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Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) will preview the upcoming version of its flagship electromagnetic simulation tool, CST STUDIO SUITE® 2015, at European Microwave Week (EuMW) 2014, booth 109. CST STUDIO SUITE is used by engineers and researchers working across the electromagnetic spectrum to model systems and optimize designs. Its tightly-integrated solvers cover a broad range of frequencies and geometrical scales, and are complemented by more specialized technology for applications such as PCBs, cables, thermal analysis, and charged particle devices. As devices become more compact and more connected, the old distinctions between different fields of engineering break down. Increasingly, even a single design task can involve multiple simulation disciplines. With CST STUDIO SUITE 2015, the links between the different simulation domains have been tightened and new tools have been added to allow users to go beyond what can be done with electromagnetic field simulation alone.   Synthesis and design tools supplement simulation by making

With workflow, collaboration and 3D GIS being the big themes at this year's InterGeo exhibition in Berlin this October, Carlson Software is keen to showcase their latest Carlson CADnet release to the civil engineering, survey and construction crowd. After successfully integrating the SDK toolkit from leading 3D PDF developers PDF3D, Carlson can now offer the ability to convert DWG file data within their CADnet program, into 2D and 3D PDFs. "Our new PDF engine means that CADnet users can share their drawings with anyone regardless of whether or not they have access to CAD software. Recipients can now easily view the drawings in PDF using the free Adobe Reader, which comes standard with most computers. From a workflow perspective, this greatly simplifies processes and communications between parties," explained Dave Carlson, VP of Development for Carlson Software. In addition to creating 3D PDFs, the new CADnet release includes the ability to import layers in PDF documents and

Delcam’s South Korean joint venture, Hankook Delcam, held its 25th User Group Conference at the Hyundai Hotel in Kyeong-Ju on 26th and 27th September.  The theme for this year’s meeting was ‘Big Jump Up’, a reference to the large increases in productivity being seen by companies adopting software and services from Hankook Delcam.  Over 1,300 attendees set a new record number for the event, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest meeting for CAM users. The meeting was the first major event to be held for Korean users since the acquisition of Delcam by Autodesk in February.  The audience was, therefore, especially interested in the presentations from Delcam President, Clive Martell, and Buzz Kross, senior vice president for Design, Lifecycle and Simulation products at Autodesk. Mr. Martell said that the acquisition represented Delcam’s own ‘Big Jump Up’.  "Autodesk brings to Delcam increased financial strength, unparalleled expertise in design, and a long history

Tekla and CSC, both Trimble companies, are combining their operations. As a result, UK-based CSC, acquired by Trimble in November 2013, will rebrand and operate under the name Tekla starting today. CSC's structural engineering design solutions further strengthen Trimble’s offerings for the construction industry and complement Tekla’s portfolio, which now cater to the full structural engineering workflow. “Development of CSC’s products will continue under the Tekla brand. Tekla offers investment capacity, technologies, industry expertise and support, which translate to even more innovative new products for structural engineering,” said Mr. Risto Räty,  Executive Vice President of Tekla and General Manager of Trimble Buildings’ Structures Division. Being committed to open BIM, Tekla develops products which support a large number of integrations of Building Information Modeling and Building and Structural Design solutions and also interface with fabrication machinery. Tekla’s product portfolio now addresses the entire design process from single member design to full design and detailing using models. “CSC has

CIMdata’s Peter Bilello to speak at PDT Europe 2014, October 14 & 15 2014, in Paris, France ANN ARBOR, Michigan, 7 October 2014—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that Peter Bilello, President, will make a presention on the emergence of the PLM platform and key challenges in model-based systems engineering adoption at PDT Europe 2014, which takes place October 14 & 15, 2014, in Paris, France. According to Mr. Bilello, “The PLM industry is entering an accelerating era of end-to-end business platform enablement. Recent developments and acquisition strategies illustrate PLM solution providers’ direction and industry requirements. The shift towards enabling robust and resilient business platforms requires a fundamental change for both industrial users and PLM solution providers.” In his presentation, Bridging the Requirements Gap with Model-Based Systems Engineering, Mr. Bilello will focus on the key challenges that companies adopting systems engineering face. “I see the ‘platformization’

Eagerly awaited performance improvements, increased interoperability, automatic data checking and 3D PDF publishing all included in Theorem Solutions’ latest release of CADverter v17.2 for CATIA V5-V6R2014 (R24) Theorem Solution’s latest release of their CADverter 17.2 software for CATIA V5-V6R2014 (R24) of now supports Siemens NX 9 and PTC’s Creo Parametric Suite of products to Creo 2.0 These latest CATIA V5-V6R2014 (R24) CADverters which include Theorem's popular Multi-CAD and Publish 3D suite of products improve performance and robustness for all users.  This latest version of Multi-CAD allows users to work interactively with native JT, NX and PTC Creo Parametric data from within an active CATIA design environment, eliminating the requirement for external translations. The Multi-CAD CADverters check geometry for errors and then validates the integrity of the data as it comes into CATIA. Multi-CAD also tracks changes and updates the master model as each sub-assembly is developed. Theorem’s Multi-CAD CADverter for CATIA V5-V6R2014 (R24) provides the user with

The latest version of Siemens’ NX™ software (NX 10) includes new capabilities that deliver enhanced product development flexibility and up to three times higher productivity. New tools like the 2D concept development solution make it easier and faster to create designs, while enhancements to NX Realize Shape™ software, a fully integrated sub-division modelling environment, give designers more flexibility to produce unique shapes. A new optional touch-enabled interface provides expanded access to the full design capabilities of NX. And tighter integration to product lifecycle management (PLM) software, through Siemens’ Active Workspace environment, reduces the amount of time spent searching for product information. NX 10 also includes multiple enhancements throughout the integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) solution. “NX 10 continues to improve on the robust functionality and user-friendly features that customers need to manage the ever-increasing complexity of product designs,” said Jim Rusk, senior vice president, Product Engineering Software, Siemens PLM Software. “The new and

Following certification by the SAP® Integration and Certification Center (SAP ICC), CONTACT Software today announced release of its enhanced ERP standard interface for CIM Database PLM 10.1. Thanks to the changeover to the remote function call functionality of the SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, the interface now also supports the bidirectional multilingual alignment of product data based on the use of Unicode. The scenario "Cross Application – PLM 4.7" was successfully tested in the categories CAD Data and Document Management, Product Data and Product Lifecycle Management (PDM/PLM), as well as the SAP Solution Manager registration. The new major release of the PLM/ERP interface is available for all current versions of the SAP ERP application. Beyond the standard scenario, the SAP certification for CONTACT's CIM Database PLM also supports access to other components of SAP ERP, including project system and plant maintenance. Alongside CAD data alignment, product data management covers the service-oriented, process-controlled synchronization

Altium Limited announces the release of its TASKING VX-toolset for ARM Cortex-M for Apple Mac computers running OS X. Traditionally embedded software development tools have been available exclusively for the Windows operating system and Altium has a long history in providing its TASKING cross compilers and debuggers for running on Windows, including its TASKING VX-toolset for ARM Cortex-M. With ARM Cortex-M based microcontrollers becoming popular in broad market consumer applications, especially with wearable electronics and electronic systems that can be controlled from the iPhone, it is apparent that embedded software engineers want to use the Mac as their development platform. To serve this development community, Altium has developed a native OS X port of release v5.1r1 of its TASKING VX-toolset for ARM Cortex-M, bringing its C compiler suite with Eclipse based IDE and debugger to Mac computers. "Given the growing popularity of Mac OS X and the development of ARM Cortex-M based embedded

Join Premier Autodesk Gold Partner, Tata Technologies and elite automotive industry designers, engineers, plant managers and decision makers for the annual Automotive Innovation Forum on Thursday, October 9 at the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Mich. Attendees will participate in a choice of four customized tracks aimed at sparking inspiration and driving excellence across the whole automotive design, visualization, simulation, and factory planning workflow. Each track will be led by world class automotive engineering and design professionals, kicking off with Buzz Kross, SVP Manufacturing Division at Autodesk, who will deliver the keynote introduction on Autodesk Automotive Vision. Key takeaways include:  An understanding of how to combine creativity with craftsmanship Strategies for engaging customers with interactive visualization The ability to meet increasingly strict efficiency regulations An understanding of how to model the optimum factory Event Overview:  What: Automotive Innovation Forum  When: Tuesday, October 9, 2014; 9:30 am– 5:30 pm  Where: Inn at St. John’s  44045 Five Mile Rd.  Plymouth, Mich. Registration Information:  Design and Class A Track About: