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Bentley Systems, Incorporated, announced that it has acquired Charlotte, N.C.-based BLUERIDGE Analytics, Inc., provider of SITEOPS –site design optimization “software at your service.” SITEOPS uses cloud-based computing techniques to empower site development professionals to move beyond engineering to optioneering, which enables the exploration of engineering alternatives and their costs. This substantially improves the choices considered for any site development, including commercial, industrial, institutional, campus, and residential projects. Specifically, SITEOPS enables civil engineering professionals, real estate developers, and land planners to: perform site configuration simulations that fully assess millions of layout, parking, grading, and drainage options for a site within hours instead of spending months evaluating a handful of options, produce preliminary cost estimates and conceptual designs faster, optimize site designs through advanced optioneering, and minimize overall costs while ensuring engineering quality. Among the many users of SITEOPS are Stantec, Horrocks Engineers, Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Timmons Group, and WSP. Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, “On behalf of all our colleagues, I welcome the

Bricsys released V9 of LGS component technology, a set of computational software libraries used by developers of CAD, CAM, CAE applications for implementation of geometric and dimensional constraint support. This is the third release of this mature software since the acquisition of the corresponding intellectual property rights from LEDAS in 2011. Both LGS 2D and LGS 3D libraries were integrated in BricsCAD V12 to support parametric drawing and variational direct modeling. Later the areas of application of LGS were extended to assembly design in BricsCAD V13, and sheet metal design in BricsCAD V14. Now it is a powerful constraint solving technology, which proved its ability to solve complex industrial parametric models created by thousands of BricsCAD customers. Version 9.0 makes a significant breakthrough in constraint solving techniques, which aim at finding the most natural (most expected by the end user) solution for a constraint problem. It also contains several improvements and fixes

TraceParts launches a brand new solution allowing component suppliers to showcase their products and technical data, including 3D CAD files from any mobile devices. TraceParts now offers standalone mobile applications for companies requiring to easily and professionally showcase their full range of products with live 3D models from a smartphone or a tablet. The applications are based on the long established TraceParts CAD file delivery and 3D viewing technology, ensuring each mobile device is always showing the latest technical information. Available both on Android and iOS, the applications are supported and updated by TraceParts, keeping them compatible with the latest devices and software updates. “Our customers wanted an easy solution to present their technical products to maximize their conversion rate in sales calls, exhibitions and conferences. As a result, we came up with a solution to create dedicated mobile applications with 3D models that can be viewed live and moved around at a touch

Software training firm Infinite Skills Inc. last week released its "Autodesk AutoCAD 2015 - Beyond the Basics," a collection of courses designed for architects, engineers, designers, and students, covering the essentials of AutoCAD functionality, along with a selection of advanced courses going in-depth with particular features. 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' "AutoCAD 2015 - Beyond The Basics" provides expert-guided instruction on AutoCAD essentials, covering new features, along with in-depth explanations in areas such as blocks and dynamic blocks, plotting and publishing, workflow efficiency, drawings, references, and space planning. This collection of courses is taught by Infinite Skills' two leading AutoCAD trainers, Brian Benton and Shawn Bryant. Benton is an engineering technician, CAD Service Provider, technical writer, and AutoCAD instructor with more than 20 years of

Design Data announced the availability of SDS/2 Connect 2015, an add-in for Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2015 software that automatically designs connections within the Revit environment. The combination of Revit Structure with SDS/2 Connect helps make it possible for structural engineers and fabricators to design, conduct code check analysis, and extend steelwork designs to fabrication within a BIM workflow. "Connecting with Revit through SDS/2 Connect 2015 gives engineers more control over sending their BIM model downstream," said Doug Evans, Design Data's vice president of sales. "In this highly competitive market, it is imperative to collaborate with the Revit model. SDS/2 Connect is one of the most efficient ways to convey design model information from engineer to detailer." By bridging the gap between design and fabrication, SDS/2 Connect helps deliver constructible "as built" connections within Revit Structure, while shortening design time and reducing project timelines and costs. Revit Structure users who have installed SDS/2

Autoliv Europe will use DELMIA Apriso to manage and continuously improve manufacturing logistics operations across their enterprise. Now a part of Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA brand, Apriso solutions can help Autoliv Europe to cut waste by reducing idle inventory and enhancing operational agility, as an extension to their SAP ERP. “Autoliv Europe will implement a DELMIA Apriso solution as a standardized template to improve operations and logistics performance. One of our anticipated benefits is to ease the standardization and sharing of best-in-class processes across more than 30 locations,” explained Gilles Bridon, senior AEU IT director at Autoliv Europe. “As an enterprise solution, DELMIA Apriso can help Autoliv Europe respond faster to change through a broader integration with a next generation of mobile devices across operations.” Implementing Apriso with ERP gives Autoliv Europe a unique combination of shop floor performance and centralized planning for a best-in-class deployment. The benefit of implementing an Apriso Logistics

Singletree Technologies has announced it will sponsor Gerber Technology’s software conference called Ideation2014. Singletree will unveil its latest software application named Intellimas® Reporting, a business intelligence tool that takes the mystery out of report development. They will also showcase the latest release of Intellimas®, a grid based application that helps enterprises eliminate inefficient functions in legacy systems and reduce their dependence on spreadsheets for core business functions. Singletree will show how Intellimas® Reporting can help companies better achieve user acceptance with their PLM implementations, by leveraging the wealth of available data and turning it into actionable intelligence. In addition, Singletree will demonstrate how Intellimas® can improve the user experience of nearly any software implementation. Customers have used Intellimas® to manage business functions such as Comprehensive Product Costing, Sample Tracking, PO generation, Work in Process Tracking, Quality Management, and Vendor Compliance. Vincent Candela, President of Singletree Technologies said, “We now have two strategic tools that

Aras® today announced that GETRAG, Imperial Tobacco Group, Consilium, Titan X, Kinnerton Confectionery, Hydrocontrol and several other Aras customers will present at the 2014 European Aras Community Event (ACE) in Frankfurt, Germany. Speakers representing a wide range of industries, including automotive, mechanical engineering, food, consumer goods and medical technology, will share their PLM strategy and demonstrate the success of their global Aras PLM initiatives. Agenda, Details and Registration at http://www.aras.com/ACE2014Europe ACE Presentations Include: Imperial Tobacco Group, the world's fourth largest tobacco company, will share its PLM selection process and strategy for a successful product life cycle introduction with agile methods. GETRAG International, one of the world’s biggest gearbox manufacturers, has been using Aras Innovator since 2010 and will show how the company is successfully optimizing processes in product development across the enterprise. Kinnerton Confectionery, one of Britain’s biggest confectionery producers, will present “Sweet PLM” and illustrate how the company accelerates the development of new

COMSOL Multiphysics Pvt. Ltd. is excited to announce the opening of a new office in Pune, India. The office will help to establish added COMSOL operations in Western India by providing software sales, exceptional technical support, comprehensive training sessions, hands-on workshops, user conferences, and customer events. The opening of this office in Pune, the third COMSOL office in India, comes in response to the growing demand for COMSOL Multiphysics® simulation software in the Indian market, demonstrating the rapidly growing high-tech community and engineering industries in this region. “We are very excited to open this office in Pune,” says Pankaj Nerikar, Branch Manager of the Pune office. “This new location will go a long way in spreading the reach of COMSOL to the growing number of modelling and simulation users in Western India.” Pune is a research and development hub located near several of India’s successful automotive research centers, and the city’s engineering

 PDF Key takeaways: Autodesk held their first ever Autodesk PLM 360 user event, Accelerate 2014, in Boston, MA, a fitting location Customers showed their delight with the solution, supporting many varied use cases, some traditional for PLM and many extending to new areas Autodesk is transforming their company and their offerings to respond to overarching trends in products, and means of production and consumption Autodesk is thinking differently about enabling product development, and is addressing longstanding technical and usability issues in PLM in innovative ways On September 16 and 17, 2014, Autodesk held their first ever Autodesk PLM 360 user event, Accelerate 2014, in Boston, MA. This was a fitting location for several reasons, as outlined by the event host Ron Locklin from Autodesk. Most notable is the fact that almost exactly three years ago Autodesk changed course and formally announced their entrance into the PLM market at an analyst event in Boston. The company and