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Allegorithmic adds materials library to Substance Painter

BY
Randall Newton

Substance Source is a physically based materials library of customizable assets. The Substance line of 3D texture authoring software tools ...

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Trimble debuts SketchUp Viewer for Microsoft HoloLens

BY
Randall Newton

Microsoft bills HoloLens as a “mixed reality” portal suitable for a new approach to design review. Trimble has announced a ...

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Ansys acquires systems safety analysis company

BY
Randall Newton

KPIT Medini is a respected specialist safety analysis whose products are integrated into solutions from many vendors. Engineering simulation software ...

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First impressions, Adobe Max

BY
Kathleen Maher

Adobe Max is probably the most glittery tech conference of them all. Every year, Adobe showcases new tools, new technology, and highlights the creativity of its customers.

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Bentley Systems takes infrastructure engineering to the cloud

BY
Randall Newton

Partnerships with Microsoft and Topcon strengthen connected data environments. A variety of new products and technologies were also announced this ...

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“Simulate This!”

BY
Randall Newton

A story of rising to the challenge when a spouse doubts your CAE prowess extends to flipping open a banana.  ...

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Too much of a good thing ends PTC year on a loss

BY
Randall Newton

Customers switching to subscriptions at a faster rate than predicted means lots of revenue that can’t be booked in the ...

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Graebert finds a welcome home for 2D CAD in Japan

BY
Randall Newton

2D remains popular in the world’s second largest CAD market. Only Graebert offers the same CAD technology on desktop, mobile, and ...

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Dassault Systemès reports 9% revenue growth in third quarter

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Randall Newton

Net income was up 7%; no specific trends marked the quarter. [Editor’s Note: Unless noted, all Euro amounts are in ...

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New Pantone file format stores complex appearance data for 3D design

BY
Randall Newton

Autodesk, Luxion, and Nvidia are supporting the new AxF format in selected products.   A name synonymous with professional use ...