Using OpenGL in C# (Tao.Framework)

Install the Tao Framework, download it here. In VisualStudio.net Toolbox, add a new Tab and rename it with a meaningful caption: In the new Tab category, right click”Choose Items”: Browse to the control “SimpleOpenGLControl” Drag the control onto the Windows Form designer, this will automatically add two reference assemblies... [Read more]

Reset VisualStudio Toolbox tab

In VisualStudio.net Command: devenv /setup devenv /resetuserdata devenv /resetsettings CSharp        Go to Source SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reset VisualStudio Toolbox tab", url: "http://www.3dcadtips.com/2008/11/reset-visualstudio-toolbox-tab/" }); Read More →

AU Class Schedule

The following is my schedule for teaching at Autodesk University this week: Wednesday 1:00 - 2:30 Palozzo O-P CV210 - 1P The Art of Implementing Civil 3D We’ll explore what works, what doesn’t, and I’ll layout a very specific process for making sure you can minimize downtime, and implement Civil 3D without having to “know it... [Read more]

Siemens PLM Software Technology Speeds Hendrick Motorsports and Driver Jimmie Johnson to Third Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship

Siemens PLM Software Technology Speeds Hendrick Motorsports and Driver Jimmie Johnson to Third Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship. Source: www.plm.automation.siemens.com SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Siemens PLM Software Technology Speeds Hendrick Motorsports and Driver Jimmie Johnson to Third Consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship", url:... [Read more]

Things have changed at SolidMentor

Hello all, Things are changing at SolidMentor due to traffic statistics. The Forum has been removed but Help / SolidJott has been added in substitution. I am sure you will agree it is a much easier quick interface for help. Soon I will have a plugin so that SolidJott will show up in your SolidWorks task manager so that when you need help you will not... [Read more]

And it was all going so well…

It looked like the perfect trip across to AU: the train connection was good, so even though I had a 9am flight from Geneva to Newark I could leave my house at 6am and still make it (even after dinner… Go to Source SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "And it was all going so well…", url: "http://www.3dcadtips.com/2008/11/and-it-was-all-going-so-well/"... [Read more]

Autodesk University 2008

I will be attending this event during this coming week so my posting may or may not be sporadic. I have a pile of posts in “drafts” but just haven’t finished anything, favoring family time during the holiday. If you use Twitter you can find me “there“. I intend to update where I am as often as I can remember to do so via... [Read more]

Nakheel Tower, Dubai, a tower more than 1 kilometre in height

Another one of the amazing structures to be built. “The design challenges are met by an innovative solution in shaping the tower geometry to provide a highly robust and redundant structure, at the same time as creating an aerodynamic effect to minimize the effect of the local wind storms. The cylindrical tower is 95m in diameter, but in actuality... [Read more]

Why Buy AutoCAD LT?

Economic slowdown, credit crunch, sustainability - these once academic buzz words have become household language in the last several months. But the falling prices of oil and stocks hasn’t affected the high price of AutoCAD and its limited feature version, AutoCAD LT. Professional engineering staff, including architects, civil, structural and... [Read more]

Google Revises Their Update to the Google Maps API Terms of Service

The latest Google Maps API TOS is available here.  Google had just updated their TOS back in early November to clear up some questions around the use of API on free sites (this TOS only applies to the free API, not the Google Premier).  The changes were welcomed by all, but one section appeared to some people to suggest that by using the API, you... [Read more]

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