Cadalyst - April 2008 - (Page 3) cadalystcontent April 2008 www.cadalyst.com 18 14 26 32 40 features 14 techtrends The Summer of BIM By Kenneth Wong columns 34 cadmanager Getting Better — What Should You Learn? By Robert Green Architects, designers, building owners, contractors, and consultants come together in an experimental BIM session. There are many places to look if you want to learn more about software, work procedures, programming, and networking. cadlabsreviews 18 Thin Is In — Large LCD Monitors By Ron LaFon 38 mcadmodeling Technical Uses for Nontechnical Software By Mike Hudspeth, IDSA Both display quality and response time for large LCD monitors continue to improve, even as the products get thinner (but bigger in viewable area). New displays from Lenovo, NEC Display Technologies, and ViewSonic provide high quality at a reasonable price. Software outside the engineering realm still provides valuable functions for design. 26 Caligari trueSpace 7.5 — 3D Modeling Software By Mike Hudspeth, IDSA 40 aecinsight AEC on Macs By Jerry Laiserin Program complements CAD with modeling, rendering, character, animation, and virtual-space capabilities. Macs are the only PCs that can run all software on the market. See why they’re favored by AEC users. firstlooks 30 HP Compaq 8710w — Mobile Workstation By Ron LaFon 46 hottipharry Tips Rain Down on Harry By Bill Kramer This laptop carries good performance, excellent battery life, great design, and lots of configuration and connectivity options. The Top Tip of the month lets users break all selected objects. 32 Autodesk Design Review 2009 — Design Viewing and Collaboration Software By Ron LaFon departments 6 editor’swindow 10 cadcentral 43 cadcartoon 43 issueindexes It’s free, and it lets designers share their work with any Windows user. April 2008 cadalyst www.cadalyst.com 3 http://www.cadalyst.com http://www.cadalyst.com
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