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June 2014 / deskeng.com HPC Options for Simulation P.42 Multiphysics Optimizes Battery Design P.28 TECHNOLOGY FOR DESIGN ENGINEERING FEA for Thermal Analysis P.32 FOCUS ON: CAD Prototyping toCAM Reinforce simulated machining with real-world CAM experience. P. 20 REVIEW: DELL M3800 MOBILE WORKSTATION P. 46 REVIEW: V-RAY 3.0 FOR 3DS MAX P. 38 DESIGN COLLABORATION AT WHIRLPOOL P. 52 de0614_Cover_Darlene.indd 1 5/14/14 1:09 PM RedANSYS.indd Bull Ad-Desktop 1 Engineering.indd 1 4/28/20145/8/14 1:15:10 1:37 PM PM Bluebeam.indd 1 5/8/14 1:41 PM Degrees of Freedom by Jamie J. Gooch Seeing is Understanding very day, many of us do the same basic types of tasks. through traditional or more unconventional means, the free- As we often highlight in Desktop Engineering, there dom to prototype and create is a key tool of design thinkers. are amazing advantages to using technology to com- In fact, the Kelleys call it the “best way to make progress plete those tasks faster and better. However, there toward your goal.” Eis a danger in focusing on improving the efficiency of the That freedom is not something every organization sup- routine: It’s easy to get into a rut. ports, even if it’s inadvertent, which tends to permeate a com- Innovation comes from designing a new and different way pany’s culture to the point of diminishing design confidence for people to interact with the products you’re modeling and and therefore efficacy. In a live video chat from the d.school simulating. To do that requires empathy for the end users of about his book, David Kelley said he has seen people at the product, according to David Kelley, a former engineer and IDEO who were insecure or defensive about their creativity, founder of IDEO. Kelley’s global design firm is famous for its which kept them from being effective and limited their ideas. human-centered approach, dubbed “design thinking.” The ap- “(Creative confidence) means you’re no longer afraid of proach, which Kelley teaches at the “d.school” Hasso Plattner being judged by your peers that you’re doing something that Institute of Design he created at Stanford University, consid- doesn’t make sense or it’s too grandiose,” he said. “You stop ers what people need, what technology is capable of doing and that voice inside of your head that’s judging you because you how the design can succeed from a business standpoint. have this confidence.” A Prototype is Worth 10,000 Words Art, Design and Engineering If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the value of a The culture at IDEO was obvious when, earlier this year, I prototype when it comes to sharing your ideas, collaborating heard the company’s president and CEO Tim Brown speak at on a particular project or understanding how people will inter- the 2013 South by Southwest conference in a session called act with a design? The book Creative Confidence: Unleashing the “The Future of Making.” One example of design thinking he shared focused on a project by Neri Oxman, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab and The freedom to prototype and an internationally recognized artist. The SpiderBot being investigated by Oxman and her research assistant Benjamin create is a key tool of design Peters in MIT’s Mediated Matters group uses a web of cables thinkers. to hoist and move extrusion devices to place material where it’s needed on a large scale. It is a prototype for a very large 3D printer, but it’s also something more. Creative Potential Within Us All, which Kelley wrote with his “She’s working on an art exhibit now, that actually the brother Tom, illustrates that value via several examples. Tom extrusion devices are lit by LED lamps and they slowly place Kelley is an IDEO partner and the author of the best-selling things,” Brown said. “It’s a design exploration as much as it is book The Art of Innovation. Their thoughts on design thinking a fabrication exploration.” might challenge your definition of prototyping. Getting out of the routine to think big doesn’t mean you “We often build physical prototypes. But a prototype is need to create a prototype that fills a room. A rapid prototype just an embodiment of your idea,” they write in Creative Con- is a simple way to jumpstart design thinking. It can help you fidence. “It could be an array of Post-its to simulate a software get an idea across, understand how people will use a product interface. It could be a skit in which you act out a service or see how a part really fits into a system. You don’t need to be experience, such as visiting the emergency room at a hospital. an artist to create one, either. In fact, if you think of yourself as Or it could be a quick version of an advertisement describing an analyst or an engineer or a manager, and not as a designer, a product or service or feature that doesn’t yet exist.” as David Kelley did early in his career, you may be missing the If you have trouble convincing your bosses that you need inspiration to create the next big thing. DE a 3D printer or desktop milling machine to help you develop better products, maybe they’ll change their tune when you Jamie Gooch is the managing editor of Desktop Engineering. start reserving the conference room to act out skits. 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Other product and company names listed are trademarks or trade names of their respective companies. 12118 12118 Smarter Embedded Design Ad_US.indd 1 6/26/13 10:22 AM NationalInstruments.indd 1 5/8/14 1:39 PM June 2014 VOLUME 19/ISSUE 10 SIMULATE 28 Driving Automobile Electronics Simulation software gives insight into battery and MEMS-based device design. By Pamela J. Waterman 32 Using FEA for Thermal Analysis A look at how you can incorporate heat simulation into fi nite element analysis. By Tony Abbey 52 Collaborative Culture and System Modeling Go Hand in Hand Whirlpool learned how to combine social media-style collaboration with multi-disciplinary simulation. Crossing the Threshold from By Kenneth Wong Design to Manufacturing DESIGN Where CAD ends and CAM be- 38 V-Ray 3.0 for 3ds Max 18 gins, simulated machining must V-Ray 3.0 is the latest version of be reinforced with real-world the Chaos Group’s popular ray tracing application. By Mark Clarkson equipment experience. By Kenneth Wong TEST ENGINEERING COMPUTING 50 Instrumentation for Generation Y Generation Y’s obsession with technology will drive the next generation in benchtop instrumentation. 42 Choose the Right By Chris Delvizis Hardware for Maximum Performance Value FOCUS ON PROTOTYPING Choose the right computing hardware to do the job or risk harming productivity and 22 3D Printed Plane Propels increasing costs. Wind Tunnel Testing to New Heights By Frank J. Ohlhorst RedEye’s FDM rapid prototyping services helped Aurora Flight Sciences keep wind tunnel testing on track for a next-generation 46 Review: Dell Precision M3800 NASA concept aircraft. Thin, lightweight system By Beth Stackpole proves that you can be slim, fast and powerful. 25 Rapid Ready Tech By David Cohn 3D Systems releases two new print- ers; A national lab develops a new AM process; and 3D printed pre-fab housing is erected in Shanghai. 26 Rapid Prototyping and ON THE COVER: EMAG Group’s VL 2-4 courtesy of EMO Hannover (background). LSA Manufacturing uses DP Manufacturing Fast Apps Technology’s ESPRIT CAM software (foreground) to create The Tormach PCNC 1100 helps manufacture a cruise-control device operations to machine a part. and HyperMill helps create a one-piece yacht instrument panel. 4 DESKTOP ENGINEERING June 2014 /// deskeng.com de0614_TOC.indd 4 5/14/14 9:05 AM HEAT EXCHANGER: Model of an air-fi lled shell and tube heat exchanger with water fl owing through the inner tubes. Simulation results reveal fl ow velocity, temperature distribution, and pressure within the vessel. 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