New E-Cool Toolset in STAR-CCM+ enables improved thermal insight of electronics systems Posted by Stephen Holmes - October 27, 2016 New E-Cool ability can aid simulation for effective heat dispersal from electronic components Siemens PLM has released STAR-CCM+ v11.06, the…
Siemens launch Solid Edge for Startups program Posted by Al Dean - October 27, 2016 Interesting bit of news out of Solid Edge University this week in Indianapolis; Siemens PLM has launched the Solid Edge…
Microsoft enters workstation market with new machines for sketch and 3D CAD Posted by Greg Corke - October 28, 2016 //giphy.com/embed/Gkhq1Xe83SOrK Microsoft has launched two new ‘Surface’ machines that are capable of running 3D CAD software, including Siemens NX and…
Siemens “Dolphin” VR solution demoed at Solid Edge University Posted by Al Dean - November 2, 2016 Siemens PLM is developing a workflow for incorporating CAD into VR There’s a huge amount of buzz around virtual reality…
Review: PowerShape & PowerMill 2017 Posted by DEVELOP3D - November 15, 2016 The combination of PowerMill and PowerShape is at the centre of Autodesk's advanced manufacturing solutions. Al Dean takes a look…
Mentor Graphics continues to push FloEFD to the front of the design process with version 16 Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 18, 2016 A range of new CFD simulation features in FloEVD v16 continue with the software’s aim of ‘frontloading’ analysis towards the…
Tech Soft 3D updates Hoops Exchange for SolidWorks 2017 and Siemens PLM tools Posted by Stephen Holmes - November 23, 2016 CAD data translation solution, Hoops Exchange, has added support for SolidWorks 2017 to its latest release of the file viewing…
Cloud Bill of Materials tool OpenBoM receives updates for 2017 Posted by Stephen Holmes - December 5, 2016 OpenBoM has received updates for 2017 including more intuitive CAD integration and design changes reflected in the BoM The latest…
Review: Autodesk Fusion 360 – Q4 2016 Posted by Al Dean - January 9, 2017 It's been nearly 12 months since we last caught up with all things Fusion 360. Al Dean takes a look…
Q&A – Lattice design software for 3D printing with nTopology Posted by DEVELOP3D - January 12, 2017 We talk to VP of product at nTopology about its lattice design software that allows users to optimise parts for…