Position Papers

Fishbowl Solutions, Inc., announced the latest release of their Google Search Appliance (GSA) Connector for PTC Windchill®. The new Version 2.0 includes enhanced support for searching Windchill ProjectLink and PartsLink, and allows for early binding authorization for role-based assignment of both users and groups to individual products and libraries. The new early binding feature simplifies the user sign on process and improves the search performance for large data sets and organizations with complex implementations. Support for ProjectLink and Partslink will further enable collaboration and enhanced part reuse. With Fishbowl’s connector, product and library content contained in these systems can be returned as part of the overall Windchill search results, leading to a higher overall return on investment for the products. Version 2.0’s new features build on Fishbowl’s GSA Connector for Windchill’s already existing capabilities, which include intelligent content feeding, higher priority event-driven feeds, and lower priority crawl for existing content. The connector

eQuorum Corporation announces major new features in Version 9 of ImageSite, a comprehensive yet affordable Document Management solution for manufacturers, architects and engineers, utilities and government. Version 9 is the first major overhaul of ImageSite in over eight years and provides the user with a modern, contemporary, and intuitive front-end which supports many features and usability standards users are familiar with in Windows-based applications. Major new features and enhancements in ImageSite 9 are: An updated and improved intuitive user interface. Inclusion of more Windows functionality, including drag and drop, right mouse button actions, and real-time filtering. A total rewrite in HTML5, requiring NO JAVA on user machines and no browser add-ins, supporting total access from any mobile platform (iOS, Android, Windows, etc). A new dashboard providing users an “at a glance” view of their recent activity and favorite documents, searches, sets, and downloads, and shows checked out documents and notifications from workflows and system events. Browser based

The 2015 R2 release of Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software incorporates a milling calculator to help users obtain the maximum benefit from the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy.  Other enhancements, among the 280 customer-requested improvements since the initial 2015 release last September, include the ability to create multi-tool blocks within machine designs, better control over toolpath output and more efficient automatic selection of tools. FeatureCAM was the world’s first feature-based programming software when it was launched in 1995.  Constant development since then has ensured that the system has retained its leadership in programming speed and ease of use, while an increased range of strategies has been added to provide more efficient toolpaths that give greater productivity on a wider range of machinery, including mill-turn machines, five-axis mills and wire EDM equipment. The Vortex area-clearance strategy in FeatureCAM produces safe toolpaths with a much deeper cut by using a controlled engagement angle that maintains

An Atlas V rocket designed and built by United Launch Alliance (ULA), which utilizes engineering analysis and simulation software from Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business unit, carried a U.S. Navy communications satellite into space today. The same Siemens PLM software was also used on the Mars Rover program to help in the design, production and testing of the Curiosity Rover. Additionally, the Atlas V also propelled the Mars Rover Curiosity into space in 2012 for its historic landing on the red planet. “Software is helping to enable space exploration, and today I was witness to an important step in the next generation of discoveries,” said Helmuth Ludwig, Executive Vice President, Digital Enterprise Realization at Siemens. “Siemens is proud of our partnership with ULA and we are honored to be a software provider as they continue to advance the technology of space flight with launches like these, made possible with software

Visual 2000 International announces manufacturer Studio One are implementing Visual End2End™ suite of software products. The Leicester based firm Studio One, established in 2006 is a manufacturer of ladies and children’s wear to major high street retailers in the UK and Europe. With a design and production team of over 45 people Studio One are able to offer their customers with up to date fashion requirements and are able to produce many types of garment through their production bases in the UK, Tunisia, Romania and Morocco. With capacities of over one million pieces a month and growing Studio One are a versatile clothing supplier. Studio One’s Sales Director, Hussein Ismail commented, “we pride ourselves on working with our customers to produce the perfect collection, whilst taking into account margin and delivery deadlines. We undertook detailed market evaluation to find the most efficient and modern solution to support us, which is Visual 2000. We will now be able to

ZWCAD Design achieved a new milestone by signing a strategic cooperation agreement with The Northern Chapter of the Portuguese Order of Architects (OASRN). By providing licenses of ZWCAD+, ZWCAD Design and its Portuguese partner IBERCAD aim to help OASRN promote scientific and professional development of its members and contribute to raising training standards of architects. The introduction of ZWCAD+ will facilitate exchange of ideas and experiences between members, and coordination of interdisciplinary activities, both in training and research. The Influence of OASRN OASRN is a public Portuguese association for the profession of architect and architecture. Headquartered in Porto, it covers half of the country and represents approximately 8,000 professional architects. It is also responsible for certifying the registration of architects and granting the professional title of architect in the northern area of Portugal. OASRN also represents some of the most reputed architects in the world including two Pritzker Award (The Nobel Prize in

Schneider Electric and Autodesk Inc. today announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding. According to this agreement, Schneider Electric and Autodesk plan to collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle management based on Building Information Modeling (BIM). As part of the collaboration, the two companies are exploring ways to complement each other’s strengths to make buildings more energy efficient from the design and construction through operation and end-of-life phases. The collaboration may include new solutions and services in the areas of energy management, building automation and control, and workspace management. The joint efforts look to combine Schneider Electric’s expertise in electrical distribution, energy and building management solutions with Autodesk’s portfolio of BIM-based design and construction software such as Autodesk Revit and Autodesk BIM 360. Today, buildings consume about 40 percent of global energy, 25 percent of global water, 40 percent of global resources and they emit approximately one-third of GHG emissions. Residential and commercial buildings

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., is awarding conference passes and hotel stays to students and emerging professionals who enter its Conference Pass Giveaway program. While there will be several opportunities to win throughout the year, the company will launch the 2015 promotion by selecting three winners to attend 2015 PLANET Student Career Days, USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo 2015 or LAbash2015. Nemetschek Vectorworks will exhibit its Vectorworks® line of design solutions at all three events. “For students trying to break into the professional world, networking and exposure are everything,” says Nemetschek Vectorworks Chief Marketing Officer Stewart Rom. “That’s why we’re committed to programs and partnerships that enable student achievement. Whether gathering information to improve a thesis, gaining confidence about their career choices or simply propelling their skills forward, winners benefit from the chance to learn about new and exciting things happening in their field and network with leading industry professionals.” The contest is

Omnify Software today announces the immediate availability of its next-generation Empower PLM product, version 6.0. This product release highlights Omnify’s commitment to their customers, boasting a new User Interface (UI), customer communication portal, product configuration module, and workflow engine as well as additional customer-driven enhancements. Key product updates include: New and Improved User Experience (UX): A next-generation UI using the latest browser technologies provides an overall improved experience with enhanced navigation, simplified field editing, and a streamlined look and feel across all product modules. New Option Files/Themes: Empower 6.0 introduces a new concept of customizable Option Files and Themes in order to provide users with the ability to customize the UI, menus, and form options for specific job roles, departments, business processes, etc. and improve user adoption across the organization. New Communication Portal: A new cloud-based Communication Portal offers direct, in-application product updates and posting of pertinent product information such as reports, Themes and

Elsevier announces the launch of Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor. This easy-to-use search application enhances engineers' workflow by enabling access to Knovel's extensive and trusted content resources without leaving the Inventor environment. Users can resolve critical engineering questions during the design and simulation process, enabling efficiency from start to finish. Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor is the latest offering based upon Knovel's APIs, which enable a range of integration capabilities for third-party applications widely used by engineers. Knovel Quick Search for Autodesk Inventor helps engineers and other users discover and utilize vetted reference information on engineering technical information, design guidelines and best practices as needed during the design and validation process. Engineers can research and resolve a wide range of questions launched directly from within Inventor, and they can also access information interactively through the Knovel browser opened through the quick search application. Elsevier is the first information services