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The latest version of Cadmatic software (2024T3) is absolutely packed with exciting new features. We've made designers' lives easier and elevated the user experience to a whole new level! Top Picks – what we are most excited about in 2024T3! Outfitting/3D Plant Design Circular ducts made easy: Circular ducts manufactured from plates can now be modeled using duct design rules, with an improved interface for routing both circular and rectangular ducts. You can resize entire duct runs and equip flanges with gaskets, making duct design smoother and more efficient. Hull markings for outfitting: Outfitting steels and plates can now be displayed in Plate Cutting Data Drawings. This enhancement marks outfitting parts on hull plates during cutting, simplifying the installation of outfitting parts on the hull without needing detailed drawings. Aligned pipe support: The follow pipe feature now aligns pipes with primary supports, ensuring the supporting plane remains consistent across varying pipe sizes and support types,

ENCY Software, a European developer of innovative CAD/CAM/OLP solutions for automating CNC machine and industrial robot programming, is proud to announce the release of update 1.03 for ENCY and ENCY Robot. This latest update delivers new features, and a range of enhancements designed to boost user experience and operational efficiency. Section Plane A major highlight of this update is the new Section Plane feature. With this functionality, users can now activate a Section Plane for any 3D model, making it easier to view and fine-tune operations for undercut areas. Previously, this capability was available only for turning operations. Now, users can create a section along a chosen face by selecting it and clicking the “Section” button, expanding the toolset available for more complex tasks. Convenience Enhancements The update also includes several enhancements aimed at improving usability: Auxiliary Coordinate System: The creation menu has been updated for more intuitive operation. Angle by Curve: This new option

Idox has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G-Cloud 14 agreement. Their G-Cloud 14 framework provides public sector organisations with a streamlined and efficient way to procure a wide range of cloud-based services, including cloud hosting, software, and support. By being named on G-Cloud 14, we are making our innovative cloud-based solutions more accessible to current and prospective partners. This means representatives across healthcare, electoral services, facilities management, planning, and many other areas of the public sector have an even faster method for procuring cutting-edge, data-driven software. Existing customers can renew their contracts through this framework, while new customers can explore our full range of cloud solutions on the government’s digital marketplace. You can discover more information on procuring via this framework through our how to buy webpage. We encourage all public sector customers to consider utilising the G-Cloud 14 framework. It offers a more direct method for procurement, avoiding the

Elysium has released Elysium 3DxSUITE EX10.0.6. Key Enhancement Changed support of CAD versions Product Versions added in EX10.0.6 Supported Versions NX (Plug-in) Importer / Exporter NX 2406 Series NX10 – NX 2406 Series NX (Standalone) Importer NX 2312 Series UG10 – NX 2312 Series Creo Parametric (Standalone) Importer 11.0 2000i – Creo Parametric 11.0 Autodesk Inventor (Plug-in) Importer / Exporter 2025 2019 – 2025 To view the original press release, please click here. Search for Elysium on CIMdata.com

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced it is integrating NVIDIA Omniverse application programming interfaces into its Emulate3D™ digital twin software to enhance factory operations through artificial intelligence and physics-based simulation technology. Digital twins enhance equipment development and control testing through simulation models and emulation, reducing startup time and risk. As equipment is connected into lines, models scale and challenges arise from siloed expertise and integration issues between separately engineered components. A system-level perspective, including interoperability across machines, can solve these issues, but requires collaboration for system-level testing. As lines scale, larger digital twins require more computational power, risking bottlenecks. Automation leaders need scalable solutions to achieve full factory-scale models, building on digital twin successes. Rockwell Automation's Emulate3D software uses the latest NVIDIA Omniverse APIs to create factory-scale dynamic digital twins based on OpenUSD interoperability and NVIDIA RTX rendering technologies. While visualization was previously possible, this enhancement enables true emulation

Siemens, a leading technology company, announced the launch of a new line of Industrial PCs (IPCs) equipped with NVIDIA’s GPUs. Along with an extended AI offering, that’s part of the Industrial Operations X portfolio, it will accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) applications and mark another milestone in the strategic partnership between Siemens and NVIDIA that was launched in June of 2022.  As a result, Siemens can now offer a scalable computing portfolio dedicated to high-performance industrial applications – from rugged Industrial PCs to Industrial Edge Computing. The integration of the full-stack NVIDIA accelerated computing platform allows Siemens IPCs to handle complex AI tasks in advanced industrial automation: for example, AI-based robotics, quality inspection, predictive maintenance, and operational optimization.  The new offering is estimated to bring a 25-fold acceleration in AI execution to the shop floor when using Siemens’ integrated hardware and software enhanced by NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing. This will help drive

This free educational webinar will review the significant events in the PLM economy in 2024 and help attendees make sense of them. ANN ARBOR, Michigan, USA November 12, 2024—CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “The State of the PLM Economy.” This eagerly awaited annual webinar will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. (EST) and last for one hour. If there is one constant in the PLM Economy, it is never dull. In this webinar, CIMdata will review the major events of 2024 and discuss what we might look forward to in 2025 and beyond. The webinar will help attendees: Develop a better understanding of the events of 2024 and how they impact the market. Identify key aspects of market moves that might suggest future actions. Better understand the PLM market and the competitive position of the leading PLM solution providers. According

Data governance can sometimes feel like a daunting endeavor. But honestly, it doesn't have to be. Fundamentally, it's about creating an environment where data is trusted, secure, and easily accessible to the people who need it while ensuring that all this is done within a framework that keeps your organization compliant and safe. However, implementing data governance often runs into internal barriers—confusion, resistance, and, sometimes, just plain misunderstanding about what data governance actually is and why it matters. Let’s talk about how to remove these hurdles. First things first: let’s get everyone on the same page. A lot of the resistance around data governance exists because people don’t understand its benefits. Think about it—if your team only sees data governance as a set of rigid rules, it’s no wonder they’re not excited about it. So, start by educating people. Host workshops, hold small group sessions, and explain, in clear terms,

Symetri, a company in Division Design Management, announces that it has acquired CTC Software. The USA based company addresses the growing demand for efficient and automated BIM workflows by creating add-ins and tools on top of the Autodesk platform. CTC Software has net sales of SEK 40 million and an EBITA margin representative for a proprietary software business. Symetri creates and provides technology solutions and services for design, engineering, construction and manufacturing businesses. The acquisition of CTC Software strengthens Symetri’s own technology portfolio, which will further improve its customers’ ability to deliver high-quality projects faster and with greater accuracy. Founded in 1997, and based in Minnesota, USA, CTC Software is known for its suite of add-ins and tools for Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Civil 3D users. Its tools have more than 40,000 users, such as architects, engineers and construction (AEC) professionals. Its flagship products, including BIM Project Suite and CIM Manager Suite,

L&T Technology Services Limited, a global leader in engineering and technology services, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silicon Valley-based Intelliswift, to deepen its offerings across software product development, platform engineering, Digital Integration, Data and AI.  Intelliswift services 4 of the Top 5 Hyperscalers and caters to over 25 Fortune 500 companies including 5 of the top 10 ER&D spenders in Software and Technology. With this acquisition, LTTS will also be able to address adjacent markets of Retail and Fintech, along with the Private Equity channel. The acquisition will enhance LTTS' AI and software capabilities in the Digital Engineering suite for global clients, through: Industry leading software product development, data & platform engineering capabilities Intelliswift’s AI-led automation framework which provides end-to-end automation solutions across platforms and processes. Digital enterprise & Integration services through agile engineering and next generation technologies "Software and AI are becoming essential for our clients seeking to bring new products