December 1, 2014
Altair Engineering’s New Release of Hyperworks
In the last month or so, we’ve had a a lot of activity in terms of new products and releases in the simulation world, including some that have been fairly revolutionary. So when the folks at Altair Engineering announced their upcoming release of Hyperworks, I was interested to see what they’d do. From my perspective, they didn’t disappoint. In this …
May 1, 2014
PDM is a Personal Productivity Tool
Ready for a rousing debate on Product Data Management (PDM)? It may not be the most compelling topic, but reading up on it has its uses. In a pinch, it’s a surefire way to get to sleep on time. It’s a fine alternative to watching paint dry. And make no mistake, if you’re ever trying to convince your bosses to …
October 8, 2013
What does 3DEXPERIENCE mean for SIMULIA?
Dassault Systemes' plans for their 3DEXPERIENCE platform has implications for SIMULIA products. This post takes a hard look at what it all means.
May 7, 2012
Can SDM Be Effective without CAD PDM?
A little while ago, I started writing a good bit more about simulation topics. In particular, I’ve been looking closely at Simulation Lifecycle Management, both in general as well as reviewing specific products. I’ve talked about the procedural automation that comes with these tools, but I think the many start to turn towards these tools to get their simulation data …
April 24, 2012
Is PDM Disruption Ready?
What’s it take to get some love? At one time, PDM was the bleeding edge of the software industry for product development. After trying to manually manage the complex interrelationships between CAD files and documents, people were ecstatic to have a system that would just do it. Initially, it was seen as a miraculous boon. But over time, however, the …
April 9, 2012
The Many Faces of Product Data Management
As I’ve said before and I’m sure I’ll say again, terminology in this industry can be a source of confusion. And even though it’s been around for quite some time, PDM can actually fall into that same category. If nothing to add a little more clarity to how PDM is defined in the posts on this blog, I wanted to …