OPEN MIND Technologies AG is set to present at the Farnborough International Airshow. OPEN MIND will present version 2014.1 of the CAM solution hyperMILL® at Booth B3 in Hall 1 of the aviation trade fair from 14 to 20 July 2014. The special requirements of the aviation industry also regard the further development of machining strategies and tool support for the hyperMILL® CAM suite. As such, one key improvement of version 2014.1 involves the use of barrel cutters in different designs. The large effective radius of the thin tools allows 5axis cutting with greater step-over distances. This reduces machining time and achieves a high level of surface quality. These are key factors for economical production, which is particularly important in the aerospace industry. OPEN MIND works with well-known users from the aviation industry to further develop the technology. More efficient material removal The necessity for fast and tool-friendly stock removal of high-quality materials

McGraw Hill Construction's Sweets (http://sweets.construction.com/) today announced the kickoff of Sweetstakes (https://sweets.construction.com/Sweetstakes), its contest offering approximately $20,000 in cash and prizes.  The contest was launched during the American Institute of Architects 2014 National Convention & Design Exposition in Chicago. Sweets, which recently unveiled an enhanced online user interface, enables architects, designers, contractors and construction professionals to easily select and compare building products.  It offers comprehensive building product information, CAD details, building information modeling (BIM) objects, specs, catalogs, galleries, and green product information. To enter the contest, register at https://sweets.construction.com/Sweetstakes through October 31, 2014. Every time entrants visit Sweets.com while logged in, they will receive an additional entry -- the more visits, the better the chances of winning. Prizes include: Grand Prize: 1 Eames chair and ottoman - new all black model (valued over $6,000) 2nd Place Prize: $2,500 Cash 3rd Place Prize: MakerBot Replicator 2 - 3D Printer with starter kit (valued over $1,900) 4th Place Prize: MakerBot Replicator 2 - 3D Printer with starter

Delcam’s Brazilian reseller, Seacam, worked together with Sandvik Brasil to machine aluminium transmission covers for a car being developed by students from the University of São Paulo State.  A reduction of 73% was achieved in the machining time by using the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy in Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining. For more details on the time savings that are possible with Delcam’s Vortex strategy, please go to www.vortex-machining.com The students regularly participate in competitions organised by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) between Institutions of Higher Education.  The competitions let engineering students participate in real examples of project development, with all the activities involved, to provide a practical application of the theoretical knowledge they have acquired in the classroom. The target of each team is to design and build a prototype, off-road, single-seat car, for marketing to enthusiastic amateurs rather than professional drivers.  The vehicle must be safe, easily transported

TransMagic, Inc., announces the release of MagicCheck R2, a 3D geometric data comparison application. MagicCheck R2 delivers new features including multi-body comparison, 3-point move positioning and dynamic dimensioning. MagicCheck's new assembly comparison and dimension features will allow suppliers to instantly find even the smallest model and assembly changes in new data sets.  This feature dramatically improves the accuracy of quoting based on 3D CAD data and allows companies to easily document changes to downstream processes such as NC toolpaths and QA inspection plans. The user experience is also enhanced with optimized model import performance, multi-core processing technology and dockable browser panes. Deployed at Neill Aircraft Company, Juan Castro, Systems Control Manager, states, “MagicCheck helped us immensely by concentrating the extraction and validation processes under one roof.” The MagicCheck R2 feature enhancements allow users greater control over 3D CAD data for more accurate and detailed comparison results.  The multi-body compare capability enables

Eagle Point Software Corporation, an Autodesk AEC Industry Partner, announced the addition of Autodesk 2015 resources to Pinnacle Series, which enables AEC organizations to immediately take advantage of the new features found in the latest Autodesk software and increase overall productivity. Pinnacle Series Workflows, Cheat Sheets, Videos and Live Training Classes are updated to include support for the following 2015 Autodesk products: AutoCAD AutoCAD Civil 3D AutoCAD Map 3D Autodesk Infraworks 360 Autodesk Storm & Sanitary Analysis Autodesk Revit Architecture Autodesk Revit MEP Autodesk Revit Structure Autodesk Navisworks Autodesk 3ds Max Design Autodesk Design Review "Many customers have made the move or are soon to make the move to the 2015 release of these Autodesk products and we're happy to be able to quickly deliver access to a full library of learning and help resources," says Brad Heil, Vice President of Products and Services at Eagle Point. "The workflows, cheat sheets, videos, training classes and technical support are all pointed at making

Infolytica Corporation has released the newest versions of its simulation suite of software: MagNet, ElecNet, ThermNet and OptiNet. Specializing in electromagnetic and electric fields, Infolytica offers easy to use software solutions for engineers searching to reduce cost and obtain a better design. MagNet v7.5 can now predict the surface force density on a component, including cases where the component is touching others. MagNet can also support laminations and other types of material segmentations with the perfect electric insulator boundary condition. When using this new boundary condition on a surface, MagNet will stop current flow between touching conducting components. This approach is much quicker as it eliminates the need to mesh a very thin insulating sheet - a long process which increases the solution time drastically. After working with several power transformer designers and learning more about their simulation needs, Infolytica has developed an unmatched proprietary formulation of the nonlinear surface impedance approximation. In

Axium, a developer of accounting and project management software for A/E firms that is now part of Deltek, announced the introduction of Project Trek™, a collaboration and document sharing solution formerly known as ArchiTrek™. The cloud-based software tool was designed by architects to improve how A/E/C project teams work together to deliver successful projects. Project Trek will be demoed at the 2014 AIA conference in Chicago in booth numbers 3254 and 3255. “With the advent of sophisticated BIM software and integrated project delivery, the industry demanded a better way to collaborate, share documents and manage the design and construction process,” said Namita Dhallan, Deltek’s EVP of Product Strategy and Engineering. “We believe Project Trek addresses these challenges in a unique way because we tailored it specifically to the way A/E/C firms work today.” Project Trek promotes collaboration, document and construction management, and electronic bidding through a web platform that can be quickly

Delcam has launched the 2014 R3 version of its OrthoMODEL software for the design of custom orthotic insoles.  The new release includes the ability to display multiple 2D images and a 3D model simultaneously, and a range of improvements to the user interface to simplify workflow and reduce design times.  For further details, please go to lz.orthotics-cadcam.com OrthoMODEL offers "real-time design” of both accommodative orthotics, ideal for patients with diabetes and for those requiring comfort insoles, and corrective orthotics, to address problems with the patient’s foot orientation and gait cycle. The software has a direct interface to Delcam’s iQube range of scanners, all of which are able to scan the patient’s foot, foam boxes or casts.  As an open system, it can also import scan data from most other systems as well as create NC code for orthotics generated in other CAD systems The new version of OrthoMODEL represents a big leap forward

CSC has announced the next generation of its structural BIM integration software for Autodesk’s Revit 2015. Structural BIM Integration between CSC’s steel building design software, Fastrak, and concrete building design solution, Orion, with Autodesk’s Revit® is now a standard workflow for many Structural Engineers. This latest release aligns CSC’s design products even further with the recent release of Revit® Structure 2015. CSC’s Integrator provides enhanced levels of integration, synchronising full or part models between the engineer and Revit modeller, with the ability to manage the entire process including: added, deleted and modified members and their associated design data. “CSC’s Integrator has become an important part of our design process” stated Ian Walker, Partner at Billinghurst George & Partners. “The ability to synchronise and share models between Fastrak and Revit has proven invaluable to help us maximise BIM in our organisation, leading to an increase in productivity.”  Fastrak & Revit models used in the design of St

aPriori announced the general availability of Cost Insight, a new business intelligence capability that delivers timely and actionable product cost and profitability data to engineering, manufacturing and sourcing managers and executives. Cost Insight provides aPriori users with intuitive, self-service access to product cost information to maximize visibility into the performance of their cost management initiatives and enable real-time decisions based on highly reliable and detailed product cost data.     “Advanced reporting and analytics is becoming a critical component of effective product cost management,” said Julie Driscoll, vice president of product management and strategic marketing at aPriori. “It increases the efficiency of your efforts by enhancing business insight and enabling more informed cost decision making at all levels of the manufacturing organization. Cost Insight unlocks new cost driver data and presents it to users at all levels in a highly actionable form enabling a more strategic view of product profitability and