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Robert Green / CADalyst / Added on January 31, 2012 9:34:23 PM GMTDust Off Those Standards
CAD Manager's Toolbox: Increase user compliance by whipping your wordy, outdated standards into shape.
Chad Jackson / engineering-matters.com / Added on September 3, 2011 5:30:07 PM BSTCAD Standardization: Approaching An Obsolete Practice?
I remember back when I came into the industry, back in 1995, CAD standardizations ruled. OEMs at the top of design chains carried huge power in selecting a CAD application and then requiring their suppliers to deliver 3D models
Ralph Grabowski / WorldCAD Access / Added on July 7, 2011 5:58:28 AM BSTFINAL: No joy for Autodesk as USPTO continues to agree that DWG is not registerable
The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office decided last month that DWG is indeed not a name that can be registered as a trademark. As it has been saying all along -- and along with interveners like SolidWorks and...
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CADWire.net / Added on August 2, 2011 9:12:01 PM BSTUpdated CAD data to ANSA translators (BETA CAE Systems)
Updated CAD data to ANSA translators license key release announcementFrom: BETA CAE SystemsType: Press Release
CADWire.net / Added on July 30, 2011 8:56:07 PM BSTAIA, CSI and NIBS Release Updated United States National CAD Standard (National Institute of Building Sciences)
AIA, CSI and NIBS Release Updated United States National CAD StandardFrom: National Institute of Building SciencesType: Press Release
CADWire.net / Added on July 25, 2011 1:41:11 AM BSTExchanging 3D Models with PMI using STEP (Datakit)
Exchanging 3D Models with PMI using STEPFrom: DatakitType: News Report
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Ralph Grabowski / WorldCAD Access / Added on July 12, 2011 8:20:27 PM BSTBluebeam patents drawing compare
Bluebeam Software got patent #7,971,149 for the document comparison feature in its PDF Revu software. It does the following: Automatically scales, rotates, and aligns the selected base and revised drawings. Highlights differences
Siemens PLM Software Blog / Added on June 17, 2011 3:20:13 PM BSTManipulating & Reusing 3rd party CAD data within Solid Edge
I sat in on Dr. Andrew Thomas’ (@asteng88) presentation yesterday afternoon. We asked Andrew to present his story because, well, It Rocks! I don’t think I can tell his story in a blog post quite as eloquently as he did nor
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Design News / Added on July 10, 2011 7:22:43 PM BSTPutting a New Face on CAD Interoperability
While working with multiple CAD systems still has its share of interoperability challenges, vendors have made strides leveraging new technologies and creating new workflows to facilitate cross-platform design.
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on September 15, 2010 5:18:21 AM BST3DVIA Mobile HD Comes to iPad
While Autodesk woos Mac fans with the pending release of AutoCAD for Mac, its rival Dassault Systemes also curry favor from the same crowd with the release of 3DVIA Mobile HD this week. Described as an “interactive 3D model
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SWTuts / Added on June 8, 2011 7:12:48 PM BSTImport STL files into SolidWorks
by Charles Culp, SWtuts.com This technique will allow much larger STL files to be imported into SolidWorks than the native SolidWorks STL import tool. It uses .dxf as an intermediary format. This technique requires MeshLab, which
CAD Tutorials / Added on February 14, 2011 6:23:46 PM GMTCATIA V5 - How to import IGS surfaces into V5 then Thicken
This is demo that shows how you can turn IGES surfaces into something usable. The idea is you join all the surfaces together and then copy them to a new part file so that you can thicken the model.
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CADWire.net / Added on May 25, 2011 11:30:04 PM BSTPARTsolutions LLC CEO to Be Featured Speaker at the Collaboration & Interoperability Congress (CADENAS)
PARTsolutions LLC CEO to Be Featured Speaker at the Collaboration & Interoperability CongressFrom: CADENASType: Press Release
Ben Eadie / Solid Mentor / Added on February 23, 2011 10:26:13 PM GMTWebinar this thursday
Importing data or models from other CAD and 3D modeling platformsJoin us for a Webinar on February 24Space is limited.Reserve your Webinar seat now at:https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/805086043Have you ever received or found
Shaan Hurley / Between the Lines Blog / Added on June 10, 2010 4:59:14 PM BSTAutoCAD and Revit Interoperability at AIA
AutoCAD Product Manager Guillermo Melantoni will be presenting at the 2010 AIA Convention this week in Miami. If you are interested in AutoCAD as well as AutoCAD interoperability with Revit, plan to see Guillermo.
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Tony Cavegn / Symmetry Solutions Blog / Added on May 5, 2011 3:05:07 PM BSTIMPORTING STEP FILES
This week our tech tip will not be about SolidWorks. It’s time to give a little attention to the 3DVIA Composer users out there. IMPORTING STEP FILES When importing STEP files, be sure to clear the “Merge file into one actor
sunithbabu / CAD Professor / Added on February 23, 2011 10:30:22 PM GMTPublish 2D and 3D data in .jt format
The .jt file format is a CAD-neutral lightweight data format used for data archival, visualization, digital mockup, collaboration, and data sharing. For more information on .jt files, refer to http://www.JT2Go.com. Tip: Download
Machine Design / Added on February 16, 2011 5:15:19 PM GMTDownloadable CAD Models of Couplings
The company’s Web site, www.heli-cal.com/cm/products/flexible-couplings/home.html, lets users view and download 3D CAD models of standard curved-beam flexible-shaft couplings. This capability is a result of an ongoing
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PROSTEP publishes White Paper on neutral 3D formats
Darmstadt – PROSTEP AG has published a White Paper entitled “3D Formats in the Field of Engineering – A Comparison”. It provides an overview and serves as an orientation guide for companies faced with selecting the
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AlignexInc / Alignex, Inc. / Added on August 5, 2010 4:18:33 AM BSTImport Files into SolidWorks for Fixturing
Overview of SolidWorks ability to open and work with dozens of file types. This example shows how SolidWorks can quickly and easily create fixturing based on an imported solid model for Manufacturing
AlignexInc / Alignex, Inc. / Added on June 17, 2010 3:51:28 AM BST3DVIA Composer Executive Demo - 2010
5 Minute overview of 3DVIA Composer, the most powerful and easy to use tool for leveraging 3D CAD data for use in Marketing & Technical Communications. Fully manipulate the parts within an assembly and generate high quality
DEstreaming / DEstreaming's Channel / Added on May 20, 2010 6:05:04 PM BST3DSocialNetworks
A look at Dassault Systemes' 3Dvia.com and 3DContentCentral.com, file-sharing and networking portals for 3D software users.
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Autodesk / AutoDesk YouTube Channel / Added on June 18, 2010 10:52:27 PM BSTDGN Interoperability with AutoCAD Civil 3D
How can you effectively work with and create Bentley Microstation DGN files in AutoCAD Civil 3D? This brief video will show you how can effectively work with legacy DGN data, better work with design teams using other platforms,
DEstreaming / DEstreaming's Channel / Added on May 20, 2010 6:08:43 PM BSTWeb3Dreport KWong
A video report on the development of Web-viewable 3D, as seen in Google's O3D, AfterCAD Online, and Dassault Systemes' 3DVIA Virtools. Project Butterfly Overview
Project Butterfly is a technology preview that allows users to edit and collaborate on autocad® drawings through a Web browser. Share and work on DWG™ files from any computer with an Internet connection. Watch this quick
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DEstreaming / DEstreaming's Channel / Added on May 20, 2010 6:29:41 PM BST3DVIAComposer
Virtual Desktop MCAD News, Video Edition: October 29, 2009 In This Issue: 3DVIA Composer V6R2010, an all-purpose animation, illustration, and markup software for CAD users
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PROSTEP publishes White Paper on neutral 3D formats
Darmstadt – PROSTEP AG has published a White Paper entitled “3D Formats in the Field of Engineering – A Comparison”. It provides an overview and serves as an orientation guide for companies faced with selecting the
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Interoperability Testing
Interoperability testing evaluates information exchanged between two specific CAD systems and the ability of each system to use such information. Test types: Loop test, End-to-end test and Round-trip test. More...
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Part 2 - IGES Translations, Can the accuracy of the data change?
Yes, there are many ways for the “accuracy” to change. Starting from the native sending system, what you see on the screen is not necessarily what is in the 3D database. 3D modeling kernels can force geometry to connect or
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Part 1 - IGES Translations - Understand Data Loss and Accuracy Issues
Neutral format data exchange standards such as IGES and STEP are extensive in structure and scope. This is in an attempt to support a varied field of disciplines; MCAD and AEC are only two among many. In the process of neutral
Comparison of Two Publishing Plugins for AutoCAD
The DWF/PDF Batch Plugin for AutoCAD from Kean Walmsley has been a very popular ADN Plugin of the Month. Years ago John Schmier developed a similar plugin that was also very popular: Batch Pubishing DWF Files with AutoCAD 2007. Perhaps, one day, you will run AutoCAD natively in Chrome Web browser
Google's The Chromium Blog is reporting the beta release of its Native Client SDK [software development kit]. Known as NaCl (ie, sodium chloride, salt) for short, it is a compiler for generating x86-32/64 binaries from C/C++
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