Creo, by PTC, is extremely capable CAD software, maybe the best. Yet, PTC has wrapped this beautiful gem in a mire of mixed paradigms and inconsistency making it hard to learn and slow-er to use.
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Creo, by PTC, is extremely capable CAD software, maybe the best. Yet, PTC has wrapped this beautiful gem in a mire of mixed paradigms and inconsistency making it hard to learn and slow-er to use.
How well can available AI write a technical-ish article? With all the Buzz lately about AI writing papers for students, that question keeps popping through my head. I see AI written articles around on the web and I wonder just how complete
The list of advantages and benefits for bikes are numerous. Health, Emotion, Financial, and so much more. Also, the many societal benefits. Yet, in the United States, people overwhelmingly prefer the automobile or other powered forms of transportation.
New bike? Yup, good day! Yet, both the path and result have things to think about. From the perspective of an engineer who does work in the bicycle industry, this is a review of both the bike, a Pivot 429 Trail, and the journey.
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April 2022. I have just re-done my annual coaching training for youth sports. One of the topics is "Bullying" and I have a question. Why do we work so hard to eliminate Bullying with youth, while allowing it — even making it policy to bully customers — in many businesses?
As a customer, how many times have you run into "Can't"? As in "Sorry, we can't do that." It is a disastrous business paradigm, yet it happens all the time. While it is easy to fix, too many people in business get stuck in the rut. Here are the customer service tips.
With every adventure, it's a good idea to look at what we are learning, to manage our failures, then direct our future toward success. Some say that's not so with things largely out of our control (like COVID), but there are always things to learn,
I am looking for a good source of Unobtainium. With the pandemic in full swing, it's really hard to find. Yet, the demand keeps growing. I have a few customer projects that need it to solve conflicting constraints, so if you know
One of the coolest things in modern rapid prototyping is the ability to build (what was) impossible. Now the 3D printing complex parts and features are the things we could only dream of previously. Now they are so easy. Best of all, the parts are completely functional, not just for show.