Onshape – game on Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 1, 2015 Al Dean talks to the team behind Onshape and looks at what the future holds with the hottest 3D design…
Review: Autodesk Inventor 2015 Posted by DEVELOP3D - June 19, 2014 With the introduction of direct editing, freeform surface modelling and lots more, Inventor 2015 promises to deliver on what users…
solidThinking Inspire 9.0 Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 14, 2013 Digital optimisation is often done within the bounds of an existing design, using parametric variation techniques. But what if you…
SolidWorks 2013 & what constitutes a good release? Posted by Al Dean - September 11, 2012 I spent a day last week in the company of the SolidWorks folks at their rather spiffy new campus just…
Surphaser and Rapidform team up for reverse engineering Posted by Greg Corke - July 4, 2012 C2 wing hinge scanned with a Surphaser 25HSX and reverse engineered in Rapidform XOR Surphaser is to offer a complete…
The challenge of complex shape design: Are we getting there? Posted by Al Dean - March 2, 2012 More and more designers and particularly engineers, are becoming involved with the creation and editing of highly complex shapes. Today’s…
The rebirth of design Posted by DEVELOP3D - July 29, 2011 New tools and techniques are removing hundreds of years of design and fabrication limitationsNever in the field of human creativity…
Inventor 2012: Form Edit with Inventor Fusion Posted by Al Dean - June 27, 2011 I’ve spent the last few months since it shipped working with Inventor on a wee modelling project to dig into…
The Chris Randles interview Posted by DEVELOP3D - April 13, 2011 Founded in 2005, SpaceClaim is one of the youngest solid modelling companies, with a key focus on ease of use…
The Jim Heppelmann interview Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 23, 2011 PTC has shocked many in the industry with its recent rebranding and relaunching of its flagship product, Pro/Engineer under the…