Vince Johnson's News – August 2011 Archive (14)

SpaceClaim Announces Integration with modeFRONTIER & Optimus

In two separate press release, both released today, SpaceClaim announces its integration with modeFRONTIER 4.4 and…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 29, 2011 at 11:40am — No Comments

SolidWorks Tech Tip: Fit Spline

Splines are versatile. They define the complex, organic shapes that are important in industrial design. But there’s a price to pay: controlling splines usually requires moving spline points, dragging control handles and editing tangent influences. That’s a lot of work, although often it’s…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 24, 2011 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Everyday Improvements in AutoCAD 2012

AutoCAD 2012 arrived this spring, as did all the hype that goes along with a new release. While others are oohing and aahing over the big, flashy improvements, but in Lynn Allen's…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments

SpaceClaim 2011+

By now you probably have heard that SpaceClaim will release its latest version later this year. SpaceClam+ will include new modeling, model preparation, sheet metal, better use and performance, improved design documentation and improved communication and interop.…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 22, 2011 at 10:31am — No Comments

Autodesk Unveils New Mac Products

The big news from Tuesdays Facebook webcast is here and its big! AutoDesk will be launching a new range of products for Macintosh OS X Lion operating system. The new products for Mac will include…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 18, 2011 at 10:47am — No Comments

Back to School with SolidWorks

School is here and its time to gear up with your SolidWorks 2011-2012 educational version. Be sure to get your copy today.

New features of the education version include:

PhotoView 360 and…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 17, 2011 at 12:56pm — No Comments

Autodesk Debuts CFD Simulation Tool

Fresh off the March acquisition of Blue Ridge Numerics, Autodesk has rolled out the first new release of its Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool, taking steps toward tighter integration and suite-level…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 15, 2011 at 1:23pm — No Comments

Full Size Disney Up! Movie House

Bangerter Homes of South Jordan Utah recently made a full scale model of the house based on the Disney/Pixar movie Up!. The best part, the entire house… Continue

Added by Vince Johnson on August 11, 2011 at 3:09pm — No Comments

SolidSmack Awesome Sauce Design Competition

The first annual SolidWorks "Awesome Sauce" Design Competition has recently launch! This is a contest to explore the ideas we have, passions we chase and interest we have that make people look at us weird. This is a contest for you to take your ideas and get exposure and feedback from other engineers…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 8, 2011 at 3:07pm — No Comments

AutoCAD 2012 Balloon Tricks

New to AutoDesk Technology Evangelist, Shaan Hurley's blog, we bring you some neat new AutoCAD tips to create bill of material callout balloons more effectively. …

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 8, 2011 at 12:08pm — No Comments

CIMdata and SpaceClaim

CIMdata, the leading global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) management consulting and research firm announces a new paper detailing the use of SpaceClaim Engineer as a tool to prepare CAD model geometry for finite element meshing prior to…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 4, 2011 at 10:15am — No Comments

tsElements for SolidWorks 1.2 released

tsElements 1.2 is… Continue

Added by Vince Johnson on August 3, 2011 at 3:06pm — No Comments

Registration for SolidWorks World 2012 is now open!

Despite being over 6 months away, its never too early to start thinking about SolidWorks World 2012. Registration in now open and you can save $200 on an individual registration if you register before October 28, and get three…

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Added by Vince Johnson on August 1, 2011 at 12:17pm — No Comments

AutoDesk Alias and Ferrari

Ferrari recently ended its highly competitive World Design Contest and announced the winners at their headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Each of the entries emphasized the…