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With NetSuite linkup, Autodesk confirms that it's no longer just a CAD company

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-14 17:00:00
Autodesk adds a bi-directional integration between PLM 360 and NetSuite, which it calls the "world's #1 cloud ERP solution," and calls its own PLM 360 "the fastest growing in the market" -- a point that was repeated. Of course growth...

Graphisoft announces ArchiCAD 17

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-07 16:06:56
In all modesty, upFront.eZine was going to be the first to announce what's new in ArchiCAD 17. We did the interview and demo last Friday, but logistics prevented the story running in yesterday's issue of the newsletter. Gosh, editors hate...

The unthanked who put on CAD events

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-07 08:59:00
We show up at CAD marketing events and expect it to be interesting, worthwhile the trip. Some are not; many are. While we in the media show up on the day the event starts, others have been preparing and practicing....

In upFront.eZine this week: CAD war in Russia, and a cross-cultural wedding

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-07 00:25:25
From the editor: This week is the one time a year when I ask for donations to upFront.eZine. Please consider sending $25 (for individuals) or $500 (for corporations). To pay by PayPal, I have added buttons at www.upfrontezine.com. Thank you...

What Kind of a Threat Does Autodesk Faces from China? (part 2)

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-06 16:02:53
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com In the wake of the GstarCAD8 launch last month in Beijing, to which three of us western journalists were invited, I reflect on the chances of success of a Chinese CAD company in the US and...

BricsCAD V13.2 released today with 64-bit support for Windows

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-06 08:01:00
Bricsys keeps putting out frequent, significant updates of BricsCAD, and today they began shipping V13.2. Well, not so much "shipping" as making available for download. Semantics aside, this free, point-2 update adds the following functions to the Windows version: Version...

Now Dassault has easy-to-uise floorplan software, too

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-03 20:30:00
Had you heard of SquareClock? Me, neither. First time was during Dassault's conference call last week with financial analysts, when he brought up SquareClock, first casually and then more intensely. But it's not for consumers. Here is what ceo Bernard...

What Kind of a Threat Does Autodesk Faces from China? (part 1)

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-02 23:37:35
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com Autodesk, the heavyweight champion of the world, is about to take on a contender. This one?s from China. Gstarsoft invited me to their 3rd annual conference in Beijing where, with great fanfare, introduced their contender GstarCAD...

Uh, oh: PTC lowering its FY13 revenue expectations, blames recession

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WorldCAD Access 2013-05-01 14:56:55
PTC figures that the rough economy isn't going to pick up as they expected, and so they are lowering their revenue expectations for this year to $1.305 - $1.315 million -- down 3.3% from the earlier projection of $1.34 -...

Blackberry says tablet is a useless form factor, and I agree

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-30 15:43:06
I've had access to tablets since 1991. Back in the early 1990s, Microsoft was pushing Windows for Pen Computing after companies like Grid and AT&T beat the convicted monopolist to the punch with operating systems that accepted input from pens...

Using WiFi with a digital camera, part iv

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-30 08:14:00
Over the few months I have owned the EX2F camera, Samsung has issued numerous updates to its software (firmware) that the Cloud function now works. (In the early days, the camera would try to connect repeatedly and unsuccessfully.) There is,...

In upFront.eZine this week: we start a two-part look at CAD wars in China and Russia

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-29 23:04:57
In upFront.eZine #755 this week, we have for you: 1. CAD Wars Erupt in China and Russia - Part 1: In China 2. Document Managers Need to be Vaulting, Says Synergis - Part 2 3. Out of the Inbox, and...

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-23 18:28:04
IMSI/Design Releases TurboSite v1.2 Now Supports Video Chat and More TurboSite? is the ultimate fieldwork and site visit app. View CAD drawings with your actual position synchronized with or without GPS. Record and document field information using photos, videos, and...

Tristram Carfrae is an engineer with an eye for aesthetics

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-23 08:04:00
by Roopinder Tara, Tenlinks.com Civil engineering firms work on the grandest scale. pushing back the sea, building dams, bridges, highways. Tristram Carfrae, structural engineer, director and Arup Fellow and keynote at Smart Geometry 2013, is used to overcoming the vast...

In upFront.eZine this week: Albre Design gets a new name and we find out why

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-22 20:09:49
In upFront.eZine #744 this week, we have for you: 1. Introducing Geomagic (nee Alibre) Design - Q&A - Software Demo 2. Document Managers Need to be Vaulting, Says Synergis - Part I 3. Out of the Inbox, and some of...

Using WiFi with a digital camera, part iii

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-22 17:50:09
My new Samsung EX2F point-and-shoot camera has seven ways it can communicate over WiFi. Some are direct WiFi links, some are indirect: Direct WiFi means that the camera communicates directly with another device, like an Android tablet or a smart...

Using WiFi with a digital camera, part ii

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-19 08:52:00
Samsung's EX2F offers many WiFi modes, but none of them work on the camera while taking pictures. (There is one exception.) It won't transmit photos to my nearby laptop computer as I take photos at a seminar, for instance. I...

Using WiFi with a digital camera, part i

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-18 19:48:52
(I've merged the content from my Gizmos Grabowski blog into this one, and this is the first Gizmos Grabowski-style posting.) I've been spoiled by how well Dropbox integrates with my Android phone and tablet. I take any number of pictures,...

What happens when we try Nomad with no Vectorworks sub

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-17 19:16:29
Vectorworks last week released its Nomad app for Androids, and so I was curious to check it out. I read from the press release that it was only for people who pay into the subscription program run by Vectorworks. I...

In upFront.eZine this week: Vendors react strongly

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WorldCAD Access 2013-04-16 04:27:41
In upFront.eZine this week, we have for you: 1. Vendors React 2. Cmd Ref 2013, Rough eBook Edition 3. Out of the Inbox, and some of our other regular columns. From the editor: We know of two CAD editors who...

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