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PTC today announced the availability of PTC Creo® Elements/Direct® 19.0 software. This latest version of the company’s direct modeling software delivers productivity enhancements in the core areas of modeling, drafting and data management. These enhancements are complemented by greater interoperability with PTC Creo 3.0 and other non-PTC CAD systems, via PTC’s Unite™ technology. “With PTC Creo Elements/Direct 19.0, we have introduced new multi-CAD import functionality to support collaboration, a key aspect of the modern product development process,” said Martin Neumüller, Director of Product Management, PTC. “PTC Creo Elements/Direct 19.0 also introduces new and enhanced capabilities and streamlined workflows to improve ease of use and productivity.” “The new import capabilities in PTC Creo Elements/Direct 19.0 will allow us to collaborate more effectively with companies using different CAD tools,” said Nobuaki Sugimoto, mechanical designer, Icom, Inc. Specific enhancements introduced with this release include: Enhanced multi-CAD collaboration Support for direct import of SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor data enables

PTC today announced the latest release of its PTC Creo® revolutionary 3D product design software. With PTC Creo 3.0, PTC introduces new Unite™ technology which significantly enhances the ability to use CAD files from a variety of systems directly in PTC Creo. PTC Creo 3.0 also empowers innovation through more powerful, seamlessly integrated concept design tools ensuring efforts undertaken in concept design can be fully reused in the detailed design process. Key productivity enhancements within the release further add to customers’ ability to focus on higher levels of innovation and product quality. “With PTC Creo 3.0, we continue to deliver on the PTC strategy. Our ground breaking Unite technology addresses the data and process-related challenges of CAD consolidation. By enabling designers to convert data ‘as needed, when needed’, and only converting the data that requires modification, organizations can save a tremendous amount of effort and cost,” said Michael Campbell, Executive Vice President CAD Segment,

Manufacturers, equipment operators and service providers are evolving their business models to drive higher customer value and profitably grow service revenue and market share by bringing new and differentiated product and service offerings to market. To enable these offerings, PTC today announced the PTC Service Lifecycle Management (SLM) System for product-smart service. The PTC SLM System provides an integrated set of innovative solutions that enable a service leader to plan, execute and optimize service across their entire network, regardless of task, role, product or geography. The arrival of the Internet of Things (IoT) era means manufacturers and service providers are facing new and complex challenges to stay competitive and grow profitably in a smart, connected world. Potentially every device in the office, factory or home, on the road, air and, sea, in cities and farms could be connected, drastically changing how products and systems are created, operated, and serviced. As real-time data is captured, organizations will need

At this week’s PTC Live Global (Boston, MA, June 15-19, Booth 304), Granta Design will be demonstrating a new materials data integration application for the PTC® Windchill® PLM system. This is the latest in the growing list of leading CAD, CAE, and PLM software supported by dedicated GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway™ applications. As a PTC ‘Gold partner’, Granta has already provided such applications for Pro/ENGINEER® and Creo®. This integrated, traceable access to corporate materials knowledge, together with tools to apply it, benefits engineers, managers, and costing, environmental, or other specialists when they review individual products or look across product families.  MI:Materials Gateway applications have become the standard way to provide fast, fully traceable access to the quality materials data required for accurate design, simulation, and product lifecycle management (PLM). Granta has worked with some of the world’s top engineering enterprises to develop best practice in managing, accessing, and applying materials property information. Materials data is

Luxion is pleased to introduce KeyShot 5 with integrated support for PTC® Creo®  3.0, for a seamless workflow in creating photographic 3D renderings and animated visuals throughout the product development process. With KeyShot 5, Luxion continues to provide the smoothest integration between modeling and rendering, allowing users of PTC Creo 3.0 to open their designs directly in KeyShot from inside PTC Creo, and push all changes to their model back into KeyShot, including the ability for Mechanism Animations created within PTC Creo to be directly imported into KeyShot. NURBS geometry import is now supported for fast, accurate NURBS ray-tracing inside KeyShot 5. With additional performance improvements in KeyShot 5 and the free KeyShot for PTC Creo plugin, incredible visuals are only minutes away. “We are very pleased to have Luxion as a PTC ® PartnerAdvantage ™ partner, bringing rich visuals to the PTC Creo platform with their 3D rendering and animation solution,” says Michael

Technology training firm InfiniteSkills Inc. this week released its "Learning AutoCAD 2015" and "Learning AutoCAD 2015 LT" Tutorials, introductory courses covering the basic drawing and editing skills in AutoCAD and providing a firm foundation in the core features of this industry-standard computer assisted design (CAD) program. Released in March, AutoCAD 2015 features a refreshed user interface designed to improve the design process, along with other time-saving productivity tools, including the new tab page, ribbon galleries, and command preview. Infinite Skills' Learning AutoCAD 2015 and Learning AutoCAD LT 2015 tutorials provide students and professionals with an expert-guided introduction to learning the essential features and best practices to begin creating and publishing AutoCAD drawings for professional practice. Course author Brian Benton is an engineering technician, CAD Service Provider, technical writer, and AutoCAD instructor. He has more than 20 years of experience using AutoCAD in multiple design fields. He has also served in various leadership roles

ETRAGE LLC today announced the release of the PTC Windchill – SharePoint Integration Application. With PTC discontinuing support for Web Parts for SharePoint in PTC Windchill 10.2, the ETRAGE PTC Windchill – SharePoint Integration application can pass key design information from system to system. Customers leverage the ease-of-use of SharePoint and the power of Windchill PLM, benefiting by delivering a cohesive strategy and streamline distribution of data throughout the enterprise. Key Benefits: Robust, bidirectional exchange of data between diverse SharePoint and Windchill PLM systems Transfer of BOM, drawings, part numbers, attributes and more Automatically detects Lifecycle or Revision changes; or at check-in of objects in Windchill Flexible, modular data transfer “backbone,” with SharePoint and PLM-specific plug-ins Transactional, with reliable retry mechanism in case of failure Observable in real-time; fast and scalable; database-portable Out-of-box functionality and flexibility at a competitive price For a demonstration of the PTC Windchill – SharePoint Integration Application, visit the ETRAGE booth, #506, at the PTC

Delcam will demonstrate the latest developments in its PowerSHAPE Pro software for product design, tooling design and reverse engineering, and in its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining at the MTA Vietnam exhibition to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from 8th to 11th July. The 2014 R2 release of PowerSHAPE Pro includes a range of new functionality for the design of both products and tooling.  In particular, the new version introduces powerful new tools to make re-engineering complex parts from scanned data faster and easier, plus an option to merge disjointed faces within a solid and so make direct modelling operations more robust.  Full details, including video demonstrations of the new functionality and the option to download an evaluation version, are on www.delcam.tv/ps2014R2 By offering a combination of solid, surface and direct modelling, together with reverse engineering functionality, PowerSHAPE Pro provides the most comprehensive range of design techniques available in

IMTS 2014 will feature the latest in the line of powerful Mastercam machining software. Stop by booth # E-3340 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, September 8-13 for a look at Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology, as well as Mastercam X8, the latest release, which introduces significant new capabilities, including a more efficient workflow, improved usability, and so much more. Dynamic Motion Technology Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology can slash machine time by as much as 75%. And, Dynamic Motion will help you get the most out of any machine in your shop—new or old.  Mastercam has included Dynamic Motion for more than five years, and it is expanding its capabilities across the entire Mastercam product line. Speed and efficiencies are built into the software, at no extra cost to our users. Mastercam’s Dynamic Motion technology: Dramatically extends tool life Reduces cycle time Saves wear and tear on machines Cuts hard materials more easily Effective with virtually any machine you own Efficient Workflow Mastercam

NextLabs®, Inc., today announced the launch of NextLabs Digital Rights Management for Siemens PLM Software customers. The solution improves business agility and time to market by enabling businesses to collaborate globally and securely. Siemens PLM Software is a leading global provider of PLM software and services. The partnership enables aerospace and defense, automotive, and high tech customers to better protect sensitive product data by controlling access and usage across PLM, CAD, and visualization systems during global product collaboration and field service operations. NextLabs Digital Rights Management will support Siemens PLM Software’s customers who use:  Teamcenter® portfolio, the world’s most widely used digital lifecycle management software NX™ software, a leading integrated solution for computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) PLM Vis and the JT™ data format NextLabs Enterprise Digital Rights Management solution together with Siemens PLM solutions provides one of the most comprehensive solution to protect intellectual property as product data is shared worldwide with partners, suppliers,