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 2012 by the numbers

Mar. 29 | Autodesk made its annual pitch to the media this week in San Francisco, and threw out a lot of numbers. When we parse the numbers, the picture emerges of a company happily running as fast as it can to transform digital art and design. There is a shift...

EdgeWise Plant 3.0 runs up to 12x faster with multicore processing

Mar. 14 | Other new features include enhanced pipe extraction, QA tools to verify accuracy, and real-time finishing tools. ClearEdge3D this week released EdgeWise Plant 3.0 with six major new features to optimize and accelerate 3D modeling workflows. The software...

SolidWorks 2013 will launch as legacy software

Feb. 22 | Dassault Systèmes is committed to building a next-generation 3D design platform to replace SolidWorks. Getting it out the door is proving hard; convincing SolidWorks customers to upgrade will be harder. By Randall S. Newton On the final day of SolidWorks...

Autodesk revenue up 15% in third quarter

Nov. 16 | R&D spending is up as a percentage of sales, as Autodesk prepares to launch a new PLM product at the end of the month. Autodesk spent $90 million on 10 acquisitions during the quarter. Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has reported a strong third quarter,...

Bricsys delivers viable alternative universe for DWG-based CAD development

Oct. 26 | From its early days of hoping for a “black zero” at the end of the year, Bricsys has become an important supplier of CAD technology in Europe and Asia. Most companies competing against Autodesk realized years ago there’s no money in going against...

ClearEdge3D wins National Science Foundation grant

Oct. 3 | The maker of wicked fast 3D scan technology for feature extraction will work on eliminating blind spots and extending the technology’s use from single buildings or plants to whole facilities and city blocks. ClearEdge3D has won a research grant...

We get to use “Lady Gaga” in a CAD article headline

Sep. 14 | Gage/Clemenceau Architects use Autodesk Design Suite to create a Fashion Week Installation for Lady Gaga Fashion Director Nicola Formichetti. Mudbox and Maya were key to creating the final design. Architectural firm Gage/Clemenceau Architects recently...

Aras PLM joins Autodesk Partner Program

Aug. 24 | In enterprise PLM only Aras is built on a 100% Microsoft stack, matching the IT of Autodesk Inventor users. Autodesk would be wise to avoid buy-or-build for a while, and let Aras prove the case for PLM in the Autodesk marketplace. Open source enterprise...

The Open Design Alliance prepares for the future

Aug. 19 | The industry consortium for CAD interoperability and collaboration prepares for a leadership change. By Kathleen Maher The Open Design Alliance was born of contention and it has grown through accommodation. President Arnold van Weide hopes the organization...