AutoCAD Blog Round-Up

How to Make AutoCAD Quicker and Easier to Use – 3 More AutoCAD Time Savers
Originally Posted by Civil Engineer
This article is the second in a series of articles designed to make your AutoCAD drafting much faster and more productive. We got a lot of responses and good tips from our readers for the last batch of AutoCAD time savers, and have another set of them for you! Here we go.
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Reduce mouse-clicks and increase productivity using AutoLISP
Originally Posted by Sanjay Kulkarni, an AutoCAD programmer
The number of mouse-clicks required to perform a task is generally a good indicator of productivity. The fewer the number of clicks, the less time required–hence more productivity.
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Cut Design Time in Half with Design Reuse Tools

If you’d rather come up with amazing ideas than spend hours searching for parts using Siemens NX, I’ve got a webinar for you.

In about a half an hour, Reducing the Cost of Innovation Through Reuse and Adaptation will show you how manufacturers like Samsung are using tools built into NX to save money and time, reduce inventory, and improve quality by leveraging information from past projects and other CAD systems.

The webinar, produced by Siemens, covers four main challenges, as outlined below. Here are some of the highlights of the webinar presentations:

1. Find existing parts and data

In an active CAD session, designers can search for class members and attribute values, and even by shape with Geolus Search. Once a part is found, it can be dragged and dropped into the assembly. Read full article »

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Reference Architecture for NX

Wish your old hardware could keep up with you? Are you in the market for a new workstation? Use this guide to maximize your NX performance with the right hardware configuration.

Can AutoCAD Training Make You a Better Engineer?

We usually talk about software and hardware when looking at ways to optimize AutoCAD performance, but what about us designers and engineers? At some point, we need to take responsibility for the skills we bring to our technology.

Part of that responsibility is taking the right amount of training to keep up with new features and functions in AutoCAD. There are several options available, and I’ll attempt to outline the pros and cons of each one.

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Optimizing AutoCAD Performance: Getting the Most From Your System

Every AutoCAD user wants to do more work faster with fewer mistakes—without breaking the bank. Here’s a look at top performance issues and some advice on what you can do about them.

CATIA V6 Image & Shaping Tools for 2D Design & 3D Design

Are surface tools and body shape details important to your 2D designs and 3D designs?  If so, check out this video for an example of how CATIA V6 R2011x delivers top quality surfaces achievement for body work in the automotive industry.  CATIA Imagine & Shape takes advantage of world-class surface tools to address body shape details such as cutting face plus superior usability tools for designers.

CATIA V6 Image & Shape YouTube Video

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Implementation Case Study: CATIA Performance Gains on Different Hardware Configurations

CATIA users can realize significant performance gains with the right hardware configuration. Other factors, such as monitor size, resolution, memory, operating system, and video drivers can also be manipulated to enhance your CATIA experience.

Creo Blog Round-Up

Creo 1.0: Just the apps ma’am: Introducing Creo Schematics
Originally Posted by Geoff Hedges
Frustrated using paper 2D schematics to route 3D cables, HVAC, hydraulics, and pipes? You should know about Creo Schematics.
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WorkLogix: Some Questions Answered About PTC’s Creo 1.0
Originally Posted by Jeff Rowe
“we spoke with Mike Campbell, PTC Divisional VP, Design and Visualization Products, who was very up front about the fact that Creo is something evolutionary and entirely new…”
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