Students at high schools, colleges or universities can download Tecnomatix Jack for their free, private use to learn about human simulation and ergonomic analysis. With this license, students can create digital human models, conduct what-if analysis for different workplace designs and perform certain human performance analysis. Students need to install Jack on a Windows® PC. The software is non-transferable and cannot be used for industrial projects, paid services or any other commercial purpose. Siemens PLM Software also offers academic licenses with more capabilities to schools at a discounted price. For more information, contact their  \n Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! .

The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) today announced that Seac02, developer of the real time rendering and augmented reality software LinceoVR, has joined the program. As the APA's first rendering tool, LinceoVR continues to increase and expand the depth of the program's simulation offering. "We are looking forward to seeing where this new partnership leads both Seac02 and Altair," said Andrea Carignano, CEO at Seac02. "LinceoVR is a unique product within the APA and outside of it as well. We believe that the software will provide an exciting opportunity for HyperWorks users to bring models to life in new and creative ways without having first to manufacture prototypes.  This will be an asset for companies in reducing development costs and creating compelling concept designs." LinceoVR renders 3D models in real time, bringing them to life with state-of-the-art tracking for augmented reality technologies. This capability enables users to share 3D models in new digital media through both virtual and

Aras® today announced that General Electric (GE) Aviation will present at ACE 2014, the company’s annual global conference. GE will share best practices for supply chain management bill of materials management in complex product development environments. April 19 – May 1 - Chicago, Illinois, USA Free to Attend - No Fee (Space is Limited - Registration Required) Details and Registration: http://www.aras.com/ACE2014 ACE 2014 brings together business and technology professionals from around the world to discuss, benchmark and collaborate on PLM best practices for addressing the growing complexity in global product development, manufacturing, quality and the supply chain. With its open, community-based format, ACE offers the ideal learning environment for companies looking to replace or expand an existing legacy PLM or PDM system. General Electric Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric, is the world's largest producer of jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. With a workforce of about 40,000 people globally and revenues of

GRAPHISOFT announced today that it has successfully completed the buildingSMART alliance January 2014 Challenge in the COBie Design and Construction Documents Category. With zero errors, ArchiCAD 17 fulfilled 100% of the COBie requirements. In short, ArchiCAD produces COBie data that matches the information found in the equivalent design drawings and schedules. Based on the quality control report, no format errors were found. ArchiCAD also correctly exported the data as required by the COBie Challenge. This means that when users receive a COBie (IFC) file exported from ArchiCAD, they will not have to spend any time correcting it. Support for COBie is important in the US as well as in the UK and all other English-speaking countries. Prior to this perfect score, in September, 2013, ArchiCAD was the first architectural software to win certification for IFC 2x3 Coordination View version 2.0 import and export. Based on these two achievements, GRAPHISOFT has again proven that ArchiCAD

ESI Group announces that it has won the “Grand Prix ASMEP-ETI / Bpifrance” award in the “Innovation and Industrial Strategy” category. This award recognises and rewards family businesses and medium-sized companies that, within the framework of a coherent and sustainable strategy, have shown the ability to stand out by putting in place the conditions for sustainable growth through innovation. This award is the result of a selection process notably based on criteria for which ESI has been able to excel: The ability to innovate, a strategic priority of the Group for the last 40 years thanks to a dedicated investment policy representing some 30% of total sales and to a large technological partner network. The ability to succeed abroad, illustrated by the Group’s presence in more than 40 countries including BRIC and achievement of close to 90% of total sales overseas. Irreproachable quality management that, has resulted in ISO 9001 certification for its edition and distribution

The Human Solutions Group’s Italian subsidiary Sistemi Assyst with its HQ in Lainate in Milan has equipped the Paris office of the Italian fashion designer Cerruti with Cad.Assyst. The House of Cerruti designs, develops and sells high-quality fashion apparel for men. Cad.Assyst will be used in the company’s sportswear segment in the development of high-quality T-shirts and for the leather apparel line designs. The advantages of the Cad.Assyst design software for the fashion label are obvious: uniform standards relieve personnel of routine tasks – and users can save between 15 and 20 percent of patternmaking time.

Advanced Solutions, an Autodesk Platinum Partner and Authorized Training Center (ATC), announces the recent expansion into the Atlanta, Georgia market. The expansion will help Advanced Solutions better serve the needs of its Atlanta-area customers and support the continued sales and services growth of the company. Georgia is one of the fastest growing marketplaces for technology related businesses. As companies grow and innovate, Advanced Solutions is there to provide optimal solutions for all of the industries it serves. With their solid Platinum level partnership with Autodesk in place, they are equipped with the knowledge and expertise needed in a growth market. Technology is ever-changing and so is Advanced Solutions. For years, Advanced Solutions has served the Southeast in Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. Atlanta is the next logical step and key to providing the highest level of service and solutions as a complete, well-rounded resource. With their award-winning technical team and multiple industry specializations, they

Polarion Software today announced the availability of Polarion 2014, the most recent version of the company’s patented solution for ALM, Requirements Management, and Test & Quality Management. Industry Driven Features and Capabilities of Polarion 2014 Enable Polarion’s Customers to Accelerate Innovation  Clustering: out of the box capabilities for load balancing and failover strategies ReqIF Standard: efficient exchange between manufacturer and supplier Easy Planning: flexible and easy release and iteration planning for any methodology Enhanced LiveDoc™ Documents: more rich text editing capabilities, custom document metadata, and personal document presentation Approval Centre: Easy to use solution for your review and approval process BIRT App: reporting across different tools Polarion Connector for MATLAB® Simulink: full integration with this popular tool Parallelization and more data connection protocols: 5 times faster system operations “Ovum is impressed with Polarion Software for its integrated lifecycle solution, where the traceability benefits of ALM can be fully realized. This represents an advantage over point software development tools that are unconnected and

solidThinking, Inc., with Luxion, Inc., today announced the availability of LiveLinking, a complete integration between solidThinking Evolve and KeyShot. This new integration allows users to generate photographic images and animations of their designs quickly and easily. LiveLinking enables continuous updates to KeyShot scenes directly from Evolve, speeding up the design process and eliminating the rework associated with design changes. In solidThinking Evolve, users are able to explore styling and design solutions with the freedom of organic surfaces and parametric, history-based solids. Now, with a single click, users can export the model directly from Evolve into KeyShot. In KeyShot, users may apply scientifically accurate materials, real-world lighting, and animations to the model through simple drag-and-drop operations while seeing the results in real-time.  With this integration, changes to the model in Evolve will automatically update the geometry in KeyShot without the need to re-apply materials, lighting, animations, or camera views. This eliminates rework, streamlining the workflow

Kubotek USA has officially released KeyCreator 2014 Version 12.5.  KeyCreator is one of the most complete Direct CAD software package available, offering easy to use tools and optional integrated modules for CAD, CAM, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), CAD comparison, and photorealistic rendering - all within a hybrid CAD modeling (2D, wireframe, 3D and surfacing) environment.   The most important new features in KeyCreator 2014 v 12.5 include: CAD animation Direct Dimension Editing Tree Wire EDM option for 2 and 2.5 axis NC milling The new animation tool in KeyCreator 2014 provides another way to visualize or communicate the function and assembly of designs.  Standard settings like motion speed, camera and timeline control aid how a design is viewed, while more advanced features depict how designs will interact and/or react with other bodies or conditions.  Capabilities like collision detection pinpoint problems that result from the motion of designs.  Coupled with the power and ease of Direct Modeling, users