It can be complex and expensive to revise technical information. The aniPart Studio 3.5, however, uses a unique 3D import process to automatically match old objects with new and decide how the changes to the new 3D will apply to the work already invested in the instruction. In addition, you can use the aniPart‚â„¢ software…
SAP to Integrate 2D and 3D Software from Right Hemisphere
Right Hemisphere‚® announced that SAP AG has licensed and will integrate Right Hemisphere‚’s 2D and 3D visualization technology into the SAP PLM Solution. The visualization technology will enable viewing, collaborating and publishing graphical product data for SAP‚’s next generation of enterprise applications. The next release of SAP‚® Product Lifecycle Management (SAP PLM), due later this year,…
Integrated 3D Parametric CAD/CAM
Alibre CAM is an integrated 3D parametric Personal CAD/CAM‚â„¢ program for manufacturers and machine shops of any size, and for individuals. This program is integrated into Alibre Design, so there is only one interface to learn and changes to the design automatically update tool paths. It features 2‚½ to 5-axis CNC milling, including profiling, pocketing,…
History-free, Design Software Drives Faster Innovation
Solid Edge® software with synchronous technology incorporates Siemens PLM Software’s history-free, feature-based design technology for digital product development. Solid Edge with synchronous technology is a core component of the Velocity Series™ portfolio and combines the speed and flexibility of direct modeling with the precise control of dimension-driven design. This configuration combines direct modeling, parametric modeling…
Alibre Announces Management Changes
Richardson, Texas – Alibre, Inc. announced today that company founder and Chairman of the Board, J. Paul Grayson, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. A veteran of more than 25 years in the software industry, Grayson brings a wealth of chief executive and operational experience to this role. Alibre’s previous CEO,…
Go with the [Data] Flow – The Secret to Digital Prototyping
One hundred twenty-five conceptual designers. A handful of engineers. Thousands of decision-makers. Seventy-two hours to take their input from idea to physical prototype in a trade show exhibit booth. Was this a trade-show stunt or factory of the future? Inventor Ben Kaufman pulled off this collaborative feat at the MacWorld trade show in 2007. Outrageous or…
Design for Destruction
By Larry BouldenStaff Editor What happens when a product or machine we design reaches the end of its useful life? Too often, it ends up in a landfill or a furnace. But we have the opportunity to make design decisions that will allow the products or machines we design to be creatively destroyed when their…
Traceparts Sponsors Winning Michelin Team
Amberg ‚– The Formula Student is an international engineering competition that was founded in the US in 1981 and is now held in seven different countries each year. The main organizer is the world‚’s largest engineer‚’s society, the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). The Formula Student is based on the idea that a company orders…
Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Moldflow
SAN RAFAEL, CA – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today completed its acquisition of Moldflow Corporation. Moldflow is a leading provider of software solutions that allow designers to predict and optimize how plastic components will perform during each phase of the design and manufacture process. Autodesk announced its intent to acquire Moldflow on May 1, 2008.…
Anark Approved as AGI Affiliated Product Partner
Boulder, CO. ‚– Anark Corporation and Analytical Graphics, Inc.(AGI) announced that Anark has been approved as an AGI Affiliated Product Partner due to the complementary nature of the companies‚’ products and solutions. The Anark Core‚â„¢ Platform is an innovative software solution that easily transforms 3D CAD data for import into STK for simulation applications. This…
NSK Adds SolidComponents(TM) CAD Software to Website
Franklin, Indiana – NSK Precision America announced that SolidComponents(TM) now serves as the company’s primary CAD file software tool. The online library, which is located at npa.solidcomponents.com, allows design engineers to configure and download 3D CAD files and supports a wide range of formats, including SolidWorks, SAT, Step, Pro/E, Parasolid, Iges, DWG and DXF. SolidComponents…
SolidWorks Named One of the Hottest Companies of 2008
CONCORD, Mass.‚— Building on a string of industry accolades for the company and its products, SolidWorks Corporation has been named by START-IT magazine as one of the publication‚’s 2008 Hottest Companies. The Hottest Companies Awards honor software and technology providers whose innovative applications or products have benefited the manufacturing industry. Judges evaluated companies based on…
ALGOR Announces DesignCheck
PITTSBURGH, PA – ALGOR, Inc. announced the availability of ALGOR DesignCheck ‚– a first-pass, fully integrated simulation tool ‚– for users of Pro/ENGINEER‚®. Expanding upon the existing technology partnership between ALGOR and PTC, ALGOR DesignCheck is free, time-limited finite element analysis (FEA) software that allows engineers and designers to perform linear static stress analysis of…
Support for Point Cloud Files
EnSuite Version 2 can be used to import point cloud files in .xyz and .csv files that are typically produced on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), laser scanner, or other inspection equipment. Point clouds imported into EnSuite can be graphically compared against a CAD model. EnSuite produces a color error map of the point cloud…
XVL Player Version 9
XVL Player Version 9 is available for free download. This program is a viewer with full 3D visualization features such as rotate, pan, and zoom, to view parts and assemblies in the ultra compressed XVL format generated from CAD or edited with XVL Studio. This program gives non-CAD operators an easy means to view and…
Reverse Engineering Captures Blister Pack Data
Blister packs and other thermoformed parts often present design challenges with their numerous complex shapes, blends, and radii. Team Technologies, a leading manufacturer in dental, medical, cosmetic, and industrial products, had two thermoformed blister packs. The design team needed to manufacture these parts but had no way of creating the molds. The team contracted 3DScanCo,…
A New Type of Robotic Picker
Staples Inc., Walgreen Co., and the online shoe store Zappos.com have embarked on a new approach to picking in their warehouses. Instead of employees moving to various locations to pick items, these companies now use a specially designed system of autonomous orange robots that speed around distribution centers deftly picking goods that they deliver to…
SolidWorks® Education Edition 2008-2009 Released
CONCORD, Mass.‚— SolidWorks Corporation released the next generation of its leading 3D CAD software for students and educators, SolidWorks‚® Education Edition 2008-2009, which delivers all the powerful capabilities of SolidWorks 2008 Office Premium plus new analysis software, curriculum, and more. Students from middle school through graduate school will immediately notice the most sweeping enhancement, a…
The Secret to Digital Prototyping
Jay Tedeschi is the Senior Solutions Evangelist of the Manufacturing Solutions Division, Autodesk One hundred twenty-five conceptual designers. A handful of engineers. Thousands of decision-makers. Seventy-two hours to take their input from idea to physical prototype in a trade show exhibit booth. Was this a trade-show stunt or factory of the future? Inventor Ben Kaufman…
Sport Copter Inc. Unveils Sportcopter II™
Scappoose, OR – Sport Copter Inc.’s latest gyroplane, the Sportcopter II, has SolidWorks software behind its design. The Sportcopter II breaks new ground in the two-seat gyroplane market by becoming the fastest model available, offering the most spacious cockpit (49 inch interior width) and being the only gyroplane with a fully enclosed cabin and engine.…
Synthesis Offers Secure Hosted Automated CAD Services
Bellingham, WA – Synthesis Company Parametric CAD now offers a complete, low cost CAD Drawing automation service for manufacturing companies and their sales divisions. Custom AutoCAD format drawing bottlenecks can be eliminated with the new Synthesis automated drawing service. Drawing and design errors can be greatly reduced and all of this accomplished with a new…
Pacific Bearing Announces PARTsolutions On-Line Catalog
MILFORD, OH, – Pacific Bearing has launched an online product configurator in partnership with PARTsolutions, a leading provider of digital parts catalog technology and services, to provide a digital 2D & 3D CAD library and configurator of Pacific Bearing engineered products. PARTsolutions will provide Pacific Bearing products digitally in various online market places including the…
INUS Technology Sponsoring the Pierre Bézier Award
Seoul, South Korea — INUS Technology, Inc. announced that it is sponsoring The Pierre BƒÂ©zier Award for Solid, Geometric and Physical Modeling and Applications. The award will be presented by the Solid Modeling Association during the closing ceremony of the ACM Solid and Physical Modeling Symposium 2008 (SPM’08). First bestowed in 2007, the Solid Modeling…
GAM Expands Web Site Content
Mount Prospect, IL ‚– Helpful new tools and expanded content are now available on GAM‚’s website, www.gamweb.com. Visitors can input gearbox and coupling specifications to create 3D CAD files for download and find helpful selection guides, sizing data and more. The company‚’s new customizable line of integrated gear motors, direct drive and stainless steel servo…
New Video Helps Explain Human Flight in Wingsuits
Flomerics and Matchstick Productions have released a short video, which for the first time reveals the complex 3D airflow around a wingsuit that enables human beings to glide through the air like a bird. The video combines actual footage of human flight in wingsuits with airflow simulations using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. The actual…