Enhanced Applications and New Functionality Redefine Traditional Design Process

At its World Press Day event today, Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK - News) announced comprehensive updates to its Revit platform for building information modeling (BIM) software applications, and an expanded portfolio of solutions that address the building industry’s evolving requirements for productivity and efficiency. The latest updates to the Revit platform help provide immediate competitive advantage, better coordination and quality, and increased support for sustainable design, all of which can lead to better performing buildings and higher profitability for architects, engineers and the extended building team. Read more…

Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it has acquired all operations of
KIWI Software, a leading provider of structural modeling, detailing, and fabrication software for industrial plants, buildings, and civil structures.

KIWI Software’s flagship product line, ProSteel 3D, is a globally recognized solution for structural steel detailing and fabrication that supports multiple platforms, including AutoCAD, Inventor, and now MicroStation. The total number of ProSteel 3D users exceeds 6000.
Typical applications include structural steel and steel building construction, plant construction, conveying equipment and heavy machinery, aluminum construction, and naval architecture.
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Users of new VizUp Reducer Professional will benefit from faster visualization and compression of 3D models, improved quality of textures mapping and plenty of other additions and enhancements.

Vancouver, Canada. - January 8, 2007: VizUp Technology today announces the release of version 2.2.7 of VizUp Reducer Professional, an ad-hoc 3D model compression and optimization system. Featuring an advanced compression algorithm, VizUp enables users to import a 3D model from external sources, reduce the number of polygons in it and export the output to a variety of popular 3D file formats. In polygon reduction, VizUp’s artificial intelligence automatically chooses a perfect balance between size and details and produces a fantastic fine-looking result. Thanks to this, users of 3D modelling software will never again spend hours on tuning a model manually.
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CoCreate Software, Inc.(www.cocreate.com)

provider of Product Lifecycle Management software applications has introduced a free Dynamic Modeling based 3D CAD software, CoCreate OneSpace Modeling Personal Edition (PE). One Space Modeling PE is available for free download and offers all the power of CoCreate’s enterprise OneSpace Modeling 3D CAD system for assemblies up to 60 parts. The free version allows the user to experience CoCreate’s Dynamic Modeling based approach to 3D product development, the cornerstone of the OneSpace Suite. Included is a set of self-paced tutorials, quickstart projects, online help and user forums. Read more…

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SIRO - News), one of the leading global manufacturers of high-technology dental equipment, today announced the launch of a new CEREC milling machine, the MC XL. In addition to the new milling machine, Sirona will launch enhanced CEREC 3D software with Biogeneric technology at the Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting in February 2007.

MC XL Milling Machine - An Even Higher Level of Quality, Precision, and Speed
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Punch! Software LLC, developers of the #1 best-selling home and landscape design software on the retail market, today announced that its upcoming ViaCAD(TM) release will support the Google® SketchUp® 6 import file formats.

ViaCAD(TM) is a high functionality, low-cost 2D/3D design product that revolutionizes the way everybody creates designs in 2D and 3D. To be released in March of 2007, the new product supports Mac OS X and Windows platforms, and retails for $99.
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JSY Systems Leads Consortium to Provide Integrated Solution to Public Works Department With Autodesk Revit Platform for BIM and Autodesk Civil 3D

Autodesk, Inc. today announced that JSY Systems, a leading systems integration company based in Brunei has signed an agreement with the Public Works Department (PWD) of the Ministry of Development of the Sultanate of Brunei for The Project Management, Design, Supply, Delivery, Installation, Integration, Development, Testing, Training, Commissioning and Maintenance of an Integrated Document Production System (IDPS) for the Public Works Department (PWD). Expected to be completed by September 2007, the IDPS solution will standardize all public building design, construction and management processes, enabling Brunei to increase delivery speed, decrease costs, increase productivity and enhance the overall quality of public building construction across the country. Read more…

The Durrant Group said William Fredregill, Jon Pugh and Namkee Choi have become principals in the Minneapolis office. … Worrell, a Minneapolis-based product design and development firm, has launched a graphic user-interface design group that will be integrated with its research, industrial design and mechanical engineering teams for product development services to clients.

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Centex Homes-Minnesota promoted Scott Richter to mid-central region executive vice president and Dan Blake to president of the Minnesota division. … Knutson Construction Services, Golden Valley, added Robert Gardner as director of corporate services. Read more…

The negotiating is over and the real work begins for a Sault Ste. Marie software developer with a leading edge home design application.

Airport terminals have become familiar sights for Mark Maki in commuting between the Sault and California to promote his innovative web-based technology that has stirred the interest of some major players in the North American home building industry.

Maki’s flagship software, introduced previously as Interactive Project Manager (IPM), is the key feature in a complex alignment and merger between his company, IDI Technology, his original partner, COBS Homes, and their new owner Cal-Bay International, a publicly-traded California real estate investment trust. Read more…

Vistagy, Inc. will showcase its latest composites engineering software solutions at the SAMPE ‘06 Fall Technical Conference at The Fairmont-Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas on November 7th and 8th. We invite you to visit us at booth #106 to learn about the latest software developments, powered by our unique EnCapta® technology, that will help you more efficiently design and manufacture innovative composite products. Our booth will feature live demonstrations of VISTAGY’s FiberSIM® and Airframe Design Environment(TM) software applications.

FiberSIM® - FiberSIM is a suite of software integrated into commercial 3D CAD systems for designing and manufacturing products made of advanced composite materials. The latest version includes new functionality especially well suited to designing large or complex composite parts, or parts manufactured in multiple stages. It automates design processes early in product development, optimizes designs for the chosen manufacturing process, simulates producibility, creates flat patterns, and shares complete 3D representations of composite parts with the extended enterprise. Read more…