As powerful and feature-rich as CAD programs have become, you can argue that there’s a missing element to the design experience. Even augmented reality does not deliver the needed experience, yet. The experience is actually touching a physical, three-dimensional model of the designed object. The digital world is working hard to replicate such an experience […]
Water pump design: Geometry optimization for a shrouded impeller
Bruce Jenkins, Ora Research For CFD-driven shape optimization of water pumps with shrouded impellers, it’s essential to have an efficient variable-geometry model defined by a set of relevant parameters (design variables). This case-study example focuses on geometry modeling of a typical water pump, with the goal of attaining maximum flexibility in shape variation and fine-tuning. […]
Move from wind tunnel testing to simulation-driven design offers typical automakers more than 500% ROI
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Moving from wind tunnel testing of physical prototypes to simulation-driven design processes can offer typical automotive OEMs more than 500% ROI (return on investment), according to research from Tufts University’s Gordon Institute for engineering management. In a project sponsored by CFD software developer Exa Corp., the Tufts team analyzed […]
Should you buy design space exploration technology from a PLM vendor?
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research In its recent acquisition of CFD leader CD-adapco, Siemens PLM also acquired CD-adapco’s Red Cedar Technology subsidiary, developer of the HEEDS design space exploration software. With this move, Siemens PLM joined its principal PLM rivals in owning premier technology for design space exploration. Dassault Systemes entered the market in […]
Dassault Systemes appoints new North American managing director
Dassault Systèmes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, has announced that Paul DiLaura has been named Managing Director of North America. DiLaura will be responsible for managing and growing all aspects of Dassault Systèmes’ North American business operations and accelerating the adoption of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Dassault Systèmes has 89,000 customers in North America and the region generates […]
CAE-focused cloud HPC initiatives a boon to simulation users
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Engineers who rely on simulation and analysis software have long been frustrated by constrained availability of HPC (high-performance computing) resources to run their complex, computationally demanding applications. Expensive on-premise hardware was often hard to justify based on sporadic or infrequent usage that fluctuates with project workloads, while leasing time […]
The Evolution of CAD
by Darren Chilton, Program Manager, Product Strategy and Development, solidThinking Designers seeking a solution for creating products for additive manufacturing, look no further than hybrid modelers. Without the constraints of traditional CAD tools, these programs help you explore product designs and create alternatives all in one place. Computer Aided Design (CAD) software first came onto […]
MIT Spinoff Speeds Simulation of Large Structures
In product development, simulation technology, such as finite element analysis (FEA), is commonly used to test how products will behave and perform under a range of real-world conditions (stress, heat, vibration, etc.) while those product still remain in digital form. The challenge of modeling and simulating large-scale structures, such as mining equipment, buildings, and oil […]
Finding Better Ways to Manage “Big Data”
Some of the big buzzwords in the industry today are big data and the Internet of Things (IoT). Though sometimes the buzz that’s generated doesn’t always translate to real-world success, it’s hard to not believe that big data and IoT won’t in someway change the way change the way companies operate. The vast amounts of […]
Graebert Ports its CAD Solution to All Mobile Platforms
Becoming the first CAD vendor to port its CAD software to all four mobile operating systems, Graebert GmbH announced last week that its ARES CAD software package will soon run on Google’s Android-based tablets (code-named Radon). The product will be officially released in the Fall. So far the reviews in terms of performance have been […]
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