2008

Virtual World Primer for CAD People - area of interest for engineers, architects, industrial designers, CAD, animate machines, sharing, more  reasons,  Mark Burhop, Siemens PLM Blog,  July 17, 2008

Virtalis - Reality Bytes: Part II - Virtalis executive talks about workstations for clustering, NVIDIA Quadro cards, SLI technology, more, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, Jan 21, 2008

2007

Reality Bytes - VR at Virtalis - virtual prototyping and its role in global market, software used for it, relationship with CAE vendors, more, Greg Corke, MCAD Online, Dec 13, 2007

The Virtual Perspective - immersive systems use virtual reality for design, collaboration and to minimize planning, Tom Kevan, Desktop Engineering, Nov 2, 2007

2005

Virtual Reality and CAD - put on a helmet or a special pair of glasses and view CAD models in the realm of virtual reality, Machine Design, March 11, 2005

Virtual Engineering Fosters Real Collaboration - new visualization software and hardware re-establishes the connection, Dr. K. Mark Bryden and Dr. Karen Ringel, Advance Imaging Pro, March 1, 2005

A Look Inside Visualization Software Tools – while some doubted that visualizations would find uses in consumer applications, those doubters were proved wrong when developers took a side-trip that led to the delivery of the Web browser, Barry Mazor, Advance Imaging Pro, March 1, 2005

To Simulate, or Not? - virtual technologies are having a growing influence on manufacturing, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst MCAD Tech News #139 February 17, 2005

See It, Feel It, Hear It - virtual reality is increasingly being used for product development in conjunction with CAD/PLM-based visualization solutions, Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, February 2005

Automakers Trade 'Mules' for Computers - for more and more car makers, dispensing with conventional prototypes is becoming a great cost- and time-saving solution, Eric Mayne, The Detroit News, February 1, 2005

Simulating Reality - simulation helps organizations gain better design and styling capabilities and save on prototyping costs, Abhinav Singh, Express Computer, January 21, 2005

Virtual Reality and Digital Modeling Go on Trial for a Federal Courtroom Design - 3D tools help refine acoustics, lighting and sight-line analysis, Alan Joch, Architectural Record, January 6, 2005

2004

Reality Check - 15 years after the first pioneers delivered the concept of virtual reality, Andrew Connell, technical director of VR specialist, Virtalis, asks whether the virtual world still a dream or a reality?, Andrew Connell, Cadserver, October 27, 2004

Click to Touch - 3D virtual reality animation software enables people to use a computer to examine the properties of different fabrics, e4engineering, October 4, 2004

Software Uses Sculptor's Touch on Virtual Objects - State University of New York at Buffalo seeks direct intuitive method for working with virtual shapes in a CAD system using the type of glove developed in virtual reality systems, R. Colin Johnson, EE Times, July 27, 2004

Hand in Glove - researchers have developed a new "virtual clay sculpting system" that enables users to replicate in real time on a personal computer the physical act of sculpting a block of clay or other malleable material, e4engineering, July 14, 2004

Michael Raphael: Digitizing for Posterity - a Maryland engineer has been using lasers to create digital records of historic landmarks and objects, such as the Lincoln Memorial and propellers from the Wright Brothers' airplane, Barnaby Wickham, Progressive Engineer

Virtual Reality at Work, Literally - a recently completed project attempted to translate the theoretical value of VR into a practical tool in the workplace while looking into how to make systems more practical for the end users, Information Society, May 3, 2004

Virtual Reality Aids Understanding of Fluid Analysis Results - virtual reality is beginning to have an impact on engineering design by streamlining the process of converting analysis results into design solutions, Kenneth M. Bryden, Cadalyst, March 15, 2004

Haptic Rendering: Introductory Concepts - provides an overview of a technology that allows users to “feel” virtual objects in a simulated environment, Kenneth Salisbury, Francois Conti and Federico Barbagli, IEEE CG&A, March/April 2004 (pdf)

For New Buildings, Digital Models Offer an Advance Walk-Through - the new baseball stadium in Philadelphia won't open until next month, but many people feel they've visited it already after viewing digital models produced by a local architectural firm, Michel Marriott, New York Times, March 4, 2004 (may require free registration)

Stereo 3D Eye Candy - an overview of stereo 3D imaging, which has the potential to become a market of the future in a variety of industries, including CAD, Lutz Mohr, Tom's Hardware Guide, March 4, 2004

Flowing into the Future - researchers at Iowa State University are working on technology to let engineers design and analyze in real time, surrounded by three-dimensional virtual reality, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, February 2004

2003

New Research and Explorations into Multiuser Immersive Display Systems - explores the use of immersive display systems for multiple users working together, Mark Bolas, Ian McDowall and Dan Corr, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, November/December 2003 (pdf)

Designs on the Future - Browzwear's V-Stitcher is a computer simulation program that allows apparel designers to input 2D clothing patterns from virtually any CAD system and then view these virtual patterns as a 3D image on a model, Nicky Blackburn, Israel21c, August 17, 2003

Viewer Explodes Virtual Buildings - immersive virtual reality programs are an impressive way to experience digital architectural models, but they don't always provide the best view, Ted Smalley Bowen, Technology Research New, Technology Research News, August 13, 2003

Toyota Pushes To Do Away with Prototypes - North American plant is a couple of projects away from eliminating physical prototypes in favor of CAD models, Automotive News, August 5, 2003

Virtual Reality Helps Convert Fluid Analysis Results into Solutions - virtual reality is beginning to have a major impact on engineering design by streamlining the process of converting analysis results into design solutions, Kenneth M. Bryden, Mechanical Engineering, July 22, 2003

Engineers Get to Grips with the Internet - engineers from the Virtual Reality Laboratory have developed a new technology that transmits the sensation of touch over the Internet, which could prove useful in manufacturing applications, John Della Contrada, e4engineering, July 1, 2003

Computational Humanities: The New Challenge for VR - immersive 3D virtual environments can provide vivid educational benefits by illustrating how long-lost places looked, taking us to remote world locations and helping to restore historical landmarks, Carolina Cruz-Neira, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, May/June 2003

Immersive Visualization of Virtual Prototypes - companies such as PTC, Dassault, EDS, Fakespace and Proficiency are producing advanced virtual prototyping and visualization tools that are changing the way complex assemblies are made, Louise Elliott, DE Online, February 2003

2002

Virtual Tune-Up - military aircraft contractor Pratt & Whitney is using wireless motion capture and head-mounted virtual reality displays and data gloves to fine-tune Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet for the military, Beth Marchant, Digital CAD, December 16, 2002

A Grip on the Future - Immersion's CyberForce haptic tool is intended to work in tandem with CAD programs to help industrial designers get the physical feel of a product before it leaves the screen, Brendan Koerner, Business 2.0, December 2002

3D Display - Philips has developed a new prototype for 3D visualization - and it doesn't require funny glasses, Bill Machrone, PC Magazine, September 3, 2002

CyberForce System Haptic Hand - haptic interfaces, which enable users to interact with 3D environments via the sense of touch, may have a great impact on medicine and other industries, Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine, September 2002

Perspective on Virtual Reality - a look at how architects are increasingly using virtual reality to evaluate proposed environments, Bob Giddings and Margaret Horne, Architecture Week, August 7, 2002

Daimler-Chrysler Uses Virtual People to Come Up with Manufacturing Solutions - Design News, August 9, 2002

True 3D-Display Without Goggles - new display device by Actuality Systems produces astounding realism in 3D, Alfred Poor, PC Magazine, July 12, 2002

How To Design Cars And Scare Children - GM's cutting-edge 3-D virtual-reality technology center makes little girl scream as pterodactyl pokes head into audience, Steve Konicki, Information Week, June 3, 2002

Immersed In Their Work - virtual-reality environments allow engineers, suppliers and customers to actually interact with new virtual designs, Tim Stevens, Industry Week, June 1, 2002

Making Three-Dimensional Holograms Visible From All Sides - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory3D applies for patent on a virtual reality display that can be viewed without visual aids, NASA Tech Briefs, May 10, 2002

Exploring a Virtual Future - one architectural firm sculpts design by hand and scans the result using CATIA, Pete Evans, AIA, Architecture Week, April 22, 2002

It's Virtually a Reality - promises of virtual reality have been little more than hype but at an Ontario lab called the Cave, Star Trek fantasies are finally coming to life, Sarah Scott, Saturday Post, March 16, 2002

From Atelier to E-telier: Virtual Design Studios - advances in CAD and visualization, combined with technologies to communicate images, data, and live action, now enable virtual dimensions of the studio experience, Jerry Laiserin, FAIA, Architectural Record, Jan 2002

Inside the Virtual Building - an excellent overview of the role of technology, including CAD, in construction, Maurizio Nannetti, Multi-CAD, Dec 2001/Jan 2002 (pdf file)

2001

Virtual Tests, Real Results - CAD/CAM/CAE growth slows down but visual prototyping is increasing fast, Phil LoPiccolo, CGW, Dec 2001

Necessary Tools - advocates say that the future of engineering can't happen without advanced computing technologies such as virtual reality, Jean Thilmany, Mechanical Engineering, Nov 2001

Moving to the Mainstream - simulation and virtual reality meet increased acceptance, Ben Delaney, CGW, Oct 2001

Electronic Spelunkers - manufacturers using shared access to virtual reality techniques will allow you and your design team "feel" a design, Mechanical Engineering, June 2001

Navigating Virtual Structures - Arup uses NavisWorks to present 3D designs of some of the most famous new bridges in Europe, CADserver, Apr 25, 2001

Digital Mock-up at Jaguar - MCAD, CADserver, January 10, 2001

How Companies Create a Virtual One-Room Team, Part Two - Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, January 2001

2000

Model Behavior: Getting Into Virtual Prototypes - Janet Gould, Desktop Engineering Online, December 2000

PTC Goes After Virtual Modeling Market - by Matt Villano, Boston Software news

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