Mechanical Design
NAFEMs 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
Mechanical Design
Autodesk + 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
Mechanical Design
Where 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
Mechanical Design
Measuring 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
Mechanical Design
The 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
Mechanical Design
The Barrier to Social Technology Adoption in Product Development
Over the past couple of years, the application of social technologies in the context of product development has been discussed quite a bit. I’ve written
Mechanical Design
Ghost 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
Mechanical Design
Technologies are Pulling the Engineering Specification Apart
Not too long ago, two main deliverables fully described the design of a part: the drawing and the specification. The drawing provided a geometric representation