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ASCON Group is pleased to present Machinator (translated from Latin as “inventor”), a mobile game application. Machinator helps develop engineering thinking in three-dimensional space. The mobile constructor provides the possibility of timed assembly of interesting three-dimensional models with differing degrees of complexity – from a meat grinder to a helicopter. The game was released for the iOS and Android operating systems. The application has its own “store”, where players can select among the variants offered for assembly free model or purchase a more intricate one. Any model, be it a microscope, motorcycle or transformer robot, has the necessary number of details sufficient for assembly. Assembly can be started with any of them; the main thing is to find the location of the detail in space. Assembly is timed with the help of a timer. In case of difficulty, players can opt to be given a clue, but there is a time penalty

Rand Worldwide today announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has released key new features for IMAGINiT Clarity, IMAGINiT Clarity LT, and IMAGINiT Clarity Workshare.  IMAGINiT Clarity and Clarity LT extend the Autodesk Revit Server platform by improving team collaboration and time savings through security, management and monitoring tools, task automation and project dashboard reporting. Firms not using Autodesk Revit Server can improve their traditional file based work sharing approach, automate time consuming Revit software related tasks, build reports and more with IMAGINiT Clarity Workshare. “The IMAGINiT Clarity product line is specifically designed to address key challenges BIM teams face and this latest release further extends the functionality in an intuitive user experience,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “Our development team has not only improved enhancements for saving time by automating manual tasks and collaborating more securely with everyone on the BIM team, but we’re also giving more business friendly purchase options by offering a perpetual license

Gibbs and Associates today announced that GibbsCAM will be featured at the 2013 Okuma Technology Showcase, a three-day open house event at the Okuma and Partners in THINC® Headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina. Okuma will have its latest technology on display, and will demonstrate the versatility and rigidity of many of its machines with live machining, including 5-axis and multi-axis, multi-task machining (MTM). Also, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its OSP control, Okuma will make available its THINC OSP-P300 control for hands-on trials, and will hold several daily demonstration seminars (“demonars”) on various topics revolving around application and implementation of their technology. The 3-day event runs from December 10-12, 2013 at 12428 Sam Neely Road, Charlotte, North Carolina. GibbsCAM ease of use, versatility, efficiency, and range of capabilities will be demonstrated. Visitors should register in advance at www.okuma.com/events or at the event page, which also provides additional information. Gibbs and

Nemetschek AG has successfully concluded its acquisition of Norway-based Data Design System ASA. In total, approximately 99.99 percent of DDS shares have been transferred to Nemetschek. DDS is a leading CAD software provider for intelligent planning of technical building equipment and delivers highly functional solutions for mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP), heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and photovoltaic engineering. With this acquisition, Nemetschek Group adds MEP building process solutions to its solution portfolio. In addition to important technology expertise, this move allows Nemetschek to expand into new markets and customer groups. In the financial year 2012, DDS achieved revenues of EUR 8.7 million and an operating result of EUR 1.5 million. DDS will continue as an independent brand under the same successful management. The company will be consolidated as of December 1, 2013. The purchase price in the low two-digit million euro range was paid in cash.

Surfcam, Inc., a division of Vero Software, is pleased to be showcasing its latest version of SURFCAM 2014 R1 during Euromold 2013 with German reseller 3D Concepts GmbH in Hall 8.0 Stand F102. The 4 day event focusing on moldmaking, tooling, design and application development takes place from Dec 3rd to Dec 6th at the Frankfurt/Main Exhibition Center. “SURFCAM 2014 R1 achieves the perfect balance between feature sets and ease of use and also provides something for everyone,” says German SURFCAM Reseller, Erwin Eggert of 3D Concepts GmbH. “We are excited to launch SURFCAM’s newest version to our customers which now includes Adaptive Roughing Technology as well as multiple enhancements designed to deliver additional ease of use and control in Masking, Chaining, Operations Manager, and Layering functionality. Customers will also be pleased to know that updated and additional CAD translators, postprocessors, and editNC are included in this new version at no

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced that it will be hosting its 9th annual User2User India conference on December 6, 2013 at Vivanta by Taj (the former Taj Residency), M.G.Road, Trinity Circle, Bangalore. This year’s conference will feature keynote presentations from Walden C. Rhines, CEO and chairman of Mentor Graphics Corporation and Surya Koneru, senior design engineering director, Cypress Semiconductor Technology. New this year, the conference includes an industry panel discussion on “India is an execution and not an ideation engine – so what?” comprised of Sanjay Tayal, senior engineering manager, Intel; Taher Madraswala, senior vice president , Open Silicon; Santhanakrishnan Raman, managing director, LSI India; Surya Koneru, Cypress Semiconductors; and Walden Rhines, Mentor Graphics as panelists. The Mentor Graphics® User2User 2013 India conference is part of the annual Mentor Graphics international user conference series. This highly interactive, in-depth technical conference focuses on real world experiences using Mentor® tools to design leading-edge products. Attendees

Delcam is pleased to announce that the company recently added its 2,500th customer in China; Star Prototype Manufacturing Co., Ltd, based in Zhongshan Torch Development Zone in Guangdong Province.  The company ordered recently multiple copies of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software and Delcam PowerMILL CAM system. To mark this landmark achievement, David You, Operating General Manager of Delcam China, presented a plaque to delegates from Star Prototype during the Delcam China 2013 New Product Launches and Technology Seminar held in DongGuan during October. Star Prototype is one of the leading rapid prototyping and tooling companies in the world.  Established by Gordon Styles, an experienced British engineer, Star Prototype is the only prototype engineering company run by a foreign entrepreneur in China.  Combining the best of Western technology and equipment with the prototype engineering expertise of its Chinese engineers, Star Prototype offers customers high-quality products and services.  With its commitment to customer satisfaction, Star

MachineWorks Ltd, provider of CNC simulation & verification and polygonal mesh processing software has launched a brand new website for its latest software technology, Polygonica. The new Polygonica website has been created independently from the current company MachineWorks website. Polygonica was born out of MachineWorks core technology.  Since 1994 MachineWorks has been developing and optimising a Boolean engine to heal solid models and run CNC simulation in the demanding CAD/CAM environment. Additive manufacturing is just one of the many markets that has to deal with complex polygon meshes files and has to make 3D models watertight in order to successfully produce a part. David Knight, Polygonica Sales Manager "We felt that Polygonica could fill the gap in the market for automatic STL fixing.  The unique performance of the Boolean engine behind Polygonica meant that dramatic time savings - from hours to minutes - could alleviate bottle necks that software was causing in the 3D printing industry. Further, the robust

Delcam CRISPIN has launched the 2014 release of its ShoeMaker CAD software for the design of all types of footwear.  This version offers improved visualisation of designs with the new KeyShot rendering engine, the ability to create lasts for boot designs, more options for heel design, and additional items in the extensive library of accessories supplied with the software. For further details on the new release, please go towww.footwear-cadcam.com. ShoeMaker is the only footwear CAD program to integrate fully the 3D design of lasts, uppers and soles, so allowing the complete shoe to be developed and visualised in a single system.  This integrated approach benefits all footwear designers, but is particularly advantageous for companies making sports shoes and other designs that include complex soles. With the KeyShot rendering software now built in to ShoeMaker, laptops, tablets or smart-phones can be used to show more realistic images of new designs to prospective buyers

COMSOL, Inc., announced the release of COMSOL Multiphysics® 4.4, the latest version of its powerful platform for the modeling and simulation of electrical, mechanical, fluid, and chemical applications. New COMSOL Desktop Interface for Windows® Offers Enhanced User Experience A ribbon design has been introduced to the COMSOL Desktop® environment, when run on Windows® platforms, to provide easier navigation and an enhanced user experience. By grouping commands and displaying them as needed, the ribbon makes it easier to find and use the tools available to let you get your work done faster. Commands are grouped and ordered according to the main modeling tasks, which are themselves grouped under dedicated tabs for definitions, geometry, physics, mesh, study, and results. The COMSOL Desktop brings several additional workflow improvements, such as a one-click select feature that enables faster selections in the graphics window. Using this feature, users can now hover over a boundary or domain to