Brian Thompson, CAD Division general manager at PTC, explores the trends that will shape CAD in the coming year, where adaptation, innovation, and sustainability are propelling the design process ...

An interesting factoid about computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing is that 70% of all 3D mechanical CAD/CAM systems can trace their roots to CAD pioneer Patrick Hanratty ’s original ...

While the material handling and logistics industry was at the forefront of the inhouse versus outsourcing decisions in 2020, manufacturing and engineering operations have been wrestling with this ...

Well-funded startups including Motif Systems and Arcol have brought more architect-friendly, web-native design tools to market in recent years. In May, another approach came from Illoca, a startup ...

For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) has been the cornerstone of modern engineering. Yet much of the workflow still relies on manual repetition, rigid processes and human interpretation. Engineers ...

In the building sector, GstarBIM 2027 expands its capabilities with integrated architectural, MEP and interior design ...

Design software is transforming the design process at a swift pace. Some of the advances are due to new technology such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Other advances are due to the demands of user ...

Text-to-CAD tools are beginning to generate useful 3D models from prompts, but the most important missing feature is not geometry — it is intent.

Andrew Beel took bronze in Mechanical Engineering Design: CAD at this year’s WorldSkills event, which took place in Sao Paulo during August. The 21-year-old spoke to The Student Engineer about how he ...