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Use an AI Editor to Write Better Technical Blog Posts

Let me cut to the chase. We all hear it all the time: AI is going to change everything. And also: everyone hates AI slop. For me, using an AI editor significantly improves my writing and helps avoid ...

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Combining Ansys Mechanical .RST or .RTH after a DMP Run Crash

For Crashes on Windows and Linux/Ubuntu + Bonus Info We have all been there: Ansys Mechanical has been solving a complex model for days, only to unexpectedly crash or fail with an error message. U...

All Things Ansys Episode 143: Speed, Scale & Accuracy With The Ansys Fluent GPU Solver

Published on: July, 7 2026 With: Eric Miller, Jon Elias & Frank Kelecy Description: In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by Ansys Fluids Lead ...

The PADT Pulse – 40 Years Using Ansys, Faster FDM with Stratasys F3300, Ansys Granta Material Picker – June 2026

Here is a PDF version of our June 2026 issue of “The PADT Pulse.” You can view a web version here. Newsletter-PADT_Pulse-2026-06-JuneDownload ...

Let’s Explore the New Ansys Granta Material Picker

Are you an avid Zemax user who recently updated to 2026R1 and noticed this new tool “Granta Material Picker” in the Libraries tab? If so, then today is your lucky day! I will be reviewing how ...

40 Years as an Ansys User

June 15th, 2026 marks the start of my 40th year as a user of Ansys. I don't remember a lot from that long ago, but the months before that day, and a few weeks after, are still accessible because they...

Speeding up Stratasys FDM 3D Printing: F900 vs F3300 Printers go Head-to-Head

Aerospace and automotive companies have used Stratasys Fortus 900/F900 industrial FDM printers for more than a decade, taking advantage of its build volume of 36in x 24in x 36in and the ability to pr...