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The future of CAD

Posted by Kathleen Maher on October 10th 2007 | Discuss
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The computer industry may seem to change at the speed of light but that’s not true of the CAD industry. After back to back meetings with Autodesk and Dassault I am struck once again by the slow pace of change. I’ve decided to see this in a positive light. After all, it’s really just hard on those of us who are making predictions and getting it wrong. In many cases, say designing bridges or artificial hearts, it’s better to take predictable paths and get it right. Here’s another positive view. The democratization of CAD might be slow in coming and the…