CADD AND SOLID MODELING SOFTWARE

AutoCAD®
Autodesk (publisher of AutoCAD)
San Antonio AutoCAD Users Group (SAAUG)

Microstation®
Bentley Systems (publisher of Microstation)

Solidworks®
Solidworks Solid Modeling Software

Catia®
Catia Solid Modeling Software by IBM

Delmia®
Delmia Virtual Manufacturing Software

Animation and Rendering
Kinetix Home Page - Publisher of 3D Studio Max
 

DESIGN DISCIPLINE

General Design
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
United States Patent Office

Architectural Drafting - Residential
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Arcat - contains downloadable manufacturer's specifications for construction projects
Architectural Record
Associated Builders and Contractors
CAD Drawings -- Thomas Register site listing Architectural/Building companies with CAD Drawings
Concrete Homes
Door and Window Website - manufacturer's specifications for doors and windows
National Association of Home Builders
National Institute of Building Science (NIBS)
Portland Cement Association
Building Materials by McGraw-Hill Sweets - Great Site - Most of what's in the books

Mechanical Design
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
CAD Drawings -- Thomas Register site of Mechanical Design companies with CAD Drawings
Industry Mall -  Thomas Register search site for over 7800 online industrial/construction catalogs
Thomas Register of Manufacturing Companies
American Society Metals (ASM)
MatWeb - Online reference for material properties

Electronics Drafting

Map Drafting/Civil Engineering Drafting and Design
Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) Home Page
TXDOT GPS Base Station Data (FTP Site) - GPS Base Station Data for San Antonio and other Texas sites
Texas Natural Resources Information Service (TNRIS) Home Page
Trimble GPS Equipment Home Page
Trimble Support GPS Data Sources 
ESRI Home Page (Publishers of ArcView and ArcInfo)
Geospatial One Stop Good Source of Geospatial Data
NASA Real Time Satellite Tracking (Track your favorite satellites including GPS satellites)
National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Geophysical Data Center
NOAA Space Weather (Useful for determining Good/Bad GPS Days)
National Park Service (NPS) Interactive Map Service
Shows, Dearman and Waits Consulting Engineers (Great Web Based Calculators for Civil Engineering)
Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Surveying and Geodesy Collection
US Coast Guard Navigation Center GPS status and YUMA almanacs
United States Geological Survey (USGS) Home Page
USGS Geo Data Site - Download USGS Digital Line Graphs (DLG), Digital Elevation Model (DEM), and others
USGS Earth Explorer - Download USGS Image files
USGS National Map - National GIS Maps and Imagery
San Antonio GIS Maps
CIA World Factbook
Library of Congress -- Maps and Geography
University of Texas Library -- Maps Online
Amon Carter Museum -- Bird's Eye View Maps
WorldWind by NASA -- Great online viewer of LandSat, USGS Topo Quads, NGS Orthophotos, and more
GPS World --- Excellent source of what is happening in the GPS

Structural Drafting and Design
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
MD Solids (Free Software for Strength of Materials Students) - Neat program for W95 -- works beams, trusses, and other SOM problems
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Welding Society
Steel Links  -  Good page for steel detailers
Modern Steel Construction - On line site for Modern Steel Construction magazine

Pipe Drafting
American Petroleum Institute (API)
CAD Drawings -- Thomas Register site of Plant Design companies with CAD Drawings

Aeronautical Drafting
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
Cessna Home Page
Boeing Home Page

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