October Reviews

Dell Precision M6300 (First Look Review) - Intel Core 2 Extreme X9000 processor, 6 MB of L2 cache, 8 GB of DDR2 667-MHz RAM, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M providing high-end performance for mobile systems, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst

Xi MTower 2P64X (Cadalyst Labs Review) - High end system for engineering applications with 4.0 GB of DDR2 800-MHz ECC RAM, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700 PCIe2 graphics card using NVIDIA drivers, ViewSonic Optiquest Q241wb 24" LCD monitor, Ron LaFon, Cadalyst

New HP Laptop Is Actually a Workstation - HP Compaq 8710w with 17-in. panel, Quadro FX 3600M GPU, high-definition 24-bit audio chipset, several hard-drive options, more, David Cohn, Desktop Engineering

Server-Caliber Computer Doubles as a Mobile Workstation - Eurocom's D901C PHANTOM-X notebook, mobile server, with 3.0GHz processor, built-in UPS, 17-in. LCD, multitasking capability, high performance, Margaret Gurney, Desktop Engineering

October Articles

AutoCAD Tutorial: Create a GRADIENT FILL - Create presentation drawings from 2D drawing using GRADIENT, Ellen Finkelstein.com

Drawing With Precision - Pt 1 - Video displays using grid, snap functions in AutoCAD LT, Kate Morrical,You Tube, Sep 25, 2008

Maximize Viewports, Minimize Effort - Video shows editing objects within a viewport by modifying scale factor in AutoCAD, Lynn Allen, Cadalyst

Draw Objects - Pt 1 - Video demonstrates drawing of lines, polylines using AutoCAD LT 2009, Kate Morrical, You Tube, Sep 29, 2008

AutoCAD to Photoshop - Using raster based application to make AutoCAD drawings presentations, simple steps to follow, David Watson, CADTutor

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 1 - Create a texture material in AutoCAD2008

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Tool Palette 2 - Define relationship between drawing and materials using available material in drawing' option, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 3 - Selecting material using material editor section, properties settings, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 4 - Material texturing using 'maps' with various texture options like diffuse map, opacity texture, bump map, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Tool Palette 5 - Scaling and tiling of texture, material offset, preview, various options to control, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

AutoCAD 2008 Material Definition Toolpalette 6 - Creating texture template, settings, Erhan Toker, Daily AutoCAD

PLSN Road Test LD Assistant 08 by Stephen Ellison

PLSN Road Test LD Assistant 08 by Stephen Ellison

The program has all the tools required for a complex drafting project, but you don’t need to be a CAD wizard to produce good results. It has some built-in features to make lighting design easy, including several drop-down menus just for lighting and production applications. In these menus you will find tools to help create professional looking drawings with minimal training.