November 2007

By DE Editors

Cover Story: Modeling
MCAD Technology Drives Medical Device Development
by David Dunston and Mari Truman
Anatomically accurate models created by Zygote Media using SolidWorks leads to product breakthroughs for “nature’s miracle pump.”

Computers & Peripherals
The Virtual Perspective
by Tom Kevan
New immersive systems harness virtual reality to enhance the design process, and more.

Accelerating Automotive Design
by Gilad Shainer
InfiniBand enables simulation solutions using HPC platforms.

Reverse Engineering
Reproducing the Shape of Speed
by Bob Cramblitt
Wegner Automotive and ADC use Geomagic technology to rev up horsepower.

A New Twist in Music Education
by Margaret S.Gurney
SolidWorks helps to engineer a training tool that combines three musical instruments.

RE/Modeling
PhotoModeler 6
by Mike Hudspeth
Get precise models from photographs as well as artifacts — even Google Earth uses it.

Analysis
Parsing Particles
by Al Dean
EDEM 1.3 is a discrete element modeling application for the study of granular flow.

MCAD
Modeling with VX v13
by Mike Hudspeth
Take an empirical approach to hybrid solid modeling.

CAM
FeatureCAM Paves the Way
by Al Dean
Take less-complex parts and create the NC code you need in a shorter space of time.

Design
Designing Fuel Cells for the Future
by Russell Shuba
DFMA software helps evaluate designs for automotive hydrogen fuel cell systems.

Commentary
It’s Time to Get Onboard with Multiphysics
by Bruce Engelmann, SIMULIA

Departments

Degrees of Freedom

New Products

Briefings

Elements of Analysis

Visualizing Ship Ballast Exchange
by Douglas Clark
Scientists seek to protect marine ecology using EnSight visualization for CFD.

Bigger Sims Win the Race
by Alex Read
STAR-CCM+ handles huge data sets in aerodynamics and thermal management.

Designing Better Running Shoes
by Lynn Manning
adidas uses FEA to cut time from the drawing board to the road, trail, and track.

Improve Your Math Expressiveness
by Steve Johnson
MATLAB’s advanced language features empower scientific programmers.

Commentary
by Bob Williams, Algor
Today’s criteria for choosing design and analysis software.