aesthetica 4.0

Posted by - November 16, 2012
Al Dean reports on a unique software tool that combines tolerance analysis with visualisation to give a good idea of…

The robots are coming

Posted by - November 20, 2012
Leading manufacturing automation company, Autotech, uses Siemens Tecnomatix software to develop, simulate and prove clash-free robot programs for complete robotic…

Alpha Mike Foxtrot to STL

Posted by - January 14, 2013
As those who've built their own parts on a 3D printer or outsourced them to partners will know, the format…

Input devices

Posted by - January 30, 2013
Al Dean test drives two gaming mice that also offer precise control for CAD

Geomagic Spark — beta test

Posted by - February 4, 2013
In the reverse engineering workflow, the desire to create clean, accurate surfaces from point cloud data is experienced by many,…

VISI 20 — Manufacturing

Posted by - February 11, 2013
Elsewhere we cover the design updates in VISI 20,. Here, Al Dean covers manufacturing, from tool design to NC code…

solidThinking Inspire 9.0

Posted by - February 14, 2013
Digital optimisation is often done within the bounds of an existing design, using parametric variation techniques. But what if you…