CAD/CAM

Either way, if you want to run any serious CAD/CAM software – and SolidWorks in particular – you must go to the relevant video card page to check that it supports the specific hardware and graphics card you plan to buy.

Gustavsson said software firms were high on his acquisition agenda, with the CAD/CAM simulation process one focus of interest, alongside measurement technology and quality assurance.

“Autodesk, a leader in CAD/CAM software and building system modeling, has created a platform where companies in construction and civil engineering can draw on a growing number of apps created by an independent community. The aim is to help large construction companies simulate all aspects of a giant building project before breaking ground so they can anticipate problems and better coordinate suppliers.”

"I had several making $95,000-$110,000 who had been promoted into programming engineer-tech positions who received additional training to program CNC machines using 3-D CAD/CAM software," he says, referring to computer-aided design and manufacturing technologies.

So people who have a hardware problem and want to make use of that, now can draw on the capacity of Autodesk’s Cad/Cam software.