For today’s design engineer CAD is the major software tool, many hours are spent at the workstation hammering away at the mouse and keyboard, it would seem that anything that helps with the ergonomics of this task would be a major benefit. (more…)
Sep
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Sep
18
So perhaps you've recently completed your engineering masterpiece, slaved over its elegant design for weeks or months, transformed an idea into a robust 3D model using the best of what your CAD software has to offer. You've massaged every surface, blended every corner, tweaked every draft to perfection. You've got... read more →
Sep
16
I remember the first time I was asked to make a presentation to explain the CAD model of a mechanical system and give a concise yet technical account of its features. I couldn’t help but reply instantly: “But the 3D model is self-explanatory.” My manager at that time thought I... read more →
Sep
03
We’ve lived through the scenario multiple times. New technologies reach mainstream and existing business models go by the wayside. The old way of doing business is obsolete – or at least suboptimal – and large, seemingly unbreakable companies are vulnerable to smaller, more nimble startups. (more…)
Sep
03
With all the attention on the gig economy these days, you might think the whole world has gone freelance in a collective uprising against evil corporate overlords who ruined everything. Perhaps Starbucks will eventually create an orbital ring of linked coffee shops encircling the planet, and we'll all work from... read more →
Sep
02
While 3D printing is disrupting norms and breaking boundaries, software application development is dancing in tandem; opening the door to an array of tools that improve design collaboration. (more…)
Aug
31
Why is it so important for 3D data to be exact? After all, drawings on a drafting board weren't a mathematically accurate representation of designs and they got the job done just fine. Right? Well sort of. We’ve all heard the stories of someone faking in a dimension to show... read more →
Aug
27
You’ve heard the stories: buy a cheap CPU, throw some insane cooling on it and boost it into the stratosphere. Such is the promise of overlocking, pushing CPU processors past their design specs in the name of edging out extra performance for low, low prices. But these aren’t the heady... read more →
Aug
24
It’s amazing to see where computational mechanics is heading and how different modeling techniques are constantly evolving. Not even twenty years ago, mechanical systems were drafted as plane sketches with an endless array of symbols and norms to convey as much as possible about an accurate and common three dimensional... read more →
