Minimum CAD Workstation Specs for 2021

CAD Manager Column: You want to equip your CAD users with the right hardware to help them do their best work. Your boss wants to spend as little as possible. What are the minimum requirements that will address everyone’s needs?

Ryzen 5000 and Zen 3: Benchmarking Performance Measures for CAD

Herrera on Hardware: This exercise provides some performance data for comparison, plus insights about examining a CPU’s clock rates.

Customize Your Mouse Gestures in DraftSight

After More than Two Decades, Experienced Engineer Switches to DraftSight

A long and varied career gives one CAD user perspective about what makes an application appealing.

As Demand for Mobile Workstations Reaches New Heights, Fujitsu Launches New Flagship

The new CELSIUS H7510 mobile workstation prioritizes graphics support and data security for technology and creative professionals working from home — or anywhere else.

AMD CPUs Check All the Boxes for the Range of CAD Computing Demands

Herrera on Hardware: The company’s Ryzen 5000–generation CPUs solidify its resurgent competitive edge, particularly when it comes mainstream CAD.

Rescuing the Exhausted Engineer with Digital Manufacturing Simulation

Viewpoint: Product designers and engineers were overburdened even before the pandemic put extra pressure on their teams, workflows, and customers. Analyses enabled by virtually replicating both a product and its manufacturing processes can turn things around.

For This Mechanical Engineer, Transitioning to DraftSight Is Illuminating

A former AutoCAD user who taught himself DraftSight shares his experience.

Simulating an Unorthodox Turkey Cooking Method in Ansys Fluent

There are many ways to cook a turkey, but have you ever wondered how it might turn out if it were heated via supersonic flight? Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis can give you an idea.

With RDNA2, AMD Takes Its Turn with a New GPU Generation

Herrera on Hardware: The impressive introduction in gaming-focused products foreshadows the next generation of professional graphics products for CAD.