NewTek LightWave Review: Two Parts in One
With LightWave 11, NewTek once again puts most of the shine on half the product.
/article/newtek-lightwave-review-two-parts-in-oneSimulation Provides Better Answers, Faster
A research team uses Tecplot Chorus for hypersonic vehicle design.
/article/simulation-provides-better-answers-fasterRendering with Character
Luxology greatly expands the options in its newest version of modo.
/article/rendering-with-characterWills Wing’s Leap of Faith
This hang glider manufacturer tries out CAM—and reaps some unexpected benefits.
/article/wills-wings-leap-of-faithGeometric DFMPro
Design for manufacturability formalizes rules for designs so that, in theory at least, engineers will design parts that manufacturers can easily make.
/article/geometric-dfmproComposites Blast Off
Everywhere you look in aerospace, you’ll find composites.
/article/composites-blast-offOn a Mission to Mars
How engineers designed and tested the latest Mars rover.
/article/on-a-mission-to-marsUniversity of Michigan Refines Solar Car Design
Building a competitive solar car from scratch is a big, expensive and somewhat secretive project.
/article/university-of-michigan-refines-solar-car-designBunkspeed Pro Suite 2012 Review
The Bunkspeed Pro Suite 2012 includes the capabilities of Bunkspeed Shot (rendering) and Move (animation), as well as distributed rendering, displacement maps and actual lights.
/article/bunkspeed-pro-suite-2012-reviewModeling Fuel Cells
Simulation has become crucial to designing and implementing the next generations of fuel cells.
/article/modeling-fuel-cellsA Force to Reckon with in the 3D World
Luxology’s modo polygon and subdivision surface modeler, continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
/article/a-force-to-reckon-with-in-the-3d-worldLet There be Light
NewTek releases a new version of LightWave.
/article/let-there-be-lightAre We Outsourcing our Creativity?
As emerging economies move up the product development food chain, they are competing with the West in increasingly creative ways.
/article/are-we-outsourcing-our-creativityCrowdsourcing Pros and Cons
Is crowdsourcing the next step in outsourcing or a new way to collaboratively engineer products?
/article/crowdsourcing-pros-and-consReview: Bunkspeed SHOT Aims for Simplicity
Software makes photorealistic still images easy to render.
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