 March 2008
Volume 13, Issue 7
DESIGN & SIMULATION
Digitizing Yacht Design
by Brett Duesing
A boat builder uses simulations of MCAD models to analyze dynamic forces and transform an ancient craft.
REVERSE ENGINEERING
Navigating Portable 3D Digitizers
by Pamela J.Waterman
Knowing your needs will help you sort through the variety of hardware options.
CAM
Vero VISI V15 Is the Right Tool
by Al Dean
A compelling solution for complex product manufacturing.
DESIGN
Conceptual Design: Part 2
by Mike Hudspeth
The early design phase of any project demands smooth collaboration right down the product-development line.
WORKSTATION
HP xw4600:Another Winner
by
David Cohn
The latest version of HP’s single-socket workstation, based on the new Intel X38 Express performance chipset, repeats perfection.
ECAD & MCAD
Bridging the Gap
Jim Barrett-Smith
Pro/ENGINEER Routed Systems Designer speeds integration of electrical and mechanical design of cable harnesses.
COMMENTARY
Sizing Up the Modeling World
by Jim Cooper, Maplesoft Corporation
Departments
Degrees of Freedom: Why We Need to Embrace China Now
Reader's Choice: MultiSync 5 Series LCD monitors
New Products
Briefings
Quarterly Supplement: Elements of Analysis
 Keeping an Eye on Noise
EnSight helps reduce wind noise in General Motors vehicles.
by
Douglas Clark
LabVIEW enables system simulation
Part 1: Improving the development process using NI simulation tools in combination with MCAD tools and others, such as Simulink.
by Chris Washington
Keeping Car Doors Closed with Abaqus
German automotive door-latch maker Kiekert establishes full virtual product validation using finite element analysis.
by Russell Shuba
Car-crash Testing: Is it Accurate?
Both lab and on-road physics show undeniable variabilities.
by Jacek Marczyk
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