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Are you looking for a cool job in the CAE industry?

Jeff Waters — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:28:56 +0000

Check out this job posting from the CFdesign team. They are looking for a Product Marketing Manager to manage what looks like a fun, modern set of responsibilities.

A tale of two Aberdeen reports

Jeff Waters — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:45:49 +0000

A little rant about misleading findings (my opinion) in a recent Aberdeen Group report on "Product Design Made Easy."

A 3D printer in every home

Jeff Waters — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:54:10 +0000

A review of Chris Anderson's book, The Long Tail; and a prediction for an unprecedented explosion in 3D data.

How to filet a nasty fillet

Jeff Waters — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:33:09 +0000

SpaceClaim is legendary for its ability to automatically make unwanted rounds disappear so you can create better FEA & CFD meshes. These videos demonstrate 3 techniques for dealing with the tougher rounds requiring a bit more attention.

CFdesign 2010 first impressions

Jeff Waters — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:46:37 +0000

My friends at CFdesign sent me a preview copy of their latest release, 2010. My first thought was, "Wow, the teenager has grown up." There are too many cool new features and improvements for me to do this release justice. So, I decided to focus on just the new workflow in this video review.

Han Cholo teaches investment casting

Jeff Waters — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:31:10 +0000

The coolest explanation of lost wax investment casting I've ever seen. The engineering talk starts at about 2:02 and includes some shots of our technology partner, Rhino3D.

CAD doesn’t make you money, but 3D Direct Modeling might

Jeff Waters — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:22:27 +0000

While traditional CAD is focused on reducing costs, it rarely plays a significant role in the sales (revenue) trenches. 3D Direct Modeling, however, is a perfect fit.

3D Direct Modeling: Clarity from Brown and Christensen

Jeff Waters — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:36:24 +0000

Jim Brown writes an excellent (and accurate) article about SpaceClaim's intent to shake up the industry in order to help customers find more profit. Also, a timely new "dots presentation" about disruptive technologies. Hmm...

SpaceClaim + MultiTouch + Windows 7 = Dead Sexy

Jeff Waters — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:57:29 +0000

Wicked cool video showing Windows 7 multitouch in action on a beta version of SpaceClaim 2009. Astounding.

Drive SpaceClaim (or anything else) with just your voice

Jeff Waters — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:45 +0000

A cool video from my new favorite Aussie demonstrating his voice control hack for SpaceClaim.