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BricsCAD update puts BIM and MCAD in a familiar container

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Randall Newton

Bricsys is betting CAD users want to keep using .dwg data and drafting workflows while taking advantage of 3D advances. ...

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Siemens to buy Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion

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Randall Newton

The industrial giant will add Mentor to its existing PLM division. The price was 21% higher than last Friday’s stock ...

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Siemens takes ownership stake in Bentley via strategic alliance

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Randall Newton

Siemens is acquiring €70 million in Bentley secondary stock as part of the wide-ranging technology development plan. The two have ...

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Moore’s law is not dead

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Jon Peddie

Lawrence Berkeley Lab reveals semiconductor research resulting in the first transistor with a working 1-nanometer gate.

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Allegorithmic adds materials library to Substance Painter

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!”

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Randall Newton

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