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Lattice releases update to XVL Studio

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Randall Newton

Lattice is known for its speed in displaying and manipulating very large manufacturing assemblies. Included in this release is new ...

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PTC delivers; now it’s up to the users

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Kathleen Maher

The message at PlanetPTC Live this week has been about the all-new PTC, ready to shake up manufacturing automation. Is ...

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Shapeways seeks to lead personal manufacturing revolution

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Randall Newton

With recent VC funding and plenty of media buzz, the spin-out from Royal Philips Electronics continues its quest to become ...

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ArtRage for iPad update offers largest canvas in a painting app

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Randall Newton

Images can be created and edited in both iPad and desktop environments. This app goes beyond technical illustration with tools ...

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LCD innovations steal the show at display industry conference

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Randall Newton

The Society for Information Displays gathered for its annual conference in late May. Last year OLED and LED were all ...

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Siemens PLM’s Newbury sees bright future for Solid Edge and mainstream PLM

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Randall Newton

Solid Edge was a hidden nugget when Siemens acquired the former UGS; under Newbury’s leadership the nugget is getting polished. ...

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Modo for industrial design; Luxology tools used for innovative Trike

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Kathleen Maher

The Trike from Australia’s Strike Motors will turn heads when it comes to market next year. Design+Industry made visualization a ...

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Bentley Power Geopak wins Michigan DOT benchmark

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Randall Newton

The Bentley suite will replace CaiCE; AutoCAD Civil 3D was the other software in the competitive assessment. The Michigan Department ...

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GrabCAD lands $1.1 million investment

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Randall Newton

The group of venture capitalists and angel investors includes several with CAD industry experience. GrabCAD, the CAD services marketplace, this ...

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Open source Aras PLM attracts advanced search solution

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Randall Newton

Based on the Apache Lucene search library, Discover Innovator from Northridge Software brings Google-like queries to the growing PLM suite. ...