Machine Design

Direct or history-based modeling?

Questions about the merits of direct over history-based modelers, and vice versa, still persist in numerous blogs and social networking sites. Questions about the merits of direct over history-based ...
Business Wire

Geomagic Releases Geomagic Spark, a Revolutionary and Powerful New Approach to Designing from Scan Data

With a powerful set of tools, Geomagic Spark’s direct modeling CAD environment relies on a gesture-based user interface, a simple push/pull toolset, and a familiar ribbon-based GUI. Now, users can ...
Machine Design

Direct modeler builds a better fuel tank

Our engineers at Aero Tec Laboratories, use KeyCreator 3D CAD software to design crash-resistant, nonexploding fuel-bladder tanks for aircraft, race cars, and performance boats Here is where ...
American Machinist

Improved Solid Modeling, New Point Cloud Tools in Revised CAD

Delcam’s PowerShape CAD software family has been updated for its 2013 R2 version, including new tools and other improvements for solid modeling and manipulating point clouds. Two sets of developments ...