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Book Review: In “Shaping Things” the Spime’s the Thing
Bruce Sterling has drawn the roadmap to the future of manufacturing, where digital modeling and 3D printing morph into Arfid ...
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Race car brake maker Alcon thrives on SolidCAM + SolidWorks
The growing British company can respond quickly to demanding clients. From its headquarters in Tamworth, UK, Alcon Components Ltd has ...
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Ansys to buy Apache Design Solutions
The $310 million deal will give Ansys a more comprehensive portfolio of engineering solvers in electronics for product design. Ansys ...
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2007: All the Geeks agree quad core is hard core
The 2007 launch of HP workstations using Intel quad core CPUs was a milestone for technical graphics. Processes that previously ...
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Dassault Systèmes to deliver Amazon Web Services for V6 users
All Dassault brands with Version 6 technology will be able to take advantage of cloud deployment. High-performance simulation is still ...
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3DVIA.com enters partnership with Sculpteo for a ‘3D print’ button
Dassault joins the list of CAD vendors with relationships to 3D printing services companies. Success of the crowdsourcing community model ...
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Autodesk updates DWG to Google Earth utility
The most popular Autodesk Labs add-on is now compatible with AutoCAD 2012. Autodesk has updated its utility for posting DWG ...
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Mass Customization, the 3D-literate consumer and the future of engineering software
What happens when everyone is a maker? By Randall S. Newton For years, those of us who are paid to ...
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Pedal Brain saves money by 3D printing its prototypes in-house
The custom manufacturer of data collection devices for competitive cyclists was sending designs out to contractors to make prototypes. Bringing ...
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Using engineering 3D visualization to sell Navistar engines
RTT technology provides photorealistic still, animated, and cutaway views, saving Navistar thousands of dollars compared to transporting their massive diesel ...
