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	<description>Getting ahead with CAE, direct modeling, and creative engineering</description>
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		<title>How to drive innovation with simulation</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/04/05/simulation-driven-product-development-spaceclaim-2/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=simulation-driven-product-development-spaceclaim-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:29:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this video, I try my hand at a new style of simplistic storytelling to show how SpaceClaim can impact the CAE process.]]></description>
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		<title>A new way to kill nasty rounds for better FEA and CFD meshing</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/01/03/remove-fillets-cfd-fea-meshing/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=remove-fillets-cfd-fea-meshing</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just discovered a killer (and mostly unpublicized) enhancement in the latest release of SpaceClaim. This one helps you remove problematic rounds and fillets to make your FEA and CFD meshing life easier.]]></description>
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		<title>Mouse gestures in SpaceClaim and Firefox</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick video tip on using "mouse gestures" in SpaceClaim or Firefox.]]></description>
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		<title>3D Direct Modeling is not the disruptive innovation</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/11/28/direct-modeling-disruptive-technology/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=direct-modeling-disruptive-technology</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a lot of talk about Direct or Explicit Modeling being the next big thing. I disagree. The "Citizen Designer" is far more compelling.]]></description>
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		<title>A tale of two Aberdeen reports</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/10/15/aberdeen-conceptual-modeling/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=aberdeen-conceptual-modeling</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A little rant about misleading findings (my opinion) in a recent Aberdeen Group report on "Product Design Made Easy."]]></description>
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		<title>How to filet a nasty fillet</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/09/03/remove-rounds-for-fea-cfd-meshing/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=remove-rounds-for-fea-cfd-meshing</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 04:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct Modeling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SpaceClaim is legendary for its ability to automatically make unwanted rounds disappear so you can create better FEA &#038; CFD meshes. These videos demonstrate 3 techniques for dealing with the tougher rounds requiring a bit more attention.]]></description>
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		<title>CAD doesn&#8217;t make you money, but 3D Direct Modeling might</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/08/01/3d-direct-modeling-generates-revenue/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=3d-direct-modeling-generates-revenue</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/08/01/3d-direct-modeling-generates-revenue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While traditional CAD is focused on reducing costs, it rarely plays a significant role in the sales (revenue) trenches. 3D Direct Modeling, however, is a perfect fit.]]></description>
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		<title>3D Direct Modeling: Clarity from Brown and Christensen</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/07/23/jim-brown-spaceclaim/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=jim-brown-spaceclaim</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/07/23/jim-brown-spaceclaim/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jim Brown writes an excellent (and accurate) article about SpaceClaim's intent to shake up the industry in order to help customers find more profit. Also, a timely new "dots presentation" about disruptive technologies. Hmm...]]></description>
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		<title>SpaceClaim + MultiTouch + Windows 7 = Dead Sexy</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/07/20/spaceclaim-multitouch-windows-7-ironman/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=spaceclaim-multitouch-windows-7-ironman</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/07/20/spaceclaim-multitouch-windows-7-ironman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wicked cool video showing Windows 7 multitouch in action on a beta version of SpaceClaim 2009. Astounding.]]></description>
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		<title>Drive SpaceClaim (or anything else) with just your voice</title>
		<link>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/06/30/spaceclaim-pilfius-voice-control/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=spaceclaim-pilfius-voice-control</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2009/06/30/spaceclaim-pilfius-voice-control/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A cool video from my new favorite Aussie demonstrating his voice control hack for SpaceClaim.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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