DE August 2007

By DE Editors

Cover Story: Digital Design
AliasStudio 2008: Designer Software
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Reverse Engineering
What’s Driving 3D Digitizing?
From dents in wings to dental impressions, physical parts need digital descriptions.

Scanning/RE
The Right Scanner for the Right Application
How to determine when only a large-format scanner will do.

MCAD
Onward & Upward: SolidWorks 2008
Continuous improvements mark the success of an industry standard.

PLM/Collaboration
A New Breed of Engineer
Innovation via collaboration redefines engineering using PLM.

Graphics Cards
Even More Graphics Power
NVIDIA sends us its most powerful graphics board ever.

Network Design
Wireless Design’s Diamond in the Rough
Two researchers at ORNL have developed a set of tools to design wireless networks.

CFD
Embedding the Flow
From the purview of experts to an easy-to-use solution that offers benefits for every stage of the product development cycle.

HPC
When Serial Apps Aren’t Enough
Trends in the technical computing market are driving the rapid creation and use of distributed and parallel computing applications.

Reader’s Choice
3D Color Printer Fits in Office

Commentary
Parallel or Bust – Taking Advantage of Your New PC

Departments

Degrees of Freedom
Riding Out the Coming Electrical Storm

Briefings

• Human CAD Models Help with Medical Device Design Using Scan Data
• Vero International Acquires Camtek Incorporated
• 3DScanco Rebuilding history
• AMD Tanking in Workstations
• Metris buys Garda, Tomelleri technology
• Is Google the New Name in HPC?
• Speedy SLS parts: Next-Day Shipping
• Report Predicts Rapid Growth for Rapid Prototyping

New Products

• CD-adapco Releases STAR-CAD Series V4.12
• Arcam CAD-Metal System For Larger Parts
• Saelig Offers SD/MMC Card Interface Chip and Power Analyzer
• Electric Ethernet
• Latest Leica CloudWorx For AutoCAD Improved
• Interface Converters RS-232 to RS-422/485
• Software Tool Indexes, Scans Drawings
• Calculation Program New Gear Computation
• Design the Best Seat in the Vehicle
• New Software Tool for Hobo Data Loggers
• ICE-flow 4.1 Enhancements Spell Easier Data Mining, Visualization
• Sun Shines on EU-Compliant Storage
• Etas Releases New Measurement Modules
• Dassault Systemes Introduces Aerospace Collaborative Hub