Cadalyst - February 2008 - (Page 3) February 2008 | www.cadalyst.com cadalystcontents 30 34 38 40 18 Features 14 techtrends Dividing the Digital Plunder By Kenneth Wong Depending on your personal opinion about intellectual property, you might be part of the problem, not the solution, to software piracy. ECM Solutions, CAD Systems Unlimited, CADSoftTools, Informative Graphics, Oracle, Rasterex Software, Right Hemisphere, and Trix Systems. Columns 36 cadmanager An Open Letter to Your Boss By Robert Green Green directly addresses CAD managers’ bosses to extol the virtues of CAD management services. 30 IronCAD v10 — 3D Modeling Software By Mike Hudspeth, IDSA Multikernel modeler uses both Parasolid and ACIS to get the design job done. 38 mcadmodeling Low-Cost Rapid Prototyping By Mike Hudspeth, IDSA With a vast array of available technologies, RP lets designers create affordable physical models. 18 More than Meets the Eye — A Look at Today’s CAD Viewers By Ron LaFon To see designs without having to access every originating application, users can use 2D and 3D CAD drawing viewers from developers such as AutoDWG, BlueCielo 34 AcceliArch with AcceliCAD — Add-In Architectural Drawing and Modeling Software By Ron LaFon Software combination yields a low-cost, flexible alternative that can work with or in place of AutoCAD. 40 aecinsight Building with Words By Jerry Laiserin New technologies let you go beyond automated spec writing. 46 hottipharry Logging Daily Activities and Other Tips By Bill Kramer Harry’s Top Tip of the month helps CAD managers record their daily activities. Departments 6 10 editor’swindow cadcentral 43 43 cadcartoon issueindexes www.cadalyst.com | cadalyst | February 2008 3 http://www.cadalyst.com http://www.cadalyst.com
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