Based on Feedback, Autodesk Updated Project Grapevine
Updates include searching for users by name, improved performance, and improved workflow when asking a question.

A Quick and Easy Way to Create Ghosted Lines in 3DVIA
This video tip covers a quick and easy way to create ghosted lines in 3DVIA Composer.

AIA Takes a Stand on Energy Efficiency
With the AIA’s comprehensive energy modeling guide, architects now have the steps they need to take to implement energy modeling into their designs.

System Engineering Trade Study to Support Green Initiatives
This paper looks at a model driven approach to designing an environmentally conscious, cost-effective family-size vehicle.

Javitz Center Chooses Green Roof Renovation
After the renovations to the Javitz Center, the owner will see a 26 percent reduction in energy consumption.

Views on Forty Years of Engineering and Computer Experience
Joel Orr, a leader in the CAD industry, shares his views on cool technologies, the future and more.

United Solar Names New Chairman Emeritus
In this new role, Dr. Guha will focus on research and development activities to advance the company\'s technology roadmap.

Solar Thermal Technology Aims to Reduce Footprint
LightManufacturing Systems solar thermal technology aims to help customers save money and reduce their carbon footprint.

U.S. Military Widely Adopts Rapidform
The U.S. Air Force participated in a study to search for the best reverse engineering software to create parametric CAD models from 3D scans.

LC Fabrications Combines Motorcycling and Machining
With Delcam\'s FeatureCAM owner Jeremy Cupp can experiment with novel designs and create high-quality parts.

Back by Popular Demand, CIC\'s PLM Vendor Panel
Panelists at last year\'s Collaboration & Interoperability event included Stephen Bodnar of Autodesk and Blake Courter of SpaceClaim, among others.

Simplify Features and Reduce Tool Count
In this month\'s column Paul covers simple tips to simplify your parts and reduce the tool count for your shop.

NREL Engineer Honored for Geothermal Research
A principal engineer from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been honored for his work on condenser technology.

NVIDIA Unveils Industry\'s First Visual Computing Appliance
The new product deemed NVIDIA GRID VCA is a GPU-based system that sends graphics output over the network to be displayed on a client computer.

Highlights from the SolidWorks World 2013 Partner Pavilion
A look at some of the many exciting faces at the SolidWorks World 2013 Partner Pavilion.

Autodesk University Sets Stage for 2013
A look at what's new with some AU exhibitors and the trends they see affecting the future of design.

JT Data Format Accepted as The World’s First ISO
Siemens JT format has been recognized as an ISO International Standard by the global consortium ProSTEP iViP.

Learn How to Share and Update BIM Models in ProjectWise
This video tip explains how an architect and an engineer can update and share models all while working on their own models.

Eight Landscape Projects Certified by SITES
The Sustainable Sites Initiative was created in 2005 to fill a critical need for guidelines and recognition of sustainable landscapes.

USGBC Announces LEED Fellow Class of 2012
LEED Fellows represent the green building industry\'s most accomplished professionals.

Q2-081007: DWGeditor (3 ans)
Can the DWGeditor open a STEP file?

Dallas Engineering Firm Achieves Accuracy with NVision
Learn how Materials Analysis, Inc. has used NVision’s technology to provide critical assistance in a number of product liability cases.

Highlights from NREL\'s Innovation Forum
The U.S. Department of Energy\'s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) held the 25th annual event focusing on emerging clean energy companies.

Crowdfunding Helps Lucid Energy Bring Hydro Power to Market
With the help of crowdfunding providers, OurCrowd, Lucid Energy is generating clean hydro power with turbines for water pipes.

TEDCF Ships SolidWorks 2012 Sheet Metal Design Course
The course is the final part in a four part series of courses for SolidWorks 2012 that will be released this year.

Vendor Spotlight: Aras……
Hear what Aras customers are saying about Aras PLM solutions in this round up of articles featuring: Lear Corporation, Xerox,……

Technology Pushes Green Building Industry……
Green building can be as simple as creating your own straw bale house, or it can be taken to the……

Analysis and Simulation Today: S&A, Simulation Data Management & New Markets……
While many manufacturing companies have come to realize that analysis and simulation software can tremendously help them improve their product……

Shake-ups and Strides in 3D Printing……
3D printed guns, bionic ears, food -- what’s next? 3D printing has stirred up quite the buzz and gained a……

Tools, Trends and Progress in Collaboration and Interoperability……
Interoperability and collaboration amongst engineering and design firms has always been a challenge within and outside of the organization. However……

The MicroStation Connections Community represents the users of Bentley Systems’ MicroStation product. MicroStation is used in the architecture/civil engineering/construction (AEC) industry for “work on buildings, civil engineering projects, power plants and geospatial information.” Though MicroStation is also a CAD program, the MicroStation Connections Community membership only partly crosses our MCAD sites but also has much in common with the Green Building Community.

MicroStation Connections Digital Digest goes to Members every Thursday.

The Green Building Community presents sustainable- and green-building technology to design and construction professionals, as well as others interested in this growing market. The Community’s mission is to bring the latest green building content to the web to serve companies selling products and services and professionals seeking the latest technology. Membership is up 670% in the past 18 months.

The Green Building Community Digital Digest arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

The SolidWorks Community is an extremely active and involved Membership base. Membership in this Community is up 54% just this year. SolidWorks products, including the SolidWorks Office line, PDMWorks data management, and COSMOSWorks analysis, are used in the Industrial, Medical, Scientific, Consumer, Educational, Technology, and Transportation industries.

SolidWorks Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the SolidWorks Community, is sent out every Wednesday morning.

The CATIA Community covers Dassault Systeèmes CATIA PLM suite, including CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, and SMARTEAM. In conjunction with IBM, Dassault sells CATIA PLM primarily to the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Medical Devices, Shipbuilding, Electrical & Electronics, Semiconductor industries.

CATIA Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the CATIA Community, is sent every Tuesday.

Inventor Connections serves the community of Autodesk Inventor professionals. Autodesk’s major push to move users from 2D to 3D has resulted in one of the fastest growth curves in MCAD software. Our Inventor Connections membership has grown 183% since its launch. Inventor is maximized for “Tube and Pipe design, Cable and Harness design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for design validation, and Dynamic Simulation to test real world performance.”

Inventor Connections Digest, the enewsletter of the Inventor Connections Community, arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

The new Siemens PLM Community covers new developments in the Siemens PLM Software suite, companion products, and also includes other industry focused coverage. Siemens PLM software products covered include NX, Solid Edge and The Velocity Series and more.

The Siemens Community Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Siemens PLM Community, arrives in member's mailboxes every Wednesday morning.

The Revit Community represents the users of Autodesk Revit Architecture software, the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction suite and third-party companion products. Revit Architecture is Autodesk’s primary Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, designed to support all phases of design and construction documentation, used by architects and other members of the building team. The Community aims to serve the users of Revit Architecture, Revit MEP and Revit Structure.

The Revit Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Revit Community, goes to Members every Tuesday.

Sun-Enews serves the business to business needs of alternative energy product and service providers and interested consumers. Though small, the Community has grown exponentially almost entirely through word-of-mouth, 32% just this year. We expect this Community to continue to explode as the interest in non-fossil fuel energy sources grows.

The Sun-Enews e-mail newsletter arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

Creo Community replaced www.proe.com in June 2011 and is an online community for users of Creo Elements/Pro (formerly Pro/ENGINEER), Creo Elements/Direct (formerly CoCreate), Creo Elements/View (formerly ProductView), Windchill, and other PTC affiliated products. Creo is our largest community with coverage that builds upon 20 years of Creo content, including CAD business and technical articles, tips, case studies, and Q&A, galleries and calendars.

Creo Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the Creo Community, goes out to Members every Thursday morning.

Windchill Connections covers PTC’s PLM product suite including Windchill, Windchill Compliance (formerly InSight), Windchill FRACAS (formerly Relex) and other PTC affiliated products. Industry coverage includes Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Medical, High Tech & Electronics and Footwear and Apparel.

Windchill Connections e-newsletter is sent every third Wednesday of the month.

The ENOVIA Community covers Dassault Systèmes’ ENOVIA product suite, including ENOVIA, ENOVIA SmarTeam, ENOVIA VPLM, and other related products. Industries covered are Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Medical Devices, Shipbuilding, and more.

The ENOVIA e-newsletter is sent out ever second Wednesday of the month.

The new Teamcenter Community covers new developments in Siemens PLM Software’s Teamcenter software suite, companion products, and also includes other industry focused coverage. Siemens PLM Software products covered include Teamcenter, Teamcenter Express and other Teamcenter solutions.

The Teamcenter Community e-newsletter arrives in member's mailboxes every first Wednesday of the month.