Design

Geomagic is now shipping Geomagic Studio 10, the latest version of its digital reconstruction software, and offering a free 90-day trial through www.geomagic.com.

Catalog Data Solutions Inc. today announced the launch of the 3DModelSpace for Pro/ENGINEER. 3DModelSpace is the first CAD Model Search Engine for Pro/ENGINEER linking directly to manufacturers and distributors web pages that offer 3D CAD models.

VERICUT 6.2 features several enhancements that increase the ability of manufacturing engineers to develop, analyze, inspect and document the CNC programming and machining process.

European simulation enthusiasts previewed VisSim 7, the latest release of the leading simulation software tool, at the headquarters of Adept Scientific (Letchworth, UK) last week. The two day event was delivered by Pete Darnell, CEO and Chief Software Engineer at developers Visual Solutions Inc (Westford, MA).

National Instruments has announced the availability of the LabVIEW 8.5 Student Edition, the latest version of the graphical system design software that gives students a flexible, hands-on environment to design, prototype and deploy engineering and science concepts into real-world applications. The student edition offers all the features of the popular LabVIEW graphical development platform including multicore processing and hybrid programming, providing students with software that facilitates project-based learning, leverages the latest industry performance standards and gives more programming options for creating applications and engineering algorithms.

Altair Engineering, Inc. today announced that Ducati, the leading manufacturer of racing-inspired motorcycles has chosen Altair HyperWorks as its preferred tool for the optimization and verification of structural parts for the series production development of the “Hypermotard.” The Hypermotard concept motorcycle has already won several awards following its presentation at the EICMA, the 63rd International Motorcycle Exhibition held in Milan during November 2005. To continue this success, Ducati has now taken the prize-winning bike into series production. The Hypermotard 1100 and 1100 S were launched in spring 2007.

Catalog Data Solutions (CDS), a leading provider of online product selection tools for industrial suppliers and distributors, today announced that Sofasco Inc. has adopted its CAD model download solution.

CimatronE's rich surfacing functionality, powerful simulation capabilities, and outstanding customer support to create the world's first production Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) civilian and military utility aircraft.

Altair Engineering, Inc. today announced that Airbus, one of the world's leading aircraft manufacturers, has chosen Altair’s OptiStruct advanced topological optimization software for the A350XWB program. Airbus pioneered the use of topology optimization in aircraft design, and, during the A380 development, used OptiStruct for design optimization to support weight reduction. Based on its experience with the A380 program, Airbus has now selected OptiStruct as the strategic tool for topological optimization for their development projects.

National Instruments has announced the extension of the NI LabVIEW 8.5 graphical system design platform to new embedded targets with the release of the NI LabVIEW Embedded Module for ADI Blackfin® Processors 2.5 and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK (Software Development Kit) 2.5. With a graphical system design approach, engineers and scientists can use LabVIEW to rapidly design and prototype their embedded systems and easily deploy them to targets such as 32-bit processors and FPGAs. The latest versions of the LabVIEW Embedded Module for Blackfin Processors and the LabVIEW Microprocessor SDK expand the available deployment options for engineers and scientists by adding support for new, high-performance convergent multimedia Blackfin processors as well as introducing support for the Freescale ColdFire processor. The software packages also deliver 18 percent increased efficiency in code generation.