Siemens Digital Industries Software today launches the latest release of its NX software, part of the Xcelerator portfolio of software and services. The latest release of NX software leverages advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced simulation capabilities, while continuing to invest in significant productivity and capability enhancements to enable its community of […]
HOOPS 2022 Toolkits enhance manufacturing and BIM workflows
Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of engineering software development toolkits (SDKs), announced the release of the HOOPS 2022 SDKs. The enhancements to the 2022 toolkits focus on providing remarkable animation, data access and exchange, simulation and rendering capabilities to enable Tech Soft 3D partners to remain competitive in their industries by developing cutting-edge applications with […]
IMAGINiT Technologies adds utilities for Autodesk Vault Client and Vault Server
The IMAGINiT Technologies’ Vault Client Utilities 2022.1 and IMAGINiT Vault Server Utilities 2022.1 releases include several new Utilities as well as notable enhancements to existing Utilities that extend the power of Autodesk Vault. “Our software development team has a long history of creating productivity enhancing software tools that bring increased value to our customers who […]
COMSOL announces event series introducing Version 6.0 of COMSOL Multiphysics
COMSOL, the maker of the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software, has opened registration for COMSOL Day: Version 6.0, a series of online events held around the world for the computer-aided engineering (CAE) market. Starting on January 27, there will be four events to introduce COMSOL Multiphysics version 6.0 to a global, multiphysics simulation community of innovators […]
Latest updates to Siemens’ Simcenter 3D 2022.1
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the latest update to Siemens’ Simcenter 3D software, part of Siemens’ Xcelerator portfolio of software and services. Among the new capabilities, Simcenter 3D offers increased support for turbomachinery modeling, a dedicated drop test application for handheld devices, tightly integrated topology optimization with the NX Design environment, and a new acoustic […]
Renault Group and Dassault Systèmes strengthen partnership
Dassault Systèmes and Renault Group announced they are reinforcing their 20-year collaboration with a new partnership contributing to Renault Group’s strategic plan “Renaulution” focused on value creation. In a first-of-a-kind deployment for an industrial company of this scale, Renault Group is adopting Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud globally, to develop programs for new […]
COMSOL releases Version 6.0 and introduces Model Manager and Uncertainty Quantification module
COMSOL, the leading provider of software solutions for multiphysics modeling has released version 6.0 of the COMSOL Multiphysics software. The release introduces the Model Manager, a new workspace in COMSOL Multiphysics that enables efficient simulation data management and collaboration. Also introduced with version 6.0 is the Uncertainty Quantification Module. This is a new add-on product […]
Using simulation to ensure multimode pacemakers synchronize communications
By Dixita Patel Recent advances for pacemaker technology include improved electronics and smaller batteries, making the development of leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCPs) possible. An LCP is a self-contained (capsule-like) generator and electrode system that eliminates the need for pocket or transvenous leads that often cause malfunctions. The current LCPs on the market pace at a […]
Designing out loud
Voice and haptic feedback could ease CAD complexity speed design but is slow-to-market due to that very CAD complexity. By Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor “Computer, draw me a circle.” You won’t be saying that to your computer-aided design system anytime soon. Even as Alexa and other speech-recognition systems have become ubiquitous over the past decade, […]
Hexagon showcases advanced CAD/CAM software at WESTEC 2021
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced it is exhibiting the newest releases of EDGECAM and WORKNC at WESTEC 2021, Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA, from November 16 -18, 2021. In Hexagon Booth #945, attendees will find CAD/CAM software technologies offering future-ready features for trending advancements in manufacturing. EDGECAM 2022’s newly-added support for 6-axis milling […]
3D design platform makes collaboration easy
Gravity Sketch, the spatial 3D design platform, announced the launch of its virtual collaboration space, LandingPad Collab, making it available to designers and their teams, anywhere in the world. LandingPad Collab, which is free to use, gives design teams the ability to create a personal collaboration room in which they can invite team members to […]
3D CAD & CAE manufacturer catalogs powered by CADENAS now available in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D
Good news for all electrical engineers and component manufacturers: SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D joins the long list of software solutions for CAD, CAE, PLM and simulation that offer direct access to thousands of digital manufacturer catalogs powered by CADENAS. Millions of manufacturer-verified 3D CAD and CAE data are now directly integrated into the popular solution for […]
Waste Not
Engineering software helps products get greener. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor For at least the past decade, the makers of design software have been touting the role their products play in sustainable design. New United States’ environmental regulations mean that conversation isn’t ending anytime soon. In fact, designers have found software can help them cut waste, […]
XVL on 3DEXPERIENCE is released after a three-year joint development project
After a three-year joint development project between Dassault Systèmes and Lattice Technology Co. Ltd, working with Toyota Motor Corporation, native XVL on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for Japan is available now (worldwide release is planned for 2022). The inclusion of native XVL with the platform enables increased usability downstream of product design in areas such as […]
Autodesk Fusion 360 App Version 2.0 gives instant manufacturability feedback
Xometry, Inc., a leading AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, announced the launch of version 2.0 of its app for Autodesk Fusion 360. The app is free and can be downloaded directly from the Autodesk Fusion 360 App Store. Updated with new features in addition to the instant price and lead time capabilities launched earlier in […]
Hexagon releases Image-Recognition AI
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced the release of ODYSSEE A-Eye, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that enhances Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) for a multitude of industry solutions without the need for complex CAE preparation and simulation expertise. ODYSSEE A-Eye applies advanced pattern recognition to images, pictures, video and simple datasets so that they can be analyzed […]
What’s in Solid Edge 2022?
Siemens Digital Industries Software released the 2022 version of Solid Edge software, which brings embedded rules-based design automation, greater capabilities to work with point-cloud, mesh and imported data without the need for translation alongside new tools to for 2.5 axis machining and ultra-efficient upfront fluid flow simulation. Highlights for Solid Edge 2022 include: The new […]
Model-based definition or the perils of disconnected detours
By Brian Thompson, DVP and GM, CAD Segment, PTC When I speak with manufacturers, they often tell me that moving towards becoming more model-based is at the top of their priority list. Initially, they might have started down this path to eliminate the extra work required to build 2D drawings off of their 3D models. […]
Dassault Systemes’ SOLIDWORKS 2022 launched, with enhancements that accelerate product development
Dassault Systemes has introduced SOLIDWORKS 2022, the latest release of its portfolio of 3D design and engineering applications used by millions of innovators worldwide. SOLIDWORKS 2022 delivers hundreds of new user-driven enhancements that accelerate innovation and streamline and speed up the product development process from concept to manufacturing. Featuring an array of customized and flexible […]
Automatically determine fill levels and internal volumes
The software 3D_Evolution Simplifier, known for data reduction and know-how protection, helps users automatically determine fill levels in tank systems or room volumes in air conditioning systems and vehicle interiors. The German-French software manufacturer CoreTechnologie has added new functions to its 3D_Evolution Simplifier software. In addition to the generation of 3D envelope geometries for data […]
Panasonic and SnapEDA offer free resources for electronics designers
SnapEDA, the best way to discover and design-in electronic components, and Panasonic, the global technology leader, have collaborated to release a free collection of helpful resources for electronics designers. These resources include computer-aided design (CAD) models for over 75,000 of Panasonic’s components. These CAD models allow engineers to make custom products with Panasonic’s electronics components […]
Third of automotive engineers are dissatisfied with their thermal modelling capabilities
Nearly a third (30%) of automotive thermal engineers are dissatisfied with the current modeling capabilities of their thermal simulation platforms. That’s according to a new survey conducted by Future Facilities, exploring the thermal challenges of the automotive industry. Polling 50 thermal engineers, including users from the top 5 ranked simulation providers, the study found that […]
Improving coordination between electrical and mechanical design of electronic products
Electronic products are more than just printed circuit boards (PCBs). PCB designers create the boards (components, copper traces, silkscreens) in the context of a specific device. They have to closely collaborate with the mechanical engineers who define the shape of boards and their enclosures, including mounting holes and the placement of critical components, to have […]
3D Printing ( and CAD) Save Lives
Prosthetic limbs have been printed for years. So when a global crisis hit, additive manufacturing was ready to contribute quickly to life-saving equipment. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor In the early days of the pandemic, engineers quickly designed and printed medical protective gear and respirator valves. The response demonstrated the lifesaving potential the technique could have […]
Xcelerator offers new functions for efficient electrical and automation design of industrial equipment
Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the release of NX Automation Designer software and NX Industrial Electrical Design software, a suite of solutions that provide a central design application for industrial electrical and automation design. These new tools can help manufacturers of production systems to manage design complexity, shorten development lifecycles and increase the quality of […]