Creaform and Geomagic Help Australian Olympic Kayak Team
The team used Creaform and Geomagic software to build custom parts of foam and wood for the seat of the craft called a fitout.

Del-Tron Precision Talks About its Digital Parts Catalog
Del-Tron Precision, maker of parts and suppliers for automated equipment manufacturers, talks about why they chose Catalog Data Solutions.

Nestlé Waters Improves Packaging and Development of Bottles
Nestlé Waters\' mold design team speeds up the development process by delivering prototypes in less than a week, versus the traditional six weeks.

Light-Based Technologies LED Driver Earns UL Certification
The driver received UL Recognized Component Marking for its Ultra-Compatible (UC) Deep Dimming LED Driver.

Trek Accelerates Design Cycles with Objet 3D Printer
Trek is continuing its mission to be the best bicycle maker in the world by adopting an Objet 3D printer.

Letter to SEC Chairman Cites Missed Deadline and Lost Jobs
The AIA sent a letter to Securities & Exchange Commission Chairman Elisse Walter urging the agency to issue regulations for equity-based crowdfunding.

The Connex350 3D Printing System Enables Real World Testing
BRML are leveraging Objet\'s Connex350 3D Printing System to create intricate models of their designs increasing time and cost.

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

HyperWorks Aids in Winning Yacht Devolpment
Altair’s CAE suite helped to structurally design the Groupama Sailing Team yacht Groupama 4, winner of the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race.

Creating a Front Forks Assembly in Creo
This video tutorial explains how users can use Creo to create a front forks assembly for a Suzuki motorcycle.

Arista Earns Contract to Reduce Military\'s Carbon Footprint
Arista Power has been chosen by the United States Department of Defense to develop technology to reduce its dependance on fossil fuels.

CNC Showcases Mastercam Swiss Expert at PMTS 2013
Get a look at Swiss Expert 2012 as well as Mastercam X7, the latest Mastercam release, which is due out Q2 2013 at PMTS 2013 in April.

Expand Your Solid Edge and NX Skills
Design Visionaries has introduced two new books on NX 7.5 and Solid Edge ST2.

Pneumadyne Now Using TracePartsOnline.net 3D Product Models
Pneumadyne’s customers will be able to select and download 3D CAD models of pneumatic components and control systems directly into their designs.

NVIDIA’s GTC Will Begin October 11
NVIDIA has announced its third annual GPU Technology Conference will take place in San Jose from October 11 to 14.

The Impact of Social Networks on PLM and Supply Chain
This presentation looks at potential benefits and challenges of applying social technologies to product development.

Catalog Data Solutions Case Study on QTC
Quality Transmission Components recognized that the buying process has changed and implemented CDS\'s cloud-based SaaS technology.

Decision Analysis = Decision Engineering
Like a sound bridge design, a good decision needs to be properly engineered; it is naive to guess the answers directly.

ROI Data from Enterprises Implementing PLM
Feedback from companies in many industries consistently show dramatic gains with PLM.

Avoid Designing Parts with Impossible Features
This month\'s column focuses on how to avoid designing features that can\'t be cut by the rotating tooling that is used in a CNC machining process.

POET Adds New Manager to Project LIBERTY
Steve Hartig is named General Manager for POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels LLC.

Vuuch Enterprise Social Software Helps Peerless Lighting
This case study reveals how Peerless Lighting implemented Vuuch to improve the product development process, reduce team meeting time and more.

Q1-080701: Level of Detail Views (2 ans)
In attempting to reduce wait time and or file size I tried to use level of detail views in the drawing to reduce file size

Architect Says to Place Value on those Committed to BIM
BIM Specialist believes in the next 15 years, contracts based on building models will supersede 2D printed drawings as contract documents.

IES Selected for Tight Connectivity Between Sketchup & Revit
Ashley McGraw selected IES to assess and design a 4,000 square foot media center and library addition to the SyracuseCoE.

Workstations and Cloud Computing Coexist……
In many ways, computing platforms set the pace for much of the industry. Whether you have a pulse on the……

Hydropower Proves Both Reliable and Adaptable to Industry Demands……
Hydropower continues to be a sturdy bedrock, holding its ground with advances and expansion in the renewable energy industry. Companies……

CAM Outlook for 2013……
For the past few years the computer-aided machining (CAM) industry seems have been be holding their ground in the market.……

CAM Outlook for 2013……
For the past few years the computer-aided machining (CAM) industry seems have been be holding their ground in the market.……

Vendor Spotlight: Objet……
3D printing is going through a transition. What was once an exclusive high-price tag technology is becoming more affordable for……

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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 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 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.

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.