Ten years strong
To celebrate the 100th edition of DEVELOP3D, Al Dean takes a look at four of the best issues over the last decade to find out what we got right and…
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Al Dean
Al Dean is formerly DEVELOP3D’s editor in chief and has been writing and talking about product development technology for the last 20 years. With a technical background in product design and engineering, he still gets excited about new ways to apply a fillet.
100 issues of DEVELOP3D
After 100 issues, Al Dean casts an eye over how far the world of product development technology has come in the past decade
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Ansys and PTC work to bring real time simulation to Creo
Ansys and PTC have announced a partnership to bring Ansys Discovery Live (ADL) directly into the Creo interface. The combined solution will be sold by PTC and its partners as…
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Review: Siemens Solid Edge 2019
With a wealth of new technology at its disposal after key acquisitions by Siemens PLM, Al Dean takes a look at the latest release of Solid Edge and finds a…
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Review: Autodesk Alias & VRED 2019
Autodesk's industrial and automotive design solution set has been through a renaissance of late. Al Dean takes a look at what's new for the 2019 release and finds a system…
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EDF signs 20 year deal with Dassault Systèmes to transform nuclear engineering
EDF will use Dassault’s range of tools for its future projects and developing a digital twin of its assets in the field Dassault Systèmes, French consulting firm Capgemini and energy…
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Review // Stratasys F123 Series
The FDM market has been through some serious changes over the last ten years, but some of the old guard are fighting back. Al Dean takes a look at Stratasys'…
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How will future generations see today’s designs?
A recent trip to see the restoration work on the Great Pagoda at Kew Gardens has got Al Dean thinking about how future generations will see today’s design and engineering…
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Review: ITI CADfix 12
3D data translation isn't the nightmare it once was, but there are still issues. Al Dean looks at CADfix, which aims to solve data exchange woes and has recently started…
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Review: V-Ray for Rhino 3.6
Al Dean takes a look at the latest release of V-Ray for Rhino3D. With this product, has Chaos Group created the ultimate photorealistic renderer for McNeel's 3D modelling Swiss Army…
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