• AEC Translation and File Transfers - aecXML and IFCs are both meant to facilitate data transfers between AEC programs but aecXML is optimized for the Internet, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, August 1, 2005 (more AEC features)
• Reverse Engineering 101 - software for portable CMMs make reverse engineering useful to manipulate images by modifying, doubling, or repositioning them, Robert Pearce of Faro, Machine Design, August 2005 (more reverse engineering articles)
• Creating a Cylindrical Cam Using Mechanism Design Extension - although Pro/E's Mechanical Design Extension (MDX) does not include built-in functionality for cylindrical cams, this technique can be used to create cylindrical cam with a follower, Dana Coombs, PROfiles Magazine, Summer 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)
• Centered Text - center a text feature in Pro/E by sketching a centerline, Pro/E Tip of the Month, Synthesis Engineering Services, August 2005 (more Pro/E tutorials)
• Open Design Alliance Philosophy Promotes Proper Ownership of CAD Data to Users, Not Software Companies - unlike Adobe and its PDF standards, Autodesk maintains a closed proprietary systems for DWG standards, Anthony Frausto-Robledo EIC, architosh, August 19, 2005 (more Autodesk articles)
• Keeping the Attribute Text on Exploded Blocks - explode a block with attributes and keep the text with BURST, Lynn Allen, Lynn Allen's Blog, August 22, 2005 (more AutoCAD tips)
• Corridor Modeling - Quickly Balance Cut and Fill - use the Composite Volumes Panorama in Autodesk's Civil 3D to balance cuts and fills along a roadway surface, Scott McEachron, Civil 3D - Paving the Way, August 22, 2005 (more Autodesk Civil 3D tutorials)
• Be Sure Your Company is Best Served by Its Software Contracts - an examination of software user licenses concludes that you really only rent software, Robert Green, Cadalyst Management, August 9, 2005 (more CAD management features)
• Simulating Ice - wind-tunnel testing and computational simulation methods are being used to simulate ice-protection systems and evaluate complete aircraft performance, Mark Potapczuk, Machine Design, August 2005 (more CFD articles)
• ProgeSOFT IntelliCAD - Creating and Naming Blocks - after creating and naming a block, you can insert copies of it into a drawing, Learning IntelliCAD, August 22, 2005 (more IntelliCAD tutorials)

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• Visualization 2005 - Virtual Visions - a look at various visualization software packages, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst Manufacturing, August 1, 2005 (more Autodesk VIZ reviews, trueSpace reviews, Piranesi reviews, NavisWorks reviews, AccuRender reviews) 

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