Al Dean, Author at DEVELOP3D

Hands on with Inventor Fusion Tech Preview 2.0 & Change Management

Posted by Al Dean - October 28, 2009

Finally got around my subscriptions update with Inventor 2010 (you need both SP1 and the Subs pack), so I’ve spent most of the day playing with Fusion Tech Preview 2.0…

European HyperWorks Technology Conference 2009: solidThinking Product Day

Posted by Al Dean - November 2, 2009

After a hellishly early start from Birmingham out to Stuttgart and a couple of quick train rides on the ever efficient German train network, I arrived in Ludwigsburg to attend…

European HyperWorks Tech Forum: Day 1 continued: A quick peek at solidThinking Inspired

Posted by Al Dean - November 4, 2009

This is another key area of focus for this 8.0 release, the launch of solidThinking Inspired. To set the scene, since Altair acquired the company, the two development teams have…

FreshFiber launch 3D printed iPhone cases

Posted by Al Dean - November 4, 2009

I picked this up from the folks at Freedom of Creation (or FOC for short). A Dutch outfit called Fresh Fiber has just started producing iPhone cases using 3D printing…

Dassault spins out SmarTeam development and support

Posted by Al Dean - November 9, 2009

Dassault issued one of its classic press releases* this morning, relating to the continuation of Enovia SmarTeam’s development. Entitled “Dassault Systemes Strengthens Commitment to ENOVIA SmarTeam V5″, the release details…

PLM+ targets user experience to bring PLM to the cloud

Posted by Al Dean - November 9, 2009

Just had an entertaining phone call* with Benny Shaviv of PLM+ who are trying to bring a fresh approach to the PLM world. PLMplus (or PLM+ if you can find…

In Search of Elegance #5: HDR Editing & the drive for Realism

Posted by Al Dean - November 13, 2009

If you’re into visualisation, then you know about HDR images. They’re becoming increasingly common in the world of rendering, with all the leading systems and their rendering counterparts including support…

What’s going on at Adobe?

Posted by Al Dean - November 15, 2009

When Adobe got into the 3d CAD market following the aquisition of TTF a few years ago, many involved in the industry where wondering what the company would produce and…

Squeezable 3D Control Device

Posted by Al Dean - November 30, 2009

I’ll admit it, I have absolutely no idea how this is going to work, what it offers for the world of design and 3D control, but I find it curiously…

Live from AU: Inventor Publisher launches on Labs

Posted by Al Dean - December 1, 2009

First post for Autodesk University, so I figured we’d just jump straight in with a quick look at a new addition to Autodesk Labs. Inventor Publisher Technology Preview sees autodesk…