Mechanical Design
Altair’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
Mechanical Design
Tetra4D: 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
Digital Sketching and the Engineering Notebook
You didn’t think we were done talking about engineering notebooks, did you? In all seriousness, I have talked about this subject a couple times fairly
Mechanical Design
The Second Incarnation of MSC Software’s SimManager
A few weeks ago, I published a post titled The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management to kick off a longer and deeper look at the
Mechanical Design
The Long and Winding Road of 3D Visualization
I will never forget my first exposure to 3D visualization. It was back in 1996 or so. I was assisting on the development of a
Is CAD Still Disruption Ready?
Over the past year, CAD has seen some major changes. We went from incremental improvements spread across suites of CAD applications to new ways of
Mechanical Design
Rebalancing Engineering’s Physical and Digital Work
Sometimes, it’s interesting to sit back and look at how much things have changed. Lots of commonly held perceptions about engineering has changed over time.
Mechanical Design
Nuage: The First Social PLM System?
Well, looks like we’ve got PLM systems coming out of the woodwork nowadays. We had Autodesk launch PLM360. We also had Kenesto preparing theirs for