Review: Autodesk VRED 2016

Posted by - November 19, 2015
Two years after acquisition by Autodesk, how are VRED's high-end visualisation tools shaping up? Al Dean reviews what's changed since…

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…