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Cyrena Respini-Irwin


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


Graebert’s Growth Fueled by CAD Users Leery of Licensing Changes 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.

Integrated 2D and 3D CAD Solutions Keep Auto Supplier Running Smoothly 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.

Shapr3D Adds Adaptive UI to 3D Modeling App for iPad 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.

Benchmarks Reveal Common Struggles in Product Development Processes 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.

Radica Launches Fully Browser-Based Electrical CAD Software 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.

Vusar Provides Augmented-Reality Viewing of CAD Models on Android, iOS Devices 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.

nTopology Advocates Repeatable ‘Recipes’ Instead of One-Off Part Creation — Part 2 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.

‘Revolution In Simulation’ Initiative Builds a Community Dedicated to Democratization 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.

Offering more than modeling and analysis, the nTop Platform is also an authoring environment for repeatable engineering workflow 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.’

Gravity Sketch v1.7 Unchains Conceptual Design with Oculus Quest VR 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.