CAD and BIM General
This arrived in the in-box, I’ve never been on a “press” mailing list before. I haven't used IntelliCAD but if you want to start this should help. -----Original Message----- From: ProgeSOFT To: Press Subject: New CAD Blog launched: "Learning IntelliCAD" powered by ProgeSOFT
Web/Tech
Could 1 terrabyte on Holographic disc make the Blu-ray vs HD-DVD debate irrelevant? Six firms form the HVD Alliance around 1TB disc - Engadget - www.engadget.com While Sony and Toshiba (among others) are squabbling over Blu-ray and HD-DVD, CMC Fuji Photo, CMC Magnetics, and three other
MindManager
One thing I’ve found MindManager really useful for is checklists when doing tasks that involve many steps or files. Today I had to export data from 80 CAD files to Mdb Database. I needed to add some new properties and check each file was working so could not automate
AutoCAD
It’s really great when people are prepared to share knowledge and here is a great example. The ObjectARX® for Dummies Blog was created by Fernando Malard to share his knowledge on the world of ObjectARX. I know nothing about it so will be reading every post - Thanks Fernando! ObjectARX®
AutoCAD
Shaan has posted a dramatic example of twenty years progress in CAD technology. The AutoCAD “Nozzle” is a famous sample dwg that pushed AutoCAD to its limits. Now 20 years later the Nozzle has been...
Just what it says, Science of Cycling from The Exploratorium. Online since 1993, the Exploratorium was one of the first science museums to build a site on the World Wide Web. Our site now contains over 15,000 Web pages exploring hundreds of different topics.
If you see a Ferrari Enzo on the road make sure you don’t hit it! Ferrari Enzo fender bender costs $120,000 - Autoblog - www.autoblog.com In an interesting article on State Farm’s secret research lab we learn that carbon fibre cars are very expensive to fix…
Science
And I thought the wild ducks trying to get through the cat door were dumb... Technology: Tech News: Birdbrain Is Not Stupid Argue Scientists
Television
Just watched a fascinating documentary on the work of plastic surgeon Archibald McIndoe. He pioneered burns treatment and surgical reconstruction techniques on the badly injured air crew that formed his “Guinea Pig Club”. While the physical reconstruction was important he also realised that psychological treatment was also vital to recovery
Cool Hardware
I’m still getting to know my new Sony RDRHX900 DVD/HDD recorder but already have found a some features I love and one that could be better. The Hard Disk Drive (HDD) is awesome for time shifting especially as we don't have anything like TiVo in New
Green
Brisbane encourages Smart parking, Dumb Auckland just thinks about revenue collecting. Why not encourage smaller cars in the city especially when you consider the probability of two Smarts in Auckland wanting to park in the same space at the same time is about zero? Smart parking 19.01.05 Brisbane
AutoCAD Architecture
Standards NZ are moving to XML format. They have their catalogue now as PDF and in a database format with its own viewer but the move to XML is interesting. For AEC perhaps this means there will be potential to integrate & reference standards information directly in the relevant BIM
