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2.8MW Solar Installation Nears Completion
When finished, the 2.8 megawatt solar installation will be one of Germany’s largest.
Possible $85 Million Loan for Geothermal Plant
U.S. Geothermal Inc. announced it has been selected to enter into due diligence review on an $85 million loan for its Neal Hot Springs project.
Terrafugia Defeats Design Challenges in Street Aircraft
Terrafugia has completed a ground breaking street legal aircraft, thanks to implementations of SolidWorks and CATIA.
Design Document Management Fundamentals
ConnectPress and Concurrent Systems present this webcast to help you make cost-effective and viable decisions on your data management needs.
Staying In Control When Requirements Change
Learn how an effective change management process can help you better identify how alterations will affect cost and schedule.
Siggraph Asia Sets the Stage for 2010
Siggraph Asia provides a view of what’s likely to be important in the coming year for the graphics industry.
NEi Software Meets Market Demand with NEi Fusion 2.1
NEi Software Nastran FEA software, announced the release of NEi Fusion 2.1,
Mentor Graphics Introduces FloTHERM IC
Mentor Graphics announced the FloTHERM IC productivity tool targeting the semiconductor industry for thermal characterization and design.
PTC Delivers Standardized PLM Solution
Windchill enables Raytheon to create a common global collaborative environment for product design, development and production.
Collaboration & Interoperability Update
Prawel discusses the barriers of CAD data reuse and some of the technology that can make it possible.
Unfold Complex (Unruled) Surfaces in CATIA V5
This demo shows how to unfold surfaces in the Generative Shape Design workbench.
Dassault Systemes Sponsors EyesOn Design Competition
Fundraising program celebrates fifth year of automotive design recognition.
Maximizing Innovation, R&D and Product Development
Don Creswell attests to proven ways around making quality decisions to excel in innovation, R & D and product development.
AutoTrack for Highway Design
Transoft Solutions announces AutoTrack for Highway Design v8.51, now with MicroStation V8i support.
The Status of Laser Scanning
An overview of the laser scanning industry and where it could be headed.
Q1-090122: Lost Link
How do we get the link to the part back without deleting the part and then reinstalling it in the assembly?
New Features of Autodesk Maya
Autodesk, Inc. announced Autodesk Maya 2011 software – the latest version of its Academy Award–winning 3D animation software.
Geometric releases NestLib 2010 R1
Geometric Limited announced the release of NestLib 2010 R1.
PTC Ignites Wildfire 5.0
PTC explains how Wildfire 5.0 will help users meet the design challenges of the new decade.
Geometric’s DFMPro Recognized as a Top Innovation
Innovations is an annual event conducted by the Pune Chapter of IIT Bombay Alumni Association to recognize novel ideas in science and technology.
Aras is Compatible with Windows 7
Aras Innovator suite is the first enterprise PLM offering that is fully compatible with Microsoft Windows 7.
Open, Import, or Attach Shapefiles without Bentley Map
In MicroStation V8i Select Series 1 the ability open ArcView Shapefiles and MapInfo files has been included without the need for Bentley Map.
Balancing Design and Functionality with DSM Somos
Symbient Product Development achieves both speed and reliability by blending science and engineering theory with solid design principles.
Case Study on Cost-Effective Component Reuse
With IBM Rational DOORS, Delphi’s teams now share requirements across different projects, saving time and money while accelerating time-to-market.
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The new Siemens PLM Community covers new developments in the Siemens PLM Software suite, companion products, and also includes other industry focused coverage. Siemens PLM software products covered include NX, Solid Edge and The Velocity Series and more.
The Siemens Community Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Siemens PLM Community, arrives in member's mailboxes every Wednesday morning.
The Green Building Community presents sustainable- and green-building technology to design and construction professionals, as well as others interested in this growing market. The Community’s mission is to bring the latest green building content to the web to serve companies selling products and services and professionals seeking the latest technology. Membership is up 670% in the past 18 months.
The Green Building Community Digital Digest arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.
The Revit Community represents the users of Autodesk Revit Architecture software, the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction suite and third-party companion products. Revit Architecture is Autodesk’s primary Building Information Modeling (BIM) software, designed to support all phases of design and construction documentation, used by architects and other members of the building team. The Community aims to serve the users of Revit Architecture, Revit MEP and Revit Structure.
The Revit Digital Digest, the e-newsletter of the Revit Community, goes to Members every Tuesday.
The CATIA Community covers Dassault Systčmes’ CATIA PLM suite, including CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, SIMULIA, and SMARTEAM. In conjunction with IBM, Dassault sells CATIA PLM primarily to the Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Consumer Products, Medical Devices, Shipbuilding, Electrical & Electronics, Semiconductor industries.
CATIA Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the CATIA Community, is sent every Tuesday.
The MicroStation Connections Community represents the users of Bentley Systems’ MicroStation product. MicroStation is used in the architecture/civil engineering/construction (AEC) industry for “work on buildings, civil engineering projects, power plants and geospatial information.” Though MicroStation is also a CAD program, the MicroStation Connections Community membership only partly crosses our MCAD sites but also has much in common with the Green Building Community.
MicroStation Connections Digital Digest goes to Members every Thursday.
The SolidWorks Community is an extremely active and involved Membership base. Membership in this Community is up 54% just this year. SolidWorks products, including the SolidWorks Office line, PDMWorks data management, and COSMOSWorks analysis, are used in the Industrial, Medical, Scientific, Consumer, Educational, Technology, and Transportation industries.
SolidWorks Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the SolidWorks Community, is sent out every Wednesday morning.
Created as an online community for users of Pro/ENGINEER, Wildfire, Windchill, and other PTC affiliated products, the Pro/E Community replaced Pro/E: The Magazine. Pro/E is our largest community with coverage that builds upon 15 years of Pro/ENGINEER content, including CAD business and technical articles, tips, case studies, and Q&A, galleries and calendars.
Pro/E Digital Digest, the e-newsletter for the Pro/E Community, goes out to Members every Thursday morning.
Sun-Enews serves the business to business needs of alternative energy product and service providers and interested consumers. Though small, the Community has grown exponentially almost entirely through word-of-mouth, 32% just this year. We expect this Community to continue to explode as the interest in non-fossil fuel energy sources grows.
The Sun-Enews e-mail newsletter arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.
Inventor Connections serves the community of Autodesk Inventor professionals. Autodesk’s major push to move users from 2D to 3D has resulted in one of the fastest growth curves in MCAD software. Our Inventor Connections membership has grown 183% since its launch. Inventor is maximized for “Tube and Pipe design, Cable and Harness design, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for design validation, and Dynamic Simulation to test real world performance.”
Inventor Connections Digest, the enewsletter of the Inventor Connections Community, arrives in Members’ mailboxes every Tuesday.






