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GPGPU gains momentum in mainstream CAD/CAM/CAE applications
Professional graphics cards are capable of much more than simply spinning a model on screen.…
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There’s been plenty of political lip service paid to developing new so-called Green technologies but…
Martyn Day – The Last Word
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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,…
Simulation: A couple of thoughts on barriers to entry and adoption
The ability to not only define the form of a product digitally, but to also…
New software? Discoverability and a decent manual should help
When using software for the first time, discoverability is important, but at the very least…
Manufacturing and design engineering to the rescue!
With a radical coalition in power and the worst recession since the Depression, there’s talk…
