By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research New tools for development of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous (self-driving) vehicles are highlights of Pro-SiVIC 2016, ESI Group’s latest release of the sensor simulation platform it acquired last year along with the software’s developer, CIVITEC. Targeted primarily at transportation industries, ESI Pro-SiVIC lets engineering organizations virtually […]
ANSYS, GE partner to bring simulation to the Industrial IoT
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research A top CAE vendor has partnered with a world industrial giant to help engineering and manufacturing organizations capitalize on the Industrial Internet of Things. Part of the recent agreement between ANSYS and General Electric expands GE’s use of ANSYS engineering simulation solutions to accommodate GE’s 2015 acquisition of Alstom’s […]
FeatureScript amps up power of Onshape
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Full-cloud CAD pioneer Onshape amped up the power and utility of its software with FeatureScript, a new programming language that lets users create new parametric features that look, feel and behave just like Onshape’s built-in features. FeatureScript Curve Pattern. Source: Onshape This is the same language used by Onshape […]
Predictive engineering analytics: Simcenter unifies, advances Siemens PLM’s simulation/test portfolio
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Source: www.siemens.com/press One of Siemens PLM’s hallmarks is its track record of outstanding management of its acquisitions over many years. It consistently presents a compelling strategic rationale for the move, makes sensible, comprehensible commitments as to how it will operate and integrate the acquired business and its technologies—then follows […]
ASCENT releases introduction to Parametric Modeling Title
Rand Worldwide, a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announced that its courseware division, ASCENT– Center for Technical Knowledge, a member of the Autodesk Authorized Publisher Program, has released a new learning resource for Autodesk Fusion 360. Autodesk Fusion 360 Introduction to Parametric Modeling will […]
From PLM to Product Innovation Platforms
By Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research Is the new term “product innovation platform” simply a rebranding exercise to refresh the aging “product lifecycle management” (PLM) label? Or is there more to it? “Autodesk Fusion product innovation platform unites every stage of the product development lifecycle” Autodesk observes, “Manufacturers are facing a dizzying array of technology […]