CAD / CAM / CAE / FEA

The CAD/CAM/CAE/FEA section features: 3D modeling, interoperability, mold design, stress analysis, multiphysics simulations, industrial design, and just about everything else engineering software handles. Also check out newer technologies such as rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing.

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Desktop 3D Printer

The Alaris30 desktop 3D printer provides high-quality, finely detailed printed models in a compact office-friendly system.
Electronics Cooling Software Works in MCAD

FloTHERM 3D CFD software predicts airflow and heat transfer in and around electronic equipment, including the coupled effects of conduction, convection and radiation.
Engineering Design Challenge

SolidWorks Corp. is providing an online Engineering Design Challenge it says helps you gain insight and top tips for improving your products and your career.
RP Helps Build a Better Buoy

Engineer Blair Gotell designed what he calls the Stack-a-Buoy for fisherman. Intended for use with lobster lines, the buoys are easy to store and transport because they can be stacked even while attached to a rope.

Shoulder-Fillet Stresses Finesse

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FEA reveals shoulder fillets under unanticipated stress.
Spend Your Time Engineering, Not on Differential Equations

Digital prototyping has become an essential tool to speed design cycles.
Software Review: SolidWorks 2009 Pulls Out All the Stops

SolidWorks 2009 is out and looks to be the best version yet. The developer has concentrated on three areas in this release: speed, “design not software,” and quality of design.
CAD package handles architectural and mechanical design

TurboCAD Professional has let me create models for architectural and mechanical projects throughout the years, providing professional 2D plans and fully rendered 3D solid models.
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