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solidThinking, Inc., with Luxion, Inc., today announced the availability of LiveLinking, a complete integration between solidThinking Evolve and KeyShot. This new integration allows users to generate photographic images and animations of their designs quickly and easily. LiveLinking enables continuous updates to KeyShot scenes directly from Evolve, speeding up the design process and…

Kubotek USA has officially released KeyCreator 2014 Version 12.5.  KeyCreator is one of the most complete Direct CAD software package available, offering easy to use tools and optional integrated modules for CAD, CAM, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), CAD comparison, and photorealistic rendering - all within a hybrid CAD modeling (2D,…

A new module has been added to Delcam for SolidWorks, Delcam’s fully-integrated CAM system for SolidWorks, so that the software can now support tombstone machining.  Other enhancements in the 2014 R2 version include new options for stock models, better support for holes from the SolidWorks Hole Wizard and more flexible…

Bricsys released BricsCAD V14.2 upgrade including the completely reworked Generative Drafting functionality and new Sheet Metal features. BricsCAD offers all the familiar CAD features, yet it adds time saving tools and 3D Direct Modeling at 1/5th of the cost. The V14.2 major upgrade includes 68 new and improved features including:…

DeSL announces that Basic Thinking Limited, a UK based clothing manufacturer has selected the DeSL Fashion PLM & ERP Solution. Basic Thinking, based in Leicester is a clothing manufacturer to some of the UK’s leading high street retailers, and will utilize DeSL’s fully integrated solution including PLM, ERP, SRM and…

ZWCAD Design announced that New Optics Ltd., a leading back light unit (BLU) and light guide plate (LGP) manufacturer in Korea, has selected ZWCAD+ for better team collaboration. ZWCAD+’s file format compatibility allows New Optics to share drawings freely between partners and customers, helping accelerate collaboration within product development. New Optics is a…

Carven has selected Centric Software, Inc., for its product lifecycle management (PLM) software. Carven will use the Centric 8 PLM software for retail, apparel, footwear, luxury and consumer goods to support growth and align the organization, according to Claude Sztykman, production and purchasing director with Carven. “Importantly, the Centric PLM software will…

AVEVA today announced that Paul Wurth, a leading engineering company in the Iron &Steel industry, has implemented AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D), AVEVA’s next-generation plant design software. By using this with other tools from the AVEVA Integrated Engineering & Design suite of solutions, Paul Wurth will benefit from enhanced capabilities, improved…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced that American Electric Power (AEP), one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, has chosen to enhance its electric substation design practices with Bentley Substation. By taking advantage of Bentley Substation’s integrated set of capabilities combining intuitive 3D modeling, electrical design functionality, and automatic…

Granta Design today announced the latest advances to support both simulation and materials information management in engineering enterprises working with composites and advanced materials. Central to this is the idea of “bridging the gap” between design or test data and the input data required by the finite element community, as…