Lenovo ThinkPad P52s: Thin, Lightweight and Affordable

September 1, 2018 Comments Off on Lenovo ThinkPad P52s: Thin, Lightweight and Affordable

The thin, lightweight Lenovo ThinkPad P52s is housed in a dark gray sculpted case and delivers decent performance at an affordable price. Images courtesy of Lenovo.

A new P-series mobile workstation for on-the-go professionals.

Add Visual Velocity to Boost Engineering Productivity

August 13, 2018 Comments Off on Add Visual Velocity to Boost Engineering Productivity

Higher resolution monitors allow engineers to see the big picture and the details at the same time, which improves productivity. Image courtesy of Dell.

Research proves importance of displays to productivity as 4K resolution becomes standard.

Prepare for Augmented, Virtualized Product Development

August 13, 2018 Comments Off on Prepare for Augmented, Virtualized Product Development

Meta uses hologram-like digital objects you can interactive with in the real world. Image courtesy of Meta.

Laying the groundwork for professional augmented reality and virtual reality apps begins with generating realistic, interactive content.

From Solid Geometry to Responsive AR-VR

August 1, 2018 Comments Off on From Solid Geometry to Responsive AR-VR

The Unity game engine empowers VR experiences based on automotive design files. Image courtesy of Unity Technologies.

The handshake between CAD and visualization engines proves critical to AR-VR development.

When CAD, CAE and CAM Collide

July 16, 2018 Comments Off on When CAD, CAE and CAM Collide

Since acquiring Netfabb in 2015, Autodesk has been busy adding advanced technologies–including enhanced simulation, optimization and advanced toolpath capabilities–that will provide engineers and designers with a broad collection of additive design and manufacturing tools. Image courtesy of Autodesk.

New compute platforms enable design engineers to reap the benefits of CAD, CAE and CAM convergence.

New Lenovo ThinkStation P330 Family: Smaller Just Got Better

July 12, 2018 Comments Off on New Lenovo ThinkStation P330 Family: Smaller Just Got Better

Lenovo ThinkStation P330 family of workstations. Image courtesy of Lenovo.

With each workstation dropping in size, the ThinkStation P330 Tower, SFF and Tiny are proving smaller is better, the company reports.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 2

July 1, 2018 Comments Off on SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 2

Fig. 11: Minimum principal stress, P3, plotted around the left-hand fillet.

Walk through a static analysis study of an aircraft keel section in SOLIDWORKS.

Optimize Designs Automatically

June 20, 2018 Comments Off on Optimize Designs Automatically

Apiosoft's CORTIME computer-aided optimization (CAO) tool is engineered to provide designers with a toolset of direct optimization algorithms that automate the design optimization process and eliminate the need for manual trial-and-error development. Image courtesy of Apiosoft ApS.

Integrated tool swaps out manual optimization processes with automation.

MecSoft Features VisualCAM 2018 for SOLIDWORKS

June 19, 2018 Comments Off on MecSoft Features VisualCAM 2018 for SOLIDWORKS

VisualCAM 2018 for SOLIDWORKS now includes the ability to run inside the Assembly document of SOLIDWORKS.

Conquer the 3 Cs to Democratize Simulation

June 14, 2018 Comments Off on Conquer the 3 Cs to Democratize Simulation

In ANSYS Discovery Live, fluid results like velocity are instant, and provide insight on recirculation zones as well as velocity. Image courtesy of ANSYS.

Overcome the complexity, compute challenges and cost that limit the use of simulation software in product design and development.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 1

June 1, 2018 Comments Off on SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 1

Fig. 1: The aircraft keel section geometry.