Mechanical Design
Creo to Open Native CAD Files: A Promise Finally Fulfilled
October 28th, 2011 started with such promise. There I was, sitting in this cavernous castle in the middle of Boston at the super secretive event
Mechanical Design
The Implications of the Cloud for Simulation
All that compute power is enticing, right? It’s a great story. But there’s just one big problem: getting your simulation model into the cloud. And
The Misnomer of Feature-Based Machining
Ever heard of COFES, which stands for Congress on the Future of Engineering Software? Its an event out in Phoenix AZ held by Cyon Research
Mechanical Design
Is Feature-Based Modeling Now Obsolete?
Gone off the rails have I? Well, even if you think I am crazy, I still think its a fair question to ponder. Even if
Mechanical Design
Mitigating the Legacy Data Risk to PLM Deployments
Deploying PLM or PDM? Heh. That’s literally a whole different class of software. Many things can go horribly wrong along the way to a go-live
Features or Direct Modeling: Which is Better for Mold and Tool Design?
Do you remember when 3D solid modeling hit the market? I guess it started a little over 15 years ago. You had parameters that would
System Design
Systems Simulation: Far-off Future or Feasible Now?
Move over multi-physics. There’s now a different field that qualifies as the bleeding edge of technology in simulation: system simulation. Many organizations are just starting
Mechanical Design
Dassault Systèmes Acquires FE-DESIGN: What Does It Mean for the 3DEXPERIENCE Vision?
Another day, another acquisition. I have to admit though, I find this one intriguing. Not because the SIMULIA brand feels relatively complete already from a