EPLAN and Dassault Systèmes have entered a technology partnership as part of the EPLAN Partner Network, whereby both parties will be working on expanding the interface between EPLAN and the Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform. The announcement was made official on the first day of the Hannover Messe. The goal is the seamless integration of electrical…

In an exciting breakthrough in the study of heart disease and its treatment, Dassault Systèmes today announced its role in the creation of the world’s first realistic 3D simulation model of the human heart. The model was developed by a multidisciplinary team of heart experts working to combat cardiovascular disease. The goal of the “Living […]

3D CAD World

There was a time, years back, when SolidWorks users complained because the annual updates of the software included so many major new capabilities that it was hard to keep up. SolidWorks is a mature product now, and the pace of adding major new capabilities has slowed down quite a bit. Now the big emphases with […]

3D CAD World

By Evan Yares, Senior Editor & Analyst, Software SolidWorks 2013 may be one of the best releases ever. SolidWorks Corporation was founded in 1993. The company’s initial plan was elegantly simple: build a CAD program that runs on Microsoft Windows, competes with Pro/Engineer, and sells for $4,000, through local resellers. Today, almost 20 years later,…

Although cloud computing is an emerging field of computer science, the idea has been around for a few years. Cloud computing is ideally suited for engineering departments because it provides immediate access to flexible, real-time, high-performance computing resources configured in a way designers, engineers, and analysts need it, when they need it on a pay-as-you-go…

There’s no such thing as “too complicated” in Franck Muller’s world, and if there were it would be a compliment. The Swiss watchmaker celebrates complexity, layering one component on another to create some of the world’s most expensive and sought-after timepieces. Franck Muller uses SolidWorks® CAD , SolidWorks Enterprise PDM, and SolidWorks Simulation software as…

FRANCE – Dassault Systèmes CATIA announces a creativity contest for confirmed and amateur designers, Creativty in 3D. Like clay modelers or sculptors, designers can use 3D software for live, intuitive design. The contest opened Monday March 22. To qualify to win, candidates must submit entries on the 3D Perspectives blog no later than Friday May…

Safety concerns have restricted traffic over the main freeway bridge through downtown Cleveland, near the area where Design World magazine is published.  Now we are finding out that the crisis was revealed by an FEA analysis of a four-sided steel beam on the Inner Belt Bridge over Interstate 90 in downtown Cleveland.  The story was…

Finite Element Analysis has long helped design traditional power plants. Now, it’s proving a boon for designing “green” facilities, like wind turbines and wave power. Power generating equipment must be designed for both immediate cost-efficiency and a long lifespan.  Realistic simulation with (FEA) is a critical tool that solves a range of engineering challenges. What’s…