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[VIDEO: Building a Digital Thread with CLOVER](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/video-building-a-digital-thread-with-clover) ![Picture of Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/cad.png?width=50&name=cad.png) [Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/author/cadalyst-staff) Feb 12, 2026, 12:25:46 PM [Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/video-building-a-digital-thread-with-clover) [![Future-Ready Engineering: Preparing for the Next Generation of CAD/CAE](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2025_Cadalyst/2025_Sponsored/2025-Lenovo0555-MFGarticle/AdobeStock_1038849704-600.jpeg)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/future-ready-engineering-preparing-for-the-next-gen-of-cad-cae) [Workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/workstations), [Mobile Workstations](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/mobile-workstations), [MCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/mcad), [Cloud](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/cloud), [Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/manufacturing), [Product Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/product-design), [Productivity](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/productivity), [NVIDIA](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/nvidia), [AI](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/ai), [Lenovo](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/lenovo) ## [Future-Ready Engineering: Preparing for the Next Generation of CAD/CAE](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/future-ready-engineering-preparing-for-the-next-gen-of-cad-cae) ![Picture of Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/cad.png?width=50&name=cad.png) [Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/author/cadalyst-staff) Dec 22, 2025, 1:05:23 PM Engineering and design workflows are evolving at an unprecedented pace. 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[Read more](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/autodesk-university-2025-manufacturing-in-the-age-of-ai) [![VIDEO: AI in Mechanical Design: What Engineers Need to Know](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/2025_Cadalyst/2025_Sponsored/2025-SOLIDWORKS%20SmartCast/AI%20in%20Mechanical%20Design-1.png)](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/video-ai-in-mechanical-design-what-engineers-need-to-know) [SOLIDWORKS](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/solidworks), [MCAD](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/mcad), [Manufacturing](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/manufacturing), [Product Design](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/product-design), [AI](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/ai), [Machine Learning](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/tag/machine-learning) ## [VIDEO: AI in Mechanical Design: What Engineers Need to Know](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/video-ai-in-mechanical-design-what-engineers-need-to-know) ![Picture of Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Editorial%20-%20Misc/Cadalyst_Logos/cad.png?width=50&name=cad.png) [Cadalyst Staff](https://blog.cadalyst.com/product-design-manufacturing-solutions/author/cadalyst-staff) Sep 2, 2025, 10:18:40 AM Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping the way mechanical engineers design, assemble,... 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