What is OpenCL?
OpenCL is a standards-based programming language that allows the CPU and GPU to work together for faster and more efficient processing. But now it's arrived, we need to ensure that…
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DriveWorks Solo
DriveWorks Solo is a new rules-based design product designed to bridge the gap between DriveWorksXpress, the free SolidWorks-based solution and the high-end software, DriveWorks Pro. Can it bring design automation…
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Is our engineering heritage on the wane in British Universities?
With British universities oversubscribed and operating at capacity one would have thought that our nation is producing a talented new generation. Talented, maybe, but sadly not interested in science or…
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PTC Media and Analyst Event 2010
From chilly Boston, Al Dean reports on the latest developments from industry giant PTC. From announcements of a healthy growth in PLM license revenue to exciting developments in technical publications,…
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BikeCAD is a specialist tool for one thing only
Inspired by two wheel movement, the need for escape and former Talking Heads front man, Al Dean rediscovers his passion for bicycles and finds a bespoke system that enables their…
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Buying a professional Laptop
Constantly on the road, Rob Jamieson knows a thing or two about mobile workstations. From choosing the best CPU to how to travel in cattle class, he shares his top…
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Solidworks World report 2010
Al Dean attends his 11th SolidWorks World and finds a company in a state of transition, but one that hasn't forgotten to put on an industry bash, this year at…
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Solidworks: The next generation
At SolidWorks World, the CEOs of SolidWorks and its parent company Dassault Systèmes, presented a future vision of SolidWorks. The big news was it looked like it was built on…
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Medical marvels
Stephen Holmes, DEVELOP3D's very own Doogie Howser, gets his freshly sanitized hands on the latest in medical technology
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Creating virtual factories
Laser scanning and point-cloud data will be widely-used technologies in the coming years. Martyn Day visited Houston to attend the only conference dedicated to digitally capturing and measuring the real-world…
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