#big 3d

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NAFEMS World Congress trip report, and the future role of 3D visualization in engineering analysis, collaboration, and V&V

Some weeks ago, I came back from the NAFEMS* World Congress on CAE in San Diego where a question that I had thought resolved, was still (decades after the widespread adoption of 3D visualization technology) generating disagreement.

In preparing for my trip to NAFEMS, I had re-read a thread in LinkedIn’s CAE Professionals Group that explored (see https://www.linkedin.com/grp/post/135216-5969616004…

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Future model sizes in the FEA and CFD community, predictions from interviews with industry insiders

Andres Rodriguez-Villa

How many Ferraris did you see this morning on your way to work?

Unless you work in the Maranello-based company, zero is the most likely answer. Of course, some days you will stumble upon one – there are car buyers wealthy enough to indulge in indecently horse-powered models…. even if those horses are not necessary for everyday journeys. The case of silicon horses powering a…

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Technology prediction for Big 3D: Typical FEA and CFD model sizes to be used in the CAE community in 2020 and 2025

According to a French saying, it is wise to turn your tongue seven times in your mouth before you speak.

The publication of a recent blog post (http://ceetronblog.com/2015/05/05/big-3d-in-the-cloud/) suggests I still haven’t learned this wisdom. A colleague argued in that post that the typical size of today’s engineering simulation unstructured mesh topologies should be counted in the tens of…

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