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IMSI®/Design released upgrades for TurboSite® Pro and TurboSite Plus, the award-winning apps for field reporting. Exposing BIM properties and displaying 3D section cuts lead the list of new features for TurboSite Pro v2.5. Both TurboSite Pro and TurboSite Plus v2.5 get the ability to add maps to drawings and, for the first time, mark up 2D PDF files with playable video that is directly inserted into the portable document format. No other mark up application in AEC -- whether on mobile or desktop -- has this powerful capability. Innovative GeoMarks™ are one of the powerful features that set TurboSite apart from other mobile AEC apps, allowing architects, engineers, and construction professionals to richly document findings in the field with videos, audio, photos, and text notes. A field report can be immediately shared electronically in a variety of ways, including "dynamic" PDF, HTML, and using TurboSite® Standard as a freely-distributed reader. A user can

Lattice Technology, Inc., today announced XVL Studio version 12.1. This latest release contains features that improve productivity and collaboration capabilities. Lattice Technology delivers solutions that build on top of existing 3D design data, allowing companies to seamlessly increase the use of 3D data beyond engineering to all segments of the product lifecycle -- including to customers. Organizations use the company's XVL technology as the backbone for sharing 3D model data across the extended enterprise because it is ultra-lightweight (usually one half of one percent of the native CAD model), accurate and remains associated to the native CAD model. XVL is an ideal foundation for uses such as assembly process planning, work instructions, technical illustrations, electronic spare part catalogs and service portals. "With this release, we continue to make our products easier to use and more powerful," explained Bill Barnes, General Manager, Lattice Technology, Inc. "Our goal is to make it easy for users

AVEVA today announced its release of a new business paper ‘Plant Design for Lean Construction – at your fingertips’. This paper explains how new mobile technologies improve project access by design decision makers and enhance communication effectiveness across the project team, saving time and reducing design rework. “Industry research tells us that between 5 and 15 per cent of a lead designer’s productive project time can be lost when they are unavailable to make pressing decisions. That is the equivalent of losing a critical-path resource for up to three working days every month – a big impact on project efficiency. With today’s technology, there is no reason why this should be the case,” said Bruce Douglas, Senior Vice-President, EDS Strategy & Marketing, AVEVA. “This new business paper describes how the new AVEVA mobile app can be used as a serious productivity tool for plant design projects.” Industry analyst Tony Christian from Cambashi

Anark Corporation, a provider of automated Model Based Enterprise (MBE) and 3D CAD visualization solutions today announced the release of Anark Core™ 4.2 and MBEWorks™ for SolidWorks 2014 that adds powerful new features, including new 3D Model Based Enterprise authoring and viewing capability which integrates gently into existing PLM Enterprise infrastructure. Anark Core MBEWorks for SolidWorks 2014 will be demonstrated for the first time at SolidWorks World 2014 Jan. 26-29, 2014 (booth # 644) at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. This new release of Anark Core and Anark Core MBEWorks adds to its ability to transform native SolidWorks® 2014 parts and assemblies with 3D MBD data (i.e. 3D GD&T, 3D notes, and Annotation Views) the ability to also transform native CATIA V5 and V6 data with 3D MBD (i.e. PMI and Captures) into high-fidelity 3D PDF and 3D HTML MBE documents. "These new breakthrough MBD capabilities enable Anark's SolidWorks and

Zuken announces the expansion of its annual Zuken Innovation World conferences following the success of previous years. This year’s theme is “Power of Innovation”, which has already inspired confirmed speakers from companies around the globe. The call for papers for North American and European conferences is now open and the conference programs are taking shape. Incorporating sessions presented by Zuken technology experts, customers, and industry partners, the previous conference series drew more than 1,200 attendees around the globe. Registration for most events will be open by the end of January. “Our program offers practical and engaging sessions that spark discussions and knowledge sharing. We go beyond how-to sessions to offer presentations that show how users are using our software to create world leading, innovative products that shape the future.” - Steve Chidester, Zuken’s Head of International Marketing Each of the 11 events has a local flavor, with conference programs tailored to the interests

Cimatron Limited today announced that its CimatronE and GibbsCAM software solutions will be demonstrated at the Interplastica trade show, Moscow, Russia, from January 28-31, 2014. Among the large number of tool shops and manufacturers across Russia that use CimatronE and GibbsCAM is the CAD/CAM Center at the Samara State Aerospace University, a contractor for the manufacture of aeronautical parts. The Center uses both software solutions to manufacture a wide range of complex aeronautical parts on its continuous milling and mill-turn machines for its commercial clients. Its production range includes impellers, turbine blades, hydraulic cylinders, landing gears, mold cores and cavities, and 3-5 axis discrete parts. Dr Oleg Surkov, the Center's director and an associate professor of aircraft engine manufacturing at the University, noted: "The Center's tasks are many and varied and the CAD/CAM programs we use have to be both reliable and robust given the fine detail involved in producing often complex, high quality aircraft components. CimatronE and GibbsCAM successfully

Building Information Modeling software producer Tekla strengthens its global presence with two new offices. The offices open doors in Moscow, Russia, and Seoul, South Korea, and offer expertise and better value to the construction industry and participate to the industry development in their respective regions. Tekla Korea The Tekla office is lead by Mr. Park Wan-Soon, Country Manager. He has 25 years of expertise within the construction industry and thus has strategic understanding and expertise on the industry in the area. Before the new Tekla Korea office started operations, Tekla software was available from reseller NEC (New Engineering Consultants Inc.) that now terminates Tekla-related business along with the retirement of its CEO Dr. Lee. The Tekla Korea office is located at SongKang Building 8F, 15, Teheran-ro 98-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-846, Republic of Korea. Tekla Russia The new Tekla Russia office offers high-level technical support such as advanced trainings and personal helpdesk service.  Tekla Russia also ensures

Geometric Limited has been recognized as the fastest growing CAM company for its CNC software, CAMWorks, as per CIMdata Inc.’s 2013 NC Market Analysis Report. Geometric has also been identified as one of the five fastest growing CAM companies consecutively for the past four years, by the research firm. CAMWorks is the most advanced CAM programming software available for getting products to the market faster, more efficiently, and within budget. It is a next generation best-of-class CNC programming solution for producing molded parts from solid models.  “We are very happy to get this recognition which is a testament to our objective of providing the CAM community with the most advanced machining capabilities”, said Mr. Sameer Kondejkar, Head, Geometry Technology Solutions Business at Geometric. “In addition, our focused developments based on customer response, strong reseller engagement, and dedicated marketing efforts have resulted in a strong year for CAMWorks.” According to Stan Przybylinski, Vice President

The initiative addresses efficiency challenges in the automotive and manufacturing sector. The project harnesses university resources and industry expertise to help create manufacturing-ready modelling methods for improving CAD/CAM process efficiency. One of 18 finalists selected from 35 projects submitted to receive German “Automotive & Manufacturing“ initiative funding, the two-year joint project includes the University of Duisburg-Essen, CAD Schroer, RWTH University Aachen, and the companies Berghoff and info-key. Considering Manufacturing Costs during the Design Process The project’s objective is to develop a CAD solution which delivers a reliable estimate of design-dependent manufacturing timescales and costs. Due to rising energy prices, energy consumption will also be included in the calculation. Including these estimates at the beginning of the design process allows engineers to optimise product designs in order to minimise manufacturing timescales, costs and energy consumption. “By tackling these issues with a multi-disciplinary project team, we hope to be able to make a serious contribution to

The SolidWorks 2014 software release introduces an internal connection to a brand new SolidWorks Materials Web Portal, which makes traceable, purpose-specific material properties data available to the large user community of SolidWorks Simulation Professional and SolidWorks Simulation Premium. The new SolidWorks Materials Web Portal connects the SolidWorks Simulation user to the Matereality Global Data Center, a constantly expanding cloud of 100% traceable, simulation-relevant material data. Data Certificates are published with each dataset. Linear and non-linear material models are supported. Matereality's CAE Modeler software is used to convert raw material data on the cloud into the inputs for the SolidWorks material models. Users have the ability to add or delete data points and fine-tune the fitted model to optimize their simulation results. Created material models can be downloaded seamlessly to the user’s SolidWorks Simulation software. "Matereality has had a proven relationship with SolidWorks where it has helped to validate and maintain SolidWorks' internal material databases for