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Novedge / Novedge's Channel / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursNovedge Webinar #37: Strength and Deflection Simulation with Scan&Solve
www.novedge.com Simulating structural properties of Rhino solids has never been easier. Scan&Solve eliminates the need for model preprocessing, meshing, or simplifications. Just select the material, specify restraints, and apply
cadjunkie / cadjunkie / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursEngineerVsDesigner Episode 26: Dale Dougherty
We talk a lot about Makers on EvD, and we've finally snagged the godfather of them all: in this special edition we'll talk to Dale Dougherty, co-founder of O'Reilly Media and founder of Make Magazine. (Yes, that Make.)
Novedge / Novedge's Channel / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursNovedge Webinar #37: Strength and Deflection Simulation with Scan&Solve
www.novedge.com Simulating structural properties of Rhino solids has never been easier. Scan&Solve eliminates the need for model preprocessing, meshing, or simplifications. Just select the material, specify restraints, and apply
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Matt Lombard / Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursWhy do they call it “GrabCAD”?
Let’s say you want to start a business. The easiest way to start a business is to get other people to do the work for you. And even easier than that is to get other people to just collect stuff they find from anywhere and
Matt Lombard / Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursTesting, Testing, thmb thmb thmb Is this thing on?
Going through and testing 3D formats is kind of a wild ride. 3D pdf works, except in Chrome because Chrome uses the Foxit viewer (which I also had installed separately), and Foxit doesn’t display 3D PDFs. You can disable/enable
Matt Lombard / Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog / Added now 2 days and 11 hoursAbout the Freeze Bar
The Freeze Bar was my favorite feature in 2012. Until, that is, I started using it. It was one of the things that was supposed to show up in 2011, but reportedly wasn’t ready. It got a lot of scrutiny in the Beta forums, but
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Ralph Grabowski / WorldCAD Access / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursFrom France, it's iPocketDraw, now with DXF editing
It's not just the Big Boys who are CAD viewings and editors for portable Android and iOS devices. Eric Pousse has been writing CAD programs for handheld devices for years now, and just last week he emailed me that a...
Josh Mings / Solid Smack / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursForm-Z 7 Prepares to Launch Parametric Modeling Point Blank in Your Face
AutoDesSys is peeling back the flexible underbelly of form-Z 7 and stuffing in a slew of new features. Form-Z has been around a while. It’s always had great features for architectural modeling, but this new version brings even
CGChannel.com / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursTilt Firefox add-on turns webpages into 3D models
Things to do in your coffee break: turn CG Channel (or any other site you like) into an OBJ for rendering.
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Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursDE Cubicle Toy Design Contest: Finalist Ray Kelley in His Own Words
Editor’s Note: In early December 2011, DE invited readers and fans to submit their ideas for a cubicle toy. After the honorary judges have reviewed and scored more than 80 entries, three finalists emerged. Ray Kelley’s bottle
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursDE Cubicle Toy Design Contest: Finalist Jason Cox in His Own Words
Editor’s Note: In early December 2011, DE invited readers and fans to submit their ideas for a cubicle toy. After the honorary judges have reviewed and scored more than 80 entries, three finalists emerged. Jason Cox’s
Josh Mings / Solid Smack / Added now 2 days and 12 hoursSolidWorks World KeyNote Speaker to Heat Things Up
Tony Fadell. You may have heard of him. At the very least, you’e seen, or let sweet sound emanate from the device he is know as the father of. Tony was Apple’s senior vice president of the iPod division as well as adviser to
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Ralph Grabowski / WorldCAD Access / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursExtending Bricscad through user-written .net commands
Mark Flayler / IMAGINiT Manufacturing Solutions Blog / Added on January 11, 2012 9:30:39 PM GMTInventor Part Files Too Big to Attach or Email?
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Josh Mings / Solid Smack / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursInterview with GrabCAD CEO Hardi Meybaum… at the Grand Canyon
What’s the best thing to do when in Las Vegas? Get out of Las Vegas and go to the Grand Canyon. I had the chance to do just that while at Autodesk University last November, with Hardi Meybaum, CEO of grabtastical GrabCAD. Hardi
Josh Mings / Solid Smack / Added on October 27, 2011 4:39:50 PM BSTEngineer vs. Designer! Rich Hurrey Talks modo, Animation, Rigging and More
As you may know (or not), digital puppet-maker and modo rigging master, Rich Hurrey of Pixar Animation Studios, has recently released new modo 501 Rigging [...]
DEVELOP3D blog / Added on October 12, 2011 2:44:45 PM BSTInterview: Bernard Charlès, Dassault Systèmes
From Catia and SolidWorks to architecture and PLM, Bernard Charlès has a bold vision for Dassault Systèmes’ V6 platform using the cloud to radically expand the reach and capabilities of its products. Martyn Day finds out more
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Beth Stackpole / CAD/CAM Corner / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursJack 7.1 Explores Human Side of Simulation
With the latest release of its Jack human simulation modeling software, Siemens PLM is aiming to make it easier to conduct ergonomic and safety studies on the manufacturing floor and beyond.
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on January 17, 2012 4:25:51 AM GMTCreo Direct 1.0, A Brand New Direct Modeler from PTC
Creo Direct 1.0, part of PTC’s Creo app family, was “built from the ground up,” in PTC’s own words. That warrants an explanation, as PTC already has a robust, commercial-class direct modeler. Under the campaign to remake
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on January 17, 2012 4:09:53 AM GMTSolid Edge Launches Subscription to Locol Motors Members
If you’re a member of Local Motors, you could get access to portions of Siemens PLM Software’s Solid Edge (SE) CAD package for as little as $19.95 a month. Local Motors, which pioneered the idea of crowd-sourced automotive
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DEVELOP3D blog / Added now 5 days and 5 hoursJoint effort
The Fiat Mio is a crowdsourced concept car brought to life through ideas posted on an open web platform. Tanya Weaver tracks its design process
Automotive design is notoriously secretive. Locked away in their studios, designers
Beth Stackpole / CAD/CAM Corner / Added on January 17, 2012 4:08:37 AM GMTPLM Startup Targets Efficiency
Positioning itself as the anti-PLM, Kenesto is readying a cloud-based process automation tool that aims to bring efficiencies to manufacturers' product development processes.
Kenneth Wong / Desktop Engineering / Added on January 6, 2012 8:10:45 PM GMTDE Cubicle Toy Design Contest Update: And Then There Were Three
Just a few days before the holiday break, two honorary judges and I began reviewing the entries received for the DE cubicle toy design contest. By honorary judges, I meant to say I was honored by their willingness to help me
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PTC / PTC Express / Added on December 17, 2011 8:26:17 PM GMTEmbedded Software - The Future of Innovation in Tomorrow's Products
Embedded software continues to become an increasingly critical part of product development. Aberdeen studied the experiences of 150 companies and found that those with products that include embedded software have seen embedded
CADalyst / Added on August 22, 2011 4:47:27 AM BSTUniversity Study Finds Rapidform Best Option for Parametric Solid Modeling from 3D Scans
A study funded by the U.S. Air Force concludes that INUS Technology's software is "the only viable option" for creating parametric CAD models from 3D scan data.
BLAUGI / Added on August 19, 2011 11:54:35 PM BSTAutodesk Research Study
Are you constantly online? Are you on top of the latest tech trends? Autodesk is looking for plugged-in students and professionals to share their connected experience through pictures. Click here for more info on this chance to
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cadjunkie / cadjunkie / Added on December 14, 2011 3:00:07 AM GMTEngineerVsDesigner-E19.mp4
This week things got a little bit... shall we say... completely bonkers over here at EvD HQ. Lots of great stuff going on (most of it secret), but here's a quick recap of Josh's trip to Autodesk AU this week, and a promise of 
CAMLOGIC / CAMLOGIC's Channel / Added on December 10, 2011 4:02:10 AM GMTCAM Logic's Tech Tuesdays- Solid Edge: Back to Basics (Assembly)
Recording of CAM Logic Tech Tuesday Session Originally aired on 12-6-11 Join CAM Logic Application Engineer Dale Dewiel in part 3 of thes 6 part Solid Edge Back-to-Basics series entitled "Assembly" For more information on Solid
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JavelinTechnologies / Javelin Technologies Channel / Added on October 13, 2011 7:39:08 PM BSTObjet Customer Case Study - TREK Bicycles
Using the Objet Connex500 multi-material 3D printer, designers in Trek's Prototype Development Group can now print a fully-functional 3D bike part they can use on their bikes in just one day, instead of waiting four weeks for a
DEstreaming / DEstreaming's Channel / Added on October 7, 2011 8:37:31 PM BSTSpaceClaim 2011 Plus.wmv
Virtual Desktop MCAD News, Video Edition: October 6, 2011 In this issue: Faster sheet-metal modeling with SpaceClaim 2011 + by contributing editor Kenneth Woong
CADWire.net / Added on September 3, 2011 7:11:49 PM BSTCustomer Success: PTC Congratulates Penske Racing Team for Unprecedented Weekend of Race Track Wins (Business Wire)
Customer Success: PTC Congratulates Penske Racing Team for Unprecedented Weekend of Race Track WinsFrom: Business WireType: Press Release
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Nicoleatddicad / Nicoleatddicad's Channel / Added on July 27, 2011 5:33:40 PM BST3DVIA Composer 2011 Demo
DEstreaming / DEstreaming's Channel / Added on March 24, 2011 2:11:20 PM GMTKeyShot 2.2 overview.wmv
Virtual Desktop MCAD News, Video Edition: March 23, 2011 Luxion KeyShot 2.2 by contributing editor Kenneth Wong
Matt Lombard / Dezignstuff SolidWorks Blog / Added on October 6, 2010 4:56:56 AM BSTSolidWorks on Android
I was just looking for a viewer, but then I saw this:
Pretty impressive. The Android app for Remote Desktop is about $25, but if you use this for business travel, it should pay for itself quickly. (Android VNC is free). Not sure
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CAD CAM News / Added on April 23, 2011 2:28:50 PM BSTThe Power of Partnership: A New White Paper from CIMdata
CIMdata, Inc announces the availability of "The Power of Partnership." Today’s manufacturing industries are under continuous pressure to deliver competitive products faster and are implementing enterprise solutions to improve
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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Alexandria Moseley Recognized by National Engineers Week as One of 15 Most Promising Engineering Students in U.S. and Across World
DEARBORN, Mich., December 12, 2011 — Alexandria Moseley, Newburg, Ore., a manufacturing and engineering student at the Oregon State University – Class of 2013, has been recognized as one of 15 most promising college TopSolid 7 is CAD, CAM and AWESOME Wrapped All Up in One [Review]
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Sometimes you take a look at 3D software and go mad trying to figure out what eye to puncture first. Not the case with TopSolid [...] CAD Upstart Gives Designers Holographic View
Using virtual-holographic 3D imagery, Infinite Z's new zSpace immersive 3D environment lets users interact and explore 3D models as if they were real, physical objects. Mars Science Lab: Rover Tether Landing
3 Dec 2011: In my blog reviewing the Siemens NX CAE Meeting I mentioned a conversation I had with Kendra Short of JPL about how the rover will land on Mars. Today I found this picture simulating how this will be accomplished. I Fully Reviewed: Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet
I declared a couple of months ago that Lenovo had marketed its ThinkPad Tablet to the wrong crowd. It’s 10″ screen and pressure sensitive stylus [...] The Most Beautiful Mechanical Typeface Your Eyes Will Ever See
If you were to wad up a piece of paper, throw it in my face and yell, “what’s your favorite artistically represented graphical element!” I’d [...] Get updates by email, RSS, or Twitter for MCAD or for others CAD & Design applications ? Subscribe to our newsletter, RSS feeds, Twitter channels or FaceBook page.
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