AI is taking over CFD and CAD workflows: what engineers must prepare for
burhop · x · 2026-09-14
Engineer Burhop's Substack post examines how AI is reshaping engineering work: his AI-generated Navier–Stokes meme went semi-viral on LinkedIn, prompting the Clay Mathematics Institute's September 11 response on the claimed solution—which he uses to distinguish mathematical existence proofs from the CFD numerical approximations engineers actually run, where geometry, fluid properties, and heat loads still demand human judgment. Meanwhile AI is already performing real work: preparing cases, running software, predicting fields, correcting numerical results, and evaluating alternatives—he demonstrated CFD simulation of an AI-CAD-designed Raspberry Pi case. His conclusion: engineers must reorganize their workflows as tool capabilities keep shifting.
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