Jim Lipsey

Vince Adams asks “Should Analysis Be Left to the Specialists?”, and decides that designers shouldn’t be afraid perform Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in their development efforts. People who specialize in FEA tend to take the opposite position (see this discussion) - that FEA is a specialized science that impacts product safety and should be [...]

Ricky Jordan seemed to be the first to notice the availability of 2007PR1, and has very nice things to say about 07’s CC capabilities.
He also found this enticing summary of new features available in PhotoWorks.
COSMOWorks now supports beam analysis.
Part 1 of MCAD Online’s Comprehensive Review
The (Official) SolidWorks Blog is touting new features at regular intervals.
SolidWorks [...]

SolidWorks recently unveiled beta 4 for the 2007 release. From the press releases, it appears we’re getting close to SP0. A lot of new features are bundled in this effort, and many, such as enhanced Curvature Continuous (C2) and spline editing capabilities are being well-received. I’m dubious about other new additions, such [...]

The PDMA recently launched a blog with ruminations from a variety of product development experts. It seems better than the typical “we’re a professional organization, so we ought to have a blog for our members” effort. Plus, I hadn’t come across Strange New Products, which is Engadget for those with twisted minds.

I’ve spent the last six months coveting a Tablet PC, and spending an inordinate amount of time scrutinizing the specifications for every single model available. Fortunately, they’ve all had at least one fundamental shortcoming that prevented me from whipping out the credit card and plonking down two gees on a new piece of kit.