Do Engineers Use CAD? It's Still a Major Debate
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Engineering-less PLM?
Back in September, Yoann Maingon over at Minerva, an Aras reseller, wrote a blog post that got my attention:Stop Starting PLM from Engineering!!! The gist...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Success of Spaceclaim - An Tale of Granularity for CAD?
Remember when Direct Modeling was rare. Seriously, more than five years ago, the modeling approach was pretty much relegated to being delivered to market b...
Read more arrow_forwardCan Siemens PLM's Insight XT Succeed where PTC's ProductPoint Failed?
Back in June, I attended PLM Connections, the user event for Siemens PLM, in Las Vegas. Of course, there were a lot of product updates and announcements ov...
Read more arrow_forwardNAFEMs 2012 - Lessons Learned from Four SPDM Tales
I had talked with Michelle Ringrose of NAFEMs on what they needed, and the answer was measuring the value of simulation. That fit in pretty well with some...
Read more arrow_forwardAutodesk + Inforbix = What?
Was anyone surprised that Autodesk acquired Inforbix? Well, actually, I was. Not that I didn't think that Inforbix would be acquired. They seemed to be gai...
Read more arrow_forwardWhere the Interoperability Movement Falls Flat
Ah, interoperability. A lot of changed over the course of the last few years. The CAD industry has become reinvigorated. 3D visualization seems to have bec...
Read more arrow_forwardMeasuring the Value of Simulation
Sometimes, life throws little surprises at you that end up helping you think hard about things. One such opportunity came upon me just a while ago.
Read more arrow_forwardThe Disconnect between Traditional CAD and Design
In the past three years, we've seen more dramatic change to the CAD industry that we've seen in the prior ten. Direct modeling has taken hold in many mains...
Read more arrow_forwardGhost in the Machine - A Look at Dassault Systemes' ATOM Technology
Earlier this year, I wrote about Altair Engineering's OptiStruct and how it can assist in functionally driven design. It is not, however, the only tool tha...
Read more arrow_forwardGranularity vs. Integration - Requirements Management
As of late, there seems to be a lot of discussion about granular solutions compared to integrated solutions. I wrote about it a few months ago in a post t...
Read more arrow_forwardMy Thoughts on System Engineering Capabilities at PlanetPTC 2012
Back in June, I went to PlanetPTC 2012 and got caught up on their new releases and products. One of the major things that captured my attention was their...
Read more arrow_forwardClosing the Loop on Engineering Notebooks
Since the beginning of the year, I've been writing a series of posts on the engineering notebook. More specifically, I've been writing about how a variety...
Read more arrow_forwardArena Solutions PartsList and PDXViewer
Ask some folks in the industry what comes to their mind when you mention concept design, and most would probably start talking about the new 2D sketching a...
Read more arrow_forwardCan SDM Be Effective without CAD PDM?
A little while ago, I started writing a good bit more about simulation topics. In particular, I've been looking closely at Simulation Lifecycle Management...
Read more arrow_forwardBrave New World - PLM without PDM
Is PDM and requisite part of PLM. That's the question we took at a recent roundtable discussion at this year's COFES.
Read more arrow_forwardOracle's Fourth Evolution of PLM?
A few weeks ago, I came across a tweet that caught my eye. I thought that looked pretty interesting.
Read more arrow_forwardIs PDM Disruption Ready?
What's it take to get some love. At one time, PDM was the bleeding edge of the software industry for product development.
Read more arrow_forwardInforbix - Access to Enterprise Information for the Engineer?
It seems like in the last couple of years, we've seen a resurgence in startups in the engineering software space. Maybe it's been necessity due to the eco...
Read more arrow_forwardCalculations and the Engineering Notebook
Beginning back in January, I've been writing a series of posts about the engineering notebook. I started off pointed out how the engineering notebook has...
Read more arrow_forwardA Look at Kubotek's KeyCreator Analysis and SEFEA Technology
It's always nice to get a little love. For a long time, it seems as if experts at using software like simulation analysts and CAD designers were getting a...
Read more arrow_forwardThe Many Faces of Product Data Management
As I've said before and I'm sure I'll say again, terminology in this industry can be a source of confusion. And even though it's been around for quite som...
Read more arrow_forwardAltair's OptiStruct - Functionally Driven Concept Design
Do you remember when the first simulation based optimization tools hit the industry. From what you might have read, it might have seemed as if nirvana had...
Read more arrow_forwardTetra4D - Leveraging the Adobe Ecosystem
What are your first thoughts when you hear the words "pdf" and "product development. " When I first heard them together, I have to admit that I wasn't buzz...
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