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ZW3D today announced that it has been selected by Federal Electric Corp., Ltd. (FEC), the biggest manufacturer of SHARP in Thailand. Established in 1978, FEC specialize in manufacturing SHARP electric home appliances and OEM business for global distribution, like USA, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Sweden, and many more. The Need As an electric home appliance manufacturer, FEC intends to manufacture quality products by utilizing state-of-the-art technologies for the efficient production capacity. To stay ahead of competitors, FEC needed a fully-functional CAD/CAM solution to maximally optimize the workflow of design and manufacture with reduced cost. The Solution After in-depth research and careful evaluation, FEC picked ZW3D to help improve efficiency and boost productivity. “The ZW3D CAD/CAM solution gives us all functionalities that we need at a competitive price,” said Atikom Prangsuwan, Senior Product Designer of FEC, “It’s quite easy to create 3D models and quick to modify parts in ZW3D.” Empowered by embedded Data Translator

WHAT: Autodesk, Inc. today announced its executives will be speaking at the following upcoming investor conferences: Credit Suisse Technology Conference, December 3 in Scottsdale, Arizona Barclays Global Technology Conference, December 9 in San Francisco HOW: A live webcast and replay of the presentations will be available through Autodesk's Investor Relations Website at www.autodesk.com/investors. Please go to the Website at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary software. CONTACT: For more information, please call Autodesk Investor Relations at 415-507-6705.

Altair today announced that the company will host a global event series on cloud computing topics, titled ATCx Cloud: Infinite Design Exploration, beginning in the U.K. in December and continuing into 2015 in Germany, France, India, Japan, and the U.S. Customers spanning multiple industries will present their successes using Altair's cloud computer-aided engineering (CAE) and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions, including Vertu, Stanley Black & Decker, The University of Edinburgh, Hieta, and Zodiac Aerospace. In addition, presentations by Intel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) will be featured. Altair will introduce HyperWorks Unlimited™ - Virtual for AWS, offering unlimited access to Altair HyperWorks® and PBS Works™. This offering provides the ability to scale at will, accommodating peaks in demand with no performance degradation. Instantaneous access, faster speed, the convenience of the web, and a completely configured HPC environment make Altair Cloud solutions an attractive choice for CAE and HPC. The Altair platform integrates

Marshall University announced it has received an in-kind software grant from Siemens PLM Software, with a commercial value of nearly $134 million. The in-kind grant gives students access to the same technology that companies around the world depend on every day to develop innovative products in a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, machinery, shipbuilding, high-tech electronics and many more. Graduates with this type of software training are highly-recruited candidates for advanced technology jobs. Marshall President Dr. Stephen J. Kopp said the university is excited to work with Siemens to provide industry-leading technology in its classrooms. "By using the same technology in the classroom that is used by companies all over the world, our students gain important real-world experience that will serve them well after graduation," he said. Bill Boswell, senior director, partner strategy, Siemens PLM Software, said, "Siemens PLM Software is dedicated to helping develop the next generation of highly trained and highly

Following two years of successful cooperation, InnovMetric Software Inc. and Prefixa Vision Systems proudly announced today the launch of PolyWorks Mexico. This new business unit will be in charge of expanding the PolyWorks® market presence in Mexico by promoting PolyWorks and related high-end technical services to VIP accounts in the automotive and aerospace industries. "The Mexican manufacturing sector is booming and the country’s prospects of long-term growth are excellent. With the launch of PolyWorks Mexico, we can partner with our growing customer base in Mexico and help them reap the benefits of 3D measurement technologies for their engineering and quality control processes," said Marc Soucy, President of InnovMetric. "With our strong expertise in machine vision applications, it was a logical step forward for us to expand our business into the industrial 3D metrology market. We are very excited to partner with the leading provider of universal 3D metrology software platforms," added Miguel

Continuing with its mission to support the next generation of engineers, GrabCAD announced new programs to support students, including special discount pricing for universities and corporate sponsorship of the high school program FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). With the introduction of new educational pricing, professors and college students can access GrabCAD’s cloud-based PDM solution, Workbench, for 83% off the standard monthly rate of $59. Students will have professional grade Product Data Management with next gen external collaboration capabilities for just $10 a month. GrabCAD is also happy to announce its corporate sponsorship of FIRST and the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC®) at the national level. FIRST designs accessible, innovative programs to build self-confidence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pursue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. As part of the sponsorship, every team will have complimentary access to Workbench for improved CAD file management and collaboration.

CTC announces the hiring of Mike Hnastchenko, AIA, to join as the Director of Innovation. Mike will be sharing his expertise in design and BIM technologies in a senior leadership role. He will focus on improving the depth and breadth of CTC’s Revit Express Tools product line, BIM data integration, BIM360 applications and identifying future industry trends for Owners, Architects, Engineers and Construction. As a licensed architect and technology leader, Mike’s career path evolved from his Principal leadership role to most recently, a senior leader in Target’s Property Development Group. As head of information technology and digital design at Ellerbe Becket/AECOM he was responsible for all aspects of strategic information technology and systems planning with a focus on practice, as well as business, technology. His knowledge, experience and ability to forecast industry trends was apparent in his work on major BIM projects including Orlando VA Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Hospitals, and

3 HTi, an authorized PTC Channel Advantage Reseller, announced today that it has expanded its Sales team to meet the demands of PTC’s growing Channel Advantage Program across the USA. Stephen Taylor (New England), David Masingill (Southeast), Christopher Jenkins (Florida), and Matthew McHugh (Middle Atlantic) cut their teeth at Siemens, Infor, and CADD Edge; and together, bring over 80 years of experience selling CAD/CAM/CAE and PLM solutions like SolidWorks, UG, NX and Team Center. “We’re expanding our team of experienced specialists to keep pace with our dramatic growth over the past year, so that we can continue to provide the unparalleled support our customers value above all else,” said Director of Sales Operations Robert Romanoski. Their Sales team isn’t the only area of new growth. 3 HTi has also expanded its portfolio of solutions to take advantage of emerging technologies. They have partnered with Mentor Graphics to now offer its line of EDA products,

3D Systems Corporation and Cimatron Ltd. today announced a definitive agreement under which 3DS will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cimatron for $8.97 per share in cash, subject to certain adjustments for Cimatron transaction expenses, for a total of approximately $97 million, inclusive of its net cash. The combination of Cimatron’s products with 3DS’ portfolio, strengthens 3DS’ position in the fast-growing 3D design and manufacturing space. The transaction adds complementary products and technology and extends 3DS’ direct and reseller sales coverage globally. 3DS management expects the acquisition of Cimatron to be immediately accretive to its cash generation and to its Non-GAAP earnings per share upon closing. “We believe that the perfect strategic fit between our businesses, combined with expanded capabilities in product development, channel coverage and marketing, could present sizeable synergies that together offer significant long-term customer benefits and shareholder value,” commented Avi Reichental, President and CEO of 3DS. Cimatron is

csimsoft announced the release of Trelis 15.1, a version upgrade of its popular Trelis meshing software. Trelis 15.1 includes the much anticipated Trelis SDK, with an export API for creating custom exporters, and integrated technology from MeshGems. Trelis 15.1 and a full list of updates are available at the csimsoft website. The MeshGems components add a significant improvement to Trelis's triangle and tetrahedral meshing capabilities. "csimsoft made the decision to integrate MeshGems Pre-CAD, CADSurf, and Tetra into Trelis 15.1 and could not be more pleased with that choice. The combination of all three of these components provides our users with the best possible triangle and tetrahedral meshing solution," commented Randy Morris, Managing Director. "The components are robust and are able to generate very high quality meshes across our large test suite of models." Trelis is based on the time-proven CUBIT™ code that has been developed for more than two decades in conjunction