In the early time of optical design, people have to be proficient in aberration theory and perform a huge amount of numerical calculations, and thus mathematical skills and talents are very important.

General approach for combining modular metaheuristic software frameworks and automatic configuration tools. To discourage the inefficient manual invention and configuration of new metaheuristic ...

Fusion 360’s newest design tool is a fast, free, and fun way to create geometry—and it might just get you hooked. CAD is hard. It’s too mathematical to come naturally to artists and too much of an art ...

A research group has developed SPACIER, an advanced polymer material design tool that integrates machine learning with molecular simulations. As a proof of concept, the group successfully synthesized ...

Product developers and engineers make quick work of product designs when they access a manufacturability analysis tool from Protolabs. Protolab’s design for additive manufacturability (DfAM) analysis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. In some of the more sci-fi imaginings of the AI era, there’s this envisioning of “robots making robots,” of software and hardware ...

Digital manufacturing innovator Fictiv has further enhanced its injection molding services by launching automated design for manufacturability (DFM) capabilities that give customers free, instant ...

Siemens Digital Industries Software has updated its Designcenter Solid Edge software. The update includes new capabilities in AI and improvements in productivity, documentation, and user experience.

PTC’s Onshape uses its cloud-native CAD platform to help engineers build reusable tools for common design tasks. Features include live collaboration, automatic design history and AI-assisted ...