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AutoCAD WS iOS app adds offline editing

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Randall Newton

Downloads of Autodesk’s popular iOS app have topped 500,000. Offline access to drawings has been added to the popular AutoCAD ...

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The Foundry introduces Mari, 3D paint for large models

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Kathleen Maher

The Foundry makes content creation software and it’s taking the movie business by storm. It’s latest tool, Mari, is a ...

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Bentley’s Top 500 in Infrastructure

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Kathleen Maher

Bentley System recently announced its Top 500 Owners in Infrastructure list. The list was compiled by Bentley using financial reports ...

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Alive and well inside Siemens: A 2007 interview with Tony Affuso

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Randall Newton

Siemens PLM software CEO Tony Affuso discusses corporate culture, openness in PLM, and takes a shot or two at Dassault ...

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Bentley celebrates its customers; provides revenue picture

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Kathleen Maher

Revenues are back to pre-recession levels, and the company thinks it may be gaining market share against Autodesk. Bentley System ...

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Big CAD Little PLM; CadFaster promises easy viz

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Kathleen Maher

CADfaster brings new visualization tools to market for AEC and product development, using a novel cloud-based foundation. PLM can be ...

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The Way of Rhino Part 2: Behold the CAD Whisperer

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Randall Newton

Second in a four-part series, originally published in 2007 in CADCAMNET and Engineering Automation Report By Randall S. Newton Money ...

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The Way of Rhino Part 1: CAD Master Bob’s Most Excellent Launch Trajectory

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Randall Newton

First in a four-part series; Originally published in CADCAMNET and Engineering Automation Report in 2007 By Randall S. Newton The ...

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Daimler choice of NX is less than meets the eye

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Randall Newton

Today’s announcement is not anti-Catia but pro-Teamcenter. Today Siemens PLM announces that Daimler AG, best known for their Mercedes automobiles, ...

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Autodesk third quarter net income up 81%

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Randall Newton

For the first time in three years all geographic regions reported double-digit growth. CEO Carl Bass used the analyst Q&A ...