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Innovative Mold Raises Productivity Up to 50%
Innovative Mold manufactures single shot molds and two shot rotational
molds, producing interior parts, structural components and sound dampening items.
It has recently improved productivity on machine tools of 25-50% using more efficient
toolpaths.
Alphastone Helps APS Masonry Stay A Cut Above The Competition
Stonemason uses CNC technology technology to augment traditional skills.
VISI-Flow Software Helps DMC Mold and Tool Determine Optimum Mold
Specifications
DMC Mold & Tool Corporation designs and builds molds for
the plastic injection and insert molding industry specializing in turnkey
project solutions requiring prototype through class 101 production tooling.
The core competency of DMC Mold & Tool begins at the front end of a
project during the part design phase for manufacturability.
The
Clean Alternative
Dental technology - forerunner of e-Manufacturing for metal products.
Intier Automotive
Relies on CAE Consulting for Automotive Design and Innovation
Efficient operations rely in-depth computer-aided engineering
consulting services for filling, packing, cooling, and warpage analyses on
many vehicle platforms.
Lockheed Martin Awards nCode Major
Contract
nCode will supply its ICE-flow Library and GlyphWorks software
solutions to enable the effective management and processing of data for
F-35 static and dynamic airframe test programs.
SolidWorks 2007 Launched at
the First Australian SolidWorks World Conference
The first Australian SolidWorks World Conference was held on 18
September in Sydney. The conference was staged by InterCAD, the Australian
distributor of SolidWorks.
BRL-CAD Ported to Microsoft Windows,
Perspectives and Appreciation
Cross-platform constructive solid geometry solid modeling system
BRL-CAD finallay available for Windows.
DMLS
Shifter Knob Takes Center Stage in Crossover Vehicle
The DMLS shifter knob adds a modern twist to the design used in the VW
Golf GTI.
Die Tron Improves Design and
Manufacturing Efficiency using VISI-Series Software
High-end tool and die manufacturer faces tough challenges such as
reducing costs and cycle times, as well as improving product quality.
Building The World's Largest Passenger Aircraft Wings
Arguably, the wing makers are the kings of flight. No matter what
else is done, what innovations are introduced, or technologies discovered
and deployed in any area of the aircraft, the wing defines the aircraft.
Mould Engineering Given the Edge
Queensland-based Camtech Engineering has founded its design
platform on 3D software to maximise capabilities for companies demanding
customised solutions.
Researchers in Finland Use FEA for 21st-Century Taxicab Design
Researchers at Helsinki Polytechnic and the University of Art and
Design, in Helsinki, Finland, are collaborating to design and produce “CityCab,”
a next generation taxicab for the 21st century
ALGOR Powers GM Powertrain
Recently, GM used ALGOR software at its Transmission Engineering
Center to diagnose the operation of an automotive electrical conductor.
H.S.
Die and Engineering Streamlines Processes
H.S. Die and Engineering was borne in a garage and is now the
largest mold maker in the USA and second largest in North America.
Withstanding The Elements With FEA
Leading supplier of tents and fabric structures Anchor Industries
of Evansville Indiana uses FEA to create a new competitive military
vehicle maintenance shelter.
Raster-to-Vector Technology Underpins Creation of
a New Metal Sculpture for St Louis Zoo
Paley Studios Ltd use raster-to-vector conversion software to turn
hundreds of scanned paper profiles of animals and plants into CAD files for
a giant new steel sculpture for the St. Louis Zoo.
BEGNEAUD Manufacturing Pushing the Envelope in
Sheet Metal Design With Solid Edge
BEGNEAUD Manufacturing, Inc. combines vision with high-tech
equipment and 3D CAD to push the envelope in sheet metal design and
fabrication
Victaulic Company Keeping Productivity Flowing At Full Speed
Victaulic upgraded its CAD system to maximize productivity and remain competitive during the recession that followed the September 11th attacks.
Swindon Racing Engines Becomes First
Mass Producer of Specialty Engines
Because its engines are so successful, Swindon needed to dramatically increase its production capability to meet customer demand.
Award-Winning Yacht Builder Relies on FEA Software
When approached to construct a custom-built 98' yacht designed by Fontaine Design Group, Michael McClain of Hodgdon Yachts, East Boothbay, Maine, relied on ALGOR FEA software to optimize existing vessel designs to save time, ensure safety, reduce hull weight and save money.
Caveat Emptor
Are you fully aware of conditions imposed by the end user license
agreement (EULA) for the software you use?
SIMA Shipbuilders Use ALGOR FEA to Design Dredging Barge for NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS Pipeline
When undersea piping was needed to complete a South American pipeline project that traverses the Amazon jungle and the Andes Mountains to the Pacific coast, ALGOR finite element analysis (FEA) software was chosen to help get the job done quickly and economically.
ITW Filtration Uses Mold-Vac Systems to Improve Part Molding Process
Illinois Tool Works uses state of the art materials and real-time process
monitoring systems to generate anti-lock braking systems, vent filter
applications, air conditioning systems and other commercial products.
NX CAM Bypasses CAD Step to Streamline Design and Manufacture
NX CAM from Product Lifecycle Management Australasia (plm) is providing a means for design/manufacture businesses to streamline shop floor operations and actively reduce the number of steps from design to production.
Implementing
Change With Turn-key AutoCAD Management
Fixing suitable AutoCAD standards for your particular operation can be a
daunting task that can take many years. Turn-key systems set a sound base from
day one.
Using
AutoCAD or IntelliCAD for Quantity Surveying
Building details can often be supplied to quantity surveyors in the form
of DWG format CAD data. Quantity surveyors and estimators can extract
measurement data directly from the CAD data, rather than the traditional
manual methods of extraction off paper drawings.
Graco
Baby on Cost, Safety and Quality Issues in Plastic Molding
World leading juvenile products company has developed numerous products over the last 52 years.
Each of Graco’s products presents a very unique and difficult challenge in both designing and manufacturing.
Turnkey" Race Car Turns Heads in Daytona
Flawless performance of race car wows Grand Am Racing fans.
Linux
for CAD
Linux has made big headway in business, but everyone wants to run
the ‘industry-standard’ application programs that require Windows.
Revolutionizing
the Road -- SRAM’s Award Winning Bicycle Brake Lever Operates on Two Axes
Bicycle parts manufacturer SRAM
Corporation breaks the rules to create and manufacture a revolutionary new brake
lever.
DW Product Development Creates the Next
Generation Black & Decker Workmate
Award-winning Canadian product development firm DW Product Development, Inc. (formerly Design workshop)
shows the new B&D Workmate 375.
Assembly Instructions in Twelve Languages
Quality product documentation is essential to ensure quality products are
installed and used as the designer intended.
Publishing TurboCAD Drawings on a Website
Geoff Harrod discusses file output from TurboCAD
suitable for Web display.
GM’s Pontiac Solstice: Initial Concept to
Running Model in a Record 15 Weeks
"Keep it simple, pure, and beautiful and it will be easy to
love." This was the basic inspiration set down by Bob Lutz that led to
development of the Pontiac Solstice roadster concept – an open-air, sporty,
"gotta-have-it," two-seater sports car.
PocketSpec Launches ColorQA
Inventor sells idea to company and takes product to market in record time.
MicroStation V8 in 3D - The Drawings Are So Easy
MicroStation has always been a 3D design application, but it is more commonly
used as a 2D "electronic drawing board" – what a waste! Noel Addison
gets you started in 3D in MicroStation v8
Managing and Re-using Sheet Metal Part Designs Easy for Budde Sheet Metal Works
Like many job shops, Budde Sheet Metal Works Inc. serves hundreds of customers that in turn do business with multiple Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
To stay ahead, Budde implemented new technology to quickly find, re-use and rapidly respond to the market with the wealth of sheet metal designs built up in the past 8 years. The technology jump was seamless and cost virtually nothing.
PipePak Helps Engineers Keep $90 Million Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrade on Budget
A $90 million AUS upgrade ($49 million USD) to the Cronulla Sewage Treatment Plant in Southern Sydney, Australia was undertaken to meet the requirements of a growing population and to add advanced sewage treatment processes including ultra-violet disinfection.
Czech Army Rebuilds Bridges in Record Time Following Devastating Floods
The massive reconstruction effort following August's record floods is well
underway in the Czech Republic, with some help from advanced 3D design software
tools. The Czech Army will build more than 50 new bridges in less than two
months after the flooded Czech rivers subsided.
Thermo King Wins IDSA Gold for Refrigeration Unit
Can something as industrial and rugged as a transport trailer refrigeration unit meet customer performance needs and look good too?
Smith & Wesson Aims for Excellence
One of the world's leading producers of quality handguns, law enforcement and security
products also offers high quality custom manufacturing and finishing capabilities to many industrial clients.
Speeding Up the Internet:
Optical Switch manufacturer SiWave, Inc. chose ALGOR
FEA-based simulation software in the development of this product to predict the performance and durability of
its latest device.
Dealing with Drawings in Old Setup Standards
- Part 3
Part 3 in a series. You want to re-use the graphical geometry so you don't have to redraw it. But the CAD properties don't conform with what you are used to or need now. What can you do to make it easier to work with the old drawings?
Polymer Technologies Implements Moldflow Plastics Insight for Metal Injection Molding
Providing research development and plastics manufacturing services to government, aerospace, commercial, and medical markets,
NJ-based PTI specializes in the fine art of metal injection molding.
Visual Basic for Applications in IntelliCAD-
Part 4
Programming of IntelliCAD and AutoCAD using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Layer manipulation - create or set drawing layers.
RTS Significantly Decreases Design, Manufacturing and Assembly
Time
With design time down by up to 20 percent and manufacturing and
assembly time reduced by up to 60 percent, machine designer and builder RTS of
Nashville TN is making positive gains with Autodesk Inventor.
University Formula SAE Race Car Team Uses Algor Software And Improves Performance By Over 35 Percent
Saginaw Valley State University Team analyzed
Solid Edge design with ALGOR FEA software.
Text Table Import to AutoCAD
The obvious solution to a common need to place tables of textual information on
drawings is not satisfactory. Geoff Harrod explores another method.
Crescent Duraplyers™ FutureBrand ID
In a recent project with CooperTools, FutureBrand ID developed an integrated design solution that redefined the CooperTools adjustable pliers brand.
3D Software Puts Karts On the Fast-Track
Drew Price Engineering manufactures and designs innovative kart
products including axle components, bodywork, brakes hardware and, of course,
chassis. Digital 3D design has helped this Australian kart company clean up at
the grand finals on the international karting circuit.
Dealing with Drawings in Old Setup Standards
Part 2 in a series. You want to re-use the graphical geometry so you don't have to redraw it. But the CAD properties don't conform with what you are used to or need now. What can you do to make it easier to work with the old drawings?
Franke Group: Precious Metals
Autodesk products are the focus of the Franke Group’s standard solutions.
Meggit Avionics
Aircraft instrumentation designed with Autodesk Inventor.
Vacuum Technology Inc. Reduces Concept-to-Manufacturing Cycle
Time Saving Thousands of Dollars Annually
There is no room for error when manufacturing leak testing
systems and other specialized equipment.
Backing-up to CD
Now that CD writers are so commonplace, the use of CDs as a
backup medium is usually by far the best solution for people with stand-alone
computers or on small peer-to-peer networks.
Delphi Selects ALGOR FEA to Optimize Oxygen Sensor
The next
generation of automotive engines will use wide-range oxygen sensors, which help to regulate
clean, efficient motor operation. Sensor designer Delphi Corporation chose ALGOR
FEA software to thermally optimize a wide-range oxygen sensor.
Applied Micro Circuits Increases Document Management Efficiency
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) designs,
develops, manufactures, and markets high-performance, high-bandwidth silicon
solutions. The
company's Documentum enterprise content management platform allows users to view,
redline, collaborate on, and print drawings,
documents without the need of a native application.
Styling the Ferrari Modena 360
Renown Italian design firm Pininfarina uses Alias|Wavefront design tools to style the Ferrari Modena
360.
Hardinge Reduces Design Time 40 Percent as it Competes in New
Low-Price Market
3D mechanical software key to successful design of
new machine tool.
Dealing with Drawings in Old Setup Standards
You want to re-use the
graphical geometry so you don't have to redraw it. But the CAD properties don't
conform with what you are used to or need now. What can you do to make it easier to work with the old drawings?
Dyco Increases Productivity by 75 Percent Moving from 2D to 3D
Autodesk Inventor serves as strategic tool for material handling and
packaging systems design.
Jada Plastics Eliminates 35 Percent Scrap Rate
A custom injection mold operation
running 28 machines reduces production inefficiency with clever design tools.
Tech Edge Essential for Stone Brothers Racing
Motor racing is a high tech business from start to finish -- on and off the
track.
First Look @ the Dell
Precision M50 Mobile Workstation
The latest in Dell's impressive line up of workstations.
ConceptDraw 2002 World
Conference Report
Genuine Guide Gear Optimizes Strong, Lightweight Avalanche Shovel Design
Thrill seekers undertaking hazardous backcountry expeditions have high
technology working for them in the form of G3's strong yet lightweight avalanche shovel.
Intuitive CAD Program Captures Design Concepts Faster Than Mid-Range Solid Modeler
Designer talks of design time savings on a
whimsical product using different software tools.
JK Mold Design Uses MoldWorks to Slash Design Lead Times
This application-specific add-on to a well-known
foundation CAD product has proved fruitful for this Californian mold designer.
A. J. Antunes & Co. Manages Explosion of Product Related Data
Management of multi-format data has become a prerequisite
for manufacturers everywhere to get high-quality products to market on time.
Starchaser Industries Design
The sleek exterior of Starchaser Industries'
NOVA rocket gives no hint at the equipment, systems and complex structure that lies beneath it's fuselage.
The Accelerating Visual Experience
The relentless quest for real-time cinematic realism on the personal workstation continues. Tim Lewis of 3Dlabs reflects on the progress made and some of the issues ahead.
De
Pretto Moto - Motorcycle Accessory Manufacturer
The De Pretto Moto company
of Caldogno, in north-eastern Italy serves a worldwide market for motorcycle
accessories and dressy replacement parts with a practical approach to
technology.
On Autodesk, ADT and Revit
Geoff Harrod casts an opinion on Autodesk's
announcement to acquire Revit.
Windows System Fix-up Tools
Microsoft Windows has a reputation for being crash-prone. Many people buy problem-fixing toolkit software packages
but it is a common experience to find that these tools can create more problems than they fix.
Microsoft's own fix-up tools can be used to good effect and at no extra cost.
Visual Basic for Applications in
IntelliCAD 2001
The second in a series of articles introducing custom programming of IntelliCAD and AutoCAD using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Transmission Tower Re-Engineering Required by HDTV Conversion
Conversion from analog TV to high-definition
television (HDTV) will require just about every piece of
hardware in the television industry to be replaced or upgraded. Preformed Line Products
of
Cleveland, Ohio is contributing to this technology.
Coin Acceptors Slashes Modeling Time by 80%
St. Louis-based Coin Acceptors, Inc. (Coinco) is a world leader in the design
and manufacture of coin mechanisms, bill acceptors and control systems for
vending machines for the global food and beverage vending industry.
Maxwell 3D Field Simulator Software Helps NASA Glenn Develop Alternative
Power Sources for Long Duration Space Missions
The Department of Energy, NASA Glenn Research Center,
and Stirling Technology Company are developing a
free-piston Stirling convertor for a Stirling Radioisotope Generator being developed for multi-mission use to provide electric power
on potential NASA deep space missions and unmanned Mars rovers.
Software Training and Certification are Sound Investments
In today’s challenging economic climate, increasingly more manufacturers
are implementing production strategies to help them remain competitive.
Incision Lasertec Chooses Inventor for a New Dimension in 3D Design
Incision Lasertec GmbH specializes in the development and
manufacture of machines and equipment for laser processing. Using Autodesk
Inventor™ software exclusively in its design process, the company was able to
reduce the time needed to develop new products by about 30 percent.
Graham Packaging's Edge
A worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and
sale of blow-moulded plastic containers for food and drinks, household products,
cosmetics, and automotive lubricants talks about tools and methods which give it
an
edge.
Problems Exchanging AutoCAD Data Using Multi-Line Text
Geoff Harrod explains the technical background of multi-line text to solve a
common reader problem
Cool Mold Making
Thermoforming and foaming mold maker Pentha S.r.l uses a combination of
various CAD design tools and CAM production software, with its human expertise
and that of its close industrial neighbors. The result is a compact yet
prosperous business with a specialist niche and an international market.
Gearing Design Productivity Across An Engineering Organization
A simple question motivates a leading Canadian maker of
agricultural equipment: "How can we make
harvesting better?"
High-Speed, High-Capacity Marine Masterpiece
A quiet revolution in high-speed marine passenger transport is taking place
in a small shipyard in Tasmania, Australia’s southernmost state. Who could
fail to be impressed by the thought of a 120m catamaran carrying more than 1250
passengers and 460 cars at more than 50 knots!
Olympic Athletes Slept Soundly
Viscount Plastics Uses Early Injection Molding Analyses to Reduce Lead Times by 20
Percent
Visual Basic for Applications in IntelliCAD
The first in a series of articles introducing custom programming of
IntelliCAD and AutoCAD using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
Bread of Life
In the search for ever
greater production volume and efficiency, complex machinery has automated many processes
that have traditionally been performed by skilled bakers.
Queen's University Solar Vehicle and the American Solar Car Challenge
The American Solar Car Challenge is the longest solar car race in the world.
For ten days in July 2001, 40 university teams traveled nearly 2,300 miles along
old Route 66 from Chicago, across the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and
Great American Desert to the finish line in Southern California.
A
New Side to Andrea Palladio
The art of applying new technology to an aged subject. The
Art of Crafting Gold Chains... by Machine
Italian manufacturer adds a twist to
precision machine design and production. Heavy
Duty Righthand Drive Conversions
Aussie vehicle conversion specialist in
the low-volume automotive manufacturing.
Slashing
Design Cycle Time by Seventy Percent
Even the humble tire inflation gauge offers a valuable example
for designers and manufacturers.
Mobile Classroom With a Design Edge
Getting an education can be difficult when your family is on the
road more often than not. Mobile classrooms tour outback Australia to address
this need.
Opinion - On Switching CAD Products
Is a CAD product switch enough to make any productivity
difference, let alone a dramatic difference?
Shared
information & collaboration…
interop AEC+fm 2001 is an opportunity to hear and interact with visiting global
IT & AEC/FM business experts and their Australian counterparts. WTC II
Competition - A New Hope
The 2001 Designers 3D CAD Challenge - an
international design competition fostering the rapid exploration of many design
options through the virtual reality offered by the architectural CADD software
of today.
iMPA Results Help DRS, Inc. Speed Products to Market
Web-based engineering analysis of plastic injection mold design a boon
to this manufacturer.
Opinion - On Switching CAD Products
Is a CAD product switch enough to make any productivity difference, let
alone a dramatic difference? Geoff Harrod's response to reader comments.
Modular Hospital Furniture With thinkdesign
Healthcare furniture designer adopts 3D modeling to produce a new
product line.
3D Design Tools Help MDS Precision Fabrication, Inc. Slash Manufacturing Costs
Californian manufacturers finds a winning combination of products and
help.
Solid Modeling Cuts Drafting Time for Assembly Machines by 50%
Assembly machine designer and builder chooses a solid modeling design
solution Leading
Edge 2D CAD
2D design & drawing software for technical use File Formats for Sharing CAD Drawings
Looking at DWF, HPGL, WMF & PDF with a view to sharing CAD drawings.
Amphibious All Terrain Vehicle Manufacturer Transitions from 2D to 3D
Special vehicle builder moves into 3D territory
True
Horror Stories...
...of hardware, software and service. With computers your worst nightmare seems
to happen every other day.
Century Tool and Gage Adopts thinkdesign to Design Worldclass Molds
CD-RW BackUp
Geoff Harrod's backup strategy using CD-RW media
KitBin
Manufacturing Innovation
Middle Eastern plastics manufacturer creating radical new
products with high tech design tools and manufacturing technology.
Interview with
John Ryan - CADKEY Corp.
CADKEY's VP of Sales on tour in Australia
Visio
2002 Sneak Peek
Inside information on Microsoft's imminent next release of Visio
diagramming software.
Autodesk's
Internet Investment Hits a Snag
Even the cautious are affected by the dot-com bubble burst. Casey
Elston & Roopinder Tara report on Autodesk's involvement in the new economy.
Automating
Facility Management
Tony Zilles describes a hypothetical scenario for FM automation.
Fly-Over
Snapping in IntelliCAD 2000
Configuring fly-over snapping. Bricsnet IntelliCAD 2000 v2.2 tech
tip.
KHIRBET CANA - Could This be the Ancient Biblical Town?
Archaeologists use the latest GPS, 3D CAD and digital
imagery to document what could be the town of Cana - site of the water to wine
miracle. Capturing
AutoCAD Command Text
Capturing information from AutoCAD for processing in other
applications. AutoCAD 2000 tech tip.
Thinkdesign Drives Dinan Designs
Leading US BMW tuner uses advanced MCAD product to create
winning parts.
Collaborative Workflow Streamlines Engineering Change Process
This international provider of welding and assembly equipment for automakers and
first-tier suppliers must react quickly to
frequent engineering changes. Boosting Enterprise Efficiency with Collaborative PDM
Krebs Engineers of Arizona plans to double annual sales in
five years, produce designs twice as fast with existing staff, cut
order-to-delivery response time by at least 70%, and penetrate new markets with
innovative products. No
Margin for Error
DMM Engineering Ltd. takes mountaineering product design to new heights with SolidWorks.
Cost
Recovery - The New Frontier
New tools promise easier-than-ever cost recovery particularly in print room
output. The new breed of software stands to help the bottom line of every
document-generating business. More...
Advanced Elastomer Systems
Experts in engineered thermoplastic elastomers use proactive
design tools. CAD
in the Next Decade
Geoff Harrod ventures an opinion on future trends in CAD. ELDEC's Competitive Edge
High precision sensor manufacturer uses high technology design
aids.
PHED Corporation Reduces
Design-for-Manufacture Time by 30%
Custom automation equipment designer realises excellent productivity gains with
new design software.
Better
Collaborative Tools Help Companies Retain Competitive Edge
More accessible CAD data makes better quality information available to more
people downline from design.
3D
Printing Gets Into Top Gear
New "3D printing" system dramatically shifts cost
effectiveness in rapid prototyping.
Consumer Electrical Equipment Design
Industrial design firm racks up successes with 3D design and
presentation tools. Jerusalem Solves Problems With Modern Technology
One of the oldest cities in the world is eager to apply GIS
technology to serve its citizens. Moldflow Helps McKechnie Plastic Components Stay Competitive
Specialist engineering components and engineered plastics
designer use specialist software tools to study product designs that affect part quality.
Machine Tool Design at Leatherman
Leatherman remains the leader in sales, quality and innovation within
the compact multi-purpose tool market. Quality and
attention to detail makes their products more useful and effective, and is no
accident.
Windshield Wiper Blades on the Fast Track
Fast-tracking a new product to new specs and short customer timeframe calls for
a great team with a powerful and reliable software tools. Modern Technology Helps to Search the Past
When a bush fire on an old minefield in the Golan Heights revealed well-preserved
architectural fragments an international team of archaeologists
and other experts were called in to investigate with GPS, tachymeter, digital cameras, GIS and
CAD tools.
Metrologic Speeds Time-to-Market
A leading manufacturer of bar
code scanning equipment win prestigious
industrial design awards and break sales records - without sacrificing
innovation.
A Cut Above the Competition
Australian tool & die maker Hosico Engineering stays on top
of business in spite of fierce offshore competition for local
manufacturing contracts.
Manufacturer Molds a More Efficient Future
Specializes in automotive seat designer and manufacturer
finds ways to improve turnaround times on prototype development and
improve design flexibility.
Shipbuilding Design and Manufacturing Solutions for the New Millennium
Today's shipyards are under incredible competitive pressures to get it
done, get it done right and get it done fast. New CAD/CAM tools help them meet
their goals. More...
Automotive Design Firm Exceeds Customer Expectations
Automotive stamping die and checking fixture designer uses Autodesk’s Mechanical Desktop software
exclusively for their solids and surface modeling needs.
Bresslergroup Extends Partnership with VIDAR
Product design and development
firm Bresslergroup continues with VIDAR to create a continuous stream of innovative
new scanning solutions.
Alpha Marathon Adopts Autodesk Inventor Software
Blown film equipment designer and manufacturer chooses Autodesk Inventor from a
field of MCAD contenders. The Changing Business Environment Requires the Winchill Approach
Raj Vermer of PTC presents a paper on the role of Windchill in Collaborative
Product Commerce (CPC). A business backgrounder for MCAD professionals.
Running Rings Around the Competition
Olympic landscape sculpture designer turns to Solid Edge for a
perfect result.
The Olympic Torch
The story behind the
design of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Torch.
The Sound of Paralympic Glory Rings True For Australian Cochlear Implant
A 35-year-old deaf blind tandem cyclist from rural New York
State is in training to compete in the Paralympic games scheduled for this October in
Sydney - with a little help from an amazing bioengineering product developed in
Australia Thinkdesign Helps Perception Kayaks Keep up With World’s Most Popular
Outdoor Sport
The big splash of kayaking popularity is paddling Perception Kayaks
to record sales and production of new boat designs Building Motor Vehicle Service Bodies
XL Industries manufacture custom vehicle
service bodies, mainly for standard one-tonne cab chassis. They were sure there
had to be a better way to design and build that using basic 2D CAD.
Sydney’s
Olympic Village Takes Shape With AutoCAD
When 10,000 of the world’s most elite athletes converge in
Sydney for the Olympic Games in September this year, they will live in a village
that was designed and modeled in AutoCAD.
Well
Rounded Design Tools Deliver the Goods
Industrial designer
uses the full range of facilities at hand with his CAD software.
Documenting a Dig
Modern Technology in the Service of Searching the Past
ZEN and the Art
of Visualization
A young company has forward-thinking ideas
about digital visualization for architecture and the construction industry.
Oppenheimer Turns to Solids
Major manufacturer of illuminated cockpit displays turns to solid
modeling to handle increasingly complicated designs. Redesigning
Space in Time
Managing large scale relocations and reorganization at the Sydney
2000 Olympic Village Rapid Prototyping Industry Leader
Finds
3DShare is THE Answer
Interoperability is just a 16-letter word until you find that the multi-million
dollar project files the client sent don't work with your system.
Videoconferencing
Tonic For Sick Kids
CAD helps to ease
hospitalized children’s isolation by helping them stay in
contact with their classmates.
Stakeless
Site Development at El Dorado Hills
Kiewit Pacific uses
SiteVision GIS Grade Control System to dramatically increase dozer
productivity over hilly terrain without stakes.
Scania
CV AB Adds IntraVISION as Integral Component of its Matrix PDM
System
The migration to a
paperless manufacturing environment reduces design cycle time.
Managing
Object Coding, Lineweights, and Plotstyles in AutoCAD 2000
CAD standards are more
important than ever. The development of consistent standards and
practices enables power and spawns exponential growth in
production and capability.
CompareDWG
Review
A new tool finds all
differences between a pair of AutoCAD Release 14 DWG files quickly
and reliably.
Block
Libraries in AutoCAD 2000
Using built-in
capabilities of AutoCAD 2000 and AutoCAD LT 2000 to simplify
symbol library use.
Travelogue
- US Tour June 2000
CADinfo.NET trips
around Washington DC; Boulder, Colorado; and San Francisco,
California
A/E/C
Systems 2000 Show Report
Conference and
exhibition renews enthusiasm in visitors and vendors alike.
Advanced 3D
Modeling Gives America’s Cup Yachts the Edge
A story of behind the scenes design
and development in building an America's Cup contender.
LISP in AutoCAD LT
Geoff Harrod reviews LT Toolkit 2000.
Archiving CAD Data
Choice of archival media and methods have an important
bearing on the ability to retrieve information in the future.
Windchill®
PTC's evolving "flexible engineering" strategy
explained in an official white paper.
aecXML
& IFC
Standards
for building and construction industry data.
Purifying
Jerusalem's Wastewater
Even
in this age of technological progress and man-made miracles, people in
this part of the world are still largely dependent on the mercies of the
heavens.
Linux and CAD
Linux
is just another of many variant versions of Unix. The big difference,
that is making it such a hot topic, is that it is made available either
free or very cheaply.
The SDRC Story
The
company that has been creating software for the mechanical engineering
community since 1967.
Capturing
a City on Computer
Kobi Ariel and his team are
hard at working creating a living, virtual model of Jerusalem.
Animation Aficionado Uses Dynamic
Designer for Theme Park Thrills
Behind
the scenes at Cook Engineering Services, theme park and entertainment
engineering consultant.
New International Airport in the Making
Lili
Eylon reports on the construction of a new international airport at Ben
Gurion in Israel.
Using AutoCAD Release 14 and 2000 Together
Scott
DeGaro discusses the finer points of running two different versions of
AutoCAD in the office.
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