The takeaway Bentley buys powerful software for exploring site design, software it can repurpose for other engineering tasks. One retail company brought in an additional $140 million in sales by using the software to design all its new stores. Cloud + Generative Analytics make the difference. The details For the past few years Bentley Systems […]
Untethered Engineering
A raw slide from my keynote presentation next week at the Graebert Software Developers Conference in Berlin.
Bricsys LGS update advances parametrics in both 2D and 3D
The takeaway The team of Russian developers Bricsys acquired in 2011 keeps cranking out incredible software. Bricsys owns a powerful constraint solving technology now available to other software developers. The details CAD developer Bricsys says version 9 of its LGS component technology makes a “significant breakthrough” in constraint solving techniques. Constraints are geometric design intentions […]
3D Systems CEO gives a TED Talk
TED Talks has released a video of the presentation recently given by 3D Systems CEO Avi Reichental. Instead of the usual presentation filled with buzzwords like “disruptive” and “paradigm shift” Reichental talks about the return of craft to average people. Here’s a link to the video (we normally embed videos, but TED does not supply embed […]
The AVEVA edge
The takeaway Aveva has been first on the scene in emerging markets. BRIC and MIST are important to its future growth. The details Process and power plant engineering firm Aveva today announced a big purchase by a Russian engineering firm. It is a nice win for Aveva, but more than the implied endorsement this announcement […]
Infor to offer Aras PLM as cloud service
The takeaway The primary distinguishing feature in PLM continues: either you choose design-centric data management from a CAD vendor, or business operations-centric data management from an ERP vendor. For companies yet to invest in PLM, the decision is as much about internal politics as it is about available technology. Our opinion Word of mouth and […]
BricsCAD is now an EDA option
The takeaway It just got cheaper to use EDA tools. The details Companies who use Electronic Design Automation (EDA) CAD tools have a new low-cost option for software. CAD Design Software (CDS) of Santa Clara, California has integrated its suite of EDA tools with the Bricsys BricsCAD platform, a popular dwg-compatible design suite primarily sold […]
Stratasys to acquire GrabCAD
The takeaway Stratasys gains a community of designers and engineers ready to use its 3D printing services, at a reasonable price. The details Today 3D printing leader Stratasys announced plans to buy GrabCAD, the fast-growing cloud-based community and collaboration hub for mechanical engineers and designers. Stratasys said the deal is all cash and will close before […]
Independent benchmarks shows Aras PLM scales to 1 million users
The takeaway The largest PLM scalability benchmark ever published puts Aras Innovator in the catbird seat. Who’s mocking open source software now? The details The results of an independent test on the scalability of Aras Innovator 10 running Microsoft SQL Server 2014 confirm the PLM software can support 1 million named users and 250,000 concurrent […]
Trimble acquires detailing specialist Gehry Technologies
The CV takeaway Dassault Systèmes and Autodesk wanted in on the construction detailing action at Gehry Technologies, but after 12 years Trimble wins the prize. The details The sale of a boutique architectural detailing and technology practice is part of a strategic alliance announced today between Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and famed architect Frank Gehry. Trimble […]
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