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  Published on: November 27, 2023 With: Eric Miller, Ted Harris, Ahmed Fayad & Courtney Harris Description:   In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined...
Ansys is the standard for optical, illumination, and laser system design in leading companies throughout the optics industry and at universities around the world. Discover new ways to turn innovative...
Many Flownex users are familiar with using the Designer to size components to meet design requirements or using parameter tables to sweep through various operating conditions. Well, what if you need ...
Written by Dr. Keng Hsu - Associate Professor at ASU and PADT Principal AM R&D Engineer STEM is awesome, but it's the human imagination in between the S, T, E, and M that shapes the collec...
When designing a new product or updating an existing one, it is imperative that tests are run to ensure it operates as intended in a given environment. Up until recently, these tests are often expens...
I know…been a while.  Finally had the chance to sit down on a support case with an interesting behavior that has a not-exactly-intuitive fix.  Let’s talk about remote objects… So, ...
Over the years, I've seen different variations of bingo used at networking events and holiday parties. You make a list of answers to icebreaker questions, print out the cards, and people go searching...
Greetings travelers, it is I, the IT lady, here to talk to you about the ANSYS Automated Installer that is only exclusive to the release of 2023 R2. The premise behind this single installer download i...
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