Delcam CRISPIN – in partnership with www.3DSHOES.com – has chosen the winner of its Global Footwear Design Competition.  Ekaterina Gapeeva, a shoe designer from Minsk in Belarus, was chosen as the overall winner from the many entries, based on her design’s creative flair, commercial potential and impressive use of Delcam CRISPIN’s ShoeMaker software, the package used to create all of the entries.  The winning entries can be seen on the Delcam CRISPIN website at www.delcam-crispin.com/competitions/index.asp Ekaterina’s design will now be 3D printed and showcased on Delcam CRISPIN’s stand, A36 in Hall 14 at the SIMAC exhibition taking place in Milan between 25th and 27th February.  She will join the Delcam CRISPIN staff at the exhibition. Ekaterina was delighted to win the competition, saying "My design was inspired by collections of Giuseppe Zanotti, Valentino, Stella Jean, Gucci and Chanel.  I tried to express the natural beauty and loftiness of birds, with a combination of a feather’s thin

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute and Autodesk have teamed up to offer product designers a chance to win up to USD $4,000 through the inaugural Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge. Participants are eligible to submit their design after completing the free 1-hour, online course Designing Cradle to Cradle Certified™ Products for the Circular Economy. Submissions are due March 15, 2015, and winners will be announced in April. The required online education course provides practical instruction for product designers in the application of ‘cradle to cradle’ design principles, and the goal of the Product Design Challenge is to eliminate the concept of ‘waste’ by designing products with materials that may be perpetually cycled to retain their value as nutrients to fuel growing global economies. “We are celebrating a new vision—giving product designers the chance to be rewarded for applying their skills to innovative circular thinking,” said Bridgett Luther, president of the Institute. “The design

TraceParts has now released the 2015 version of its Supplier Parts Management Software TraceParts Enterprise. The highlights for this release are the new Subcontractor Edition and the import of existing data into the TraceParts Enterprise Database. “We’ve taken onboard suggestions from our current users worldwide and from companies who tested the free Try & Buy version during the last 12 months. As a result, we’ve now implemented the most wanted “enhancements” and much more in this major release,” says Alfred Schallert, Global Product Manager of TraceParts Enterprise. The newly created Subcontractor Edition enables companies to integrate their subcontractors into TraceParts Enterprise without wasting time managing them. While the Subcontractor Edition is clearly targeting larger organizations, the new import function is addressing small and medium size businesses, who do not connect to an ERP or PDM system, but still want to reuse their existing data in TraceParts Enterprise. “In addition to these major functions, we

RLM Apparel Software Systems Inc., is closely following last year’s exceptionally strong software development agenda with the first in a series of planned 2015 system-wide innovations for its popular FashionManager™ Enterprise software solution. Comprising new and enhanced capabilities to PLM, Financials, and Sales modules, the latest round of improvements bolsters the functional scope of the all-in-one business solution and enables clients to accelerate business processes and improve operational efficiencies. According to RLM Partner and Vice President of Product Development Rick Lynn, “With the positive market response to the numerous releases we delivered last year, we are continuing to accelerate our development roadmap in 2015. This release adds significant new and improved tools for wholesale, retail and online sales that address the growing demands of today’s omnichannel business environment. Following last year’s release of the all-new Financial Reporting solution, we are now adding several new financial tools that continue to set the

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. is releasing expert trainer Jonathan Pickup’s Vectorworks Essentials Tutorial Manual, now in its seventh edition. The book supports the new capabilities of Vectorworks® 2015 software and helps users gain a firm understanding of the basic tools, features and commands found in the Vectorworks line of industry-specific CAD and BIM solutions. Pickup’s manual provides a streamlined and efficient approach to training, breaking down the process into three simple steps: read a section, watch a video and try a tutorial. Each step increases the reader’s capabilities, and many designers who say they thought the initial tutorials were easy find that the text’s evolution truly helps them to learn over time. “Jonathan’s teaching methods, as typified in his Essentials Tutorial Manual, are superb, and his manner of explaining techniques, tasks and tools is wonderfully clear, concise and well illustrated,” says Neil Barmen, Intern Architect, AIBC LEED AP. “Following along with the lessons in the manual

Engineers and designers of electric machines have a revamped & more intuitive modeling environment to use when performing motor simulations and analysis as of today with the release of MotorSolve version 5. Major additions to the software also enhance the charts and field data available to users. Here are just some of the highlights available. An Even More User Friendly Software. MotorSolve is among the most easy to use design software of its kind. Version 5 raises the bar of user friendliness by introducing a number of changes – both requested by users and created by Infolytica – to the interface and modeling engine to make it easier and faster. Using MotorSolve is simple and foolproof: after a thorough review of each motor template, design parameters have been renamed (to follow the latest standard terminology) and simplified in terms of geometrical options. The variational geometry engine, which gives MotorSolve the flexibility and power

Granta Design announced the release of GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway 3.0™, its third generation innovative solution for accessing managed materials data within Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems. Engineering enterprises manage wide-ranging and valuable information on the materials specified in their products (metals, composites, plastics, and natural materials) using the GRANTA MI™ system.  MI:Materials Gateway then provides this approved, traceable data directly within engineers’ design, simulation, or PLM environments, dramatically reducing time spent looking for information, and ensuring accuracy and consistency. Developed via partnerships with the leading CAD, CAE, and PLM providers, MI:Materials Gateway offers completely integrated functionality, appearing as a pop-up window inside the host system – no need for file transfer, no error-prone copy and paste. MI:Materials Gateway 3.0 takes full advantage of the functionality of GRANTA MI Version 8, and supports the latest versions of host systems, including Abaqus® 6.14, HyperMesh®13, and Windchill® 10. Optimizing usability has

Thailand's PTT Research & Technology Institute (PTT RTI) has selected three Intergraph® SmartPlant® solutions to deliver a range of projects that will help to drive innovation in process engineering. The solutions are being implemented by PTT RTI's Process Technology Research Department, where researchers use them to create preliminary design layouts and basic design deliverables for projects that relate to future development in process engineering technology. Intergraph worked with its local Global Network Partner, Neon Infotech, to set up and install the products, including preliminary 3D plant layout tool, SmartPlant Layout; piping and instrument diagram (P&ID) manager, SmartPlant P&ID; and instrument design solution, SmartPlant Instrumentation. "We made the decision to implement SmartPlant solutions as Intergraph is known for providing innovative, best-in-class engineering software," said Dr.Vivan Thammongkol, vice president of the Process Technology Research Department. "We expect the solutions will help to improve data quality and streamline the design process, therefore boosting the department's overall

Stratasys Ltd.  announced preliminary fiscal 2014 results as well as full-year 2015 guidance, as it enters a new phase of increased investment in its business. To foster growth and help it secure significant future long-term market opportunities, the Company also announced a new investment plan under which it expects to increase operating expenditures in 2015 and subsequent years, with anticipated increased expenditures in sales and marketing, product development and infrastructure. Preliminary 2014 Financial Results The Company expects to report fiscal year 2014 revenue in the range of $748 to $750 million, and non-GAAP net income in the range of $102 to $105 million, or $1.97 to $2.03 per diluted share. The Company expects to report a GAAP net loss for fiscal year 2014 in the range of $129 to $116 million, or ($2.58) to ($2.32) per share. During December 2014, Stratasys updated the goodwill impairment analysis of its MakerBot reporting unit. As a result, the Company expects to recognize a non-cash, non-tax-deductible goodwill impairment charge of approximately $100 to $110 million in the fourth

Dassault Systèmes today announced IFRS unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. These results were reviewed by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 4, 2015. Summary Highlights (unaudited) Organic new licenses revenue up 12% in Q4 and 10% in FY in constant currencies Organic non-IFRS operating margin growth of 150 basis points in FY Non-IFRS EPS up 15% in Q4 2014 year of Accelerated Strategy Implementation, Acquisitions Driving Addressable Market Expansion 21,000 new customers in 2014 2015 financial objectives initiated: Targeting non-IFRS EPS growth of about 12-15% "2014 was a significant year of advancement to achieve our purpose of providing 3DEXPERIENCE universes to harmonize product, nature and life,” commented Bernard Charlès, Dassault Systèmes President and Chief Executive Officer. “At the outset of 2014 we outlined that the objective of our Industry Solution Experiences powered by our 3DEXPERIENCE platform, was to increase the value we bring to our clients. Our investments as well as