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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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New Software for VR Motion Platforms
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VR, of course, stands for virtual reality, which is where you put on a special headset. That headset envelops your eyes so that you cannot see the outside world. It has a small screen in front of each eye, and all you see is what those screens show you. Those screens typically show you a 3D…

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Infographic of Home Solar Costs and Savings
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Everyone’s talking about how they installed solar panels on their roof and how they are saving a bundle. Sounds good, but isn’t it always better to know what the actual numbers are? That said, isn’t it easier to see the numbers as pictures. Sure it is! Which is why we have selected this infographic for…

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Screen Recording Software: Our Review of Camtasia 7
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TMG has been a long-term user of Camtasia (we started with Camtasia 5 some years ago) and has been upgrading to all newer versions as and when Techsmith announces them. They announced Camtasia 7 last week and we immediately bought and downloaded it. We’ve tried it out by creating a video on it. Here are…

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Food from CAD
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Like eating food shaped as a truncated tetrahedron? Or as a cone with a square hole through it? Or as a plate with an array of octagonal holes? Food designed with CAD is now a reality (although how good it is for you is open to question… ) Anjan Contractor, a mechanical engineer with a…

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Solar Designer Secrets: The Final Installment
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The three-part expose is complete! With the below episode a regular reader now has very good idea of how a solar designer plans all aspects of a solar power system. The expose will benefit solar panel installers, property owners and the engineering community. In case you want to view the first two episodes, they are…

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Fused Deposition Modelling Explained
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While there are numerous 3D printing methods, the most widely used one is Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) where the printers are equipped with a thermoplastic filament, which is heated to its melting point to create a 3D object. FDM was first invented in the 80s by Scott Crump, chairman and co-founder of Stratasys, widely recognized…

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