Product Design

Design Viz & VR/AR: The next frontier?

Posted by Al Dean - August 24, 2015

Virtual Reality in the design and engineering realm has traditionally been seen as the preserve of the large multinationals. Will…

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Product Design

Betting on BIM

Posted by Martyn Day - September 11, 2015

What's the best way for companies that manufacture components used in the building industry to get BIM-ready, digital versions of…

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News

EXCLUSIVE: Autodesk extends Fusion Fast Track program to UK & Nordics

Posted by Al Dean - September 15, 2015

Last month, Autodesk announced a US focussed program for SolidWorks users, to tempt them to give its Fusion 360 system…

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News

Is ‘immersive sketching’ the future? HP announces Autodesk SketchBook Pro for Sprout

Posted by Stephen Holmes - September 17, 2015

SketchBook Pro for the HP Sprout should take advantage of its 3D scanning capabilities and dual touchscreens In announcing the…

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News

Autodesk to acquire NetFabb

Posted by Al Dean - September 24, 2015

If you’ve ever done anything with an STL file, chances are you’ve come across NetFabb, a German company that has…

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News

Consumers and manufacturers agree on recycling, IoT and privacy, but not always on the ‘how’

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 6, 2015

Survey results from Autodesk have found that consumers and manufacturers agree on the value of product recyclability, privacy and Internet-connectivity,…

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Product Design

Metals 3D Printing: Software

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 7, 2015

3D printing with metals brings up all manner of opportunities to change how things are produced. What software options are…

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News

Sub-£1,000 robot MakerArm plotting a course on Kickstarter

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 8, 2015

Multi-tasking robot of your dreams? Desktop automation from MakerArm This low-cost robotic arm is a multitasking marvel on a desktop…

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Manufacturing

How design has to change for metals 3D printing

Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 8, 2015

We ask four industry thought leaders how they think design needs to change in order to take full advantage of…

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News

Autodesk pushes Inventor 2016 R2 update

Posted by Al Dean - October 12, 2015

Autodesk is integrating its browser-based ForceEffect (also on the iPad) directly into Inventor Looks like Autodesk is making a bit…

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