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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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2007: Autodesk licenses ImpactXoft technologies
ImpactXoft played an important role in the development of feature modeling in mechanical CAD. Their work has influenced the current ...
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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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2007: Doing Your Own Online 3D Parts Catalogs
3D online part catalogs are proliferating, rapidly. An overview originally published in the January 2007 edition of Engineering Automation Report, ...
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SMBs and the rise of global product development
For several years debate has raged in product development over the benefits vs. drawbacks of outsourcing and/or offshoring. This article ...
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2007: SAP PLM Road Map: High-Speed Rail Line or Head-On Train Wreck?
In detailed plans that read more like an internal memo than a press release, SAP announced a four-year road map ...
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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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2007: A Primer on MCAD modeling technology, part 1: It’s all about the trees
Either a CAD modeler uses a structure tree, or it doesn’t; Paul Hamilton explains all. Originally published August 2007 in ...
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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 ...