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Corel today released CorelDRAW® Technical Suite X7, its latest solution for technical communication professionals. With new 3D PDF publishing capabilities, connectivity to Translation Memory Systems (TMS) and a redesigned user interface, this new version gives companies the ability to increase ROI on their CAD system investments by repurposing CAD and 3D data for technical illustration and visual communication workflows. CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 features Corel DESIGNER® for dedicated technical design and illustration, including advanced isometric drawing tools, leading file compatibility, and publishing capabilities for print, online and mobile. The program helps technical communication professionals create projects quickly by accessing and repurposing technical design assets from various sources. The advanced Lattice3D Studio CAD add-on supports 3D CAD assembly formats from CATIA, Inventor, NX, PTC Creo, SolidWorks and others. With file export capabilities covering graphics, bitmap and other document formats, from Microsoft Office, CGM, SVG, EPS, TIFF, JPEG and PNG to PDF/A and

Autodesk, Inc. announced the launch of Tinkerplay, a free* app designed for kids of all ages that introduces creative play through 3D design and 3D printing. The Tinkerplay app is based on the popular Modio app, which Autodesk previously acquired, and will join the Tinkercad family of products. The Tinkerplay app allows users to design and customize characters and creatures digitally with the option to 3D print afterwards. The 3D printed parts can also be snapped together for dynamic play. With this launch, new parts, features and functionality have been added to make the world of 3D design simple, fun and engaging. “Creators, designers and makers from ages five to ninety, have blown us away with their passion for 3D modeling and 3D printing,” said Samir Hanna, vice president and general manager, Autodesk Consumer and 3D Printing. “With Tinkerplay, we’re providing another great tool designed for kids of all ages who want to

Victoria Footwear, the Spanish designer and manufacturer of men’s, women’s and children’s footwear, has selected Centric Software to provide its product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Victoria joins Camper, Cortefiel, MANGO and Mascaró as Centric’s fifth Spanish customer, and third Spanish footwear customer. Victoria chose Centric 8 because of Centric’s reputation in the industry, experience with other European footwear makers, and the expertise of the company’s staff, says Liborio Sevilla, CEO of Victoria. “The solution is visually attractive and flexible enough to support the continuous changes that happen between collections.” The Centric 8 PLM software will complement an enterprise resource planning (ERP) project Victoria implemented over the past two years, adds Sevilla. “The ERP software does not help in the management of creative design. Centric 8 will help manage the ‘creative chaos’ at Victoria in a positive, directed way and let creative staff stay focused on creativity.” The Centric 8 PLM software will allow Victoria

Omnify Software today announces that LoneStart Heart, Inc., a developer of cardiac restorative therapies for patients with heart failure that harness the heart's ability to repair itself, has reported cost-savings of up to $80,000 within the first year of deploying Empower PLM. LoneStar Heart was looking to gain efficiencies in product design and development by replacing their paper-based document control processes with an electronic system. As a developmental stage start-up, they wanted a cost-effective, cloud-based solution that would scale as the company grew. To meet Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, the solution also had to adhere to FDA 21 CFR Part 11 guidelines for electronic records and electronic signatures and with plans to allow external partners such as consultants, development partners and suppliers access to necessary documentation, they wanted customizable role-based user access controls.  "Our existing IT infrastructure was cloud-based so naturally when we were looking for a PLM system we wanted it

Aras® today announced that Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner will provide a keynote address at ACE 2015, Aras’s global conference on April 21 – 23 in Detroit Michigan. Professor Eigner’s presentation titled Model-Based System Engineering with Aras Innovator explains the growing importance of model-based system engineering (MBSE) across the lifecycle phases of complex products and services. The session will further demonstrate the value achieved through an interactive integration approach for MBSE with Aras Innovator. Date: April 21 – 23 Location: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, Detroit Michigan Cost: Free to Attend – No Fee (Space is Limited – Registration Required) Details and Registration: http://www.aras.com/ACE2015 An expert in Product Lifecycle Management and Model-Based Systems Engineering, Dr. Eigner founded EIGNER + PARTNER in 1985, an early PLM/PDM leader. Currently, Dr. Eigner is the chair of the virtual product development department at the University of Kaiserslautern, and has authored or co-authored 13 books and numerous papers on MBSE, PLM/PDM

3D Systems’ GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC will be featured at HaasTec 2015, the Haas Open House which will provide tours of its 1,000,000 square-foot manufacturing and assembly facility. GibbsCAM provides full CNC programming, toolpath verification, machine simulation and post processing for the entire line of Haas vertical and horizontal CNC machining centers, turning centers, lathes, multi-task machines, 5-axis rotary tables and indexers. The software fully supports Haas’ newest machines, including the redesigned TL-1 and TL-2 tool room lathes, the ST-50 and ST-55 large-through-bore turning centers, the UMC-750SS 5-axis universal machining center. GibbsCAM is the ideal software for CNC programming, since it increases the productivity of programmers and machines alike, with powerful tools underlying an easy-to-learn, shop-friendly interface. This event is an opportunity for manufacturers who use both HaasTec machines and GibbsCAM software to see how the speed, power and efficiency of GibbsCAM maximizes the benefits of Haas technology, delivering quicker profitability and

Kuei Tong Huang, from National Chin-Yi University of Technology in Taiwan, was the winner of Delcam’s 2015 international student CAM competition, which was held at the company’s Birmingham headquarters earlier this month.    Runner up in the competition was Zhao Zhiyang from China, while Lee Hyun Jun from South Korea came third. The other finalists came from Germany, Russia, Malaysia and the Ukraine.  Each of the contestants had previously won the CAM competition in their region to qualify for the final in Birmingham. The Delcam CAM competition was again sponsored by cutting-tool supplier, Seco, which provided the tooling for the student’s machining projects.  For the final competition, each student was given an IGES file of a component from which they had to produce a machining program using Delcam’s PowerMILL software for high-speed and five-axis machining.  The various NC programs were then run on one of the high-speed machining centres within Delcam’s Advanced Manufacturing Facility

Simparel, Inc., has appointed Ken Fearnley to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Fearnley brings more than 20 years of experience in managing the strategy, development and support of PLM, R&D, Mobile and other software applications within the fashion technology, discrete manufacturing and life sciences industries. Working from the company’s New York City headquarters, he will set the strategic vision and direct the development of all current and future Simparel software solutions. According to Simparel Chief Executive Officer Steve Vogel, “Simparel is recognized as a technology leader; Ken Fearnley secures and extends this leadership. He began creating web and cloud applications for industry leaders over a decade ago; long before any of us knew they would become mission critical. His accomplishments in driving product innovation in mobile and web applications, combined with continuous improvement and software development best practices, are integral to the strategic roadmap of the Simparel product portfolio. Ken

Maplesoft has entered into a partnership agreement with ISKO engineers, one of Germany’s leading providers of CAE services and solutions. Located in Munich, ISKO engineers will provide consulting services around Maplesoft’s products, specifically Maple and MapleSim, for virtual prototyping of engineering designs, design-space exploration and design parameter optimization. Their services will cover multi-domain dynamic-system model development, analysis tools for parameter studies and optimization, model-preparation for software and hardware-in-the-loop (SIL, HIL) testing, as well as product training. “We have seen a surge in demand for our solution-development services in the US and Asia over the last two years, and that demand is starting to emerge in Europe,” said Paul Goossens, VP Engineering Solutions at Maplesoft, “Up to now, ISKO engineers AG has helped us address that demand on an ad-hoc basis, and making a formal commitment to the relationship will enable us to serve our markets more effectively.” “We are very pleased to be part

Cimetrics Inc. today announced it has joined the ThingWorx Ready™ Partner program. Cimetrics will integrate its Analytika technology with the ThingWorx® IoT platform to offer customers with another way to analyze complex data requirements. “For more than 15 years, Cimetrics has been an innovator and industry leader in delivering physical world data analytics. We are thrilled about the opportunity to work with ThingWorx in enabling the future of smart, connected products, systems, and systems of systems,” said Jim Lee, CEO of Cimetrics. “Cimetrics’ Analytika provides our ThingWorx customers with a powerful way to analyze their “System of Systems” complex data requirements,” said Chris Kuntz, Vice President, Ecosystem Programs, ThingWorx. “We appreciate Cimetrics’ proven analytics experience as part of our Partner ecosystem and look forward to leveraging their years of machine data insights applied to a variety of IoT business challenges.” Analytika is a proven production-scale analytics platform that is scalable, flexible and secure.