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Trimble clears final hurdle in Tekla acquisition
Stockholders vote overwhelmingly for Trimble bid. Autodesk, Bentley, and Nemetschek now have a stronger competitor in structural engineering. Trimble has ...
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Autodesk updates DWG to Google Earth utility
The most popular Autodesk Labs add-on is now compatible with AutoCAD 2012. Autodesk has updated its utility for posting DWG ...
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New Bentley apps opens AEC data to broader business use
An ODBC driver opens AEC data to Excel, Crystal Reports, and other products. Other apps extend AEC data beyond design ...
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The SmartGeometry Conference explores new approaches to design
Copenhagen was the site of this year’s SmartGeometry Conference, a heady blend of theory and practice that lets participants unplug ...
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Manufacturing focus dominates chattering class at COFES 2011
Thanks to a generous press/analyst attendance policy, what happens at COFES doesn’t stay at COFES. For a variety of reasons ...
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FIATECH offers webinar on revolutionary construction fabrication process
FIATECH will present the inventor of Contour Crafting, a technology that promises to revolutionize construction the way additive fabrication is ...
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New Tekla BIM viewer is good, but not what AEC desperately needs
BIM has enough proprietary viewers but too few interoperability options. And where are the AEC iPad viewers? Structural engineering software ...
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Parasolid tops 3.5 million users
Almost every CAD/CAD/CAE vendor is a Siemens PLM customer. Siemens PLM Software today announced that sales of its Parasolid 3D ...
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Autodesk up 16% in fourth quarter
All business segments performed well, with manufacturing setting a quarterly record. Starting next quarter Autodesk will change how it reports ...
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Latest Bentley-Intergraph settlement gives peek at value
The two leaders in capital asset AEC settle a lawsuit, again. Is Bentley now worth $670 million? $1.2 billion? Bentley ...
