Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits, recently announced that it has acquired the Actify core business, including SpinFire, CAD Publisher, and Centro. Actify SpinFire is a CAD viewer and collaboration tool supporting more than 20 standard CAD formats for 3D and 2D viewing, measuring, and markup capabilities for companywide departments, including […]
The present and future state of 3D simulation in engineering
Simulation in the engineering space empowers designers to create, test, and revise ideas with a speed and complexity not possible with traditional means alone. Just as simulation has enabled faster and more calculated development of products across industries, its own evolution is rapid and crucial to understand. The current state of simulation in the engineering […]
Tech Soft 3D launches CEETRON Toolkits to support CAE workflow
Tech Soft 3D, a provider of engineering software development toolkits, announces a new line of toolkits designed to fully support computer-aided engineering (CAE) workflows. Comprising four components, the CEETRON suite of solutions enables software engineers to accelerate CAE application development at every stage of the process. The new toolkits bring together technology from Ceetron AS, […]
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 […]
How a virtual approach can benefit injection molding
Bastiaan Oud and Jonathan Girroir To the outside eye, injection molding might seem straightforward enough: You shoot hot, liquid plastic into a cavity that is the shape of what you want to build, let it cool, pop it out, and voilà – you have your part. The reality is a bit more complex. If you […]
What AR/VR needs to do to for greater adoption
by Ron Fritz, CEO, Tech Soft 3D “Perpetually on the verge of a breakthrough.” That might be the phrase that comes to mind when describing the journey of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) towards widespread adoption in industrial settings. Over the past two decades, there have been several moments when AR/VR seemed like […]
A view on where AR/VR is headed, roundtable discussion from those who know
Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with five other industry executives to discuss the current state of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The core question at hand: whether AR/VR is finally poised for its breakthrough moment – and if so, what barriers might need to be removed […]
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 […]
How to tap into the AR/VR explosion
Jonathan Girroir, Senior Manager of Technical Marketing, Tech Soft 3D Any discussion of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) could reasonably start with the question of “Why should I care about this?” We’ve all probably seen AR/VR demonstrated at a trade show or other setting, and it looks exciting enough – but is it really…
Found Faster
Searchable databases do away engineers’ need to recreate CAD files. As for importing models, CAD translators keep costs down. Jean Thilmany, Senior Editor Engineers spend nearly two hours each day searching for or recreating parts that already exist, according to a survey done by Cadenas PartSolutions, a Cincinnati maker of parts management software. That number […]
Virtalis uses HOOPS Exchange to create rich data
Tech Soft 3D, a leading provider of software development toolkits to engineering software companies, announced that Virtalis is using HOOPS Exchange to create rich data sets that fuel enterprise data models that serve as the visualization backbone for multiple types of applications across the enterprise. Virtalis is a pioneer in the AR/VR industry and provider […]
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 […]