Q1-081211: Material File
How can we create a customized material file (.mtl)?

Autodesk Execs to Speak at Upcoming Conferences
Autodesk, Inc. announced its executives will be speaking at three investor conferences in September 2010.

Project Krypton Replaces Sustainable Materials Assistant
Even though Sustainable Materials Assistant for Inventor 2010 has been graduated from Labs, it is replaced with Project Krypton.

IMTS Attendees Get First Look at Mastercam X5
Mastercam X5 introduces significant new capabilities, including new dynamic milling techniques, multiaxis machining, Smart Hybrid Finishing and more.

Integration to Play Major Role in Matchcad 15.0
Find out what's new in PTC's upcoming roll out of Mathcad 15.0

Save Production Costs with Matched Mating Pairs
In this month's tip from Proto Labs users learn how to save on production time and costs using matched pairs.

Workstations: Do They Still Hold their Niche?
Regardless of the economy, workstations continue to hold their niche in making it easier for users to have a smooth CAD experience.

New Editor-in-Chief for Landscape Architecture Magazine
Veteran journalist Bradford McKee has joined Landscape Architecture magazine, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Do You Know how to Export your Revit Model to Navisworks?
In a YouTube tutorial, HOK describes how to export a 3D DWF into Navisworks.

New Trucks Deliver More Than 28% Fuel Savings
UPS’s first generation hybrid diesel step delivery vans are powered by an Eaton Corp. electric hybrid propulsion system.

Construction Started on the Trenton Solar Farm
The 1.3 megawatt facility will provide customers with clean electricity when completed this fall.

An Update on Flexible e-paper
Find out what is happening with flexible e-ink displays in this column by Insight Media.

IBM Rational Tools Drive Integration for Systems Development
Leading end-users confirm how IBM Rational tools solve integration issues in systems development across disparate expert domains, in CPDA study.

Benefits of Design for Environment (DfE)
What does Design for Environment (DfE) have to do with product design and competitiveness? Find out in this new column.

Bombardier Eases Fastener Management with SyncroFIT
Bombardier Aerospace is adopting VISTAGY’s SyncroFIT to help them reduce the time required and improve the accuracy of their assembly development.

Open PLM vs. Closed PLM Debates
Oleg Shilovitsky continues tracking trends in PLM. This month includes discussions on open PLM and the Dassault Systemes Exalead acquisition.

Teamcenter “unified” Siemens’ Next Generation PLM Platform
CIMdata announced the availability of a review of Teamcenter 8, a Siemens PLM Software cPDm solution.

A Future of Eco-friendly Vehicle Design
Vehicle design groups across the board are using CAD software to design efficiently and innovate to the fullest.

Direct Coupling of MD Nastran and AcuSolve Announced
MSC.Software and ACUSIM Software are announcing the joining of AcuSolve with MD Nastran for FSI simulation.

BMW Leverages PowerInspect for Faster Measuring
Delcam’s PowerINSPECT is being used to inspect chassis prototypes in the “Process Technology Prototype Development” of the BMW Group.

Heatsink 201 - Even More About Heatsink Design
This webinar focuses on practical issues in the design of heatsinks and optimization strategies to achieve the most appropriate heatsink design.

New Entry-level Professional Workstation
This new workstation, based on Intel Core i5 processors and the Intel 3450 chipset, delivers a workstation experience at near desktop prices.

California Caster and Hand Truck Company Selects CDS
Plus, Catalog Data Solutions offers a new capability where CAD models are viewable with the 3D PDF viewer.

Anark Core 3.1 Makes CAD Files Smaller, Lighter, Faster
Anark Corporation announced the release of Anark Core 3.1.

Handy Method for Creating Multi-sectioned Line Views
SolidWorks doesn’t have a tool for creating multi-sectioned line views, so users can take advantage of this tutorial to learn how.

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The new Siemens PLM Community covers new developments in the Siemens PLM Software suite, companion products, and also includes other industry focused coverage. Siemens PLM software products covered include NX, Solid Edge and The Velocity Series and more.

The Siemens Community Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Siemens PLM Community, arrives in member's mailboxes every Wednesday morning.

The CATIA Community covers Dassault Systèmes’ CATIA PLM suite, including CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, and SMARTEAM. In conjunction with IBM, Dassault sells CATIA PLM primarily to the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Medical Devices, Shipbuilding, Electrical & Electronics, Semiconductor industries.

CATIA Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the CATIA Community, is sent every Tuesday.

Inventor Connections serves the community of Autodesk Inventor professionals. Autodesk’s major push to move users from 2D to 3D has resulted in one of the fastest growth curves in MCAD software. Our Inventor Connections membership has grown 183% since its launch. Inventor is maximized for “Tube and Pipe design, Cable and Harness design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for design validation, and Dynamic Simulation to test real world performance.”

Inventor Connections Digest, the enewsletter of the Inventor Connections Community, arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

The Green Building Community presents sustainable- and green-building technology to design and construction professionals, as well as others interested in this growing market. The Community’s mission is to bring the latest green building content to the web to serve companies selling products and services and professionals seeking the latest technology. Membership is up 670% in the past 18 months.

The Green Building Community Digital Digest arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

Sun-Enews serves the business to business needs of alternative energy product and service providers and interested consumers. Though small, the Community has grown exponentially almost entirely through word-of-mouth, 32% just this year. We expect this Community to continue to explode as the interest in non-fossil fuel energy sources grows.

The Sun-Enews e-mail newsletter arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.

Created as an online community for users of Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, and other PTC affiliated products, the Pro/E Community replaced Pro/E: The Magazine. Pro/E is our largest community with coverage that builds upon 15 years of Pro/ENGINEER content, including CAD business and technical articles, tips, case studies, and Q&A, galleries and calendars.

Pro/E Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the Pro/E Community, goes out to Members every Thursday morning.

The Revit Community represents the users of Autodesk Revit Architecture software, the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction suite and third-party companion products. Revit Architecture is Autodesk’s primary Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, designed to support all phases of design and construction documentation, used by architects and other members of the building team. The Community aims to serve the users of Revit Architecture, Revit MEP and Revit Structure.

The Revit Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Revit Community, goes to Members every Tuesday.

The MicroStation Connections Community represents the users of Bentley Systems’ MicroStation product. MicroStation is used in the architecture/civil engineering/construction (AEC) industry for “work on buildings, civil engineering projects, power plants and geospatial information.” Though MicroStation is also a CAD program, the MicroStation Connections Community membership only partly crosses our MCAD sites but also has much in common with the Green Building Community.

MicroStation Connections Digital Digest goes to Members every Thursday.

The SolidWorks Community is an extremely active and involved Membership base. Membership in this Community is up 54% just this year. SolidWorks products, including the SolidWorks Office line, PDMWorks data management, and COSMOSWorks analysis, are used in the Industrial, Medical, Scientific, Consumer, Educational, Technology, and Transportation industries.

SolidWorks Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the SolidWorks Community, is sent out every Wednesday morning.