Looking for the best from your 3D Modelling package?

The vast majority of engineering companies these days have taken the step to implement Computer Aided Design within their Design Offices. During the 1990's the advancements in computer technology meant that the software is now able to do so much more than just be an electronic interface to an on-line drawing board. As a result we are now able to design, model and view products in three dimensions and examine certain behavioural properties of the product before it is even put into production. This also extends into making both rapid prototypes and even final machining directly from the CAD models. As the functionality and scope of these 3D Modelling applications advances, so the demand on the performance of the hardware and the expertise of the Design Engineers increases.

It is difficult, and can sometimes even seem impossible, to keep abreast of all these changes such is the pace of development and, as a result, it is all too easy to fall behind the competition if the changes this necessitates are overlooked.

Now more than ever, the computerised Design Office is the lynchpin for the success of the company, as any inefficiency here can, like the ripples on a pond, spread adversely throughout the rest of the organisation. The performance of the Design Office impacts directly on the time to market of a product, the quality of the product, the success of the product; all factors that ultimately affect the success, credibility and profitability of the company.