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• Owen Wengerd explains why memory-wimpy 32-bit AutoCAD must be installed on your 64-bit 64GB fire breathing computer

  12 Mar 2010 | 11:50 am

  In Owen Wengerd's Outside The Box blog ("Random thoughts about AutoCAD, ObjectARX, and the meaning of life"), we learn why some users are forced to install 32-bit AutoCAD on 64-bit computers: because some third-party apps are[…]

• Graphics/Modeling Software facilitates rendering processes.

  12 Mar 2010 | 6:29 am

  To streamline workflows, 3ds Max 2011 offers users one solution for modeling, animation, rendering, and compositing. Slate node-based material editor, Quicksilver multithreaded hardware renderer, and high dynamic range-capable compositor accelerate creation of imagery and entertainment content.[…]

• Will your descendents be able to read your CAD drawings 50 years from now?

  10 Mar 2010 | 12:22 pm

  Three CAD vendors -- Lattice, Elysium, and Kubotek -- are partnering with Boeing to present a half-day seminar later this month on the problems of dealing with 3D CAD data.The conference has the unhappily-long title of[…]

• The potential of HTML 5, demo'ed

  10 Mar 2010 | 6:56 am

  HTML v5 holds the promise of adding a huge amount of power to the Web brower, and eliminating unwieldly add-ons, like Flash.One key to the increase in graphics capability is the new <canvas> tag. Over at[…]

• More tax, fewer women

  9 Mar 2010 | 3:53 pm

  Tony Abbott's new parental leave policy is no doubt a step forward, but the controversial new tax that comes with it could see employers favour male employees. 10 Mar 2010 9:53 AM

• The problem with upgrades, pin pointed

  9 Mar 2010 | 7:22 am

  Over on Steven Johnson's blog nauseam, Jonathan Yeandle pinpoints the problem with upgrades, especially in the way they are marketed by large CAD vendors:Here’s a question: if a new CAD version is so good that we[…]

• progeCAD 2010 Released. AutoCAD Clone Reads AutoCAD 2010 Files, Windows 7 Compatible

  10 Feb 2010 | 7:41 am

  Sydney, Australia - CADDIT and progeSOFT are happy to announce the milestone software release of progeCAD 2010. Also to be known as "progeCAD CLASSIC", this will be the final and best release ever available on the[…]

• Alibre Price Now Just $99 in Australia, Alibre 12.1 Released

  1 Feb 2010 | 7:13 am

  CADDIT has released Alibre 12.1 3D CAD Software in Australia, with the following new permanent price structure:Alibre Design Standard: AUD $99.00Alibre Design Professional: AUD $549.00Alibre Design Expert: $1099.00Alibre Design can be downloaded directly from CADDIT Australia[…]

• Linux Network Printing from progeCAD using Samba

  25 Jan 2010 | 6:11 pm

  One common network configuration for business file storage and printing is the use of Linux file and print servers on low-cost PC hardware. The advantages of UNIX & Linux servers in an SMB office automation environment[…]

• A Preview of Alibre CAM 2.0 CNC Software

  13 Jan 2010 | 7:16 pm

  The upcoming release of Alibre Design 12.1 (SP1) will include major enhancement to the basic CAM software included free with Alibre Design Expert, as well as the four- and five-axis options available for Alibre CAM Professional[…]

• How manufacturing got buried

  29 Dec 2009 | 12:39 pm

  One of the challenges for the manufacturing industry in Australia is China's voracious demand for resources – the 'two speed' economy is back with a vengeance. 30 Dec 2009 6:39 AM

• The Australian dollar won't fall

  21 Oct 2009 | 1:29 pm

  The big issue is that I don’t think the rise in the dollar is temporary – it is not a short term phenomenon – it's likely to be sustained and will change manufacturing in this country[…]

• Putting literacy and numeracy to work

  3 Sep 2009 | 1:21 am

  According to the OECD, lifting a population's literacy skills amplifies increases in labour productivity and GDP – which is why a national project examining these impacts is so important. 3 Sep 2009 5:21 PM

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