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Algoryx Simulation AB, a provider of interactive physics simulation solutions, and SpaceClaim, provider of flexible and affordable 3D modeling software for engineers, today announced Dynamics for SpaceClaim, a new real-time multibody simulation module for SpaceClaim Engineer that brings interactive physics to the everyday work of engineers and designers. Dynamics for SpaceClaim by Algoryx brings 3D models to life with physics-based motion dynamics powered by Algoryx’ real-time physics engine, AgX Dynamics. Dynamics for SpaceClaim adds value to the entire design process, from conceptual studies to detailed mechanical analysis. Further, when used with Luxion KeyShot, the same simulations can also be used to produce high impact photo-realistic product videos for design reviews, sales and marketing. ”The market has never seen dynamics that can be built this easily and provide this much visual information regarding the physical performance of their work,” said Frank DeSimone, VP of software development for SpaceClaim.” Algoryx’s AgX physics engine provides outstanding

AVEVA today announced that JSC NIAEP – JSC Atomstroyexport (ASE), an engineering company in the Russian nuclear industry, has signed an agreement to use AVEVA’s engineering & design software. “Specialists of JSC NIAEP-ASE have created and are now successfully using the unique Multi-D technology that supports the whole lifecycle of a nuclear plant – from engineering & design phase to decommissioning. Moreover, we are sure that the experience and knowledge that we have gained over the years will be very useful both in the oil & gas sphere and in thermal power plants, where the plants are on a similar scale with nuclear power plants. Our goal is not only to diversify our specialty, but also to make the software technology we use more versatile and acquiring the AVEVA software is another step in this direction,” said Sergey P. Olontsev, Vice-President JSC NIAEP-ASE. “JSC NIAEP-ASE appreciates the capabilities of the AVEVA solutions

TraceParts today announced the creation of TraceParts UK Ltd to further expands its activities into the UK. With other sites located in USA, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy and Turkey, TraceParts UK will help support the fast growing need for publishing 3D content coming from component manufacturers and industrial distributors in the UK and Northern Europe.  ‘Our strategy of being located close to our Customers proved to be successful and we needed to complement our support to Northern Europe. There is no doubt that our geographical coverage will increase substantially in a near future’ commented Etienne Mullie, TraceParts founder and CEO.  ‘With a forecast for 2014 of over 2 Million registered Designers and Engineers onto the TraceParts online platforms, TraceParts 3D marketing solutions are just about to become one of the most effective B2B marketing tools for generating high quality leads. TraceParts value proposition gives the opportunity to Component Manufacturers and Distributors to

Altair continues to build an industry-leading ecosystem for computer-aided engineering (CAE) and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions via strategic technology partnerships in the Altair Partner Alliance (APA) for HyperWorks® and the PBS Works™ HPC Partner Program.  Encouraging compatibility and open communication with other players in this space and supporting most file types, including those of its competitors, Altair continues to make strides in the industry.   This is largely due to the success of numerous and meaningful technology partnerships, facilitated through the application of the unique, patented HyperWorks licensing model.  The APA invites third party software providers to enable their tools on the HyperWorks platform, allowing them to operate seamlessly in conjunction with Altair products. Many independent software vendors have realized the value of this unique opportunity, causing the program to grow substantially in 2013, reaching agreements with 13 new technology partners. A number of new partners are scheduled to launch in the

MSC Software Corporation announced the new release of SimXpert 2013. The new capabilities in this release provide engineers with improvements in both performance and ease of use for integrated multidisciplinary analysis and simulation process automation. Performance for Engineering Simulation Performance improvements deliver significant productivity gains to engineers. Key enhancements include: New Graphics Display Manager, which provides graphics rendering and picking services, serving as a bridge between SimXpert and graphics engine. Improvements have helped speed up tasks like rendering, highlight and picking, camera based view manipulation and animation by an order of magnitude. Performance of a curve imprint on surface, often used to control mesh, has been improved significantly. Report Tool in the Motion Workspace has been improved to provide better performance and reduced file size. The database size has been reduced by about 90%, Python model size by about 85%, while improving simulation speed by 25%. MSC Nastran Bulk Data File (BDF) import performance speed has been improved

Rand Worldwide announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has renamed its three IMAGINiT Clarity software products to better reflect their impact on collaboration across the entire BIM team. “Our customers often talk about their newfound ability to better connect with each other and collaborate with their extended BIM team,” says Tim Johnson, senior vice president, IMAGINiT Technologies. “In order to more closely align our product names with the value our customers receive, we’ve changed the names of our product to represent the theme of connecting.” While the names have changed, the IMAGINiT Clarity product line continues to deliver on the promise of helping BIM teams tackle their toughest challenges. New features for the IMAGINiT Clarity product line, unveiled earlier this month at Autodesk University 2013, further enhance secure team collaboration, automate manual tasks and offer highly anticipated new features. IMAGINiT Clarity is the platform product and works with Autodesk Revit. It is designed to automate tasks such as printing, exporting,

Chapoo®, provider of a cloud-based project information and collaboration platform, announced the immediate availability of the Chapoo App for the iPad platform. The Chapoo App provides project teams with on-the-road access to all project communications, actions, documents, and data. With Chapoo they can view and annotate documents including CAD drawings, upload pictures and share them with project collaborators. As a cloud-based service, customers can start to use the Chapoo service through a simple web browser, without the need to acquire hardware, configure software or worry about updates or backups. Project data and documents are accessible from anywhere and by anyone, but of course under secure role-based access control by the project administrator. “With the iPad App we take the Chapoo service to the next level and provide our customers with a flexible tool to have access to all their project documents while e.g. on a construction sites for AEC customers or at

Hagerman & Company, Inc., will host a two hour, free hands-on workshop featuring Autodesk Simulation Mechanical software. The event will take place on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. in Hagerman’s St. Louis training lab. Autodesk Simulation Mechanical software provides fast, accurate and flexible mechanical simulation tools to help predict performance, optimize designs, and validate product behavior before manufacturing – minimizing reliance on costly physical prototypes. This two-hour hands-on workshop will show users how easy it is to use Autodesk Simulation Mechanical software and how someone using Autodesk Inventor Professional for FEA could benefit from Autodesk Simulation Mechanical software. Workshop attendees will:  Understand the difference between Autodesk Inventor Pro, Autodesk Simulation Mechanical and Autodesk Simulation CFD software Learn about Non-linear Analysis and why is it important to you Experience the ease of use of Autodesk Simulation Mechanical software See how heat and stress can impact your design Sandy Hagerman, President and CEO of Hagerman & Company, stated, “We are eager to give

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CIMdata PLM Certificate Programs are available in North America and Europe for 2014 ANN ARBOR, Michigan, December 17, 2013 — CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic consulting and research firm announces its CIMdata PLM Certificate Program schedule for 2014. The CIMdata PLM Certificate Program is the flagship offering of CIMdata PLM Leadership — the PLM industry’s most comprehensive non-biased education offering for today’s PLM professionals. CIMdata’s PLM Certificate Program equips PLM professionals at several levels with the tools they need to successfully address the inherent challenges to PLM strategy development and implementation. This assessment-based certificate program includes a personalized classroom experience, individual and team-based exercises, and individual evaluations of achievement. In addition, the program provides intensive and extensive exposure to a team of CIMdata experts. Upon successful completion of the program, participants receive a CIMdata PLM Certificate and become a member of CIMdata’s global PLM Leadership community. According to Peter Bilello, CIMdata’s