Stephen Holmes, Author at DEVELOP3D

Ansys acquires Newmerical Technologies assets for aerospace simulation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 6, 2015

NTI produce specialist simulation products for the aerospace industry, including in-flight icing Ansys has acquired the assets of Newmerical Technologies International (NTI), a premier developer of in-flight icing simulation software…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 1

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 9, 2015

Good morning from Phoenix where SolidWorks World 2015 is about to get underway. We’re happy to be bringing you all the event’s goings on, announcements and some in-depth looks of…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 2

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 10, 2015

Hello there! Day two at SolidWorks World is underway, following yesterday’s full launch of SolidWorks Industrial Design – expect more announcements, more product updates, and more… just MORE on top…

SolidWorks World 2015 – Live Blog Day 3

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 11, 2015

It’s day three and we’re back in the big room ready to get underway – stick with us throughout the day for the best collation of what’s happening here, wherever…

Granta goes after 3D printed manufacturing market with advanced data control

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 17, 2015

MI:Additive Manufacturing can analyse data to determine mechanical properties for CAE and design optimisation for production Granta Design has announced MI:Additive Manufacturing, a software solution aimed at improving repeatability in…

LightWave 2015 offers alternative for artistic rendering and animation

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 18, 2015

Lightwave 2015 has new updates for more control over product design renders With a mantra of ‘created by artists for artists’, LightWave 3D has launched its 2015 edition of its…

Pointwise 17.3 release for CFD Meshing with overset grids

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 18, 2015

Integrated overs rigging and CFD within the latest Pointwise release should make the simulation process more efficient Pointwise has announced its version 17.3 R1 release, with new updates for Computational…

SolidWorks World 2015 – What we learned about the new generation of SolidWorks products

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 18, 2015

In front of 5,500 attendees at its SolidWorks World user event in Phoenix, new CEO Gian Paolo Bassi heralded the arrival of SolidWorks Industrial Design (SW-ID). Representing the next generation…

Teach Yourself: Intro to Autodesk Fusion 360 CAM

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2015

The CAM aspect of Autodesk’s cloud-based Fusion 360 is one of the most intriguing, including both 2D and 3D machining with a pretty extensive set of operations from the HSMWorks…

Lenovo Thinkstation P900

Posted by Stephen Holmes - February 19, 2015

This dual CPU powerhouse may come with a serious price tag, but for CAE specialists who seek true design optimisation it should be money well spent