From CAD Manager's Guidebook

APPENDIX

Here is a listing of Web sites that provide the CAD manager with more information, including CAD vendors and standards bodies.

STARTING POINT

The following Web sites and publications provide you with information on CAD software, hardware, and management:

Tenlinks.Com
Links to almost all other CAD-related Web sites
www.tenlinks.com/CAD/products/index.htm

upFront.eZine
Free weekly email newsletter carrying news about CAD, published by author Ralph Grabowski.
www.upfrontezine.com

The CAD Depot
A large collection of shareware and freeware for CAD users.
www.caddepot.com

CADinfo.net
A Webzine that concentrates on articles and reviews of CAD software and hardware.
www.cadinfo.net

Multi-CADD
Australian independent magazine for all CAD products.
www.echomags.com.au

CADserver
The Web site from the British publishers of CADdesk AEC and MCAD magazines
www.cadserver.co.uk

Cadence Channel
The Web site from the publisher of Cadence magazine.
www.cadenceweb.com

CAD Online
The Web site from the publisher of CADalyst magazine.
www.cadonline.com

MCAD Vision
Mechanical CAD articles, reviews, and opinion by MCAD Cafe.
www.mcadcafe.com/MCADVision

Desktop Engineering
www.deskeng.com

DesignNews Online
www.manufacturing.net/magazine/dn

CAEnet
The Web site from the publisher of Computer-Aided Engineering magazine.
www.caenet.com/res/index.html

Pro/E The Magazine
www.proe.com

Solid Solutions magazine
www.solidmag.com

CATIA Solutions magazine
www.catiasolutions.com

The early packaging for AutoSketch (Autodesk) was a small, bright yellow, spiral-bound binder.

CAD VENDORS

The following list of CAD vendors is, of necessity, incomplete and may be out-of-date due to mergers, closures, and changes. For example, as this book was being written, Varimetrix changed its name to VX, and its Web address to www.vx.com (the old address, www.varimetrix.com,...

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Products & Services
Embedded Systems Software
Embedded systems software is designed to support a special-purpose computer system. It has a single dedicated function or a small number of dedicated functions, often with real-time performance constraints.
Embedded Programming Software
Embedded programming software is used to program special-purpose computer systems that are designed to perform one or several dedicated functions.
Operating System Software
Operating system software includes platforms for operating, managing, and monitoring industrial networks and computers.
Engineering Consulting Services
Engineering consulting firms provide engineering services and expertise to companies in need of a specialized skill-set.  Professionals in this category work with clients to define solutions to problems or to help determine and recommend the best course of action for a given initiative.
Electronic Development Boards
Development and prototype boards and systems are computer boards or complete systems that are used to develop or test electronic modules.

Topics of Interest

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Product Announcements
Visualization Sciences Group, Inc. (VSG)
Infolytica Corporation
CST - Computer Simulation Technology