Beyond 3D Podcast

Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other industry executives to discuss the future of manufacturing. The discussion touched on many topics, ranging from the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, to current aspects of manufacturing that will seem ridiculous five or ten years from now, to trends around collaboration.

The participants included:

- Meghan West, CEO of CNC Software, a provider of CAD/CAM solutions

- Marc Lind, SVP of Strategy for Aras, a provider of enterprise PLM software

- Sam Golan, CEO of High QA, a provider of manufacturing quality management software

- Max Lobovsky, CEO of Formlabs, a 3D printing technology developer and manufacturer

Today we talk with Ken Alger, a developer advocate at MongoDB, and he was also named one of the top 25 developer advocates for 2019! We discuss how the role of the software developer has changed, what's important to them and also trends in cloud computing.

Follow Ken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kenwalger

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk with Tommy Gaessler, one of the top 25 most influential developer advocates for 2019, and a developer advocate at Zoom. We talk about the current state of software development, opportunities and challenges, and where things are going with trends such as AR/VR.

Learn more about Tommy here https://tommygaessler.com/

This episode of Beyond 3D talks about an industry we’ve never touched on before – the retail space, and the kind of technology being used to drive everything from the construction of a space, the layout of products, which products are sold in the store and where they are placed, to the supply chain. We talk with Guy Moates, a Director with C A Design Services from the UK.

Did you know that the retail industry has historically been very early adopters of new technology and the use of big data? What can other industries learn from retail? And after listening to this podcast, you will never enter a store with the same mindset again.

For more information about C A Design Services, visit https://www.cadesignservices.co.uk/

To reach us at Tech Soft 3D, visit https://www.techsoft3d.com/company/

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk about the misconceptions of BIM and how that has hindered adoption. Mike Shilton is a qualified landscaper architect and also the Product Director at Keysoft Solutions. We have a frank discussion about how we should think and talk about implementing 3D modeling, digital construction and all the different aspects of BIM to make it less intimidating.

“We tend to talk more about digital construction now, as the term and exchanging data between different parties requires you to do that through standard protocols exchange points. Those are the bits that are BIM. Those are the bits that define how we transfer the data, we communicate with each other.”

For more information about Tech Soft 3D visit www.techsoft3d.com

For more information about Keysoft Solutions visit www.keysoftsolutions.com

If you’ve ever designed a custom piece of tooling or machining equipment, you know that traditionally it takes weeks and weeks from design to delivery. But now there’s a platform that allows you to design on Monday, order on Tuesday and get the machine delivered on Wednesday. It sounds unbelievable, but it’s the future of machine building, and it’s made possible through the development of 3D CAD in the browser. Tune in to learn more about Vention from CEO and Co-Founder, Etienne Lacroix.

Read the full transcript on our blog: http://blog.techsoft3d.com/blog

Simulation is something that anyone in manufacturing is familiar with, and in this episode of Beyond 3D we talk with David Heiny, co-founder and CEO of SimScale. David talks about how simulation in the cloud has evolved, how the cloud has enabled more powerful and rapid simulation, and also where simulation is headed – that it is much more than just the power of the cloud, but how real-time collaboration simulation is now possible, even more accessible and that’s enabling more small and mid-size companies to take advantage of simulation early on in the design process.

Listen in and give us your perspective. Are you doing simulation? Or have you wanted to but never had the resources?

To learn more about SimScale, visit www.simscale.com

To learn more about Tech Soft 3D, visit www.techsoft3d.com

In this episode of Beyond 3D, Jennifer Herron, CEO of Action Engineering, goes deep into what MBD (model-based definition) really means, and the steps a company can and should take if they want to get started implementing MBD. Jennifer highlights some real scenarios to illustrate cost, timeline and the process that a company can and should follow when looking to implement an MBD strategy.

“I think a best-in-class organization, whether you're a software developer or you're producing products, always is continuously improving, and I would suggest that everybody look at model-based definition as a continuous improvement program over what they have in place today, so that they can bang out some efficiencies in their processes and recover some costs.”

For more information about Action Engineering, visit https://www.action-engineering.com/

In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk to one of the pioneers of 3D CAD, Jon Stevenson, who helped turn GrabCAD into the largest online collaboration community in the 3D CAD world, and is now VP of Global Software at Stratasys.

We talk about how file sharing has evolved, the new challenges that pop up as technologies get more advanced, and how hardware is cool again! And if you’re a company that has always done software, how do you manage getting into the hardware game quickly and successfully? Traditional manufacturers aren’t the only ones facing new challenges navigating trends such as IoT, 3D printing, AR, VR, etc. Snapchat is making video streaming glasses! What?!?! It’s a whole new world and it’s anyone’s game.

And the pressure to iterate faster, reduce cycle times will only continue to increase – to the point where we are creating as we are producing, almost simultaneously. Insane? Maybe. But that’s where we’re headed.

Listen to our latest edition of Beyond 3D and let us know what you think!

In this episode we talk with Chad Jackson of Lifecyle Insights to clear up some misconceptions around model based definition (MBD) and model based enterprise (MBE). The biggest thing to remember is that MBD and MBE isn’t a “thing” or a “product” – you can’t just say “let’s do MBD” or ask a services company “can you do MBD?” It’s a process, and when done properly, companies can see tremendous benefits to productivity and the bottom line.

“There's all sorts of kind of levels of maturity. But let me step back and talk about misconceptions. I think in the industry, we have talked about going drawingless for real long time. I mean, this is a concept that started even 20 years ago, is when we started talking about that idea. I think it's a good vision. I think the idea that you can jump directly from using a 2D drawing as the authoritative source that defines the design, jumping from that to a 3D model that's fully annotated and not taking steps in between. I think that's a misconception. I just don't see a lot of companies doing that. There are intermediate steps kind of in between.

Also, I think there's a misconception perhaps that the idea that you have to get to a 3D model plus an annotation is a false one as well. You need to progress as far down the path towards that to where you get value out of it as a company. While vision is good, ultimately you have to reap benefit, it has to make an impact in efficiency or hard dollars. I think that's really, really important. But in terms of progression, you start off with a drawing. You can have the model and the drawing and maybe not have them connected because you're going to need to design a mold using the 3D model. You're not going to really use a drawing to do that today. There's the concept of using associated models and drawings that you make a change in one place, it ripples to the other.

Then kind of the next level of progression is going to that model with annotations with the drawing and then without a drawing. There's multiple steps. You get to figure out where you're going to get the most value.” – Chad Jackson

To learn more about Chad’s research, visit LifeCycle Insights at: http://www.lifecycleinsights.com

THE ROI OF MBD STUDY

http://www.lifecycleinsights.com/study/the-design-and-documentation-study/

Listen to the podcast, and let us know what you think!