Autodesk furthers its industrial design line of tools with the acquisition of VSR's technology for class A surface design and modeling tools. Autodesk has announced the acquisition of certain technology assets from Virtual Shape Research (VSR), GmbH. Along with those assets, Autodesk will take on 10 VSR employees. Headquartered in Hannover, Germany, Virtual Shape Technology … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires Virtual Shape Research Technology Assets
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Project Falcon update reads all STL files
Just in time for Autodesk University comes a new release of the wind-tunnel simulation software preview as a stand-alone install. In September we reported on Project Falcon, an Autodesk Labs technology preview that basically put wind tunnel simulation inside Autodesk Alias Studio Tools. In time for this week's Autodesk University, Labs has released an update to Project … [Read more...] about Project Falcon update reads all STL files
Project Falcon puts a wind tunnel simulator inside Alias
Autodesk is exploring a new simulation meshing technology for real time results, by trying it out inside industrial design. For a limited time Autodesk Labs is offering the users of its Alias industrial design products the chance to use a new wind tunnel simulator. Project Falcon gives Alias designers the chance to investigate aerodynamic performance at any stage. Simulation … [Read more...] about Project Falcon puts a wind tunnel simulator inside Alias
The Way of Rhino Part 1: CAD Master Bob’s Most Excellent Launch Trajectory
First in a four-part series; Originally published in CADCAMNET and Engineering Automation Report in 2007 By Randall S. Newton The meeting hall in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is concert-dark and filled with several hundred college students. Heat, humidity, and anticipation are all thick in the air as a middle-aged man of slight build ascends to the stage. “You are the luckiest … [Read more...] about The Way of Rhino Part 1: CAD Master Bob’s Most Excellent Launch Trajectory