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Pamela Waterman · August 21, 2018 · …additive manufacturing (AM) a fully digital workflow may incorporate most or all of the following steps and data types: scanned data file, 3D CAD solid model file, STL model file, sliced G-code file, file transfer step, build parameter data (i.e., fill percentage, shell thickness, bed temperature, build speed,…
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Randall Newton · February 23, 2024 · …Several 2D CAD products fully support the basic AutoCAD DWG format. However, only Graebert provides a solution compatible with these mechanical custom entities. Graebert prefers the term “mechanical entities.” Therefore, substituting AutoCAD, particularly its Mechanical version, with a less expensive option isn’t a straightforward comparison. Despite this caveat,…
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DE Editors · February 14, 2008 · …of high resolution or fully closed volumes as required by additive fabrication. FigurePrints, the brainchild of a former Microsoft vice president who ran its video game business, is about taking a character from World of Warcraft (one of the most popular video games in the world) and building…
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David Cohn · December 4, 2001 · …ATI FirePro boards are fully certified with most CAD sand DCC applications and use the same unified video driver. Drivers are available for most 32- and 64-bit operating systems, including Windows 7, Vista, XP, and Linux. With these new ATI FirePro boards, the competition between AMD and NVIDIA…
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DE Editors · May 31, 2009 · …wait to see a fully rendered photorealistic 3D scene. “If it took me six hours before, with HyperShot I can do it in an hour. That’s one-sixth of the time,” says Ross. “Multiply that if you want to show six concepts to a client, or if you do…
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DE Editors · March 1, 2006 · …and manufacture. It’s a fully integrated, end-to-end solution that includes modules for design, moldmaking, electrode design and manufacturing, reverse engineering, drawing, and NC. There’s even a footwear module. So, let's step through CimatronE and its areas of operation and see how it benefits the mold and die user.…
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DE Editors · August 1, 2005 · …proving successful at sharing fully featured models. Most of the major vendors of data-exchange software provide tools for feature-based translation. Geometry-based translation comes up short by "sharing and recalculating mathematical representations of part geometry and topology," Elysium Director of Product Marketing Peter Heath explains, but "feature-based translation uses…
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Mark Clarkson · May 1, 2008 · …Personal Learning Edition — fully functional but with a proprietary "learning" file format and watermarked renders. Visit usa.autodesk.com, find Maya under Products, and you’ll see the Personal Learning Edition download link front and center. Contributing Editor Mark Clarkson, a.k.a. "the Wichita By-Lineman," has been writing about all manner…
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DE Guest · December 18, 2025 · …box AI) and quality. Fully cloud-native SPDM solutions are gaining traction for their scalability, collaboration, and accessibility across distributed teams. Democratization of Simulation AI is helping enable simulation democratization—making simulation accessible to non-experts. Natural-language interfaces and guided workflows let design engineers perform routine simulations without deep domain expertise,…
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Brian Albright · June 1, 2017 · …This will lead to fully-automated, digitally-driven manufacturing.” “About four years ago we started getting interest from commercial companies who were just starting to look at printed electronics for next-generation challenges they were seeing,” says Mike O’Reilly, director of product management for Optomec’s Aerosol Jet product line. “They couldn’t…
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DE Editors · June 25, 2008 · …is offered as a fully functional trial version, available for download. NAG Toolbox Product Demonstrations are available at NAG, as are industry articles about the Toolbox. The NAG Toolbox for MATLAB Introductory Guide and case studies in Engineering and Manufacturing in particular are posted online. If the reference…
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DE Editors · August 4, 2023 · …plc—Steel Body Structures for Fully Autonomous Vehicles WorldAutoSteel and engineering partner Ricardo developed this concept vehicle that features a 621.7-pound body structure, and a 25% mass reduction over an expected reference vehicle. Honorable Mention: Michigan Technological University for Auto/Steel Partnership—Steel E-Motive Side Closure Mechanism By developing this mechanism…
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Pamela Waterman · July 1, 2013 · …SolidWorks Simulation solution is fully embedded in SolidWorks 3D CAD, which means product engineers keep using the same interface, product philosophy, familiar workflow and commands when designing and testing a design. This shortens the learning curve.” It also means that the 3D CAD model becomes the simulation model…
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Kenneth Wong · May 25, 2017 · …are being monitored.“We are fully committed to full disclosure,” said Abrams. “We work with retailers to ensure they are letting their customers know, even before they come into the popup store, that information is being captured.” eyeQ, a partner of Samsung in the popup retail solution project, offers…
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Stephanie Skernivitz · October 22, 2024 · …It’s optional but a fully automated tool is available in the new version. That’s something that we look forward to getting feedback from our users,” Sjodin says. In this latest release is a new module: the electric discharge module. A target area for this module is high-voltage equipment…
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David Cohn · January 27, 2021 · …allowing workers to explore fully immersive, interactive 3D workspaces that dissolve the barrier between virtual and actual reality, enabling them to turn what could be fatal mistakes into learning opportunities. Gamification is improving performance, reducing errors and saving lives. David Cohn has been using AutoCAD for more than…
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John Newman · January 1, 2015 · …to be developed to fully leverage the flexibility of 3D printing. Proof of Concept It is, of course, easy to call for innovation, or to wait for the present to catch up to your vision for the future. Rather than stand on the sidelines, EDAG has stepped up…
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DE Editors · January 3, 2010 · …team set out to fully investigate whether 3D visualization software could help in the dimensional management process during development of the Insignia. The team then chose to investigate aesthetica from Icona Solutions. The software is unique in that it applies tolerances and component deformations directly to the product’s…
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David Cohn · December 4, 2001 · …ATI FireGL boards are fully certified with most MCAD andDCC (digital content creation) applications. All use ATI’s unifieddriver, with full support for OpenGL 1.5 plus extensions and DirectX9.0. And all include ATI’s latest shader, Z-buffer, and antialiasingtechnology. Drivers are available for Windows 2000, Windows XP, andLinux, including 64-bit…
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David Cohn · December 4, 2001 · …stakeholders have access to fully functional software to view, measure, mark up, annotate, print, and round-trip designs.All of Autodesk’s products can publish CAD data as DWF files and marked-up DWF files can be saved from Design Review and sent back to the original CAD application (an AutoCAD-based product,…
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