VR challenges & the future Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 15, 2017 With the rise of affordable VR headsets and a revolution in user interaction methods, we asked six industry thought leaders…
VR for design & engineering Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 14, 2017 Virtual Reality is on the cusp of becoming a mainstream design and engineering technology. Al Dean and Greg Corke explore…
Review: ESI Group IC.IDO 11 Posted by DEVELOP3D - March 13, 2017 ESI's IC.IDO is one of the most advanced Digital Mock Up (DMU) tools available.With its addition of Vive support, Al…
Heat in transit Posted by DEVELOP3D - February 14, 2017 Complex and tightly packed modern diesel engines can suffer from heat. Stephen Holmes finds out how Ford Otosan solves design…
Esteco launches its new generation of enterprise solutions – Volta Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 8, 2017 Esteco has unveiled its new enterprise platform solution for integrating multiple modeling formats, Volta, billed as a state-of-the art environment…
Q&A – Lattice design software for 3D printing with nTopology Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 12, 2017 We talk to VP of product at nTopology about its lattice design software that allows users to optimise parts for…
Review: Autodesk Fusion 360 – Q4 2016 Posted by Al Dean - January 9, 2017 It's been nearly 12 months since we last caught up with all things Fusion 360. Al Dean takes a look…
Cloud Bill of Materials tool OpenBoM receives updates for 2017 Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 5, 2016 OpenBoM has received updates for 2017 including more intuitive CAD integration and design changes reflected in the BoM The latest…
Mentor Graphics continues to push FloEFD to the front of the design process with version 16 Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 18, 2016 A range of new CFD simulation features in FloEVD v16 continue with the software’s aim of ‘frontloading’ analysis towards the…
Review: PowerShape & PowerMill 2017 Posted by DEVELOP3D - November 15, 2016 The combination of PowerMill and PowerShape is at the centre of Autodesk's advanced manufacturing solutions. Al Dean takes a look…