Autodesk has sponsored this post. When you think of a manufacturing sector that’s leading the way in terms of technology adoption and advanced workflow, you could be forgiven if the automotive ...

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 ...

Reverse engineering often starts with a physical part but no reliable digital data. In restoration and customization, manual measurement can provide basic dimensions, but it becomes limiting when ...

Why does anything have to change? A manufacturing company’s most critical product decisions are made every day in design reviews. And if you assess the state of what a design review looks like today, ...

Computer-aided design (CAD) tools in recent years have given design engineers the crucial capability to develop solid geometric models of parts and assemblies and share them among engineering teams.

A new 3D scan post-processing tool in Creaform Metrology Suite tackles complex reverse engineering tasks. Creaform, a business of AMETEK, Inc., announced the release of Scan-to-CAD Pro, a new ...

Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...