Design Engineering CAD / CAM
White Light 3D Scanner
Creaform GO!SCAN features intelligent hybrid positioning and dynamic referencing.
Adobe/Purdue tool gives structural strength to 3D printed objects
Software performs structural analysis of STL files and recommends reinforcement options.
Material Considerations in Inventor 2013
New material system simplifies applying and editing physical and visual properties in Inventor 2013.
Mobile CAD
As hand held devices gain in performance, running CAD on tiny screens has its appeal but still faces challenges.
Latest netfabb Studio Pro reads any major CAD format
HOOPS Exchange integration provides direct access to more than 20 proprietary and open file formats.
Accelerate Tool Design with Solid Edge
Powerful yet simple surfacing commands in Solid Edge rapidly crank out tool geometry.
MapleSim 6 released
Latest release features tighter Modelica integration, tools to speed up testing and experimentation process.
IMAGINiT awarded Autodesk Simulation designation for Canada
Designation signifies Imaginit Canada team fluent in simulation.
Creaform Adds CFD Services
Handy-Scan maker branches out into simulation FEA/CFD analysis services on it 10 anniversary.
Autodesk offers free model simplification tech preview
Autodesk Labs’s Inventor Simplification improves “shrinkwrap” workflow.
Metal Forming tools in Solidworks 2012
Solidworkstips.com demonstrates more of SW’s new sheetmetal functionality.
Canada’s “Over the Top” Mobile Workstation
Eurocom Scorpius packs dual Quadro graphics chips and 8 gigs of video memory.
Kinect-based 3D scanning software
BC-based 3D3 Solutions’ KScan3D Kinect Scanner turns people, objects into 3D models.
DS releases Solidworks Electrical
2D electrical schematics and 3D modeling application allows mechanical and electrical teams to better collaborate on designs.
20-20 Technologies poised for $77M takeover
Canadian design software maker to be acquired by U.S.-based investment firm.
Using Goal Seek to aid in model design in Solid Edge
Automate engineering calculations to achieve design goals in Solid Edge.
Solidworkstips.com demos new sheet metal capabilities in SW 2012
SolidWorks 2012 allows Sheet Metal part to be cut a on the bend without cutting all the way through.
Pre-flight STL files with free viewers
STL viewing apps save frustration by double-checking for polygon anomalies before 3D printing.