ModuleWorks and Siemens PLM Software Announce ModuleWorks
ModuleWorks confirmed an agreement for the integration of the ModuleWorks software components with Siemens’ Parasolid software.

Product Design BOM Management\'s Impact on PLM
Each of the three most recognized best practices for dealing with product variants rely on a strong foundation in BOM management.

A Tech Tip for Alias Working with Inventor
This tip helps with the challenge surrounding installing Alias for Inventor but not being able to activate it.

What Guarantees Delivering High Quality Wind Blades?
Maintaining competitiveness in the wind turbine industry depends on continually improving the quality of wind blade design and manufacturing.

Turning Strategy into Success
How best in class companies make optimizing their processes for strategy determination, innovation and portfolio management their top priority.

What do the World’s Leading Companies Know that You Don’t?
Find out why Textron and other Fortune 500 Companies have moved to Aras Enterprise Open Source PLM Software.

Seattle Architecture Firm Recieves Top AIA Honor
Firm noted for its commitment to sustainable design.

CJ Cheiljedang Selects Dassault Systèmes V6
Dassault Systèmes announced that CJ Cheiljedang Corporation has adopted the ENOVIA V6 solution for portfolio and project management.

Q1-080728: Generating Tag Reports
Is there a way to include in the generated reports file name other info., such as date and/or file name?

Move up to CATIA PLM Express (CPE) by Enovia
Adaptive announces a webcast to help users allow to rapidly implement simple data management for CATIA.

A Tip on Nested Families, Parameters and Labeling Room Sizes
This family tutorial will teach you about nested families, parameters and also save you a ton of time if you ever need to label room sizes.

National Clean Energy Summit 3.0 Offers Dozens of Speakers
The upcoming National Clean Energy Summit will play host to over 20 renewable energy experts.

CAD Gorilla Part of Autodesk Developer Network
CAD Gorilla announced that it has been accepted as an Autodesk Authorized Developer.

Availability of InRoads and Power GEOPAK Announced
Cost-effective offerings empower civil engineers and teams to meet resurfacing, restoration, and rehabilitation needs of transportation industry.

VISTAGY Appoints VP of Product Management and Marketing
Former Siemens executive to help company build on 1st quarter’s 83% increase in year-over-year revenue by driving product strategy in key markets.

Q2-090106: Assembly Symmetry Error
I receive an error when performing an assembly symmetry operation, please help.

Winner Announced for Future Cities China Competition
The project designed by the team from the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University won top honors in the Future Cities China design competition.

Renovation Time Cut in Half with BIM Collaboration
Autodesk BIM solutions help KLH Engineers design an energy-efficient library environment and coordinate with the extended project team seamlessly.

Delcam’s PartMaker Makes Aerospace Company More Productive
Nathan Esslinger from C&A Tool claims that PartMaker has cut his programming times in half.

Q1-090106: Sending Mails in Thin Client Teamcenter
How do I send TcMail from web-based (thin client) Teamcenter without having to be part of a workflow?

Over 180,000 Smart Grid Meters in Ohio Installed
Steven Chu announced two million smart grid meters have been installed across the country helping to reduce energy costs for families and businesses.

Q2-081028: Alternative Assemblies in Draft File (2 answers)
Is it possible to put the three different exploded views and three different auto parts list on the same draft file?

Associate Certification Exams Extended to 165 Countries
Autodesk announced expanded availability of the Associate Certification exam to 165 countries through an alliance with Pearson VUE Testing Centers.

Open PLM vs. Closed PLM Debates
Oleg Shilovitsky continues tracking trends in PLM. This month includes discussions on open PLM and the Dassault Systemes Exalead acquisition.

Digital Parts Catalogs
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Rapid Prototyping & 3D Printing
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Solar Essentials 2
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Interoperability
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Building Information Modeling
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Created as an online community for users of Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, and other PTC affiliated products, the Pro/E Community replaced Pro/E: The Magazine. Pro/E is our largest community with coverage that builds upon 15 years of Pro/ENGINEER content, including CAD business and technical articles, tips, case studies, and Q&A, galleries and calendars.

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

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 CATIA Community covers Dassault Systèmes’ 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 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.

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.

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.

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 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.