Oh Yeah? But Can Your Robot Lawnmower Do This?
The Lymow robot lawn mower may not be the world’s first robomower, but it is the first to be equipped with mulching blades, boundary-wire-free navigation and tracked treads.
Do We Finally Have a Virtual Wind Tunnel?
NVIDIA shows a fully operating virtual wind tunnel. It is a proof of concept, meant to show the potential of “infinite computing.,”
Leaf by Leaf, 3D Printed Sensors Help French Optimize Wine Grape Harvest
Sculpteo helps Chouette make precision agriculture sensors in time for French grape harvest
Mercedes Solar Paint Could Completely Power Your Car – If You Live in LA
Mercedes floats the idea of solar paint, this time with an efficiency of 20%.
Siemens Hangs on to Cash, Gets $10.5 Billion Loan to Finance Altair Acquisition
Siemens comes up short. Company had agreed to pay $10.6 billion for Altair but only had $9.26 billion in cash. They had to get a loan.
There Will be a World of Asphalt in St Louis
If you want to take your spouse or significant other along, you may not sell the trip with “It’s the wonderful world of asphalt, honey.” Her’s what to say instead.
CAD
Day 3 with Rayon
On day 3, I am trying to add furnishings and fixtures to the floor plan I left on day 2.
Apple Will Stop Making Vision Pro AR/VR Headsets
Not enough people are willing to pay $3500 for an AR/VR headset it seems.
Rayon Day 2: Doors and Windows
Is Rayon finally an easy-to-use CAD program? We continue to probe to find out.
A First Look at Rayon, CAD for Floor Plans
Rayon promises to be a drop-dead-easy program for creating floor plans. Is it, though?
Trimble Shows AI Tools at Annual User Meeting
Several AI-based tools are on display at Trimble Dimensions including Diffusion, which produces stunning renderings with incredible ease of use.
When is a Million Users Not Enough? When it is SketchUp Users.
Trimble’s SketchUp has reached a significant milestone, surpassing one million active subscribers, according to a press release today. That number
CAD Users: Are You Being Watched?
As a CAD user, how keen are you to have your every move analyzed and reported on? But since you
A Solid Edge with Benefits? That’s SE-X
Solid Edge X has everything Solid Edge has, plus the advantages of being on the cloud. Hmm. A Solid Edge
Top Ten New Features in Solid Edge 2025
Siemens mainstream MCAD program, Solid Edge, gets a facelift and many other enhancements,
Design and Manufacturing According to Autodesk
Scenes from AU2024, Part 3. The Design and Manufacturing Keynote.
Simulation
Do We Finally Have a Virtual Wind Tunnel?
NVIDIA shows a fully operating virtual wind tunnel. It is a proof of concept, meant to show the potential of
Lightning Strikes. COMSOL Multiphysics Version 6.3 Can Handle It.
Version 6.3 adds a ton of functionality and efficiency with the Electric Discharge Model, GPU speed to acoustics, more.
Why Would Siemens Pay $10.6 Billion for Altair?
Siemens announced the acquisition of Altair Engineering for a whopping $10.6 billion, the 2nd largest deal ever in this space.
Cancer Fighting Super Hero, Dr. Dario Rodrigues, Uses COMSOL Multiphysics
Scenes from the COMSOL Conference, part 3. Simulation to help treat cancer. Who does that?
When a COMSOL Analysis Gets Difficult, Call In the Cavalry.
Scenes from the COMSOL Conference, part 2.
Scenes from the COMSOL Conference, Part 1
COMSOL, arguably the first and best multiphysics simulation software, returns to Boston after a 5-year hiatus. It’s all about multiphysics,
Andy Fine to Engineering Software Startups: I’m Here to Help
Andy Fine has been in the design and engineering software world for quite some time. He wants to impart that
NVIDIA Funds nTop to Develop OptiX Integration
In what may be a significant leap forward for the visualization of computational design in the virtual world, nTop has
AEC
There Will be a World of Asphalt in St Louis
If you want to take your spouse or significant other along, you may not sell the trip with “It’s the
What the World Needs Now is Digital Transformation
It’s not a song; it’s a solution. Siemens issues report on how digital transformation technologies, if used quickly and by
BW Design Group Launches Strategy to Commercialization Concept
BW Design Group, the St Louis-based AEC firm and system integrator, announced the launch of its Strategy to Commercialization concept.
Day 3 with Rayon
On day 3, I am trying to add furnishings and fixtures to the floor plan I left on day 2.
Scanners Make Billion Point Models. What’s Wrong with That?
The state of the art Trimble X9 laser scanner creates models with billions of points. Is that too much of
Rayon Day 2: Doors and Windows
Is Rayon finally an easy-to-use CAD program? We continue to probe to find out.
A First Look at Rayon, CAD for Floor Plans
Rayon promises to be a drop-dead-easy program for creating floor plans. Is it, though?
Trimble App Store Has Over 100 Apps
Trimble has, in the spirit of the Apple App Store, created the App Xchange with over a hundred apps that
Trimble Makes ProjectSight Free
Introduced 10 years ago at the price of $120/year, it can now be used for nothing for up to 3
Trimble Shows AI Tools at Annual User Meeting
Several AI-based tools are on display at Trimble Dimensions including Diffusion, which produces stunning renderings with incredible ease of use.
What’s Up, Docs?
At AU2024, Autodesk announced that Forma was connected to Docs. With Docs getting so much attention, is it time to
Get Your Construction Schedule in the Pink with SmartPM
Mike Pink’s inspiration, SmartPM can quickly analyze a construction project’s likelihood to finish on time and tell you what to
FRAMECAD Launches Nexa for Cold-Formed Steel Framing Projects
Cold-formed steel members are lighter than hot-rolled steel and, unlike wood members, are recyclable. What’s not to like?
Zoom In from Mountains to See Grains of Sand
How on Earth does Cesium do that?
Fuzor is Groundbreaking. Literally.
A first look at Fuzor, VDC software that takes you to other dimensions: 4D and 5D.
San Diego Airport Gets a Facelift. Should It, Though?
San Diego, perhaps the only airport that hasn’t moved outside the city it serves, is getting a major upgrade .
The Best Infrastructure Designed with Bentley Software of 2024
Winners of Bentley Systems Year in Infrastructure 2024 were announced in Vancouver at what is the only black-tie gala event
Bentley’s OpenSite Gets an AI Plus
Scenes from Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure, Part 4. OpenSite gets an AI upgrade. Say goodbye to creating site plans.
Bentley’s iTwin Offers Integrates Carbon Analysis
Part 3 of Scenes from Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2024. Has carbon footprint ever been easier to measure than Bentley
Infrastructure: How Did We Get Here?
Scenes from Year in Infrastructure 2024, Part 2. Professor Deb Chachra takes a big-picture view of infrastructure.
Scenes from Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2024, Part 1
The only live black tie event in the AEC world kicks off in Vancouver
The 2024 Best Tekla Projects
Trimble doesn’t hold its BIM awards live but we have the videos.
Trimble Offers Reality Capture as a Service
Trimble announced the release of its Reality Capture platform, designed to help geospatial industries maximize large and small datasets.
AMC Bridge Offers 5 AI-Enhanced Technology Demonstrators for AEC
AMC Bridge, a CAD and BIM technology company, has isolated five uses of AI with the potential to change the
Automotive
Do We Finally Have a Virtual Wind Tunnel?
NVIDIA shows a fully operating virtual wind tunnel. It is a proof of concept, meant to show the potential of
Mercedes Solar Paint Could Completely Power Your Car – If You Live in LA
Mercedes floats the idea of solar paint, this time with an efficiency of 20%.
Cold Case: The Death of Elaine Herzberg
Can the death of one homeless woman end self-driving vehicles? It almost did.
The Robots Are Coming. This Time, It’s for Good.
NVIDIA’s stock is gold after AI took off. Where will NVIDIA put its chips next? Humanoid robots, says CEO Jensen
Lucid to Use Everspin Technologies’ PERSYST MRAM for Gravity SUV
Lucid Motors will be using Everspin’s PERSYST MRAM for its luxury Gravity electric SUV. The Gravity will have an undisclosed
TechSoft 3D on a Buying Spree
TechSoft 3D, the company best known for the HOOPS 3D Graphics Engine has been content to stay out of the
Hub Motors Work for Bikes, Why Not for Cars?
An in-wheel motor, or IVM, saves mass by having no drive line components which can increases the range by a
Protean Electric Leads $15 Million Project to Put Motors in Wheels of EVs
Protean Electric, a manufacturer of in-wheel motors for electric vehicles (EVs), has announced the launch of Project PULSE (Power Electronics
Unipart Partners in $15 Million UK Power Electronics Innovation Initiative
Unipart Manufacturing, headquarters in Oxford, UK, has announced its partnership in Project PULSE (Power electronics Upscale for Localization and Sustainable
Aerospace
Ukraine Drone Operators Have More Kills Than Best American Sniper
In war games, the new aces in aerial warfare are drone operators.
Astronauts Splash Down After Extended Stay on ISS
NASA SpaceX Crew-8 mission astronauts return to Earth safely. They were marooned on the International Space Station after NASA terminated
Airbus US Adds Smaller Payload to Bartolomeo for ISS
Airbus U.S., makers of the ArgUS platform on the ISS, has reconfigured the Bartolomeo module for a 3U payload.
AI
Leaf by Leaf, 3D Printed Sensors Help French Optimize Wine Grape Harvest
Sculpteo helps Chouette make precision agriculture sensors in time for French grape harvest
Ducker Carlisle Opens Lisbon Office for Data and AI Services
Detroit-area-based Ducker Carlisle, a 175-member consulting and M&A (mergers and acquisitions) firm, has opened a Lisbon, Portugal office for its
Trimble Shows AI Tools at Annual User Meeting
Several AI-based tools are on display at Trimble Dimensions including Diffusion, which produces stunning renderings with incredible ease of use.
The Robots Are Coming. This Time, It’s for Good.
NVIDIA’s stock is gold after AI took off. Where will NVIDIA put its chips next? Humanoid robots, says CEO Jensen
Design and Manufacturing According to Autodesk
Scenes from AU2024, Part 3. The Design and Manufacturing Keynote.
Autodesk Adds AI Tools to Fusion and Alias
With AI, no Fusion user will be caught in “constraint Hell” and all their views will be automatically created and
Bentley’s OpenSite Gets an AI Plus
Scenes from Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure, Part 4. OpenSite gets an AI upgrade. Say goodbye to creating site plans.
Notes Got a Whole Lot Neater
With Apple’s iPadOS 18 comes a significant improvement in the legibility of your notes: the SmartScribe function.
Why Engineers Shouldn’t Trust AI to Do Their Math
We gave the GPTs a freshman physics problem. Most of them messed up.I was overjoyed to see Claude.ai, which roundly
