A blog by Oleg Shilovitsky
Information & Comments about Engineering and Manufacturing Software

How close is the future of surface computing for CAD/PLM?

How close is the future of surface computing for CAD/PLM?
olegshilovitsky
olegshilovitsky
18 February, 2009 | 1 min for reading

I think everybody likes cool presentations … especially when they are about surface computing. So, coincidentally, I had the chance to see a few references and demos of surface computing in the context of our industry.  I think that these fascinating shows may inspire you to think further about how we can use surface computing.

First of all, in his visionary keynote technology presentation at SolidWorks World 2009 last week in Orlando, John Hirschtick, mentioned surface computing as a very important development for the  future. An example of a surface table from Microsoft was demoed in the exhibition pavilion and everyone who was interested was able to touch and move the CAD pieces by themselves, using their hands.  Thanks guys from SolidWorks APAC blog for videos!

thumb     

thumb

Another futuristic example is the usage of surface tables for enterprise searches, demoed at the FASTForward Microsoft Event. Microsoft announced the integration of the FAST product line into the next version of Microsoft SharePoint. FAST, Norwegian company was acquired by Microsoft last year.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb5N5uZjpVQ]

And, just to finish with something more practical – an example of how touch screens can be used with the existing Dassault Systemes 3DLive product demoed on DS PLM Day in Israel last year.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCqH3KjzO4Y&hl=en&fs=1]

I hope you enjoyed watching these examples. I have to say that Enterprise Search was very inspiring and shows a lot of imagination about how our communication with design products could look in the future.

 

Recent Posts

Also on BeyondPLM

4 6
13 May, 2010

One of the areas that is always in the focus of people related to Product Lifecycle Management is how to...

14 May, 2014

Recent management changes in Google+ attracted lots of conversations about social products experience as well as speculations about Google+ social future....

25 November, 2014

Data ownership is an interesting topic. Our life is getting more digital every day and we are asking many interesting...

29 March, 2010

I was thinking about supply chain issues during this weekend. When life of manufacturers becomes even more complicated than before,...

5 November, 2017

Worldclass Access blog by Ralph Grabowski caught my attention earlier today. The article says – Dassault on why Solidworks sells...

8 May, 2009

  Life around us is changing dramatically. The current global economic situation and technology have the potential to change the...

4 February, 2015

3D printing is changing the way we can manufacturing products. Which potentially means changes in how companies are going to...

17 March, 2019

CNCCookbook published 2018 CAD survey results. Check them here. I found a few interesting data points: (1) Significant growth of Autodesk Fusion360 and...

11 November, 2016

For the last few years, we’ve said and heard a lot about cloud and PLM. Isn’t it a time for...

Blogroll

To the top