AutoCAD 3D Tutorials Quick Start Series

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AutoCAD 3D Tutorials Quick Start Series

Chapter 01 – 2 Lessons

This chapter introduces 3D basics. Discussed first are the concepts of axes, planes and faces, followed by the 3D drafting/modeling tools including toolbars, workspaces and the 3D Ribbon. How to enter and exit 3D is discussed next, as well as how to project into 3D via rotation of the UCS icon. Extrude is introduced next as the primary 3D tool. Dynamic views are discussed next, as well as various visual styles such as shade and hide. The chapter concludes with the introduction of the ViewCube and Navigation Bar.

Chapter 02 – 3 Lessons

This chapter introduces a wide variety of 3D tools needed for basic construction. Discussed is Rotate3D, 3D Rotate (with Gizmo), Mirror 3D, 3D Array, 3D Scale, 3D Move, and fillet/chamfer in 3D. The chapter features two projects, a 3D chair and bookshelf.

Chapter 03 – 2 Lessons

This chapter introduces Boolean Operations (Union, Subtract, Intersect) that allow for complex interaction between 3D pieces. The chapter features a 3D drawing project of a wall with a door and a window. Next the chapter moves on to introducing the basic primitives shapes (Box, Wedge, Cone, Sphere, Cylinder, Torus, Pyramid) and presents some applications.

Chapter 04 – 4 Lessons

This chapter introduces advanced “curved design” tools (Revolve, Shell, Taper, Loft, Path Extrusion and Sweep). Applications and examples are included as needed. This chapter features a small 3D modeling project of a tapered, shelled and filleted wastebasket.

Chapter 05 – 2 Lessons

This chapter continues where the previous one left off and introduces more advanced 3D design tools (Polysolid, Helix, 3D Path Array, and working with Faces and Edges).

Chapter 06 – 2 Lessons

This chapter introduces legacy surfaces such as Planar Surface, Region, Rulesurf, Tabsurf, Revsurf, Edgesurf and 3D face and mesh. It then continues on to more recently introduced tools such as Smooth Mesh Primitives, Mesh Smoothing, Face Move and Rotate, Collapse Face or Edge, Convert Solid to Surface and Section Planes.

Chapter 07 – 3 Lessons

This chapter introduces and covers the concepts of sectioning and presenting views. Included are the two basic approaches called slice and section. Then a variety of view creation concepts are covered for purposes of making 2D views from 3D models. Included are Base, Projected, Section, and Detail views. The chapter concludes with additional layout options and Flatten/Flatshot, used to make flat images from 3D models. The final topic is the concept of Vports.

Chapter 08 – 2 Lessons

This chapter elaborates further on the UCS tool first seen in Chapter 21. Advanced UCS techniques are discussed such as 3 Point UCS placement as well as view presets. Text and Dimensioning in 3D is also touched upon. This chapter features and advanced modeling project of a racing car suspension.

Chapter 09 – 4 Lessons

This chapter introduces advanced Dview options, working with Cameras, Walk and Fly navigation, and Path Animation.

Chapter 10 – 2 Lessons

This chapter introduces the basics of lighting (Spotlight, Point Light, etc) and shadows. It then moves on to the Sun and Sky concept, Material Applications and Rendering.

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How to Use The Garmin Software BaseCamp Manual

Learn how to use the Garmin  software BaseCamp Manual the easy way – guaranteed.

You already use BaseCamp® but some parts have been too complicated for you to handle?

You do not know how to save your map to your unit?

You still have to juggle a lot of those small micro-SD cards to be able to see and find the correct map?

You are still getting lost, even while using your GPS because you are not getting the right information?

You have trouble with your routes loaded to the gps?

New: Now With Chapter Introduction To Mac OS

The currently available version of the Base Camp Manual is:

BaseCamp Manual 4.3.4 – Changes:

• New Chapter Mac OS: BaseCamp Introduction and Settings.
• New Chapter: Active Routing
• New Chapter: Device Transfer Settings.
• New Chapter: Remove Shaping Points from Routes
• Show Device Information
• The BaseCamp Manual is grown to 176 pages.

BaseCamp Manual 4.2.2 – Changes:

• New Structure of Menu
• New Chapter: Cloud Storage.
• New Chapter Map Mistake
• Completely new translated and layouted.

BaseCamp Manual 3.3

• New description of MapInstall
• Downloading a BirdEye Image
• The BaseCamp Manual is grown to 98 pages.

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News Miner - How To Profit From Trading The News

News Miner has been designed to scan the Internet for breaking market news and information, then rank it according to importance

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Renewable Energy Special Allocated Funding For 71 Regencies

This year, the government would provide special allocated funding for 71 regencies all across Indonesia. In addition to the implementation of renewable energy development for electricity, this year’s program would also facilitate the use of biogas.
"We expect that the recipient regencies can submit program plans to make use of the new and renewable energy special allocated funding, with the participation and consultation with various stakeholders. We hope that the program would provide energy supplies to those villages without no electricity from PLN (the state utility company),” explained Djadjang Sukarna, an Expert Staff for the Minister of Economic and Finance, at the socialization event in Manado, North Sulawesi, last Thursday (4/4).

Representatives from recipient regencies attended the socialization event. Not only regencies in North Sulawesi, but also the surrounding provinces such as South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Maluku and North Maluku. It was the second socialization event, as the first one was held in Bali for the surrounding areas.
"The goal of this socialization event is to provide information regarding the policy of special allocated funding for the local government, so they can have the proper reference in planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating the program,” Djadjang Sukarna further elaborated.
The special allocated funding is accounted in the state budget, allocated for certain regents with a purpose to help developing new and renewable energy. Specifically, the special allocated funding is allocated for energy diversification, to exploit local renewable energy resources and upgrading the access to modern energy for rural societies.
The Ministerial Decree No. 3/2013 has elucidated that the funding is to be used to fund renewable energy installation facilities, i.e. building new micro-hydro power plants; existing micro-hydro power plants maintenance; existing micro-hydro power plants expansion or power-upgrading; building centralized and/or distributed solar power plants; and building household scale biogas facilities.

Two of the most important points stressed by the government were the effort to diversify energy supplies by prioritizing new and renewable energy, and also to urge the acceleration of local regencies development with low electrification rate

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Local Government Should Be More Proactive Regarding WPR

Prolonged issue of Mining Area (WP in its Indonesian abbreviation) determination has subsequently stalled the determination of People’s Mining Area (WPR in its Indonesian abbreviation). The importance of WPR to solve illegal mining issue, especially in Bangka Belitung Province, is supposed to drive the local government to act proactively.

“For the WPR to be concluded, the local government [of Bangka Belitung] needs to be proactive and work closely with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. So far, the local government seems to disregard the issue,” as Bambang Herdiansyah, an Indonesian tin mining observer, urged.
As also previously pointed out by Thamrin Sihite, Director General of Mineral and Coal – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the determination of WPR would be a key to solve illegal mining issue in Bangka Belitung Province. With a designated People’s Mining Area, local residents can apply for People’s Mining Permit (IPR in its Indonesian abbreviation), and earn legal status for their mining activities.

WPR determination is not a simple process. According to Article 47 Section 2 of the Government Regulation (PP) No. 23/2010, a Regent or a Mayor has the authority to establish the WPR. However, WPR can only be established after a WP is determined. And unfortunately, Bangka Belitung Province does not have a WP just yet.
“Meanwhile, determining WP is under the authority of central government, i.e. the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources,” told Sony Heru Prasetyo, from the Legal Department of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, in an interview with Majalah TAMBANG late last week (3/8).
The absence of WPR and weak law enforcement has been deemed as the cause of illegal mining problems in the largest tin producing province in Indonesia. Illegal mining practices referred to are those small-scale mining operated by local residents within Mining Business Area (WUP in its Indonesian abbreviation) which doesn’t belong to them. For the record, PT Timah (Persero), Tbk owns 88.7% of the designated WUP in the province, and many of the illegal mining activities operate within its boundaries.

Although the state owned tin mining company has officially refused to buy tin sands from such operations, illegal miners may still have access to private smelters and tin collectors. Bambang Herdiansyah claimed that it would be easy to prove such existence of illegal tin supply to private smelters. “Just count the ratio of the production and IUP area of PT Timah, and then compare them with the accumulation of what the private smelters have,” he explained.
According to the data from Bangka Belitung Province Local Mining Bureau, total tin export reached a sum of 127,236 MT in 2005, with PT Timah accounted only 40,184 MT of production, while Koba Tin and other combined private smelters accounted 22,810.52 MT and 64,241.48 MT of production respectively. The statistics oddity continues, and in 2012 the Directorate General of Mineral and Coal recorded a total tin production of 95,000 tons, whilst PT Timah’s production fall below 40,000 tons.

The existing situation of illegal mining would cause a great loss for both PT Timah and the people of Bangka Belitung, taking into account the insuppressible environmental damages. However, it would not be fair if small-scale tin mining operations by local residents are all deemed illegal, because it has been a major source of income for the people in Bangka Belitung.
Bambang Herdiansyah further explained that the current situation is transitional, because in reality the people’s mining operations has existed, while their licensing are pending for the WPR establishment. Under such condition, Article 10 Section 4 of the Ministerial Regulation (Permen) No. 24/2012 has stipulated that local people could carry on with their small-scale mining activities under a partnership with national or local state-owned enterprises.

“However, the situation does not necessary negate the obligation of the local government [of Bangka Belitung] to push forward for a WPR establishment, since not all the local people can partner with PT Timah for their small-scale mining activity,” Bambang Herdiansyah asserted

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Lacking Infrastructure May Stall Gas Conversion

The small numbers of gas filling station (SPBG in its Indonesian abbreviation) may obstruct government’s conversion program, from oil fuel to gas fuel. Gas fuel is still relatively inaccessible, especially for the targeted segment of public transportation.
“The distance between one SPBG to another is usually far. Hence, public transportations would lose a lot of time just to fill their tanks,” said Danny Praditya, Chairman of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Entrepreneur Association, yesterday (3/27) in Jakarta.

According to him, the time consumed would be inefficient, since the public transportation vehicles may need to go outside their assigned route to fill their tanks with gas fuel. Meanwhile, the limited tank capacity would not allow public transportation drivers to only fill-up once a day.
Apart from technical problems, Danny Praditya also pointed out the importance of supporting infrastructure, such as maintenance workshop and technician for gas fueled vehicle. Such shortage would further delay the completion of the conversion program.
Price disparity is also an issue for potential customer. “The pricing may not yet be attractive. Gas fuel is only 10 cents cheaper. But with the technical problems mentioned above, people would still prefer to use oil fuel,” Danny Praditya explained.

Meanwhile, Edy Hermantoro, the Director General of Oil and Gas – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources claimed to have secured 25 MMSCFD of gas supply, along with the fund to provide 5,000 units of converter kit. Additionally, the Ministry of Industry also provided 10,000 units of converter kit to support the gas conversion program.
The government has set the conversion program from oil fuel to gas fuel to be implemented by this year, as an effort to reduce oil consumption.
“This is a part of the effort to control oil consumption for proper targets. We have one target to be implemented in a massive scale, that is the gas conversion program,” Edy Hermantoro told Majalah TAMBANG, last week in Jakarta.
He further mentioned that 20 additional SPBG has currently under construction in Jakarta area, to proceed with the gas conversion program.

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Revision On Geothermal Pricing Soon To Be Signed

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is completing a revision on electricity sales-purchase from geothermal power plant pricing regulation. The ministerial regulation revision will be signed in a few weeks.
“We are looking forward for the ministerial regulation revision on geothermal power plant to be signed in a few weeks. It would provide certainty for business stakeholders, and boost the development of geothermal power,” told Rida Mulyana, Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, during a seminar on geothermal, held in Jakarta today (4/10)

According to the director general, the most important point in the revision is the calculation mechanism for geothermal electricity price. The feed in tariff was previously based on areas, but it is settled now that it would be based on the Highest Standard Price (HPT in its Indonesian abbreviation). There are two basis used to calculate the HPT, i.e. the power plant capacity and the quality of geothermal energy.
The revision is being discussed by the Fiscal Policy Body at the Ministry of Finance, and it would be soon handed over to the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for signing. “We are pushing all effort, so the Ministerial Regulation can be signed soon,” Rida Mulyana promised.
He further elaborated that the pricing policy revision is made based on inputs from the Ministry of Finance and business stakeholders in geothermal sector. Owners of small-scale geothermal power plants admitted that the electricity sales is not profitable enough, compared to the large sum of investment.
“Later [in the regulation revision], it would be calculated for the small-capacity power plant to have higher sales price, compared to those of the large-capacity. It would also applicable even if both small-capacity and large-capacity power plants are in the same area,” he explained.
Pricing issues has always been problematic. Even after the feed in tariff was settled, it has not showed a significant acceleration in geothermal development. Therefore, the revision is needed for the purpose of geothermal power plant projects acceleration, all over Indonesia.
The Ministerial Regulation No. 22/2012 on the assignment for PLN (the state utility company) to purchase electricity from geothermal power plants and it’s pricing, has arranged a special tariff scheme or feed in tariff. According to the current regulation, the electricity sales price is determined to the location and state’s area, within the range of US$10 cents – US$18 cents per kwh.
It was later to be learned, that the scheme is not properly aimed at the purpose. Hence, a modification is required, so that the development of geothermal power plant could reach its economic value.
“The existing tariff scheme based on area will be further adjusted,” Rida Mulyana concluded

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Significant Boost For Indo-China Relationship

A strategic partnership was forged between PT Biidznillah Tambang Nusantara (BTN), a special purpose vehicle of Pondok Pesantren Al Ishlah Bondowoso, Indonesia, BTN Power (M) Sdn.Bhd. and China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) from China on April 13th at The Sultan Hotel in Jakarta.

CMEC, a public listed state‐owned enterprise, is a large international integrated Company with technical and financial capability to undertake major engineering, Contracting works and supply of machinery and equipment in the oversea market. To-date, it has established its business foot-print in more than 150 countries and regions around the world.

The parties will participate in projects in the Oil & Gas sector comprising of an integrated crude oil refinery of 300,000 bpd, petroleum oil storage tank farm
Of 2 million metric tons capacity, a petrochemical complex and a 1 x 600 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant located on the 2,000 hectares of land in East Java.

Feasibility study for the crude oil refinery has been completed now by Maju Integrated Engineers Sdn. Bhd; and the Parties are at the final stage of concluding the equity shareholding for the refinery with CMEC and its affiliates providing the machinery and equipment and process technology for the refinery.

Financial projection for the said power plant of 1 x 600 MW will be finalized within the next month. The development cost of the integrated Oil & Gas project is estimated at US$10 billion.

An investment package has been worked out on the proposed Oil Palm Plantation Of 11,374 hectares in East Seram Island, Maluku to be provided by BTN (I) with CMEC supplying the required machinery and equipment for the extraction and refining of the palm oil and of which BTN Power (M) is close to securing a long‐tTerm export contract for the refined palm oil with a Middle Eastern corporation Upon financial closing.

In the mining sector, the Parties have since last year commenced discussions with AURECON Indonesia to provide the mine management service to BTN (I)’s existing coal mine concessions in Kalimantan with CMEC providing the mining machinery and equipment and BTN Power (M) supplying about 5.5 million metric tons of coal a year under a 30--‐Years Coal Supply Contract for the proposed 1x 600 MW supercritical coal-fired power plant in Pekan, Pahang State, Malaysia. BTN Power (M) is also a part-owner of the said power plant in Malaysia.

The Parties will also be looking into opportunities in other sectors in Indonesia as well with the primary interest in power plant sector.

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