PTC announced initiatives to fuel its AR business and strengthen the Vuforia Augmented Reality (AR) platform. These initiatives include enhanced 3D AR model targets, leveraging Azure Spatial Anchor Services, a collaboration with Matterport to further the PTC enterprise reach into factories and other spaces, and the acquisition of an AR services agency, TWNKLS. “AR redefines […]
More features for Solid Edge 2020, including augmented reality
The latest version of Solid Edge software has many enhancements, including augmented reality, expanded validation tools, model-based definition and 2D Nesting. Solid Edge 2020 provides next generation technologies to enhance collaboration and fully digitalize the design-to-manufacturing process. Solid Edge 2020 delivers augmented reality capabilities that enable users to visualize design intent in new ways, enabling […]
Altair releases HyperWorks 2019, unifying design, engineering, and manufacturing
Altair, a global technology company providing solutions in product development, high-performance computing and data intelligence, announced the release of Altair HyperWorks 2019, the latest version of its simulation- and AI-driven product development platform. The release expands on the number of solutions available for designers and engineers, under a single, open-architecture platform, to speed decision-making and […]
Virtalis uses HOOPS Exchange to create rich data
Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development toolkits to engineering software companies, announced that Virtalis is using HOOPS Exchange to create rich data sets that fuel enterprise data models that serve as the visualization backbone for multiple types of applications across the enterprise. Virtalis is a pioneer in the AR/VR industry and provider […]
COMSOL Multiphysics includes tools to support 5G, IoT design
COMSOL announced the latest advances in its COMSOL Multiphysics software to support microwave and RF engineers working on 5G, IoT, automotive radars and satellite communications. With these tools, designers can model different PCB materials and study how they affect the performance of microwave and millimeter wave circuits. Several of the application examples to guide designers […]
MapleSim 2019 improves performance, increases modeling scope
Maplesoft announced a new release of MapleSim, the advanced system-level modeling tool. From digital twins for virtual commissioning to system-level models for complex engineering design projects, MapleSim helps organizations reduce development risk, lower costs, and enable innovation. The latest release provides improved performance, increased modeling scope, and more ways to connect to an existing toolchain. […]
ASCENT unveils 2020 Autodesk Courseware roadmap
In conjunction with the Autodesk 2020 software releases, ASCENT Center for Technical Knowledge has released its fundamental guides for the core software titles: AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor and Revit. As an Autodesk Authorized Publisher, ASCENT has also published their 2020 Courseware Roadmap that includes over 60 titles planned for release throughout 2019. “While our […]
Simulation On-The-Go with COMSOL Client for Android
COMSOL announces that COMSOL Client for Android is available. Researchers, engineers, and students can perform simulation tasks from their Android devices, such as phones, tablets, and Chromebooks simply by connecting to the COMSOL Server software which runs the computations remotely. COMSOL Client for Android expands on the capabilities of the Application Builder and COMSOL Server […]
Updates in CAD focus on better simulation
While the latest upgrades to major CAD systems don’t make major changes to the way those programs operate, they do include significant updates. Here’s a look at some of the biggest enhancements and key features of these programs. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor CAD packages continue to see regular updates, whether a major release, or the […]
ANSYS Cloud: Direct cloud HPC access through ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS Fluent
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research “Engineering simulation has long been constrained by fixed computing resources available on a desktop or cluster,” observes industry leader ANSYS. “Today, however, cloud computing can deliver the on-demand, high-performance computing (HPC) capacity required for faster high-fidelity results offering greater performance insight. To leverage the combined benefits of cloud computing and […]
Maple 2019’s data analysis capabilities identify biomarkers of several cancers
The ability to leverage complex data as a strategic asset is becoming increasingly critical, but the current labor market has a shortage of resources in big data analytics. Companies are faced with several challenges related to the inadequate resources necessary to process data. A long-time Maple user and quantum mechanics researcher, Marvin Weinstein, refers to […]
Democratizing Simulation: delivering measurable results
By Robert Farrell Through the process of “democratization” organizations can safely put the power of engineering simulation into the hands of those who are not experts in using CAE software, including product designers, new engineers and even those in technical sales and customer support. This resulting Democratizing of Simulation accelerates design validation, which in turn […]
Aras lays out strategy for acquired Comet Solutions technology
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research “You probably saw our recent acquisition of Comet Solutions and thought, ‘Why’d they do that?’” writes Aras senior vice president of strategy Marc Lind. “Well, that’s a good question.” For background, see our Aras acquires Comet Solutions: Giant leap forward in simulation at enterprise scale, published here last September. “As […]
OnScale raises $10 Million from Intel Capital and Gradient Ventures
OnScale, an emerging leader in Cloud-enabled engineering simulation software, announces $10M in Series A funding led by Intel Capital and Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture capital fund. Additional investors include Thornton Tomasetti, Stage 2 Capital, Cultivation Capital, and CampbellKlein. OnScale, which has grown considerably since emerging from stealth in early 2018, will use the new […]
Designed by engineers with nature’s help
Engineers are increasingly turning to the already perfected designs found in nature to create lightweight and optimized products. And one software program—also inspired by nature– optimizes the CAD model for the job at hand Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Want an example of efficient, environmentally friendly design? Look to nature. When engineers take a biomimetic approach […]
Mcity test concept assesses driverless vehicle safety before they take on public roads: Rebuilding consumer confidence after crash deaths
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Mcity at the University of Michigan has outlined a test-track-based concept for evaluating the safety of highly automated vehicles before they’re tested on public roads that could emerge as a model for a voluntary standard for safety testing. Mcity is a public-private partnership led by U-M to accelerate advanced mobility […]
In, April Engineering Leaders Will Gather at COFES to Look at Technology Convergence
The Congress on the Future of Engineering Software has a new home in 2019. Just in time for its 20th anniversary, the even will move from Scottsdale, Ariz., to Menlo Park, Calif., the heart of Silicon Valley. The conference is think-tank event where those involved with engineering technology industry come together to discuss best practices, […]
Khronos Group Releases Provisional Standard for AR and VR Devices
The Khronos Group of Beaverton, Ore., an open consortium of leading hardware and software companies that come together to create advanced acceleration standards, has released the OpenXR 0.90 provisional specification. OpenXR is a unifying, royalty-free, open standard that provides high-performance access to augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)— collectively known as XR—platforms and devices. The […]
Maple 2019 strengthens core math capabilities
Maplesoft announced a new release of Maple, the mathematical software that makes it easy to analyze, explore, visualize, and solve math problems. Maple 2019 includes improvements to its mathematical engine for both core routines and specialized tools. The release also provides advances to the Maple programming language, more education tools, new visualizations, and other improvements […]
ModelCenter MBSE for PTC Integrity Modeler: Validate system behavior & performance using any software application
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Continuing the industry-wide surge to make software for model-based systems engineering vastly more usable and practical, Phoenix Integration unveiled release 1.0.1 of its ModelCenter MBSE for PTC Integrity Modeler. The new product is the first to utilize Phoenix Integration’s next-generation MBSE integration platform, ModelCenter MBSE. PTC says its Integrity Modeler […]
SolidWorks Partners with 3-D Printer Rize for Immediate Additive Manufacturing
SolidWorks and Rize Inc., a maker of 3-D printing technology have joined to integrate the CAD software with Rize’s additive manufacturing capabilities. The companies announced their business partnership at SolidWorks World held in Dallas in February. The SolidWorks CAD software will now feature a 3-D print add-in from Rize Inc. The feature will streamline 3D […]
enGits: Task-specific CFD software and services
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research enGits GmbH is a highly specialized software developer and engineering service provider based in the town of Todtnau in Germany’s Black Forest, with more than 20 years’ experience in developing and applying simulation technology, especially in the field of CFD. enGits describes itself as a “competent partner for engineering simulation […]
Dassault Systèmes: Many systems (Including ERP) one platform
In a recent post, we detailed SolidWorks’ recently unveiled 3DExperience.Works portfolio, which brings together cross-industry applications on one platform, called the 3DExperience platform. That platform was created after Dassault Systèmes (which owns SolidWorks) acquired IQMS, an enterprise resource planning software company, late last year. We’ll give a bit more background on IQMS and what the integration […]
New MapleMBSE release from Maplesoft lets all stakeholders engage with the systems engineering process
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Maplesoft announced a new release of MapleMBSE, its software product that enables companies to employ a model-based systems engineering (MBSE) approach to their design projects without requiring every engineer on the project to be an expert in complex MBSE tools. The new release, MapleMBSE 2019.0, further improves the workflow by […]
3DExperience.Works: Ties Together Applications for Every Department
Dassault Systèmes executives announced the company’s 3DExperience.Works portfolio at SolidWorks World 2019, held in Dallas this week. The applications on the portfolio run on the company’s 3DExperience platform and are tailored to SolidWorks users and mid-market companies. SolidWorks executives term the set of software a “business experience platform.” It provides software solutions for every organization […]