Sometimes we get lucky, and we get a boss who already knows at least a little bit about CAD and engineering technology in general. And sometimes we don’t. Maybe you…
Category: CAD Management
Siemens just released a new product called Zel X on June 20, 2024. This doesn’t fit neatly into an existing category. In a nutshell, Zel X is a cloud-based, small…
I keep mourning the passing of CAD as a topic interesting enough on its own to keep producing interesting articles. It used to be that you didn’t have to look…
File Management has always been a problem. The earliest version of it was how to actually store paper drawings in file cabinets. You’ve got to assign a part number, and…
Is CAD a commodity? (Don’t bother googling that question, you’ll get an earful about the CAnadian Dollar and the price of wheat). Well, what is a commodity? Dictionary.com defines it…
With SolidWorks announcement that they are pushing their Forum to the 3D Experience site, I thought this might be a good time to create an independently run forum managed by…
I’ve worked on a couple of things recently which put me on opposing sides of the same issue. One project, let’s call it the Knurl project, has some aspects that…
This is a topic I spent a lot of time contemplating when I wrote my SolidWorks Administration Bible. Every company should go through the process of writing this type of…
Manufacturers and design companies are widely spread out along the digitization spectrum. Some have just begun, and others have digitized every area of the business they can reach. Digitization is…
Digitization is the process of moving your data, workflow and processes into the modern age. You’re doing more with digital simulation, replacing some physical prototypes. Your manufacturing uses CNC machines,…