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IMTS 2024 in Review
Harry Lees • 
September 30th, 2024
In case you missed us at IMTS or the event altogether, here are the highlights. This blog covers our impressions of the tech, people, and businesses we saw at IMTS 2024.
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Switching To HOOPS Exchange: When To Do it, How to Do it, and What to Expect
Robert Tadlock • 
September 30th, 2024
In this post, we guide you through the process of switching SDKs - from the difficult initial decision to the process itself. We highlight what makes HOOPS Exchange unique, and give you a chance to hear from our partners.
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Siemens Innovation Summit Announcement
Harry Lees • 
September 4th, 2024
The Siemens Innovation Summit is a unique opportunity for industry experts to gather, present, share, and learn. Discover what this event can do for you and register here.
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Trends in AEC/BIM Software Development for 2024
Jonathan Girroir • 
August 19th, 2024
The challenges facing AEC/BIM software developers are constantly evolving. Here are the most important trends in the industry you need to be aware of in 2024.
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How Much Does A CEETRON SDK Cost?
David Grieve • 
August 5th, 2024
CEETRON SDKs can unlock your applications' potential and streamline development in the CAE space. Here, we go over the factors that influence how much a CEETRON SDK will cost you.
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Unlocking Manufacturing Excellence with 3D Digital Twins
Marc Freebrey • 
July 23rd, 2024
Digital twins offer unique opportunities across a wide array of industries. Discover the promise they offer manufacturers here.
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Why The Engineering World Is Going To Provide The Killer App For AR/VR
Gavin Bridgeman • 
July 22nd, 2024
AR/VR technology is undeniably useful but seems to be sticking in its mainstream adoption. Learn how the engineering world could provide the application that changes this
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How Much Does A HOOPS SDK Cost?
David Grieve • 
July 22nd, 2024
Pricing for Software Development Kits depends on a huge array of factors. In this post, we explain how our pricing model works, what influences cost, and answer FAQs to help you get an understanding of what a HOOPS SDK will cost.
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HOOPS Luminate vs. HOOPS Communicator & HOOPS Visualize
Marco Salino • 
July 10th, 2024
HOOPS Luminate is the newest member of the HOOPS product line. In this article, we detail how it compares to two other HOOPS toolkits that also have a focus on some sort of visualization capabilities.
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HOOPS Exchange Vs. CAD Exchanger
Robert Tadlock • 
July 1st, 2024
HOOPS Exchange and CAD Exchanger offer very different capabilities and pricing options in the CAD data translation market. Here, we provide our perspective on the two, directly comparing features, capabilities, limitations, and best use cases.
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The Power of the Platform: Why Bundle Component Technology?
Jonathan Girroir • 
June 25th, 2024
The right component technology can transform your application development experience. Development platforms can save you time, money, and create a more complete product. Learn more here.
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Our Expanded Strategic Vision
Ron Fritz • 
June 4th, 2024
Recently, we announced the acquisition of Theorem Solutions, a long-time partner of ours and leader in CAD translation, data publishing and AR. This comes quickly after the complimentary acquisition of the SpinFire view/mark-up product portfolio from Actify Inc.
5 Benefits CEETRON SDKs Can Provide Your CAE Application
Andres Rodriguez-Villa • 
May 10th, 2024
The CEETRON Platform of SDKS offer a wide array of CAE-focused functionality that can be added to your application. Here are the top 5 things CEETRON can do for you.
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Key Takeaways from the CEETRON Digital Summit 2024
Harry Lees • 
April 26th, 2024
Our 2024 CEETRON Digital Summit has come and gone and was a great opportunity for us to discuss Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) workflows and solutions, share updates to our SDKs, and shed the spotlight on a few of our partners. For those who missed it, or who simply prefer their information in written format, here are the most important takeaways from our CEETRON Summit.
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How Our Sales Process & People Are Different
Kayla Schlensker • 
April 15th, 2024
While lots of organizations say their sales team is different, we have evidence (and this article) to back it up. We don't even have "salespeople" or a sales department. Find out more about how and why we do things differently, and how this directly benefits you.
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CAD Visualization Across the Enterprise
Harry Lees • 
April 5th, 2024
In this post, we share the insights of our conversation with the VP of marketing of Actify on CAD visualization across the enterprise. Automotive suppliers take in hundreds of CAD files a day, all varying in format. Consuming and working with all that data is a feat on its own, but now you have finance, marketing, sales, and other departments needing information from the 3D models, customers asking for changes, engineering saying they need changes, and now you’ve lost your digital thread.
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Center Stage: Women in Tech Edition - Roshin Abraham
Harry Lees • 
March 7th, 2024
As part of International Women’s Day and our Center Stage program to highlight Tech Soft 3D employees, we want to celebrate one of our wonderful Software Engineers, Roshin Abraham!
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Center Stage: Women in Tech Edition - Silje Helfjord
Harry Lees • 
March 7th, 2024
As part of International Women’s Day and our Center Stage program to highlight Tech Soft 3D employees, we want to celebrate a Tech Soft 3D Engineering Manager, Silje Helfjord!
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CEETRON Envision vs. VTK & ParaView
Andres Rodriguez-Villa • 
March 4th, 2024
CEETRON Envision, VTK, and ParaView are three capable products serving very different markets. Here, we compare a CAE-focused, vendor-supported SDK, an academic-loved open-source visualization toolkit, and an end-user product built using the latter.
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CEETRON Envision vs. HOOPS Communicator & HOOPS Visualize: Which is Right for You?
Andres Rodriguez-Villa • 
February 13th, 2024
CEETRON Envision, HOOPS Communicator, and HOOPS Visualize are powerful tools that provide very different functionality. Here is an overview of how they compare, where they each shine, and which might be right for you.
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How AI is Impacting Engineering, Design, and Simulation
Harry Lees • 
February 8th, 2024
AI is starting to have more and more of an impact on engineering, design, and simulation spaces. In this piece, we discuss what these effects are, how they might evolve, and the challenges and opportunities AI presents in these industries.
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What to Bring to Your First Meetings With Tech Soft 3D (or Another Vendor)
Jonathan Girroir • 
November 14th, 2023
First impressions are everything, and we are no different. The right meeting prep can greatly increase what you get out of your partnership with Tech Soft 3D, or any other SDK vendor. Here are the most important things to prepare BEFORE we meet to get the most out of our time together.
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Developing an AutoCAD Plug-in vs. Developing with AutoCAD OEM
David Grieve • 
September 13th, 2023
Autodesk is the global leader in CAD applications for many reasons, and many developers look to this as a foundation for their own product ideas. This piece will directly compare and contrast developing a standalone product using AutoCAD OEM to developing an AutoCAD plug-in designed to be hosted on the Autodesk Exchange Store.
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Who is AutoCAD OEM Right For?
David Grieve • 
September 13th, 2023
AutoCAD OEM is a development platform for teams looking to build their own custom applications to address a wide variety of use cases and markets. This piece covers the differences between AutoCAD OEM and the end-user version of AutoCAD.
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A Blueprint for Unleashing AEC Innovation
Ron Fritz • 
August 30th, 2023
AEC has historically been one of the slower industries to fully embrace wholesale change. What will it take to fully unleash AEC innovation that will propel the industry forward?
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Digital Twins Are Here to Save the World
Jonathan Girroir • 
August 23rd, 2023
Digital twins can provide benefits for a multitude of different use cases across multiple industries, but are we only just getting started when it comes to fully tapping into their potential?
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How a Building Blocks Approach Supports 3D Engineering Innovation
Jonathan Girroir • 
August 23rd, 2023
With more and more being asked of software vendors, we look to any and all sources of inspiration. One such source is simple, humble, and comforting: the Lego.
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HOOPS Exchange Vs. 3D InterOp by Spatial
Robert Tadlock • 
July 19th, 2023
Two of this space's largest and most capable products in the CAD Data Translation Space are 3D InterOp by Spatial and HOOPS Exchange from Tech Soft 3D. Here, we compare and contrast the two, looking at the benefits of both.
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What is a Strategic Technology Partnership?
David Grieve • 
July 11th, 2023
In this piece, we want to explain what Strategic Technology Partnerships are to us and, more importantly, what they mean for you. By communicating our thoughts on the types of professional relationships we try to build, we hope to foster greater success for both your and our organizations.
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HOOPS Communicator Vs. Three.js and DIY: A Side-By-Side Comparison
Harry Lees • 
June 12th, 2023
Web-based 2D and 3D visualization has become more popular, and with the wealth of utility it provides, it is easy to see why. When done well, developers can enable users to share designs from a plethora of markets with clients, other devs, and anyone else in a simple, user-friendly manner.
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HOOPS Communicator Vs. Autodesk Platform Services (Formerly Forge): A Side-By-Side Comparison
Harry Lees • 
June 12th, 2023
More and more, developers are moving to web-based services for 2D and 3D visualization and interaction. These allow you to quickly show off designs to colleagues, clients, or anyone else with just a web browser. The tools in this space offer a huge array of capabilities that may or may not be well-suited to your specific development needs.
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A Grizzled Veteran’s Tips for Start-ups
Ron Fritz • 
June 1st, 2023
As a founder of a company whose business model is built on supporting development teams by being a strategic development partner, I’ve been up close and personal with dozens of start-ups in my 25+ years of experience. My team has had the privilege to provide technology and expertise to help them jumpstart their development.
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What to consider when choosing HOOPS SDKs for your Medical application
Gabe Peragine • 
March 27th, 2023
This article explains the limitations of Tech Soft 3D's SDKs when it comes to developing applications within the medical space, particularly when it comes to DICOM support and volumetric rendering.
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Additive Manufacturing and HOOPS SDKs: Three Applications Fueling Innovation in 3D Printing Software
Robert Beyer • 
March 13th, 2023
With over 26 years of experience developing engineering-specific SDKs, Tech Soft 3D has seen the 3D printing space grow from its infancy to its now widely adopted state. From prototyping to production, the HOOPS and Polygonica toolkits have provided independent software vendors with core functionality for additive workflows
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From Prototyping to Production - The Evolving World of Additive Manufacturing: A Conversation with Tech Soft 3D’s Director of Strategic Accounts, Kayla Schlensker
Robert Beyer • 
March 13th, 2023
In this post we explore the ongoing growth and adoption of additive technologies and the innovation in software applications that have made it possible.
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The Evolution of the 3D Printing Industry and Our Role in it
Gabe Peragine • 
December 7th, 2022
Over a decade ago, 3D printing became mainstream. Now, 3D printing is used for everything from creating small figurines to manufacturing industrial parts. When the 3D printing craze hit years ago, the central part of the 3D printing industry was selling the hardware and printers themselves.
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A Look into the Ongoing Evolution of the Metrology Market
Jonathan Girroir • 
November 11th, 2022
Metrology has long played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in the production of the manufactured objects that make up the world around us. Nearly every product contains parts and components that need to fit together and have very little room for error when it comes to tolerances.
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Energizing our SDK portfolio
Ron Fritz • 
November 3rd, 2022
When we decided on Battery Ventures as the right investor to help us accelerate growth, internally we named it ‘Project Energizer.’ Yes, it was a play on words, but it also captured what we were aiming for – energizing our mission of Fueling Innovation.
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Metrology and HOOPS SDKs: Three Applications Fueling Innovation in 3D Measurement Software
Robert Beyer • 
October 28th, 2022
Building great metrology applications doesn’t happen overnight. Development teams spend countless hours perfecting measurement software products that enable manufacturers to make their product development processes as efficient as possible by getting their measurement and inspection as close as they can to the actual manufacturing of the product.
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Digital Twins: An Old Concept Getting a New Spin
Ricky Johnson • 
October 7th, 2022
Fortune 500 technology companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and IBM are beginning to turn their attention to a technology concept that has existed for quite some time.
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Leveraging SDKs for Metrology Software Development – a Conversation with Tech Soft 3D’s VP of Engineering, Antonio Carvalho
Robert Beyer • 
September 6th, 2022
Antonio Carvalho has been involved with metrology software development for over 22 years, working with some of the industry’s leading applications. Now the VP of Engineering here at Tech Soft 3D he offers a unique perspective on how development teams in the metrology market can leverage SDKs to build competitive applications.
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Navisworks Support and HOOPS
Lionel Vieilly • 
August 9th, 2022
There has been a substantial demand for Navisworks support within the HOOPS Platform. Several companies, including a large electronics manufacturing company, are currently sponsoring the Navisworks project. This particular company is interested in this feature because they are developing a plant design and management solution.
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Culture, Hiring & Acquisitions
Ron Fritz • 
July 19th, 2022
At one of our recent Town Hall events, one of the questions was how we plan to retain our strong company culture even while we’re doing lots of hiring, and especially as we grow through acquisitions.
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The Future of Simulation
Andres Rodriguez-Villa • 
June 1st, 2022
Taking a closer look at mechanical engineering, simulating systems before they go into production has become a very effective way for companies to test their products without incurring the expense associated with physical testing. Although a world where no such real-life testing is still far away, the question is on the table.
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Reconsidering 'The Great Resignation'
Ron Fritz • 
May 26th, 2022
Every morning, LinkedIn reminds me about The Great Resignation. Any of us who have been using the platform for a few years have seen it. The increasing number of photos of old employee badges where someone talks about their last day at company A, B or C - and their plan to start a new position elsewhere.
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HOOPS SDKs for Building Leading PLM Applications
Robert Beyer • 
May 2nd, 2022
Whether it’s supporting automotive, aerospace, medical devices, or construction, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions are quite literally the glue that holds manufacturing production systems together, providing a digital thread from start to finish and optimizing processes for the end-user.
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HOOPS Communicator 3D Sandbox
Guido Hoffmann & Ricky Johnson • 
April 21st, 2022
Interactive code sandboxes are certainly not new, but it’s a concept that lends itself well to HOOPS Communicator. The idea is to provide an easy way for developers to quickly prototype without needing to jump through many of the hoops (no pun intended) involved with running a project locally. Because of this, we decided to create the HOOPS Communicator 3D Sandbox.
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Pursuing a Vision
Ron Fritz • 
April 4th, 2022
A company's vision, when done well, serves as a north star - providing a powerful directional guide for all levels of the organization. With a steady eye trained on a clearly articulated vision, management is better able to make consistent decisions. The 'why' behind strategic choices is clear to every team member.
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2022 Hackathon
Guido Hoffmann • 
March 15th, 2022
Tech Soft 3D’s annual Hackathon is slowly but surely becoming a tradition within the company. The rules are simple, band together with your colleagues or participate solo and pick any project you like as long as you use one or more of Tech Soft 3D’s SDKs. We dedicate a whole day to the Hackathon, with everyone participating working across time zones, sharing their progress live on Slack, and enjoying the cliche pizza that traditionally accompanies such events.
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Every Bit Counts
Ron Fritz • 
March 8th, 2022
Like most of the world, the team here at Tech Soft 3D has been shocked, horrified and deeply saddened by the attack on the people of Ukraine by the Russian government. We condemn these inhumane and unjust actions and our hearts go out to all of those directly impacted, and to all of their friends and family around the world.
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A Spotlight on Shipbuilding Innovation
Jonathan Girroir • 
February 18th, 2022
Nobody gets into shipbuilding because it’s an easy business. While it involves some of the same challenges that any builder or manufacturer faces, the challenges are writ on a particularly large scale.
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Announcing Our New Getting Started Series
Robert Tadlock • 
February 3rd, 2022
If you have evaluated our SDKs before, you have been mostly dependent on one of our Consulting Engineers to answer your questions along the way. This has worked very well over the years, but it's not the most efficient way to work through a proof of concept with you.
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STL is Dead — It’s Time for Additive Manufacturing to Move On
Jonathan Girroir • 
January 23rd, 2022
In recent years, additive manufacturing has been evolving on several fronts simultaneously, helping to propel this promising technology ever further into the mainstream.
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The Challenges of Being a Startup During a Pandemic: A Report from the Front Lines
Ron Fritz • 
January 23rd, 2022
Running a startup is a demanding undertaking in any time period, let alone during a pandemic. Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four technology executives at the helm of innovative startups to learn more about the challenges startups have faced during this uniquely challenging time.
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Who Will Be the “Innovators” and “Dinosaurs” of Post-Pandemic Innovation?
Ron Fritz • 
January 23rd, 2022
Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other technology executives to discuss what type of innovation is going to gain traction in the post-COVID world.
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What’s Happening with HOOPS Visualize
Erik Hultgren • 
December 13th, 2021
A significant focus in the second half of 2021 was on better serving our partners’ immediate needs. Given the number of partners who use various forms of the HOOPS Platforms, this was a multi-product effort across all of engineering. Better supporting our partners is a theme that will carry over into 2022.
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HOOPS Exchange Hierarchy Traversal: Part 2
Brad Flubacher • 
November 19th, 2021
This is part two of the two-part article describing a generalized algorithm for traversing the object hierarchy implemented in HOOPS Exchange. If you haven’t started with part 1, check it out.
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Visualizing Azure Digital Twins in 3D
Jonathan Girroir • 
October 29th, 2021
3D visualization of a real-world environment with all the things, people, business processes in it is no longer found only in science fiction movies! Digital Twins is a term describing digital representations of environments, things, people and their relationship, and Azure Digital Twins (ADT) is a platform that allows creating and interacting with such digital representations.
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HOOPS Exchange Hierarchy Traversal: Part 1
Brad Flubacher • 
October 25th, 2021
This is the first of a two-part article, in which we will develop a generalized algorithm for traversing the object hierarchy implemented in HOOPS Exchange. Traversing the object hierarchy is an important and ubiquitous part of almost every workflow. The algorithm we’re describing here can be found inside the Exchange Toolkit.
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Our Journey in Building & Construction
Guido Hoffmann • 
October 1st, 2021
Tech Soft 3D’s history in engineering graphics dates back to the early 90’s and from the very beginning the Building & Construction Industry has been in our DNA. Initially acquired for the technology that is now HOOPS Visualize, Tech Soft 3D was spun out of Autodesk in 1996 and our relationship continues to this day as the sole reseller of Autodesk’s construction-focused RealDWG and AutoCAD OEM. However, it is fair to say that at least in this century most of our customers have been in the mechanical CAD space and all the different types of applications and verticals surrounding it.
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Tech Soft 3D Employees Continue to Honor Juneteenth with Community Action
Ron Fritz • 
July 20th, 2021
Last year, Tech Soft 3D’s leadership team established an annual “Day of Equity” in honor of Juneteenth. Creating a culture of inclusion and diversity has always been a priority for the company, however there has been an increased focus in this area in the past few years, and in particular, for CEO Ron Fritz. This annual day of action is just one example of how he and his team are making that happen.
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When to speak out?
Ron Fritz • 
July 17th, 2021
As we come up on the first anniversary of our Day for Equality, I’ve been thinking about my blog related to that event which was inspired by the protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. A year onward, it’s clear there is still a very long way to go here in the US. and around the world to be able to say that we live in a fully just world, where all people are treated equally and where all have the same opportunities. But we must continue steadily down that long path.
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What’s on the Horizon for High-End Engineering Visualization
Gavin Bridgeman • 
June 17th, 2021
"There are several important trends taking shape around visualization that will impact visualization in the engineering world in the near- and mid-term. These are developments that any engineering software vendor should have on their radar – and they promise to push graphics in interesting and innovative new directions," explains Tech Soft 3D's CTO Gavin Bridgeman.
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What AR/VR needs to do for greater adoption
Ron Fritz • 
March 3rd, 2021
Over the past two decades, there have been several moments when AR/VR seemed like it was ripe to explode. But while there have been some scattered pilot projects and small proofs of concept involving a handful of users, we haven’t really seen the technology become mainstream. It’s not something that most companies are using broadly, or that most individuals are even necessarily familiar with beyond “Isn’t that the Pokemon thing?”
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Beyond 3D Podcast: An Executive Perspective on the Future of AEC
January 7th, 2021
Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other technology executives to discuss trends circling around the AEC industry, including the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing AEC to digitize and modernize faster than it otherwise would. How will the industry change? Which areas will be first to evolve, and which will be resistant to transformation?
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Beyond 3D Podcast: CEO Roundtable - Is AR/VR Finally Poised to Take Off?
December 7th, 2020
Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with five other industry executives to discuss the current state of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The core question at hand: whether AR/VR is finally poised for its breakthrough moment – and if so, what barriers might need to be removed to usher in this new era.
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Will COVID-19 Reshape the Manufacturing Workplace? It Already Has
Ron Fritz • 
November 6th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming what work looks like and how it gets done in a variety of industries, and manufacturing is no different. Looking at the products and solutions that support manufacturing and some trends that are taking shape around them helps reveal the changes that are already taking place.
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Beyond 3D Podcast: CEO Roundtable - The Future of Manufacturing
November 3rd, 2020
Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with four other industry executives to discuss the future of manufacturing. The discussion touched on many topics, ranging from the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains, to current aspects of manufacturing that will seem ridiculous five or ten years from now, to trends around collaboration.
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Remote CAE Visual Workflows: Sharing and Collaborating More for Less
Andres Rodriguez-Villa • 
November 1st, 2020
Over the past two decades, there have been several moments when AR/VR seemed like it was ripe to explode. But while there have been some scattered pilot projects and small proofs of concept involving a handful of users, we haven’t really seen the technology become mainstream. It’s not something that most companies are using broadly, or that most individuals are even necessarily familiar with beyond “Isn’t that the Pokemon thing?”
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Simulation. It’s everywhere.
Ron Fritz • 
October 22nd, 2020
Beyond the steady shift to cloud-based architectures, we’re seeing an explosion of 3D development related to Industry 4.0, AR/VR, Generative Design, Additive Manufacturing, Digital Twin, Manufacturing as a Service, IoT, digital construction and more.
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How Tech Companies Can Create a Better Experience for Women of Color
Twanya Hood Hill • 
October 20th, 2020
Any discussion of what it’s like to be a woman of color in tech begins and ends with the fact that there aren’t a lot of women of color in tech.
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Visualization in Digital Construction
Erik Hultgren • 
October 8th, 2020
The density of data that AEC software is now regularly dealing with and visualizing is astounding; and it is enabling the AEC space to venture into some exciting areas – starting with the ability to more effectively take a digital approach to ensuring that buildings are being built as designed.
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How to tap into the AR/VR explosion
Jonathan Girroir • 
September 24th, 2020
AR/VR adoption is growing, and not just in areas like entertainment. The real growth over the next few years is going to be for industrial applications, with more than half of spend occurring there by 2021. In the automotive industry alone, half a trillion dollars is projected to be spent on AR/VR platforms in the next few years.
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The Future of Work – How COVID-19 Has Changed the Way Companies Do Business
Ron Fritz • 
August 10th, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is transforming what work looks like and how it gets done in a variety of industries, and manufacturing is no different. Looking at the products and solutions that support manufacturing and some trends that are taking shape around them helps reveal the changes that are already taking place.
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Post-COVID Business Trends
Ron Fritz • 
August 3rd, 2020
In my last blog, I shared the trends I picked up from talking with several dozen of our partners, focusing on the very immediate economic impacts that companies were experiencing and expecting in the very near term. Since then, I’ve talked with several dozen industry leaders about their predictions about what a post-COVID world will look like and how that will impact our industry specifically.
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Juneteenth – Tech Soft 3D Day of Equality
Ron Fritz • 
July 20th, 2020
Tech Soft 3D leadership established a Day of Equality on June 19th across the company, where all employees globally would be given the day off to spend time working for a cause of their choice. Tech Soft 3D has always had a strong culture of inclusion and being cause-conscious, and this day proved to be no different. Below are some examples of how employees spent their time, and how some felt about this initiative and what is happening in our world right now. It turns out there is still much to learn and we should all take the time to research issues of importance to our families and our world, so that we can be the change that makes a difference. Since then, I’ve talked with several dozen industry leaders about their predictions about what a post-COVID world will look like and how that will impact our industry specifically.
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A Day for Equality
Ron Fritz • 
June 2nd, 2020
All of us here at Tech Soft 3D care deeply about justice, fairness and equity, all of which are essential to our core value of Building Positive Relationships. We feel compelled to stand up and speak out in defense of these ideals inside our company, within our local communities and around the world. We urge you to join us on our Day for Equality on June 19th.Since then, I’ve talked with several dozen industry leaders about their predictions about what a post-COVID world will look like and how that will impact our industry specifically.
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Three New Manufacturing Use Cases That Engineering Software Needs to Support
Lionel Vieilly • 
May 29th, 2020
To deliver relevant products to the market, they need to constantly ask themselves: where is manufacturing going? How are customers seeking to incorporate new technologies into their processes? What new use cases are emerging, and how can we support them?
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Partnership Means….
Ron Fritz • 
May 18th, 2020
Our opinion is that the best way to build a positive relationship is to approach is as a partnership – where both sides seek to support and foster the others’ success – which is quite different than a relationship being simply transactional, (“If you do X for me, I will then do Y for you”).
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Beyond 3D Podcast: What's Important to Developers, Trends with Cloud Tech
March 31st, 2020
We talk with Ken Alger, a developer advocate at MongoDB, and he was also named one of the top 25 developer advocates for 2019! We discuss how the role of the software developer has changed, what's important to them and also trends in cloud computing.
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Beyond 3D Podcast: The Future of Software Development, Trends in AR/VR and Collaboration
March 19th, 2020
In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk with Tommy Gaessler, one of the top 25 most influential developer advocates for 2019, and a developer advocate at Zoom. We talk about the current state of software development, opportunities and challenges, and where things are going with trends such as AR/VR.
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Tech Soft 3D Innovation Lab Showcases Advanced 3D Applications for Engineering
March 18th, 2020
Sharing exciting applications of Tech Soft 3D’s software development toolkits (SDKs) aims to inform, inspire and engage engineers and developers
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Beyond 3D Podcast: Let's Stop Talking About BIM
June 12th, 2019
In this episode of Beyond 3D we talk about the misconceptions of BIM and how that has hindered adoption. Mike Shilton is a qualified landscaper architect and also the Product Director at Keysoft Solutions. We have a frank discussion about how we should think and talk about implementing 3D modeling, digital construction and all the different aspects of BIM to make it less intimidating.
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Deciding between WebGL, Mobile Apps, or Server-side Rendering to Deliver 3D Content
Ron Fritz • 
November 12th, 2013
There’s a major shift in 3D as companies move to cloud and mobile solutions. And even though we live and breathe the complicated world of 3D, nobody has a crystal ball. Nevertheless, here are my thoughts about what I see happening with the different approaches and challenges to viewing 3D data on modern platforms.
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