Secrets of Good CAD Trainers
Training is best when it is custom to the type of geometry that the engineers are going to be using. It’s best when it’s highly efficient and leverages what the users already know. It’s best when it’s fast moving and includes the philosophy behind the process, in addition to the actual button clicks. Great training must be conducted by someone who is a great design engineer in their own right – someone who has worked in the same industry as the students and invites them to bring to class specific geometric challenges that they face. It is also beneficial to have a trainer who has trained engineers in many other industries because there is a strong cross-pollination effect; the geometric solutions and methods created for one industry benefit others.
–by Steve Samuel
Will you be there?
PLM World takes place this year, April 23-27, at the Long Beach Convention Center. Design Visionaries will be there, in booth #65. Come by and see us. We’ll look for you.
–by the staff
The Inevitability of PLM?
We, here at DV, have been
saying this all along. Others agree.
Full disclosure, yes, we are a value-added reseller for UGS, but only because we really believe in PLM, and, by extension, Teamcenter.
“A multitude of factors are
driving the move to PLM by design and manufacturing companies of all
sizes. Whether it’s the mounting number
of regulatory compliance factors that must be considered, even with
short-lifecycle products, or just the need for companies in competitive markets
to grow top-line revenue while cutting bottom-line expenses, PLM is emerging as
the umbrella technology most suited to widespread management issues.”
From an article on Cadalyst , "PLM Strategies—Get Under the Hood of UGS
Teamcenter" by Arnie Williams. See the
whole article here.
–by the staff
Mentos and Coke, Redux
The guys from EepyBird.com have done it again. Take 2 on the whole Mentos and Diet Coke
experiment. This time exploring the
Domino Effect. See it here.
It was wild enough the first time,
of course.
The Mythbusters
how this occurs. According to Mythbuster Jamie
Hyneman, "nucleation" is to blame. The particular chemistry of the
carbonated Diet Coke reacts with the Mentos candy This reaction causes the
carbon dioxide gas, or CO2, to suddenly come out of suspension in the liquid
and make a break for freedom. But, you
must use mint Mentos and sugar-free carbonated soda. See the full explanation here.
Whodda thunk it? What I’d like to know is, who was the first
person to try this, and why did they do it? Was it an accident? On
purpose? Hmmm?
–by Julie