Design and Manufacturing solutions through Digital Prototyping and Interoperability
Inventor on roids! CAD and Excel have never worked this well together.

Inventor on roids! CAD and Excel have never worked this well together.

Gavin Bath gives us all a lesson in awesomeness. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS AMAZING USE OF iLOGIC and embedded Excel spreadsheets, and how it closes the design loop, providing engineers with real-time feedback on key aspects of their design. (This ain’t your typical spreadsheet link, this thing is brilliant)Continue Reading.

Simulation Mechanical | Midplane vs Thin Layer in Thin Structures

Simulation Mechanical | Midplane vs Thin Layer in Thin Structures

Weeks of testing Autodesk’s simulation platforms has brought to light some interesting studies and great topics to discuss. Today John covers the comparison using thin layered meshes and midplane methodologies and some warnings with constraints and excessively long sheets.Continue Reading.

Sheet Metal | K-factor

Sheet Metal | K-factor

Gavin Bath saves us all a tonne of time & manufacturing heart ache with this tidy little sheet metal K-factor tool. Cheers for sharing your knowledge Gavin.Continue Reading.

Luxion KeyShot 4 Review

Luxion KeyShot 4 Review

KeyShot 4 is a 3D rendering and animation program created to make life easier for designers and visualization makers. It is a stand-alone rendering system utilizing computer’s CPUs to map photons and unbiased sampling techniques which lead to mathematically correct, photo realistic renderings. Supports: Macs and PCs with multiple core processors. KeyShot is friendly with most modern modelling software – Inventor, SolidWorks,Continue Reading.

Autodesk ReCAP Preview | Taking Me For a Walk on the Project Site

Autodesk ReCAP Preview | Taking Me For a Walk on the Project Site

I was needing to review a project site. Autodesk ReCap 2014 makes visualizing point clouds a snap.Here’s a quick preview I made yesterday.Continue Reading.

AutoCAD 360 | New Name and New Features

AutoCAD 360 | New Name and New Features

Autodesk announces the all new face of AutoCAD on the cloud – AutoCAD 360. What will AutoCAD 360 do for you?Continue Reading.