Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the 2021 version of Solid Edge software, which includes design capability enhancements such as new subdivision modeling and improved reverse engineering performance with new deviation analysis. A new artificial intelligence-powered adaptive user interface to predict next steps, and a seamless integration with 3dfind.it, an intelligent 3D model search engine powered […]
Volume Graphics version 3.4 CT-Software includes Scan-to-CAD reverse engineering capabilities
Digital analysis and physical testing are increasingly integrated with the pursuit of optimized product design and development across a wide swath of industries. With the release of its VGSTUDIO MAX version 3.4 software, Volume Graphics has added and augmented important functions that help designers and manufacturers capture and interrogate product data to improve final quality. […]
Ex-MSC VP Doug Neill founds Computational Engineering Software for integrated computational materials engineering
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Doug Neill, a 22-year MSC Software veteran whose career includes 11 years as VP of the company’s R&D group, has founded a new company providing software and services for ICME—integrated computational materials engineering. Computational Engineering Software, LLC’s mission is to help engineering and manufacturing organizations “optimize your composite design through […]
Generative Design tool ‘thinks like an engineer’ enabling designers to explore ideas
MSC Software Corporation (MSC), a global leader in Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation software and services and part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, released MSC Apex Generative Design 2020, a tool that enables engineers to explore new approaches and optimize any part of their design in one step to develop innovative products up to 80% faster […]
Autodesk makes Generative Design in Autodesk Fusion 360 more available to users
Autodesk is making it easier for customers to take advantage of the features and functions of generative design with the Fusion 360 Generative Design Extension subscription offering. The company is offering unlimited access to the generative design functions as a separate subscription, at either $1,000 monthly or $8,000 annually. The introductory pricing is for a […]
Structural analysis of a wheel fitted with a pneumatic tire
Correctly defining boundary conditions is of vital importance when using finite element analysis (FEA). As with any simulation or calculation, if the input is rubbish, the output will also be rubbish. For structural analysis, the important boundary conditions are the fixtures preventing movement of the structure and the external forces acting on it. Dr. Jody […]
Found Faster
Searchable databases do away engineers’ need to recreate CAD files. As for importing models, CAD translators keep costs down. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Engineers spend nearly two hours each day searching for or recreating parts that already exist, according to a survey done by Cadenas PartSolutions, a Cincinnati maker of parts management software. That number […]
Siemens delivers Artificial Intelligence-powered CAD sketching technology
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced a new solution for capturing concepts in 2D. The NX Sketch software tool enhances sketching in CAD. By changing the underlying technology, users are able to sketch without pre-defining parameters, design intent, and relationships. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to infer relationships on the fly, users can move away from a […]
OnScale and Lexma launch Moebius LBM CFD Solver for advanced fluid dynamics simulations
OnScale, a global leader in Cloud Engineering Simulation, announces the availability of the Moebius Lattice-Boltzmann Method (LBM) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solver on the OnScale Cloud Engineering Simulation platform. “Moebius represents a step-change in CFD speed, power, and democratization for digital prototyping of devices involving fluid flows,” says David Freed, CTO of OnScale and a […]
2020 & beyond: 6 more megatrends to watch in engineering modeling & simulation
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Early last year we reviewed in this blog post eight megatrends in engineering modeling and simulation that dominate the thinking and decision-making of engineering organizations and their technology providers today, and that we believe will continue to do so well into the years ahead. We wrote then: This second decade […]
Altair announces major updates to its software
Altair, a global technology company providing solutions in product development, high-performance computing (HPC), and data analytics, announced a significant software update. All of Altair’s software products have been updated with new features, including intuitive workflows that empower users to streamline product development, allowing customers to get to market faster. The software update release expands on […]
Update for IRONCAD 2020 improves productivity and manufacturing workflows
IronCAD introduces the first update for IRONCAD 2020, the latest release from a leader in design productivity of 3D CAD programs and preferred software of machine designers and engineers globally. The IRONCAD 2020 Product Update #1 (PU1) features enhancements and capabilities that enable IronCAD users to accelerate productivity and improve product development, from conceptual design […]
Online COMSOL Conference 2020 is announced for October 7-8
COMSOL has announced that the COMSOL Conference 2020 North America will be held on October 7–8, 2020 in a virtual format. The annual Conference, a meeting focusing on advancing skills and furthering collaboration among engineers and scientists in the area of multiphysics simulation, will for the first time run online. Participants, from the comfort of […]
Look up in the sky, it’s CAD software
A major CAD vendor is betting the modeling software’s future is in the cloud By Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Onshape set off ripples across the computer-aided design community five years ago when it announced its computer-aided design software would exist completely in the cloud. Last fall, PTC acquired Onshape. The purchase signals PTC’s conviction that […]
Additive manufacturing used for local PPE solution in Belgium
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research “Over the last month or so, the Coronavirus or COVID-19 pandemic has captured our collective consciousness across the globe and forced us to rethink every aspect of our professional and personal lives,” says Kaustubh Nande, Global Marketing Director at Hexagon’s| MSC Software. “Hexagon too has taken some concrete steps to […]
xNURBS Rhino/SolidWorks Plugin v4 released
xNURBS announces the availability of xNURBS SolidWorks and Rhino Plugin V4. V4 includes a number of enhancements and provides new capabilities, e.g., producing better surfacing quality, editing a xNURBS surface created with Rhino History and achieving smaller tangent deviation (less than 0.04 degree) etc. Key Features of xNURBS V4: Unlimited capacities for solving NURBS: Its […]
Hack the crisis: Open-source site helps engineers get organized to fight COVID-19
“While there are many initiatives around the globe to encourage scientific collaboration, there is unfortunately little coordination among these teams.” So says Frédéric Vacher, Head of Innovation for the 3DExperience Lab at Dassault Systèmes. Dassault created an online Open COVID-19 Community which is designed to be a place where engineers, designers and manufacturers worldwide can…
Reduce overall simulation time
Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the latest release of its Simcenter FLOEFD software, a CAD-embedded computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tool. Simcenter FLOEFD is part of the Simcenter portfolio of simulation and test solutions that help engineers simulate fluid flow and thermal problems quickly and accurately within their preferred CAD environment. The latest version offers new […]
Accelerate spatial AR programming of machines and robots
PTC announced the release of the Vuforia Spatial Toolbox platform. Created by the PTC Reality Lab. This open-source platform helps developers create, innovate, and solve spatial computing problems in a new way. Innovators can explore Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and Spatial Computing, accelerate prototyping for machines, and develop leading-edge spatial Augmented Reality (AR) and […]
Design and Drawing Tool CorelDraw Graphics Suite Now Includes AI to Speed Workflows
The updated CorelDraw Graphics Suite 2020 helps designers quickly get from the original concept to output. The tool includes a collection of professional applications for vector illustration, layout and typography, and photo editing. The graphics software is compatible with macOS and Windows operating systems as well as a CorelDraw.app for the web. The tool is […]
Generative design for flow applications
Flow driven generative designer is a new application from Dassault Systèmes. Its intended use is to give users or designers access to simulation capabilities for fluid optimization. As many designers know, the process of creating a part is typically based on experience and intuition. Generative design, however, offers a different approach. Generative design programs use […]
Mechanism design using geometric constraints
Use the power of geometric constraints within parametric CAD software to turbocharge development of synthesizing mechanisms. Dr. Jody Muelaner, PhD CEng MIMechE, Muelaner Engineering Ltd Many CAD programs provide tools for analyzing and refining mechanisms. However, these assume that you already have an initial design. Classic graphical methods of synthesizing mechanisms provide methods of determining […]
OnScale offers free online training courses for engineers working remotely
OnScale, a global leader in Cloud Engineering Simulation, released its free online training schedule for both current and new customers. The Cloud Engineering Simulation Specialization with OnScale comprises five free online training courses: Introduction to OnScale, MEMS Piezoelectric Simulation, Thermomechanical Simulation, Ultrasound Transducer Simulation, and Non-Destructive Testing Simulation. All training classes will be executed remotely […]
Predict how materials and manufacturing methods affect design
e-Xstream engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, unveiled a new 10X Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME) Solution that applies academic research with leading software and inspection solutions to accelerate innovation by enabling manufacturers to design, engineer and test components virtually through simulation. With ICME, designers can work with materials such as carbon fibre composites […]
PTC Launches Creo 7.0 CAD Software with AI
PTC launched an update to its computer-aided design software in middle April. Creo 7.0 includes new capabilities to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to designers so they can make simulation part of their daily work. according toBrian Thompson, divisional vice president and general manager, CAD, PTC. The Creo 7.0 launch follows PTC’s recent acquisition of Onshape, […]