Mechanical Design
Software Profile: NX from Siemens PLM
NX is a longstanding combined desktop CAD and CAE software application with mature capabilities. From a modeling perspective, you’ll find a well developed set of
Mechanical Design
PDM Capabilities: The Right Fit for Small Organizations
Technology can be a powerful thing. But is it always a good fit for every organization? The proposed advantages and benefits may sound appealing, but
Mechanical Design
Software Profile: Creo from PTC
With both parametric and direct modeling approaches covered, Creo offers a lot of flexibility when creating and modifying geometry. Creo Direct provides direct manipulation tools
Mechanical Design
Putting a Finer Point on Multi-CAD
Multi-CAD. Multi-CAD. Multi-CAD. It is all the rage today. You hear about it on webinars. You see it flashed at user conferences. It’s in many
Mechanical Design
Software Profile: Solidworks
Solidworks is a mature desktop CAD software application. And as such, it has a well rounded set of capabilities. From a modeling perspective, it relies
Mechanical Design
Simulations Conducted Within CAD Systems Are Faster, Research Finds
I have always wondered if any advantage that CAD provides to the simulation process could be quantified. Naturally, one would assume that CAD does, in
Model-Based Definitions and Model-Based Enterprise
NGRAIN: Realizing 3D-Based Augmented Reality?
In this post, you’ll get an overview of capabilities provided by NGRAIN’s products, which focus on authoring and consuming 3D-based materials, as well as my
Mechanical Design
CITRIX: Virtualizing the Engineering Desktop with XenDesktop
This post goes into the capabilities offered by XenDesktop, a virtualization solution that specializes in 3D intensive applications. I offer my perspective on the positives