Dassault Systèmes announced the official availability1 of three student editions on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform tailored to help students prepare for their future careers. In a global economy where existing jobs are transforming and new job skills are emerging, students can experience the digital technologies used by industry, develop in-demand skills, and achieve industry-recognized certifications that distinguish their technical […]
A look at hyperMILL 2021.2 CAD/CAM software suite
OPEN MIND Technologies AG, a leading developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, has introduced its latest hyperMILL 2021.2 CAD/CAM software suite which offers users innovative and enhanced features for efficient, user friendly machining in applications ranging from 2.5D to 5-axis. “With our continued focus on providing a rich, simplified user experience, the latest version of […]
Varjo unveils reality cloud platform for capturing and sharing our reality for a true-to-life metaverse
Varjo, the leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, today announced a pioneering new reality with Varjo Reality Cloud. The new platform will enable virtual teleportation for the first time by allowing anybody to 3D scan their surroundings using a Varjo XR-3 headset and transport another person to that same exact physical reality, completely bridging […]
Varjo unveils reality cloud platform
Varjo, a leader in industrial-grade VR/XR hardware and software, announced a pioneering new reality with Varjo Reality Cloud. The new platform will enable virtual teleportation for the first time by allowing anybody to 3D scan their surroundings using a Varjo XR-3 headset and transport another person to that same exact physical reality, completely bridging the […]
NVIDIA Isaac Sim on Omniverse available in Open Beta
The new Isaac simulation engine creates good photorealistic environments, and streamlines synthetic data generation and domain randomization to build ground-truth datasets to train robots in applications from logistics and warehouses to factories of the future. Omniverse is the underlying foundation for NVIDIA’s simulators, including the Isaac platform — which now includes several new features. Discover […]
IMAGINiT Technologies releases utilities for Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and Vault 2022 software
IMAGINiT Technologies now offers more than 75 utilities that extend the capabilities of Autodesk Revit, Civil 3D and Vault 2022 software. The new Utilities enable teams to improve both productivity and accuracy by removing redundancies and rework, as well as by reducing errors associated with manual updates and changes. As a longstanding Autodesk Authorized Developer, […]
Configuring new uses for already created designs
Repurposing designs saves design time and money, helping you get to market faster. By Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Sometimes you don’t need to re-invent the wheel. You could, for instance, drop the computer-aided design file for an existing wheel into your lawnmower design. Many companies, particularly those that create custom parts or manufacturing systems, integrate […]
New JEDEC industry standard for electronics cooling simulation
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the establishment of JEP181—a neutral file, XML-based standard from the JEDEC Solid State Technology Association, which is the global leader in standards development for the microelectronics industry. The JEP181 standard simplifies thermal model data sharing between suppliers and end-users in a single file format called ECXML (Electronics Cooling eXtensible Markup […]
Radica Software integrates electrical CAD software with OpenBOM
Radica Software, the developer of Electra Cloud electrical CAD software, has partnered with OpenBOM to integrate their online collaboration solutions. The integration creates a new feature that allows users of Electra Cloud to export and convert bills of materials (BOM) directly into OpenBOM with just a few clicks. This new feature is crucial for any […]
CAD/CAM Services announces first article inspection capabilities per AS9102
CAD/CAM Services – a computer-aided design and engineering firm with expertise in 3D scanning, modeling, and conversions – announced the expansion of its inspection capabilities to include first article inspections (FAI) per customer or AS9102 standards. The firm is certified for high precision conversions by both the aerospace industry and the Department of Defense; it […]
Siemens acquires Nextflow Software to speed simulations with advanced meshless technology
Siemens announced that it has acquired Nextflow Software, an independent provider of advanced particle-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions. Nextflow Software will become part of Siemens Digital Industries Software, where its offering will expand the Simcenter software portfolio, part of the Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, with rapid meshless CFD capabilities to accelerate […]
Vuforia Instruct offering streamlines the creation of 3D CAD-based work instructions
From the stage of the Vuforia Live Virtual Event, PTC announced the release of the new Vuforia Instruct out-of-the-box offering from the Vuforia Enterprise Augmented Reality (AR) Suite. With PTC’s Vuforia Instruct, enterprises can leverage 3D CAD data to easily create, deliver, and scale interactive AR work instructions The Software as a Service (SaaS)-based offering, available on the PTC Atlas platform, empowers original […]
Verisurf 2021 software released
Verisurf Software, Inc. announced its new Verisurf 2021 release. More than 25-years ago, Verisurf was the first company to develop PC-based software that could compare physical part measurements to the surface of a CAD model. Today, Verisurf continues to lead the way with its latest release of Verisurf 2021. From Boeing’s Digital Product Definition requirements […]
Keysight expands relationship with Ansys for wireless design workflow products
Keysight Technologies, Inc., a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced an expanded collaboration with Ansys to integrate Keysight’s PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) RFPro environment with Ansys HFSS electromagnetic simulation. As a result of this collaboration, radio frequency (RF) and […]
ECAD/MCAD capability keeps electronic and mechanical designs in sync
In the process of designing electronic products for industries like IoT, autonomous vehicles, and industrial automation—mechanical and electrical engineers face multiple challenges. One of the greatest sources of frustration happens when mechanical and PCB designers collaborate on the same electronic design assemblies. During the design process of any complex electronics product, both mechanical and PCB […]
CADfix PPS solution boosts AVEVA E3D design performance
Leading interoperability solution provider International Technegroup Incorporated (ITI) has collaborated with AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, to use ITI’s CADfix PPS model simplification solution to enhance the performance of AVEVA E3D Design, the advanced 3D design solution for the process plant, marine and power industries. Fueled by the […]
Industrial CT software version 3.5 detects and corrects design flaws and manufacturability issues
The latest version of Volume Graphics’ high-end CT data analysis software suite, version 3.5, brings enhanced capabilities to manufacturers looking for better ways to inspect parts and improve designs—however they are made. Particularly in the automotive, aerospace and defense industries, engineers exploring novel materials and manufacturing methods are increasingly turning to CT scanning to achieve […]
Adaptive acquires Heavyside Corp., broadening capabilities in electromagnetics simulation
Adaptive Corporation, a leading Digital to Physical Product Lifecycle Company, has announced the acquisition of Heavyside Corporation, specialists in electromagnetics within design-realization workflows powered by CST Studio Suite software. CST Studio Suite (CST), part of the SIMULIA brand owned by Dassault Systèmes, is a high-performance, 3D electromagnetics (EM) analysis software tool for designing, analyzing and […]
CFD simulation software puts flow analysis into the design process early
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the latest version of Simcenter FLOEFD software, a CAD-embedded computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool. Simcenter FLOEFD software helps users frontload CFD simulation early into the design process to understand the behavior of their concepts. It can reduce the overall simulation time by as much as 75% and it runs seamlessly […]
nTopology 3.0 lets designers preview changes in real time
nTopology introduces its third update to its software program. One of the new features is an opt-in GPU acceleration, which will deliver a 10x to 100x performance boost that makes it easier to preview design changes in real-time and regenerate parts with complex geometry in seconds. nTopology 3.0 also consolidates the recent technology improvements introduced […]
Tacton introduces full CAD automation to eliminate manual tasks in the sales and engineering process
Tacton announced Tacton CPQ with CAD Automation, an enhanced product capability that automates the generation of CAD drawings of custom and configured products. CAD automation allows manufacturers to configure, design, and deliver custom products faster and with precision, eliminating errors and empowering customers, sales teams, and engineering to generate technical CAD drawings automatically. In manufacturing, […]
Rand Simulation launches program to help customers achieve faster ROI and adoption of Ansys products
Rand Simulation, a division of Rand Worldwide, announces that it has launched the Ansys Development and Ongoing Proficiency Training (ADOPT) program. As an Ansys Certified Elite Channel Partner, Rand Simulation developed this program to provide customers using the Ansys simulation toolset along with on-going help ranging from onboarding to navigating complex projects. With guidance from […]
IronCAD unveils product update for IRONCAD 2021
IronCAD announced the release of the first update for IronCAD’s newest 2021 edition. The IRONCAD 2021 Product Update #1 (PU1) features enhancements and capabilities that enable IronCAD users to accelerate productivity in the design process in both 3D and 2D. Created with a focus on design productivity and usability, IronCAD 2021 PU1 has improvements in […]
NVIDIA launches Omniverse design collaboration and simulation platform
NVIDIA announced the coming general availability of NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise, a technology platform that enables global 3D design teams working across multiple software suites to collaborate in real time in a shared virtual space. NVIDIA Omniverse Enterprise makes it possible for 3D production teams, which are often geographically dispersed, to work seamlessly together on complex […]
EPLAN eManage: Easily upload, share and manage projects in the cloud
The digital transformation of engineering continues to advance. As part of its cloud services, EPLAN is presenting a new service for cross-project collaboration – EPLAN eManage – which lets users upload EPLAN Platform projects into the cloud environment to share and work on them there. The free version was launched mid-March – and an expanded, […]