Volume Graphics is extending data export from its non-destructive testing and analysis software based on industrial computed tomography (CT) to the statistics software Q-DAS qs-STAT. This close cooperation between Volume Graphics and Q-DAS, which are now united under the roof of Hexagon, takes automation to the next level: statistical evaluations can now be fully integrated […]
Tech Soft 3D completes acquisition of Visual Kinematics in continued expansion of CAE offerings
Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of engineering software development kits (SDKs), announces that it has acquired Visual Kinematics (VKI), maker of DevTools, a suite of component software development kits (SDKs) for computer-aided engineering (CAE) applications. This acquisition continues the company’s growth plans to scale global reach and increase its product offerings. “The CAE market […]
Siemens expands Xcelerator portfolio with enhanced Model Based Definition in latest version of NX software
Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the availability of the latest version of NX software, including capabilities that allow companies to use a rules- and knowledge-based approach to Model Based Definition, which builds in best practices and leverages artificial intelligence to dramatically improve productivity. NX Model Based Definition provides a rich set of data that defines […]
Kubotek announces Keycreator 2021
Kubotek3D, a leading supply chain software provider, today announced the availability of a new major release of KeyCreator 3D CAD software. The 2021 release provides improvements to Model-based Definition capabilities, productivity enhancements to various functions, and updates to CAD translators. Model-Based Definition (MBD): Face colors supporting the digital thread KeyCreator MfgCAD software has been designed […]
CoreTechnologie presents a new 3D printing software version at Formnext Connect
The German-French software manufacturer CT CoreTechnologie will present a comprehensively revised version of the 4D_Additive software at the virtual Formnext Connect tradeshow from 10th to 12th of November 2020. Since the trade fair this year is taking place online only, interested parties can get a demonstration of the software on the virtual booth of CT […]
Radica Software partners with Onshape to bring 3D drawings and electrical CAD on one platform
Radica Software, a developer of cloud-based electrical computer-aided design software (ECAD), announced it has partnered with Onshape Inc. Both companies have agreed to integrate their technologies to provide end-to-end drawing solutions for engineers around the globe. The integration makes it easy and efficient for engineers to complete product designs using 3D CAD software together with […]
Beyond additive manufacturing–generative design shapes for milling too
Generative designs don’t have to be 3D printed. Other manufacturing methods enter the fray. by Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor There are those that say generative design ensures the best product design possible. Engineers enter the specifications a product needs to meet, and the tool responds by creating a number of potential designs that fit the […]
Using SolidWorks to Validate MATLAB Ray Simulation
Another use for geometric constraints and 3D sketches Dr. Jody Muelaner, PhD CEng MIMechE I recently wrote about some of the less well-known uses for sketches in parametric CAD software such as SolidWorks. The geometric constraint solvers that the sketch function is based on does some really clever optimization to solve very complex geometry problems […]
COMSOL Multiphysics Version 5.6 to be released in Fall 2020
COMSOL, Inc., provider of software solutions for multiphysics modeling and application design, is offering a preview of the upcoming release of COMSOL Multiphysics version 5.6 at the COMSOL Conference 2020 North America, October 7–8. COMSOL 5.6, to be released in fall 2020, brings faster and more memory-efficient solvers, better CAD assembly handling, application layout templates, […]
Announcing the 2020 LEAP Award winners for Software
The votes are in and the winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced in a digital ceremony with products across 12 categories, including the category of software. Critical to LEAP’s success is the involvement of the engineering community. No one at WTWH Media selected the winners. Instead, our editorial […]
Buying into the CAD Consortium
Much like a food coop, membership in a CAD cooperative comes with perks and some drawbacks. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor ProgeSoft bills itself as a low-cost CAD alternative, similar to other two- and three-dimensional .dwg-file-based software though it is one-tenth the cost. The company’s membership in the IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) helps keep costs low, […]
GEA uses Dassault Systèmes’ Simulation Technology to safely reopen its cafeteria for 1,900 employees
Dassault Systèmes announced that GEA, one of the world’s largest technology suppliers for food processing and a wide range of other industries, used SIMULIA applications powered by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to simulate the airflow in its Oelde, Germany employee cafeteria, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and gain insights […]
Shell or Solid Elements for Thin Walled Parts?
Choosing an element type for a structural Finite Element Analysis Dr. Jody Muelaner, Ph.D. CEng MIMechE When performing structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA), it is often advised that thin-walled parts should only be meshed using solid elements if it is possible to use at least three elements through the thickness. When this is not practical, […]
Elysium to launch 3DxSUITE in Spring 2021
Global interoperability solutions provider, Elysium, is developing a new consolidated interoperability platform scheduled for release in the spring of 2021. The 3DxSUITE will enable users to customize and integrate Elysium’s data solutions into automated quality and compliance-checking systems best suited to their operational needs. Flexibility and openness support digital end-to-end processes for MBE and the […]
Dassault Systèmes unveils 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, driving a new era of experience-based learning for the workforce of the future
Dassault Systèmes today unveiled 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, its new ambition to help students and professionals thrive in the workplace with in-demand industry skills for sustainable innovation. With 3DEXPERIENCE Edu, Dassault Systèmes will drive its key role in building the workforce of the future by opening up new possibilities on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for lifelong learning and […]
Dassault Systèmes joins the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI)
Dassault Systèmes announced it has joined the Global Enabling Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), a global organization focused on enabling digital sustainability. Becoming a member of GeSI means that Dassault Systèmes is adding its name to a growing number of major information, communication, and technology (ICT) companies and organizations from around the world that are seeking to […]
Immersive reality headset makes remote collaboration easy
KIA Motors has always been an industry leader when it comes to implementing new and innovative tech in their design process. Now, with Varjo XR-1 supported by Autodesk VRED, the designers are moving into an immersive photorealistic environment. The benefit is that global design reviews can go from days to an hour. Photorealistic, real-scale and […]
Kubotek3D launches major release of K-Display and K-Compare products
Kubotek3D, a leading supply chain software provider, announced the 3.0 release of the Kubotek K-Compare and K-Display software products. This release provides updates to STEP and CAD file readers, user interface improvements, and several new functions for each product. The new releases are available for customers to download immediately. STEP file enhancements Kubotek proprietary readers […]
Extending the life of hip implants
Using CAE technology to design durable implants and implement effective fatigue evaluation Bone implant designs must be precise and durable to withstand significant load and pressure over time. One of the most frequent and severe joint inflictions, osteoarthritis, often requires administration of a Total Hip Replacement (THR). This implant, being significantly load-bearing, requires a complex […]
MSBAI awarded SBIR contract for GURU, its AI-driven simulation software assistant
Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research “Air Force Awards Contract for GURU to Put the Simple in Simulation” was the headline of a news release issued by software developer MSBAI announcing it was awarded an AFWERX Small Business Innovation (SBIR) Phase 1 contract to examine integrating its GURU technology with U.S. Air Force applications. “Engineers use […]
A new 3D approach to remote design engineering
by Karl Maddix, co-founder and CEO of Masters of Pie The coronavirus pandemic has forced almost every business to adapt to new ways of working. In many cases, conferencing services have saved the day – enabling remote teams to collaborate on projects when they can’t be in the same room. But two-dimensional (2D) conferencing is […]
AutomationDirect unveils 3D CAD files for product design
AutomationDirect now offers native CAD files downloadable directly from their Web store to assist system designers in developing or updating their designs. Available in over 60 formats, the CAD files save designers time, provide more accurate vendor specifications from vendors, and allow better assessment of product fit within a design. At the product item level […]
Tech Soft 3D and OPEN MIND collaborate on CAM solutions
OPEN MIND Technologies AG, a leading developer of CAD/CAM software solutions worldwide, and Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, announced that HOOPS Exchange, a CAD data access and reuse technology for manufacturing and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) workflows, will be integrated into hyperCAD-S and hyperMILL to ensure that all […]
Market for CAE / Simulation software will reach $6.1 bn in 2020
Cambashi, a leading global industry analyst and market consulting firm, together with partner intrinSIM announced its latest COVID-adjusted CAE/Simulation market data & forecast, which indicates the CAE (computer-aided engineering) market has been growing in double-digit figures and will continue on that path excluding 2020. “These growth rates illustrate the beginning of the Simulation Revolution, which […]
MapleMBSE release from Maplesoft expands support to include Capella
Maplesoft announced a new release of MapleMBSE, the software that enables companies to implement Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes without requiring every stakeholder on the project to be an expert in complex MBSE tools. The release of MapleMBSE 2020.2 now supports the MBSE platform Capella, in addition to improved performance and usability. MapleMBSE provides an […]