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A Critic’s Perspective: Dr. Ken Versprille on the PLM Components Conference

A Critic’s Perspective: Dr. Ken Versprille on the PLM Components Conference

November 30, 2016
Dr. Ken Versprille is a well respected CAD pioneer; his research and contributions to the industry are numerous and span over 35 years. He was the lead architect on the CADDS 4 product, the leader of...
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Passionate Customers

Passionate Customers

October 28, 2016
During my 30 years or so in the CAD/CAM/CAE world, it's been my experience that software development folks are generally reserved and somewhat quiet personalities. They are not usually prone to hyper...
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What is D-Cubed?

What is D-Cubed?

June 13, 2016
When someone from Siemens PLM Software mentions “D-Cubed” they are talking about a collection of six Software Development Kits (SDKs) also known as "components". These components are used by sof...
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HOOPS Exchange now available from Siemens PLM Software

HOOPS Exchange now available from Siemens PLM Software

May 18, 2016
Siemens PLM is now re-selling Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS Exchange. HOOPS Exchange is a Software Development Toolkit that enables data access and translation for multiple popular 3D CAD formats and is alrea...
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Framing the Problem

Framing the Problem

February 25, 2015
In my last blog, I proposed that we can always make smart decisions by focusing on the process and not the outcome. After all, the process you use to make your decision is controllable while the outc...
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Smart Decisions – Guaranteed!

Smart Decisions – Guaranteed!

November 17, 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, take a moment to reflect on all the decisions you’ve made this year. The vast majority of them are small but some are undoubtedly “bigger” and more impactful. For example, m...
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What about cost?

What about cost?

September 15, 2014
A few years ago, I wanted a new pair of snow skis to replace my antique boards from the ‘90’s. I researched skis on the internet so I could make a “smart” purchase decision. My criteria (in priority ...
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Be Audacious

Be Audacious

September 1, 2014
One of the keynote speakers at this year’s PLM Connections in Orlando was Erik Wahl. It was my favorite session of the conference. It was very different from past keynotes that I can remember – it di...
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Experts Only!

Experts Only!

August 19, 2014
Many of us take an annual winter vacation that includes snow skiing. We typically consult a trail map that shows the ski runs in order to plan our route down the hill. The runs are marked with four l...
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Get Calibrated!

Get Calibrated!

January 22, 2014
In the 1973 movie, Magnum Force, Harry Callahan (played by Clint Eastwood) battles a group of vigilante cops led by Inspector Briggs.  It’s a classic action movie with Callahan eliminating the v...
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

January 16, 2014
The phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words” is generally attributed to a newspaper editor, Arthur Brisbane, who first used it in a 1911 article about journalism.  At the time, photography w...
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What’s Your Problem, Kazanski?

What’s Your Problem, Kazanski?

April 24, 2013
This line from the 1986 movie, Top Gun, was delivered by an angry Maverick (Tom Cruise) to Iceman (Val Kilmer) after he accuses Cruise of being a cowboy and minimizes Cruise’s latest victory in the T...
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Decisions, Decisions….

Decisions, Decisions….

April 4, 2013
The topic of my blog is Decisions. We make thousands of personal and work related decisions every day. Most of our daily decisions are small in scope like "what am I going to eat for breakfast?" or "...
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