The days when design was mostly about mechanical assemblies is over. It is hard to imagine a product today that doesn’t include any electronic components. Most of modern high-tech products can be easily called “software and PCB wrapped in plastic”. In such context, the trajectory of companies providing solutions to…
My yesterday blog How to compete with Solidworks? brought a number of comments and questions I thought would be interesting to share and discuss. Here are some of them. Comment 1: I don’t share your vision about the cloud. I think the Solidworks users don’t want a cloud because they are…
Worldclass Access blog by Ralph Grabowski caught my attention earlier today. The article says – Dassault on why Solidworks sells so much better brings few interesting data points. The first one is about Solidworks growth: Jay Vleeschhouwer from Griffin Securities: Let me start by asking about the continued momentum you’ve…
I spent last 2 days attending Develop3D Live conference in Boston. The conference organized by Develop3D is US version of Develop3D Live event in Warwick UK. It gathered few hundred people focusing on engineering and manufacturing technologies – CAD, PLM, 3D printing, etc. I spent most of my time at…
I’m learning more about Solidworks PDM development trajectories. If you missed my previous blog posts, you can catch up here – Solidworks Manage: Does it look, swim and quack like PLM? and also these 2 articles – articles – Solidworks Manage and 3DX PLM: Clash or co-existence and Why Solidworks needs one…
I’m learning new things about Solidworks 2018 and coming new product – Solidworks Manage. You probably had a chance to read my articles – Solidworks Manage and 3DX PLM: Clash or co-existence back to SWW 2018 and Why Solidworks needs one more PDM? Solidworks is coming with a new name or…
Almost 2 years ago I asked a question – How many PDM systems SOLIDWORKS users need? I counted five PDM systems. With coming new version of SOLIDWORKS 2018, I’ve learned about new PDM – SOLIDWORKS Manage. Earlier this week, I’ve been watching SWW18 launch. My goal was to understand SOLIDWORKS PDM…
There is a new kid in the block of cloud-based CAD tools. My attention was caught by LEDAS press release – LEDAS to Offer a Software Platform for Building Cloud CAD Apps. LEDAS is a software outfit from Russia with long time record of custom CAD development. In the past…
A novel by Ivan Turgenev “Fathers and Sons” was a real landmark for his time. According to some sources it was the first Russian novel to gain prominence in the Western world. The image of the protagonist Eugene Bazarov was perceived by the youth as an example for imitation. Such ideals…
Electronics and PCB are growing. Almost every product manufactured today has some elements of electronics and PCB board inside. It leads to complexity in design, manufacturing and supply chain. ReadIT quick article – Why PCB Design Software is Proving So Vital to Modern Circuit Board Ingenuity gives you an interesting insight…
