3D scanners

Posted by - January 19, 2016
The price point for reality capture has dropped so low that even the smallest studio can now invest in a…

Cutting costs: Low-cost CAM

Posted by - January 20, 2016
With the rise of more affordable CNC tools, there's also a growing need for smaller scale, efficient CAM tools. Al…

Cloud cult

Posted by - January 20, 2016
Last month, Al Dean put forward the view that relatively little has changed in 3D design technology over the last…

Review: SolidThinking Evolve 2016

Posted by - January 21, 2016
SolidThinking Evolve's focus remains firmly on the front-end of the product design process, but its capabilities have expanded significantly beyond…

Robot man

Posted by - February 10, 2016
The path from a child's toy to industrial robots that can operate in some of the world's most dangerous environments…

Review: Onshape Q1 2016

Posted by - February 10, 2016
In the first of our planned quarterly catch-ups with Onshape, Al Dean takes a good look at what's been happening…

Burning ring of fire

Posted by - February 12, 2016
Whirlpool has reduced the time required to develop a new cooktop by 35% with Ansys' direct modelling and fluid simulation…

Review: SimScale

Posted by - February 18, 2016
Simulation is an area ripe for cloud-based delivery and SimScale is looking to take advantage. Al Dean investigates the company's…