What’s Next in Workstations?

One of the things that I’m fortunate enough to do on a regular basis is get information from those who are bringing us the next generation of workstation products that will provide us with new capabilities and extend the value of the CAD professional. This week, I had the good luck to spend some time with Kerry Troester, North American Thinkstation Marketing Manager at Lenovo to discuss what the next “big things” are going to be.

The discussion focused on two key aspects of workstation use and products that will bring new capabilities to CAD professionals. Of course Lenovo has a lot going on, but these two elements have the greatest broad impact. Read full article »

Update on Creo 2.0

In 2011, PTC took a self-proclaimed clean sheet of paper to the CAD software business and delivered the Creo solution. This product suite has become fairly popular and has gained substantial interest among CAD developers. Let’s catch up on some of the key goings on with Creo and what that means to CAD professionals.

You’ll find below some of the new features and capabilities that have the broadest impact for CAD Professionals. Of course there are other new extensions and features that may be helpful for your specific design tasks. Read full article »

An Update on Dassault’s CATIA

One of the CAD software products with a long and compelling history is Dassault Systems’ CATIA product. As one of the CAD products that have been driven by large scale design programs, typically undertaken by larger organizations, CATIA is a critical tool for corporate CAD professionals. Given its heritage and importance in the market, there have been a few very important and recent announcements around this product that are worth noting. Read full article »

Good News on the SolidWorks Front

One of the most popular CAD tools being used today, SolidWorks has benefited from some positive activities in just the last few months.  Some of this revolves around cool new capabilities and the disclosure of new product direction that will help SolidWorks users make the right choices going forward.

In this blog I’ll review some of the most interesting and beneficial happenings around this outstanding product. Read full article »

Should You Change Your CAD Solution–or Not?

Surely your organization has come across the annual or semi-annual dilemma of whether it makes sense to pay for key software upgrades or if it’s time to seriously consider a new CAD solution. I’ve had to many times in my career, and it is never an easy choice. Read full article »

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