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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) is becoming more and more important in product development. In order to take advantage of PLM, Core Tech System (Moldex3D) is going to release a new solution with PLM-integrated technology, providing more data for design validation and optimal tooling development. With the value-added PLM-integrated technology, not only the management of simulation models and analysis results becomes easier, the product quality and reliability can be largely enhanced. Though plastics have clear advantages with regards to weight reduction, lower cost and better quality, simulating its manufacturing processes and performance behaviors poses a significant challenge in terms of technology, turn-around time and reliability. All too often, part manufacturability and quality issues are identified only during the manufacturing phase, which leads to high cost and delays in product revision. However, by changing the part design, one can easily resolve 70% of manufacturing issues effectively. Thus, understanding how plastic fills the product in the

MecSoft Corporation, a SolidWorks Gold Certified CAM system developer has announced that VisualCAM 2014 for SolidWorks is certified to run inside the new release of SolidWorks 2015. “MecSoft is a SolidWorks Gold certified CAM developer, and so we make every effort to always keep our products up-to-date and certified to run with the latest releases of the SolidWorks CAD system” stated Uday Honnalagere, Support Manager for MecSoft. VisualCAM for SolidWorks is a direct plug-in to the SolidWorks CAD system and includes two CAM modules known as VisualCAM-MILL for SolidWorks, and VisualCAM-TURN for SolidWorks.  Each of these CAM modules runs integrated inside the SolidWorks CAD program and can be bought and licensed independent of each other.

BricsCAD V15 for OS X unifies the intelligence of 3D direct modeling with advanced 2D design, turning the Mac into a powerful CAD platform with function familiar to users from native .dwg applications. The new software offers cross-platform licensing, a familiar user interface, 3D direct and parametric modeling – all on native .dwg files. Cross Platform License As of BricsCAD V15, license keys are cross-platform. This means uses can choose to run BricsCAD on a Mac, Windows, or Linux computer. Cross platform keys also allow users to try BricsCAD on Mac extensively with their Windows key. BricsCAD offers an almost identical feature set on all three platforms. Familiar User Interface The BricsCAD interface immediately looks familiar to new users. It offers many of the powerful features they already know inside of a clean and consistent user experience. Thanks to the unique context-sensitive Quad cursor, designers are able to create technical drawings, 3D models, and

BIMobject® launches BIMboard™, that allows users on the BIMobject® Portal to save their favorite products to a personal "BIMboard™", for easy access at any time. With BIMboard the daily work will be simplified for you as a user. With BIMobjects integrated apps, you can directly access your BIMboard in your BIM-system. You can also share your favorite BIM objects from your BIMboard with friends and colleagues and make it public in social media. If you "like" BIM objects from others BIMboards they will in turn be placed on your own BIMboard.

BETA CAE Systems S.A. announces the release of SPDRM v1.1.0. This version brings SPDRM closer to a wider group of users with the support of new platforms and databases. Additionally, it introduces several new features, that tie together existing functionality of the Data, Process and Resources Management workspaces, and improves the user experience with the software. The most noticeable software enhancements are listed below. Enhancements Process Management Usability of the process execution and process design workspaces has been improved with the introduction of new toolbars and new icons for different types of process nodes. Additionally, to let the user focus only on what’s important, it is now possible to automatically delete the temporary data created during the execution of processes together with the process instances from the user’s process execution panel, as soon as the process are completed. Data Management Enforcing its close relation with CAE, SPDRM introduces the Simulation Model as a new type

AMC Bridge announces release of ViewER 3.0, a new version of an application for rendering 3D models on Android mobile devices. ViewER 3.0, the new version of the popular 3D viewer for Android devices, introduced an innovating way of blending the rendering of 3D CAD models with the real time video feed from the camera. The new version also offers support of layers for 3DM file format. The product is free and can be downloaded from Google Play Store at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amcbridge.viewer

Panzura announced that integrated architecture, engineering and planning firm OHM Advisors saw significant results after implementing Panzura Controllers in its seven offices across Michigan, Tennessee and Ohio. With the Panzura solution, all of OHM Advisors' locations experienced uniform access and rapid file open speeds, enabling each location to work efficiently in the same project folder and on central model files of Revit, a major limitation prior to implementing Panzura. With Panzura, OHM Advisors gained almost immediate across-the-board benefits, including optimized use of products such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, AutoDesk Revit, Bentley MicroStation/GEOPAK and ESRI ArcGIS, amongst others. Results also included: Increased ease of deployment across the multiple locations; a single deployment is now launched from any location at LAN-like speeds Provided a global namespace, globally distributed file system and global file locking with unlimited snapshots for backup and restoration Removed file access performance issues and versioning control issues, resulting in less wasted time and a reduction

Last month marked the release of the Application Builder, now available with COMSOL Multiphysics® software version 5.0. The Application Builder, which allows COMSOL® software users to build an intuitive interface to run any COMSOL model, has been very well received by the engineering community. COMSOL Multiphysics users are already building applications and exploring the benefits of sharing their models with colleagues and customers worldwide. Application Builder Set to Expand Access to Simulation One such company is Arkansas Power Electronics Intl. (APEI), a manufacturer of high power density and high performance power electronics products. APEI has found that the Application Builder can provide enormous benefits throughout the organization. “I’m building applications to help us expedite our design processes,” says Brice McPherson, a Senior Staff Engineer at APEI. “Our engineers often spend time running analyses for the sales or manufacturing departments to find model results based on diverse conditions and requirements. The Application Builder will be hugely

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced financial results for the company’s fiscal third quarter ended October 31, 2014. The company reported revenues of $292.7 million, non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.34, and GAAP earnings per share of $0.18. “We had revenue and non-GAAP earnings per share that were both records for a third quarter,” said Walden C. Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics. “Strength in automotive products and services continued in the quarter and expanded into the broader transportation market, as aerospace and commercial vehicles also transition from mechanical to electronic systems. We are pleased with our momentum heading into the fourth quarter, with continued strength in transportation, high demand for design-to-silicon products and a growing pipeline of emulation customers.”   During the quarter Mentor Graphics announced its newest offering and key building block in the Xpedition® platform, the Xpedition Systems Designer product for multi-board systems connectivity. The company also announced an integration

Autodesk, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015. Third Quarter Fiscal 2015 Total billings increased 25 percent, compared to the third quarter last year. Revenue was $618 million, an increase of 11 percent, compared to the third quarter last year as reported, and increased 12 percent on a constant currency basis. Revenue contribution from the recent acquisition of Delcam was approximately $14 million. Total maintenance, desktop (rental), and cloud subscriptions increased by approximately 121,000 from the second quarter of fiscal 2015, including approximately 25,000 subscriptions related to Delcam. This is the first quarter that Delcam subscriptions have been included in the subscription count. GAAP operating margin was 2 percent, compared to 12 percent in the third quarter last year.  Non-GAAP operating margin was 13 percent, compared to 22 percent in the third quarter last year. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the accompanying tables. GAAP diluted earnings per share were