Autodesk furthers its industrial design line of tools with the acquisition of VSR's technology for class A surface design and modeling tools. Autodesk has announced the acquisition of certain technology assets from Virtual Shape Research (VSR), GmbH. Along with those assets, Autodesk will take on 10 VSR employees. Headquartered in Hannover, Germany, Virtual Shape Technology … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires Virtual Shape Research Technology Assets
Buzz Kross
Autodesk launches cloud-based PLM
Autodesk PLM 360 is the first PLM product written from scratch for contemporary cloud technology. Autodesk is betting it will be a hit with companies of all sizes. [Editor’s Note: See also our December 2011 coverage, “Autodesk intends global PLM domination with Nexus.” Autodesk has dropped “Nexus” from the product name.] Autodesk today launched its new product lifecycle … [Read more...] about Autodesk launches cloud-based PLM
Autodesk acquires T-Splines modeling technology
The first major advancement in CAD geometry since NURBS has become popular in industrial, commercial, and architectural design. The fate of T-Splines plug-ins for Rhino and SolidWorks is uncertain. Autodesk has acquired the technology-related assets of T-Splines Inc., a privately-held surface modeling software company based in Utah. Terms of the transaction were not … [Read more...] about Autodesk acquires T-Splines modeling technology
Busy Autodesk looks wistfully to the clouds
A variety of new and novel technologies were on display at Autodesk University 2010 last week. Autodesk is the first to admit they are wondering which ones will take wing first. By Kathleen Maher Editor-in-Chief Autodesk’s official message at Autodesk University 2010 in Las Vegas was all about the customer. CEO Carl Bass showcased several users with very grand … [Read more...] about Busy Autodesk looks wistfully to the clouds