Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced the project finalists in the 2015 Be Inspired Awards program. The awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Ten independent jury panels comprising distinguished industry experts selected the 54 finalists from more than 360 nominations submitted by organizations in 55 countries.

The finalists will present their innovative projects in front of their peers, the jurors, and the more than 100 members of the media at The Year in Infrastructure 2015 Conference, taking place Nov. 3-5 in London, U.K. This global gathering of leading figures in the world...

Autodesk, Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire netfabb, a Lupburg, Germany-based developer of software solutions for industrial additive design and manufacturing. Autodesk will also make a strategic investment in FIT Technology Group, the parent company of netfabb and provider of additive manufacturing software and services. The two companies will collaborate to increase adoption of technology for industrial additive manufacturing.

Autodesk plans to use foreign capital for the transaction, which is expected to close in Autodesk's Q4 FY2016. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

"Autodesk has always been impressed...

Key takeaways:

·         SOLIDWORKS 2016 boasts a new redesigned user interface complementary to Windows 10 and supports high resolution, high-pixel density displays

·         SOLIDWORKS Visualize incorporates technology from Dassault Systèmes’ acquisition of Bunkspeed

On September 22, 2015, Mr. Gian Paolo Bassi, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, opened the SOLIDWORKS 2016 Launch event at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. Speaking from the front of the podium in the Institute’s full-scale reproduction of the U.S. Senate Chamber, Mr. Bassi reminded his audience of customers, analysts, and press sitting at the 100 replica Senator desks of SOLIDWORKS’ mission: who they are; where they want...

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm and Longview Advisors, Inc., organizer of 3D CIC, announce that Jeff Plant, Chief Process Architect & Director of Business Capabilities at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will make a keynote presentation at PLM Road Map™ for the Aerospace & Defense Industry featuring 3D CIC. This two-day event will be held October 28-29 at The Westfields Marriott – Washington, Dulles.

All major PLM software providers offer commercial capability for conversion of their native format files into standard formats. Unfortunately, these conversions are neither complete nor consistent, nor do they address advanced CAD...

Onshape Inc., a provider of professional-level CAD tools in the cloud, has updated its flagship cloud-native 3D solution with a full-cloud drawing system for creating 2D drawings. Onshape is a full, cloud-native CAD system accessible with a Web browser, smartphone or tablet. It has built-in version control, eliminating the need for a separate PDM (product data management) application, as well as such functionality as access control, revision labels, part numbers and states such as in-progress and released. Onshape can read native AutoCAD, CATIA, Inventor, PTC Creo and SolidWorks data, and it can write AutoCAD and SolidWorks data as...

Altair today announced that FluiDyna has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA), adding nanoFluidX and ultraFluidX to its software portfolio. Both software bring unique capabilities to HyperWorks customers. nanoFluidX is based on a particle-based method for fluid flow simulation, and ultraFluidX applies the Lattice Boltzmann Method to study external aerodynamics. Both technologies utilize graphics processing unit (GPU) technology for fast, large-scale computation.

"FluiDyna is delighted to be joining the Altair family," said Dr. Thomas Indinger, Founder & CEO at FluiDyna. "The capabilities of nanoFluidX and ultraFluidX complement HyperWorks...

Aras^® today announced the general availability of the Aras Quality Management System application for Aras Innovator^®, which provides a comprehensive solution for managing quality planning, reducing the risk of product and process issues, simplifying regulatory compliance, and meeting customer requirements. Aras Quality Management addresses the gap in most quality planning processes by integrating quality planning with product development and business-critical processes across the enterprise and in the supply chain.

The Aras Quality Management System application provides businesses with advanced product quality planning (APQP) tools to manage risk, improve quality, and attain environmental, regulatory, safety, medical, and other forms of compliance. The...

ZW3D today announced that it has been chosen by NTR Ltd, Europe’s leading specialist in the repair of pocketed cutting tools.
With 40 years of machining experience, NTR specializes in reconditioning pocketed tools, renewing work holding and manufacturing new tooling, entrusted by clients from various industries, like BMW, Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Honda, Land Rover, BAE Systems & MB Aerospace etc.
As a leader in its field, NTR Ltd intends to provide professional services and quality products by utilizing state-of-the-art technologies. To produce more delicate tooling, they needed a 5-Axis CNC software to operate their newly introduced 5-Axis machining.