What’s new in AutoCAD 2019?

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CAD technology introduces features and techniques that revolutionizes the way we work with software and product development. With the introduction of AutoCAD 2019, users will be able to enjoy better work optimization and enhanced performance with toolset add-ons.

Below are some of the enhanced toolset features, which the 2019 version will bring about.

Architectural toolset

The architectural toolset will help designers in composing intelligent and eye appealing designs. This added feature of AutoCAD 2019 allows the designer to make use of specialized building design features and 8000 plus intelligent architectural object-styles to speed up their architectural drawing and documentation.

 Mechanical toolset

AutoCAD 2019 lets the users to integrate their ideas and thoughts in one part of their drawing with this improvised mechanical toolset. Users can use specialized mechanical design features and 700,000+ intelligent manufacturing parts, features, and symbols to speed up their design process.

 Electrical toolset

The electrical toolset is an enhanced feature of this AutoCAD 2019 version. This helps in efficient electrical documentation control and quick modification with its industry specific features. It also enables users to make the best use of specialized electrical design components and 65,000+ intelligent electrical symbols for enhanced productivity.

 (MEP) Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing toolset

With MEP toolset in place, users will be able to redefine their design process on the whole. The MEP toolset features specific MEP engineering features and 10,500+ intelligent mechanical, electrical, and plumbing objects, which will enable the designers to draft, design, and document building systems in no time.

 Plant 3D toolset

This, specialized plant design and engineering toolset enables the user to efficiently produce P&IDs and then integrate them into a 3D plant design model. It also aids in quick creation of schematic diagrams, plant layouts, and other drawings.

 

Map 3D toolset

Map 3D toolset allows user to map features to incorporate GIS and CAD data to assist in planning, design, and data management. The feature also allows to access spatial data stored in files, databases, and web services, and aggregate it with the AutoCAD design data.

 Raster Design toolset

Raster design toolset is enhanced to support edit-scanned drawings and convert the raster images into DWG objects. This is made possible with the quick to edit, cleanup, transform images, and manipulate raster entities features.

Compared to the other version, AutoCAD 2019 has a lot of promising features, which lets one develop designs in the way they have visualized and thought of. This new version also showcases industry specific toolset, which will redefine the whole process of designing and conceptualization.

Technology Innovation Could Enable Building Digital Twins on your own

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With open source solution integrating Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and deploying efficient run-time becomes simple. One such innovation is the ANSYS Twin Builder, which aids in determination of ideal maintenance program, performance optimization, and generation of insightful data to improve products which are next in line through the following features.

Building

In the recent trends, open source technology has come up with a workable solution to overcome the design and building challenges encountered in the field of product engineering. As per the insights of researches it is expected that ANSYS Twin builder will allow the users to go in for multiple modeling which will have domains and languages, extensive 0D application-specific libraries, and third-party tool (including 1D) integration.

This feature, will also allow for reduced 3D order modeling (ROM) creation, product composition through its embedded software integration process and other accurate physics-based twin twice components.

Validation

Initially, building a digital twin was a complicated and challenging process. The ANSYS Twin Builder has changed the above situation and combines everything into a packaged and fluid work flow with intuitive interface features. Through this, users will be able to validate an accurate representation of their real-life products and optimize product performance up to 25 percent by using multidomain simulation with post-processing, rapid human-machine interface (HMI) prototyping, system optimization, and XiL (model-in-the-loop/software-in-the-loop) integration.

Deployment

Through deployment users will be able to quickly connect to supported IIoT platforms and will be able to export/deploy generated models in a timely fashion. Through this, users will be able to improve their operations with a 10 – 20 percent reduction in their maintenance costs.

Implications:

Compared to the other technological innovation, the  ANSYS Twin Builder allows engineers to quickly build, validate and deploy these digital representations of physical products without any hassle. This new trend will also lower the technical and financial costs involved in product maintenance.

Introducing 5 Books Every Engineer Should Read to Boost Their Career

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For improving your technical abilities and dealing better with peers, here are the five books that would help you to grow faster.

  1. The Design of Everyday Things – Donald A. Norman

About – Reflection on daily use objects including computers, light switches, door handles, etc.

  1. Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down – J.E. Gordon

About – Narrates principles of structural engineering and basic forces of bridges, dams, etc.

  1. Basic Machines and How They Work, Revised (1994) Edition – Naval Education and Training Program

About – Elaborates theory, design, and application of mechanical products.

  1. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future – Ashlee Vance

About – Insights about great entrepreneur, Elon Musk and his inspirational journey.

  1. How to Win Friends and Influence People – Dale Carnegie

About – Simple and easy techniques of winning people around you.

An Inflatable Space Hotel Could Be Launched Into Orbit By 2021

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Have you ever dreamed of traveling into space?

Well, that can come true in the future because of the company “Bigelow Aerospace.”

The company plans to launch an inflatable space hotel comprising of two 17-meter inflatable modules called B330-1 and B330-2. The B330 measures 16.8 meters (55.1 feet) long and 6.7 meters (22 feet) wide, with room for six people. These modules are linked together to form a private space station. They will be located about 403 km above Earth and will operate at low Earth orbit. Go ahead on this galactic vacation, but do not expect it to be cheap. As Bigelow estimated that the cost of staying a day would be “minimum eight figures.”

If this mission is successful, it would be a giant leap for humanity. Meanwhile, it’s not very early to start saving up for this fantastic destination!

CATIA VERSION 6 RELEASE 2013X

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CATIA stands for Computer Aided Three dimensional Interactive Application. It allows its users to create parametric and non-parametric models. Today, CATIA is not just an ordinary CAD software package; it is a software suite incorporating CAD, CAM and CAE capabilities.

The product enhancements in the CATIA V6R2013X are mentioned as below:

CATIA Composites Fiber Modeler (CFM)

CATIA V6 is fully integrated with this proven and widely used technology from Simulayt. They combine the design and analyze the structures made from the fiber-reinforced materials.

CATIA Offline

The CATIA Offline feature provides the additional flexibility to the users so they can access their current data on the go when ENOVIA V6 Server is not available.

STEP AP42

By enhancing and merging STEP AP203 and STEP AP214, STEP AP242 provides the users to independently use the ISO standard approach for import and export of compressed and tessellated data.

Best Multiversion Compatibility

The features of V6R2013X created in the FreeStyle workbench can be transferred with all the specifications to V5-6R2013.

Multiple advances in System Engineering

Using the Modelica standard, five new model libraries are added to the CATIA system to improve the product design, and the comprehensive set of libraries help in the study of Thermal Power Systems.

Live Rendering Feature

CATIA live rendering a great boon for Industrial designers. They can add pictures in the background without any hindrance on the performance of the central computer.

CATIA Natural Sketch

This feature allows the creative designers to draw in 3D directly. Using the initial rough designs.

CATIA Icem

Through the feature of CATIA Icem users can create the perfect shape at the first step. The updates made through this feature have reduced the repetition of same tasks.

Mold-Design Process

The complex Mechanical systems can be created quickly through this process.

Increase flexibility and Traceability of Components

Through merging and branching abilities, the designers can synchronize and navigate their components and view evident impacts.