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ImmersaCAD, an innovative company bringing light to the emerging platform of virtual reality, has announced the launch of its new website, and its app, now available in the Google Play Store. With the help of Dr. Lee Martin from The University of Tennessee’s College of Engineering, four classmates came together to design a virtual reality software for navigation of 3D CAD models. “What makes ImmersaCAD unique is that it solves the problem of motion sickness typically associated with virtual reality through its intuitive patent-pending One-Touch Navigation system,” said Martin. “Now you can explore without getting uncomfortable and fully navigate your models with ease.” ImmersaCAD targets architects, interior designers and engineers who want to experience their CAD designs and serve their clients in a compelling way. The software is made to adapt virtual reality equipment for use in architecture and engineering applications. The devices enable architects to walk through and around

Dassault Systèmes today announced the launch of the “Vehicle Program Intelligence” industry solution experience providing transportation and mobility companies with powerful analytics applications. Based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, “Vehicle Program Intelligence” reveals, measures and analyzes product and manufacturing data to accelerate and enhance business decisions in project, change and quality management. An average new vehicle development program can take up to five years and involve hundreds of contributors in multiple disciplines and countries. While new sources of information along the vehicle line are contributing to project size and complexity, legacy systems and a lack of relevant, accessible engineering data are hindering process optimization. Vehicle manufacturers and suppliers require a real-time, comprehensive and user-friendly view of their vehicle programs’ evolution to overcome this challenge. The “Vehicle Program Intelligence” industry solution experience is specifically designed to provide deep insight into a project’s progress for vehicle program executives and managers. Companies gain greater visibility

Advanced Solutions Product Lifecycle Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advanced Solutions, Inc. (ASI), an Autodesk Platinum Partner and Authorized Training Center (ATC), has developed and implemented the Autodesk® PLM 360 solution for Zurn Industries, LLC. Zurn Industries, LLC, a leading brand of Rexnord, is a recognized leader in commercial, municipal, healthcare and industrial water solutions. Zurn provides innovative water solutions, sustainable plumbing products, water conservation, and total building solutions for a variety of building environments. As a pioneer in plumbing and water systems, Zurn has revolutionized the Engineered Water Solutions® industry. Zurn recognized the need for a global platform capable of integrating company-wide data into one central system that provides full accessibility, eliminates software compatibility challenges, and quickly reports product development data. It was clear they needed a turn-key solution to quickly meet their current needs, giving them the scalability to grow their business in the future. They chose to partner with

Tata Technologies today announced it has joined the Siemens PLM Software Consulting and System Integrator Partner Program to support the manufacturing operations management (MOM) space, extending its more than 20-year partnership with the Siemens PLM Software community. Tata Technologies will participate in the MOM Expertise Alliance Center (MEAC) in the US, a community of highly skilled partners providing MOM-specific services to manufacturers. Siemens PLM Software is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services. Tata Technologies was a natural choice for the alliance based on its strong enterprise IT consulting and implementation experience with some of the world's largest OEMs. Tata Technologies will provide consulting support, project deployment, and implementation of SIMATIC IT software, part of Siemens' Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) software portfolio. Tata Technologies has a long history of delivering customized MOM and manufacturing execution system (MES) solutions that enable informed decision making and help

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) and TecSurge today announced the signing of a regional Alliance Agreement, under which Intergraph customers in the Asia-Pacific region will be able to subscribe to Intergraph OnDemand,  an online managed services offering to assist customers with system administration, onboarding, project set-up, help desk and monitoring requirements. The new managed service offering is the result of market research conducted by the two companies. Both concluded independently there was a high demand for on-demand managed services for Intergraph solutions in Asia-Pacific’s process, power and marine markets. Customers who opt into Intergraph OnDemand will benefit from direct access to skilled resources and business processes, based on Intergraph’s and TecSurge’s combined years of practical experience and expertise in operating, maintaining and enhancing complex engineering software solutions. The service also comes with the added security of an Intergraph service level agreement. Franz Kufner, executive vice president of Intergraph PP&M

Certiport announces the availability of the Autodesk Fusion 360 Certified User exam as part of the Autodesk Certified User (ACU) certification program. Autodesk Fusion 360 software is a cloud-based design tool for product development. It offers industrial and mechanical design, simulation, collaboration and CAM in one easy-to-use package. The Fusion 360 integrated toolset enables fast and easy exploration of design ideas to take a project from concept to production. “We’re committed to helping students stand out in front of their peers by learning the tools used by today’s professionals,” said Randy Swearer, vice president, Autodesk Education Experiences. “Through the new Fusion 360 ACU exam we are helping designers and engineers showcase their design skills and demonstrate their expertise to potential employers.” Individuals who become an ACU Fusion 360 Certified User can enhance their competitive edge in academics and the workplace. The ACU exams combine multiple-choice and performance-based questions to ensure students understand

The Business Advantage Group recently announced the results of its Worldwide CAD Trends 2016 Survey and this week announced more details specific to the trends in Cloud based CAD. “Cloud based CAD is currently in use by 11% of respondents and strong future growth is anticipated. By the end of this year (2016) around 19% (~70% growth) are expected to be using “Cloud based CAD”. This is likely to go up to 29% in the next 3-5 years (~160% growth). Clearly Cloud based CAD continues to be an area of interest in today’s market with strong future growth potential,” said Chris Turner, CEO/Managing Director of Business Advantage. Cloud based CAD has ‘high awareness’ (58%) among CAD users, managers and executives and offers new business and delivery models for CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM/PLM software companies. Rather than software being deployed and used locally, Cloud based solutions enable the software to be loaded

Tech Mahindra Limited announced the acquisition of The BIO Agency (BIO), headquartered in the UK. The BIO Agency specialises in digital transformation and innovation, helping organisations change the way they engage with their customers.   Ranked as leaders in their field, The BIO Agency Team helps businesses change in the new customer centric digital world. Their “innovation and strategy first” approach, plus experienced frameworks and delivery processes create true differentiation for their clients. The BIO Agency services brands across Financial Services, Retail, Property, Travel, and Technology sectors and the acquisition will help them make sizeable inroads into the Fortune 100 / 500 Telecommunications and Enterprise clients of Tech Mahindra. Tech Mahindra has embraced the future with its focus on Digital and sees this as an important strategic move. The acquisition will further strengthen and enable the Company to engage with its clients at the start of the journey and more importantly, help design

 PDF Key takeaways: A major transformation is underway to model-based systems engineering processes for complex products and systems that span multiple domains within the engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical, electronics, embedded software, and controls) as well as multiple other disciplines across the entire lifecycle The need to simulate the behavior of today’s complex systems, especially in the cyber-physical realm, has led to a number of strategic acquisitions by ANSYS over the past 10 years in the areas of electronics and software engineering Tomorrow’s interconnected smart systems will require new capabilities that ANSYS is now developing in preparation for the widespread adoption of new approaches such as Model-Based Systems Engineering and the “Digital Twin” ANSYS is committed to providing best-in-class multi-physics modeling and simulation capabilities and will continue to execute on its long-term vision for Simulation-Driven Product Development Significant global product development trends are making multi-domain, systems-level virtual prototyping and performance simulation capabilities an indispensable element in enabling

 PDF Key takeaways: The conjunction of engineered materials, generative design, and additive manufacturing is leading to profound changes in design and manufacturing paradigms Dassault Systèmes, through their BIOVIA and SIMULIA brands, displays a compelling vision of how science will enable multiple forms of innovation BIOVIA and SIMULIA applications have capabilities that cover scientific data management and biological, chemical, and materials modeling and simulation Over 1,000 people converged on Boston’s Back Bay for the first Dassault Systèmes’ “Science in the Age of Experience” conference. This event was for customers and partners for two of Dassault Systèmes’ brands, BIOVIA and SIMULIA. The BIOVIA brand, which was formed two years ago after the acquisition of Accelrys, has capabilities that cover scientific data management and biological, chemical, and materials modeling and simulation. SIMULIA is an integral part of Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, and its applications accelerate the process of evaluating the performance, reliability, and safety of materials and products before