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• Frederick W. Taylor and 3D Technology
  Source: Novedge Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Franco Folini, Date: 2007-01-12

• Realizing Software Potential
  Source: MCAD Online,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: John Pickering, Date: 2007-01-12

• Beyond the Job Description
  Source: CADD Manager.com,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com, Date: 2007-01-12
• CAD Standards - Almost Perfect
  Source: CADD Manager.com Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Mark W. Kiker, Date: 2007-01-12
• CAD Standards for the New Year
  Source: CADD Manager.com Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Mark W. Kiker, Date: 2007-01-12
• What Does Your CAD Standard Say About You?
  Source: CADD Manager.com Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Mark W. Kiker, Date: 2007-01-12

• Big Performance in a Smaller Footprint
  Source: Desktop Engineering,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: David Cohn, Date: 2007-01-12
• The Cutting Edge of Workstation Performance
  Source: AUGI,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com, Date: 2007-01-12
• Hardware Review of 2006
  Source: MCAD Online,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Robert Jamieson, Date: 2007-01-12

• 10 Reasons Why Vista is a Killer OS
  Source: WorldCAD Access,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Grabowski, Date: 2007-01-12
• Don`t Quit Your Day Job to Start a CAD Blog
  Source: Novedge Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Franco Folini, Date: 2007-01-12
• First Timebomb Explodes in Vista
  Source: WorldCAD Access,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Ralph Grabowski, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to re-enable a disabled Auto Stacked fractions MText dialog?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• Default Scale Settings for Printouts
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Erhan Toker, Date: 2007-01-12
• What is the 11:11 error code on DesignJet 500/800?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• Editing tips are no longer displayed with grips (e.g. door grips or on pipes).
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to make a SHAPE from drawing entities?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• An AutoCAD Hip Tip on Finding Lost Windows!
  Source: Lynn Allen`s Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Lynn Allen, Date: 2007-01-12
• Control AutoCAD using gestures (mouse strokes).
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• AutoCAD: Using the Sheet Set Manager
  Source: Beyond the Paper,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Scott Sheppard, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to convert a 3D perspective view to a 2D drawing?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to enter the dividing symbol (÷)?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to convert a series of TEXT objects to a single MTEXT object?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to convert arcs and circles to segmented line drawing?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to set the drawing window background color from menu, script or LISP?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to make own complex linetypes?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to quickly unlock and thaw all layers?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• AutoCAD Hip Tip for Trimming or Extending Something That Doesn`t Intersect a Boundary or Edge
  Source: Lynn Allen`s Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Lynn Allen, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to create a circular or irregular viewport in a layout?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to Find the Lost Toolbar?
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Orhan Toker, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to switch off AutoCAD status bar?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• A Simple AutoLISP Application for Constructing Center Lines
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Erhan Toker, Date: 2007-01-12
• How to display/hide screen menu from LISP or script?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• Dimensioning III
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Murat Saraldi, Date: 2007-01-12
• Dimensioning IV
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Murat Saraldi, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to shorten a delay in notification of Xref updates?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• System Variables Affecting the Display of 3-D Solid Models
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Muharrem Kocyigit, Date: 2007-01-12

• AutoCAD Tip: Creating a New Layout
  Source: Between the Lines,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Shaan Hurley, Date: 2007-01-12

• AutoCAD and ADT Help Files and Search
  Source: JTB World,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com, Date: 2007-01-12

• Layer Property Filters in AutoCAD
  Source: Daily AutoCAD,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Erhan Toker, Date: 2007-01-12

• Autodesk Vault
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: cmcconnell, Date: 2007-01-12

• Ever Wonder How to Create a Cut and Fill Shade??
  Source: Avid User of Civil 3D,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Wendy Lim, Date: 2007-01-12
• Surface Smoothing Simplified
  Source: civil 3d.com,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Jason Hickey, Date: 2007-01-12

• What are the .DRF files?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• Intellimouse zoom in MapGuide maps.
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• MapGuide viewer reports error "An error occured reading the map layer data".
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to change the drawing order of objects by their color?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12

• How to compute assembly weight or volume quickly?
  Source: CADForum.cz,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas, Date: 2007-01-12
• Trouble mating an assembly
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: coredetailing, Date: 2007-01-13
• Adaptivity vs Derived
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: pkquat, Date: 2007-01-13
• Center of Gravity, How to make use of it!
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: coredetailing, Date: 2007-01-13
• Unable to create parts in the assembly level
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Prototype, Date: 2007-01-13

• FILE TRANSLATIONS
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: ade, Date: 2007-01-13
• Iges files
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: desmo1275, Date: 2007-01-13
• How do I transform an .iam into a .ipt
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: poudral, Date: 2007-01-13

• Spot weld on a reference line - that doesn`t exist
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Gareth_k, Date: 2007-01-13

• An Inventor Tip to Turn Back the Hands of Time
  Source: Lynn Allen`s Blog,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Lynn Allen, Date: 2007-01-12
• Mirror Components
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: asieng7, Date: 2007-01-13
• Multiple parts adaptivity toggle?
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: MechMan, Date: 2007-01-13
• Skeletal model part updates
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: MechMan, Date: 2007-01-13
• Cable & Harness - oops!!!
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: billyb, Date: 2007-01-13
• Hole Table HDPT property....
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Gareth_k, Date: 2007-01-13

• Specify rotate center using Spaceball
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: MechMan, Date: 2007-01-13
• Spacemouse v. Cadman
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Squeezer, Date: 2007-01-13
• Mouse Scroll Button Zoom
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: asieng7, Date: 2007-01-13
• how to tune it.
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Bart, Date: 2007-01-13

• Context Menu
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Hatch, Date: 2007-01-13
• Distributing a template frame
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: Negative, Date: 2007-01-13

• Copy with linked spreadsheet
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: MechMan, Date: 2007-01-13
• How to use this example in Visual Basic...?
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: zandrey, Date: 2007-01-13

• Providing Flat Patterns to Manufacturing
  Source: Cadalyst,  Submitted by: CADDigest.com,  Author: Bill Graham, Date: 2007-01-12

• Linking, iParts, & Sprocket file.
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: pkquat, Date: 2007-01-13
• iParts with Adaptive features?
  Source: MCADForums.com,  Submitted by: G. Srinivas,  Author: powerfinger, Date: 2007-01-13