Product Design

Green energy design

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 9, 2009

The need to develop new ways of harnessing green energy has never been greater. From…

Product Design

Solidworks 2010

Posted by DEVELOP3D - October 9, 2009

The 2010 version is an important release for SolidWorks. While not brimming with new features,…

Product Design

In search of Elegance #4: Surfacing. Without the headache

Posted by Al Dean - October 19, 2009

Basic construction of a Viking sailing ship. Boat design is one of the most elegant…

Product Design

Should brand aversion cloud good design?

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

Following an influx of feedback in relation to October’s cover story on the Apple Mac,…

Manufacturing

Clean living

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

The new @ease from Electrolux is designed to put the fun back into cleaning. During…

Product Design

Life on the farm

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

Drawing inspiration from his local harvest festival Stephen Holmes investigates the high-tech world of agricultural…

Product Design

An intelligent alternative to the solid modelling method

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

Developing a product from scratch can be a long and drawn out process. Despite innovations…

Product Design

Visual perfection

Posted by DEVELOP3D - November 9, 2009

During the development of the award winning Opel/Vauxhall Insignia, GM Europe used manufacturing variation simulation…

Collaborate

Bunkspeed HyperShot 10

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

Al Dean and Jinx Talavera, the head of 3D at Twister Imaging, take a look…

Product Design

Pro/E Wildfire 5.0

Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 9, 2009

Al Dean takes a look at the legendary modelling application that started 3D parametric CAD…