NewTek LightWave Review: Two Parts in One
With LightWave 11, NewTek once again puts most of the shine on half the product.
article/newtek-lightwave-review-two-parts-in-oneSimulation Provides Better Answers, Faster
A research team uses Tecplot Chorus for hypersonic vehicle design.
article/simulation-provides-better-answers-fasterRendering with Character
Luxology greatly expands the options in its newest version of modo.
article/rendering-with-characterWills Wing’s Leap of Faith
This hang glider manufacturer tries out CAM—and reaps some unexpected benefits.
article/wills-wings-leap-of-faithGeometric DFMPro
Design for manufacturability formalizes rules for designs so that, in theory at least, engineers will design parts that manufacturers can easily make.
article/geometric-dfmproComposites Blast Off
Everywhere you look in aerospace, you’ll find composites.
article/composites-blast-offOn a Mission to Mars
How engineers designed and tested the latest Mars rover.
article/on-a-mission-to-marsUniversity of Michigan Refines Solar Car Design
Building a competitive solar car from scratch is a big, expensive and somewhat secretive project.
article/university-of-michigan-refines-solar-car-designBunkspeed Pro Suite 2012 Review
The Bunkspeed Pro Suite 2012 includes the capabilities of Bunkspeed Shot (rendering) and Move (animation), as well as distributed rendering, displacement maps and actual lights.
article/bunkspeed-pro-suite-2012-reviewModeling Fuel Cells
Simulation has become crucial to designing and implementing the next generations of fuel cells.
article/modeling-fuel-cellsA Force to Reckon with in the 3D World
Luxology’s modo polygon and subdivision surface modeler, continues to grow by leaps and bounds.
article/a-force-to-reckon-with-in-the-3d-worldLet There be Light
NewTek releases a new version of LightWave.
article/let-there-be-lightAre We Outsourcing our Creativity?
As emerging economies move up the product development food chain, they are competing with the West in increasingly creative ways.
article/are-we-outsourcing-our-creativityCrowdsourcing Pros and Cons
Is crowdsourcing the next step in outsourcing or a new way to collaboratively engineer products?
article/crowdsourcing-pros-and-consReview: Bunkspeed SHOT Aims for Simplicity
Software makes photorealistic still images easy to render.
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