2008: Autodesk and Bentley exchange software libraries to improve interoperability

Jul. 20 | In 2008 Autodesk and Bentley Systems agreed to direct exchange of software libraries and the reciprocal use of each other’s Application Programming Interfaces. It remains as the largest single company-to-company interoperability agreement in the...

2007: Major acquisitions consolidate PLM industry

Jul. 19 | Two major acquisitions dominated the PLM scene in 2007: Siemens buying UGS and Oracle buying Agile. An analysis by CIMdata’s John MacKrell, originally published in the June 2007 edition of Engineering Automation Report, acquired in 2010 by Jon Peddie...

June 2007: Autodesk Inventor LT aims to be 3D design editor

Jul. 18 | Autodesk released its entry into the MCAD direct editing sweepstakes in June 2007 with the preview release of AutoCAD Inventor LT. This article from the archives of Engineering Automation Report describes the initial product. By Randall S. Newton Engineering...

2007: Is 3DLive the start of the next big thing?

Jul. 15 | In 2007 Dassault Systèmes introduced 3DLive, a revolutionary approach to creating and viewing digital mock-ups. From the archives of Engineering Automation Report comes the first review of this landmark product. By L. Stephen Wolfe, P.E. Engineering...

2007: The Way of Rhino, Part 4: The Passion of the Rhino

Jul. 15 | No product specification sheets; no PR announcement until two months after it shipped; a list of new features that covers 34 pages; Universal Deformation Technology. What CAD product could possibly be defined by these characteristics? Finally, we let...

2007: The Way of Rhino, Part 3: Tracking the coming perfect storm in CAD

Jul. 15 | Just as it takes more than a butterfly in the Azores flapping its wings to launch a hurricane toward Houston, it takes more than one contrary CAD company to shake up an industry. Robert McNeel and Associates are tracking six indicators they believe will...

2007: Blurring and bridging the boundaries between PLM and factory automation

Jul. 14 | Increasing the communication between engineering and the factory floor has developed significantly, but still has a long way to go. From the April 2007 edition of Engineering Automation Report, acquired in 2010 by Jon Peddie Research. By Nick Ballard...

2007: New Acrobat 3D promises a treasure box of possibilities

Jul. 13 | Once upon a time the CAD world waited with breathless anticipation for the second release of Acrobat with 3D capabilities. Four years later, we are still waiting for the promise to be achieved. Here, from the archives of Engineering Automation Report,...

2007: Assessing the challenges and rewards of design reuse

Jul. 12 | Manufacturing models may have hundreds of interrelated features, yet a growing number of companies are pushing to increase their reuse of design models. From the archives of Engineering Automation Report. By Chad Jackson Engineering Automation Report,...

2007: 3D data interoperability vendors sound off

Jul. 11 | In design automation circles, interoperability is said to be like the weather; everybody talks about it, but nobody does anything about it. Recent years have seen dramatic improvements in engineering data interoperability, but the problems persist. This...