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BRICSYS 2016 Coming to Munich in One Week
Next week in Munich, Bricsys NV, will host its annual developers conference on everything BricsCAD including introducing its latest version 17 release. The native DWG competitor targets directions both similar and unique to its euro cousin Graebert as both compete to win market share from US giant Autodesk.
CAMX 2016 Reflects Growth and Bright Future of Composites in Advanced Materials Industry
New attendance record, conference features and robust programming were highlights of this year’s growing CAMX expo and conference focused on the advanced materials industry.
Mac 3D/CAD News: Tekla, Fusion, Vectorworks at GreenBuild 2016 and More…
We have CAD/3D News Tidbits: Vectorworks 2017 at GREENBUILD 2016, Autodesk Fusion adds PLM, and Tekla has introduced major updates to their product line.
Altair updates HyperWorks 14 CAE application to serve its Aerospace customers
Altair updates HyperWorks 14 to better support the Aerospace industry.
IMAGINiT Technologies Partners with Canadian Centre for Product Validation
A collaborative partnership helping product manufacturers innovate, validate and commercialize their products.
Mac CAD/3D Tidbits: Strata 3D, Onshape and Vectorworks news…
Mac CAD and 3D News: Today we have tidbit news items on Strata 3D, MCAD darling Onshape and Vectorworks energy modeling AIA learning session featuring Energos.
Tidbits: PTC, Vectorworks, Trimble CAD and AEC news
CAD News: PTC sponsors leading tech startup event in Massachusetts aimed at finding great new tech in areas related to its MCAD base, including AR and IoT; plus Vectorworks and Asite headline next Build Earth Live, a project involving a Hyperloop; and finally we have news on Trimble Connect’s latest updates.
solidThinking Inc., announces solidThinking Inspire 2016
Additive manufacturing accelerated with introduction of PolyNURBS; cost-saving benefits for broad range of production processes.
ILEXSOFT of Italy releases HighDesign 2016 for Mac—Full Featured 2D CAD
New OS X only CAD system delivers new 64-bit performance and many new enhancements.
Playing Nice is Best—Autodesk and Siemens Sign Agreement on CAD Interoperability
Manufacturing CAD Giants Autodesk and Siemens Agree on Interoperability Pack—Companies to Share Toolkits.
CAD News: Germany’s Graebert Celebrates 4 Years and Double-Digit Growth in India
Germany’s Graebert celebrates 4 years of success in India as it expands its customer footprint at a rapid rate and quadruples its programming and management staff at its Indian headquarters.
BricsCAD v16.2 released from Bricsys—new UI and 3D modeling updates
Bricsys adds four important new feature updates in point-dot release for BricsCAD V16 (in version 16.2)—adding improved UI, Quad cursor additions, Dynamic UCS and Clip Display status useful in BIM.
Vectorworks Inc., partners with Berlin-based 3YOURMIND 3D printing software company
Vectorworks gains its first dedicated 3D Vectorworks plugin for 3D printing via a partnership with 3YOURMIND, a Berlin-based software developer focused on the 3D printing software market.
solidThinking intros new Evolve 2016 for Mac and Windows
solidThinking has quietly introduced solidThinking Evolve 2016 for Mac and Windows, a global leading product design CAID system.
Autodesk updates Fusion 360 for Mac and Windows
Autodesk packs a punch in new January updates to Fusion 360. The new cloud-based, web-era application is truly platform independent and mobile and cloud oriented to support anywhere, any device access to project data, files and teams.
Mac CAD News: IMSI Design releases new TurboCAD Mac V9
TurboCAD version 9 line-up launches for the Mac platform this week. IMSI/Design has continued to take the Mac version of TurboCAD in the parts and mCAD product direction which is where it is strongest.
Product Review: Graebert ARES Commander 2016 for Mac
Does Germany’s Graebert have what it takes to challenge mighty Autodesk’s market leading AutoCAD in global 2/3D CAD? In this in-depth product review, Architosh reviews the Mac version of ARES Commander 2016, introducing readers to the company’s history and product orientation philosophy in the process.
Luxion and Onshape partner for the release of KeyShot connection for Onshape
With the launch of Onshape App Store, users of KeyShot and Onshape now have a seamless connection between the two applications.
5 Reasons why 2015 was The Best Year for CAD on the Mac
2015 was a huge year for the Mac CAD market, a side product of multiple factors at play in the overall technology landscape.
Onshape Announces App Store Offering Simulation, CAM, Rendering & More
For years, desktop-installed CAD users have not had one central place to find and buy apps, they needed to search multiple application vendor websites to find compatible products. Twenty-four partner companies endorse the Onshape vision to take CAD apps a giant step closer to the Apple App Store®/Google Play™ experience.
Revolutionary Cloud-based CAD Launched—Onshape Goes Commercial
One of the most dramatically different CAD products in history has finally launched as a ‘commercial’ offering as Cambridge, based Onshape sets sail after 400,000 hours of beta tester usage.
Graebert Annual Meeting—ARES Breaks Down Walls in CAD
Architosh is pleased to present our feature special report on Graebert’s Annual Meeting in Berlin held two weeks ago. The German CAD company specializes in serving the global CAD community via its highly valued ARES native DWG-file based 2/3D CAD technology, a complete solution which OEMs can license, modify and rebrand as their own. The company has a growing array of top-tier partners—both industry stalwarts and emerging starlets—like Onshape.
Graebert intros new ARES Commander 2016 CAD system for Mac, Windows and Linux
The latest version of ARES Commander 2016 has been introduced by Graebert of Berlin, Germany. Architosh is there at the Graebert Annual Event in Berlin and will have more information to follow as new and other announcements follow.
Mac CAD market looks ‘rich’ compared to years past: Heated global competition drives up goodies
The design and manufacturing industries are worth $12 trillion annually, representing a massive and growing industrial segment which Apple has a big possible role to take place in. It used to be Apple had the hardware but lacked the software. Today, that software ‘issue’ is melting away faster than a snow cone in Tempe, Arizona. For once, the Mac CAD eco-system is looking truly ‘rich’
Mac CAD News: Visionary Silicon Valley firm joins Onshape Team
Legendary Silicon Valley innovator and venture capitalist firm comes on board cloud-based MCAD disruptor Onshape with $80 million financing round. Onshape utterly destroys the old platform hegemony pressures in the CAD world, opening up innovative design work across multiple OSs and mobile devices as well.
Autodesk intros massive Fusion 360 update for the Fall
Autodesk this week announced a big fall update to its Fusion 360 mechanical and product design software platform for Mac and Windows systems.
New SimLab Composer 6.1 released — Unified 3D application for Mac and Windows
SimLab Composer 6.1 from SimLab Soft primarily focuses on fixes from their users feedback with added new features such as JT import/export capabilities.
Cloud-based Onshape introduces Onshape Drawings
Cloud-based, Onshape, the platform agnostic MCAD company, is thrilled to announce this latest update has the ability to create professional 2D drawings, which, according to Onshape has been by far the most requested feature.
Tidbits: Bricsys in US market, IMSI Design and other news
CAD and 3D Tidbits: We have some news BricsCAD having a new home in the USA, plus IMSI ships new TurboCAD LTE Pro 8 for Windows 10, plus Revit models updated at Koble Windows and Doors.
Event News: solidThinking 20 Minute Tips for Evolve
Quick reminder for solidThinking 20 Minute Tips for Evolve have started today and will continue to run throughout September 2015.
SIGGRAPH 2015: Full Coverage of Computer Graphics Show
This year’s focus was very much on VR (virtual reality) & Cloud Based Rendering. The focus on Virtual Reality brought a new creative energy on the show floor for exploration into a new frontier. VR in architecture & games was a big subject in the VR Village. Developers had discussions of how the hardware & software is driving development of this new space to make it affordable to the masses.
Onshape now supports 3D Mice
The first and only full-cloud 3D CAD system that lets everyone on a design team simultaneously work on the same model, now supports using a 3D mouse and CadMouse.
IMSI/Design intros new TurboCAD Mac PowerPack
Global CAD software developer IMSI/Design has announced a new plugin toolset for TurboCAD Mac product line.
Nikola Bozinovic talks to Architosh about Frame: What it can mean for Apple’s Mac Customers
A new cloud platform called Frame is emerging this year as the most powerful option to create, access and manage a virtual Windows workstation or virtual desktop in the cloud—from just about any modern web browser on any device. Recently Architosh spoke with Nikola Bozinovic, CEO of Frame, to discuss his company’s offering and the larger trend afoot in the IT industry and what impact it may have on Apple’s Mac customers.
Autodesk’s July update to Fusion 360 adds many new features
Autodesk just rolled out their July product update for Fusion 360 that demonstrates how rapidly Autodesk is innovating in the cloud-based CAD space. The notable improvement is in their team collaboration and they also added a new “Make” pane in the toolbar, providing access to new fabrication tools, including a new integration with Protolabs’ quoting service.
Event: Refine Inspire Results in solidThinking Evolve
A free webinar shows participants how to work between solidThinking applications Inspire and Evolve.
Webinar Event: Get Started with solidThinking Evolve 2015!
solidThinking is aiming to give the tools you that are needed to make the most of their programs. These sessions provide a quick and easy to understand tips that will enable faster work in Evolve.
Frame raises $10M to build the next generation of personal computing in the cloud
Frame started with the software vendors, like Adobe, but the company today has announced a $10 M funding round and release date for its Frame Personal and Frame Business end-user model launch in early July. The public beta will allow users to test out Frame’s technology for the first time without using the invite process which has been open for months.
Featured Video: Autodesk Fusion 360—Collaboration
In this featured video, the presenter outlines the important benefits and unique features of Autodesk’s Fusion 360 product in the area of collaboration.
Tech Soft 3D Integrates HOOPS Exchange with Siemens’ Parasolid
The integrated product that helps developers leverage the full breadth of Parasolid functionality, even when working with imported data, is a result of Tech Soft 3D developing a close and deep technical relationship with the Parasolid team at Siemens.
Menlo Park based Frame aims to bring entire CAD industry to Cloud—Hence Mac and More!
The entire CAD industry is on the brink of a radical evolution and Frame, formerly MainFrame2, is at the leading edge of helping to usher in the new era.
COFES: Congress on Future of Engineering Software 2015 Begins
COFES 2015 kicks off today the three day congress on the future of engineering software is a big think-tank event for ISVs and key stakeholders in the CAD industries.
OnShape licenses new Graebert technology for Cloud-based MCAD
Hot new little CAD startup by SolidWorks vets, OnShape, has partnered with Germany’s well-regarded Graebert GmbH to license the former’s secret Cloud CAD technology.
solidThinking Evolve 2015 ships—offers ultimate Hybrid Modeling and rendering for industrial designers
Evolve 2015 is out and an upcoming webinar series will show you how to work with all the new features, including the new PolyNURBS toolset plus new rendering engine evoRender.
Graebert expands cooperation with Dassault Systemes SolidWorks on Plugin for DraftSight Distribution
Germany’s Graebert continues marketing and technical collaboration with Dassault Systemes’ Solidworks on DraftSight development and plugins as it continues to grow as the 2nd largest CAD user base in the world.
solidThinking Inc. introduces new solidThinking Evolve 2015
Altair’s solidThinking, Inc. is calling Evolve 2015 the ultimate hybrid modeling and rendering software and the program features brand new PolyNURBS tools, cutting edge rendering and lots more.
Autodesk “detects a tremor in the Force”—Emerging OnShape means one certainty: Apple Mac users win
OnShape’s big press coverage this week has required the response of market leading CAD company Autodesk to rightfully respond. But in doing so, has the response merely signaled the significance this company poses in the market? In the end it probably doesn’t matter much. And the loser in this story isn’t going to be likely either of these companies. One thing is for sure, we know exactly why Apple wins.
Boston area startup OnShape Re-invents CAD—In the Cloud and Platform Agnostic
A startup in Boston backed by MCAD veterans—OnShape—has finally unveiled its innovative fully cloud-based MCAD software, now a public beta, and the news of the unveiling has been rather well embraced, including a spread in the Boston Globe.
Lightworks announces new partnership agreement with Siemens PLM Software
Lightworks, a world leading rendering software technology kit provider, signs agreement with Germany’s Siemens PLM Software, the makers of the famous NX MCAD software.
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass Talks Shop: Design Differently with Fusion 360
Carl Bass, CEO of Autodesk, lays out how to Design Differently in a blog posts about Fusion 360 and the How and Why of where Autodesk sees product design.
Luxion and 3D Systems Partner to Enhance Visual Quality in Product Development
Luxion and 3D Systems partner to help bring KeyShot’s power in visualization to the product design and development market merging with its 3D printing systems
Bricsys brings globally growing BricsCAD to Mac in new Native OS X version
Belgium headquartered international DWG CAD company Bricsys NV, has recently announced the first arrival of BricsCAD for Mac in its latest V15 release, offering native DWG file format 2D and 3D CAD and modeling functionality in MCAD and AEC workflows, including new BIM tools, sheet metal tools and cloud collaboration.
Autodesk Talks to Architosh About Fusion 360 and The Sea Change in Product Design
In this special article Kevin Schneider, Director for Fusion 360 at Autodesk, talks to Architosh about the sea change going on in product design and how Fusion 360 was created to respond to the changing trends in product design and manufacturing—areas of the market that have blended into tighter formations as part of the lean startup culture.
Autodesk reportedly acquires cloud-based 3D design platform Lagoa for $60 Million
Autodesk is reported to have acquired innovative cloud-design and 3D rendering app provider Lagoa—potentially overlapping and complimenting its existent Autodesk Fusion 360 product line up.
Autodesk Fusion 360 Ultimate gets first update
Autodesk provides first update for Fusion 360 Ultimate — new features include Animations and Explosions workflow
What’s new in Luxion’s new KeyShot 5.1—Creo 3.0 and Cinema 4D and more…
Luxion’s latest KeyShot 5.1 adds new support for Cinema 4D and PTC Creo 3, and many new features…
Altair launches HyperWorks Unlimited for AWS bringing CAE to the cloud
Like OTOY Altair uses re:Invent conference this week to announced cloud-based distribution of application services with HyperWorks Unlimited for Amazon Web Services
Firm Profile: Nick Hardman—Hardmarque Re-Imagines Australia’s Future Manufacturing
We continue our Firm Profile series this November with a feature on solidThinking export Nick Hardman of HardMarque Future Factories, which specializes in a wide range of industrial design focused on the ‘additive manufacturing’ sector, serving diverse clients in the areas of industrial and product design.
Corel releases new CorelCAD 2015 for Mac and Windows—unparalleled native DWG file support
Corel Corporation releases new CorelCAD 2015 for Mac OS X and Windows this week, offering full DWG-file compatibility with Autodesk AutoCAD
Graebert announces DWG-based ARES Mechanical – New CAD Product
ARES Mechanical by Graebert has been announced for beta in 2015 and aims to sit at the desk of SolidWorks users.
