It starts with a simple design: the chair. Autodesk has numerous small projects for its generative design program, including its collaboration with Volkswagen on a showcase 1962 hippie bus, ongoing work with Airbus, and a collaboration with General Motors on auto parts. Generative design allows designers to define constraints for a part, the elements that are absolutely … [Read more...] about Autodesk finds an edge in generative design
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Nvidia showcases VR, AR, and rendering at SolidWorks World 2019
Offers new features to lure 3D CAD users to the Turing generation. At SolidWorks World 2019, Nvidia was selling the merits of its Turing RTX 4000 graphics board to workstation users. At the conference, Nvidia highlighted the advantages to be gained by Nvidia’s dedicated cores for rendering and also enough onboard memory to handle large models and assemblies. VR and AI also got … [Read more...] about Nvidia showcases VR, AR, and rendering at SolidWorks World 2019
High-end CAD features have migrated to low-price CAD
TurboCAD and BricsCAD are rewriting the notion that it takes a $5,000 CAD program to do specialized tasks. By Ralph Grabowski Can we still call CAD “low-end” when it does sheet metal design and direct editing of 3D solids? Programs in the past have been considered low-end CAD when they cost a few hundred dollars and provided general drafting functions — in 2D usually, and … [Read more...] about High-end CAD features have migrated to low-price CAD
Onshape extends its 3D cloud CAD with sheet metal design
“Simultaneous Sheet Metal” technology lets users work concurrently on flat, folded and bend table representations. Onshape today released new sheet metal design capabilities for its cloud-based mechanical CAD design system. The new tools allow creation and refinement of sheet metal parts with simultaneous generation of editable, synchronized flat, folded, and tabular views. … [Read more...] about Onshape extends its 3D cloud CAD with sheet metal design
Survey finds BIM use tops 38% across AEC disciplines
A majority of potential users have not yet migrated to building information modeling. The most recent CAD market survey from Business Advantage Group finds that use of building information modeling (BIM) technology is starting to grow after several years with little market growth. Currently, across all professional disciplines 35% of relevant companies are using BIM … [Read more...] about Survey finds BIM use tops 38% across AEC disciplines