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Viewpoint Construction Software announced they have partnered with Solibri LLC, to offer the North American building and construction markets an end-to-end  BIM solution that provides advanced quality assurance features which ensure the coordination and validation of drawings and models occurs during the preconstruction, construction and facilities management phases. Viewpoint For Project Collaboration affords project teams with a configurable Common Data Environment (CDE) that act as the BIM workflow engine, enabling the entire project supply chain to ensure that the right BIM data is made available to the right people at the right time. When used in conjunction with the Solibri solution, construction professionals are offered a greater quality of control in their CDE, seeing improved cost management, delivery timing and maintenance work throughout the design, build and maintenance of their spaces. Both Viewpoint For Project Collaboration and Solibri solutions work with OpenBIM standards and their combination further demonstrates that reliable and comprehensive BIM workflows are

The second law of thermodynamics states that everything is getting less organized, or something like that. If one gazes upon my desk they will see this law in action. It may not be obvious, but there is order in the seeming disorder of my desk. PLM has also been growing, expanding, and developing new solutions to provide opportunities for improved innovation. In the apparent disorder of all the new solutions and technologies there is an opportunity to enhance innovation, and take advantage of new and better methods for product development. The first reason for this expansion of PLM is that the PLM solution providers would like to provide a complete solution that can take your product from conception through to manufacturing. This is a huge challenge for most companies, and very few have realized the holy grail of complete PLM deployment across the enterprise. Of course, today there are many PLM

Workshop will take place in the Detroit, Michigan area on October 3. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 14 August 2014 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces that a workshop will be jointly hosted by the company’s PLM Enterprise Value & Integration Knowledge Council and the Social Product Development & Collaboration Knowledge Council. The workshop will take place on Friday, October 3 in Plymouth, Michigan, the day following its annual PLM Road Map conference. The theme for the workshop will be “Collaboration, Integration, and Sustainability: Keys to Maximizing the Value of PLM.” Workshop participants will gain a solid understanding of current technologies and the work that is being undertaken in the areas of collaboration, integration, and the sustainability of PLM value to the enterprise. According to Thomas Gill, CIMdata’s Practice Manager for PLM Enterprise Value & Integration, "Integration, collaboration, and solution resiliency are core topics industrial companies

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. last week introduced its "Certified SolidWorks Associate (CSWA) Exam Training Tutorial," a course designed for experienced SolidWorks users, focusing on the objectives for achieving this entry-level certification in using the popular computer aided design (CAD) software. SolidWorks is a leader in the 3D CAD industry, currently used by more than 2 million engineers and designers worldwide. The program uses a parametric, feature-based assembly system for building mechanical models, allowing users to create and assemble parts into an overall design. Infinite Skills' "SolidWorks CSWA Certification Exam Preparation Training" follows along with SolidWorks' stated objectives for achieving the certification which provides documentation of basic competencies, setting certification holders apart from the crowd in a competitive job market. Course author Dean Kerste is a college professor with more than a decade of experience in industrial design, and more than twenty years of experience as a professor in a mechanical design

CADSoftTools is glad to present ABViewer 10, a new version of CAD files editor and converter. The 10th version includes the following features: Convenient navigation in 3D mode while viewing 3D models Supported formats: STEP, STP, IGES, IGS, BREP, STL, SAT (ACIS®) Export into OBJ and STL Copy with base point Embedding of Xref files into the current drawing Deleting of segments with one mouse click on the internal or external side of the selected outline Quick access to CAD file settings, layers and layout options from the window Batch print The window Structure now has search and access to files Export of bit-mapped images into DWG and DXF in the window Batch Command Convert to polyline converts the selected object into a polyline Command Show performs zooming of the selected objects in the window of the program working area Commands Explode all and Explode all inserts break connections between all compound objects in the drawing The option Show contours of composite objects added and includes showing of the objects contours while relocating complex objects Polyline editing improved and now parallel relocation of line

CADD Microsystems, an Autodesk Platinum Partner, today announced that it has launched the CADD Community, an online customer-only portal that integrates on-demand training, applications and extensions, videos and additional value-added content exclusively for its customers. The CADD Community was developed from a vision to provide customers access to not only on-demand training, but also a wealth of resources built over more than 25 years in the industry. This vision came to fruition through a partnership with Global eTraining, the world's leading technical training platform for on-demand Autodesk training. Global eTraining excels at reaching students with varied learning styles through text, audio, demos, exercises, and videos, engaging all the senses and anchoring learning with action. Through the CADD Community, CADD Microsystems is able to provide its customers with online, on-demand training for Autodesk products. In this deadline-driven industry, having access to learning resources when and where it's needed it is vital to completing projects

Autodesk has enhanced its Simulation software portfolio with the addition of two new simulation products, Autodesk Nastran 2015 and Autodesk Nastran In-CAD 2015. Autodesk acquired NEi Software – and the NEi Nastran platform on which the products are based – in May 2014 in order to add additional structural analysis capabilities to the company’s growing simulation portfolio. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “Since 2005 Autodesk has been consistently adding new technology to its Simulation platform with the goal of building a comprehensive cloud-based portfolio that spans Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, plastics and composite solutions,” said Ian Pendlebury, Senior Director of Simulation at Autodesk. “Autodesk’s acquisition of NEi Software and the introduction of Autodesk Nastran and Autodesk Nastran In-CAD reinforce this long-term strategy to broaden our footprint in the mechanical simulation market as part of Autodesk’s Digital Prototyping toolset.” Autodesk Nastran offers an industry-recognized FEA solver for analyzing linear and nonlinear stress, dynamics and heat transfer

Cimatron Limited today announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months of 2014.  Highlights of Cimatron’s results for these periods include the following: 24% year-over-year increase in non-GAAP operating profit for Q2, to a second quarter record of $2.0 million; 28% year-over-year increase in non-GAAP net profit for Q2, to a second quarter record of $1.5 million; Record Q2 revenues of $11.8 million, a 6.5% year-over-year increase (4.4% on a constant currency basis); 17th consecutive quarter with year-over-year revenue growth on a constant currency basis; Record $7.6 million cash flow from operating activities in the first six months of 2014 leads to end of June net cash balance of $20.4 million or $1.90 per share Concurrently with the release of its financial results, Cimatron also announced today that its Board of Directors has adopted a policy for distributing dividends, subject to all applicable laws. According to this policy, each year the Company will

The University of Michigan crossed the finish line in Minneapolis to win their eighth national championship in the 2014 American Solar Challenge. The team, which switched to Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software technology in 2013 as their primary tool for product design and development, successfully completed a seven-day course across eight states, four hours faster than its nearest competitor. The team will now spend the next year using a wide range of Siemens PLM software to design, manufacture, test and optimize performance of a four-wheel car to compete in the 2015 World Solar Challenge in the Australian Outback. “As our fifth straight national championship, this is a huge win for our team, and it’s a powerful testament to the value of Siemens’ PLM software.” said Pavan Naik, Michigan Solar Car project manager. “We realize that to win the global solar challenge, we need to move from understanding the performance of

PTC today completed its acquisition of Axeda Corporation, a developer of solutions that securely connect machines and sensors to the cloud. Axeda's technology innovation, extensive customer base, and powerful partnerships directly complement the PTCThingWorx business, and will accelerate PTC's ability to deliver best-in-class solutions to its customers in the Internet of Things era. An innovator in the IoT technology market, Axeda serves more than 150 customers, processing hundreds of millions of machine messages daily across multiple industry sectors. The company has a broad partner ecosystem that includes leading mobile network operators, device makers, systems integrators, and business systems/analytics providers - and its technology leadership has led to several strategic OEM agreements with leading IoT technology and solution providers. Axeda offers IoT technology built on a modern architecture purpose-built for collecting and organizing the world's machine and sensor data. Axeda software enables companies to establish secure connectivity, and remotely monitor, manage, and service a wide range of connected machines, sensors, and devices. Examples of capabilities