Digital Transformation – LEAP Australia

Digitalisation of product development and the advent of Industry 4.0 is transforming the way engineers and designers create a new generation of smart, connected products – with impacts seen across the entire product lifecycle: from product conception and detailed design through to sourcing and servicing.

LEAP Australia is the leading engineering software solutions provider in Australia and New Zealand, for over 20 years we have assisted thousands of companies with their design and engineering problems.

LEAP’s support team has unrivaled expertise with PTC software, covering Computer Aided Design (CAD), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Service Lifecycle Management (SLM), Augmented Reality (AR) and Internet of Things (IoT). Our expertise enables process transformation and delivers closed-loop lifecycle management for smart, connected products and operations across your entire enterprise: from engineering to manufacturing, sales through to service.

Understanding and Managing Design Intent with Creo Reference Viewer

The Creo Reference Viewer allows users to visualise and analyse the relationships and dependencies between different components in a Creo model or assembly. Users can see how different parts and assemblies are related to each other, which is vital for understanding complex designs and ensuring that changes made in one area do not negatively impact other areas. Here we have collated the highlights of our Creo Best Practices session to provide practical strategies to enhance efficiency and clarity in your CAD models.

LEAP at the Avalon Australian International Airshow 2025

The LEAP team had a fantastic week at the 2025 Avalon Australian International Airshow representing our partners PTC and Ansys and showcasing impressive innovations alongside Integra Systems, Monash HPR and RMIT University. Read our recap and see some of the technology on display during the show.

Best Practices for Top-Down Design in Creo Parametric

Adopting a top-down modelling approach to effectively plan your assemblies with proper structure, naming conventions, and modularity requirements, ensures a solid foundation for your designs right from the start. This post provides a deep dive into the top-down design approach, explaining what it is, the problems it help designers avoid and the benefits it provides.

How to solve Circular references in Creo Parametric

Solving Circular References in Creo Parametric

Circular references in 3D CAD can be a thorn in the side of even the most experienced designers, leading to frustrating errors and significantly slowing down the design process. If you’re seeking to enhance your productivity and streamline your workflows by mastering circular references, read on for expert advice on how to identify, prevent and fix them when they occur.

Simulation Driven Design with Creo

LEAP’s PTC team recently presented a webinar that explained how adding real-time simulation tools to the beginning of your development workflow gives engineers instant feedback on their design changes, as they work, and provides valuable insights on which design directions to explore next. This article summarises the presentation and provides the highlights of the recording including a live demonstration of Creo’s simulation capabilities.

Reduce Errors & Save Time on Every Engineering Calculation

In today’s complex engineering landscape, even small calculation errors can lead to significant setbacks. This article summarises our recent webinar that explained how you can streamline your engineering calculations and boost accuracy across projects by minimising errors, ultimately reducing costs and saving valuable time.

Managing Simplified Representations in Creo Parametric

Managing large assemblies in CAD can be challenging, often affecting system performance and hindering your design process. The LEAP Creo team recently ran a webinar that explored the power of Simplified Representations in Creo Parametric, demonstrating how to transform how you work with large assemblies. In this article we have summarised the webinar and provided highlights of the recording – read on to learn more about efficient assembly retrieval, simplified representation tools and how to boost system performance in Creo Parametric.

Getting Started with Vuforia Studio to author Augmented Reality experiences

This article will help you to learn the ropes of using Vuforia Studio, the powerful and easy-to-use augmented reality (AR) authoring tool developed by PTC and supported by LEAP Australia.

There’s never been a better time to dive into making your own AR experiences, whether to showcase new products, improve employee training & efficiency, or to impress potential customers with amazing, interactive AR content.

Tutorials cover everything from the Vuforia workflow and getting started, to tracking using ThingMarks, spatial targets, images, models and more!

Guest Blog: Team Lunar Rockets to F1 in Schools World Finals with Simulation and 3D Rendering

This guest blog from Team Lunar, a Melbourne-based team made up of 6 Brighton Grammar School students participating the F1 in Schools competition explains how their usage of Ansys simulation and Keyshot 3D rendering has helped them get ahead of the pack.

With a track record of success dating back to 2022, Lunar has amassed over 30 category awards combined, establishing themselves as decorated, formidable competitors at both State and National competitions, now representing Australia at the World Finals later this year.

Honouring the legacy of pioneering Chemical Engineering researcher, Emeritus Prof. Owen Potter with the help of simulation

Invented by Emeritus Professor Owen Potter AM, a globally renowned chemical engineer, the Venso Flow fluidisation process has significant potential to improve the efficiency and sustainability of many industrial processes. Driven by honouring her father’s legacy, learn how Caecilia Potter and her VensoGrow team are using insights from simulation and IoT control systems to help further improve the process and apply it to seed coating applications.