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On the Cover
The image of the Super Street 38 motorcycle is courtesy of Right Hemisphere. Original CAD design work done by Mark van der Kwaak of dbbp.com. The motorcycle design was created using CATIA V5 and rendered using Right Hemisphere's Deep Exploration 5.5 CAD Edition. Right Hemisphere's Lars Olson applied materials and Realight to the CAD data in Deep Exploration prior to the rendering of the image. Art direction by Annie W. Leung.
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Cadalyst Labs Hardware & Software Reviews
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X Marks the Ref
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How AutoCAD Can Mess You Up Behind Your Back
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Convert Qleaders to Same-Style Mleaders
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Design Viewer and Windows Applications
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AEC Tools
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Description Key Sets and Point Styles
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Print Versus Plot
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Architects transform their designs from carbon-positive to carbon-neutral.
Working with VectorWorks
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Productivity Corner
Bentley's PowerCivil automates subdivisional roadway systems.
3D Modeling
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Creating Flat Pattern Drawings of Sheet Metal Parts
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CircuitWorks — Electro Meets Mechanical, Part 2
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Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology, Part 2
Capture ideas as fast as you can imagine them.
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Autodesk Inventor 2009 Frame Generator
Populate your parts and material lists to combine like frame members and total lengths.
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Adding Tolerances to an Autodesk Inventor Model Sketch
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