IT consultants and systems specialists N+P Informationssysteme GmbH (N+P) and Stabiplan, the Dutch specialist for home automation software, will be working closely together in the German market. The aim of the partnership is to combine the expertise of both companies and thus push the concept of building information modeling (BIM) to the next level. Stabiplan is European leader in the development of CAD-based design software for home automation. Points of interest: Stabicad is compatible with multiple platforms, with functionality available for both Autodesk® Revit® MEP and AutoCAD®. In addition, Stabiplan offers a web platform at MEPcontent.eu that provides current graphical product information for leading manufacturers and suppliers. The company collaborates with more than one hundred European companies on this project. Thanks to the partnership agreement with N+P, users of Autodesk® Revit® MEP and AutoCAD® can now purchase Stabiplan software in Germany and use all of its features. Noteworthy here is the seamless

The FibreChain project addresses manufacturers' growing need for innovative processes to optimize the production chain and reduce costs. Lightweight, durable components are in high demand from manufacturers as they combine performance and high quality. Only highly specialized production chains currently supply multilayer components and lightweight 3D carbon fibre components. To this day, their use in the industrial world remains very limited, hence the reason for there being no integrated production chains capable of mass production.  The aim of the FibreChain project, which means the integration of the process chain for the automated and flexible production of carbon fibre components, is to develop the first automated manufacturing system for mass production of high-performance, lightweight and recyclable carbon fibre components. The project took shape thanks to an interdisciplinary consortium of 17 partners from 7 European countries, consisting of research institutes, such as the German Fraunhofer Institute, manufacturers, such as Nikon Metrology and Trumpf, and universities.

Rand Worldwide announced that with less than one month left to enter IMAGINiT Technologies’RENDERiT Contest, the time to upload a rendering of your favorite design is now. Top design, civil and mechanical engineers and architects using Autodesk software across the building, civil and mechanical fields are competing to win one of three prizes. Winners will all be chosen through public voting via IMAGINiT’s Facebook Page. “We typically work with our clients to recommend technology, help them implement it and then ensure the effective adoption of this technology into their workflows and design processes,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “When we partner with customers, we don’t often get to experience the truly innovative designs that our clients are creating on the frontlines with Autodesk 3D design software. IMAGINiT’s RENDERiT Contest allows us to see the powerful ideas that these design tools bring to reality. We truly enjoy exposing the work

Athletes for Charity, Tata Technologies and the Detroit Lions have joined forces to expose Detroit Public School students to embrace Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), while also developing their skills in reading and writing. “The demand for skilled workers in science, technology, engineering, and math is on the rise while the availability of qualified applicants is on the decline because students are not pursuing degrees and careers within the sector,” said Alisa Harewood of Tata Technologies, a global engineering services company with North American headquarters located in Novi. The program aims to improve learning outcomes and student interest in science, technology, engineering and math, while creating pathways to success in post-secondary education and 21st century careers. Two schools have been selected for the inaugural launch of the STEM Youth Literacy Program: Clark Preparatory Academy—visited on Sept. 9—and Dixon Educational Learning Academy. Representatives from Tata Technologies, Athletes for Charity and the Detroit Lions are

Capricot Technologies announced that it has entered into a partnership with Eagle Point Software - developer of the Pinnacle Series. The Pinnacle Series is a productivity solution, which uses multiform resources to help organizations overcome the everyday challenges they face in using Autodesk software. This cloud-based solution enables users to get the most out of their Autodesk Solutions with desktop and mobile applications that provide 24/7 access to workflow, training and support resources. Pinnacle Series is fully customizable with unlimited cloud storage, allowing organizations to house their corporate best practices and standard operating procedures. "Capricot was looking for a strategic partner with a cloud-based solution focused on Autodesk products. We knew of Eagle Point's reputation for solving problems that Autodesk customers face and found the Pinnacle Series to be just what we were looking for to help our customers," said Chakresh Jain, Chairman of Capricot. Jain also stated "By offering Eagle Point

TraceParts launches a brand new mobile application to further enhance the 3D content experience for Engineers and Design Professionals. The application, available on both the Android and iOS platforms, is available to download for free. Supporting mobile phones and tablets, TraceParts Mobile can be used anywhere and anytime, during a commute or in a meeting. Built from TraceParts long established online CAD library TracePartsOnline.net, the mobile application allows Engineers access to the same extensive database containing millions of technical data with 3D models that can be viewed live and moved around at a touch. Once selected among hundreds of suppliers’ catalogs, models can be easily sent by email in any one of the many supported native or neutral CAD formats, so everything is ready back in the office for designers to start work, all from within the application. “We’re always working to make Product Content available everywhere and our new mobile app is an

Today Autodesk Fusion 360—a cloud-based tool that combines 3D industrial and mechanical design, collaboration, and machining in a single package—became the first solution of its kind available for purchase worldwide on the Mac App Store. “Autodesk has done a great job bringing the complete Fusion 360 toolkit to the Mac App Store,” said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Fusion 360 combines design, collaboration and machining tools into a single package, and now it's available with the security and simplicity of the Mac App Store.” “The fundamental methods of design and manufacturing are experiencing radical disruption,” said Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president at Autodesk. “We started from scratch and co-created Fusion 360 with the product design community to reimagine 3D CAD and CAM. Our global community loves the Mac, and now they have a faster path to getting started with Fusion 360 on the Mac.” In the market for just

MSC Software Corporation and e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and developer of Digimat, the nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform, today announced the new release of Digimat 5.1.1. Understanding composite material behavior in product design is essential to product manufacturing industries that incorporate advanced materials into the design process for lightweighting and quality improvements. The Digimat 5.1.1 release addresses this issue by introducing new capabilities that help engineers, material suppliers, and material users reduce the cost and time to engineer innovative materials and products. Highlights of this release include: Material engineering End-to-end FE analyses of Material RVE Digimat-FE includes an FE meshing technology and solver enabling a complete tool for the end-to-end investigation of composites Representative Volume Element (RVE), based on finite element modeling. Generation of RVE has made tremendous gains in robustness & speed. Meshing (conforming & voxel), FE meshing, solution and post-processing have been integrated, and MSC Software's Marc Nonlinear FEA software was added to the external solver

Dassault Systèmes today announced SOLIDWORKS 2015, the latest release of the company’s successful portfolio of 3D design software applications. With SOLIDWORKS 2015, users gain access to cloud-based capabilities and a wider range of choices for improving productivity, work processes, operating costs. SOLIDWORKS 2015 covers all comprehensive aspects of the product development process with an intuitive, integrated 3D development environment that includes 3D design, simulation, electrical design, product data management and technical communication. In addition, starting with the new Collaborative Sharing feature, SOLIDWORKS 2015 enables access to Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its cloud-based capabilities. Designers and engineers can span multiple disciplines with ease, shortening the design cycle, increasing productivity and collaborating to deliver innovative products to market faster. “We’ve listened to our users and noted how, as their business success grows, their design needs rapidly expand,” said Bertrand Sicot, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes. “This is why we are so attentive to our users’

AVEVA announced today that Vodokanal Engineering, an important provider of water supply and wastewater projects in Russia, has chosen AVEVA PDMS as its 3D design modelling solution. AVEVA PDMS will provide much greater design efficiency while allowing Vodokanal to meet the increasingly high standards demanded by key clients. ‘AVEVA technologies are advanced and powerful,’ said Alexander Terentyev, Chief Engineering Officer, Vodokanal-Engineering. “Our customers’ design standards are getting increasingly more sophisticated which was a problem for our current software. One such client is KINEF LLC, which operates the largest oil refinery in North-West Russia. As part of its project management framework, KINEF encourages its contractors to invest in the most advanced technologies to create more efficient project deliverables.  This is particularly true for projects involving 3D design and modelling software, where AVEVA’s PDMS solution has long been the industry standard. ‘In the past, we were never required to check the model for clashes,