The Case for AI in Design & Manufacturing
AI tools in a CAD workflow today must respect design intent and keep the engineer in control
Siemens partner with Xometry to embed AI supply chain intelligence into Xcelerator
Aim to create a 'design-to-source digital thread' within Xcelerator
Authentise launches Whisper, agentic AI for engineering intent
Captures the most valuable knowledge via emails, meetings and chat threads to be reused
HOOPS AI launches to unlock AI and ML for CAD
Looks to integrate 3D engineering data into modern AI pipelines
‘Claude for CAD’ arrives with Blender and Autodesk Fusion connectors
'Coalition of partners' also includes Adobe, Ableton and Splice
Luminary launches Shift-Crash, AI for full-vehicle crash prediction
Reusable AI model retains and improves on crash physics knowledge across vehicle programs
Autodesk announces updates to AI expansion
New task, workflow and system-level automations for Fusion, Inventor and more
Aibuild expand from CAM into full workflow platform Aibuild OS
AI agents cover multiple process sections, from CAD, CAM and CAE
Event report: 3DExperience World 2026
Dassault Systèmes impressed crowds with additions to its 3DExperience platform of two further AI agents
Autodesk bets $200 million on World Labs’ AI
What can 'spatial visualisation' AI bring to Autodesk's product offering?
