How 3D direct modeling empowers conceptual engineering and enables simulation-driven product development.
Executive Summary
Engineers have long envisioned 3D as a medium for capturing and exploring engineering concepts, performing what-if analysis, collaborating in teams, and communicating and “selling” their ideas to colleagues and customers.
Missing has been consensus on what’s needed to make a 3D engineering tool accessible and appealing to all stakeholders in the product development process — from systems architects, engineers, analysts, industrial designers and detail designers, to program managers and corporate executives.
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That consensus may now be taking shape around the emerging technology of 3D direct modeling. We studied a half-dozen early adopters of software from SpaceClaim Corporation across a spectrum of industries — avionics systems, custom architectural metals, defense vehicles, medical devices, automotive components, and industrial design.
We sought to understand why they adopted this technology, what sets it apart from previous software they’ve used, and how it’s benefiting them in their individual professional roles as well as their organizations. This report documents our findings.
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