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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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CAD | Engineering Drafting

Roundup of Our 3D Visualization Images
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Here are all our recent 3D visualizations in one place. They are all of imaginary cellphones. They were created by first making 3D objects in AutoCAD, positioning the objects for a suitable view, rendering the objects and touching up the final images with Adobe Photoshop CS2: In order of appearance they are the Rolex cellphone,…

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CAD | Solar

India Exceeds 1GW of Rooftop Solar
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India has actually gotten to 1,020 MW of solar rooftop implementations, having included 513MW over the last One Year, according to consultancy company Bridge to India. Development over the last year was at 113% as well as a comparable trajectory is expected in the coming year, with the country including a lot more ability compared…

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Outsourcing Consulting
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Ever wished you could have people in India performing your non-core tasks at low rates and with high accuracy? Hesitating to go the distance finding potential providers and evaluating them? Well, now TMG will do it for you using the experience of nearly a decade that we have in the outsourcing arena. We can help…

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3D Printing | CAD

3D Printing in Space Has Arrived
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Commander Barry Wilmore in the International Space Station with the 3D-printed wrench Earlier in this blog we had mentioned how preparations were being made to enable 3D printing in space. 3D printing in space is now been there, done that. A small ratchet wrench has been successfully 3D printed at the International Space Station (ISS)…

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Sheet Metal Design Tip
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We’ve just seen an excellent tip on the “Sheet Metal Guy Blog” regarding sheet metal drafting using Solidworks 2007. It’s a must-read if you are using that CAD platform for sheet-forming designs. It is unlikely to be documented elsewhere, so do check it out!! To your cutting and bending health!

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Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare Review: Kevin Spacey Attempts A Resurrection
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This from http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Call-Duty-Advanced-Warfare-Review-Kevin-Spacey-Attempts-Resurrection-68295.html: “Players are outfitted with exoskeletons that allow them to do superhuman things, like leap 20 feet in the air, rip a car door off its hinges and use it as a shield, or slow down time. “ From the technology point of view, Kevin appears filmed as a real actor, when in…

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