NEWS
Rapidform Updates 3D Scan
Data Processing Tool
Updated version enables developers to deploy point, mesh and surfacing functions into their own software.
DesignPoint Partners with 3D Systems
Expands product offering to include on demand 3D printing services and 3D printers.
Creaform Reveals New HandyPROBE Arm-Free Optical CMM
Optical probing system features TRUaccuracy technology.
SolidWorks 2012 Unveiled
20th release of CAD software provides more than 200 new functions.
Roland Publishes White Paper on Rapid Prototyping Trends and Technologies
Study compares subtractive and additive approaches, highlights changing market demands.
Additive Manufacturing Material-Property Study Conducted
Independent university study evaluates material properties over time for PC and ABS plastic parts produced via Stratasys FDM process.
Hexagon Metrology Offers Agilent Laser Calibration System
Online store now offers entire Agilent line.
threeRivers 3D introduces MACRO field of view 3D laser scanner
New addition to product line intended for small part scanning.
Renishaw Announces Release of New Selective Laser Melting Machines
Manufacturing process capable of producing fully dense metal parts direct from 3D CAD.
Roland Expands U.S. Creative Center Gallery
New exhibits feature the creative works of Roland customers.
ONLINE RESOURCES
Fast Apps
Get a detailed look at application stories the editors have determined deserve special notice. Synopses in the magazine links to in-depth application articles on the web site.
DE Mobile
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PICK OF THE WEEK
Optimization Technologies
for FEM and CFD Upgraded
 Lockwood looks into FE-DESIGN's new versions of TOSCA Structure system design software and TOSCA Fluid topology optimization software for channel flow. TOSCA Structure is a modular system for non-parametric structural optimization, and TOSCA Fluid is the only system available for topology optimization of channel flow problems, according to the company.
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VIRTUAL DESKTOP
Kenneth's been blogging up a storm. Read and comment on his latest posts:
The Catalog is Dead; Long Live
the Catalog
Augmented Reality for
Less Than the Cost of a Webcam
IMPORTANT STUFF
Benefits of Digital Metrology
Engineers save time with 3D metrology.
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology 4
Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology 4 shifts the focus from form creation to productivity, assembly management and advanced analysis.
CHECK IT OUT
Check out these videos, webinars and white papers recommended by DE's editors.
• Pointwise's "How to Master Hybrid Meshing for Wind Turbines" webinar
You don't need to be into wind turbine design to get a lot out of Pointwise's webinar, which walks through creating a mesh in 35 minutes.
• COMSOL's Microfluidics Module Tutorial
Although COMSOL Multiphysics is an industrial-strength operating environment for modeling and simulating physics-based systems, it has a user interface that makes it readily accessible to occasional users, such as designers, as well as power users. Check out the tutorial.
• National Instruments' Machine Design Guide
NI's "Machine Design Guide" provides a step-by-step best-practices guide for designing machines in a multidisciplinary engineering environment. Major topic areas are conceptual machine design and mechanical design, electrical design, embedded software design, and control design. |
COMMENTARY
Upfront Engineering is Real Business
Miles Parker says the goal of concurrent engineering is to drive everything as far upfront as possible.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
DE is on the Case
DE shows you an example of how a workstation cluster can be set up, and the real-world benefits it can provide.
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