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Synopsys acquires Extreme DA to improve multicore IC design
The acquisition was as much for the talent as for the IP. Synopsys has acquired Extreme DA, a privately held ...
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Rand Worldwide says fiscal 2011 ended with “excellent” results
Because of its 2010 merger with Avatech Solutions and the juggling of its fiscal calendar, comparions with prior periods are ...
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Lattice releases XVL viewer for iPad
The ultra-lightweight 3D format is popular with some of the world’s largest manufacturers. Files are uploaded to iPad via iTunes. ...
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Substance Designer update offers vector paint
The new version of Allegorithmic’s texture and material processing software introduces Mac OSX and Lite versions. Allegorithmic is now shipping ...
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Jon Hirschtick leaves Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
The founder of SolidWorks announced the news in an email to employees. His resignation is effective immediately. SolidWorks founder Jon ...
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Shotgun updates animation and game production management system
The web-based product sports a completely rewritten global navigation system, replacing text with imagery. There are also new integration with ...
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CadFaster extends speedy 3D CAD viewing to iPad
The key to its speed and collaboration capabilities is the proprietary compression it first applies to models. The speedy 3D ...
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ClearEdge3D wins National Science Foundation grant
The maker of wicked fast 3D scan technology for feature extraction will work on eliminating blind spots and extending the ...
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Infotech beefs up Kubotek KeyView
New release adds SAT export, advanced markup, 2D CAD import from 3D CAD products, and more. An update to Kubotek ...
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Aveva Plant portfolio update tightens 3D links
New features include deeper integration between modules, enhanced reporting capabilities, and extended language support. Elements from schematics may be compared ...