What we have learned turning machines into software.
Specific answers to specific questions, with our own numbers in them. Written for engineers and works managers rather than for search engines — though we hope both find them useful.
What a STEP file loses when it becomes a real-time 3D model
Exact surfaces, assembly constraints, parametric history. What is discarded in the conversion, what survives, and which losses actually matter to a buyer.
Polygon budgets that hold 72fps on a standalone headset
A headset holds 72fps at roughly 350,000 triangles. How that divides across one machine, and where the 85% reduction comes from.
Which CAD exports arrive broken, and how often
Fused assemblies, inverted normals, missing sub-assemblies, wrong scale. The four failures that account for almost all rework — and the checkbox that fixes each.
What it really costs to ship one machine to a trade fair
Crating, freight, rigging, venue handling, insurance and engineer days, line by line. The two costs almost every budget omits.