With the new year upon us, and the 2016 3D Collaboration and Interoperability Congress in our rearview mirror, we’ve been reflecting on our initial year organizing 3D CIC. We were delighted with the quality of the speakers and ever so grateful to the sponsors who made the event so successful. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing so […]
Tech Soft 3D: At the Heart of CAD Interoperability
Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, recently interviewed Dave Opsahl, VP Corporate Development for Tech Soft 3D, for this featured blog about 3D CAD collaboration and interoperability. Action Engineering appreciates Tech Soft 3D’s generous support as a Signature Sponsor of the 2016 3D Collaboration & Interoperability Congress, held in Golden, Colorado on October 25 & […]
Attention PTC Creo Users: ModelCHECK Book Hot Off the Press!
Hot off the press this month! The second book in the “Re-Use Your CAD” series, Re-Use Your CAD: The ModelCHECK Handbook by R. L. Astheimer, de-mystifies ModelCHECK so PTC Creo (and Pro/ENGINEER) users can verify the quality of their 3D CAD models to support their organization’s model-based initiatives. Have you tried to implement ModelCHECK in […]
Unsolicited Advice for the New Engineer: GD&T & Design Software
Learning GD&T is just as important as learning trigonometry. After spending 20 years designing advanced hardware, I have some unsolicited advice for new engineers. Although you may be a most innovative thinker and may be able to create fantastic widgets, understanding how your part will be manufactured is just as important (perhaps moreso) than that […]
STOP! Collaborate and Listen – MBE Workshop on CAD
It is time to stop worrying about what you can not do with your CAD models and focus on what you can do with them. Many times, you are the CAD Super User trying to make your job and everyone’s more efficient. However, don’t go it alone. Integrating, Interoperating and Collaborating with CAD comes in […]
