Systematic growth expands Shapr3D's role in CAD workflows. New opportunities open with each platform leap. The Shapr3D team, headquartered in Budapest, Hungary, has made one of their planned big leaps this month as they announced Shapr3D for Windows, the Shapr3D Cloud, Sync, and a new Webviewer (follow the link to see a demo). The Shapr3D team rolls out advances regularly, … [Read more...] about Shapr3D continues its expansion on to new hardware platforms
GPUs change the engineering simulation landscape
Once the domain of specialists with high-powered computers, CAE is becoming a workstation application for designers. That trend will continue. A new eBook provides the developers' views. Since the start of the year, Jon Peddie Research has been conducting a series of interviews with leading CAE software vendors such as Altair, Ansys, Dassault Systèmes, Hexagon, and … [Read more...] about GPUs change the engineering simulation landscape
Software developers describe the changing role of GPUs in CAE
A new eBook from Jon Peddie Research describes the growing use of GPUs in engineering simulation. Since the start of the year, Jon Peddie Research and Nvidia have conducted a series of interviews with simulation software companies to understand the role GPUs are playing in computer-aided engineering (CAE). The science and technology of simulation and analysis has played a … [Read more...] about Software developers describe the changing role of GPUs in CAE
Standards merge and emerge at Siggraph 2022
The coming Metaverse demands industry segments, companies, standards bodies, and humans work together to define and enable interoperability. ASWF and Khronos are just one example. We may think of Siggraph as a showcase for splashy movie effects, showy content creation apps, video software, and video graphics pioneers—and it is—but off in the side rooms, over drinks and again … [Read more...] about Standards merge and emerge at Siggraph 2022
Twinmotion grows into the Epic ecosystem
The fast rendering and presentation tool for AEC finds a much wider audience as Epic enhances Twinmotion. In 2022, Twinmotion gets tons of new content, new rendering options, and more help from the cloud. It’s been a while since we’ve reported on Twinmotion, and as a result, there’s plenty to talk about. In the give-it-to-me-now world we live in, it may have seemed as if … [Read more...] about Twinmotion grows into the Epic ecosystem
Getting the band back together
AEC-ST teams with DBEI for a series of trade shows and conferences. One of the newest shows to appear on the trade show horizon, AEC-ST, has deep roots in the AEC community. The founding organization AEC Science & Technology is headed by George Borkovich, who has been developing trade shows and conferences for the AEC industry since the ’80s, including the A/E/C … [Read more...] about Getting the band back together
Create Peace: Graphis
United with Ukraine: Designers for Peace. The Graphis Annuals and books highlight the work of talented artists from all over the world. Graphis Magazine was founded in Switzerland in 1944 by the influential designer Walter Herdeg. At that time, artists in Europe were exploring styles such as socialist modernism, constructivism, Bauhaus, and Brutalism in opposition to … [Read more...] about Create Peace: Graphis
Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Autodesk is adding to its tool kit for XR professional workflows. Autodesk has announced plans to buy The Wild, an XR platform company focused on the AEC market. The Wild includes its own cloud-connected XR product and also IrisVR, makers of the Prospect VR tool for AEC. The Wild has 700 customers worldwide across their two platforms, and their tools enable real-time … [Read more...] about Autodesk announces plans to acquire The Wild
Siemens’ next steps for the cloud
The Xcelerator portfolio expands further into the cloud and attracts SMB. At Siemens’ recent Media and Analyst Conference held in Detroit in early April, President and CEO, Digital Industries Software Tony Hemmelgarn said their rollout of Xcelerator as a Service is gaining momentum and broadening its reach. Siemens’ Xcelerator is the company’s brand for its portfolio of … [Read more...] about Siemens’ next steps for the cloud
The transformation of CFD: GPUs go to work on hard problems
Siemens’ new STAR-CCM+ 2022.1 becomes the latest GPU-accelerated tool. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation is a powerful tool for design and is used extensively for automotive, aeronautic, and marine design where air and water flows are vital to the performance of cars, planes, and boats. It has much broader applications as well. CFD comes in handy in content … [Read more...] about The transformation of CFD: GPUs go to work on hard problems