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The CAD Interoperability Survival Guide (eBook)

How can manufacturers survive when they can’t consolidate on a single CAD format? Is that even a possibility? Given the unavoidable reality of multi-CAD, let’s see if there’s a better way to manage the mayhem without spending so much non-value-added time. This eBook shares our perspective on the most practical way to manage designs created…

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Jim Brown - October 8, 2018 - Filed Under: eBooks, Published Research - Tagged With: Associativity, CAD, CAM, Design Platform, Design versus Engineering, ECAD, Interoperability, Machine Shop, Manufacturer, MCAD, Multi-CAD, Multicad, Non-Native CAD, Supplier, Translation

The CAD Interoperability Survival Guide (webcast)

How can engineers be productive and innovate when suppliers, customers, other departments, and even different design teams use a variety of CAD tools? This webcast shares how CAD interoperability helps companies survive when multi-CAD is simply the reality they live with every day. The webinar shares customer stories and best practices from our recent eBook…

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Jim Brown - August 21, 2018 - Filed Under: Presentations & Video, Webinars - Tagged With: Associativity, Autodesk, ECO, Interoperability, Interoperable, Multicad, Non-Native CAD, Webcast

Tech-Clarity TV – A Practical Approach to Managing Multi-CAD

This episode of Tech-Clarity TV reviews the basics of managing CAD and extends the findings to include multi-CAD data. The original report, The Basics of Managing CAD, concludes that lower-overhead, cloud-based solutions are a viable choice for companies that find PDM or PLM out of reach but don’t want to suffer from the pitfalls of…

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Jim Brown - February 5, 2015 - Filed Under: Presentations & Video, Tech-Clarity TV, Video - Tagged With: Cloud, Complexity, Data Management, Managing Multi-CAD, Multi-CAD, Multicad, PDM, Requirements, TCTV, Video, vlog

Managing Multi-CAD on a Budget

The Managing Multi-CAD Complexity on a Budget eBook discusses the challenges of managing multi-CAD data and continues the conversation started in Tech-Clarity Insight The Basics of Managing CAD  about whether a simpler, lower overhead, cloud-based data management solution is enough to manage CAD files. The eBook shares the experiences of engineers from Synaptics, Interactive CAD Solutions,…

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Jim Brown - January 12, 2015 - Filed Under: eBooks, Published Research - Tagged With: Basics, CAD File Management, Cloud, Cloud Software, Data Management, eBook, Interactive CAD Solutions, Moss Designs, Multi-CAD, Multicad, PDM, Requirements, Research, Synaptics

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.  

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

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