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What would you do with a battery-powered welder?

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Randall Newton

Using PTC engineering software, Fronius International has brought to market the first manual arc welder that runs from a rechargeable ...

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Autodesk reveals impatience with 3D printing innovation rate

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Randall Newton

Introducing a new software platform and a reference design for a 3D printer, Autodesk wants to shake things up in ...

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Solid Edge University; focus on ST7

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Kathleen Maher

Solid Edge University kicks off and ST7 is the star.

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Craft CameraFx brings layer workflow to Autodesk MotionBuilder

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Randall Newton

The development team worked closely with Ubisoft Toronto to refine the software for AAA game creation. Craft Animations today releases ...

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PTC’s big picture is getting bigger

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Kathleen Maher

PTC has been tirelessly outlining its strategy for an extended view of PLM that integrates design, software, service, and operation. GfxSpeak sums it up.

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Autodesk Mudbox for ten bucks a month

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Randall Newton

Now both Maya LT and Mudbox are available on pay-as-you-go plans.  Autodesk today said it will now offer Mudbox 2015 ...

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Dassault Systèmes introduces 3D Experience Platform to COE

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Steve Wolfe

Only 400 customers have moved to the latest version of Catia and the complex ecosystem that supports it. By L. ...

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One-of-a-kind gaming PC auction for charity

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Randall Newton

Nvidia and Falcon Northwest to honor memory of Philip Scholz, an Nvidia employee who died saving the life of a ...

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Ansys sets Q1 revenue record, acquires SpaceClaim

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Randall Newton

Geopolitical tension slowed sales in Europe. Big industrial equipment makers were among the biggest buyers in the quarter. Ansys today ...

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Ansys acquires SpaceClaim for $85 million

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Randall Newton

The broad appeal of SpaceClaim to part-time CAD users matches well with the CAD-neutral approach of Ansys. Ansys has acquired ...