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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: Philips Increases Work to India
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Royal Philips Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of lamps and healthcare equipment, has announced that it intends to bring down its operating costs by up to 30% over the next two years. Its strategy is to reduce the number of IT suppliers from around hundred to nearly 10. It will also be outsourcing…

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Outsourcing: Who Moved My Market?
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With the economic meltdown making US consumers cut back on costs, there’s been a paradigm shift in the way American firms and multinationals are looking at fast developing countries like China, India and Brazil. They are not looking at these countries as mass producers of low-cost goods and services, but are now looking at them…

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The Top 3D Printers
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While 3-D printers and their ilk are still quite rare in general, outside of certain specific industries, they have come into prominence recently and are beginning to gain mainstream appeal. Prices are dropping rapidly as new manufacturers enter the field and new models and methods are developed. We’ve taken a look at four of what…

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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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Previewing or Plotting Certain Layouts Makes AutoCAD HANG!!
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By R. Kamalathasan, Assistant Manager (Projects), The Magnum Group We experienced another strange problem in AutoCAD this week. THE PROBLEM We received a base plan file from our client with several layouts and xref files to attach. After finishing work on the drawing we tried to plot the file and found that… AutoCAD hangs during…

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Metal Powder Finds Its Application in 3D Printing
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3D printing is fast gaining popularity and how! Engineers from Northwestern University in the US have now devised a quick and inexpensive method to print 3D objects using metal powders and rust. This new technique can potentially find applications in creating fuel cells, medical implants, batteries and parts for aeronautical equipments, to name a few….

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