Design and CAD
Many of the major advances we have made in recent times have a lot to owe to the power that today's modern design and CAD systems offer us engineers. Today we live in an exciting world where are are almost limited only by what we can imagine.
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Imagine designing a component on a computer and having a prototype emerge from your printer. 3-D printers and desktop manufacturing technology are making this an affordable reality.
Streamlining product development and prototyping processes has always been one of the main challenges of industrial design. The branching, multi-stage efforts involved in transforming a concept into a tangible product are often beyond a do-it-yourselfer's reach. But with the advent and rapid expansion of desktop manufacturing and 3-D printing systems, design engineering is being brought into the home. |
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Wednesday 19 August, 2009 10:57 AM |
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When you log into Autodesk’s Project Showroom , you see a 3D scene, a fully rendered kitchen or bathroom. You see light bouncing off the marble counter’s smooth surface. You see the sheen of the polished wood-cabinet doors. It’s the kind of photorealistic rendering that would require an hour or more to produce, even with a professional workstation or a supercharged desktop. So you might be surprised to find that when you randomly choose a different tile for the floor or a new refrigerator from the material panel, the scene updates in about five seconds with the new object, complete with raytracing effects.
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Tuesday 18 August, 2009 06:15 PM |
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I've got a theory about service design: Great design will never save bad service, but great service will always save bad design.
I say this with a certain level of confidence as I fly from Seattle to Atlanta in seat 31D (yes that's way down in the back and stuck in the middle). I'm uncomfortable, restrained, claustrophobic and bored. I'm forced to wonder, why when so much of the world's service provision has innovated over the past 20 years, the airline economy seat remains devoid of any meaningful improvement? |
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Sunday 16 August, 2009 07:04 PM |
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Alibre , Inc. today announced the boldest marketing initiative in the history of 3D CAD - making professional grade 3D CAD software, including parts, assemblies, and 2D drafting, available to anyone for under $100. |
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Thursday 13 August, 2009 11:46 AM |
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Helping to promote careers and excellence in engineering, Autodesk , Inc. , a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software has sponsored Formula Student 2009, the largest student motorsport event in Europe
This year’s race featured some of the best engineering students across the world competing in a single- seater car that was designed and built from scratch. In all, it involved 105 universities from 23 countries, competing across five different racing categories. |
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Thursday 13 August, 2009 12:43 AM |
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A new type of internal combustion engine (ICE) that is compact, powerful and extremely efficient has been developed by Ilmor Engineering , best known for its world-class racing engines created for General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, and Honda. |
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Wednesday 12 August, 2009 10:19 AM |
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ISee3D Inc . today announced the successful completion of a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the development of a single lens camera capable of capturing high-definition 3D still and video images. The completion of the CDR, a key milestone in ISee3D's execution schedule, paves the way for the creation of 3D camera prototypes and specifications to accompany ISee3D's licensable patents. These prototypes represent a major advancement in 3D capture technology - demonstrating that common consumer electronics (cameras, camcorders, cellular cameras) can be made 3D-high-definition capable. |
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Tuesday 11 August, 2009 11:10 PM |
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VISTAGY Inc ., a leading provider of industry-specific engineering software and services, on August 6 announced that ING Renault F1 Team was able to reduce the time it took to design and manufacture a composite diffuser for its R29 race car from 12 weeks to six weeks using FiberSIM composites software as part of the project. As a result, ING Renault Team was able to get the new diffuser on the track two races sooner than would have been possible without FiberSIM, dramatically enhancing its race competitiveness. |
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Tuesday 11 August, 2009 12:53 AM |
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Concepts NREC , a world leader in turbomachinery design, research, engineering and manufacturing, today announced that its Agile Engineering Design System 2009 (Agile 2009) software is now shipping. Upgraded with over 40 new computer-aided engineering (CAE) features and enhancements, Agile 2009 provides turbomachinery engineers with new design and analysis capabilities. These upgrades were developed in response to Concepts NREC Agile software user group input for the benefit of existing and new users. With this release, Concepts NREC underscores its fully integrated engineering, design and machining capabilities, allowing for more effective and efficient turbomachinery. |
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Monday 10 August, 2009 10:48 AM |
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This year’s crop of designs shortlisted for the James Dyson Award feature a wide range of innovations from the UK and other countries, including a bicycle that folds into its own wheel, an automatic wheel that operates without electricity and a cooling system that uses just a fraction of the energy consumed by standard air-conditioners. |
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Thursday 6 August, 2009 06:39 PM |
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dezineforce , the first global provider of web-based, on-demand engineering design optimization, has announced a round of key appointments to augment its management team. Peter Kelly joins as vice president of sales, Richard Harding is promoted from services manager to vice president of technical services and Arun Muthirulan joins as vice president of marketing. |
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Tuesday 4 August, 2009 10:12 AM |
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The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) announced the winners of the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). Of the 1631 entries, 150 products received the prestigious top honors; 31 were Gold Awards. Emphasizing sustainability, functionality, aesthetics, and designs for underprivileged populations, all of the 2009 IDEA winners were deserving of their recognition. Here are 10 IDEA Gold Award winning product designs I think will inspire future product designers and manufacturers |
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Monday 3 August, 2009 10:24 PM |
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Autodesk, Inc ., announced that design and engineering professionals can become Autodesk Certified in AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Inventor 2010, Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010, and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 software. Becoming Autodesk Certified allows professionals, and companies boasting Autodesk Certified employees, to validate their industry skills and knowledge, demonstrate expertise and gain credibility. Customer demand has contributed to the huge growth of Autodesk Certification over the past year, increasing the number of Autodesk Certified professionals to more than 100,000.
"With engineering and design fields becoming increasingly competitive, certification gives employees an edge at a time when having one is critical to career success," said Barbara Bowen, certification program development manager, Autodesk. "Autodesk Certification allows experienced designers and engineers to validate acquired skills by receiving recognition for their knowledge of specific Autodesk software applications." |
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Monday 3 August, 2009 02:20 PM |
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In a bid to to tap the growing engineering and aerospace design and consulting market in India, the world's largest 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software company, Dassault Systemes (DS), has set up a dedicated consulting arm for the country.
This is perhaps the first time a multinational software products company has set up such a dedicated consultancy arm to address a particular market. The exclusive manufacturing solutions group has already started functioning. India is currently the third- largest market in Asia for Dassault Systemes after Japan and China, but according to Andy Kalambi, president, DS India, there is much more engineering design activity happening in India than anywhere else. The country is set to emerge the second-largest market for Dassault within Asia, he added. |
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Monday 3 August, 2009 10:17 AM |
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Advanced Micro Devices , more famously known as AMD, reportedly announced the introduction of its latest product, the ATI FirePro V8750 3D workstation graphics accelerator, which is created to help high-end graphic users such as engineering designers, digital content creation experts, virtual reality creators, and oil and gas professionals to work at the speed of thought. |
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Thursday 30 July, 2009 04:06 PM |
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The iPod or the Zune, a Citroen or a Nissan, the GSB MBA or the GIBS MBA? Why do we weigh up these options? Because all of us know that there is something at stake. Implicit in our questioning is the belief (or maybe hope) that one thing is better than another — we are pondering the value of design.
Design has always been important for human beings. In all kinds of ways it makes up the world we inhabit. From the cars we drive and the roads we drive on, to the phones we talk on, the coffee we drink, the schools we attend and how we search the web, it is all underpinned by design — good or bad. |
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Wednesday 29 July, 2009 10:23 PM |
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Stuart Garner, the UK-based owner of Norton Racing – who bought back the Norton , Manx, Atlas, Commando and Dominator brands – has selected PTC's Product Development System (PDS) from INNEO. Norton Racing is already developing a new rotary-engined race bike and plans are emerging for a new road bike for this year. |
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Wednesday 29 July, 2009 08:22 PM |
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Engineering and product delivery firm Sinclair Knight Merz (SKM) has developed a new, intelligent 3D design capability that it claims will revolutionise the way projects are designed and delivered.
SKM claims its new 3Di Project Delivery technology is the world’s first multi-disciplined, fully integrated technology platform which delivers a SmartPlant 3D and Bulk Materials Handling model plus all the data required for project delivery. |
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Wednesday 29 July, 2009 02:17 PM |
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SpaceClaim , providing the world's fastest and most innovative 3D Direct Modeling solutions, today announced the Company has won a major OEM deal with Flow International Corporation to provide 2D and 3D design capabilities within Flow's market-leading, Ultrahigh-Pressure (UHP) Waterjet Cutting Products. Starting in the fall, 2009, Flow Waterjet equipment will offer SpaceClaim's solutions integrated for customers that are machining high volume, short run or prototyping parts. |
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Wednesday 29 July, 2009 12:15 PM |
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Computer-aided technologies have always been an essential part of IT. Being a dynamic market it has seen a number of changes which have come about due to the numerous R&D efforts of vendors in the space.
The computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) market in India is poised for growth with foreign manufacturing players eying the country for its cheap skilled labor. |
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Friday 24 July, 2009 10:34 PM |
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Solido , on the verge of introducing the SD300 Pro, the world’s most cost efficient and flexible 3D printer, has signed a significant business partnership agreement with ENSER Corporation of the US.
This agreement is the spearhead of Solido’s strategy to expand its worldwide presence and transform the way product designers and engineers work. |
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Friday 24 July, 2009 12:30 PM |
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