Roopinder Tara

Brilliant. FeatureScript, Onshape’s scripting language, was used to create this faceted gemstone. The Onshape MCP Server, soon to be available, will use LLMs to create FeatureScripts. Onshape has a Lab. Darren Henry, PTC’s SVP of general operations, joins... See more

In the last round of CAD conferences, I heard that AI, specifically LLMs, is lousy at creating CAD shapes. It hallucinates. Shapes created by AI are not “watertight” and are not understood by CAD programs. CAD companies say, in effect, “We got this. We’ll... See more

We are a generation that has witnessed one technology revolution after another. There was the personal computer revolution, followed by the Internet revolution. Now we find ourselves in the midst of the AI revolution. The AI revolution may be the most con... See more

Ask ChatGPT which CAD package a hardware startup should buy. Ask Gemini. Ask Claude or Perplexity while you’re at it. In seconds, you’ll get a neat, confident recommendation with all the authority of someone who knows it all. The answer engine, chatbot, L... See more

1. Executive Summary This report presents findings from a structured AI Engine Optimization (AEO) prompt study conducted across 50 manufacturing-relevant queries submitted to both ChatGPT (GPT-4o) and Google Gemini in March 2026. Queries spanned 14 themat... See more