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Show Notes COFES 2008: From Quantifying Innovation, to a New RP Format, and More
- presentation on quantifying innovation, discussion over .RP and .STL file
formats, more, Leslie Gordon, Machine Design, May 6, 2008
Survival Tips For the Digital Jungle
- Aberdeen's Product Innovation and Engineering Summit discussed lean
manufacturing and innovation, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, May 6, 2008
COFES 2008 - Day 1 - presentation on CAD system for nanotechnology and
future of engineering, more, Deelip Menzes, WorldCAD Access, Apr 11, 2008
COFES 2008 - Day 2 - keynote speech by Karl Ulrich, Autodesk technology
suite briefing, small presentations on products, services, startups, more,
Deelip Menzes, WorldCAD Access, Apr 12, 2008
Siggraph 2007 Report - AMD's new workstation cards, Dassault's paper on
Vertex Buffer Objects, Microsoft's surface interactive table, more, Robert
Jamieson, MCAD Online, Sep 16, 2007
SIGGRAPH 2007 - Grimage showed physical interaction with virtual object,
Vista-enabled HP Compaq 8510w and 8710w mobile workstations, NEC MultiSync LCD
display, more, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst, Aug 14, 2007
Macworld 2007 - Google SketchUp 6, VectorWorks 12.5, and form*Z 6.1,
Nemetschek acquisition of Graphisoft, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, January 18,
2007
Technology Takes Center Stage at IMTS 2006 - highlights include Emerging
Technology Center, NIMS Student Summit, technical skills of a manufacturing
person, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, October 5, 2006
SIGGRAPH 2006 - latest technologies were showcased based on
human/computer interactions, James L. Sipes, Cadalyst, September 5, 2006
SIGGRAPH 2006 -- The Year of Architectural Visualization - highlights
include announcement of 3ds Max 9 release, presentations by VisMasters and their
design visualization conference, demos by NextLimit, more, Jeff Mottle,
CGarchitect.com, August 18, 2006
Simulating the Future: VPD Conference Looks at Product and Market Direction
- highlights include introduction of SimManager Enterprise, announcement of
MSC's strategic alliance with IBM, discussions on simulation software for
product development, more, Marilyn Pitts & Amber Dunning, Inventor Connections,
July 24, 2006 (may require free registration)
3D
Software Tools Proliferate - 3D software from CubicEye, Dassault Systemes,
Adobe, and Infinite Z were the highlight of COFES 2006, Randy Frank, Design
News, June 26, 2006
2006 PTC/User Conference, Part 2
- Wildfire 3 overview, Pro/E-Mathcad integration and future developments to
other PTC products, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, June 13, 2006
2006 PTC/User Conference, Pt. 1
- PTC targets operating profit of around $120 million this year through more
acquisitions, improving products, and customer satisfaction, Sara Ferris,
Cadalyst, June 8, 2006
Wallingford Software's French CS User Conference Biggest and Best Yet -
highlights include preview of InfoWorks CS version 7.5, InfoNet for sewage and
water supply systems, more, Wallingford Software, May 18, 2006
BE Conference 2006: Bentley's Annual User Event - highlights were
MicroStation V8 XM Edition, entry-level collaboration tool ProjectWise
StartPoint, Generative Components, user awards, more, Lachmi Khemlani,
AECbytes.com, May 31, 2006
BE 2006, Part 2 - highlights include newly released MicroStation V8 XM,
ProjectWise StartPoint collaboration tool, and new options in SELECT
subscription program of Bentley, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, May 31, 2006
Event Report: BE 2006, Part 1 - highlights included announcement of
e-learning service called Bentley Learn and two recent acquisitions -- GEF-RIS
and Corporate Montage, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, May 23, 2006
Event Report: COFES 2006 - many industry VIPS meet to discuss issues like 2D
to 3D migration, BIM adoption; highlights include GrafiCalc from GEOMATE and
REALize from Kubotek, MCAD Online, May 9, 2006
COFES 2006
- Alan Cooper spoke on product design and management; annual CAD Society Awards
were presented, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst Manufacturing, May 4, 2006
Autodesk Inventor Summit - Autodesk MCAD team spoke on Inventor 11 release;
functional design feature presentation; First Robotics Competition for students,
Martyn Day, MCAD Online, April 25, 2006
Summary of COFES 2006 - discussions on complexity of 3D CAD, includes
authors suggestions and often candid observations, Sean Dotson, sdotson.com,
April 2006, pdf
COFES - What Did We Learn? - glimpse of COFES
2006 by Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of CAD, April 25,
2006
COFES 2006 - A Little More - users still find it hard to use CAD, CAE
software, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, April 24, 2006
COFES 2006 - discussions were on web technology, BIM and its relations with
Building Life Cycle Management, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com, April 21, 2006
Process Control and PLM in the Limelight at daratechPLANT2006 Conference
- focus was on increasing plant engineering productivity by implementing PLM,
Manufacturing Business Technology, March 2006
National Manufacturing Week 2006, Pt. 2
- a geometric search engine, 3D modeling and animation, data security, more,
Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March 29, 2006
National Manufacturing Week 2006
- change of location made CAD vendors reconsider participation but many CAE and
CAM software developers showed up, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March
28, 2006
National Manufacturing Week 2006 Wrap Up - Part 1 - Fluent showed their CFD
products compatible with major MCAD programs but wouldn't discuss ANSYS/Fluent
merger, Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, March 25, 2006
Show Makes Most of New Location
- report from National Manufacturing Week, Assembly Magazine, March 29, 2006
Juggling Innovation and Compliance - Agile's user conference talked on WEEE
and RoHS compliance issues for SMEs, Kenneth Wong, Cadalyst Manufacturing, March
20, 2006
Manufacturing & Material Processing Conference Highlights R&D - discussion
of role of Malaysia in global manufacturing against backdrop of ICMM trade show,
Bernama.com, March 14, 2006
DaratechSUMMIT 2006 - Daratech reports Dassault leads UGS, PTC,
Autodesk, others, in PLM, MCAD revenue, Amy Rowell, Cadalyst
Manufacturing, March 7, 2006
NDES Up
for Sale
- trade show popularity on the wane due to the Internet but user events
have grown, Rachael Dalton-Taggart, PR, Marketing and the Business of
CAD, January 31, 2006
The Executive Forum and Other Sessions at Technology for Construction 2006 -
focus on BIM, RFID technology and improving relationships with technology
providers, also included sessions on project management and collaboration,
Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, January 30, 2006
Select Products Exhibited at Technology for Construction 2006 - highlights
include takeoff and estimating software, CustomCAD for basement design, Lachmi
Khemlani, AECbytes.com, January 26, 2006
Macworld
2006 - Apple's partnership with Intel unveiled two new
products at Macworld, also seen were AEC-related software from SketchUp, form.Z,
VectorWorks, VersaCAD and TurboCAD, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, January 16, 2006
Product Development 2006
- Product Development 2006 event in UK will showcase design, engineering and
production technologies, MCAD Online, December 15, 2005
ECF
Part II - Simulia and Virtools convey the vision of future design
technology of Dassault Systemes, a report from the European CATIA Forum, Martyn
Day, MCAD Online, December 15, 2005
ECF Part 1 - Dassault Systemes' European CATIA Forum focused on benefits by
Abaqus purchase, Martyn Day, MCAD Online, November 17, 2005
Manufacturing Growth and Competition Heating Up in 2006 - Germany's EMO
trade show focused on manufacturing technologies, Bruce Vernyi, American
Machinist, November 2005
EMO 2005:
Navigating Strong Currents Of Global Competition - Germany's EMO
show offered insight into how manufacturers can survive outsourcing trend, Mark
Albert, MMS Online, November 2005
INUS Technology Software Spotlighted at 3D Scanning Solution Seminar in Seoul
- importance of 3D scanning in the automotive industry, rapidform, September 12,
2005
Show Report: IDSA 2005
- industrial designer Bill McDonough says actions are needed to attain
sustainability in product design, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst Manufacturing,
September 1, 2005
Delcam
Aerospace Technology Summit - notes from Delcam's annual press event, this
one with an aerospace theme, Al Dean, MCAD Online, August 9, 2005
Spatial Insiders' Summit 2005
- Spatial introduced ACIS R 15 which comes with many new features like the
extended ability to create smooth skin and loft surface networks from tangent
input curves leading to a faster surface designing, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst
Manufacturing, June 16, 2005
COFES - Part II -
personal impressions of some of the CAD intelligentsia at COFES as well
as trends and predictions, Martyn Day, MCADonline, June 14, 2005
Grand, Glorious and
Glitzy: An Attendee’s Review of AIA 2005 - highlights of the annual show
for architects include SketchUp, a big Autodesk booth, a surprise appearance
by Rhino and a holographic Star Wars image, Ken Feitz, AECnews.com, May 25,
2005
Report -
COFES - Congress on the Future of Engineering Software - Tom Lazear gives
his impressions of conference in his newsletter, Archway Systems, May 2005
AIA
Show in Las Vegas - pictures from the event, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's
Blog, May 28, 2005
Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing 2005 -
the 3 day event threw light
on how rapid prototyping and manufacturing have allowed
companies to compete better, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst Manufacturing,
May 19, 2005 (more
rapid prototyping articles)
COFES - Part I
- a gathering of CAD intelligentsia creates a simultaneous heaven and hell,
Martyn Day, MCADonline, May 18, 2005
Show Report: COFES 2005, Part 2- though PLM and BIM are
concepts that are yet to find universal acceptance in the CAD
industry, CAD managers should prepare themselves for a change
that is imminent, Robert Green, Cadalyst Management, May 12,
2005 (more
CAD management features)
Smart Kids, You, and We
- a toast to the future engineers: the young winners of the 'Extreme
Redesign: The 3D printing Challenge' contest, Anthony J. Lockwood, Desktop
Engineering, May 2005
BE Conference 2005 : A Time for Learning...and
Unlearning - Bentley's chief marketing officer provides a quick
overview of the BE conference starting May 8, Lynda Rutledge, MicroStation
Connections, April 26, 2005 (may require free registration)
Communication Breakdown: Striking a Balance Between Sharing and Security
- this common theme dominates the topics slated for discussion at COFES
2005, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst Management, March 1, 2005
Autodesk University
Report - Part II - examines Autodesk's latest developments
to enhance the company's mission to "create, share and manage," Martyn Day,
CADserver, February 24, 2005
COE Session Preview: Intel's Tom Gibbs on the Convergence of Computing and
Communications Technologies - preview of the upcoming COE session on the
convergence of computing and communications and its impact on product design
and manufacturing, CATIA Community, February 22, 2005 (requires free
registration)
Autodesk University Report - Part 1
- as this year's annual gathering underscored, Autodesk development has
undergone a bit of a renaissance of late, with all the products starting to
look great, across a massive range of vertical markets, Martyn Day,
CADserver, February 2005
2006
Features! SW World General Session - a report from today's events at
SolidWorks World 2005, with a sneak peak of some of the
features included in the next release, Dan Raker,
SolidWorks Community, February 2, 2005 (requires
free registration)
Technology
for Construction 2005 - captures some of the session
highlights of the ongoing Technology for Construction 2005 show, Lachmi
Khemlani, AECbytes Newsletter, January 20, 2005
Adding Another Dimension to CAD - a report from Autodesk University 2004
that focuses on upcoming new features in AutoCAD, Inventor and other Autodesk
tools, M. Madhavan, Star Online, January 18, 2005
Cool Autodesk University 2004 Video - German AU 2004 attendee Helge
Brettschneider created a fast-paced video highlighting the recent gathering,
Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, January 13, 2005
Autodesk University and
Other Stuff - AutoCAD is showing signs of life again, Inventor is
finally taking off on its own path, while Revit seems to be encroaching on
Architectural Desktop, Martyn Day, martynday.com, December 7, 2004
Autodesk
University from 33,000 Feet - a look at what CAD managers were doing and
saying at the recent gathering, Robert Green, CAD Manager's Newsletter #119,
December 9, 2004
Autodesk
University 2004 - presents conference highlights, product announcements
related to the AEC industry, and overall impressions of the recently
concluded Autodesk University 2004, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, December 8,
2004
More from Autodesk U
2004... Getting Down to the Business - conference speakers from Autodesk
all conveyed a similar message and shared the same vision - let's keep
design data digital, Glenn Letham, GISuser.com, December 2004
Autodesk University 2004 Special Report -
an in-depth account of the highlights of the recent 12th annual gathering, Susan
Smith, GIS Weekly, December 3, 2004
More AU Photos
- a look at this year's Autodesk University through the camera lens of
several participants, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, December 5, 2004
Autodesk University 2004 Plenary - a report from
the annual gathering, where CEO Carol Bartz promises "fabulous AutoCADs
coming," new technology is previewed and Segway inventor Dean Kamen
discusses innovation, Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, December 2, 2004
Autodesk University 2004 Photos - snapshots
from this year's gathering, Shaan Hurley, Between the Lines, December 2004
Autodesk
University Day 1 - a personal report that includes news from the AEC
front, Robin Capper, RobiNZ Blog, December 2, 2004
Autodesk
University 2004: Strategic Trends - Autodesk outlined the nature of
their future products, which will focus on democratization - software that's
affordable and intuitive to use, Hal Reid, Directions, November 30, 2004
AU -
Update Day 1 - some Autodesk University Architectural Desktop and 3ds
max adventures, Beau Turner, Will Render for Food, December 1, 2004
Opportunities to Speak with AutoCAD Product Design at AU - sign up to speak with product teams at Autodesk University, Shaan
Hurley, Between the Lines, November 12, 2004
2004: The Year COFES Grew Up - the annual Congress on the Future of Engineering Software provides attendees with a chance to both see where engineering technology is going, and also to be a part of setting the direction, Randall S. Newton, A-E-C Automation, May 2004 Mac CAD: COFES Is Over, What Next? Tidbits and Hearsay - the announcement by UGS PLM Solutions that they are porting Parasolid to the Mac OS X platform is welcome news to Mac CAD users and shouldn't be a great surprise considering Apple's Unix-based OS and 64-bit hardware, Anthony Frausto-Robledo, Architosh, April 7, 2004 COFES 2004 Report - an account (with photos) of the recent COFES (Congress on the Future of Engineering Software), where more than 200 CAD users, vendors, journalist, and analysts debated the past, present and future of CAD, Ralph Grabowski, upFront.eZine, April 6, 2004 Summary of COFES 2004 - a participant offers his thoughts on some of the discussions that took place at COFES on the state of the CAD industry, Sean Dotson, sDotson.com, April 5, 2004 2004 (pdf) COFES2003: A Technology Summit Like No Other - a report from the recent Congress on the Future of Engineering Software, where discussions stemmed from the latest advances in science and technology, Amy A. Rowell, MCADCafe, May 21, 2003  daratechSUMMIT2003 - a report from this year's gathering, where the latest 3-letter superstar, PLM, took center stage, Martyn Day, CADdigest.com, May 15, 2003
Meetings and Interviews - a report from the recent Daratech Summit2003 and NDES on discussions with various CAD/CAM industry executives, including representatives from EDS, PTC, IBM, ANSYS, Autodesk, SolidWorks, VX and Iced*CAD, TechniCom Weekly, March 25, 2003 Keynote Address by Carol Bartz at Autodesk University - Bartz rallies the users - and once again claims Autodesk is second only to God in the creation of the universe, Joe Francica, Directions Magazine, Dec 5, 2002 Special Autodesk University Issue - a report from the recently concluded Autodesk user conference, includes Carol Bartz' keynote, by Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, Dec 5, 2002 Special Issue - Autodesk University 2002 - mostly about GIS but includes a peek at the Tablet PC, Joe Francica , Directions Magazine, Dec 5, 2002 Fall Comdex 2002: It Is Over, But Is It Over? - a wrap up of this year's gathering and a summary of the best new technology unveiled, including the Gyration Ultra Mouse Professional, David Stellmack, Tom's Hardware Guide, November 23, 2002 Fall Comdex 2002 - Day 3: Monitoring Display Development - offers a look at new monitors and flat panel displays, including the widescreen 16x9 aspect ratio panels from Samsung and NEC/Mitsubishi, David Stellmack, Tom's Hardware Guide, November 21, 2002 Fall Comdex 2002 - Day 2: Racing Into New Products - an in-depth look at NVIDIA's new GeForceFX card and reports on other new technologies unveiled at the annual gathering, David Stellmack and Lars Weinand, Tom's Hardware Guide, November 20, 2002 Fall Comdex 2002 - Day 1 - the big news at the opening of the annual conference was NVIDIA launching its next-generation card the GeforceFX, David Stellmack, Tom's Hardware Guide, November 19, 2002 A/E/C Systems 2002 Show Report - Ralph Grabowski, editor, upFront.eZine, June 11, 2002 PTC/USER 2002 World Event - daily coverage of user conference, see also day 2, day 3, day 4, by Pro/E Digital Digest, June 2002 SolidWorks World 2002 - Fillets and Lofting in Las Vegas - report from SolidWorks user and reseller jamboree, Al Dean, CADserver, May 15, 2002 ConceptDraw World Conference Report - company takes aim at Visio at the first software-related international event organized in Eastern Europe, CADinfo.NET, May 2002 NDES 2002: Why Was It So Dull? - Joe Greco, CADENCE MCAD Tech News, March 25, 2002 2002 CATIA Operators Exchange Opens in Palm Springs - CATIA Digital Digest, April 15, 2002  SolidWorks Is on A Roll - 1,700 Attendees at User Conference Get Glimpse of SolidWorks 2002, CAD Reports, TenLinks.com, March 12, 2002
AU 2001--Thoughts from the Trenches - CAD managers swarm at Autodesk University, Robert Green, CADENCE CAD Manager's Newsletter, Dec. 7, 2001 News from COMDEX Fall 2001 - Peter Sheerin reports from USA's biggest computer show, CADENCE, Nov 15, 2001 COE 2001 Fall Conference and Technifair - the CATIA user conference declares its Fall event a success despite the events in the US on September 11, dsweb.com, Oct 2001 News From Solid Edge Global Summit 2001 - report from Solid Edge Atlanta user conference, Kenneth Wong, CADENCE, Sep 26, 2001 Side Trip Into Software - Dick Morly summarizes his presentation and offers his impressions of COFES 2001, Manufacturing Automation, Sep 2001 Siggraph: Notes From the Show Floor - Anthony Frausto-Robledo, architosh, Aug 15, 2001 Information Show Opens to Fewer Vendors - report from A/E/C Systems show in Chicago, Engineering News Record, June 2001 A/E/C Systems Reverses Decline? It's the Internet, Says Cadalyst - live from AEC Systems 2000 in Washington DC Special AEC Edition - by Ralph Grabowski , (Reprinted from upFront.eZine, Issue #204, June 7, 2000 denotes a select article |
