There are times to design with parametric features and times to work with free-form versions. A few advantages of designing in 3D solids include associative detail drawings, creating complex features, ...

Using the computer to design objects by modeling their components with real-world behaviors and attributes. Typically specialized for either mechanical design or building design, a parametric modeler ...

Alibre, Inc. (www.alibre.com) has introduced the Alibre CAM product family, including a fully integrated 3D parametric personal CAD/CAM package that the company said is the first, free 3D parametric ...

Alibre Design 9.0 is parametric solid-modeling software that lets users test concepts and show different stages of operation in a single model, without designing and managing each variation in ...

Description: Advanced Computer-Aided Modeling and Design (CAMD) including parametric solid modeling; modeling for manufacture, assembly, analysis and prototypes; implementation of design and animation ...

Re: “Prosthetic hand crafted on 3-D printer may open doors for Denver girl,” Dec. 21 news story. I was moved by the generosity of Clay Guillory, the mechanical engineer who created a prosthetic hand ...

A new SolidWorks 3-D software class is being offered at Western Nevada College this spring to provide the technical skills that area employers may be seeking. Classes meet on Tuesdays from either ...

Description: Theory and practice of management, use and integration of computer-aided design systems, and related engineering tools and practices are studied as they are applied in the industrial ...