ZWCAD Design today officially released its architecture specified product ZWCAD Architecture 2015. This new version has specialized enhancements like Layer Wall and integrated Google Earth for architecture, enabling architects to gain immediate productivity and pushing their architecture design to a higher level. Create Multi-layered Walls In Europe and other parts of the world with fluctuating temperatures, walls are designed with multiple layers to adapt to this condition. To allow designers to illustrate this, ZWCAD Architecture 2015 supports layer wall, in order to aid in the creation of a multi-layer wall. Users can also define the property of the wall and customize the baseline, strength, width and other factors of multiple layers. This simplification means that users can spend time exploring other possibilities within their design. Experience Your Design in the Real World For architects, a tricky problem is that they often find it hard to define whether their designs fit in the real

Portal Architects, Inc., the creators of SkySync, are pleased to announce an Autodesk Developer Network Partnership that will enable Autodesk customers to integrate virtually any Cloud and/or on-site storage system with multiple Autodesk platforms. Portal Architects, Inc. has already delivered its first Autodesk platform connector which enables SkySync to integrate closely with Autodesk’s BIM 360 Field. Additional connectors are in the works for Autodesk’s BIM 360 Glue, Vault and Buzzsaw platforms. Joe Lombardi and his team at Shawmut Construction are using SkySync’s BIM 360 Field connector to fully synchronize their existing cloud storage system with Autodesk’s platform. “What SkySync does is take one of the industry’s most powerful tools; Autodesk BIM 360, and provides the ability to distribute data faster and more efficiently,” Lombardi said. “The bottom line is SkySync makes BIM 360 even more valuable to an organization like Shawmut.” This same level of functionality will soon be extended to Autodesk’s BIM 360 Glue

Parasolid v27.1 delivers numerous enhancements to support efficiency and effectiveness in complex modeling workflows. These enhancements enable application developers to deliver step changes in productivity to end-users. Parasolid provides high-level geometric functionality that can be most productively and robustly achieved at the kernel modeler level, which allows application developers to focus on their customers’ other requirements. Enhanced areas in Parasolid v27.1 include blending, surfacing, modeling support and platform support. These enhancements are in addition to numerous improvements targeted at specific industries and workflows. Blending Parasolid v27.1 provides extended control over the shape of blends. This extended control enables end-users to get the exact shape required for functional or aesthetic purposes, which demonstrates the use of blending as a complex modeling technique beyond its historical role of simply rounding off model edges. Blending enhancements allow you to: More easily control the profile of G2 face blends by providing constant depth and skew values Define variable radius

Many ShipConstructor users have already realized the value of SSI’s new information-sharing tool, SSI EnterprisePlatform PublisherLT. This product was launched in September 2014 with the ShipConstructor 2015 release. However, a number of clients are mid-project in an older version of ShipConstructor and would like a way to utilize the new functionalities with a previous ShipConstructor release. To facilitate this process, SSI has made available a version of PublisherLT that works with older ShipConstructor versions. Engineering Data can now be easily accessed in any format by anyone from any department at any time. PublisherLT allows individuals – even those not using ShipConstructor directly - to gather, convert, manipulate and save information from the ShipConstructor Marine Information Model (MIM). Stakeholders throughout an organization, across departments, do not always know where to look within the product data model to find the information they need to do their jobs. A key benefit of PublisherLT is that

MicroSurvey is pleased to announce the release of MicroSurvey CAD 2015, a major update to its flagship desktop survey and design program for land surveyors and civil engineers. The latest release is powered by the all new IntelliCAD 8 engine and is the first ever 64-bit version of MicroSurvey CAD. According to Brian Sloman, Development Manager at MicroSurvey, "The 64-bit architecture allows MicroSurvey CAD 2015 to access and use more system resources, and in a more efficient manner, unlocking the incredible potential of a modern workstation. With the 64-bit version of MicroSurvey CAD 2015, users will experience faster and smoother drafting and calculation operations, and can work with larger drawings and more points." MicroSurvey CAD 2015 can read and write the latest .dwg files for compatibility with AutoCAD 2015 and has improved object enablers for drawings from Civil 3D. It also includes several new capabilities driven by requests submitted by users through

Featured technology from Delcam at the Houstex exhibition from 24th to 26th February will be the latest versions of the company’s PowerMILL, FeatureCAM and PartMaker CAM systems.  Visitors to the Delcam booth, #1141, at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, will see major enhancements that will help manufacturing companies, especially those in the oil and gas, aerospace and defence, and automotive industries, to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The new release of PowerMILL, Delcam’s programming system for high-speed and five-axis machining, includes improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, expanded collision checking to also cover near misses, and more efficient raster finishing. Vortex produces safe toolpaths with a much deeper cut by using a controlled engagement angle that maintains the optimum cutting conditions for the whole toolpath.  As a result, higher feed rates and material-removal rates are possible, making the cutting time shorter by as much

AEC digital solutions LLC has officially announced the launch of its new website www.aecdsl.com. This website is more closely aligned with the company’s strategic vision for growth and expansion. It offers improved navigation and functionality leading to a content-rich site experience. Created with the user experience firmly in mind, the website has been designed using the latest technology so the site is compatible with today’s browsers and mobile devices. The website boasts of a clean, modern design and is divided into the key section – who we are, what we do, why us and projects. Each page provides detailed information about the company and its core expertise in BIM services. The new AECdsl website also provides social media integration and direct links to AECdsl’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages, where company updates appear on a regular basis. The News section features latest announcements, service offerings and opinion pieces on the evolution of

 PDF Key takeaways: Dassault Systèmes continues to enhance its 3DEXPERIENCE Platform messaging and how it supports doing business in the age of experience Dassault Systèmes continues to build out its platform with the release of additional “experiences” Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform is being adopted by companies in multiple industries On November 11-12, 2014, approximately 900 Dassault Systèmes clients, prospects, partners, and employees gathered for the 2014 North American 3DEXPERIENCE FORUM at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV (with many more participating via a live video feed). Mr. Bruno Latchague, Senior EVP, Americas Market and Global Sales Operations and Mr. Ken Clayton, Vice President, 3DS Professional Channel, kicked off the event. Mr. Latchague provided some facts about Dassault Systèmes’ North American operations, including its 40 locations, 78,000 customers, and 132 partners. He spoke about how customers are moving to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, which allows them to do business in the “age of experience.”

ESI Group announces the new version of Visual-Environment 10.0. Designed to support the most demanding CAE requirements, Visual-Environment is a comprehensive simulation platform enabling faster decision-making across multiple domains. The latest version Visual-Environment 10.0 enables the swift integration of calculations using open source CFD software OpenFOAM®. Visual-Environment 10.0 provides a very intuitive interface for all CFD engineers. It allows them to accelerate the preparation of most common CFD calculations, including airflow for external aerodynamics, internal airflow for underhood and climate control, and investigation of flow around rotating bodies. More specifically, this new version of Visual-Environment provides users of the well-known open source CFD modules of OpenFOAM® with the first compatible industrial grade platform: enabling seamless CAD import, easy model set-up, pre- and post-processing, macro-capabilities and customization. Visual-Environment 10.0 enables design engineers to get quick answers for various design options, on a daily basis. Once a CFD expert has defined an analysis process, fellow design engineers can benefit from automated meshing,

German software developer Ashampoo released 3D CAD Professional 5, a CAD solution that specializes in the planning and design of buildings including gardens. Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional 5 targets draftsmen, interiors architects and landscapers in need of a high-quality CAD solution. The software helps you create professional plan sections for building applications or construction documentation.  Summary: New: Ashampoo 3D CAD Professional 5 New: Native 64bit support New: Simplified ribbon style user interface New: Quick access bar New: More beautiful and expressive with custom fill patterns and 3D texture displays in 2D Maxon Cinema 4D export 2D-, 3D-, and cross-section views 2D DXF/DWF im- and export Freely positionable camera and viewpoints Area, length and volume calculations Extensive object catalog Compatible with Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 Price: $299.99 Ribbon style user interface Version 5 provides two different user metaphors, classic and ribbon. The ribboned interface is suitable especially for beginners and features thematically structured features and buttons. All essential features are now fast and easy to reach. The