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Rescale expands on-demand use of LS-DYNA finite element analysis to Europe

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Simulation as a service is taking off because it removes two significant bottlenecks. Finite element analysis (FEA) software LS-DYNA from ...

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Autodesk ceases Ember 3D printer production

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While support continues, Autodesk has announced that future Ember development will be dependant on the 3D printing community. Autodesk recently ...

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Autodesk’s sale of Pixlr reveals business model transition

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It is routine for Autodesk to consolidate products or terminate them, but sell? Autodesk has sold Pixlr, its cloud/mobile photo ...

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Tipit greenscreen technology opens a Pandora’s Box of AR possibilities

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Separating the main image from the background in the camera allows professional photo editing opportunities inside the smartphone. The tech ...

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Ayoga steps into AEC collaboration

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India-based cloud collaboration platform seeks to reduce cost and complexity of disperse construction projects. To overcome global challenges in construction ...

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Business Intelligence platform DrivenBI integrates AutoCAD

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Design can now connect directly into business planning dashboard.  Cloud-based Business Intelligence (BI) platform DrivenBI has added support for Autodesk ...

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Redway3D unveils REDsdk 4.3 visualization toolkit

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The update sports new ray-tracing solutions, post-processing effects, as well as cloud-and-sky rendering. REDsdk is a C++ graphics visualization toolkit ...

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Chaos Group launches V-Ray 3 for Rhino

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The graphical toolkits favored by Hollywood are now available to the architects, industrial designers, and other Rhino users. Earlier this ...

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Spatial adds advanced meshing to 3D toolkit

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Distene mesh technology streamlines the CAD-to-simulation process. 3D development toolkit maker Spatial Corp has expanded its technology for the intricate ...

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Famed COFES conference becomes non-profit institute

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The list of attendees since 2000 is a true Who’s Who of the engineering software industry.  The legendary COFES — ...