Luxion is pleased to release KeyShot 5.2, with support for SolidWorks 2015 and additional performance and stability improvements. In preparation of the next major release of KeyShot, Luxion continues to make improvements focused on the speed of creating product visuals, increasing performance and ensuring support for widest array of 3D file formats. KeyShot 5.2 addresses key performance improvements in the new features released with KeyShot 5 along with other updates to increase stability. Among the most important updates is new support for SolidWorks 2015 file format on both Mac and PC. This allows SolidWorks users to import SolidWorks 2015 files directly from the KeyShot interface. The updated KeyShot plugin for SolidWorks also supports import of SolidWorks 2015 files with LiveLinking to send geometry updates over to KeyShot. The plugin is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the KeyShot website here. Additional updates include optimizations to motion blur, color accuracy, focused caustics and

Granta Design announced the release of GRANTA MI:Additive Manufacturing™, a new software solution to overcome the substantial data challenges of developing additively-manufactured parts. Applying experience from Granta’s involvement in a number of leading Additive Manufacturing projects, MI:Additive Manufacturing incorporates  industry best practices in managing vital material and process information in this area. It helps engineering enterprises: protect their investment and intellectual property in Additive Manufacturing research; build an in-depth knowledge-base that is a prerequisite for better understanding Additive Manufacturing processes; significantly reduce time-to-market by avoiding wasted effort and gaining valuable insights; and support the qualification and certification of additively-manufactured parts. Additive Manufacturing (‘3D Printing’) has huge promise as a technique to make geometrically-complex parts with optimal cost and performance in industries including aerospace, automotive, and medical. Significant investment is being made in research and development programs to realise this potential. But this work generates huge amounts of data about the structure, properties,

Granta Design announced the release of CES EduPack 2015, the latest version of the materials education resource, used at over a thousand universities and colleges worldwide. The 2015 release focuses on enhancements that engage engineering, science, and design students by placing their learning about materials and processes in a real-world context. An updated lifecycle analysis tool enables students to consider both cost and environmental trade-offs in design. New additive manufacturing resources provide insight into this much talked-about area of manufacture. More in-depth materials data supports advanced projects. And updates to the Sustainable Development Edition help students to explore the full range of issues surrounding sustainability in design and engineering. These features build on CES EduPack’s existing comprehensive database of materials and process information, powerful materials property plotting tools, and range of supporting lectures, projects, videos, and exercises. These resources were developed by Professor Mike Ashby of Cambridge University, the team at Granta

CENIT’s new FASTSUITE Edition 2 software platform combines machine based simulation, offline programming for robotics, virtual work cell layout, and component handling in one platform. In doing so, the software consultant specialist provides a powerful alternative to existing software solutions for the Digital Factory. FASTSUITE Edition 2 is designed to fill a market gap that exists between large PLM-based software providers and smaller proprietary simulation systems offered by robot manufacturers. CENIT has designed a stand-alone simulation platform focused on combining manufacturing concept validation, offline programming, and the virtual commissioning of production systems. FASTSUITE Edition 2 is based on the concept of being non-proprietary with regards to vendor, process and technology: thus, it allows for the integration and use of any robotic, machine, human or logistics component in a single simulation environment. Strong points of the software are: ease-of-use, efficient programming functions for any robotic application, as well as versatility and openness. Using standards

Infor today announced that it will host an investor conference call to discuss Q3 fiscal year 2015 results for current holders of Infor securities and other interested parties on Friday, February 27, at 11 a.m. Eastern time. Materials and dial-in details will be available at www.infor.com/company/investor-information/ after 9 a.m. Eastern time Friday, February 27. 

Each year, CGTech hosts many VERICUT Users' Exchange (VUE) events for its customers. In 2014, over 1,300 VERICUT users attended more than 40 VUE events in 15 countries. CGTech has announced 23 North American VUE locations scheduled in 2015 and the first will be held on Tuesday, March 10th in Irvine near the company headquarters. Attendees will learn about new software features, tips and tricks for improving manufacturing efficiency, and will have the opportunity to express ideas about the future direction of the software. There is no charge to attend. VERICUT Users’ Exchange Tuesday, March 10, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Courtyard Marriott Irvine Spectrum Irvine, CA The agenda is customer-driven following a survey that was distributed at the end of 2014. In addition to tips & tricks, the agenda includes a review of recently implemented and planned enhancements. CGTech will also briefly discuss advancements in VERICUT Composite Applications, simulating 6-axis robotics, and programming and simulating

More than 450 Delcam staff and representatives of the company’s international Sales Partners network packed the Cineworld cinema in Solihull on Monday 9th February to welcome Pete Baxter as Delcam’s new Vice President and to hear about his plans for the future of the company. "I am delighted to be joining Delcam as the company prepares for the next phase of its development,” Mr. Baxter told the audience.  "I know that Delcam offers industry-leading products and services to manufacturing companies around the world, and that the company’s Sales Partners have an unrivalled reputation for the support they offer to our customers.  I look forward to working with Delcam’s staff and reseller channel to accelerate the growth of the business and to deliver an even better manufacturing experience to our customers.” Other speakers during the morning included, Bart Simpson, Senior Commercial Director at Delcam and Autodesk’s Buzz Kross, Senior Vice President, Design, Lifecycle

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes’ continues to evolve and clarify their 3DEXPERIENCE Platform message to the SolidWorks user community Dassault Systèmes’ announced a multi-dimensional solution delivery model for SolidWorks users—one that continues the desktop delivery of design capabilities, one that delivers new capabilities via the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, and one that is a hybrid model that includes a combination of both An intriguing set of keynotes set the stage for heated discussion and debate about the future of design The 17th annual SolidWorks World conference was held February 8-11, 2015 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. A large and enthusiastic crowd of approximately 5,500 SolidWorks users attended the conference. Like past SolidWorks World conference’s, Mr. Bertrand Sicot, former CEO of SolidWorks and now Dassault Systèmes’ Vice President of Sales of Value Solutions, kicked off the event. He welcomed the crowd and the other one thousand attending remotely. He also thanked the 2.8 million SolidWorks

CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program and PLM Market & Industry Forum to be co-sponsored in Pune by BrainWave Consulting. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 24 February 2015—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM consulting and research firm announces its intention to bring two of its acclaimed PLM education events to Pune, India in April 2015. The events will be co-sponsored by BrainWave Consulting and will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott, Pune City Centre. The first event, a special offering of CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program, will take place on Sunday, April 12. The program, which is built on CIMdata’s over 30 years of experience guiding industrial companies in successfully defining and implementing best-in-class PLM strategies, is recognized as the PLM industry’s most comprehensive solution-agnostic education and training offering. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and are invited to become a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community. The class

Tech Soft 3D announces that HOOPS Publish, its native 3D PDF generation toolkit, ensures SOLIDWORKS MBD (Model Based Definition) users can output accurate, rich and secure 3D PDFs. Introduced earlier this week at SOLIDWORKS World 2015, SOLIDWORKS MBD is an integrated, drawing-less manufacturing solution that enables users to define, organize, and publish Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) including 3D model data in support of industry standards such as Military-Standard-31000A, ASME Y14.41, ISO 16792, and DIN ISO 16792. HOOPS Publish empowers SOLIDWORKS MBD users to leverage the full capabilities of 3D PDF, including advanced layout, interactive 3D objects, fully accurate B-Rep data and critical metadata– everything needed to employ a Model Based Enterprise (MBE) strategy for manufacturers. Since HOOPS Publish is integrated directly within SOLIDWORKS MBD, everything – including PMI – can be exported with complete fidelity into 3D PDF. This 3D data can then be shared easily and securely through viewing with the ubiquitous Adobe