MCAD Weekly

ANSYS turns 40!

Altair Engineering – Platforms for Innovation

PTC Extends Windchill PLM with SharePoint

NX 7 Redefines Productivity and Product Development Support

Spatial Releases ACIS and 3D InterOp R21

Altair Simulates Full-Vehicle Crash, Reports Results in Less Than a Day

Abaqus 6.9 Student Edition: Full Features, Budget Price

2011 Digital Prototyping Software Shown At Autodesk Manufacturing Tech Day

HP Expands Desk-Side and Mobile Workstations

PTC Extends Explicit Modeling Technology with CoCreate 17.0

CFD: Of Meshes and Math

On The Ground and In The Clouds At SolidWorks World 2010

National Instruments Introduces LabVIEW Robotics 2009

keytech PLM V12: Product Lifecycle Management for SolidWorks

Engineering With Social Media

LMS Virtual.Lab Rev 9 Released

SolidWorks Launches Sustainable Design Donation Program

IBM PLM Sales Operation Integrating Into DS

Siemens PLM Software Releases NX 7.0

September 2009 MCAD Dispatches

Hardware Review: HP EliteBook 8730w

SolidWorks 2010 Prepares For Takeoff

SolidWorks “Engineering Stimulus Package” Builds New Skills

Open Source An Alternative CAD Source?

Translation Consolidation: ITI Acquires Proficiency

NX On Mac OS X: Harbinger for MCAD?

Overview/First Look: Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 5.0

Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology 2 Announced

HP Printers Prove That Paper Still Rules in MCAD

Oracle Buys Sun

MCAD Vendors Assist Displaced Workers

Software Review: Photoshop CS4 Extended For Engineering Imaging

V-Shaped Recession Predicted for Technical Software

Autodesk Introduces 2010 Manufacturing Product Line

SolidWorks World 2009 Recap – Real Sustainability

Dimension uPrint Personal 3D Printer Introduced

NX 6 – Synchronous Modeling Promotes Design Freedom

Autodesk Acquires ALGOR

CAM Express Now Available With Synchronous Technology

Autodesk Acquires Rules-Based Design Automation Technology

Pro/ENGINEER Manikin Optimizes Digital Human-Product Interactions

Autodesk Acquires Technology For ECAD

iCHECK For Autodesk Inventor Identifies Design Problems

Status Quo is Not a Winning Strategy

Dassault Systemes SolidWorks 2009 Products Unveiled

Dassault Systèmes Presents PLM 2.0 Vision

Shape-Based Geometric Search Technology Patented

Siemens PLM Software Ships NX 6

A bold new standard in eco-design for electronic products

PTC Reports Q3 2008 Revenue Up 25%

Dassault Systemes Unveils ENOVIA High-Tech Accelerator

DP Technology: “Change Before You Have To”

CAD Migration – The “Killer App”?

PTC Announces Windchill ProductPoint

PTC Announces CoCreate 2008

New RE Plug-In for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 Released

Siemens PLM Software Announces Synchronous Technology

Alibre Introduces 3D Parametric CAM

AutoCAD 2009 Software Family Released

Dassault Partners with AutoForm

LabVIEW 8.5 Control Design and Simulation Module Introduced

VX CAD/CAM V13 Released

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 Launched

SpaceClaim Releases Low-Cost 3D Products

Welcome to 2008

PTC Completes CoCreate Acquisition

Laser Scanning Makes Manufacturing Inroads

PTC Acquires CoCreate

Teamcenter for Medical Devices

SolidWorks Co-Founds The CAD Academy

Teamcenter 2007 Announced

PDMWorks Enterprise 2008 Released

Alibre Design 10.0 Released

Dassault Systèmes and Seemage Announce Strategic Partnership

Study: Mid-Range MCAD Dominates Market

Autodesk Acquires PlassoTech

Product Review: Adobe Acrobat 3D V8

MSC.Software Enters CFD Market

Versatile Seemage Technology Integrates With Solidworks

PTC Expands Business with Visteon

New Matereality/Nastran Interface Opens Material Database

PTC Resets Sights With Pro/TOOLMAKER 8.1

SolidWorks Changes Guard at CEO

SolidWorks Helps Propel 32nd America's Cup Winners

Dassault Systemes Unveils 3DVIA

SolidWorks 2008 Launched

CATIA PLM For The Mid-Market Marches On

PLM Insight Revealed At Summit

Solid Edge V 20 Launched

Autodesk Inventor LT Free Download Launched

A Class A Acquisition: Dassault and ICEM

UGS Teamcenter for MRO Updated

UGS Rolls Out NX 5

Spatial Releases New 3D Software Components

SolidWorks and Rhino Plug-In Connection

Acrobat 3D Accelerates Renault’s Design Collaboration Processes

New Product Stakes Claim in 3D MCAD Space

UGS Ships Teamcenter Express V2.1 For SMBs

UGS Reports Revenue And Business Highlights

SolidWorks World 2007 Affirms New Orleans Open For Business

Autodesk Frames Future Software Vision

Siemens Acquiring UGS – Part 2

Siemens Acquiring UGS

3D Printing Comes To The Desktop

UGS Recognized As Leader In Several Industries

CoCreate’s Free 3D: OneSpace Modeling Personal Edition

Nation's First Robotics Engineering Degree Program

Reverse Engineering With SolidWorks And Inventor

UGS Releases Parasolid V18.1

Alibre Design 9.1 Released With Adobe Acrobat 3D

PTC Advances Dynamic Publishing System

Parametric 5-Axis Machining

Rapid Manufacturing Coming On Strong

The Differences Between Industrial Design And Design Engineering

Study Finds Continuing CAD Interoperability Issues

RapidForm And VX Technologies Team Up For Reverse Engineering

Is IT Virtualization Enough?

SolidWorks Introduces New Version Of eDrawings

Geometric Software Launches SolidWorks Search Tool

Ford Implements BUNKSPEED’s Visualization Software

Study Compares Virtual Reality Methods

UGS Grows In High Tech and Electronics Industry

Your Nominations For 2006 Products of the Year Sought

Alibre Software Fuels DIY Community

Ford Validates Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicle Effort

Reinventing The Bike Wheel With SolidWorks

Ford Selects ICEM Shape Design To Complement Design Strategy

Boeing Confirms And Extends UGS' Teamcenter

Autodesk AliasStudio Offered As Free Trial For ID

3 New Preprocessors For Fluent CFD

Dassault Systemes Announces 3D For All

UGS To Support NX And Teamcenter On Mac OS X

SolidWorks 2007 Unveiled

UGS Adds Capabilities To Velocity Series For SMBs

Autodesk Inventor Used For Factory Design

SolidWorks Announces PDMWorks Enterprise

Mentor Graphics Integrates With UGS MCAD And PDM

Dassault Systemes Completes MatrixOne Acquisition

Turn Raster Images Into 3D Vector Models

PTC to Acquire Mathsoft

CATIA V5 Intelligent Relational Product Design Templates

UGS Honored With PLM Award

UGS Ships NX 4 For Linux

Tecnomatix 7.6 Released For Digital Manufacturing

AutoCAD 2007 Launched

The True Value of Design Automation

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0 Launched

Dassault Systemes Acquiring MatrixOne

COSMOSFloWorks Helps Anticipate And Correct Design Flaws Early

Ford To Create Vehicle Ethanol Corridor

2005 A Good Year For PLM Giants

MD Nastran For Multidiscipline Simulation

Adobe Introduces Acrobat 3D

Carl Bass Ascends To The Top At Autodesk

Autodesk Completes Alias Acquisition

ALGOR Launches FEMPRO To Compete With Femap

Nissan Selects UGS NX As New CAD Standard

UGS Releases Second Version Of Solid Edge This Year

Autodesk Inventor Surpasses Half-Million Mark

ECAD Continues To Expand Into The MCAD Arena

Dassault Systemes and IBM Release V5 R16 Of Their PLM Portfolio

PTC Posts Positive Results

Reader-Submitted Essay On State Of Engineering and Manufacturing Stirs Emotions And Elicits …

Autodesk Acquires Engineering Intent Corp. For Engineer-To-Order Capabilities

With Few Options And An Uncertain Future, Delphi Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Alias Acquisition Will Expand Design Possibilities For Autodesk

UGS Launches Comprehensive Velocity Series – PLM For The Mid-Market

Invest And Produce - Chrysler Group’s China Strategy

UGS Launches NX 4 With Emphasis On Product And Process

MecSoft Releases RhinoCAM Pro CAD/CAM Package For Rhino

SolidWorks 2006 Gets Solids-Based Machining Capabilities With EdgeCAM

Autodesk Acquires Solid Dynamics For Mechanical Motion Analysis

Fluent Releases FloWizard V2 For Rapid Flow Modeling And Design Validation

GM Expands Manufacturing PLM Arrangement With UGS

Kubotek USA Survey Shows That CAD Interoperability Is Still A Major Problem In Design And …

Autodesk Inventor Used To Design Innovative Alternative Energy Systems

Alibre Ends Free 3D CAD Software Identity Mystery With Alibre Design Xpress

The MathWorks Aerospace Blockset 2 With New Flight Simulator Interface For Desktop Modeling, …

PTC Acquires Arbortext For Associative Enterprise Publishing

DELMIA Simulates New Mile-Long F-35 Moving Assembly Line For Lockheed Martin

UGS Launches Teamcenter 2005 With Three Initiatives Focused On Specific Business Requirements

3D XML Specifications And Player Available From Dassault Systemes

PTC Focuses Manufacturing Strategy With Acquisition

3D JT Data Format Receives High Interest Level

SGI And ESI Group Make Precise Automotive Simulations Scalable

Dassault Systemes To Acquire ABAQUS For Creating Realistic 3D Simulation

Dassault Systemes And i2 Form Strategic Partnership For Tying PLM And Supply Chain Management …

UGS Announces Linux Support Plans For Teamcenter And NX Solutions

IronCAD Donates 5,000 Seats Of 3D Design Software To Educational Institutions In 2004

PTC Pro/ENGINEER Supports 64-Bit Windows XP Professional On HP Workstations

PTC And The Center For Automotive Research Forecast The Future Of Automotive Product Development

Flexible Milling-Robot System Well-Suited For Prototype Production

GibbsCAM 2005 Provides Several Machining Enhancements

Dassault Systemes And ICEM Establish Partnership For Developing Class-A Surfacing Software

Autodesk Updates Product Portfolio

UGS Launches Solid Edge Version 17

PTC Introduces Product Configuration And Data Management Template For The Medical Device Industry

Autodesk Acquiring COMPASS Systems To Further Extend Data Management Capabilities

UGS And Autodesk Form Interoperability Alliance

Dell To Offer Intel Dual-Core Technology

Orange County Choppers Uses SolidWorks To Bring Dream Bikes To Life -- One Of The Highlights At …

MecSoft Releases Integrated CAD/CAM Solution - RhinoCAM 1.0

Conisio 6 - PLM Document Management Software Integrated Within Windows Explorer

SolidWorks Adds StereoGraphics 3D Visualization To Its Solid Modeling Capabilities

UGS Acquiring Tecnomatix

The MCAD Community Bids Farewell To A Great Friend And Colleague - Joe Greco

eDrawings Soon To Be Available For Solid Edge

LMS' Pimento Rev 5.1 Sound And Vibration Analyzer -- Portable And Easy To Use

The Growing Influence Of Open Source Methods For Developing Software

Microsoft and Dassault Systèmes Forge Strategic Alliance

IBSystems Adds FreeCADApps.com To Its Growing On-Line Engineering Network With More Than 6,000 Free …

IBSystems Acquires CADalog.com And Strengthens Its Online Engineering Network And Commitment To Its …

IronCAD and Inovate 7.0 - A Strong Combination For Design And Visualization - Concept Through …

Delphi Medical Secures $50 Million Contract With Monitoring Devices Company

Dassault And IBM Announce V5R14 Of PLM Portfolio

Materialise Releases Magics 9.5 For Rapid Prototyping

ImpactXoft Partners With RAND Worldwide

OneSpace.net 2005 Promotes Team Collaboration

COSMOSDesignSTAR 4.5 Released With Wide MCAD Support

Alibre Design Professional 8.0 - Affordable Design And Collaboration

A New Name And Additional Funding For Iced*CAD Assemble-To-Order Technology Organization

Elysium Chosen To Handle CAD Interoperability Issues At Ford Motor Co.

At 25% of PLM Market, CAE Is Big Business

Industrial Manufacturing Has Reason For Optimism According To Report

UGS Reports Revenue Growth And Other Good News

JT Open Initiative Continues To Attract New Members

Autodesk Announces $63 Million In Software Revenue Recoveries

PTC Automotive Manufacturing Study Links Product Development And Financial Performance

Ashlar-Vellum's Cobalt Helps Launch Rutan's SpaceShipOne Design

PLM Market Projected to Top $8.65 Billion This Year

UGS Acquiring D-Cubed

Web3D Consortium Announces CAD Distillation Format For Visualization

EDS Completes Sale Of UGS PLM Solutions And UGS Launches As An Independent Company

Autodesk Shows Strong First Quarter Revenues

MCAD Product Review Update

DaimlerChrysler Selects Dimensional Control Systems For Quality Process Management

"Work in Progress" Design Changes Continue To Negatively Impact Product Development Schedules

UGS PLM Solutions Launches I-deas 11 NX Series

Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 Announced - Product Design And Development Back Big Time At PTC

PTC Acquires OHIO Design Automation For Electronics PLM

IBM Introduces Grid Computing For Design Analysis

Bentley Selected As GM Technology Partner For Virtual Factory Initiative

EDS Selling UGS PLM Solutions For $2.05 Billion

Explosive Growth Predicted In Worldwide Vehicle Production

Autodesk Claims Inventor/Inventor Series Reigns For Three Years Running

Product Spotlight: Arena PLM Suite - A Bridge Between Technical and Business Software

Product Spotlight: IronCAD 6.0

Potential UGS PLM Solutions Sale In The Air?

Manufacturers Cautiously Optimistic About U.S. Economy

Product Spotlight - SolidWorks 2004

This Week In Boston

Build or Buy - The Ongoing Manufacturing Dilemma

Creating Better Curves For Consumer Products

Tecnomatix Enters Into $50 Million Agreement

A New Foundation For Digital Automotive Body Development

Except for a notable corporate downsizing, this week's biggest news largely revolved around new …

A Lingua Franca For PLM Vendors and Manufacturers?

Off Again

A New 3D CAD Package

The Spatial Versus Autodesk Lawsuit -- Was Justice Truly Served?

Extending PDM Beyond Just Data For Manufacturing

Is The Customer Always Right?

Autodesk and Microsoft - On the Road To PLM?

Delphi Makes A Huge Statement And A Bold Claim

Closing the CAD/CAM Gap

CAE Not Just An Afterthought Anymore

Staying Ahead of the Game

Patent Infringement Case Protects Rights of License Holder

CIMdata Cities 8% Growth in PLM Market Sector

MCAD Industry View -- What did the Last Quarter Bring? by Dr. Russ Henke

"Leveling the Playing Field: How Mid-Size Manufacturers Can Compete in a Global Economy" - Joe …

The Manufacturing World's China Conflict

U.S. Manufacturing -- An Update by Jim Altfeld

Can the U.S. Afford to Export its Manufacturing Economy? by Jim Altfeld

High-Powered Users Demand More from Analysis and Simulation Tools by Ira Breskin

MCADCafe Partners With Technology Evaluation Centers to Provide Interactive PLM Decision Support …

Making Sense of Oracle's Battle Plan

PLM, ERP and CAD -- The Changing Landscape of Intellectual Asset Management

How One Manufacturer Made Its Engineer-to-Order Strategy Pay by Louis Columbus, AMR Research

Commentary: MCAD Industry View - Is the Turnaround Near?

Wall Street Journal Highlights IBSystems' Virtual Online Trade Show

Industry Update: CIMdata Reports Continuing Strong PLM Market Growth

CATIA V5 version 12 to Feature ImpactXoft.s Functional Modeling Technology by Ira Breskin

Autodesk Shares Strategic Plans and Goals, along with Details Concerning Subscription Program on …

The Competitive Landscape of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) According to Gartner Group, Others …

And the Innovators Are…

National Design and Engineering Show 2003: Highlights

Virtual Prototyping and Simulation Market Poised for Significant Growth

DaratechSummit 2003:"The Year that the Blizzard Kept the 'Wizards' Away?"

Rivalry Between IBM/Dassault and EDS PLM Solutions Puts Ford Motor Company in the Driver's Seat

ANSYS turns 40!

CAMWorks Newsletter - Issue 11 - July - August 2010

PTC: Pro/ENGINEER CAD/CAM/CAE Demonstrations Jul 30- Sep 16