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Computer–aided Design CAD
Review: Onshape Cloud-Based CAD Platform Offers Access Anywhere
Onshape's latest features focus on performance, integration and usability.
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Education and Training
Constructing Cars Powered by Chemical Energy
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ annual competition helps chemical engineering students apply their knowledge and bring automotive designs to life.
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Collaboration
Social and Connected PLM
Platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams are gaining traction, but some say ad hoc exchanges must be part of the record for the digital thread.
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Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
Is Mixed Reality Worth a Try?
The visual technology holds much promise for design review and collaboration, but still faces limitations in hardware and processing power.
Latest in Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
Engineering Workstations
The Rise of Data Science Workstations
NVIDIA’s new hardware is making it easier for organizations to process data right on the desktop, as engineers are being drafted into data science roles.
Latest in Engineering Workstations
Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
Can AR Enhance Design?
Though augmented reality brings benefits for collaboration and design review, hardware limitations make engineers wonder about its viability.
Latest in Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
5G
Wireless Design Challenges
Evolving wireless standards and the shift to 5G will require multidisciplinary approaches to simulation and design.
Latest in 5G
Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
Are You Ready for Extended Reality (XR)?
Identifying the right use case is key to getting the most out of enterprise augmented reality.
Latest in Virtual Reality VR and Augmented Reality AR
Engineering Workstations
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad P72 Displays An Excellent Update
Lenovo’s 17-inch mobile workstation delivers great engineering performance at a more affordable price.
Latest in Engineering Workstations
Computer-aided Design Software CAD
Review: BricsCAD Turns on the Power with V19
BricsCAD V19 extends beyond AutoCAD’s capabilities.
Latest in Computer-aided Design Software CAD
ANSYS and Livermore Software Technology Corporation Sign Definitive Acquisition Agreement
Acquisition will bolster ANSYS' passenger safety, healthcare and manufacturing capabilities, ANSYS says.
Navajo Technical University Chooses Optomec System for Metal AM Training Center
NTU purchased the directed energy deposition machine with a National Science Foundation grant for use in its new Center for...
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Updated
Improvements include enhanced simulation automation and video communication.
KODAK 3D Printing Expands with new Materials and Accessories
Smart International, an authorized global brand licensee of 3D printing for Kodak, announces that KODAK 3D Printing will be expanding...
Boutique Computer Maker Releases Cutting Edge Visualization Notebook
BOXX Technologies GoBOXX SLM-17 is a slim notebook workstation that complies with the new NVIDIA RTX Studio Laptop specification.
Digital Twins in the Hot Seat
The phrase “digital twin” has become the be-all-and-end-all of manufacturing buzzwords, stirring up Utopian views on what it can do for predictive maintenance, simulation and more.
Immerse Yourself in Realistic Design
In this issue: Immerse Yourself in Realistic Design; Designing Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot, and a BOXX APEXX S3 Review: Overclocked and...
Reviews
Autodesk Fusion 360: Getting Better All the Time
Autodesk consolidates Fusion 360 into a single, more powerful package.
progeCAD Professional 2020: Low-Cost CAD
This affordable CAD program looks a lot like AutoCAD, but brings functionality at an affordable price.
Affordable Power: A Tale of Two Dells
We evaluate Dell’s Precision 3540 and 3541 mobile workstations.
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Companies
Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing
Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. They produce software for the architecture, engineering, construction,...
Sensirion
Sensirion is the world's leading manufacturer of digital microsensors and -systems. The product range includes gas and liquid flow sensors,...
Dell EMC
Dell EMC enables digital transformation with trusted solutions for the modern data center.
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Editors’ Picks
Editor’s Pick: Notebook Delivers Fast Ray Tracing and AI Development
The new BOXX Technologies GoBOXX SLM-17 notebook workstation transforms the time-consuming process...
Editor’s Pick: Conduct Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations More Efficiently
Nextflow Software introduces Nextflow Studio, which covers the entire CFD workflow from...
Editor’s Pick: Fast Printing of Large Parts with an Array of Material Options
BigRep STUDIO G2 3D printer for large parts is made for abrasive...
Editor’s Pick: Fast, Secure 3D Visualization for the Extended Enterprise
Vertex platform made for secure 3D product data collaboration.
Featured Resources
Downloads
Prototyping and Manufacturing Services to Help Satisfy Modern Market Expectations
eBook shows how 3D Systems On Demand rapid prototyping and manufacturing services help design engineers meet product development...
Webcasts
Learn how ARRIS Simulates and Validates their Drop Tests and Optimizes their Designs
In this webinar, we’ll learn from ARRIS engineers how drop test simulation and validation, along with design...
Engineering Resource Center
The New Age of Engineering Animation
High-quality animations help engineers efficiently collaborate with colleagues.
Glossary Spotlight
CAM
Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) uses computer software and hardware to automate manufacturing processes. CAM is often used in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD).
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ANSYS and Livermore Software Technology Corporation Sign Definitive Acquisition Agreement
Acquisition will bolster ANSYS' passenger safety, healthcare and manufacturing capabilities, ANSYS says.
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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Updated
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KODAK 3D Printing Expands with new Materials and Accessories
Smart International, an authorized global brand licensee of 3D printing for Kodak, announces that KODAK 3D Printing will be expanding...
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Navajo Technical University Chooses Optomec System for Metal AM Training Center
NTU purchased the directed energy deposition machine with a National Science Foundation grant for use in its new Center for...
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FANUC and ModuleWorks Announce Cooperation on Machining Simulation for CNC Controls
ModuleWorks material removal simulation is multi-axis, multi-purpose simulation technology.
Partner Content
Made in Metal but Lighter
As Metal AM Attracts Attention, the Need for Simulation Grows.
Prototype/Manufacture
New IMCO Tool Libraries Available for Mastercam
This now provides import of IMCO into toolpath operations.
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Design Guidelines for 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
Created by FATHOM's Application Engineering Team, this design guideline on 3D printing and manufacturing technologies includes PolyJet, SLA, FDM, SLS,...
Engineering Computing
AMD Gains Ground in GPU Market Share, Report Indicates
The market shares haven’t shifted much in the past year, but AMD has shown the greatest change expanding its...
Editor’s Picks: Sept. 5-11, 2019
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
Engineering Computing
Boutique Computer Maker Releases Cutting Edge Visualization Notebook
BOXX Technologies GoBOXX SLM-17 is a slim notebook workstation that complies with the new NVIDIA RTX Studio Laptop specification.
Sponsored Content
Editor’s Pick: Notebook Delivers Fast Ray Tracing and AI Development
The new BOXX Technologies GoBOXX SLM-17 notebook workstation transforms the time-consuming process of creating realistic visualizations.
Video
3D Printing Prostheses for Amputees
Watch how Livity Technologies uses rapid prototyping with Lulzbot 3D printers to bring carbon fiber prosthetic limbs to amputees in...
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Product News
Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Updated
KODAK 3D Printing Expands with new Materials and Accessories
Editor’s Picks: Sept. 5-11, 2019
Boutique Computer Maker Releases Cutting Edge Visualization Notebook
Kubotek Kosmos 3D Framework 2.0 Available
CM Labs Announces Major Updates to Vortex Studio
Editor’s Picks: August 29-Sept. 4, 2019
Siemens Unveils Xcelerator Rapid Development Platform
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Company Profiles
Autodesk Product Design & Manufacturing
Autodesk is a world leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. They produce software for the architecture, engineering, construction,...
Alliance provides customers with deep integration between solutions to drive revolutionary design advancements.
Vendors assemble curated collections of engineering software to attract SMBs.
Autodesk consolidates Fusion 360 into a single, more powerful package.
MachineWorks
Our technology is employed in CAM applications, standalone verification applications and control-based applications, including Collision Avoidance Systems.
MachineWorks’ libraries are...
The new surface-fitting method initially builds a surface-based structure from the point cloud and the mesh is then generated from...
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
FATHOM
The FATHOM team is driven by advanced technologies that enhance and accelerate today's product development and production processes—we're changing...
Created by FATHOM's Application Engineering Team, this design guideline on 3D printing and manufacturing technologies includes PolyJet, SLA, FDM, SLS, and MJF.
As designers and engineers become more accustomed to using AM, and more materials become readily available at lower prices, additive technologies will only continue to grow as a significant force in the manufacturing process.
FATHOM, an advanced manufacturer with an expertise in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, announced the issuance of a United States Patent for the systems and methods powering its online digital manufacturing platform.
@Xi Computer
@Xi Computer builds top performance CAD Workstations, CAD Laptops, Render-Farms, HPC Clusters and Servers based on Intel® CPU and NVIDIA®...
Tasks, not price, define today’s entry-level engineering workstation offerings.
The latest edition of the MTower PCIe from @Xi is the fastest single-CPU workstation we have tested so far.
This powerful mobile workstation equals desktop performance.
NAFEMS
NAFEMS is the International Association for the Engineering Modelling, Analysis and Simulation Community. We focus on the practical application of...
The virtual conference will explore the use of simulation and analysis across the design/development process.
Industry veterans weigh in on how to make engineering simulation more accessible to a larger user base.
The topic will address PLM- and microservice-based integration approach of model-based systems engineering.
3Diligent
At the time of 3Diligent's founding, accessing cutting edge additive manufacturing technology was painful. Some service bureaus had machines and...
3Diligent Consulting is launched by a former Deloitte consultant to support large enterprises and manufacturers through their Industry 4.0 journey.
Company’s 3D printing, machining, casting and injection molding technologies allow on-demand custom part fulfillment globally.
From new cold spray deposition methods to innovations in extrusion processes, advances in metal additive manufacturing address long-standing limitations related...
Stratasys
Every day, our customers find simpler, smarter approaches to stubborn design problemsand greater confidence to confront towering human and technological...
Six teams—three high school and three college teams—received top honors for the designs they created during the three-day contest.
See how Stratasys helps Don Schumacher Racing eliminate the time-consuming, trial-and-error process involved with machining out new components.
The base is using an industrial plastic printer to produce and fit parts to save time, costs
Synopsys Simpleware Product Group
The Simpleware™ Product Group at Synopsys develops software for the conversion of 3D scan data (MRI, CT, micro-CT...) into high...
One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.
CT scanning allows manufacturers to look inside parts made with additive manufacturing to measure complex internal designs.
Soterix Medical uses Simpleware and COMSOL Multiphysics to perfect transcranial direct current simulation technology.
Graebert GmbH
Graebert is a leading developer of CAD software for desktop, mobile and cloud.
The company is recognized as a true...
Dassault Systemès is one of several clients Graebert supplies with CAD technology.
There's a new APN Partner Competency Program from Amazon Web Services. Graebert was among the first Advanced Technology Partners to...
Graebert’s latest ARES software offers DWG compatibility on virtually any platform.
Real-world examples of HPC providing insights to healthcare and life sciences.
HPC helps researchers visualize molecular processes in high resolution.
Research improves on AI diagnostic rates by building upon existing models.