Web 2.0 vs Direct Modelling: It’s here Posted by Al Dean - April 1, 2009 We’ve long discussed the potential to reinvent how web 2.0 technologies can seriously impact product development technology. There’s Vuuch.com, there’s…
COFES 2009: Putting the Social into Social Networking Posted by Al Dean - April 18, 2009 For those that don’t know, COFES, or to give its full title, the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software…
Senz Umbrellas – For when the wind blows Posted by Stephen Holmes - May 29, 2009 In preparation for a typical British summer, we search for the ultimate umbrella design
Inventor Fusion Part I: Inventor Fusion – getting started and creating geometry Posted by Al Dean - June 25, 2009 Perhaps the most eagerly awaited bit of technology in the last few months has been Inventor Fusion. This is Autodesk’s…
Solid Edge with ST2 Posted by DEVELOP3D - June 26, 2009 This summer Siemens PLM Software is set to launch the second Solid Edge release based on its new Synchronous Technology.…
SpaceClaim shows its hand(s) with regards to multi-touch Posted by Greg Corke - July 20, 2009 SpaceClaim has just posted a video on YouTube that is certain to grab the attention of multi-touch CAD fanatics. The…
Spatial to help CAD/CAM/CAE software developers take advantage of multiple CPU cores Posted by Greg Corke - July 29, 2009 Applications running Spatial’s new ACIS thread technology should thrive on multi-core workstations, such as this beast of a machine from…
TurboCAD 16.0 Posted by DEVELOP3D - August 28, 2009 Al Dean looks at TurboCAD, a stalwart in the world of 2D CAD, and wonders if the implementation of new…
CFDesign for clusters Posted by DEVELOP3D - September 11, 2009 Armed with a brand new solver technology, CFdesign can now use clusters to accelerate solve times. Greg Corke reports on…
Solidworks 2010 Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 9, 2009 The 2010 version is an important release for SolidWorks. While not brimming with new features, it's the enhancements to existing…