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Can SDM Be Effective without CAD PDM?
Posted on May 7, 2012 | 1 CommentA little while ago, I started writing a good bit more about simulation topics. In particular, I’ve been looking closely at Simulation Lifecycle Management, both in general as well as... -
A Look at Kubotek’s KeyCreator Analysis and SEFEA Technology
Posted on April 12, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s always nice to get a little love. For a long time, it seems as if experts at using software like simulation analysts and CAD designers were getting all the... -
Altair’s OptiStruct: Functionally Driven Concept Design
Posted on April 5, 2012 | 2 CommentsDo you remember when the first simulation based optimization tools hit the industry? From what you might have read, it might have seemed as if nirvana had been found. All... -
The Second Incarnation of MSC Software’s SimManager
Posted on March 26, 2012 | 2 CommentsA few weeks ago, I published a post titled The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management to kick off a longer and deeper look at the current state of these types... -
NX Simulation: One Model to Rule Them All
Posted on March 5, 2012 | 10 CommentsWhen you start looking at simulation software tools, you quickly realize that there is a lot there. There are tools for preprocessing. Tools to interrogate simulation results. There are many... -
The Misnomer of Simulation Lifecycle Management
Posted on February 27, 2012 | 3 CommentsIt doesn’t seem like it was that long ago when we started hearing about Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM). But blink your eyes and its five years later. When software providers... -
The Pitfalls of Multi-Disciplinary Simulations: Divergent Model Abstractions
Posted on October 18, 2011 | 10 CommentsFor the past few years, most of the simulation and analysis industry has been abuzz about multi-disciplinary (MD) simulations. And rightly so. MD analysis offers a far more realistic view... -
Breaking Down Autodesk’s Vision for Simulation
Posted on March 9, 2011 | No CommentsFive years ago, if you asked which software providers had the strongest set of design and simulation capabilities, it's safe to say that Autodesk wouldn't be the first one out of your mouth. Many would admit they've developed and provided a number of design and engineering accelerator type technologies, but analysis and simulation? But lo and behold, fast forward to today and the story has changed a bit. Autodesk still might not be the first software provider mentioned, but they're not far down the list. -
The New Management Forum at the CIC Conference
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsAlthough I've never been able to attend in the past, I've always thought that the Collaboration and Interoperability Congress (event website) took on some intriguing topics. CAD interoperability. PLM integration. 3D visualization. Thinking one day that I'd like to get involved in some way, I reached out to Dave Prawel of Longview Advisors, who runs the CIC event, to see if he was interested in getting some help with the event. -
Integrating Simulation and Test: From Conflict to Collaboration
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 1 CommentThere's nothing quite like a good old war between departments, is there? As disruptive as it can be, conflict between organizations happens all too often. And engineering's had more than its fair share. But instead of focusing on how engineering's agenda might be at odds with another department like manufacturing or procurement, I'd like to hone in on a dynamic within the engineering organization between the simulation office and the test lab.