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Dear [first name],
Welcome to the November issue of Manufacturing News, the newsletter designed especially for professionals in mechanical engineering, engineering design, process engineering and electrical engineering.
This issue, we celebrate the successes of our fellow designers and engineers – and how they have leveraged their skills with Autodesk Inventor – in the inaugural “quick draw” competition in Singapore.
We’ll look at how organizations, when faced with critical business demands, need to constantly retrain and motivate their staff to remain professionally relevant to the industry. We’ll show you how CAD Managers can increase their value to the company in the sections below.
We’re also terribly excited on new developments on the interactive front that aims to help you get much more from your Autodesk experience. First, you can now get all those nifty tips and tricks via video tutorials – brought to you in conjunction with Cadalyst.com. No doubt you’ve been hearing much about our upcoming and highly anticipated Autodesk University 2007 in Las Vegas. If you can’t be there, don’t fret – we’ll bring AU to you virtually via Second Life!
Finally, we learn about the features of Digital Prototyping in Autodesk Inventor 2008 and how a car designed with those features broke the world speed record; how students today are starting at the forefront of robotics; and of course, we showcase our Autodesk Inventor of the month winners – HTC Sweden.
If you would like to share your comments on how we can improve this newsletter, please send them to asean.marketing@mail.autodesk.com.
Happy Reading!
The Manufacturing News Editorial Team
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Singapore; 16 contestants; 1 hour to complete the mission.
When the smoke cleared, one was left standing at the 1st Autodesk Inventor Design Competition in Singapore.
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To program or not to program — that is the penultimate question when managing CAD projects. CAD professional consultant Robert Green presents some solid reasons as to why programming is a valuable skill for the CAD Manager and how to turn oneself into a valuable, independent resource.
Click to be directed to some useful resources and a strategy for building your knowledge.
Autodesk Inventor 2008’s New Digital Prototyping Feature
Digital prototyping is more than a simple shift in process. For one, parametric design applications provide model documentation without a model of the underlying physics that affect motion and function. That dynamic simulation is crucial to digital prototyping.
Read how fills the missing link. Here are .
Digital Prototyping Powers New Land Speed Record
Russ Wicks and his American Challenge team use Autodesk to digitally configure a 2007 Dodge Charger stock car that reached 244.9 mph.
Digital prototyping enabled Wicks to fully test the effectiveness of outer mold-line surfaces like spoilers and fins before manufacturing any physical prototypes of these parts.
Read how Autodesk Inventor also was used for to enhance suspension and drive train as well as for performance tests.
Tips and Techniques
Visit Cadalyst's new for exclusive CAD software tips, how-to's and more! CAD Video Gallery brings you step-by-step video tutorials on how to leverage the latest tips, tricks and techniques in your everyday work.
Now playing: Autodesk Inventor 2008 highlights by resident Cadalyst expert Lynn Allen.
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General News
To promote greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in schools across the globe, Innovation First, Inc. has teamed up with Autodesk, Inc. to launch Robotevents.com, a comprehensive online resource that brings together information from many of the pioneers in the educational robotics community.
Check out the resource .
Drawing Cleanup for AutoCAD
The Autodesk Drawing Cleanup Utility is an AutoCAD based tool that provides users the ability to quickly clean-up and structure DWG files to meet a company standard. The utility uses a template file to establish standards for layers, blocks, etc., and has a graphical user interface that runs user-defined recorded macros that define the cleanup process.
Click to download the Drawing Cleanup utility.
Subscription News
Service Pack 1 for Autodesk Inventor 2008
An incremental update, this service pack updates Autodesk Inventor Suite 2008, Autodesk Inventor Routed Systems Suite 2008, Autodesk Inventor Simulation Suite 2008 and Autodesk Inventor Professional 2008 for all languages. Note that you must have Autodesk Inventor 2008 already installed.
Users can now download Autodesk Inventor 2008 Service Pack 1 from the .
New E-Learning lessons on Subscription Centre
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Customer Success
HTC Sweden is Autodesk Inventor of the Month for October
HTC Sweden is a leading provider of professional floor systems. HTC Sweden launched a patent pending system for grinding concrete in 1992, and is now the market leader for diamond-based concrete grinding systems. HTC utilises Autodesk AliasStudio software for concept and industrial design, along with Autodesk Productstream software to create a digital pipeline that manages all data.
Click to read more.
Industry Events
 At last year's Autodesk University 2006, Autodesk island – located in the popular online virtual world of Second Life - was introduced for the first time. Autodesk island featured events on key topics such as challenges in the AEC industry and sustainability as a trend.
Ahead of AU 2007, we’re holding interactive sessions in Second Life, including a contest to win a free pass to attend AU 2007 in Las Vegas!
AU on Second Life now!
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