Improvements in CAD technology have brought about the ability to create real world simulation in lieu of costly prototype manufacturing and field testing. Whilst this technology is now readily available, it can be cost prohibitive for many small to medium designers who are unable to justify the cost for software and skilled technical operators.
Engineers who work in the field of composites and advanced materials can now utilise The National Composites Center near Dayton Ohio. The NCC offers structural design, optimization, and manufacturing simulation services to business in the Composites Manufacturing Industry. |
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Sunday 1 May, 2011 10:08 AM |
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How to create an efficient drawing management system for CAD Preamble The heart of a good Engineering office is a good drawing management system. It should be simple to produce such a system. But typically it hasn't been. Large Engineering manufacturers usually employ substantial resource to this part of the system and most will have a fairly sophisticated process. They need it, in order to operate. Assemblies, sub assemblies, individual components, clearly identifiable and manageable. The automobile, the aircraft, the washing machine, it is essential that they have systems and staff to manage the systems, so as to make it work. In the days before computers, manufacturers would generally use a fairly sophisticated combination of letters and numbers in order to segregate and group components and systems. Human error was very common.
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Tuesday 16 March, 2010 09:38 AM |
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The Long and Winding Road – (with apologies to Lennon McCartney)
This article is specifically related to my experiences with Mechanical Engineering, but could equally apply to other disciplines. When I began to write, I had a very clear goal, I wanted to highlight the current difficulties being faced by both Contractors and Employers who work in Engineering which are caused by the large number of different CAD systems which are being used.
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Tuesday 29 December, 2009 07:36 PM |
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First of all, let me make it perfectly clear that I am no expert on the subject of Grahics cards for CAD applications. But what I can tell you is that as more focus is being shifted to 3D modelling, the graphics card is very, very important and often it is not well understood. |
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Monday 9 November, 2009 09:19 AM |
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