Overview Of: Software
The Time Compression Software Zone includes information on the critical software applications used in rapid product development. Those applications include:
CAD for product design and modeling.
CAM for CNC programming and other manufacturing functions.
FEA (finite element analysis) and other software for static and dynamic performance modeling of parts and processes.
PLM (product lifecycle management) and other enterprise software for product development and documentation.
Scanning and other data capturing and management software for reverse engineering.
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Solid Edge ST3 from Siemens PLM Software advances the functionality of synchronous technology—defined by the company as “the combination of geometry with logic and rules through a unique simultaneous constraint solver that has the speed and flexibility of direct modeling systems, but with complete parametric control when you need it”—to speed product design by making it more pervasive throughout the product. Siemens adds: “The big difference that synchronous technology offers over other systems is that feature dependency is eliminated, as opposed to history-based systems that must re-compute models in a specific order when an edit is made.
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Autodesk Apps for DIY 3D Models
11/8/2011 Time Compression - Autodesk is amping up its commitment to the Maker community through its introduction of two new applications for its Autodesk 123D software—apps that allow creating 3D models based on photos, whether taken with a smart phone or an SLR camera. “Today’s DIYers need a range of cutting-edge 3D tools to make the most of the artistic and economic opportunities in the emerging maker movement,” said Samir Hanna, vice president of Consumer Products at Autodesk. “Autodesk is committed to removing obstacles to creativity and innovation in this time of the new industrial revolution.” The apps are 123D Catch, for Windows-based systems, and 123D Make, for Mac OS.
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Karten Design Brings Style to Hearing Aids
10/21/2011 Time Compression - While eyeglass frames are designed by designers, the classic hearing aid—that flesh-colored aural suppository—seems to have been designed by—well, not a designer.
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Creaform Launches MaxSHOT 3D Camera
9/23/2011 Time Compression - Although photogrammetry – the practice of making measurements with the use of photographs – has been around since the 19th century Creaform, the portable 3D scanning and optical measurement technology company, has brought it to the 21st with the release of the MaxSHOT 3D optical coordinate measurement camera.
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A 9/11 Tribute Made with 3D Printing
9/7/2011 Time Compression - David Munson, owner of Munson3D.com, an architectural visualization company, has created a tribute to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by documenting the totality of the events in a three-piece scale model of lower Manhattan.
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This Cast is Smart
8/22/2011 Time Compression - Pedro Andrade’s orthopedic smart cast concept “Bones” isn’t like the casts you remember when you were a kid. This high-tech design includes sensors that track motion and muscle activity near fractures, letting the patient and their doctor keep an eye on their progress via website.
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