CADalyst articles from September 2004

CADalyst archives from September 2004

Know your business: employers say they have trouble finding CAD operators who know their software and their particular industry.(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... LEARN THE BUSINESS AS well as the software. That's the overriding kernel of advice from those of you who sent in comments on last month's Editor's Window about the demise of the drafter. Jimmy Moore, president of VisionREZ, a 3D modeling...

Talking about GIS: ESRI International User Conference showcases GIS in a number of roles.(Show Report)(Environmental Systems Research Institute)
September 1, 2004... This year's ESRI International User Conference showcased the growing role of GIS in applications ranging from keynote speaker Rita Colwell's efforts to understand and prevent cholera outbreaks to determining where to plunk down your next...

From UNIX to Windows: Toyota input shapes Development of PTC's Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0.(Tech Trends)
September 1, 2004... When PTC introduced Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire in February of 2003, the company emerged from several years of a downward spiral in market share and financial performance to make a strong statement about its future direction. Long a UNIX-based,...

Large CRT monitors: offer best bang for your buck.(Alive & Kicking)(Buyers Guide)
September 1, 2004... Prices on large CRT monitors have dropped substantially since our last CRT review in September 2003. Not so many years ago I remember paying triple what these current CRTs cost. What you don't get for these lower prices are multiple...

P1230.(cadalyst labs review)(color monitor from Dell Inc.)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... Dell www.dell.com Star rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Price: $679 The Dell P1230 is a 22" monitor with a 20.3" viewing area and a rated dot pitch of 0.24mm. The P1230 offers a maximum resolution of 1600X1200 at 106.3Hz (UXGA) and...

P1230: Hewlett Packard.(cadalyst labs review)(color monitor)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... Hewlett-Packard www.hp.com Star rating: 5 stars out of 5 Price: $569 ***** 2004 cadalyst LABS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The HP p1230 monitor is part of the Performance series of monitors from Hewlett-Packard. This 22"...

ThinkVision C220p.(cadalyst labs review)(Color monitor)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... IBM www.ibm.com Star rating: 5 stars out of 5 Price: $649 ***** 2004 cadalyst LABS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The IBM ThinkVision C220p monitor's attractive matte-black housing typifies the attention to detail in both design and...

Vision Master Pro 514, HM204DTA.(cadalyst labs review)(Color monitor)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... Iiyama North America www.iiyama.com Star rating: 5 stars out of 5 Price: $579 ***** 2004 cadalyst LABS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The Iiyama Vision Master Pro 514 has a couple of extras not found in any of the other monitors...

MultiSync FE2111SB.(cadalyst labs review)(Color monitor)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display www.necmitsubishi.com Star rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Price: $599.99 NEC-Mitsubishi's entry for this large CRT roundup is the MultiSync FE2111SB, a 22" aperture-grille monitor with a 20"...

G220fb.(cadalyst labs review)(ViewSonic color monitor)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... ViewSonic www.viewsonic.com Star rating: 5 stars out of 5 Price: $493 ***** 2004 cadalyst LABS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED The ViewSonic G220fb monitor distinguishes itself from the rest of the pack in several different ways. The...

SolidWorks 2005: improved mold making, upgraded interface top enhancements.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE that SolidWorks 2005 is the product's thirteenth major release since it was introduced in 1995. From the beginning, it set and maintained a high standard as an affordable and manageable CAD application for mechanical...

NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000: high-end AGP 8X graphics card.(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... NVIDIA recently introduced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 graphics card, the latest in its line of speedy AGP 8X workstation graphics cards. As expected, the card's performance was outstanding. With graphics card technology at something of a...

@Xi 4240 MTower SP: Single-processor CAD workstation.(first look reviews)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 1, 2004... The Xi 4240 MTower SP is one of the latest systems from @Xi Computer. This particular series is based on the Intel Pentium 4 processor. The system I tested featured a single 3.4GHz processor and 800MHz front side bus. The 4240 MTower SP is...

Performance evaluations: what do you need to do to prepare?(CAD Manager)
September 1, 2004... If you remain a CAD manager long enough, you'll eventually have to perform employee performance evaluations. I've fielded many questions over the years about how to approach evaluations and would like to share some of the experience I've gained...

Data exchange tips and tricks: Web site collects advice for 3D CAD users.(MCAD Modeling Methods)
September 1, 2004... This month's focus on data exchange provides an excellent opportunity to share some of the 3D modeling information I've collected for my new Web site: www.3DCADTips.com (figure 1). During my 25 years of experience, first as a 3D CAD designer...

Are you up to standards? Homegrown standards vs. the U.S. national CAD standard.(AEC From The Ground Up)
September 1, 2004... One of the best ways to ensure that your CAD department is productive is to create and work according to a set of CAD standards. Doing so helps new employees learn their jobs quickly, speeds projects to completion with greater accuracy, and...

Aerial infrared thermography: linking thermal mapping results to CAD and GIS systems.(Spatial Technologies)
September 1, 2004... When you need a thermal image of an area, aerial IR (infrared) thermography is superior to ground-based infrared in applications where a straight-down and large-area view is needed and where large areas and long distances must be covered in a...

Tips from our readers: center text, offset polylines, and more.(Hot Tip Harry)
September 1, 2004... "THE COMPETITION IS HEATING up for the big bucks," said Harry as he fired up his laptop, a worn hodgepodge with what looked like a bullet hole near the touch pad. "This is some great stuff." First up was a cute little trick from W. Kirk...