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Origin International Inc. is proud to announce the release of CheckMate for SOLIDWORKS®. The availability of the CheckMate suite of CAD based dimensional metrology software on the SOLIDWORKS® platform further pushes the envelope of the “art to part” concept of product development and process improvement on a common CAD platform…

A new online resource for mechanical engineers is now available on the COMSOL website. The Analyzing Mechanical Systems & Designs showcase is a comprehensive online resource featuring content about applications, physics, and industries pertaining to the modeling of mechanical designs. Using the resource, engineers from all disciplines can gain insight…

Luxion is pleased to announce, from this year’s Siemens PLM Connection Conference, KeyShot integration for the users of the Siemens NX™ software. KeyShot integration with NX is a plugin that provides direct transfer of NX models to KeyShot and includes LiveLinking to capture updates in geometry. Luxion continues to expand the…

Tech Soft 3D announces today that its HOOPS Exchange toolkit now connects developers with even more precise access to original CAD data with its 7.2 release. Targeted enhancements build on its reputation as the go-to solution for fast, comprehensive and highly accurate data translation. Highlights of HOOPS Exchange 7.2 include:   Full import…

Aras® today announced that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI), a premiere manufacturer of equipment for the aerospace, energy, industrial equipment, power, rolling stock and shipping industries has selected the Aras solution suite for enterprise PLM. KHI will leverage Aras as a unified service platform to streamline new product development and…

MSC Software Corporation announced that LIXIL, manufacturer of building materials and housing equipment, has selected MSC Software's Actran acoustic analysis software to predict sound insulation performance and improve the quality of next generation window sashes. Recently, diversification of open-close design and the type of glass used in the design and development of…

JETCAM international s.a.r.l. announced the successful installation of JETCAM Expert and CrossTrack composite manufacturing suite at Connova AG, Switzerland, a leading marketer of high performance composites. The five-day installation, performed by JETCAM Composite GmbH, took place in April 2014, covering installation of JETCAM Expert and CrossTrack, plus training for three…

GRAPHISOFT® will showcase the latest version of its BIM software solution for architects and designers, ArchiCAD 18, at this year's AIA National Convention in Chicago, IL at booth #3048, June 26-28. As the world's brightest architects, designers, innovators and thought leaders come together in Chicago – the heart of America's architectural epicenter – the GRAPHISOFT…

Polarion Software, creator of one of the world’s fastest enterprise scale 100% browser-based unified Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution, and MDS Technology today announced the signing of a reseller agreement. The agreement allows MDS Technology (http://www.mdstec.com), to market, sell and locally support Polarion Software’s solutions in South Korea. “At MDS Technology, for…

CONTACT Software has enhanced its CATIA Workbench Fast Concept Modelling (FCM) in the area of automated batch mesh generation. The new FCM Version 4.4 now delivers a greater degree of automation when using solvers. This makes it easier to prepare model variants for the downstream CAE processes. This speeds up design…