Kenan O’Keefe explained to me that, since he discovered CAD in high school thanks to an effective pre-engineering track, he was able to cultivate his skills and passion with 3D modelling tools like ...

A key milestone in the history of computer-aided design (CAD) came with the 1987 release of Pro/ENGINEER, now PTC Creo, which introduced the CAD industry to history-based parametric modeling. Since ...

Last year, parametric modeling turned thirty. “Parametric modeling made solid modeling practical for the first time and was a huge time saver,” says Jon Hirschtick, chief executive officer at OnShape, ...

Until recently, computer-aided design (CAD) software was really only used by engineering companies who could afford to pay thousands of dollars a year per license. The available software, while very ...