Mentor Graphics
Robin and I discuss the appification and democratisation of CFD and the direction of travel of the industry in these respects.
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I managed to find another Robin to talk CFD with today.
Robin Bornoff has been with Mentor Graphics - Mechanical Analysis Division (& Flomerics before that) for 20+ years, focussed on delivering “good science to engineers.”
So he’s well placed to discuss our main topics – democratisation & appification – and their significance (or otherwise) in modern CFD. We cover:
- why calling niche CFD tools “apps” might be doing them a disservice & whether CFD tools will become commodified;
- what the CFD industry has in common with the automotive industry, both in terms of it’s past & future;
- how embedding CFD in an MCAD environment helped drive democratisation & why embedded CAD is more than just a user interface problem;
Note, this episode was recorded before the announcement of Mentor Graphics’ acquisition by Siemens - we weren’t just ignoring it.
Shownotes
- Mentor Graphics – Mechanical Analysis Division – information about all of the products we discussed plus useful white papers;
- Robin’s CAE Blog – his commentary on the CAE industry & home to his 2009 article series All models are wrong, but some are useful which predated my take on that famous quote – both with a similar perspective;
- Connect with Robin on Twitter or LinkedIn and mention the podcast