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Autodesk reports 11% first quarter revenue growth
May. 17 | Strong performance by suites drives results. Media and Entertainment revenue was down 5%. The interior of Autodesk's AEC headquarters in Waltham, Mass. (Source: Autodesk) Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) today reported a solid first quarter of fiscal year 2013....
Redefining production in the age of Digital Reality
May. 17 | Software is transforming every stage of the manufacturing process. Small companies with niche technologies are being gobbled up. By Kathleen Maher May Day is over and the workers of the world are still pretty much wearing their chains. Ironically, the...
Autodesk Labs Factory.Modz() brings gameware physics to factory layout.
May. 10 | When customers wanted simple simulation and animation in Factory Design Suite, Autodesk raided the Media and Entertainment cookie jar for technology. When Autodesk released Factory Design Suite a year ago, it was to many people an unexpected addition...
Autodesk releases 123D Catch as iPad app
May. 9 | Turning a set of photos into a 3D image is as easy as shooting and uploading to the Autodesk Cloud for processing. The release of the iPad version also introduces a new cloud storage and sharing feature for the 123D family. Autodesk 123D Catch turns...
Trimble reports a strong first quarter
May. 4 | Revenue was up 31% from a year earlier. Net income was up 28%. By Kathleen Maher Trimble offices in Denver, Colorado (Source: Trimble) Trimble Navigation, the company that is sneaking up on the CAD and BIM market from its dominant position in navigation,...
Finally a SolidWorks app for iPad
May. 1 | eDrawings for iPad works with eDrawings, DraftSight, and SolidWorks files and models. Email is used for connecting with the iPad, not a cloud account. New eDrawings for iPad can view exploded SolidWorks assemblies. (Source: Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks) Dassault...
Google sells SketchUp to Trimble
Apr. 26 | Serial acquirer Trimble continues to assemble a construction engineering BIM portfolio. SketchUp extendability is considered a major asset. The new logo on the Google SketchUp blog page By Randall S. Newton Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) announced today it is...
Three Autodesk apps support Google Drives on launch
Apr. 24 | Autodesk has wasted no time hitching a ride on Google’s latest cloud project. Three free Autodesk apps, AutoCAD WS, Pixlr Editor, and Pixlr Express, are among a handful of apps included in the official launch of Google Drive, the new cloud-based file...
New rendering competition from Nemetschek Vectorworks and Maxon Computer
Apr. 18 | An international panel of judges will select winners in three categories. GraphicSpeak will highlight the winners. Professional and student designers may now submit entries to the 2012 Inspired Visions Global Rendering Competition. The competition,...
