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Gibbs and Associates today announced that it will demonstrate how GibbsCAM software is optimized for machining parts designed in SOLIDWORKS® at the Dassault Systèmes’ SOLIDWORKS World 2014 Conference. Gibbs was also selected to give a presentation called “Productivity and Efficiency in Machining SOLIDWORKS Features,” using GibbsCAM, a SOLIDWORKS Certified CAM Product that provides…

Geometric Limited will showcase the latest version programming solution, CAMWorks 2014 along with customer success stories at SolidWorks World 2014 in San Diego, California from January 26-29, 2014. These success stories come from diverse industries such as medical, consumer and industrial production in the manufacturing arena. The success stories include:…

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it will exhibit its high-speed digital solutions shown at DesignCon 2014, Jan. 29-30, Booth 201, in Santa Clara. The products offer a wide range of essential tools to help engineers design, simulate, analyze, debug and achieve compliant designs while meeting the challenges of gigabit digital designs. The…

PTC reported results for its first fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2013. Highlights Q1 Results: Revenue of $325 million, up 1% year over year on non-GAAP Q1’13 revenue and up 2% on a constant currency basis Non-GAAP EPS of $0.50, up 37% year over year and on a constant currency basis…

hyperMILL®, the CAM solution from OPEN MIND Technologies AG, is fully compatible with Autodesk Inventor, as officially confirmed once more following certification by Autodesk Inc. for hyperMILL® and the latest release of Autodesk Inventor 2014. The seamless integration of hyperMILL®, including data associativity, allows continuous workflows all the way from…

Numerix, provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, and MathWorks, developer of MATLAB, a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation and visualization, today announced that Numerix CrossAsset Integration Layer is now integrated with the MATLAB environment. Through this integration, financial engineers, risk managers and analysts can now leverage…

ZWCAD Design officially announced the Extra-Plus Tool-Kit, available for ZWCAD+ Pro. Providing 18 new tools designed specifically for ZWCAD+ Pro and appropriate for all forms of design work, ZWCAD+ Pro can now help designers complete repetitive tasks more quickly, while efficiently organizing their design environment. 18 New Tools to Improve…

Cimatron Limited today announced that its next software release planned for mid-2014, CimatronE version 12, will support the Additive Manufacturing File (AMF) format - the new standard for converting 3D models into digital files for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Explained Mr. Terry Wohlers, principal consultant and president of Wohlers Associates and…

Almost three decades before Building Information Modeling (BIM) would go mainstream, the term “Virtual Building” was used in the earliest implementation of BIM through Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD debut in 1987. Since then, the concept hasn’t changed, but visualization technology has advanced to the point where designers, engineers, contractors, and building owners…

ZW3D announced on January 21 that it has been selected by Habitat Industries for its powerful integration of CAD and CAM to boost the design and manufacture of blow molding. Based in Cape Town, fully networked Habitat Industries is a CNC only tool-room, specializing in the manufacture of blow mold…