ZWCAD Design updated its free mobile design App, ZWCAD Touch, making it the first CAD App designed specifically for iOS7. As Apple set the trend for flat design in iOS7, the newly redesigned ZWCAD Touch also refreshed its UI design with a flatter appearance. By providing a cleaner approach to presenting content, ZWCAD Touch enables users to work in a more comfortable software environment, contributing to an improved experience for over 100,000 users around the world. Refreshing UI Design with a Flatter Appearance The use of flat design in web pages has been growing hugely in recent times, and the debut of iOS7 has confirmed its enhanced popularity. iOS7 took the textures, bezels and gradients out of the UI and replaced them with simple and clear design elements. The interface is much cleaner and sleeker, representing its commitment to creating an experience that is simpler, more useful, and more enjoyable. A sense of

BETA CAE System S.A. announces the release of v14.2.2 of ANSA & µETA pre- and post- processing suite. This maintenance release focuses on the correction of identified issues and on the enhancement of our tools portfolio. The most notable enhancements and issues resolved, are listed by category below. Enhancements and Known Issues Resolved in ANSA Topo: The script function HotPointsIntersect would lead to unexpected termination. Shell Mesh: Creating a solid representation of a surface mesh by applying the VOLUMIZE function with the option “Merge” active, would lead to unexpected termination.  Certain types of surfaces could lead to problematic CFD mesh. Volume Mesh: Very large Layer heights would cause layers to intersect. Connections & Assembly: The option "Do not Reconstruct" is now provided for all relevant to Seamwelds FE representations. Unnecessary checks would delay significantly the .xml file import.  When HEXA CONTACT was applied with the option “single contact” deactivated, it would generate 2 contacts for each connection instead of 2 contacts for all

Rand Worldwide announced that its courseware division, ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, is introducing four Autodesk Official Certification Preparation books. These new books assist with exam preparation by compiling all ASCENT-authored content relevant to Autodesk’s Certified Professional exam topics and objectives into a single volume for each software certification exam. All ASCENT Official Certification Preparation books will be showcased, along with ASCENT’s full selection of Autodesk Official Training Guides (AOTG), at Autodesk University (booth #2114) from December 3-5 at the Venetian Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. “Individuals preparing for certification are often quite experienced with the software and have had previous training,” says Paul Burden, director of product development, ASCENT. “Through feedback from our customers, we saw the biggest need for this type of user was a consolidated resource that focused on the topics they should review prior to taking the certification exams. Rather than requiring multiple books, we have

Aras® today announced the availability of next generation requirements management embedded in Aras VPLMTM for Autodesk Vault. With Aras Requirements Management, global enterprises that run Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD and Vault get the advanced capabilities they need to meet complex customer demands, drive product quality and minimize risks. Aras VPLM with Requirements Management combines advanced requirements management functionality with enterprise PLM, providing companies that run Autodesk Vault with powerful capabilities that are easy to use for systems engineering, systems planning, development and realization. Users can identify, associate, track and trace different types of requirements - including physical, functional, logical and performance requirements - and validate that the system or product satisfies the original intent. “With the increasing complexity of all types of products the way to ensure accuracy is to put all your requirements in a single system and actively link those requirements to the actual product development process”, said Peter Schroer, President

MachineWorks Ltd  has announced a major breakthrough of its MachineWorks development software to be demoed at Euromold, on hall 8 stand G111. MachineWorks includes support for mobile operating devices for the first time with the release of MachineWorks v7.3. This opens the door for a whole new range of applications on the shop floor. MachineWorks v7.3 also introduces a wide new range of optimisations. The expertise gathered in the extensive work previously done on multithreading has been drawn on to provide substantial improvements to single-threaded performance and further multithreaded performance improvements. The result is that parts such as complex 3-axis die-mold jobs can now be simulated and verified in much reduced times, often running as much as 3 times faster on single core hardware. As usual, the new release also contains a raft of customer-requested enhancements, further extending the range and flexibility of the MachineWorks toolkit. "MachineWorks has developed an "intelligent multithreading" strategy that

Autodesk, Inc. announced the launch of Autodesk University Extension (AUx) in India. AUx is a part of the annual Autodesk University (AU) conference, held in Las Vegas every year and is the world's largest learning and networking event for Autodesk product users. The first ever of AUx in India will be held on Dec. 19, 2013 at The Grand Hyatt, Santacruz, Mumbai. The day-long event will showcase technologies of the future from the Autodesk portfolio and also demonstrate novel applications of design technology by leading design and engineering professionals, animators, visual artists, architects and filmmakers.  The first Autodesk University was organized in the US over 20 years ago and has now expanded to include numerous events that are being held all around the world. AUx Mumbai is the latest addition to the list of global cities that host AUx every year. The others include Dubai, Johannesburg, Jakarta and Mexico City. The one day event in Mumbai would see participation from thought leaders and innovators

Actify Inc. today announced the expansion of its Research and Development hub in Edinburgh, Scotland by moving into a larger office space. Actify is currently in the hiring process and the new office will be able to accommodate this expansion. The growth of the development team and the new Edinburgh office signifies Actify's continued progress on the heels of yet another successful fiscal year. "It is our mission to provide the best solutions to our growing customer base," said Chris Jones, Actify CEO and president. "By expanding the development team in Edinburgh, we will be better able to support our customers' ever expanding need of our solutions. The extensive expertise available to us in Scotland is the reason we choose to grow our R&D team in Edinburgh and we are very excited to fill our new, bigger office," concluded Jones. The new Actify office is located in bustling New Town, a central

CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm announces the publication of the first Simulation & Analysis Market Analysis Report, a new module of the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report (MAR) series. This new report follows the publication of the Simulation & Analysis (S&A) Market Overview Report earlier this year. The S&A MAR report includes a detailed market segmentation, a discussion of trends in the market, revenues of leading S&A solution providers, and revenue analyses for geographical regions, industry sectors, and historical and projected data on market growth. The report also includes profiles of the leading S&A firms. “CIMdata is pleased to add extended coverage of this important segment to our PLM MAR series. Simulation & Analysis has been the fastest growing segment in PLM for the last several years and plays a vital role in product and process innovation. We estimate the S&A segment at just

 PDF Key takeaways: Competing successfully in today’s global market requires continuous management and improvement of your product’s lifecycle from ideation through removal from service Many new technologies are impacting PLM solutions and how manufacturers must use them to optimize their product development lifecycle—Big Data, the Cloud, Mobility, and Social Computing, among others, are driving these changes HP supports and uses these IT trends in their PLM solutions and services to maximize the benefits and return on PLM investment their customers can achieve HP provides comprehensive solutions to address PLM—including PLM application implementation and management, integration of PLM with other business systems, IT infrastructure on which PLM is delivered, and business process transformation Introduction Today’s manufacturers face continuing pressure as they compete in a fast moving, global marketplace. Addressing global competition, product complexity, time to market, regulations, unit cost, total lifecycle cost, compliance, and quality continually drive businesses to improve how they develop, manufacture and service their products.

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