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MachineWorks Ltd and Polygonal Mesh Processing Software will be showcasing the latest state of the art 3D printing software in Frankfurt at Euromold 2014, on Hall 11 Stand B86.  Ready for the Colour Challenge  MachineWorks will be demonstrating the exciting new features of Polygonica 1.2, including automated healing of complex meshes for additive manufacturing with support for full colour texture mapped models. Latest hardware innovations prove that full colour 3D printing is becoming the norm rather than the exception.  The Polygonica team have been working hard to ensure that the software required to prepare 3D models for full colour printing will not be a limiting factor. Beyond STL files Polygonica's advanced mesh repair algorithms carefully interpolate texture coordinates during the healing process, meaning that model files in formats such as Wavefront OBJ, 3ds Max, FBX and VRML can be processed directly without the need to re-project the texture. Support for user- defined data means that

MachineWorks Ltd will be showing new software advances and celebrating 20 years of manufacturing software at Euromold 2014 on Hall 8, Stand H09, 25-28 November.  MachineWorks CNC Simulation display in Hall 8 Leading CNC control manufacturers FANUC and FIDIA will both have a dedicated area at the MachineWorks stand showing demos with MachineWorks software driving their simulation. Specific APIs have been developed to optimise CNC controls, not just to run simulation in real time but to also simultaneously check for collisions. MachineWorks technology develops true solid modelling to detect gouges and clashes.  Rather than using sampling technology that can lead to crashes, MachineWorks uses the swept volume that guarantees no collision goes undetected in the envelope of the machine. The beauty of MachineWorks toolkit is its flexibility. MachineWorks libraries can offer solutions that range from a simple tool and stock simulation to a complex real-time anti-collision system.  Further to the control dedicated area, the MachineWorks stand will be displaying a range of demos

Trimble opened its 7th international users conference last Monday with more than 4,200 registered attendees from 83 countries around the world. Dimensions 2014 provided insight into how information technologies are redefining the way professionals work to achieve success. This year the conference addressed innovations in Agriculture, Construction, Civil Infrastructure, Engineering, Government, Mapping, Natural Resources, Surveying, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics and Utilities. Trimble Dimensions was held November 3-5 at the Mirage and Treasure Island Hotels in Las Vegas.  "We are extremely pleased that this year's conference set a new record for attendance. Trimble Dimensions has earned the reputation of being one of the most educational and exciting industry events," said Peter Large, Trimble vice president. "It is truly a unique conference focused on how advanced technology solutions are transforming the way the world's work is done." At Dimensions 2014, attendees gained insight into how information technology is transforming the way professionals work, by

Tech Soft 3D announces the hiring of Tyler Barnes as the company’s Vice President of Marketing. In this role, Tyler will focus his efforts on defining and executing marketing strategy across the company’s burgeoning portfolio of development toolkit and 3D PDF offerings. “Tech Soft 3D is poised for its next phase of growth, and we are pleased to add Tyler’s expertise to the mix,” says Tech Soft 3D CEO, Ron Fritz. “We see closer customer relationships and even better alignment of our product offerings with our customers’ most pressing challenges as key initiatives for taking Tech Soft 3D to the next level. Tyler’s experience is a perfect complement to our product and sales leadership, as we work to shape and position our product portfolio for the future.” Tyler brings 15 years of enterprise software marketing experience to the role, spending the last 10 years at Autodesk, Inc. At Autodesk, Tyler served in

ModuleWorks have confirmed their partnership with Alphacam, and will now offer ModuleWorks 5-Axis machining technology as part of the Alphacam product. Alphacam is an intelligent and intuitive CAD/CAM Software package for Woodworking, Metal & Stone Cutting developed by Vero Software. The company’s product portfolio includes many industry leading software solutions for the manufacturing industry. Nick Spurrett, General Manager for Alphacam comments “Our customers have been telling us they have growing requirements for advanced 5-Axis technology. Having seen the success of ModuleWorks technology with other products in the Vero family, it was an easy decision to work with ModuleWorks to advance the 5-Axis capability within Alphacam. Our customers are delighted with the results which are allowing them to solve ever more complex manufacturing challenges”. Yavuz Murtezaoglu, Managing Director and founder of ModuleWorks adds “We’re delighted to have Alphacam as a partner for our 5-Axis component technology and very we’re pleased to see the success

International fashion houses, including Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, came together with global footwear brands such as Reebok, Vans and Decathlon, last month to discuss the latest innovations in footwear technology, at a forum hosted by Delcam CRISPIN in Milan.  In total, more than 80 attendees, representing organisations from across the globe, took part in the event. Active discussions among the delegates were facilitated by organiser Delcam CRISPIN, focussed on the design aspects of shoemaking, materials developments and novel manufacturing methods. The Energy Group, Norcam and 3D systems delivered engaging sessions on the benefits of 3D printing technologies, sparking energetic conversation on rapid prototyping. Autodesk spoke about V-Red 3D rendering capabilities, citing the work the company has completed for car manufacturer, Volkswagen, and showing how the technology could be applied to footwear design using a shoe model created by Delcam CRISPIN. Ortopaedi Skomageriet and Delcam CRISPIN gave an insight into the future of customised

OpenText™ today announced OpenText Core, a cloud-based multi-tenant SAAS offering for Information Management. OpenText Core will allow for the simple, secure and smart exchange of corporate documents and collaborative information management. "Our customers need hybrid deployments, on-premises and in the cloud, to create a balanced workload that meets all their data sovereignty requirements while leveraging the power of the cloud," said Mark J. Barrenechea, president and chief executive officer of OpenText. "Enterprises have different requirements for scale, security, performance, in country data-zones and governance than consumers. With OpenText Core, we are delivering a product leveraging our 20 years of Enterprise Information Management experience that is going to change how the world's largest companies and governments run." To stop the risk associated with the spread of consumer-grade file sharing and content proliferation on laptops, mobile devices and unmanaged public clouds, IT departments are feeling mounting pressure to find solutions that meet the needs and

CGTech has announced that as a result of the CGTech-MachiningCloud-Iscar partnership, VERICUT users can directly download Iscar tool assemblies and use it within VERICUT software with minimal effort.  Most leading cutting tool manufacturers now make 3D solid model data available and VERICUT can read in this model data for use in the simulation process. Iscar’s MachiningCloud application, named IQCloud, increases its customers’ productivity by offering instant access to the company’s complete and up-to-date cutting tool data, without the hassle of searching through printed catalogues and various websites to find ideal tooling and then manually entering the data into the shop’s software. Tool assemblies can be grouped into “jobs,” and the complete job can be imported into VERICUT’s tool manager with only a few clicks. “The accuracy of the data input into VERICUT directly affects the output. So, an accurate model of the cutting tool and holder is required for the effective and

InspectionXpert Corporation announces the release of the new InspectionXpert OnDemand for CAD, a new quality planning and documentation software platform that supports both 3D model-based and 2D print-based formats. InspectionXpert OnDemand for CAD means end users who need to create inspection packages can now save money and time using the same workflow regardless of input file format. Key highlights of InspectionXpert OnDemand for CAD: Does not require a CAD license to view, balloon, and extract inspection data for reporting Supports both 3D Model-based definition (MBD) and traditional 2D print-based inspection planning Create 3D and 2D PDFs from CAD models Support new DOD Model Based Definition (MBD) standards Standardize MBD inspection plans in your supply chain Uses InspectionXpert OnDemand™ technology for secure, instant access from any computer at any time "InspectionXpert OnDemand is the simplest and fastest way to generate quality inspection forms and ballooned inspection drawings or MBD inspection models," explains Jeff Cope, CEO. "We've purpose-built InspectionXpert OnDemand for

Gibbs and Associates today announced that, beginning November 1 of this year, it began including a no-cost license of VoluMillTM Wireframe for GibbsCAM with each new license of GibbsCAM Production Milling. Until now, the ultra-high-speed-toolpath engine was a fee-based option for GibbsCAM Production Milling, the primary milling package upon which a series of multi-axis GibbsCAM machining options integrate. Production Milling, which provides wireframe geometric modeling and toolpath generation for 2-, 2.5, and 3-axis machining, with 4th axis positioning, will now have VoluMill integrated within its traditional, shop-friendly interface. VoluMill Wireframe for GibbsCAM is a high speed machining process developed specifically to achieve the highest material removal rates while extending tool life through smooth transitions and constant tool loading. Customers have reported cycle time reductions as high as 70% and tool life extension of five times. “Although we believe that our software already carries exceptional value, we are pleased to offer this