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Want to find out if there is a patent for an apparatus to generate noise for an electric car? Then head to the new IBM U.S. Patent Search Web Site (http://patent.womplex.ibm.com). Do a search by typing in "electric car," and you'll get seven hits including Patent 5517173 issued in 1996. The abstract includes in-ventors, assignees, a brief abstract, any references, and claims. Order a copy of the patent right online. The site also offers more than 2 million patents from 1971 through 1996 and full images of nearly 1 million U.S. patents issued since 1987. IBM will be adding images from 1974 to 1986 during 1997. To keep you coming back for more,the site features a Gallery of Obscure Patents that changes on a regular basis.

Autodesk site introduces PartSpec and DesignBlocks

While visiting the Autodesk site(http://data.autodesk.com) you can browse PartSpec online. There you can review 400,000 predrawn parts and 35,000 materials. You have to download Autodesk's WHIP!TM Plug-In, which enables you to view the PartSpec Online parts drawings stored in Auto-desk's new DWF (drawing web file) format. The plug-in works with Net-scape Navigator 3.0. While on the site, check out the new Design-BlocksTM. The CD-ROM subscription gives you product drawings, details, images, specifications, and technical and performance data.


Job listings for CAD/CAM

Here are several sites where you can shop around your computer-aided-engineering skills. For Pro/Engineer-related job listings, check out http://www.pejn.com. And Unigraphics users can visit http://www.ugjn.com.


Plug into AutoPilot

AutoPilot, sponsored by Reynolds Metals Company (http://data.autodesk.com), lets you view a generic 3-D car and select aluminum parts for detailed information. You need Netscape Nav-igator 2.0 and Mac-romedia's Shockwave (downloadable).


Balluff now online

Search the latest product information, distributors, and catalog at Balluff's web site ( http://www.balluff.com) Balluff offers sensors for automation. Future plans for the site include enabling users to download technical data sheets in CAD format.


Stay up-to-date with Rapid Prototyping home page

Updated on a weekly basis, the Rapid Prototyping Home Page (http://stress.mech.utah.edu:80/home/novac/rapid.asp) offers listingsof commercial systems, consultants and commercial service providers, research, literature, conferences, and unusual applications and technologies. A couple of must-see sites are the Rapid Prototyping System Selector 3.0 to match the RP system with your needs and a 3-D print-ing process being developed at MIT.


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Hot link: Virtual reality gets real

Want to see the latest in the world of virtual reality? Then check out http://vrml.sgi.com/ and the top 40 sites of VRML on the Internet. The 10 science and engineering sites include a lunar landing, the physics of sound, and an autogenerated tetrahedron. The sites look best using at least Netscape 3, and you'll have to download VRML 2.0 Browser to view. A little patience is also necessary because it takes a couple of minutes to load the images. Anyone thinking about VRML modeling should look at these sites first to view the technology.


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