Month: February 2015

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A quantum jump in mechanical-electronic CAD integration

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Steve Wolfe

PCBWorks from Altium enables direct links to automatically build parametric, 3D models of a circuit board in SolidWorks. By L. ...

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JPR press conference to announce study results

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Randall Newton

Jon Peddie Research is putting a new twist on its popular luncheon press conferences for this year’s Game Developers Conference. ...

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Michael Gough moves from Adobe to Microsoft’s ASG group

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Kathleen Maher

Michael Gough spearheaded design innovation at Adobe and he hopes to do the same at Microsoft.  Earlier in February, 2015, ...

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Concepts reboots drafting for iPad

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Kathleen Maher

New drafting tool for tablets bridges conceptualization and drafting and opens up new lines of communication for professionals.  The arrival ...

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Dell: the future of workstations is in the cloud

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Randall Newton

A wide-ranging Paris roundtable discussion explores the future of both remote and local workstations. By Tom Lansford CADplace Dell recently ...

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GrabCAD sets Workbench free

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Randall Newton

PDM has gone from a sleepy side venture to a main attraction. GrabCAD announced today that starting immediately GrabCAD Workbench ...

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Bentley acquires Acute3D to extend Reality Modeling portfolio

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Randall Newton

Existing conditions taken with any camera become part of a high fidelity virtual model. Drones are becoming popular for gathering ...

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Autodesk acquires Tweak for digital image review

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Randall Newton

The Tweak technology and team will become part of the Shotgun review and collaboration group. Autodesk today announced it has ...

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Motion picture academy honors software makers

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Randall Newton

From the Bullet physics library to tools for storing volumetric data, 10 new software breakthroughs win Technical Achievement Awards. Hollywood ...

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Dassault Systèmes revenue up 19% in Euros in fourth quarter

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Randall Newton

Annual revenue tops $3 billion for the first time. Currency fluctuations were a doubled-edged sword for the French company. By ...