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Posts tagged with "3D CAD"
TurboCAD turns V20
Mar. 6 | Who would have thought back in 1986 a $99 CAD product would be around so long? The list of new features is long. In 1986 two really small teams of developers—one near Seattle, the other in South Africa—released an inexpensive 2D CAD product for the...
Siemens acquisition forges new links between digital and physical worlds
Nov. 8 | Siemens’s acquisition of LMS International demonstrates the commitment of the PLM group to integrating tools for design through production. With its own manufacturing as well as design, simulation, and data management Siemens AG has more puzzle pieces...
Getting the original SolidWorks band back together
Nov. 5 | The non-compete clauses are out of the way, so some of the original SolidWorks team are reuniting to see what new things might be possible in product development technology. Can lightning strike twice? Some of the founders of SolidWorks are reuniting...
SpaceClaim and SofTech release Cadra bi-directional connector
Jul. 3 | 2D mechanical drafters now have a fast path to 3D models. SpaceClaim and SofTech have jointly produced a path for users of SofTech’s Cadra 2D mechanical drafting program to move their drawings into 3D using SpaceClaim Engineer. Cadra is a 2D mechanical...
GrabCAD, Sunglass, and TinkerCAD are leading a CAD industry pivot
May. 30 | WebGL and HTLM5 opened the door to using 3D CAD models in a browser; these start-ups are now delivering a browser-based challenge to the established order. Until recently, if you wanted to create and interact with a three-dimensional model of a physical...
New SolidWorks R&D VP Gian Paolo Bassi will be under the microscope at SolidWorks World 2012
Feb. 8 | In a wide-ranging interview, Bassi talks about the future of SolidWorks, the challenges of ‘knowing the pulse’ of the user base, and how being part of Dassault Systèmes benefits SolidWorks users. In one week last October, two long-time members of...
SpaceClaim rapid growth continues in 2011
Feb. 8 | 110% license sales growth and another round of VC funding. Ford gives its seal of approval. We compare SpaceClaim to the early days of SolidWorks. Privately held SpaceClaim is not required to report its financial results, but every year it lays out a...
Inventor of the Year nominees read like a small manufacturer’s hall of fame
Jan. 31 | Autodesk asks its users to select a winner from 12 nominees. All have used engineering software to competitive advantage. For the past few years Autodesk has named an Inventor of the Month as a way of celebrating the achievements of its users and score...
CorelCAD update enhances 3D function
Jan. 6 | Both Mac and Windows version have been updated. The Mac version is now fully Lion-compatible. Corel has released its first update to CorelCAD, the Ares-powered 2D/3D CAD program first introduced in 2011. Available as a free download for current CorelCAD...
