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SolidProfessor announced today that April 2014 marks the company’s 10 year anniversary. Ten years ago SolidProfessor released their first eLearning course for SolidWorks. Since that time their involvement in engineering and architectural communities has rapidly grown as the need for rich, digital learning content has increased. SolidProfessor now offers comprehensive learning solutions for SolidWorks, SolidWorks API, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Inventor, Revit, Navisworks, Mastercam, and CAMWorks. SolidProfessor founders, pioneers of eLearning and online technical training, set out to change the way mechanical engineers learn to utilize design software. Traditional training methodologies aren’t keeping pace with the rapid development of design tools preventing many users from realizing their full potential. SolidProfessor’s eLearning management system ensures that users are able to stay at the forefront of their field by placing the knowledge and resources they need at their fingertips. Having an immediate impact in their life and working environment. Dave Ptak, President and co-founder of

SPRING Technologies has just won this year’s Innovation Trophies “Special Mention Prize” at the Industrie 2014 show in Paris. In front of over 850 industry guests, the award, offered in partnership with Arkea Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, went to WYSIWYC® (What You See Is What You Cut), a dedicated solution developed by SPRING Technologies for shopfloor stakeholders, based on NCSIMUL Machine technology. Acknowledging a company with an innovative project that has enabled it to grow or diversify into new markets, the award fully reflects the technological leadership of SPRING Technologies, venturing into new market segments and territories outside France, including Germany, China and the USA. Remote Real-Time Machining Synchronization – NCSIMUL Machine based technology To help companies get the full value from their NC machine tools, on the shop floor and through the extended enterprise, SPRING, in collaboration with FANUC and Panasonic, has developed a 100% mobile solution that synchronizes and monitors CNC machine

After an extensive review of Breault Research’s APEX® software, support, quality assurance, and usability, Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation has promoted the APEX Optics Add-In for SOLIDWORKS to Gold Status in its partner program. APEX joins a select few SOLIDWORKS add-ins with this distinction. According to Robert Shroder, Optical Engineer and Director of Sales at Breault Research, "With APEX, we aimed to exceed the criteria for Gold Partner Status. The result is a beautifully executed add-in that advances the reach of optical design software into the CAD/CAE sectors." Breault Research Organization (BRO) has developed APEX to provide an easy, approachable optical design and analysis workflow inside of SOLIDWORKS. As a fully integrated add-in to the industry-standard SOLIDWORKS 3D-modeling environment, APEX facilitates and optimizes engineers' interactions with optical software tools through a true CAD interface. According to BRO's CEO, Wayne Hall, "BRO is focused on providing the most capable and advanced optical design and analysis

Autodesk announced the commercial availability of Inventor HSM, a truly integrated CAM solution for Inventor users. Inventor HSM 2015 helps machinists, designers and engineers turn their Inventor designs into manufacturable parts by generating best-in-class machining toolpaths, directly inside Inventor. “In the manufacturing world, quality is critical,” said Carl White, senior director of manufacturing engineering at Autodesk. “Inventor HSM will help users manufacture high quality finished parts, while saving valuable time and resources.” Inventor HSM 2015 includes a full license of Inventor 2015 software, delivering a complete CAD/CAM package with a truly integrated design-to-manufacturing experience. Originally announced in July, Inventor HSM includes the following features: Flexible 2.5D, 3D, and 3+2 toolpath options and settings for the best possible surface finish Simulation tools that help users verify the machining process before CNC programs are run on a machine Highly customizable post-processors and a powerful CNC editor that enable users to tailor their programs to their CNC machine Inventor HSM

GRAPHISOFT® announced today that its award-winning BIM presentation app, BIMx Docs, will now be available through a new licensing option allowing architects to easily share their Hyper-models with clients. Answering its top user request for BIMx, GRAPHISOFT introduces a new license option for an architect to share BIMx Docs with clients and other AEC stakeholders for a per project fee of $39.99. Shared BIMx Docs projects can be accessed from iOS devices within 7 days after sharing. In conjunction with the new license option, GRAPHISOFT has also adjusted the prices of its existing BIMx Docs license options: The basic BIMx app remains free of charge, allowing clients to fully explore the 3D part of BIMx Hyper-models. The previously introduced BIMx Docs function packs giving access to the full project documentation including 2D drawings are available for $9.99 for one project; $74.99 for an unlimited number of projects. The standalone BIMx Docs app can be purchased for $74.99 from the AppStore.

Atkins has chosen AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) and AVEVA Laser Modeller software to support Lean Construction processes. Atkins has already executed many successful projects on AVEVA PDMS and is keen to increase its delivery standards with AVEVA E3D. Key capabilities that persuaded Atkins to migrate to AVEVA E3D were its ‘BubbleView’ laser scan imagery and the tight integration of AVEVA Laser Modeller, which enables laser scans to be readily converted into intelligent, as-built 3D design models. “We’ve had a long and productive relationship with AVEVA and are excited to deploy even more advanced AVEVA technology on some of our high-profile projects,” said Nick Wells, Operations Director, Atkins. “The ability to have laser scan data directly integrated into the AVEVA E3D design environment is very impressive. This enables our designers to immediately understand and work with accurate data, minimizing rework in the design office, the fabrication yard and the construction site. The

Wipro Limited will announce results for the fourth quarter and year ended March 31, 2014 on Thursday, April 17, 2014 after stock market trading hours in India. The results will be available in the Investors section of the company's website at www.wipro.com. At 06:45 PM IST (9:15 AM US Eastern time) following the results announcement, the senior management will discuss the company's performance for the quarter & answer questions sent by 6.00 PM IST (8:30 AM US Eastern time) to the email ID: \n Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!  or  \n Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein!

Tekla India today announced the availability of Tekla Structures 20 at its 7th Annual User Meet in Jaipur. The newest version of Tekla’s BIM software improves construction workflow efficiency by providing the means to better organize models manage tasks and avoid structural clashes. What’s more, the constructable models created with Tekla can incorporate more detailed information than ever before. The gathering witnessed over 300 participants from industry’s leading companies such as L&T Engineering, Prothious, ICAD, Structure Online, Simon India, B G Shirke, M N Dastur and Alstom Engineering. With the new version launch, the event also aimed at bringing together its customers to discuss the latest developments and technologies in the rapidly growing sector and laying the foundation for BIM (building Information modelling) adoption to this space amongst the huge potential education market in India. One of the main highlights of the event was the most popular Tekla India Model Competition which

Aras® today announced that Schrader Electronics, a leading supplier of sensing and valve solutions, will present on deploying an enterprise PLM solution at ACE 2014. Attendees will learn best practices for identifying and scoping the need for PLM, and deploying a single system for product development as well as project, quality, resource, cost management and more. April 29 - May 1  Chicago, Illinois, USA  Free to Attend - Registration Required  Agenda and Registration: http://www.aras.com/ACE2014 Schrader Electronics is a leading global manufacturer of sensing and valve solutions for automotive and industrial leaders, including GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, Subaru, BMW and more. Annual revenues top $300 million and the company operates 3 manufacturing plants and sales offices in 9 countries. Schrader pioneered tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS), a vehicle safety feature that is now standard on all cars and light trucks sold in North America and growing in use globally, and is widely known as the inventor

Simpleware, provider of 3D image to model software, are set to collaborate on a future release with MachineWorks, a global company offering polygon mesh software solutions. Simpleware will integrate MachineWorks’ Polygonica mesh processing libraries into its +CAD module, an extension of its core image processing software ScanIP. Simpleware +CAD provides a straightforward method for the import, interactive positioning and integration of CAD models with image data. The resulting meshes can be exported as multi-part CAD models, or using Simpleware’s +FE module, converted into multi-part volume meshes for physics-based simulation. The new release of the +CAD module will be enhanced by the incorporation of solid mesh healing and fast, robust Boolean operations on STLs from MachineWorks’ Polygonica API. Dr Philippe Young, Managing Director of Simpleware, explained that “the Polygonica collaboration will help to improve the functionality of our software. We’re looking forward to increasing the range of options available for our customers when working with