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Radica Software announced the availability of Electra E7, its latest version of ECAD software for Microsoft Visio. Electra E7 is packed with significant improvements to meet various challenges faced by engineers responsible for highly-demanding electrical and control projects that often require hundreds of pages of documentation to design electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic circuit diagrams. Electra E7 offers more than 100 percent faster startup speed compared to the previous version and has far easier symbol creation and modifications to help increase the efficiency of electrical, control and automation engineers. Other key enhancements introduced include automatic panel layout placement on rails (for Professional Edition), and, for the first time, Electra now has pneumatic and hydraulic editing capabilities (for Enterprise Edition). Thomas Yip, founder and CEO of Radica Software said, "We are very excited to introduce Electra E7 with significant improvements that engineers around the globe can use. Electra E7 is capable of producing highly-detailed

The latest release 2.4 of the EPLAN Platform is now available for download and, for the first time, also as a 64-bit version. Overall, the CAE system impresses by providing additional opportunities to increase efficiency during the engineering process. The simplified representation of the PLC communication networks makes the documentation and management of PLC structures clearer and also simpler. The sub-project management also enhances the overview. Specific sections can be extracted from a project, individually edited and merged back into a final project. As a result, complete and high-quality documentation is created and users can concentrate specifically on their required tasks. The change protection for areas of the project which have already been approved is another helpful option: This means that any changes made to the objects in those areas are protected. This way, areas which have been fully planned or parts which have already been manufactured cannot be changed

Granta Design today announced the initial members of the new Automotive Material Intelligence Consortium (‘AutoMatIC’) in advance of the first meeting, to be hosted by PSA Peugeot Citroën in Paris on October 23.  General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, KSPG AG, and PSA will be part of an international collaborative project targeting material challenges including lightweighting and emissions reduction, supply chain risk, and integrating materials into design, simulation, and PLM strategy. The first three-year phase will bring together further OEMs as well as suppliers in the automotive and off-highway vehicle sectors to develop best practice for materials information and its use. The focus will be on increasing engineering productivity, lowering costs, improving product performance, reducing risk associated with materials supply and regulations on restricted substances, and making the most of investments in simulation and PLM. The project is open to any organization in the relevant sectors interested in applying materials information technology. Further expressions of

To spur the development of next-generation advanced manufacturing professionals, today the Gene Haas Foundation announced $50,000 in scholarships to be awarded to high school seniors seeking a post-secondary degree in machining and advanced manufacturing technology. The announcement took place during a special program for Chicago-area school superintendents at the Smartforce Student Summit at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2014. The Superintendent’s Program was designed to inform school administrators about best practices in STEM education, career pathways in manufacturing and industry-supported credentials for pursuing them, the importance of having a 3D printer in every school in the U.S., and the availability of industry-based scholarships like those announced at the event today. The Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship is designated for a student pursuing a degree in a post-secondary machining, manufacturing technology or engineering program whose curriculum includes CNC machine technology training. A $1,000 grant per school will be awarded. Seniors graduating from

Nihon Sekkei, Inc. and Autodesk, Inc. today announced that they are partnering to deliver a next-generation Building Information Modeling (BIM) process tailored for the Japanese market. The two companies will co-develop Japan-originating BIM workflows that meet global building design requirements, to aid in the creation of smart, sustainable buildings and infrastructure. For almost half a century, Nihon Sekkei has been delivering large-scale architecture projects, such as universities, hospitals, hotels, offices and financial centers. Past projects include: Toyota Motors’ Nisshin Education and Training Center, IBM Japan’s Makuhari Office, Tianjin International Financial Center, Shanghai International Trade Center, and Kanazawa Medical University Hospital. The company's strength lies in design and environmental performance. Autodesk is a leading provider of BIM technology worldwide. The two companies will work together to maximize the benefits of BIM to provide more value to owners, users and society through the entire building lifecycle. Core partnership activities include: Nihon Sekkei will use Autodesk Revit software’s

The BIMobject® Product portal was launched in February 2012 and is very proud to announce, that the Product Portal has reached ONE MILLION downloads. This is a clear proof that they are one the leading BIM object Product Portal in Europe with more than 50.000 BIM professionals that use the objects are satisfied. The BIMobject® Product portal also provide a great ROI and high quality cloud solutions for the Building Product Manufacturers. Through the BIMobject® Product Portal, architects, engineers and designers have access to high quality BIM objects that they can use direct into their 3D, CAD or BIM software either with our Apps or download from an ordinary web browser. BIMobject offer objects that contains all necessary properties and  information, product logic, parametric behaviors and includes several levels of 2D and 3D geometry.

CADENAS released the latest version of the Strategic Parts Management PARTsolutions. Version 9.8 is characterized by more speed and better performance. Highlights are the accelerated intelligent finding functions based on the Geometric Similarity Search GEOsearch, the 2D Sketch-, Topology- and Full-text Search as well as the simplified remote access with a central hosting on the new Application Server web service. The highlights: more information and quicker results The new version offers numerous improvements for users: The new PARTsolutions Application Server supplements the central data storage of the catalogs at one site. Moreover the previous search server was integrated into the new AppServer, which means the administration only has to wait through one server process. Also a much faster use of the software and catalogs is now possible at sites with slower network connections. The new auto-completion accelerates the Full-text Search up to 50 percent by showing the possible options during entry. Thus the Full-text Search can

Redrawing the boundaries of innovation in the water industry, Innovyze released its V13 Generation of H2ONET for AutoCAD® 2015 (Autodesk, San Rafael, CA), enabling engineers to work faster and more efficiently than ever with very large network models. Built atop AutoCAD®, H2ONET delivers breakthrough performance in integrated real-time network modeling and GIS data exchange, and analysis across multiple data types, along with the sophisticated mapping capabilities essential to complete infrastructure (asset) management and business planning. With H2ONET’s pioneering functionality and state-of-the-art computational algorithms, engineering professionals can directly access CAD and GIS datasets; extract pertinent modeling information; and automatically construct, skeletonize, load, calibrate, analyze, design, operate, and optimize any network model — saving time and money across the enterprise. Such capabilities prove invaluable to water utilities in complying with drinking water quality regulations, understanding and controlling taste and odor problems, developing cost-effective energy solutions for water system operations and improving system reliability and integrity. H2ONET’s capabilities also

A Vero Software Company in cooperation with SURFCAM Reseller of the Year, 3D Concepts GmbH (www.3dconcepts.de) is pleased to introduce SURFCAM® 2015 R1 at AMB 2014 in Stuttgart, Germany in Hall 4.0 Stand 4C56. SURFCAM® 2015 R1 represents a first in a series of planned steps to enhance and focus on programmer efficiency and provides the basis for future versions with a perfect balance between functional range and usability. SURFCAM General Manager Peter Marton says the 2015 R1 release showcases a new user interface with numerous features designed to improve workflow. New and enhanced functionality includes: Improved in-line toolpath editing A number of time-saving features for geometry and toolpath management Higher levels of user-defined customization “We expect our revised user interface, along with the enhanced geometry management, to be of particular interest to visitors, as they provide both visual appeal and demonstrate major process improvements. “On the roadmap charting SURFCAM’s planned development over the next few releases,

Dr. Lucio Lanza, Managing Director of Lanza techVentures, LLC, has been selected by the EDA Consortium (EDAC) and the IEEE Council on EDA (CEDA) as the recipient of the 2014 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic Design Automation (EDA). He will receive this award at a dinner ceremony on November 4, 2014 in San Jose. The ceremony is in conjunction with ICCAD, the premiere technical conference devoted to technical innovation in Electronic Design Automation. Dr. Lanza is being recognized for his substantial impact on EDA through his strategic and financial assistance to innovative EDA companies. EDA and IP startups have always been a key source of technology innovation -- even today's larger EDA and IP companies were startups at one point. Over the last two decades, Dr. Lanza has helped guide numerous startups as they developed the innovative technologies needed to keep the industry moving forward. Lucio's continuing strong support