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AutoCAD Drafting News: Autodesk Fined

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Our favorite CAD software manufacturer has suffered a hit. Because of a patent infringement suit filed against them by Z4 Technlogies regarding the product activation software AutoCAD employs, U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis of Texas ordered Autodesk to pay an $18 million fine. This of course will not wreck Autodesk, which has revenues in excess of $1 billion, but still, it’s a tough pill for Autodesk to swallow!

If it’s any consolation, mighty Microsoft was fined too: $140 million !!!

Read more about this event here.

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Outsourcing to India: the Other Side
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Silicon.com has published an article on August 25th, 2009 on how Indian outsourcing workers are being stressed to their limits. Though it has been hailed as the key to India’s economic growth, the inside story of its the outsourcing industry is one of sheer drudgery, with punishing deadlines, long night shifts, irate customers a thousand…

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CAD Drafting: Dynamic Blocks with Embedded Fields
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As you all know, blocks help to reduce file size and the time it takes to draft an object multiple times.Howdy to all AutoCAD users and explorers who are well-versed in the uses of blocks and fields. Today, AutoCAD blocks are becoming intelligent and flexible, acquiring new features and constraints. These can be controlled…

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CAD Services: How We Create 3D Models for 3D Printers
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3D printers have picked up momentum and it will be no wonder if you soon find a 3D print shop in your locality. We have already written several blog posts regarding 3D printers and are now going to explain how we prepare a model for 3D printing. The Steps 1. Create the 3D model using…

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Why the 737 MAX Tended to Tip Upwards
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The Unexplained Boeing’s ill-fated 737 MAX series planes have larger engines than the earlier 737NG series. You may have wondered (as I did) why those larger engines caused MAX planes to pitch upwards during takeoff, necessitating the disastrous MCAS software. Basic logic suggests that the new, heavier engines would tend to make the planes pitch…

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More Publicity For Our Structural Drawing Service
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Whoa! Now we have a press release on our structural drawing service. Incredibly, it has been downloaded more than 15,000 times in one day at PRWeb!

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GE’s Immelt Speaks on Outsourcing During His India Visit
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Immelt was in Mumbai recently, during which visit he addressed the US-India Business and Entrepreneurship Summit. “You guys are not living up to your side of the bargain,” Immelt told the room full of India’s top executives. “There is a trillion dollars of infrastructure investment in India and it’s not happening.” Very easy for him…

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