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Autodesk acquires social image service Pixlr

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Randall Newton

Autodesk will use the technology to strengthen existing consumer products like SketchBook, and it also gains an existing platform on ...

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June 2007: Autodesk Inventor LT aims to be 3D design editor

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GfxS staff

Autodesk released its entry into the MCAD direct editing sweepstakes in June 2007 with the preview release of AutoCAD Inventor ...

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Autodesk deal with Bayer Technology pushes Intergraph aside

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Randall Newton

Bayer will use a wide variety of Autodesk products in the design, construction, and operation of chemical and pharmaceutical plants ...

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Stratasys introduces cross-over 3D printer

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Randall Newton

The new Fortus 250mc combines affordability and simplicity of the Dimension 3D line with the flexibility and control from the ...

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2007: Is 3DLive the start of the next big thing?

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Steve Wolfe

In 2007 Dassault Systèmes introduced 3DLive, a revolutionary approach to creating and viewing digital mock-ups. From the archives of Engineering ...

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Synchro and Bentley Systems enter technology partnership

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Randall Newton

The deal will allow Bentley users to more easily integrate Synchro’s 4D construction management software into their workflow. Bentley Systems ...

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Will engineers be creators or facilitators in the mass customization era?

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GfxS staff

Futurist Brian Seitz wonders; will the democratization of design fundamentally change the role of engineering? By Brian Seitz The engineering ...

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2007: The Way of Rhino, Part 4: The Passion of the Rhino

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GfxS staff

No product specification sheets; no PR announcement until two months after it shipped; a list of new features that covers ...

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2007: The Way of Rhino, Part 3: Tracking the coming perfect storm in CAD

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GfxS staff

Just as it takes more than a butterfly in the Azores flapping its wings to launch a hurricane toward Houston, ...

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2007: Blurring and bridging the boundaries between PLM and factory automation

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GfxS staff

Increasing the communication between engineering and the factory floor has developed significantly, but still has a long way to go. ...