Drones, shipbuilding, metal forming and other technologies need more automation to address Department of War needs. Watch this video.
Incremental deployment is fine, but serious organizations will use it as a bridge to deeper process redesign.
Leo AI CEO Maor Farid explains his twist on the famous thought experiment and why he believes mechanical engineering has crossed a threshold.
CEO Greg Mark explains the delayed launch, how Backflip’s AI model has improved, and what happened to the Solidworks plugin.
The AI developer described the situation as “an unprecedented cyber incident” as the agent sought out and targeted machine learning startup Hugging Face.
Smart Testing may be the future of the automotive industry, but it sounds a lot like the past.
If you are already asking some of these questions, you’re doing well. If not, well…that’s what we’re here for.
Siemens’ CAD platform gets a bit smarter as its name gets a bit longer.
There are ways engineers can help their business overcome feelings of being overwhelmed by rapid AI developments
Simulation or physical testing? To manage shrinking timelines, tighter budgets, and increasingly complex vehicles, you’ll need both.
Design and Simulation Week 2026 offers an inside look at how AI is transforming engineering software.
AI is not the transformation; it’s the instrument revealing where transformation is needed.
Hundreds of AI agents are now embedded across shop floor and logistics operations, reshaping how teams detect and respond to problems.
Startup aims to automate the most tedious parts of simulation and make results easier to share.
Are you sure the latest shiny AI model is the best tool for the job?
Instead of an easy win pilot, manufacturers should test agents on the ‘gnarliest’ problem first.
It’s been a year since the first preview, but the AI Assistant is now ready for action. That and more engineering software news.
Why AI can’t replace the PLM ecosystem...at least not yet.
Engineering simulation workflows require watertight geometry.
The digital baseline required to start is lower than most people assume.
If used properly, agentic AI could drive simulation innovation and power engineering decisions without compromising control.
New eDT cloud platform enables “up to 90% of software validation prior to hardware availability,” according to Synopsys.
But will PTC’s cloud CAD platform really fix the broken promise of model-based definition?
What the new industrial AI platform means for engineering design, simulation, and manufacturing execution.
Some are already in beta, and all will be ready by summer. Plus a sneak peak at some even cooler AI features in development.
New AI-based tool suggests machining strategies and can learn from past data. That and more design and simulation news.
Geometry generation is getting better on the AI platform.
We’ve seen them in previews, betas, and initial releases, but in 2026 these AI features will be in every major CAD program.
Massive acquisitions, major milestones, and AI everywhere all at once made 2025 an exciting year for design and simulation.
New simulation capabilities, dramatic speedups and more chatbot choice, all in the latest Multiphysics release.
Get hyped and/or Xcited for the latest simulation updates from Altair and Siemens.
Orchestration, custom models, and strategic guidance.
Part 1: Tool-native AI and enterprise integration.
Simulation is a decision support tool: data goes in, knowledge comes out, and critical choices are made with greater confidence.
At the 2025 Comsol Conference Boston, engineers saw simulations of low-frequency electromagnetics and how circuits generate heat.
Automation is accelerating faster than reskilling. Engineers sit at the fault line between capability evolution and displacement.
Designcenter Solid Edge 2026 includes several new features.
PTC announced that Onshape AI Advisor, the support chatbot for its cloud CAD platform, is now integrated directly in Onshape.
Here’s what you missed from Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2025 event in Amsterdam, plus more engineering software news.
Learn about an AI agent that designs PCBs (maybe) and (yet) another that assists mechanical engineers.
Depix ImageLab turns sketches and CAD models into fully rendered, infinitely customizable product shots. Learn how it works.
Find me a ball bearing with a 25 mm inner diameter, a lifespan of 10,000 cycles, and a speed of 8,000 RPM
Plus news about Leo AI’s mech E copilot, Hestus’ AI-based Sketch Helper, simulation democratization, and much more on today’s Engineering Paper.
Autodesk Senior Director of AI Research Dr. Tonya Custis on the real impact of AI.
Nominate your company for a 2026 Top Workplaces for Engineers award. Winners will be announced in the spring.
Engineering.com editor, Michael Alba talks with Rev-Sim co-founder, Malcolm Panthaki about how AI may finally make simulation accessible - and why experts can’t go away.
By the end of the year, NX X Manufacturing users will have access to an AI assistant to help them quickly program parts.
Comparing the characteristics of SLMs to LLMs for digital transformation projects.
Ansys will license Omniverse technology in CFD and autonomous solutions.
AI that thinks versus AI that acts. Autonomously. Systemically. At scale.
From HMDs to omnidirectional treadmills to 3D displays and beyond, there are a lot of options to consider. This guide will help.
AR, VR, and MR are increasingly valuable as tools for visualization, collaboration, presentations and more.
HIL testing enables faster, safer and more cost-effective development through real-time simulation of complex vehicle systems.
Digi International Principal Engineer Kevin Johnson on manufacturing and where data will change processes.
SHIFT-Wing, Luminary Cloud’s second physics AI model, gets off the ground. That and more software news from Ansys, CoLab, and beyond.
Over the course of a year, Tata Consultancy Services and MIT Sloan Management Review studied AI's strategic role in manufacturing.
VI-grade’s advanced driving simulators and cloud-based data solutions enable engineers to adopt more agile approaches that reduce costs and time.
Second annual series of expert webinars showed that AI is coming for engineering software, and you don’t want to be left behind.
Libraries, requirements and testing are just a few areas to get started with AI in engineering.
Moving beyond prompt engineering and towards AI-driven structured reasoning...for better or worse.
Another week, another startup working on engineering artificial general intelligence.
The cloud native supply chain module syncs with Onshape to make a CAD-PDM-PLM hybrid for product development.
Tech Soft 3D joins Alliance for OpenUSD and adds export support for the Nvidia Omniverse standard in latest HOOPS Exchange release.
Integrating to power plants into one airframe is his considerable design challenge. VoltAero has developed a practical solution.
The massive software acquisition will close next year, plus the latest simulation news from Altium, VI-Grade and Ansys.
Hint: Your first-guess technology is not on the list.
More sophisticated simulations promise to provide more accurate modeling, potentially improving quality, efficiency and throughput.
With AI and simulation providing more comprehensive insight on performance, designers can focus on how to optimize designs.
Exploring five more of the most common AI risks and how to mitigate them.
The latest updates to the CAD software, plus more news from Siemens, SimScale, nTop, Hestus and beyond.
Toolpath’s browser-based AI platform aims “to make it 10x faster to go from digital design to high-precision machined part.”
Toolpath aims to automate manufacturing analysis and CNC programming
Volkswagen’s digital trajectory reveals both the promise of technology adoption and the hurdles of industrial-scale implementation.
Will engineers shape AI, or will AI shape them?
Tech Soft 3D’s new VizStreamer tool aims to speed up web-based CAE development. Plus, God weighs in on design software.
You are going to start hearing a lot more about model context protocol (MCP) in the coming months. Here’s why.
Watch the 2025 Zero Prototypes Summit virtually and learn how automotive industry leaders are moving away from physical prototypes.
The world is ever changing, and simulation apps help companies and teams of all kinds keep pace.
Another week, another startup working on engineering artificial general intelligence.
This two-part series introduces five of the 10 most common AI risks and how to mitigate them.
Launching in May, the UK Digital Twin Center is on a mission to democratize digital twin technology.
Foundation EGI has emerged from stealth to build an “AI platform for all aspects of engineering.”
Luminary Cloud released an AI foundation model with help from Honda and Nvidia. Plus: have you heard of Hestus?
Will real-world testing disappear in the future? And with artificial intelligence, will the role of the engineer change into something more akin to graphic design, or even art? Engineering.com executive editor Jim Anderton discusses the future of computer-aided engineering with senior editor Michael Alba.
Protecting intellectual property in the digital, cloud connected age has never been more important, or more difficult. But there are solutions.
Engineering.com partnered with Energage to recognize excellence in engineering companies around the U.S. Here's a list of this year's winners.
Can Dassault Systèmes convince the market that this is more than just another buzzword-laden evolution?
Understanding the differences can help engineers select the right approach for specific challenges.
A new AI foundation model will give SimScale users “an instant AI prediction” for their pump designs.
The first of a two-part series discusses best practices to help engineers significantly reduce model hallucinations.
Balancing manufacturing precision and cost by allowing as much variation as possible while ensuring performance can turn variability into an advantage.
Backflip’s new AI-based plug-in turns mesh data into fully parametric CAD models.
From Solidworks 95 to ColdSnap's futuristic ice cream machine, here's everything you missed at Dassault Systèmes' annual user conference.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recently predicted the end of the SaaS era as we know it, which could level the playing field for smaller manufacturers.
The unexpected value of CAE in-CAD for reporting managers, business leaders and the whole engineering ecosystem at the organization.
Production of parts on demand could reduce delivery times by as much as 75%.
The final phase of a simulation study, post-processing allows engineers to visualize and understand their analysis.
Simulation is critical to successful engineering, and it’s becoming even more so thanks to trends such as simulation-driven design, digital twins and AI simulation.
Exclusive insights from the experts at EOS, 3D Systems, Materialize and more on the year ahead in 3D printing.
The hype isn’t going anywhere, but what about the products? It’s still a game of wait-and-see.
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Acme Space’s three AI agents work together to generate new designs, analyze them, and make sure they’re manufacturable.
This eBook highlights four teams using computational modeling and simulation (CM&S) to create effective devices and reduce costs, covering MRI systems, ablation technology, implant safety, wearables, and design optimization.
Delft University of Technology engineers use deep learning algorithms to back-calculate microarchitectures from desired properties.
A German auto plant 3D prints sand cores for light metal casting, integrating additive manufacturing into engine production line.
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