, Jeffrey Rowe,
Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Windows XP vs. Vista: The Benchmark Rundown - average performance goes down
90% for MCAD applications and 86.4% for visualization programs running in Vista
compared to XP, Patrick Schmid & Achim Roos, Tom's Hardware, January 29,
2007
To Vista Now or Wait - Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor checks if your
hardware and software are compatible with Windows Vista, Lee Ambrosius,
Hyperpics, January 29, 2007
What Can Ajax Do for You? - Asynchronous Javascript and XML (Ajax) and HTML
based CAD and DWF viewers allow viewing CAD drawings with a standard web
browser, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, January 18, 2007
5 Things to Consider When Choosing Design Software - make a choice, look for
easy UI, ability to exchange files, think in long term, prefer quality over
price Cristiano Sacchi, Novedge Blog, January 13, 2007
How to Rank CAD Blogs - reasons for choosing Technorati ranking for rating
the CAD blogs, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, January 10, 2007
WorldCAD Access Posts Top 10 CAD Downloads on CNET
- Google SketchUp tops the list with 422,782 downloads, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, January 8, 2007
Don't Quit Your Day Job to Start a CAD Blog - writing CAD blogs is for
networking and sharing information, not for earning revenues from the blog,
Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, January 6, 2007
First Timebomb Explodes in Vista
- fundamental flaws of Vista become apparent as the subcomponents showed
malfunctioning, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 5, 2007
10 Reasons Why Vista is a Killer OS
- Vista can disable functionality, decrease playback quality, eliminate unified
drivers, more,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 2, 2007
2006
Five CAD Trends for 2007 - more Internet usage, gap between big and small
users, communication beyond paper, better documentation and more online user
communities, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, December 22, 2006
Sing Sing - Evan Yares comments on his dismissal from ODA, Evan Yares
in The CAD Industry, December 20, 2006
Profile on Sean Dotson
- Q&A session with Autodesk Inventor expert, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR,
Marketing and the Business of CAD, December 18, 2006
2006 - A Strange Year for CAD
- CAD industry needs some initiatives to keep it vital and ongoing, Rachael
Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, December 12, 2006
Why Upgrades are No Longer Popular
- too many incremental upgrades, disruption has become negative, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, December 4, 2006
Can the Internet Put Fat CAD Software on a Diet? - CAD users prefer improved
existing main features in a software rather than having other new features of
little use, Franco Folini, Novedge Blog, December 5, 2006
Booth Babe - We are Not Worthy
- hiring a professional model at a trade show proves distracting, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, December 2, 2006
News Analysis for Mac Pros - Beware 'End User' Microsoft and Autodesk Both Seek
Innovation by Lawsuits - Microsoft threatens to sue Linux end users, while
Autodesk has already sued ODA for DWG infringement, Anthony Frausto-Robledo,
architosh, November 22, 2006
Free CAD Offerings Are Growing
- think3 offers free2Design for free, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, November 10,
2006
Piracy Figures Overblown - BSA,
others, report big piracy figures with no solid grounds to get attention, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, November 7, 2006
Do's and Don'ts of Publishing Online Parts Catalogs
- consider source, format, size, maintenance and cost factors when creating or
using online catalogs for 3D CAD models, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, November 1, 2006
Lessons from the Airbus Design Team
- cultural problems dominated collaboration systems in Airbus plants leading to
mismatched electrical connections in A380 design, Doug Smock, Design News,
October 30, 2006
Do People Pirate Software Because It Is Expensive?
- higher relative costs of software may not fully explain high piracy rates in
other countries, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, October 24, 2006
The Silence is Deafening
- a scandal erupts in the CAD world but the CAD press remains mostly silent,
Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, October 18, 2006
3D for All and Kevorkian CAD
- cost, complexity and openness issues keep users away from adapting 3D, Greg
Milliken, Alibre CEO Blog, October 13, 2006
How Slow for a 80-Core CPU?
- Intel's idea to develop 80-core CPU sounds unreasonable as software may not be
able to run with it, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, September 28, 2006
AGCxml Won't Replace IFCs - IFCs is about data of the building facility,
while AGCxml is about the transactional data used during construction, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, September 12, 2006
Pros and Cons of CAD - CAD software may draw unrealistic designs, but its
ease of use and multi-functionality still excite engineers, Jean Thilmany,
Mechanical Engineering, September 2006
Risks - CAD software developers face the problems of inadequate
requirements and architectures, poor software engineering and multiparty
incompatibilities, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, September 2, 2006
Intergraph to Go Private: It's About the Patents, not the Products - the
real reason for Intergraph's acquisition in not the company's software but the
hundreds of millions of dollars it has made defending its chip patents, Randall
Newton, AECnews.com, August 31, 2006
More Than Just a Paint Job - Midland F1 Racing uses CAD model to design its
paint scheme, PITpass.com, August 20, 2006
Optical Software: Which Program is Right for Me? - categorizing optical
software and finding out the best based on on interoperability, modeling and
analysis capabilities, accuracy, and technical support, Michael Stevenson,
Optics.org, August 17, 2006
The 3D Digital Revolution - Bernard Charles
of Dassault Systemes talks about 3D digital
revolution and how collaborative innovation will prosper in global context, MCAD
Online, August 7, 2006
Backdating Hits CAD - Moldflow
Corp. reports backdating due to improper documentation, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, August 10, 2006
Indian
CAD Sector Plays Major Role in World Architecture and Engineering Field
- due to high cost and shortage of architects and engineers in US and
Europe, India becomes the major destination for outsourcing, PressZoom, July
25, 2006
CAD Companies Fight Over Boeing
- Dassault and UGS clash as each strives for association with Boeing, Roopinder
Tara, CAD Insider, July 24, 2006
Setting Clothes in Motion with Israel's OptiTex - OptiTex
helps fashion designers and manufacturers to visualize and create 3D images of
customized garments, Nicky Blackburn, ISRAEL21c, July 15, 2006
Jewelry Shoppers Find Store a Real Gem - designers make jewelry per
customers' specifications using CAD software, Marton Dunai, ContraCostaTimes.com,
July 17, 2006
Autodesk Continues Alias Tradition of Free Alias PLE - Autodesk provides
free download of personal learning edition of AliasStudio for non-commercial
use, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 10, 2006
Users Revolt Against Annual Upgrades
- users and book publishers dislike the increasing software complexities with
every annual cycle, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, July 5, 2006
Who's Got the Mindshare? Goooooooogle! - Autodesk, Bentley, Graphisoft,
VectorWorks, and others have Google Earth involved in their products, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, June 27, 2006
Multithreading and CAD - CAD users comment on extent of usefulness
of multi-threading for CAD applications, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry,
June 20, 2006
Now, This One
is Funny - video pokes fun at Rhino3D but fails to show the
qualities of Autodesk Studio Tools, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, June 6, 2006
PDF Being Taken Out of Microsoft Vista?
- Microsoft-Adobe breakup again questions the openness of CAD formats, Rachael
Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, June 6, 2006
FBI Agent Recounts Outsourcing Horror Story - no conviction after SolidWorks
software theft stymies FBI, Bob Brown, infoworld, May 16, 2006
Who's the Loser? - video pokes fun at SolidWorks and features Autodesk's
Carl Bass and Carol Bartz, Evan Yares, The CAD Industry, June 2, 2006
Top Tier CAD Vendors Proclaim: "Free 2D for Everyone!"
- the free 2D CAD program performs much better than AutoCAD LT, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, June 2, 2006
Never Mind the Booth Babes; Here Come the Booth Wars - conspiring and
targeting the customers in user events due to fear of competition is getting
common in CAD industry, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 22, 2006
Affuso on Competitors - UGS CEO Tony Affuso criticizes Dassault's
"dog's breakfast' of different platforms, foresees problems with PTC
acquisitions, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, May 16, 2006
Actify Changes Management - David Opsahl and Chris Jones lead Actify as
Randy Ochs and Lynne Saunders resign, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, May 17, 2006
Open
Design Alliance Says Autodesk Infringes Copyright - many Autodesk products
were found to be using DGNdirect indirectly, Randall S. Newton, AECnews.com, May
11, 2006
ODA Accuses Autodesk of Copyright Infringement
- Autodesk ignored the copyright issues for two years, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, May 11, 2006
Open
Design Alliance Statement on the Use of Its Technology by Autodesk - Q&A on
Autodesk's alleged unauthorized use of DGNdirect libraries without membership in
the alliance, Open Design Alliance, May 9, 2006
Autodesk and DGN V8
- Autodesk uses DGNdirect without membership in the Open Design Alliance, Evan
Yares in The CAD Industry, May 10, 2006
Free MEDUSA4 CAD for Linux
- free CAD program has limitations, also available for Windows, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, May 10, 2006
ODF Sets the Example for CAD - ISO approved OpenDocument Format challenges
Microsoft's APIs and data file formats, Evan Yares in The CAD Industry, May 6,
2006
Enlisting in Apple Boot Camp, Part 2 - representatives from Autodesk,
auto-des-sys and Nemetschek NA discuss Mac vs. Windows, virus issues and effects
of Boot Camp on the CAD industry, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst Management, May 3, 2006
Enlisting in Apple Boot Camp, Part 1 - executives of Autodesk, auto-des-sys,
and Nemetschek NA discuss effects of Boot Camp on CAD industry, Kenneth Wong,
Cadalyst Management, May 2, 2006
Software Piracy Thrives in China
- ninety percent of software used in China, including major CAD programs, is
unlicensed, Reuters, published in ZDNet, April 19, 2006
U3-enabled CAD Viewers - When?
- U3 can run applications from USB thumb drives, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, April 12, 2006
Is DS the New PTC? - PTC is now more responsive than ever to the press but
Dassault Systemes appears to be heading in the wrong direction, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, April 11, 2006
CAD on Linux - enterprise applications such as UGS NX4 and Teamcenter are
designed to run on multiple platforms and can more easily support Linux, Evan
Yares, the CAD Industry, April 11, 2006
N-sided Surfacing - FreeDesign's
n-sided surface technology may be exciting but CAD vendors may not want to
license any more technology, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 11, 2006
CAD on Mac via Boot Camp - Apple's "bootcamp"
software can help Windows-based CAD run on Intel-based Macs, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, April 6, 2006
Switching CAD Systems
- make a rational decision after understanding the CAD needs to switch CAD
systems, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, CEO of Strategic Reach Inc., Machine Design,
March 23, 2006
Fate of NMW - and Trade Shows in General - attendance at industry trade
shows is suffering, some suggestions to pick it up, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider,
March 23, 2006
Which CAM Shud Adsk Buy? - Autodesk may think about MSC.Software, especially
when UGS has terminated its agreement with MSC, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, February 22, 2006
Is CAM Part of High-End CAD? - Autodesk's move towards owning CAM technology
may scare its CAM partner vendors, Evan Yares, Evan Yares, February 21, 2006
UGS Slaps MSC: You're Not Good Enuf
- free upgrade offer by UGS requires the purchase of a 12-month maintenance
agreement, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, February 21, 2006
Dances with Wolves: Dassault, PTC, UGS -- and IBM - after weakened
relationship with Dassault, IBM enters PLM alliance with PTC, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, February 15, 2006
2 PLMs Better Than 1 - how Lockheed Martin can use PLM solution from UGS as
well as Dassault Systemes for its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, February 12, 2006
What is High-End CAD? - factors that distinguish high-end CAD from mid-range
CAD, Evan Yares, Evan Yares, February 3, 2006
HP and SW Gang Up on 2D Users
- SolidWorks sponsors Machine Design's "Going 3D.." report which you can read
after surrendering personal information, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access,
February 3, 2006
Do Your CAD Designs Comply? - CAD data can be used for the Restriction of
use of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, which governs all electrical,
electronic equipment imported to the European Union, Machine Design, January
2006
Reversal of Fortune?
- shares of Dassault performing better than Autodesk, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, January 31, 2006
The Old GLOBEtrotter Folks are Back
- GLOBEtrotter is back with Reprise Software to deliver license management
tools, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 29, 2006
PTC Targets UGS - PTC
alliance with IBM is supposed to target UGS accounts in future, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, January 27, 2006
10-Year Plans
- reducing software piracy rate in India and China to U.S. and European
levels may take a long time, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 27,
2006
CIMdata
Commentary: IBM-PTC Announcement - with this substantive relationship, IBM
will sell PTC-branded products while at the same time selling products from its
other PLM partner (Dassault Systemes) under the IBM brand, CIMdata, January 25,
2006
CEOs Using CAD - John McEleney of SolidWorks and Mark Sawyer of @Last are on
a very short list of CAD CEOs that can use their company's software, Evan Yares,
The CAD Industry, January 25, 2006
Integrating CAD and GIS - CAD/GIS integration gives way to better designing
using geospatial data, James L. Sipes, Cadalyst GIS, January 1, 2006
The Attraction of Detraction
- users and resellers remain unaffected by juvenile behavior of CAD software
companies towards their competitors, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and
the Business of CAD, January 21, 2006
A
Frenchman with Virtual Passion - biography of Bernard
Charles, head of Dassault Systemes, James Kanter, International Herald Tribune,
January 6, 2006
Extensions Return from the Dead
- Autodesk now offers a new Pro Booleans feature extension for its subscription
customers, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 11, 2006
Developer Buys Client
- Geometric Software
Solutions of India acquires Teksoft Inc. of USA, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, January 11, 2006
2006 - Looking Forward - CAD industry will see more 3D, more blogs
in 2006, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, January
10, 2006
Tear
Up Those Architosh Petitions Now! - a billion dollar conspiracy
between Microsoft and CAD vendors forces CAD users to work on Windows-only
computers, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 4, 2006
PC Magazines Asks, 'Why is CAD Still Backward?
- "clueless" author slams CAD for not embracing 64-bit, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, January 1, 2006
2005
Return on Interoperability: the Reward is Real - AEM Torino company of Italy
is earning good ROI by improving customer service, Malcolm Walter, COO of
Bentley, geoplace.com, December 2005
What! 64 Bits Just 7% Faster?
- a 64-bit computing environment may improve data
handling but overall speed improvement will be marginal
without major architectural changes in software, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, December 13, 2005
Logical Fallacies
- a list of logical fallacies being used in CAD marketing, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, December 12, 2005
AutoCAD Blogs Way Ahead of the Market - about 85% of blogs
are about AutoCAD, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of
CAD, December 8, 2005
The Long Tail in Engineering Software
- the Internet is a perfect environment from which to serve specialized
engineering software even if big software vendors limit their stock to 'hits,'
Joel Orr, Machine Design, October 2005
Corporate Blogging as a Cheap Alternative to Marketing a Company - Lynn
Allen, Autodesk's technical evangelist, recommends blogs as a way to put a more
personal face on a corporation, Elaine Ng, Mediacorp News, October 11, 2005
Hey! are Bentley & SolidWorks Collaborating? - despite similar crossgrade
campaigns from SolidWorks and MicroStation, record numbers of AutoCAD users are
upgrading, yielding high revenues for Autodesk, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD
Access, October 20, 2005
India is Our Fastest Growing Market - Hans Kurt, UGS Executive Vice
President-Asia Pacific, talks on future of PLM in India, Deccan Herald, October
22, 2005
Workstation
Market Revitalized in 2005 - Jon Peddie Research reports shipping of
branded workstation and professional graphics on a large scale in 2005, Randall
Newton, AECnews.com, October 12, 2005
Integrated
ERP/CAD Shines for ETOs - CAD-ERP integration software lets the data
flow between engineering and production, Thomas R. Cutler, Machine Design,
October 2005
3D Base Camp Opens: a
Packed House and a Sold Out Event - first SketchUp users conference attracts
over 300 attendees, Randall Newton, AECnews.com, October 5, 2005
Made Your Way - manufacturers are now concentrating on customer tailored
products, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, October 2005
More to CAD Than Just Product Design - the move from 'model-centric' to
encompass related data and Australia's lag in converting to 3D design, Keith
Power, ferret.com.au, September 14, 2005
Return on Interoperability: the New ROI
- $16 billion are lost annually due to poor IT interoperability, Malcolm Walter,
COO of Bentley, BE Magazine, pages 30-35, September 22, 2005
Counter Punch! UGS Socks it to Dassault - UGS and Microsoft provide 2D and
3D CAD drawings in non-CAD documents, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access,
September 14, 2005
Ephemeral Warehouse - digital archival storage and retrieval for future
engineers' references is a challenge in light of software obsolescence, Jean
Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, September 2005
CAD, Cars and Commercials - What's Around the Photoreal Corner
- the state of the art uses CG instead of real cars, Debra Kaufman, Digital CAD,
August 8, 2005
CoCreate's 3-Way Choice - CoCreate claims to be the only vendor to offer
perpetual licensing, hosted licensing, or subscription licensing to customers,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, August 26, 2005
Designs
on the Future - a Washington high school team takes 2nd prize in
SkillsUSA, a national competition in automated manufacturing technology, Hope
Anderson, The Daily News, July 18, 2005
The Competitive Requirements for ETO
Technology - attention to trends will help technology providers perform
better in engineer-to-order market, Tom Cutler, Managing Automation, June 21,
2005
It's All in the Design - in spite of having powerful design tools and
strategies, users need more user-friendly tools, Peter Fretty, Advanced
Manufacturing, June 2005
"CAD"
Domain Names Available for Your Website
Address - a list of
'cool' CAD domains just waiting to be
picked up, CADVILLE.com, May 7, 2005 (more
CAD industry news)
Which Stock is the Most Overpriced? -
P/E ratio is used to measure the reasonableness of a stock's price, current P/E
ratio of many CAD vendors shows surprising results, WorldCAD Access, June 9,
2005
PODcasting - Do We Care?
- PODcasting , publication of an audio file that can be directly downloaded
or used with a RSS feed, is the hot buzzword but how can it be used in the
CAD industry, Rachael Dalton - Taggart, Floating Point, June 3, 2005
April 2005 -
Survey Says - 68% are on subscription model
works for their firms and among those, 24% upgrade to the new releases
immediately, 52% wait for 6 months and 22% wait a year, Mark W. Kiker, CADDManager.com,
May 22, 2005
CAD Makes a Difference in Time To Market - time to market assumes
different form in different circumstances and the CAD industry is helping out
with faster workstations and software, Bill Mcllvaine, Managing Automation, May
4, 2005
Everyone
Has a Special Relationship with Microsoft
- Microsoft's invasion of the CAD industry continues unfazed with CoCreate
and UGS pledging support for its products and services, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, April 30, 2005
CADfidential
- behind the scenes about Autodesk on annual release schedules, Daratech
conference, Dave Arnold's latest venture, more, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst
Management, April 1, 2005
Up,Up,Up
- CAD vendors like PTC, Dassault, Intergraph report increasing revenues,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, April 27, 2005
Innovations that Will
Make Your Engineering Life Easier - changes in the
engineering and manufacturing industry is inevitable although
accepting such changes might not be easy for individual
organizations, Kim Spinsby, CATIA Community, April 25, 2005
Press Releases Rules Are A-Changing
- press releases should abandon their traditional form and provide a web
site path to more customer information, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, Floating
Point, April 25, 2005
The Third Dimension: CAD - CAD software is used by 25 million people all over the world and generates almost $10 billion a year, Graeme Philipson, SMH,
March 4, 2005
CAD vs. CAM 101 - the gap between CAD and CAM have reduced considerably over the years, yet there are differences especially in their features and interoperability, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March 17, 2005
Now
CAD is More Than a Fad -
the good old days have
taken away with them boring 2D designs. This is the age
of three dimensions, ushered in by MCAD, Ved Narayan, domain-b, March 9, 2005
The Deciding Factor
- research aims to help the way design engineers make decisions, Daniel D.
Frey and Kemper Lewis, Mechanical Engineering Magazine, March 2005
PLM is Here to Stay, So Get Ready - report from daratech SUMMIT 2005, annual gathering of CAD, CAM and CAE company executives, Nancy Spurling Johnson, Cadalyst, Mar 2, 2005
Ten CAD Challenges -
significant technical challenges facing the CAD industry and an approach to
addressing them, David J. Kasik, William Buxton, David R. Ferguson, IEEE
Computer Graphics and Applications, March/April 2005 pdf
CAD
Will Get Easier - virtually every developer is taking steps to improve
their user interface - and facilitate design collaboration, Paul E. Teague,
Design News January 10, 2005
NCS v3.1: No, Not Many Care
- CAD users find any number of reasons not to employ the National CAD
Standard in their offices, Michael Dakan, Cadalyst AEC Tech News #138,
February 17, 2005
Meet the New
Pirates - to reduce software piracy, what's needed is a serious look by
the industry into what's being protected, what isn't and a strong lobbying
effort to close up the loopholes, Ed Sperling, ferret.com.au, February 16,
2005
JT Open
Merging with DWF - UGS and Autodesk are swapping technology to gang up
on 3D XML from Dassault Systemes, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, February
15, 2005
CAD
Friendly - to make CAD easily integrated and better able to respond to
industry demand, many software vendors are choosing to partner up, Start,
February 14, 2005 (requires free registration)
Milestones in the
News 1995 to 2004 - CAD companies and CAD-related technology are
included in this roundup of technology milestones of last decade,
RedNova.com, February 8, 2005
Agile
Takes Part In PLM Acquisition Movement - Agile Software last week
acquired collaborative visualization specialist Cimmetry for $41.5 million
in cash to add to its product lifecycle management offerings and also to add
9,500 customers, Computer Business Review Online, February 7, 2005
Most Valuable CAD Company in the World
- Autodesk is currently worth $7.2 billion; see who else is in the billion-
and multi-million-dollar club, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, February 7,
2005
5 Major Trends in Product Design
- CAD software is becoming more user- and collaboration- friendly, Katrina
C. Arabe, ThomasNet, February 1, 2005
That's 2: Hitachi Expresses Support for U3D
- Intel has signed up one more high-profile vendor to
support its "universal three dimensions" format, Ralph
Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 26, 2005
Helping Designers Go Digital - new types of 2D and
3D design software have revolutionized the job for
mechanical engineers and architects, in turn boosting
sales in the design software industry at a 5% annual
rate, J. Bonasia, Investor's Business Daily, January 21,
2005
A Crisis in Innovation? - SolidWorks CEO believes the
state of CAD product development is in good shape, and that its
standardization provides the fertile ground needed for the incremental
development of a steady stream of productivity-enhancing applications, John
J. McEleney, Desktop Engineering, January 2005
Offshore Outsourcing Is Both Inevitable and a Source of U.S. Manufacturing
Strength - think3's CEO believes strategic outsourcing lets in-house
engineers focus on innovative new designs, while more routine
design/engineering work is outsourced, thus improving the recruitment,
retention and motivation of in-house engineering talent, Joe Costello,
Machine Design, January 6, 2005
Pay Up! HP Loses Against Intergraph in Germany - Hewlett-Packard
launched a series of countersuits in the USA and Germany, claiming
Intergraph software infringed on HP's patents, some of which related to CAD,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 14, 2005
Shifting the Balance - CAD developers have made billions of dollars over
the last decade; now it's the users' turn to gain better returns on their
investment, Dick Pilkington, CADserver, January 12, 2005
CAD
Pros Wanted, PLM's Booming - if India were to capitalize on its product
lifecycle management resources, the country might earn as
much as $3 billion in the industry by 2008, Prabhakar Deshpande,
Economic Times, January 12, 2005
Tsunamic Relief: CAD Vendors Join In
- a list of some of the CAD companies - including PTC, SolidWorks and 3D
Systems - that have launched campaigns for the relief of tsunami victims,
Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, January 11, 2005
CAD Will Get
Easier - to help nudge more engineers to 3D CAD technology, developers
from such companies as Autodesk, SolidWorks and UGS are working to enhance
the ease-of-use factor in their CAD and collaboration tools, Paul E. Teague,
Design News, January 10, 2005
Hot on the Trail of the Software Pirate -
Autodesk's Piracy Prevention Program educates consumers about software law,
helps companies better manage their software use and vigorously pursues
software thieves, Nancy Spurling Johnson, MCAD Tech News #136, January 6,
2005
Student's Dilemma in Using Original Software - a response to the story
of a man who confessed to using
a pirated copy of AutoCAD,
The Star Online, January 6, 2005
2004
Confessions of a Former Pirated Software User - a Malaysian man admits
to using a pirated copy of AutoCAD and other software, Ahmad Sayuthi, The
Star Online, December 21, 2004
The MCAD Community Bids Farewell to a Great Friend and Colleague - Joe Greco
- a personal reminiscence, Jeffrey Rowe, MCAD Weekly Review, December 20,
2004
BlogCAD
Exclusive Interview: Ralph Grabowski - noted CAD journalist reflects on
the future of the CAD industry, BlogCAD, December 17, 2004
Joe
Greco: Writer Extraordinaire, Colleague, Friend - Joe's name under the
title of a review was as close as we in the CAD industry had to a Good
Housekeeping Seal of Approval, Roopinder Tara, CADdigest.com, December 14,
2004
Higher Prices = More Piracy - CAD vendors bemoan widespread
software piracy
overseas, but compound the problem by charging as much as double for their
software in those markets, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, December 10,
2004
Microsoft Sparks Renewed Longhorn Buzz with Conference Plans -
Autodesk CTO Scott Borduin says his company plans to exploit Longhorn's
Avalon and Indigo graphics and Web technologies as soon as possible, Erika Morphy, Enterprise Windows I.T.,
December 9, 2004
CAD/CAM/CAE Defense Applications: How Your Software Is Being Used for
Defense Projects - how various CAD applications are involved with the
world's defense operations, ConnectPress staff, CATIA Community, December 6,
2004 (requires free registration)
How
Open Would 3D XML Be From Microsoft? - with the CAD industry
already suspicious of "open" formats, it's difficult to see how Dassault and
Microsoft can attract any major competitor to 3D XML, Ralph Grabowski,
WorldCAD Access, November 24, 2004
What Matters Most?
- outsourcing and software will likely change the way engineers develop
products, Machine Design, November 18, 2004
Microsoft
and Dassault Systemes Forge Strategic Alliance - Microsoft and Dassault
are working on what they hope will become the 3D standard - 3D XML for PLM
(Extensible Markup Language for Product Lifecycle Management), a universal,
lightweight XML-based format for capturing and sharing live, accurate 3D
data, Jeffrey Rowe, MCADCafe Weekly, November 22, 2004
Microsoft, Dassault in Pact
- big PLM deal steals some of IBM's thunder, Demir Barlas, Line56, November
18, 2004
The Point Being - as industry analysts asked probing questions during the
Dassault-Microsoft press conference, there seemed less and less to the
agreement, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, November 17, 2004
India Racing Ahead in Product Development - Indian
software product development - including CAD/CAM - is
becoming a thriving market for innovative ideas, R
Ravichandran, the Financial Express, November 9, 2004
Functionality
Is Dead - in software, the name of the game in the 1990s was
functionality and technology but now it's ease of use and accessibility, Erik
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