by Diane Sofranec, Contributing Editor Your photos, music and movies are stored on the cloud, so why not your CAD designs, too? Autodesk’s Fusion 360 is a cloud-based…
The Evolution of CAD
by Darren Chilton, Program Manager, Product Strategy and Development, solidThinking Designers seeking a solution for creating products for additive manufacturing, look no further than hybrid modelers. Without the…
Progress in closing the product lifecycle’s loops
by Peter A. Bilello, President, CIMdata Despite progress made by vendors and users, there are still product lifecycle loops that must be closed to facilitate the development, manufacture…
e-Xstream engineering Announces New Release of Digimat
e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and software developer of Digimat, a nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform has announced the new release of Digimat 5.0.1. The new capabilities in this release significantly improve the user friendliness of analyzing fiber reinforced plastics and the accuracy of analyzing unidirectional (UD) and woven composites. Release Highlights: […]
MecSoft Releases VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic®
MecSoft Corporation, the developer of industry leading CNC software solutions, has announced the availability of VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic, a major version release for MecSoft’s integrated CAM solution for 3D Systems’ CAD software, Geomagic Design. VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic includes two CAM modules, MILL and TURN, each of which run integrated inside the Geomagic CAD […]
Applied Math Modeling Releases CoolSim 4.2
Applied Math Modeling Inc., a provider of data center design optimization software, announced CoolSim 4.2 – the next revision of the company’s popular modeling software. As the industry’s only cloud-based implementation, CoolSim 4.2 continues to add important ease-of-use and modeling features. “CoolSim 4.2 is laying the foundation for data center design optimization by allowing multiple […]
Siemens to acquire TESIS PLMware
Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire TESIS PLMware, recognized in the integration of product lifecycle management (PLM) software with other enterprise applications. The acquisition will further enhance Siemens’ industry software portfolio. TESIS PLMware helps customers improve IT costs and efficiency by providing a proven solution for the integration of Siemens’ Teamcenter® software with […]
New Release of MSC Nastran Delivers Engineering Simulation Speed
MSC Software Corporation announced the new release of MSC Nastran 2013.1, augmenting the groundbreaking capabilities like solver embedded fatigue, optimization for fatigue life and poroelastic material modeling introduced in the previous 2013 release. The new capabilities in 2013.1 provide engineers with faster performance for large models, ease of use, and nonlinear analysis improvements. Release highlights […]
Italian 3D Printing Service Bureau Expands Direct Manufacturing
Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq: SSYS), a manufacturer of 3D printers and materials for personal use, prototyping and production, announced that Societ Progettazione Ingegnerizzazione SRL (Spring SRL) finalized the purchase of its seventh Stratasys’ Fused Deposition Molding (FDM) 3D Printer at EuroMold 2013, through Italian reseller, Technimold. Following several years of utilizing Stratasys FDM technology for prototyping, […]
Over 100 Million Online 3D CAD Models for Free from TraceParts and IronCAD
TraceParts and IronCAD today launched the portal www.tracepartsonline.net/ws/IRONCAD, a free online design resource, to the fast growing user community of IronCAD software. Directly available through IronCAD’s 2014 suite of products interface, this new online part library features over 100 million part numbers from hundreds of leading component manufacturers and distributors and thousands of ISO, ANSI, […]
SpaceClaim Engineer 2014 Now Available
SpaceClaim today announced the immediate availability of SpaceClaim Engineer 2014. With advances in nearly every aspect of the software, from new tools and extended interoperability to significantly faster performance, this new release maintains the popular interface and intuitive work flow of SpaceClaim Engineer while introducing several benefits. “We continue to invest every year in R&D […]
Mentor Graphics Next-Generation FloTHERM
Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT), announced its next-generation FloTHERM® product featuring a new native Windows graphical user interface (GUI) to handle pre-processing and large models with ease, targeting today’s most advanced electronic designs. The latest release continues the product line’s 25 year history of technical product innovation and was developed based on extensive user feedback. […]
2014 IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite Now Available
IronCAD, LLC announce the release of the 2014 IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite (DCS). This new release delivers new productivity and collaboration capabilities that reduce the overall time in the design process and enhance data sharing among the thousands of companies and engineers worldwide using IronCAD’s Design Solutions. The new 2014 IronCAD Design Collaboration Suite of […]
Rand 3D Sponsors Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Customer FORUM
Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a provider in technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announced its Rand 3D division will showcase their complete Dassault Systèmes design engineering solutions including software, training, support and consulting services at the 3DEXPERIENCE Customer FORUM. The forum will be held at the Aria Resort & Casino […]
Engineering a Safer Bounce: Springfree redesigns the backyard trampoline
Ask a kid if they like trampolines and their eyes are sure to light up with joy. But ask some parents and you may get an entirely different response. Despite tightened manufacturing standards, covered springs and frames, and safety net enclosures, some 90,000 children are still injured on traditional trampolines every year in the United […]
Autodesk Continues to Deliver Integrated CAM to SolidWorks Users
Autodesk, Inc. announced the availability of HSMWorks 2014, the integrated computer aided manufacturing (CAM) solution for SolidWorks users. The new release reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering solutions that appeal to a broad range of users – from designers and engineers to veteran CNC programmers – regardless of their CAD tool of choice. Autodesk’s goal […]
Granta Launched Granta MI:Materials Gateway Version 2.0
Granta Design has just launched a second generation of the GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway™ integration technology, which provides quick, traceable access to materials data and applications within CAD, CAE and PLM software. MI:Materials Gateway is now established as the standard for accessing and applying managed materials data across a broad range of engineering software. Version 2.0 […]
FATHOM™ 3D Prints the Seattle Space Needle
In celebration of FATHOM’s™ upcoming launch party of the new Seattle office and production center, the FATHOM™ team 3D printed the Seattle Space Needle — from CAD modeling to 3D printing to model finishing. JOIN THE CELEBRATION — MEET THE FATHOM™ TEAM & CUSTOMERS FATHOM™ Opens 3D Printing Production Center in Seattle Thursday, November 14, […]
Three Criteria to Help You Make a Successful CAD Switch
In recent years, a growing number of CAD tools have appeared in parallel with the rapid development of the design software industry. So many alternatives have given companies more choices to pick their most appropriate solution. As a result, switching CAD tools is becoming one of the most frequently discussed topics among the CAD community. […]
MecSoft Releases VisualCAD/CAM 2014
MecSoft Corporation, developer of industry CAD/CAM software solutions, announced the availability of VisualCAD/CAM 2014, MecSoft’s standalone CAD/CAM software suite. VisualCAD/CAM includes the modules VisualMILL, VisualTURN, VisualNEST, and VisualART, each of which run integrated inside the VisualCAD 2014 base CAD platform and can be bought and licensed independently of each other. MecSoft continues to provide VisualCAD […]
Taming the Upfront Cost of CAD
By Evan Yares, 3DCAD Editor About a year and a half ago, I wrote an article for 3D CAD World, asking the question “Should you buy your CAD software—or rent?” The thing that piqued my interest in the subject at the time was the release of a version of Solid Edge called Design 1, available […]
CADENAS PARTsolutions Expands CoSPEC eCatalog
PARTsolutions, LLC, a global provider of online 3-D parts, eCatalogs and sales configurators, and Eaton’s B-Line business, announced the expansion of the popular CoSPEC online computer-aided drafting (CAD) catalog and product configurator. Powered by PARTsolutions, the updated CoSPEC platform now provides on-demand content in Aveva Plant Design Management Software (PDMS), as well as AutoDesk Revit […]
More on Steve Triplett, Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Winner
By Evan Yares, 3DCAD Editor Recently, Judges from the Design World editorial staff, Siemens and Microsoft selected Steve Triplett, Owner of Trinity Frame & Fabrication in Dallas, as the winner of the Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest. More than 60 submissions were received for this online competition. We asked our readers: Do you have an […]
Winner chosen for Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest
By Paul Heney, Editorial Director What if CAD’s barriers to entry could be lowered? What if the reach of professional CAD tools could be extended, to a larger community of users? Those questions gave rise to the Design World/Siemens Engineering Design Contest. We asked our readers: Do you have an engineering dream? Something you’ve thought […]
Tech Soft 3D Announces New Product Suite
Over the next four weeks, Tech Soft 3D will introduce a suite of products to help engineering software developers build cloud and mobile compatibility into their applications. Focused on leading the charge into new environments for engineering applications, this new set of tools will enable developers to deliver robust, graphic-enriched software on a faster timetable […]