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Elysium announces that a new release of CADdoctor, EX7, is available today. CADdoctor is a superior-performing 3D data translation and utilization tool that is highly regarded in the CAD/CAE industry, and well-known for its robust results and excellent quality.

With the growing global desire for a shorter product lifecycle, the manufacturing world is faced with the challenge of shortening the lead-time in the manufacturing process. Conducting virtual simulations is one of the key factors in facing this challenge, and it has sprung the rapid growth of utilizing CAE tools, even in the early design stages. Elysium has significantly enhanced...

Elmo Solutions will officially launch Agni Link 6, latest release of its CAD-ERP data integration solution.  This new exciting version will be showcased at Booth # 1070. Autodesk University takes place December 1-3, 2015 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Agni Link is a companion to Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Vault, AutoCAD, SolidWorks and SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (EPDM) and that provides real-time, bidirectional data integration with ERP systems, among which:

• Microsoft Dynamics NAV (Navision)
• Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
• Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains)
• Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon)
• ECi Solutions M1

This outstanding application offers a unique way to integrate CAD/PDM/PLM and ERP systems. It can automatically resolve...

CD-adapco, the largest privately held CFD-focused provider of Computer Aided Engineering software, today announced the release of SPEED™ v10.06, the latest update to its leading electric machine design solution. SPEED v10.06 takes a significant step towards intelligent and automated electric machine design, resulting in increased machine efficiency at a lower cost.

SPEED v10.06 forwards CD-adapco’s mission to help customers discover better designs, faster, by making it easier for SPEED users to leverage HEEDS® MDO, a best-in-class process automation and optimization tool developed by Red Cedar Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CD-adapco. SPEED v10.06 provides users with a library that...

Engineers can accelerate product development time and more accurately predict in-flight icing to improve aircraft safety thanks to advancements ANSYS has delivered with two new product releases. The most recent release of ANSYS® SpaceClaim™ and ANSYS® FENSAP™ dramatically enhances speed, efficiency and reliability – providing users with revolutionary workflows and unique capabilities.

As companies turn to rapid digitalization for every facet of product development, the ability to easily manipulate geometry for both design and manufacturing is crucial. ANSYS SpaceClaim 2016 transforms product development...

AVEVA announced today that INITEC Energía, one of the largest engineering companies in Spain within the electricity generation sector, has extended its Integrated Engineering & Design (IE&D) strategy through the addition of AVEVA Instrumentation software. An existing AVEVA customer, INITEC Energia replaced a competitive product, with the latest release of AVEVA Instrumentation to improve engineering and design efficiency.

INITEC Energía was concerned by the lack of integration between its old software and the larger design process, which required the use of awkward Excel spreadsheets to export data. Using the expanded AVEVA IE&D solution, INITEC Energía has now eliminated the need for...

Devold of Norway, that country's oldest producer of knitwear, has chosen to migrate from Gerber Technology's webPDM™ to YuniquePLM™ web-based product lifecycle management software, continuing a longstanding relationship with Gerber and Norwegian partner Amatec. The knitwear giant has been using webPDM for over 15 years.

For nearly 160 years, Devold has been focused on providing exceptional product quality, the result of a long tradition of craftsmanship and the best available technology. Migrating many years of technical data into a modern PLM solution allows Devold to fully utilize this historic data in combination with...

Cadence Design Systems and Accusonus have announced that the Accusonus Focus-MDR and Focus-DNR speech enhancement software has been optimized for Cadence Tensilica HiFi audio / voice digital signal processors (DSPs).

Accusonus was able to achieve a 60 percent reduction in computational cost as measured in megacycles per second (MCPS) without any loss of quality. With these optimizations, the Accusonus two-microphone embedded joint de-noise and de-reverberation software products reduced the computational requirement to as little as 4.8 MCPS, making them among the most efficient implementations in the market.

The patented Accusonus algorithms eliminate noise and reverberation while significantly improving speech...

Autodesk University--Starting tomorrow, December 1, Autodesk, Inc.  will spotlight a number of advances toward the future of making things. As disruptions reshape how the world is designed and made, the company will showcase new technologies and modes of work that will help Autodesk University attendees navigate and thrive in this shifting landscape.

 “Technologies like the Internet of Things, augmented and virtual reality, and robotics will change the way engineers and designers work,” said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. “Places and things are more connected, intelligent and dynamic than...

Significant developments in CAD, Mould and CAM functionality are included in VISI 2016 R1, from Vero Software.  The product naming convention also explains the move to a new 6 month release cycle with two versions planned per year.

As a leading developer and provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions, Vero Software say VISI 2016 R1 is a substantial release introducing many new features in all areas of the product with continued emphasis on solutions for mould, tool and die makers.

Major graphic enhancements include an updated GUI with quick access toolbars, live icon combinations on the mouse, improved hidden line...

KISTERS and DESIGNRULE have announced the availability of the 3DViewStation integration into ENOVIA SmarTeam. This will give SmarTeam users the option to work with a new generation CAD viewer, providing blisteringly fast review of large 3D CAD data; supporting the latest releases of all major CAD systems incl. CATIA V5, Creo, NX, and SOLIDWORKS.

One user mode is to run 3DViewStation integrated inside the UI of SmarTeam, leveraging its high performance 3D-viewing capabilities, allowing users to view multi-GB-assemblies in seconds. The second user mode is to open the CAD data directly into the full 3DViewStation application offering access...