Automotive suppliers take in hundreds of CAD files a day, all varying in format. Consuming and working with all that data is a feat on its own, but now you have finance, marketing, sales and other departments needing information from the 3D models, customers asking for changes, engineering saying they need changes, and now you’ve lost your digital …

In today’s episode we talk with Kenneth Wong, Senior Editor at DigitalEngineering24/7, about how AI is making a stronger impact on the design and engineering world now than it did even just 3 years ago. It started with generative design, and now we are seeing AI seep into nearly every aspect of engineering - everything from simulation to digital tw…

Advances in reality capture technology have taken huge leaps in the past few years, and in this episode we talk with Pete Kelsey, Owner at VCTO Labs, about just how far things have come (some of the stuff is just wicked cool!). These advances lead to questions about creating more agile file formats that can go from scanner to 3D model easier and fa…

Digital Twins are all the rage, but how many companies are actually using them? Turns out companies aren’t even getting their final digital twin model even though they’ve paid for it. Get your lawyers out and get them to execute on that contract to get you the assets you’ve paid for! Today’s discussion with Melanie Stone, Senior IWMS Consultant for…

The AEC industry has been talking about Digital Twins for 20 years, but now manufacturing and other industries have adopted the concept and technology as well. Creating and maintaining a digital twin can be difficult, but one way of capturing 3D data and creating 3D models that are used in digital twins is with reality capture technologies. In this…

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with six other technology executives to gather their thoughts on what’s going on in the AEC space, what issues they’re surprised still exist in the year 2023, and what might be on tap for construction in the next 5-10 years. Topics discussed include the challenges inherent to …

Today for International Women in Engineering Day, we interview two women at Tech Soft 3D, Cour Scalf-Crickenberger and Anca Cimpoaca, about their experiences in the engineering world.By Beyond 3D Podcast

In this round table discussion on digital transformation, our panel will be delving into some key challenges that still need to be addressed in our industry. Join Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, Tyler Barnes, President of Tech Soft 3D, Sam Burgess, CEO of SamsonVT, Andy Cheadle, CTO of CloudNC, Milan Kocic, Founder of Sixth Sense, and Suchit Jain, …

On this Beyond 3D podcast, Umair Ejaz from Visual Components joins us to talk about how software is changing the way we build factories and what the future may hold.By Beyond 3D Podcast

On this episode of Beyond 3D, we talk with Shaan Hurley, a Community Manager from Autodesk about why building a community for companies and the people who use those products.By Beyond 3D Podcast

The Great Resignation has affected all industries, but it’s hit the tech industry especially hard. Many engineers are leaving their jobs for bigger and better opportunities. During this time, how can companies keep their top engineering talent? Tech Soft 3D VP of Engineering, António Carvalho, discusses with us what engineers are looking for and ho…

During this Beyond the 3D podcast, we talk with Sylvain Marie from Eurostep about IFC and where IFC is going as part of the AEC industry's ongoing digital transformation.By Beyond 3D Podcast

In this episode, we sit down with finite element analysis expert Arthur Muller and discuss current challenges, trends, and the future of simulation. Arthur has been part of the finite element business for over three decades and has experience with many aspects of finite elements including structural analysis, computational fluid dynamics, and elect…

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four technology executives at the helm of early-stage companies to learn more about their experiences creating and maintaining a corporate culture, finding new hires, and maintaining business momentum over the past year.How do you establish the “flavor” for your company w…

Running a startup is a demanding undertaking in any time period, let alone during a pandemic. Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four technology executives at the helm of innovative startups to learn more about the challenges startups have faced during this uniquely challenging time.How do you instill and …

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other technology executives to discuss what type of innovation is going to gain traction in the post-COVID world.Mixed reality is set to give the term “connected worker” a whole new meaning. Where are there other opportunities to innovate? Is 3D printing ready for it…

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with six other technology executives to discuss what the world is going to look like post-COVID, and how the engineering software space can innovate to meet the moment.From building & construction, to manufacturing, where is innovation needed most? What aspects of the world wi…

Bastiaan Oud, Head of Strategy at SIMCON talks about how the injection moulding industry needs to and has started to embrace visuatlization. Jonathan Girroir, Tech Evangelist at Tech Soft 3D, joins the conversation.To learn more about SIMCON, visit www.simcon.comBy Beyond 3D Podcast

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other technology executives to discuss trends circling around the AEC industry, including the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing AEC to digitize and modernize faster than it otherwise would. How will the industry change? Which areas will be first to evolv…

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with five other industry executives to discuss the current state of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The core question at hand: whether AR/VR is finally poised for its breakthrough moment – and if so, what barriers might need to be removed to usher in this new …

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other industry executives to discuss the future of manufacturing. The discussion touched on many topics, ranging from the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, to current aspects of manufacturing that will seem ridiculous five or ten years from now, to trends around c…

Today we talk with Ken Alger, a developer advocate at MongoDB, and he was also named one of the top 25 developer advocates for 2019! We discuss how the role of the software developer has changed, what's important to them and also trends in cloud computing. Follow Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenwalger…

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk with Tommy Gaessler, one of the top 25 most influential developer advocates for 2019, and a developer advocate at Zoom. We talk about the current state of software development, opportunities and challenges, and where things are going with trends such as AR/VR. Learn more about Tommy here https://tommygaessler.co…

This episode of Beyond 3D talks about an industry we’ve never touched on before – the retail space, and the kind of technology being used to drive everything from the construction of a space, the layout of products, which products are sold in the store and where they are placed, to the supply chain. We talk with Guy Moates, a Director with C A Desi…

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk about the misconceptions of BIM and how that has hindered adoption. Mike Shilton is a qualified landscaper architect and also the Product Director at Keysoft Solutions. We have a frank discussion about how we should think and talk about implementing 3D modeling, digital construction and all the different aspects…

If you’ve ever designed a custom piece of tooling or machining equipment, you know that traditionally it takes weeks and weeks from design to delivery. But now there’s a platform that allows you to design on Monday, order on Tuesday and get the machine delivered on Wednesday. It sounds unbelievable, but it’s the future of machine building, and it’s…

Simulation is something that anyone in manufacturing is familiar with, and in this episode of Beyond 3D we talk with David Heiny, co-founder and CEO of SimScale. David talks about how simulation in the cloud has evolved, how the cloud has enabled more powerful and rapid simulation, and also where simulation is headed – that it is much more than jus…

In this episode of Beyond 3D, Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, goes deep into what MBD (model-based definition) really means, and the steps a company can and should take if they want to get started implementing MBD. Jennifer highlights some real scenarios to illustrate cost, timeline and the process that a company can and should follow w…

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk to one of the pioneers of 3D CAD, Jon Stevenson, who helped turn GrabCAD into the largest online collaboration community in the 3D CAD world, and is now VP of Global Software at Stratasys. We talk about how file sharing has evolved, the new challenges that pop up as technologies get more advanced, and how hardwa…

In this episode we talk with Chad Jackson of Lifecyle Insights to clear up some misconceptions around model based definition (MBD) and model based enterprise (MBE). The biggest thing to remember is that MBD and MBE isn’t a “thing” or a “product” – you can’t just say “let’s do MBD” or ask a services company “can you do MBD?” It’s a process, and when…

There are millions of 3D PDFs used in different manufacturing workflows every day, across the globe. So why are there still so many misconceptions about how 3D PDFs can be used? How versatile they are, how much better they are than Zipping a ton files together and hoping the recipient can figure out how to view them all. The 3D PDF Consortium was f…

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk about services for the first time. And who better to talk about services for the engineering world other than AMC Bridge, one of the largest engineering service providers in the world. As technology has changed so dramatically over the past 15 years, even just the past 5 years, even companies who have internal s…

In our third episode of Beyond 3D, we talk with Chris Jones, CEO of Actify, about why it is critical for manufacturers of all sizes to have a digital strategy to consume, visualize and act on the quintillions of bytes being generated every day. It’s not a question of “should I do this” but rather “when and how will I do this?” Relational databases …

Beyond 3D Podcast with David Ewing of Aras Corp – 3D PDF is a Home Run, and Any Company of Any Size Can Afford to Implement ItIn this episode of the Beyond 3D podcast, David Ewing from the Aras Corporation talks about how he and his team implemented a 3D PDF strategy for a project while he was at B/E Aerospace that ended up saving hundreds of hours…

In this first pilot episode of the Beyond 3D podcast, we talk about the most common topics and challenges that come up in conversations with customers, partners and industry influencers – everything from complexity and process challenges, to how to deal with tech trends such as cloud and mobile. "The further you get away from an engineering departm…