MCAD Tech News #188
3 Oct, 2006 By: Jeffrey Rowe Technology Takes Center Stage at IMTS 2006 While many trade shows are waning, IMTS is gaining momentum and offering exciting opportunities for the manufacturing sector With the advent of the Web and other electronic and digital marvels, I rarely attend trade shows and industry conferences anymore. I’m not exactly alone, either, as attendance at most traditional trade events has dropped off dramatically during the past decade. However, I attended IMTS (the International Manufacturing Technology Show) 2006 a few weeks ago in Chicago and found it to be very worthwhile. Again, I was hardly alone, because at this event, attendance exceeded 91,000 for the first time in six years. It occupied more than a million square feet, so there was literally a lot of ground to cover. Beyond its sheer size, what was impressive about IMTS? Well, there were tons of manufacturing technologies to check out -- everything from robotic workcells to multi-tasking machining centers for cutting metal to software for controlling all of the robots and machines -- plus some indications of what the future might hold for manufacturing. Read more>>by Mike Hudspeth, IDSA In the early 2D days of CAD, when that acronym meant computer-aided drafting, not design, it helped to have an artistic eye. If you didn't have an artistic person at the computer, your drawings didn't turn out that well. I started out drafting, and fortunately I've always had an affinity for 3D sculpture and drawing. In short, I can see and imagine 3D space. Why was that important? Because drawing orthographic projection requires the ability to imagine what the object looks like from different angles. If you worked from actual parts or a model of your design, the process was much easier. But in my experience, drawings were necessary long before such parts or models were available. Read more>> Mark Your Calendar: MCAD Events For Cadalyst's full calendar of events, click here >> Webinar: Extending the Value of ERP for Custom
Product Manufacturers SAP Business Forum 2006 Future Industrial Applications of Additive Fabrication Primavera 23rd Annual Conference Avatech Executive Breakfast Seminars Datamat Group Tech Expo ASUG Fall Symposium Series Rhino 4.0 -- "Shape to Fabrication" ASTM Committee E57 on 3D Imaging Systems Online Archives:Click here to view an online version of this newsletter and past issues of MCAD Tech News. CAD Manager – Managing the 2D/3D MultiCAD Office: Offices that use both 2D and 3D CAD software must assign the right tools for the right jobs. Avatech Tricks: Learn the tricks for automating title block information with Autodesk Inventor 11.Check Out Cadalyst's Latest Discussion Forum: Cadalyst now offers the Product Reviews Discussion Forum, where you can "review our reviews." Read the latest Cadalyst Labs and First Look reviews of hardware and software, then post your own comments about the review. Share your own experiences with that product and see what other CAD professionals have to say. Visit today! Job Search: If you're in the market for a new job -- or if you just want to see what's out there -- Cadalyst.com offers an online Job Search that will help. Powered by Indeed, this search tool offers a state-by-state list of CAD-related job openings, or you can customize a search to find your own list of U.S. job openings based on the keywords and locations you specify. Check it out today! Use the Job Search button on Cadalyst's Manufacturing Web site or click here for a direct link. Cadalyst Daily Update
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