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SolidWorks 2011 makes its debut

Latest version to include 200 enhancements including improved stability, better memory management and integrated photo-realistic rendering.

September 02, 2010   |   DE staff

AutoCAD reintroduced to Apple hardware

Autodesk "Mac-ifies" AutoCAD to run natively on OS X, iPhone, iPad.

September 02, 2010   |   DE staff

netfabb web services offers free rapid prototyping prep

Cloud-based service provides gratis STL file analysis and repair.

August 19, 2010  

Dassault Systemes' profits double in 2Q

DS projects double digit returns for second half of the year.

July 30, 2010   |   DE staff

PEER 1 hosts first large-scale GPU cloud

Toronto and London, UK-based NVIDIA Tesla GPU clusters to offer high performance 3D graphics for complex computations.

July 27, 2010   |   DE staff

Autodesk Labs releases Project Photofly

Application builds 3D object from 2D photos.

July 23, 2010   |   DE staff

Win a free 3D prototype for your next pet design project

Canadian designer, SolidWorks expert and CAD blogger, Ben Eadie, to award free design expertise and Solidoo 3D prototype to lucky contest winner.

July 15, 2010   |   DE staff

PTC updates free "push/pull" 3D modeler

CoCreate Personal Edition 3.0 boosts real-time model creation, 2D profile handling, drawing views, among other enhancements.

July 13, 2010   |   DE staff

Delcam Canada Expands

CNC machining software vendor adds technical support and sales muscle to Canadian operations.

July 07, 2010   |   DE Staff

Freeing the DWG

Dassault’s DraftSight app offers no-cost 2D CAD reading, writing.

June 23, 2010   |   DE staff

CAM Software Market Leaders Named

Dassault, Delcam and Planit Holdings lead in terms of revenues, seats shipped and seats installed, respectively.

June 03, 2010  

200+ Free AutoCAD 2008 Tutorials

Canadian trainer presents 30 hours of free online AutoCAD 2008 training.

June 01, 2010  

Maplesoft releases MapleSim 4

Latest versions provide advanced technology for design, modeling and high-performance simulation.

May 03, 2010   |   DE staff

2010 CAD Society Awards announced

PTC, SolidWorks, SpaceClaim co-founder recognized as CAD software pioneer.

April 19, 2010   |   DE staff

Inventor Fusion Tech Preview Updated

Third installment available worldwide; compatible with Inventor 2008-2011

April 05, 2010   |   DE staff
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