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CAD Consolidation

Best Practices for Going from 2D to 3D CAD (eBook, survey findings)

The How-to Guide to Transitioning from 2D CAD to 3D CAD  shares best practices for moving from 2D to 3D. The guide shares the reasons you should consider going from 2D to 3D, common challenges to avoid, and benefits enjoyed by other companies who gone to 3D. The guide then shares advice to make your switch…

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  • Survey Results

Michelle Boucher - July 18, 2017 - Filed Under: Published Research, Survey Results - Tagged With: 2D CAD, eBook, CAD migration, Legacy data, Switching CAD, 2D to 3D, CAD, MCAD, Multi-CAD, 3D CAD, CAD Consolidation

Adopting a New 3D CAD (survey findings eBook)

The How-to Guide to Adopting a New 3D CAD  shares best practices for changing from one 3D CAD tool to another. The guide shares the reasons you should consider making a change, potential benefits of making a change, and advice for selecting a new tool. The guide then goes deeper into the steps you should take…

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  • Survey Results

Michelle Boucher - May 3, 2017 - Filed Under: Published Research, Survey Results - Tagged With: eBook, CAD migration, Legacy data, Switching CAD, CAD, MCAD, Multi-CAD, 3D CAD, CAD Consolidation, Single CAD

Consolidating CAD – Benefits of a Unified CAD Strategy

Tech-Clarity Insight – Consolidating CAD – The Benefits of a Unified CAD Strategy offers insight into the strategic value companies can achieve by standardizing on a single CAD package. The report explains how to calculate an ROI for CAD consolidation based on direct cost savings. Perhaps more importantly, the research identifies a number of strategic…

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    Jim Brown - January 22, 2014 - Filed Under: Published Research - Tagged With: CAD Standardization, Software Consolidation, CAD, Corporate Agility, Engineering Software, Cost Savings, Time to Market, Efficiency, Productivity, ROI, Reuse, Unified, CAD Consolidation

    Desktop Engineering Views on CAD Consolidation Research

    Tony Lockwood of Desktop Engineering shared his thoughts on Tech-Clarity’s Consolidating Design Software, Extending Value Beyond 3D CAD Consolidation. I like his description of “working in a multi-CAD environment with multiple disconnected tools and multiple money pits bleeding you dry at every junction of your process.” Read the short article by Tony on Desktop Engineering.  

    • In the News

    Jim Brown - December 24, 2013 - Filed Under: Insights & Activity, In the News - Tagged With: Research, CAD Consolidation, Desktop Engineering, Multicad, DE, Tony Lockwood

    Is there Value Consolidating CAD? If so, how about the Entire Design Suite?

    A quick peek into some research on consolidating engineering / design suites. The report, Issue in Focus: Consolidating Design Software: Extending Value Beyond 3D CAD Consolidation extends prior Tech-Clarity research on the business value of consolidating CAD systems. That report, Consolidating CAD: Benefits of a Unified CAD Strategy, focused primarily on consolidating mechanical CAD. This…

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    • Insights

    Jim Brown - August 10, 2012 - Filed Under: Insights, Insights & Activity, Clarity on PLM - Tagged With: IT Consolidation, Design Intent, CAD Consolidation, Continuity, Unified CAD, Single Data Model, 2D CAD, Sketch, Conceptual Design, 3D, CAD Translation, Direct Modeling, Business Benefits, 3D CAD, Common Data Model, Issues in Focus, Industrial Design

    Consolidating Design Software

    Issue in Focus: Consolidating Design Software: Extending Value Beyond 3D CAD Consolidation discusses the value of consolidating on suites of engineering and design tools to take advantage of integration to increase efficiency, remove the need to translate CAD files, and maintain design intent throughout the design process. Please enjoy the free Executive Summary below, or…

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      Jim Brown - August 10, 2012 - Filed Under: Published Research - Tagged With: 3D, CAD Translation, Direct Modeling, Business Benefits, 3D CAD, Common Data Model, Issues in Focus, Industrial Design, IT Consolidation, CAD Consolidation, Unified CAD, Single Data Model, 2D CAD, Sketch, Conceptual Design

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