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Analysis software such as kinematics, dynamics, and the finite-element variety, have been around for decades so you might think such refined technology would be well integrated into the design process. [...]

Companies eager to improve sales would probably deliver a custom product to each buyer, if they could. Every customer would receive a product with only the functions and features requested. [...]

Advanced Rendering Technology (www.art-render.com) releases a new version of PolyTrans 3D CAD/Scene/Animation software for users of Advanced Rendering Technology's (www.art-render.com) CAD|Camera software [...]

Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (www.avs.com) offers AVS/Express Multipipe Edition Version [...]

* CEI Inc.'s (www.ensight.com) EnLiten and EnVideo are available for free downloading at its Web [...]

The latest release of VX Corp.'s CAD/CAM application includes enhancements designed to meet the needs of mold makers, based on input from the company's International Mold Makers Advisory Council. VX [...]

* Automaker Volvo has purchased five seats of OPEN MIND Software Technologies' (www.openmind.de) hyperMILL in CATIA [...]

Teradyne, an automated testing equipment manufacturer, is using 88 seats of SolidWorks Corp.'s, (NASDAQ: DASTY; www.solidworks.com) SolidWorks CAD software. Also, Tigercat Industries Inc. has purchased SolidWorks to design its line [...]

Mastercam CAD/CAM software is designed with one thing in mind--making you money. Mastercam's powerful NC programming and award-winning ease of use help ensure that you'll be cutting your designs perfectly, [...]

Surfcam CAD/CAM Systems make easy NC programming of 2, 3, 4, 5 axis mills, lathes, wire EDM, laser, plasma & water-jet machines reality. Designers, engineers & machinists use it for [...]

Evaluate PowerSHAPE-for yourself FREE! Delcam's PowerSHAPE CAD system is the most flexible and powerfull hybrid modeler on the market. Now you can test these claims with a free evaluation copy [...]

UGS announced the latest version of its high-end CAD/CAM/CAE software, Unigraphics V18. According to company officials, this release builds on UGS' innovations in knowledge-based engineering (KBE), process automation, industrial design, [...]

DesignCAD 3D Max is an upgrade to DesignCAD 3000 Version 11. Features: It offers 2D drafting and 3D modeling capabilities. The version includes an Aerial View, a Layer toolbar, Isometric [...]

The newest version of Autodesk Inventor, Release 5, has been enhanced to make it easy for engineers and designers to move from 2D to 3D and work together on designs. [...]

The new MSC.GS-Mesher from MSC.Software Corp. is said to slash large model meshing time by 90% or more. MSC.GS-Mesher directly accesses CAD geometry, making translation unnecessary. This eliminates manual geometry [...]

* Thomas Register (www.thomasregister.com) offers updated versions of its PartSpec and PlantSpec CDs, available at [...]

In Bodhgaya, India, the birthplace of Buddhism, the Maitreya Project is to build the largest statue in the world. Standing 500 ft tall, the Maitreya Buddha will be three times [...]

* The Liberty Bass job shop in Long Island City, NY, has chosen Micro Estimating Systems' (www.microest.com) Machine Shop Estimating [...]

Help is on the way for developers of plastic injection molds. Delcam Inc.'s PS-Moldmaker is a module for its PowerSHAPE modeling software that creates a 3D assembly of solid models [...]

Configure One announces the release of Concept, a product configuration system that allows manufacturers to generate custom product designs. It can be used by members of a manufacturer's engineering staff, [...]

Industrial designers prefer to work on new product launches. That's because they have the freedom to define the 'look and feel' of the total package. But the reality is that [...]

CATIA Version 5 Release 7, from Dassault Systemes and IBM, introduces 19 products and various enhancements. This latest update, following three months after the previous release, brings to 97 the [...]

* Lumeo Software (www.lumeo.com) has released Lumeo Access and Lurneo Motion 1.0 for Pro/ENGINEER. Lumeo Motion predicts the motion dynamics of rigid multi-body systems using the data from the original [...]

PTC now offers a free service to maintenance-paying Pro/ENGINEER users that allows them to share designs over the Internet. Pro/COLLABORATE makes it possible for designers to create project workspaces where [...]

Evaluate PowerSHAPE-for yourself FREE! Delcam's PowerSHAPE CAD system is the most flexible and powerfull hybrid modeler on the market. Now you can test these claims with a free evaluation copy [...]

Mastercam CAD/CAM software is designed with one thing in mind--making you money. Mastercam's powerful NC programming and award-winning ease of use help ensure that you'll be cutting your designs perfectly, [...]

METAPHASE from SDRC is the world's leading PDM system in both market share and number of production users. With METAPHASE, you can be assured that the right information gets to [...]

Many engineers, machinists, and other potential users of a midrange MCAD product called VX CAD/CAM (formally VX Vision) think of its developers as a new company. In one way they [...]

* CIM-TEAM Inc. (www.cin-team.com), announces E3.cable SecondEdition, the new release of its Windows-based software for the design and documentation of wiring, cabling, and wire [...]

* VariCAD Ltd. (www.varicad.com) releases VariCAD 80, with an improved user interface and features, including parts libraries, surface development, and tools for working with non-graphical information such as bills of [...]

What has four wheels, stands about three in. high, and goes from zero to 60 mph in a second and a half? It's the Veteq from Serpent Model Racing Cars, [...]

LEGO Co. makes software, watches, clothing, and operates LEGOLAND theme parks. But mention the name LEGO and most people think of the company's precision plastic brick toys that are used [...]

DELMIA Corp.'s Programmable Logic Controller Verification software uses 3D simulation to validate and optimize programmable logic control programs. As a result, controls engineers can validate and de-bug their controls programs [...]

* Tecnomatix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: TCNO; www.tecnomatix.com) a provider of collaborative e-manufacturing software, announces that Dome Co. Ltd., a Japanese racing car manufacturer, has chosen Tecnomatix software for its manufacturing [...]

* Applied Films, a provider of thin film coated glass and thin film coating equipment for the flat panel display industry, chose Autodesk Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ADSK, www.autodesk.com) Autodesk Inventor for [...]

Architectural CAD software has developed into more than just a drafting tool. Integrated and object-oriented 3D CAD is becoming the mainstream design tool for architecture. 3D model-based applications allow architects, [...]

This exploded mold of an alien head was created with the Pro/NC manufacturing solution of Pro/ENGINEER software. The software simulates mold fillings and mold openings as well as verifies tool [...]

CATIA Version 5 Manufacturing software moves models through the production process. There's a new generation machining solution on the market, and it's based in part on CATIA Version 4 NC [...]

Manufacturers today are experimenting more with new package styling, which increases the need for faster product design cycles. Ring Can Corp., a container manufacturer, has cut its design cycle by [...]

The product managers at Autodesk have been busy making enhancements to two of the company's mechanical offerings: Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD Mechanical. The company's solid modeling application, Mechanical Desktop 6, [...]

PDM/Works 2001 product data management software is designed for use with SolidWorks 2001. Features: Users can manage revisions and vault information created with a variety of applications including SolidWorks, Microsoft [...]

The second Congress on the Future of Engineering Software (COFES) has just ended. This TED-like gathering of software industry leaders, users, analysts, and the press included three keynotes, three technology [...]

Technology vendors, take note: users want you to understand their business and technological needs as they forge ahead with their collaborative, global, product development initiatives. So say the users who [...]

The Internet makes outsourcing through supply chains a more viable option. And that makes collaboration a must. Reading the business press gives one the impression the Web has finally made [...]

Rapid prototyping and the Internet go hand-in-hand. The combination gives users physical models faster, more often, and at a lower cost than ever before. The Internet has changed the design [...]

Dassault Systemes and IBM, its marketing partner, recently announced the launch of CATIA Version 5 Release 6. The process-centric software, which runs on Windows and UNIX platforms, includes 17 new [...]

Aton manages information about customer-specific deliveries and the product life cycle. Features: It offers tools for handling product information in the extended enterprise--from initial design to the customer care process. [...]

Engineering Geometry Systems (EGS) offers Version 8 of FeatureCAM, as well as a new product called FeatureTURN/MILL. FeatureCAM Version 8 includes import capabilities for CATIA, STEP, SolidWorks, ACIS, Parasolid, IGES, [...]

The latest release from Surfware Inc., SURFCAM 2001, features advanced machining methods. These high-speed machining enhancements make it possible for users to create tool path code for rapid machine motion. [...]

FE-Fatigue Release 3 from nCode International now supports multiaxial fatigue, direct results integration with MSC. Nastran, and spot welds. This specialized software enables users of popular FEA modeling tools--such as [...]