With MBD, MBE, AR and VR, the Role of 3D Models is Changing
There's no doubt about it: we're living in a time of change. Model Based Definition (MBD) and Model Based Enterprise (MBE) initiatives are gaining more an...
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Move to MBD - Can We See Results?
Last week, Chad talked on the blog about findings from The Model Based Enterprise Study . It found that, while 57% of the 575 respondent companies release...
Onshape - Is It Worth Checking Out?
For the past couple of years, there's been some intrigue in the MCAD industry. Ever since Jon Hirschtick and John McEleney, veterans in this industry...
Will MSC's Apex Revolutionize Simulation?
https://twitter. com/ChadKJackson/status/517011706988728322 That quote is what kicked off my briefing with MSC Software CEO Dominic Gallello.
PTC's Design Exploration Extension - Acknowledging Comparative Design
At practically every software user event, there's an overwhelming number of activities. In the rush to catch user presentations, keynotes and product upda...
Using 3D as a Design Medium
“By the time someone starts creating a 3D model, all the major design decisions have been made. ” I distinctly remember when that statement was uttered.
Direct or Parametric - Which is the Best for Winning New Business?
There you are, at the conference table across from the prospective customer. They’re sitting back. You’re leaning forward. Rapid fire questions fill the ro...
Software Profile - Spaceclaim
SpaceClaim is a relatively newer CAD application, having launched in 2005, that is primarily focused on enabling design exploration by engineers, bid devel...
Direct Modeling is Better at Capturing Design Intent
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past five years, it’s that debate gives you new perspectives. Such was the case coming out of a webinar I presen...
RTT - Automating Aesthetic Design
For companies where aesthetic design really matters, new tools are required. This post looks closely at the DeltaGen product from the software provider RTT...
What's Undermining Model-Based Efforts?
How did the world end up being so technology focused. When it comes to enabling changes in how organizations work, we very frequently turn to techn...
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 only for a moment. Hear me out and you...
Fusion 360 - Autodesk Wins the Race to Put CAD in the Cloud
Surprise! When Carl Bass announced that Autodesk had launched a reinvented version of their Fusion CAD product for the cloud, it did certainly feel like a...
The Success of Spaceclaim - An Tale of Granularity for CAD?
Remember when Direct Modeling was rare. Seriously, more than five years ago, the modeling approach was pretty much relegated to being delivered to market b...
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 hold in many mains...
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 I wasn't buzz...
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 modelin...
The State of Paperless - More Feasible Than Ever?
Going paperless. What a vision, right? Some ten years ago, the concept of taking product development completely electronic seemed like some far off and uno...
Are Manufacturers Skirting the Edge of Engineering Negligence?
Is the design engineer extinct? Perhaps, but I don't think that's the point. Are all of the activities that need to be performed in the development cycle g...
The Subtle Distinction Between Designing and Documenting Products
Last week, I wrote about a topic that generated a lot of discussion over on LinkedIn: Who builds 3D models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters? It's been an on...
Who Builds 3D Models? Engineers? Designers? Drafters?
With that in mind, I started up a conversation over at the ASME professional group over at LinkedIn. Not to get a definitive answer, but at laest to test t...