Autodesk said it aims to play a key role in the move to design, visualise and create futuristic rail networks across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region.

The presence of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology is likely to provide the region’s government entities, railway operators and construction companies with the much needed push in developing rail networks of the future, said senior company officials at the Middle East Rail 2016, the largest rail conference and expo in Mena and Central Asia, which concludes today.

The conference, which kicked off on Tuesday, will feature keynotes, panel discussions and...

The 14th annual "Create the Future" Design Contest,(www.createthefuturecontest.com) is now open for submissions and runs through July 1, 2016.  Contestants are asked to submit innovative product design ideas that benefits society and the economy for the opportunity to receive global recognition and win a cash prize of $20,000 USD.

The "Create the Future" Design Contest has helped stimulate and reward engineering innovation, and has brought attention to product designs that increase the quality of life, improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare, and help to reduce dependence on non-renewable energy sources.

The contest's principal sponsors are COMSOL and Mouser Electronics with...

Infor today announced strong results for the third quarter of its fiscal 2016, ended January 31, 2016. Total revenues increased 2 percent at actual currency rates and 7 percent in constant currency compared to Q3 in fiscal 2015, with software license fees and subscriptions revenues up 23 percent at actual currency rates and 27 percent in constant currency over the same period. Non-GAAP total revenues2 increased 3 percent at actual currency rates and 7 percent in constant currency compared to Q3 in fiscal 2015, with non-GAAP software license fees and subscriptions revenues up 28 percent at actual currency rates and 32 percent...

Tukatech has launched its the latest and most powerful version of its award-winning pattern design software TUKAcad, and its 3D fashion design and development software TUKA3D at the recently held GT Expo in New Delhi, India and Texprocess Americas expo in Atlanta, GA, US.

The new releases include many improvements, developed to reduce the time and cost for the entire product development process.
TUKA3D developed with Autodesk's 3D Studio Max also allows developers to verify fit in hundreds of customised motions, through the built-in motion simulation feature.

TUKAcad is a complete suite of applications, allowing a single...

Synopsys, Inc.announced the release of its LightTools® 8.4 software, the latest version of the company's illumination design solution for the modeling, analysis and optimization of innovative illumination optics. Synopsys' LightTools 8.4 release offers several significant enhancements to accelerate and streamline the design of luminaires, including a new Configuration Manager for rapid virtual prototyping, hybrid ray tracing for faster illumination simulations, and utilities to automate key design aspects of light pipes and street lighting fixtures.

The new Configuration Manager supports multiple design variations in a single LightTools model. The feature simplifies model maintenance and allows users to construct design variations quickly...

Autodesk, Inc. announced a new campaign to encourage customers, for subscribing to its design technology. The company, will be providing special pricing for Autodesk products—including AutoCAD, Revit, Inventor, 3ds Max, and more, that can lead to savings of up to 70% by the customers. They can avail the special pricing for the product subscriptions done till April 17, 2016 and will get lower up-front costs along with a flexible, easy-to-manage approach for using all these products.

This campaign is aligned with Autodesk’s earlier announcement this year, regarding the discontinuation of perpetual licensing and availability of AutoCAD Products on a...

Aras® announced Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction has selected Aras Innovator® to support complex engineering processes and data involved in the design and construction of thermal and nuclear plants, as well as, desalination plants for customers around the world. Aras will drive process improvements in engineering data management, plant CAD integration and workflow management, and will also be used as an engineering portal for data distribution.

Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction chose Aras based on the following criteria:

• Ability to provide secure web-based access to streamline management of engineering data and documents
• Flexible workflow capabilities for complex engineering business...

Bruce Rodgers, founder and president of Tribe, Inc., designs entertainment events ranging from awards ceremonies and music festivals to political conventions and television shows. But perhaps the biggest of these events, and certainly one of the most viewed, is the NFL Super Bowl Halftime Show. Producing a live show on such a grand stage, and especially with famous headliners like Coldplay, Beyoncé, and Bruno Mars, takes expert timing, a skilled team, and the right tools. Luckily, Rodgers has all of those things and the experience to bring them together.

 “We want to give the artist...

Chinese intimates leader Aimer has selected Centric Software to provide its PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution. Aimer will use Centric 8 PLM to improve data management in product design and Research and Development (R&D), and to enhance collaboration between R&D, design and development.

After 22 years of activity, Aimer has become an undisputed fashion underwear market leader in China. In a rapidly growing and highly competitive fashion market, Aimer decided to further leverage product development by adopting a PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution to enhance its R&D management and response time.

“I can now do everything in CAD without being concerned about the model source or data history.” Those are the words of a stamping and forming toolmaker, explaining what VISI software means to him.

“That’s a huge advantage for me, because I can give my full attention to the tool,” says Stefan Schmitz, who, with two colleagues, is responsible for designing progressive dies and equipment at Franz Pauli.

The company, based in Ense-Parsit, Germany, use specialist tools on their 40 eccentric and 17 hydraulic presses which manufacture inserts with a pressing force of up to 6000 kN. In...