Cyrena Respini-Irwin

Cyrena Respini-Irwin is Cadalyst's editor in chief. She has covered CAD and related technologies for more than a decade.

	Article Graebert’s Growth Fueled by CAD Users Leery of Licensing Changes 30 Dec, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Graebert neXt 2020, Part 1: During a difficult year for many businesses, Graebert saw substantial growth — stemming in part from ex-AutoCAD users turned off by Autodesk’s evolving software licensing policies.
	Article Integrated 2D and 3D CAD Solutions Keep Auto Supplier Running Smoothly 30 Oct, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin A design engineer and CAD manager shares his company's experience with switching from AutoCAD to DraftSight.
	Article Shapr3D Adds Adaptive UI to 3D Modeling App for iPad 31 Jul, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Parasolid-based app features offline modeling in 2D and 3D with builds accurate to 10 decimal places, and now, predictive tool suggestions.
	Article Benchmarks Reveal Common Struggles in Product Development Processes 16 Feb, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin For manufacturers on a mission of self-improvement, Tata Technologies creates baselines of comparison for evaluating maturity in digital engineering, product lifecycle management (PLM) analytics, and more.
	Article Radica Launches Fully Browser-Based Electrical CAD Software 23 Jan, 2020 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Thomas Yip, CEO and founder of Radica Software, discusses the "world's first" solution for 2D electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic schematic drawings.
	Article Vusar Provides Augmented-Reality Viewing of CAD Models on Android, iOS Devices 28 Oct, 2019 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin The new AR app is designed to accelerate product development by helping creators and customers evaluate designs in real-world contexts.
	Article nTopology Advocates Repeatable ‘Recipes’ Instead of One-Off Part Creation — Part 2 29 Sep, 2019 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Modern manufacturing methods require true solid models.
	Article ‘Revolution In Simulation’ Initiative Builds a Community Dedicated to Democratization 21 Sep, 2019 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Experts, non-experts, companies, associations, and volunteers are coming together to create a public resource portal that supports advanced simulation across product development teams.
	Article nTopology Advocates Repeatable ‘Recipes’ Instead of One-Off Part Creation — Part 1 20 Sep, 2019 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin Offering more than modeling and analysis, the nTop Platform is also an authoring environment for repeatable engineering workflows — because ‘nobody should have to do things twice.’
	Article Gravity Sketch v1.7 Unchains Conceptual Design with Oculus Quest VR 28 Aug, 2019 By: Cyrena Respini-Irwin When paired with Facebook’s untethered virtual reality hardware, a new version of the 3D design solution lets users sketch out 3D designs anywhere.