Dassault Systèmes has released a new workflow, 3DEXPERIENCE Print to Perform, as part of their product innovation platform. This post reviews the offering.
Mechanical Computer Aided Design (MCAD)
Creo Product Insight: Realizing the Digital Twin
Creo Product Insight is a new module that drives simulation models from IoT sensor data from Thingworx or csv. This post reviews its capabilities and value.
MBD and 2D Drawings: The Skill Burden Outside Engineering
This post contrasts the skill burden of 2D engineering drawings and model-based definitions on non-engineering hiring and onboarding.
You Might Not Know It, But You’re Designing Systems
Does your company need system engineering? That’s a basic question that an increasing amount of companies are starting to ask themselves. No organization can afford to really ponder these kinds of questions without some motivation. No, there’s a reason they are becoming introspective in this way: there are some serious implications of failed system-level prototypes. …
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Designing in Virtual Reality: Making Ironman’s Jarvis Real
Ever daydream about designing in virtual reality with Ironman’s Jarvis? Analyzing new technologies, this post suggests it may become reality soon.
Siemens PLM’s Vision: Realizing the Complete Digital Twin
Siemens PLM’s vision is to empower customers to realize digital twins of products. This post assesses the provider’s ability to deliver on their vision. Last week, Siemens PLM held their annual analyst event in Boston to give us some insight into their top-level vision. After two and a half days of presentations from various executives, …
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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 and more traction. More manufacturers are seriously looking at Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) as a means to improve activities throughout and beyond the development cycle. And believe it …
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Iterating Toward Iron Man’s Design Process
Every time I watch an Iron Man movie, I drool. Tony Stark sits there, interacting with a hologram of his designs, instructing Jarvis to make this change or that one before offhandedly sending it off to production. Tony’s time in engineering has been reduced to developing new concepts and telling his ‘assistant’ how to improve …
Creo Illustrate and Vuforia: A Easy Shortcut to 3D Service Instructions
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 manufacturers are still trying to figure out how such technological capabilities translate to business benefit. Going to the event, I was looking at how their vision for IoT would mesh with …
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