A lot of fuss is happening right now on the Web with the launch of Google +, the company’s social network. But if you dig deeper than a mere battle between social networks, you realize that it’s the entire computing experience which is going on the Cloud: social activities, alright, but also file sharing, work spaces and other services are all more and more on the Cloud.

But think about it… What’s the Cloud goal but to bring people closer? Social networks such as Facebook are the tip of the iceberg and represent it perfectly: it brings the social back!

Cloud: the Bigger Picture

Of course it’s the same for the CAD and PLM industries. More than ever, people need to work together from different places and different workstations. Thus, there is a double objective: facilitate the work environment and share with others. Oleg Shilovitsky stated rightfully that we should “work together without thinking about how collaborative or social a particular software is performing”.

My point is that if it’s got to be natural, it’s got to be easier, simpler and a part of a whole system that drives the work experience. Generation Z is the only one (so far) which is born in that kind of environment and for them it will be natural to have everything in one place, easily. And eventually, that’s where Clouds are all about I guess…

What do you think?

Cheers,

Rémi

Do you know the difference between Lifelike Experience and Sustainable Development? Well, the first one is in 3D, while the latter is about 3Ps! If you’re reading this blog I assume you know what 3D is about As for 3Ps, it stands for “People, Planet, Profit”. And when you combine the two, you get what’s needed for sustainable innovation.

Now the trick with sustainability is that it can quickly become very complex. Let’s just take as an example a simple bottle of shampoo… PLM software to the rescue!

Sooo? Is it clearer now?

Best,

Aurélien

Aurélien Blaha is a Marketing Analyst at Dassault Systèmes.

We blogged about it earlier and our poll result told us that 60% of you thought it would take less than 5 years to have 3D printing started commercially speaking. Guess what? You won’t have to wait that long!

You can now use 3DVIA to print a real 3D model of your creation through our partnership with the 3D Printing Web Service, Sculpteo. Simply click the “send to Sculpteo 3D Print” button on your own 3DVIA model’s view page, specify the size you wish to print and choose your color. And it’s shipped directly to your mailboxes. A simple and rather affordable way to manufacture your own designs! Nice right?

Do you remember “The Mush“, a natural solution turning your iPhone into a room-filling music station? Using its mushroom-like shape to amplify the sound coming from your iPhone, it also reduces the “mettalic” aspect of the sound by naturally adding some bass. Well here is the printed version in full glory. Let me tell you it adds quite a nice tone to my office…

Best,

Victorien

PS: btw if you’re a SolidWorks or CATIA user, you can export your designs directly to 3DVIA and print them through the online service: 3D Print in 3 clicks!