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Snopes weighs in on ‘unbelieveable’ 3D printing video

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Randall Newton

Rumor-busting website confirms 3D printing exists. Z Corp reaps a PR bonanza with the help of National Geographic Channel. A ...

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LightWave 10 supports 3Dconnexion 3D mice

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Randall Newton

One more reason to take the GraphicSpeak survey and win a SpacePilot Pro. NewTek has integrated 3Dconnexion 3D mouse support ...

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2007: New Acrobat 3D promises a treasure box of possibilities

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GfxS staff

Once upon a time the CAD world waited with breathless anticipation for the second release of Acrobat with 3D capabilities. ...

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Autodesk does about-face on PLM

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Randall Newton

Instead of cracking jokes about “only three companies with a PLM problem,” Autodesk will bring to market this year cloud-based ...

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2007: Assessing the challenges and rewards of design reuse

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GfxS staff

Manufacturing models may have hundreds of interrelated features, yet a growing number of companies are pushing to increase their reuse ...

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Autodesk 123D update adds 2D sheets, more 3D primitives

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Randall Newton

The fifth update in only two months also adds DWG support, tweaks the user interface, and more. Autodesk has refreshed ...

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SolidCAM claims new Technology Wizard reduces cutting time up to 70%

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Randall Newton

The Wizard, part of its new iMachining module, is now available in SolidCAM 2011. The company is a Gold-certified SolidWorks ...

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2007: 3D data interoperability vendors sound off

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GfxS staff

In design automation circles, interoperability is said to be like the weather; everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything ...

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Lufthansa Technik uses multi-physics simulation to predict aircraft engine wear

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Randall Newton

Ansys software makes condition-based maintenance of jet turbines more reliable by adding a predictive element. Lufthansa Technik AG, one of ...

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Creo 1.0: More evolutionary than revolutionary

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Steve Wolfe

Steve Wolfe takes a close look at the new Creo line of CAD applications from PTC, answering the questions he ...