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The CAD Trends of 2019 and Beyond

Issue #1,008 by Ralph Grabowski Marketing can make some things more important than they really are, and so it is good to get the view from the ground. There is, for instance, a vast difference between what is presented from... Read more →

Varjo Targets Industry With its VR-1 Goggles

Issue #1,007 by Ralph Grabowski For just over two years, Varjo ("shadow" in Finnish) worked on the world's highest-resolution headset for virtual reality. Last week, they released it: Originally named 'Bionic Display', it now has the more utilitarian VR-1 name... Read more →

What 2019's looking like for Autodesk

Issue #1,006 Opinion by Ralph Grabowski It seems Autodesk cannot decide if it wants to be a compact software company or a huge one. Last year, it laid off 23% of its employees; on the other hand, its roster of... Read more →

Highlights from PTC's Q4 Conference Call

Issue #1,005 by Ralph Grabowski Once a quarter, corporations owned by shareholders must report their financial results and report on anything that might effect their share price significantly. The corporations hold conference calls with financial analysts, who want to learn... Read more →

Three MCAD Programs You've Probably Never Heard Of

Issue #1,004 This issue sponsored by Innovate Your Products Faster with ANSYS Discovery Advanced physics modeling and simulation – no engineering PhD required. ANSYS Discovery speeds product design and prototyping, in an environment built for product designers and engineers. All... Read more →

Q&A with Onshape CEO Jon Hirschtick

Issue # 1,003 by Ralph Grabowski Six years ago, two former CEOs of Solidworks launched a new stealth software company. They landed $9 million in initial funding on the strength of their experience with the MCAD market; the funding grew... Read more →

Q&A with ParaMatters Co-founder Michael Bogomolny

Issue #1,002 by Ralph Grabowsk Generative design is very hot these days, but it doesn't help that there are two definitions of it. One generates dozens or hundreds of design variations and candidates, usually in the field of architecture; the... Read more →

Readers Respond to 'Will Computers Revolt?'

Issue #1,001 This issue sponsored by Discover the A-B-Cs of BricsCAD at the inaugural Australasia BricsCAD Conference 19 March 2019 in Brisbane, Australia Book your tickets at http://www.trybooking.com/YIUA Readers Respond Will Computers Revolt? Best thing I've read in years! I've... Read more →

Will Computers Revolt? Preparing for the Future of Artificial Intelligence

Issue #1,000 This issue sponsored by BricsCAD V19 catapults forward in BIM, mechanical, and traditional CAD. You work across all disciplines with the common DWG environment. Discover the ABCs of BricsCAD at the forthcoming one-day Australasia BricsCAD Conference, 19 March... Read more →

Top News from the London and Berlin Conferences: The Best from Bricsys 2018, Graebert 2018

Issue #999 This issue sponsored by BricsCAD V19 catapults forward in BIM, mechanical, and traditional CAD. You work across all disciplines in the universal DWG environment. Discover the ABCs of BricsCAD at the forthcoming one-day Australasia BricsCAD Conference, 19 March... Read more →