By DE Editors

Desktop Engineering’sElements of Analysis

November 2006, Vol. 12, Issue 3, Part Two of Two

Click here to go to the Table of Contents for Part One, DE November 2006

Stamping Out Springback > Mark Broadworth
It took an Atlas to develop a springback compensation process for dual-phase steel.

Production-Ready Analysis > Al Dean
COSMOSWorks 2007 makes analysis and simulation possible everywhere.

Polyhedra: Nature’s Answer to Meshing
> Stephen Ferguson
Bees are master mesh designers. Can engineers match their expertise?

Elements of Analysis Buyers’ Guide

 

Commentary
Shine The Light On Functional Design > Richard H. MacNeal, The MacNeal Group

Neoterics—New Products and Esoterica

Ad Index
On the Cover > Nature is rife with examples of polyhedral shapesthat lend integrity to structure. Stephen Ferguson asks whetherengineers can match such sublime perfection in meshing programs. Readthe story by clicking here.