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Digital Tools for Innovative Design – solidThinking

Special exhibition
20 September 2016 – 3 October 2016 | 7:49 – 7:49 h

To introduce innovative products into the market, a harmonious synthesis of design and technology is very important, already in the early stages of the development process. Today, modern software supports designers in their work and enables them to fully leverage the potential of a product. The studio exhibition “Digital Tools for Innovative Design – solidThinking” presents how this can be accomplished successfully.

A selection of products is shown, which have been developed using the software tools provided by solidThinking. The exhibits, coming from areas such as industrial and product design, architecture and engineering present how the company's smart solutions have a formative influence on a product – from a first draft to the definition of the design direction to production stage. Following this approach, innovative products are developed which convince with both their extraordinary forms and excellent functionality.

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A studio exhibition in cooperation with Altair.

Admission: 9 € (Reduced: 4 €)
Children under 12: Free admission


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