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Smooth Sailing   30 Nov, 1999

Surfaces and edges that have shapes based on any geometry other than lines, circles and arcs have always caused drawing and drafting problems.More>>

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Editing Solid Models in AutoCAD 2000   31 Jul, 1999

With the introduction of AutoCAD 2000, Autodesk finally provides some real editing tools for 3D solid models.More>>

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Mechanical Desktop Copies and Arrays   31 Mar, 1999

Mechanical Desktop operations that have names similar to AutoCAD operations can be perplexing to those experienced with AutoCAD commands. They either work in a different way or produce different-sometimes subtly different-results.More>>

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New and Improved Rendering Tools   31 Mar, 1998

This month, we will continue our explorations in the use of bitmap files in renderings that we started in the previous 3D column.More>>

Hardware Benchmarks for CAD, Part 1: Value, Limitations, and a Strategy for Use Article
Hardware Benchmarks for CAD, Part 1: Value, Limitations, and a Strategy for Use   31 Dec, 1969

Herrera on Hardware: Benchmarks remain the best performance evaluation tools, but not all benchmarks are created equal. More>>