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Delcam will demonstrate the latest features in its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software at the Tulsa Industrial Tool Show to be held from April 22nd to 23rd in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The 2015 R2 release incorporates a milling calculator to help users obtain the maximum benefit from the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy.  Other enhancements,…

The EDA Consortium (EDAC) Market Statistics Service (MSS) today announced that the Electronic Design Automation (EDA) industry revenue increased 11.9 percent for Q4 2014 to a record $2104 million, compared to$1880.5 million in Q4 2013. Sequential EDA revenue for Q4 2014 increased 15.1 percent compared to Q3 2014, while the four-quarters moving average,…

CCE has released significant updates of its Open Data Exchange (ODX) libraries with specific enhancements for Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and JT file formats. "Here at CCE, we work with some of the largest CAD/CAM/CAE ISVs, who in turn serve some of the biggest and most demanding corporations in…

Datakit announces that the recent beta release of Onshape’s revolutionary browser based CAD environment leverages Datakit technology for 3D CAD model interoperability. Onshape has licensed a broad range of import and export formats from Datakit to support the need to get 3D data into and out of Onshape seamlessly. “Finding a…

ETAS K.K. and Maplesoft today announced the successful connection between LABCAR, the hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing system from ETAS, and MapleSim, the advanced system level modeling tool from Maplesoft. Initial projects have shown that using MapleSim models resulted in more than 15 times faster implementation compared to other similar products. LABCAR is an…

Intergraph® has released PV Elite® 2015, the complete solution for vessel and heat exchanger design, analysis and evaluation that includes a new 3D PDF modeler, plus Intergraph CodeCalc™ improvements and pressure vessel code and calculation updates. The latest release of PV Elite also adds configuration options, improved analysis capabilities and…

Dassault Systèmes will host a webcast and a conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2015, to discuss its operating performance for the first quarter 2015 ended March 31, 2015. The management of Dassault Systèmes will host the webcast at 8:30 AM London Time - 9:30 AM Paris Time and will then…

At the Jinjiang Footwear Expo to be held in Fujian, China, from 18th to 21st April, Delcam CRISPIN will launch the new release of its ShoeMaker Pro CAD software for the design of all types of footwear includes special editing tools to adapt an existing sole to a new upper design.  The…

This spring Zuken joins some of the best and most influential minds in the automotive industry to address current challenges in the sector. Reinhold Blank, Business Director Automotive at Zuken, speaks at two key industry events to discuss solutions for automotive electrical/electronic design challenges. These include reducing cost and weight…

A multi-million dollar software grant from Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software business will give students at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario the opportunity to use the same technology in its design and manufacturing research programs that businesses around the world employ to design some of today's most sophisticated products.  The in-kind software grant,…