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TraceParts launches a brand new mobile application to further enhance the 3D content experience for Engineers and Design Professionals. The application, available on both the Android and iOS platforms, is available to download for free. Supporting mobile phones and tablets, TraceParts Mobile can be used anywhere and anytime, during a…

Today Autodesk Fusion 360—a cloud-based tool that combines 3D industrial and mechanical design, collaboration, and machining in a single package—became the first solution of its kind available for purchase worldwide on the Mac App Store. “Autodesk has done a great job bringing the complete Fusion 360 toolkit to the Mac App…

MSC Software Corporation and e-Xstream engineering, an MSC Software Company, and developer of Digimat, the nonlinear multi-scale material and structure modeling platform, today announced the new release of Digimat 5.1.1. Understanding composite material behavior in product design is essential to product manufacturing industries that incorporate advanced materials into the design process for lightweighting and…

Dassault Systèmes today announced SOLIDWORKS 2015, the latest release of the company’s successful portfolio of 3D design software applications. With SOLIDWORKS 2015, users gain access to cloud-based capabilities and a wider range of choices for improving productivity, work processes, operating costs. SOLIDWORKS 2015 covers all comprehensive aspects of the product development…

AVEVA announced today that Vodokanal Engineering, an important provider of water supply and wastewater projects in Russia, has chosen AVEVA PDMS as its 3D design modelling solution. AVEVA PDMS will provide much greater design efficiency while allowing Vodokanal to meet the increasingly high standards demanded by key clients. ‘AVEVA technologies…

CD-adapco today announced its new partnership with Ben Ainslie Racing. The America’s Cup team will be utilizing the CD-adapco simulation tool, STAR-CCM+® in the design of its racing boat. Ben Ainslie Racing team just announced its participation in the 35th America’s Cup taking place in 2017. The focus of the…

The AMB - International exhibition for metal working - is considered as the leading industry event with more than 1,300 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors. AMB will present the latest developments in machine tools, precision tools and associated products for metal working. The fair takes place from 16 to 20 September…

Altair will host a technical seminar on simulation and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions for the oil and gas industry next Wednesday, September 24 in Houston.  Scheduled customer presentations from Chevron, Wood Group Kenny, ConocoPhillips, Baker Hughes, and Sundrop Fuels will provide an overview of computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods and best…

Simpleware is pleased to announce a new distribution deal with Componentes Electrónicas Ltda. for the Colombian market. Simpleware offers high-quality solutions for converting 3D image data (taken from MRI, CT, micro-CT...) into robust computational models suitable for Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), CAD and 3D printing. The…

Lectra is pleased to announce the appointment of Edwin Ingelaere as Director of Lectra Northern Europe. Based in Destelbergen, Belgium, Edwin Ingelaere is in charge of a team of 35 people spread across nine countries: Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands), Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden) and the Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania).…