17 articles on mcad
A couple weeks ago, PTC held their user conference, LiveWorx, in Boston. While the IoT is interesting and compelling for a number of reasons, many manufac...
Read more arrow_forwardIs the demise of the 2D manufacturing drawing just around the corner. I'm sure engineers hope so.
Read more arrow_forwardIn recent years, much has been made about the relevance of direct modeling on simulation activities. Somewhere along the way, many have forgotten how param...
Read more arrow_forwardA couple weeks ago, I found myself in an interesting conversation. I was talking with a software executive who was considering starting up a new software...
Read more arrow_forwardNX is a longstanding combined desktop CAD and CAE software application with mature capabilities. From a modeling perspective, you'll find a well developed...
Read more arrow_forwardI have always wondered if any advantage that CAD provides to the simulation process could be quantified. Naturally, one would assume that CAD does, in fac...
Read more arrow_forwardFor years, CAD standardization and consolidation have meant the same thing. But with advances in CAD tools, the meaning of those phrases are diverging....
Read more arrow_forwardDo you remember when 3D solid modeling hit the market? I guess it started a little over 15 years ago. You had parameters that would drive changes in featur...
Read more arrow_forwardIn this industry, terminology is a bear. There are special acronyms and terms with subtle differences that can actually have big implications. And unfortun...
Read more arrow_forwardIt seems like 2011 is bound to be the year of CAD. There are numerous updates by so many software providers in terms of introducing new capabilities to th...
Read more arrow_forwardFor me, today started like just about any other day. To get up to speed, I check my stream of tweets, LinkedIn updates and Facebook updates from people I'...
Read more arrow_forwardThere certainly has been a lot going on in the CAD industry of late. It seems as if just about everyone has been talking about adding or integrating direc...
Read more arrow_forwardThis series of posts will cover new product releases, changes in product strategy and acquisitions by engineering software providers affect engineering sta...
Read more arrow_forwardA couple weeks ago, you watched Dr. Andrew Thomas talk about Energist's transition to using Synchronous Technology in Solid Edge. As you'll see below in my...
Read more arrow_forwardThis series of posts focuses on the perspectives on executives, managers and staff personnel in the engineering organization. This post specifically featu...
Read more arrow_forwardLast week, we heard from Dr. Thomas Andrew from Energist on selecting Solid Edge as their CAD and CAE for mechanical design. And as interesting as that in...
Read more arrow_forwardEveryone likes to have a second opinion, right? I see it at many places like LinkedIn where people ask about the use of different software systems and appl...
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