If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Kinematics’ simulation and compression technology can take the design of an object larger than the 3D ...

Dynamic analyses can tell a lot about a design without building physical models. Determining whether or not a mechanism will work before building physical prototypes can be time consuming and ...

When computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods became available for design work in the 1980s, finite element analysis (FEA) was the first to be widely adopted. Over the years, it's helped design ...