A new open-source software tool is changing the way engineers design and print complex 3D objects. Developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the program—called OpenVCAD—lets users easily design ...

Mark Biagi is pioneering digitalization and sustainable practices. As senior director for Energy Industry Solutions at Bentley Systems, he drives digital transformation by leveraging advanced ...

It’s likely that many of you use some form of CAD package, but how many of you have decided you didn’t like the software on offer? [Marcus Wu] did, and instead of griping, he wrote his own CAD ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Open-source software powers the majority of today’s businesses. An estimated 70% to 90% of ...

In our wider community we are all familiar with the idea of open source software. Many of us run it as our everyday tools, a lot of us release our work under an open source licence, and we have a ...

When you hear the term "open source," it's talking about any publicly accessible design that people are free to change and ...

But how did OSS become so widespread? Was it pure cost efficiency, or does OSS really bring more innovation to organizations?