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“Human-aided engineering”: Automated high-fidelity flow simulation from Ingrid Cloud

Bruce Jenkins | Ora Research Stockholm-based software developer Ingrid Cloud has brought to market a revolutionary cloud-based computational tool designed to “automate the entire process of flow simulation and design optimization by building the computational model without human intervention.” The company says the “proprietary self-learning algorithms which form the core of Ingrid Cloud enable the […]

Headset to Help Engineers with “VR Snacking”

At the Autodesk University Conference, HP unveiled its Opera Glass, a headset designed for what HP and similar vendors term “VR snacking.” The headset is intended for engineers who want to design in … [Read More...]

Zuken, CADENAS and ECAD-Port announce component library cooperation

Zuken signed a partnership agreement with CADENAS, a leading provider of online component libraries, and ECAD-Port, a specialized provider for electrical components library services. The three … [Read More...]

PTC adds AI and generative design to its CAD portfolio with acquisition of Frustum

PTC announced that it has acquired Frustum Inc., an advanced generative design software company, for approximately $70 million. Frustum’s technology for generative design leverages artificial … [Read More...]

The Periodic Table of online CAD

Meike Franssen, designairspace Industry giants such as NVIDIA, VMware and Amazon and upstarts such as OnShape, FRA.ME and designairspace (the author of this article) are on a mission to bring the … [Read More...]

Beyond the Moon: JPL and Autodesk Collaborate on Space Lander

A collaborative effort to create the concept for an interplanetary lander was unveiled at Autodesk World held this week in Las Vegas. The collaboration would be between NASA’s Jet Propulsion … [Read More...]

IMAGINiT Pulse increases business critical data sharing

Developed to overcome data workflow challenges facing design and manufacturing engineers and architects, IMAGINiT Pulse now offers more integrations with multiple business systems and software … [Read More...]

Partnerships Key to Continuing Autonomous Vehicle Development, Siemens Says

To physically verify the safety of an autonomous vehicle (AV), Toyota estimates that a vehicle would have to undergo tests that ran along about 8.8 billion miles. Of course, testing on this many miles … [Read More...]

Dental Industry Sees Growth of 3D Printing

ISmarTech Publishing expects to see that market increase to $9.5 billion by 2027, according to the research agency's 2018 report on the 3D printed dental market. In 2017, 3D printing went … [Read More...]

Arena Solutions acquires Omnify Software

Arena Solutions, a leading cloud-based product realization platform for complex electronics and medical device companies, has acquired Omnify Software, a leading provider of Product Lifecycle … [Read More...]

Many Ways Tolerance Analysis Software Can Help

Somehow you don’t hear much about tolerance and tolerance analysis. Obviously geometric dimensions and tolerances are a big part of every engineer’s life and, as with anything so everyday, yet vital, … [Read More...]

Dutch Pedestrians Take First Walk Over 3D-Printed Bridge

MX3D, a maker of robotic additive manufacturing technology in Amsterdam has finalized the design for its 3D printed steel bridge, which is now on display at Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, in the … [Read More...]

Altair and Oracle offer faster high-performance computing in the cloud

Altair (Nasdaq:ALTR) has expanded its relationship with Oracle to offer on-demand, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, accelerating external aerodynamics and … [Read More...]

CAD’s Role in Comsol Multiphysics Modeling

Geometry has central role in setting up multiphysics simulations, said Lorant Olasz, Comsol’s technical product manager working with CAD. He spoke earlier this month at the Comsol Conference held … [Read More...]

Multiphysics for Many Applications

Speakers at the recent Comsol conference in Boston updated attendees on how they use the company’s multiphysics software across a range of industries, including education, energy, and … [Read More...]

Altair acquires SIMSOLID

Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) has acquired SIMSOLID, a company founded by asking a simple question: “Why does the geometry used in the Design and Structural Simulation worlds have to be so … [Read More...]