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Choosing a new monitor

Posted by - February 11, 2009
LCD monitors have advanced greatly in recent years and capabilities vary from model to model. But choosing your new screen by comparing specifications like for like is easier said than…
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L’Easy Rider

Posted by - February 16, 2009
A new design engineering consulting firm, Velo Science, is applying the same software used by Formula 1 racing teams to the design of racing bikes for teams in the Tour…
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Pedal Power

Posted by - February 19, 2009
Frances Corbet talks to Richard Thorpe, founder of Karbon Kinetics about how he went from a one-man band with a revolutionary idea, to building a breakthrough product with more than…
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Careful with those fillets

Posted by - March 2, 2009
There is one, often over used, 3D design feature that can have a huge knock on effect on Design for Manufacture. John Tumelty asks that we think before we go…
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Who cares about Autocad?

Posted by - March 2, 2009
Autodesk is about to release a new version of AutoCAD. In these days of dedicated design and manufacturing systems, why should we give a damn about the perennial 2D CAD…
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Delcam FeatureCAM 2009

Posted by - March 6, 2009
Production Machining is about one thing - speed. Getting your tool-paths created, verified and on to the machine cutting metal is the name of the game. Al Dean reports on…
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SpaceClaim 2009

Posted by - March 10, 2009
DEVELOP3D's editor, Al Dean, looks at the latest release of SpaceClaim, the system that brought Direct Modelling back to the fore after decades of anonymity. What has the vendor got…
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CATIA on steroids: pt 2

Posted by - March 10, 2009
To find out which graphics card vendor offers the best 3D performance in Catia,AMD and Nvidia agreed to battle it out in a room together. Greg Corke reports
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