CATIA CEO discusses changes in the industry and how his company is responding. The CAD/CAM/CAE industry is constantly in a state of flux. Recently JPR caught up with Dassault Systèmes’ Olivier Sappin, CEO of CATIA, to check in on the company amid this ever-changing landscape. Sappin joined Dassault Systèmes in 1995 as part of the CATIA team, focusing on the automotive … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes: Engineering a better future
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The first 3DExperience World Conference sets a new course for Solidworks
Dassault's 3DExperience platform is designed to accommodate the whole Solidworks community and provide a fertile field for further development as new technology becomes available. At the 3DExperience Conference 2020 the buzz words included additive manufacturing, AI/ML, AR/VR, cryptocurrency, and blockchain. Dassault is reaching the home stretch of a very long journey. … [Read more...] about The first 3DExperience World Conference sets a new course for Solidworks
SolidWorks drives strong second quarter for Dassault Systemès
Boeing signs a new long-term deal worth $1 billion to expand its use of Dassault software. Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) reported a positive second quarter, with all results at or exceeding predictions. Software revenue was up 7% while new license revenues were up 8%. Total revenue for the quarter was €806.4 million, up 6% in constant currencies from a year ago. During the … [Read more...] about SolidWorks drives strong second quarter for Dassault Systemès
Dassault Systemès adds support for virtual reality viewer
Expensive CAVE systems can soon be replaced by consumer-class viewers. Dassault Systemès is at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week, demonstrating how its “3DEXPERIENCE” approach to engineering can take advantage of the new generation of business oriented head-mounted display (HMD) virtual reality devices. Dassault says headsets such as the HTC Vive will soon be able … [Read more...] about Dassault Systemès adds support for virtual reality viewer
Datakit updates SolidWorks export plug-ins
A license of the export target is not required to create a new version of the 3D model. Datakit has updated its line of SolidWorks conversion plug-ins. Each converter works as a SolidWorks plug-in, but does not require a license of the software in the format being exported. Updated modules include: SolidWorks 3D to Siemens NX: Converts models in SolidWorks … [Read more...] about Datakit updates SolidWorks export plug-ins
AMD gives advanced rendering software to developers
Radeon ProRender released to open source. Several CAD and DCC plug-ins are already available. By Jon Peddie At Siggraph, AMD announced that it was making its physical-based ray-tracing rendering engine open source, and would share its source code with developers as part of its GPUOpen program. The software has been renamed Radeon ProRender (it used to be called AMD … [Read more...] about AMD gives advanced rendering software to developers
3D View Station update improves large model performance
The new model tree can select 5,000 parts of a specific color in a 100,000 parts assembly in less than 1 second. Digital mock-up vendor Kisters has released an update to 3DViewStation extending the software’s ability to work with extremely large assemblies. 3DViewStation offers high performance 3D viewing, advanced analysis and Digital MockUp (DMU) for the full range of … [Read more...] about 3D View Station update improves large model performance
A workflow look inside a great auto showcase video
From Catia to 3ds Max to V-ray to Nuke, the artists at Ink solved the challenge of putting a new Land Rover in the best possible light. Land Rover recently introduced the Discovery Sport, a new entry into the competitive compact SUV market. The marketing team was tasked with trying to find a way to explain Discovery Sport’s technical and spatial details without an endless … [Read more...] about A workflow look inside a great auto showcase video
Dassault Systèmes revenue up 19% in Euros in fourth quarter
Annual revenue tops $3 billion for the first time. Currency fluctuations were a doubled-edged sword for the French company. By Randall S. Newton Dassault Systèmes (OTCPK: DASTY) closed 2014 with a strong fourth quarter. Total revenue of €673.2 million was a quarterly record, up 19% (16% in constant currencies). Measured in US Dollars growth was not as robust, up 9% … [Read more...] about Dassault Systèmes revenue up 19% in Euros in fourth quarter
New Inspection Xpert On Demand for CAD creates inspection documents from 2D or 3D CAD
IXOD reads all major file formats, allowing inspection editors to standardize on one workflow even if multiple CAD formats are involved. CAD tools specialist KeyToData introduces a new tool for creating inspection documents from 2D or 3D CAD files. Standardizing on Inspection Xpert On Demand for CAD (IXOD) would allow end users who need to create inspection packages … [Read more...] about New Inspection Xpert On Demand for CAD creates inspection documents from 2D or 3D CAD