In comment on a related post, “Ballenger Motorsports” links to Web sites at SolidWorks and Tom’s Hardware, which show Vista running CAD applications much slower than XP.
How much slower? Pro/Engineer runs some 85% slower. UGS NX runs 98% slower. Maybe that’s why PTC wasn’t whooping up Vista at the media event earlier this month.
As can be expected elsewhere, SolidWorks also notes that some features stop working with Vista, such as MoldflowXpress and MDT translator.
This dismal performance explains why Microsoft’s half-billion-dollar marketing campaign consists of feel-good expressions — instead of facts — like the Gatesian comment at yesterday’s launch event: “This ‘wow’ thing is a great way of describing what we’ve got here.”
Wow
It’s all about the wow. Wow. Perhaps ‘wow’ is an abbreviation for “worse or worser.”
I don’t want wow. I don’t want a shiny user interface that sucks CPU cycles away from my apps doing real work in earning me a living. I don’t want to pay $399 for worse.
As Wendys used to ask in the 80s, “Where’s the beef?”
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The next major release of AutoCAD, version-named 2008, will be officially announced on Monday, 12 February. It is expected to ship before the end of March.
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Adobe opens up its PDF file format.
The company joins Bentley Systems, Intergraph, and McNeel (Rhino) in documenting primary file formats publicly.
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Oldie but a goodie from this blog 8/10/04
Have you ever wanted to read about a system variables current settings without going to the online Help or how to save and restore system variables on your or another machine? In this quick article I will explain the Express Tool System Variable Editor just to show you what it does.
You must have the AutoCAD Express Tools installed to use this tool.
The System Variable Editor allows you to view, edit and save system variable settings.
Express menu: Tools > System Variable Editor
AutoCAD Command line: SYSVDLG
The dialog shows you the entire list of AutoCAD system variables. You can review and change values and search with filters such as *DIM will show all system variables that start with DIM. The best use of this tool is to save a file with all of your current system variable settings. You can then restore the system variables on this or other machines.
Initial Value Displays the initial value of the system variable highlighted in the list box. This is the value the system variable has in a new drawing.
Saved In Displays where the value of the highlighted system variable is saved.
Type Displays the type of the highlighted system variable; for example, integer, real, or string.
You can save the system variable settings using the Save button and then save to a SVF or even a SCR script that can be ran from the AutoCAD command line. You can save all, filtered, or a selected list (highlighted) of system variables. If you saved the output to a SVF file, you can use the Read button from the System Variable Editor to read in an restore the system variables.
From the System Variable Editor Help:
No changes are saved to the drawing until you choose OK. All pending changes can be discarded with the Cancel button. SYSVDLG will validate new system variable values as they are changed.
Two files, defaults.svf and defaults.scr, are installed in the Express directory along with the System Variable Editor. These files contain AutoCAD’s the default system variable settings for a new installation of AutoCAD. To return AutoCAD to a ‘pristine’ system variable state you can either read the defaults.svf file into SYSVDLG or run the defaults.scr file from the AutoCAD command line using the SCRIPT command. Be aware that this will overwrite any system variable settings in the drawing you are currently editing.
Cheers,
-Shaan
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In Revit Building or Revit Structure, a user can flip the wall orientation to adjust what is exterior or interior. To do this, a user must select the existing wall and choose the blue double arrows to change the orientation. There are times when the entire set of walls is drawn "backwards". To flip all of the walls in one command, the user must:
1. Select or highlight all the walls that need to be flipped.
2. Press the SPACE bar on the keyboard.
By pressing the SPACE bar, all the walls will flip simultaneously.
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Como, Italy – January 15, 2007 – progeSOFT announced progeCAD Smart!
progeCAD Smart! Will be the new freeware version of progeCAD only for personal/non commercial use
A lot of new features available and DWG 2007 support
progeCAD Smart! is the free light version of
progeCAD 2007 Professional the business powerful DWG 2007 CAD based on the most recent version of IntelliCAD
More infomation on our Professional Line products available here
progeCAD Smart! available soon for download. Stay tuned!
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Here are the top 10 CAD software downloads on CNET, as of Friday:
1. Google SketchUp — 422,782 downloads
2. Informative Graphics DWG Viewer — 418,099
3. Apperson & Daughters CadStd Lite — 273,780
4. Alibre Design Xpress — 230,266
5. CADopia (IntelliCAD) Standard — 224,249
6. Punch Software Super Home Suite — 205,686
7. Home Plan Software Home Plan — 155,493
8. Autodesk AutoCAD — 77,244
9. Punch Software Professional Home Design Platinum Suite — 70,264
10. ProgeCAD (IntelliCAD) LT — 61,183
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I’m nearly done my latest PDF ebook, “Animations in AutoCAD.” This ebook looks at several ways of creating animations (movies) with AutoCAD 2007, as well as going on walk-throughs of 3D models.
At this point, this new e-book contains the following chapters:
1. Introduction to Animations
2. Recording Animations
The AniPath command lets you create a camera path through a 3D model, and then save an animation to a movie file such as AVI or QuickTime.
3. Walking and Flying
The 3dWalk and 3dFly commands let you interactively move through 3D models. They are the same as each other, except that 3dWalk is a bit more controlled, because the z-height is fixed.
Tip: Use the VPoint command to change the elevation seen during the 3dWalk command.
4. The Dashboard
The Dashboard has controls that let you record your 3D walks and flythroughs to movie files.
5. Enhancing Animations
Adding materials and lights to make the animations more realistic. Also, how to use Microsoft’s free MovieMaker with the movie files generated by AutoCAD.
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I write “at this point” because writing books is a dynamic process. I’m never quite sure what they’ll contain until I’m done writing. If you have suggestions for material to add to this book, let me know.
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Open Design Alliance Relocates To New Offices
From: MCADCafe
Type: Press Release
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ODA Responds to Autodesk Lawsuit with Counter Claims of Monopolistic Behavior
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