3DCAD Tips for January 20, 2012

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January 20, 2012

Website just for CAD

Finding the best workstations for CAD just got easier. At www.bestforcad.com you can compare specs, calculate the ROI and even enter to win a Dell Precision™ Workstation with NVIDIA® Maximus™ Technology, or a Tour-class racing bike from Trek.
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ROI Calculator

Use this ROI calculator to determine how GPUs with up to 3x performance gains help translate hours saved into dollars earned. Get customized results based on how and what you design. Run the numbers.
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Case Study

Designers at Trek face many of the same challenges you do—make it faster, lighter and stronger—using less. Trek accelerated the process from initial sketch to final product, spotted design defects earlier and more. Read to discover how their approaches can help you too.
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Announcing NVIDIA® Maximus™

Tired of waiting for photorealistic renders? Ready to perform CAE simulation while still working in your CAD application? With NVIDIA Maximus, perform simulations up to 4x faster and create renders up to 9x faster — while still working in other applications.
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Win a Dell Prevision™ Workstation with NVIDIA® Maximus™

Enter to win a Dell Precision T7500 Workstation with NVIDIA Maximus technology (Quadro® 6000 + Tesla™ C2075), 48GB RAM, Dual Six Core Intel® Xeon® Processor, Blu-Ray optical drive, solid state drive and 2 Dell HD 30" monitors.
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Giant Sculpture Created In 3D CAD

Completed recently in the new Corgan Associates-designed Terminal B, the 56-foot-long red rabbit is suspended mid-jump in the building’s three-story central atrium. An oversize “vortical suitcase” placed in the baggage claim below completes the piece. Argent worked with California-based Kreysler & Associates, a specialist in the design, engineering, and fabrication of large-scale sculptural and architectural objects, to build his vision while meeting the airport’s safety requirements.
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		Michigan Autonomous Aerial Vehicle robots take flight Danny Ellis was first introduced to CAD in high school with a course in Autodesk Inventor. As he advanced into the engineering program at the University of Michigan, he was introduced to CATIA.“In between my freshman and sophomore years, I became irritated at how cumbersome it was to rotate a model using a traditional mouse. I thought I could get a trackball mouse and program it so when I rotate the mouse it rotates the part on screen. That’s when I came across 3Dconnexion. I ordered their SpaceNavigator right away,” said Ellis. More>>

		Printer shifts from 2D to 3D Voith Paper decided to improve its design process across its centers of competencies around the world. Each center specializes in particular parts of a paper machine: due to its massive size and complexity, a finished machine requires design input from several design centers. Voith knew that speeding up its design and manufacturing processes would mean aligning its dispersed design teams. More>>

		Student designers create future vehicle lighting concepts As part of CCS’s ongoing Corporate Sponsorship program, 18 CCS transportation design seniors researched areas of innovation focused on the development of new exterior automotive lighting and styling concepts with representatives from Visteon and OSRAM. These projects have taken on an added dimension because of the opportunities presented by OSRAM’s LEDs technology and Visteon application knowledge. More>>

		Unmanned space vehicle gets rapid redesign MACH T3 fig 1 CAD tipsNASA uses an unmanned aircraft to gather earth science data around the world. It was designed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and developed at NASA’s Ames Research Center. The Systems Integration Evaluation Remote Research Aircraft (SIERRA) is routinely deployed for environmental collection missions over remote or inaccessible regions where harsh conditions and long flights are required. More>>

		Surface deformation software Kickstand launched a campaign to evolve StretchMesh Surface Deformation software into Open Source technology – opening the door for artists working in Maya to incorporate the surface deformation technology into their 3D workflow. The initiative allows programmers and developers of software programs such as Autodesk 3D Studio Max and Softimage, NewTek LightWave, Luxology modo, and Maxon Cinema 4D to incorporate advanced surface deformation functionality in future product releases. More>>

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