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RIP John Walker and AutoCAD Lessons for CAD/PLM Developers

RIP John Walker and AutoCAD Lessons for CAD/PLM Developers

Earlier this weekend I read a sad news about passing of John Walker, the founder and the father of AutoCAD and Autodesk. The contribution of John Walker to the development of CAD and PC eco-system was incredible. From early 1980s, Autodesk was one of the biggest software products that demonstrated…

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Fusion Roadmap, PLM and New Autodesk BOM System

Fusion Roadmap, PLM and New Autodesk BOM System

Bill of Materials management is a core data management and a foundation of every PLM system. It brings mechanisms to define data elements such as Items and Product Structure, allowing to control revisions and lifecycle. BOM management is usually a foundational part of every PLM software and it represents basics…

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AU2023 PLM Summit: How Autodesk Plans to Develop a New PLM System?

AU2023 PLM Summit: How Autodesk Plans to Develop a New PLM System?

I’ve been following Autodesk Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) development for the last decade. Starting from early PLM360 product announcement at AU2011, through the acquisitions and adding Upchain and Prodsmart recently and finally at the last week PLM Summit at AU2023. In my blog today, I want to share what I…

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TechSoft 3D Boston Summit 2023 – My Takeaways 

TechSoft 3D Boston Summit 2023 – My Takeaways 

Early this week, I attended TechSoft 3D Boston Summit. If you’re not familiar with TechSoft 3D, check them out. It is one of the most invisible technological companies in the CAD world providing infrastructure for 3D development, viewers and translations tools for many industrial companies and CAD vendors. Agenda and…

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PTC+ SaaS Future – Notes from LiveWorx 2023

PTC+ SaaS Future – Notes from LiveWorx 2023

I’m continuing to digest LiveWorx 2023 from a few weeks ago. Today I want to talk about PTC migration to SaaS Future and products that were marked with a “+” sign – Creo+, Windchill+, and other products. You can check my earlier articles – How PTC Plans to SaaSify their…

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Forging PLM with Autodesk Platform Services

Forging PLM with Autodesk Platform Services

I’m catching up on the news and materials from Autodesk University 2022, which took place after the two years break in person in New Orleans. If you’ve been lucky to attend in person, I’m sure you enjoyed it a lot. AU was one of my favorite events for many years….

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Low Code And How It Can Impact PLM and BOM Applications?

Low Code And How It Can Impact PLM and BOM Applications?

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of low code development platforms. These platforms allow business users and even non-technical staff to build applications without having to learn traditional coding languages. While this can be a major benefit for companies looking to speed up the application development process,…

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