Theorem Solutions has introduced a new OEMulti-CAD’ module which enables UGNX data to be imported directly into users’ current CATIA V5 sessions, streamlining the sharing and use of non-CATIA data

World leading CAD/CAM product data exchange specialist, Theorem Solutions has introduced a new OEMulti-CAD’ module which enables UGNX data to be imported directly into users’ current CATIA V5 sessions. Streamlining the sharing and use of non-CATIA data within design, manufacturing, design-in-context and visualisation environments, the new module replicates the ability of CATIA’s OEinsert existing component’ command to bring CATParts and CATproducts into the current CATIA V5 space and work with them.
Using Theorem’s new OEMulti-CAD’ module, CATIA V5 users can simply OEinsert’ UGNX data into the current workspace without the need to undertake an external CAD translation.

The process is simply a OEmenu pick’, followed by the selection of the required part or assembly from a normal file system OEtree’.

Items inserted into CATIA V5 in this way maintain links to the original data, ensuring that any subsequent modifications to the UGNX part or assembly will be automatically updated in the CATIA V5 session.

Commenting on the new development, Theorem’s General Manager Keith Jeacock said: The OEinsert UGNX’ capability is available for immediate delivery and will be extended to allow further key CAD formats to be brought directly into CATIA V5 within weeks rather than months.

Very soon we will be providing users with the ability to OEinsert Pro/E’ and/or OEinsert I-DEAS’ data simply by using a standard CATIA V5 pull down menu.

The new module raises interoperability for CATIA V5 users to new levels and, judging by the levels of interest we have already seen, our OEMulti-CAD’ series looks set to become one of Theorem’s most successful product offerings to date.

Industrial server offers modbus master capability with wireless networking

Elpro Technologies announces powerful additional features for their Industrial Wireless 802.11 Ethernet and Serial Device Server family. Elpro’s industrial 802.11 products now provide Device Server functionality with Modbus Master capability for both Modbus TCP and serial Modbus RTU. This new capability provides significant benefits in SCADA based application that requires a truly flexible I/O data transfer capability.
Some of the key onboard features now enable the 240U-E to act as a Modbus TCP Client (Master) or Server (Slave), act as a Modbus RTU serial Master and also communicate Modbus TCP Ethernet to RTU Gateway.

The new Device Server features allow you to:.

* Connect to Modbus TCP and/or Modbus RTU Slave devices without the need for a standalone Master.

* Convert message between Modbus TCP and Modbus RTU.

* Manage independent connections to both Modbus TCP (Ethernet) and Modbus RTU (serial) devices at the same 802.11 unit, simultaneously.

Elpro’s industrial 802.11 family comprises the 240U-E WiFi unit, 905U-E 900MHz FH unit, and 805U-E 869MHz unit for Europe.

These units are designed for high speed 802.11 wireless data networking in heavy industrial environments, providing Ethernet and serial connectivity simultaneously as a multi-port Device Server, controlling communications to multiple devices.

As with all Elpro products, the 802.11 family carries Elpro’s exclusive Lifetime Warranty.

New name highlights software’s ability to enable organisations to manage and share their technical information across the enterprise

BlueCielo ECM Solutions (formerly Cyco Software), a leading global software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, has announced that the names of its flagship ECM software solutions AutoManager Meridian and AutoManager TeamWork will be changed with immediate effect to InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise and InnoCielo TeamWork, along with similar name changes to its entire product line.
This news comes in conjunction with the company’s name change from Cyco Software to BlueCielo ECM Solutions, announced on April 16.

Inno demonstrates the company’s commitment to continuous innovation and its constant research and development of new software solutions to find new and more efficient ways of meeting the ECM needs of enterprises, while Cielo or ’sky’ reflects the company’s ambition to remove barriers between people who speak different business languages within an organisation (in the engineering and other departments) and connect them, just as the sky connects different people worldwide.

It also underlines the company’s truly international presence and its goal to support clients on a global scale.
For BlueCielo’s key product InnoCielo Meridian Enterprise, its new name highlights the software’s ability to enable organisations to manage and share their technical information across the enterprise and help to streamline engineering-related business processes.

InnoCielo will simply replace AutoManager in the rest of BlueCielo’s product line, for example:.

- AutoManager View becomes InnoCielo View - AutoManager BriefCase becomes InnoCielo BriefCase.

- AutoManager Asset Management Server becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Server.

- AutoManager Asset Management Extension becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Extension.

- AutoManager Asset Management Module becomes InnoCielo Asset Management Module.

- AutoManager Shop Floor Web Client becomes InnoCielo Shop Floor Web Client.

- AutoManager Maximo Module becomes InnoCielo Maximo Module.

- AutoManager Maximo EDM Web Client becomes InnoCielo Maximo EDM Web Client.

- AutoManager Maintenance EDM Web Client becomes InnoCielo Maintenance EDM Web Client.

The company’s InnoCielo solutions are used in multiple vertical industries worldwide in companies such as Biwater, EDF Energy, Entergy Nuclear, ExxonMobil, Finnish Rail, the Franke Group, Hewlett Packard, Huntsman, Met-Mex Penoles, Petrobras, Pfizer, RWE, Shell and many more.

myVR allows distribution of 3D models over any network at high speed interactively

myVR Software, the leading innovator in 3D distribution technology, has announced the release of Version 1.5 of the myVR software suite, which allows for secure high resolution/ high-speed real-time interactive streaming/viewing of 3D/VR models over any network. myVR Software has over the last years worked closely with major industry vendors in several sectors such as the Oil and Gas and Construction industry with solving the continuously increasing communication problem related the usage of complex 3D design models and how to create a common understanding from this.
Creating a common understanding as a starting point, for discussion and decisions, as well as information and training is almost impossible without 3D communication.

myVR has, with its software solution and services related to this, proven to be both powerful and very easy to use for all non-experts when distribution and communication of large 3D models is required.

myVR has solved the technical issues related to effective distribution of 3D models over any network while safeguarding corporate intellectual property.

The innovative patent-pending technology from myVR Software allows users to quickly generate and distribute large 3D models at high speed and high resolution across any network even with limited bandwidth (Edge, 3G, low speed (A)DSL etc).

The myVR v 1.5 provides a flexible and powerful solution for anyone with a need to communicate design and solutions outside the expert group.
The myVR v 1.5 release opens up for more advanced integration possibilities with other applications.

Important new features in Version 1.5 include a free export plug-in for Autodesk 3DS Max/VIZ to the myVR model format and 30 days free test period of myVR ProView without registration.

Also, together with the free myVR Export plug-in you can easily store, test and view your models locally before publishing them to the Internet.

Other features include support for Autodesk 3DS Max 9 (32/64 bit versions) and layer support for 3D models.

This feature enables model designers to present several different versions inside the same model as well as the ability to take a model apart by inspecting the various layers separately.

Object linking inside 3D-models to any URL - Now you can link from any object in a model to any URL based webpage allowing you to create more interactive content.

You can also link an object to another published myVR model, customise the interface for myVR ActiveX viewer and implement the myVR Viewer into your webpage and customise the layout to fit your requirements.

‘This release makes web implementation and integration with other systems more flexible’ says Rune Fjellvang, CEO of myVR Software.

Catia V5 R17 support added to TransMagic’s CAD interoperability software

TransMagic, the leading developer of accurate and affordable 3D CAD translation and interoperability software has announced the immediate availability of their Release 7 (R7) product line, the next generation in a line of high quality, efficient translation products. TransMagic R7 offers many new and enhanced features plus added CAD formats, including Catia V5 R17, that are tailored toward bridging the CAD interoperability gap.
TransMagic enables their customers to take products to market much sooner than ever before.

Many times errors do not show up until far downstream in the manufacturing process.

The innovations in TransMagic R7 can inspect, repair, and validate 3D CAD geometry.

The corner stone of this process is TransMagic’s new MagicSurface.

This advanced tool quickly identifies design errors and missing surfaces, and covers holes or gaps to create watertight solid models while retaining surface continuity.

‘TransMagic R7 is making a tremendous difference for our customers by allowing them to work with diverse 3D CAD data in any 3D software environment,’ stated Todd Reade, President of TransMagic.

‘Our new MagicSurface quickly solves very complex geometry issues’.

‘This tool alone is eliminating hours of tedious design rework’.

TransMagic software is used by organisations that need access to multiple CAD data formats for use in their different manufacturing related applications.

TransMagic’s CAD data exchange products are compatible with Catia V4, Catia V5, Inventor, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, UGS, Parasolid, ACIS, IGES, STEP and many more.

Market segments include aerospace, automotive, heavy equipment, consumer electronics, semiconductors and marine.

TransMagic is used by customers worldwide from small machine shops to industry giants such as ABB, Applied Materials, DaimlerChrysler, Boeing, NASA, General Motors, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Siemens and Toyota.

Built around Dynamic Modeling-based approach, 2007 CoCreate OneSpace Suite delivers everything needed for 3D product development. Solution offers flexibility and responsiveness to change with capabilities from CAD to PLM, including platform for lean product development. Accessible to SMBs, solution’s Model Manager features 15 min deployment time and can serve either as system for recording product data or sharing product data with other enterprise systems.FORT COLLINS, Colo. and SINDELFINGEN, Germany - February 12, 2007 - CoCreate Software, Inc., a leading provider of 3rd generation PLM software applications for high-tech electronics and machinery, today announced the availability of the 2007 CoCreate OneSpace Suite.

Speed, flexibility and responsiveness to change are characteristics of a Dynamic Modeling based approach to 3D product development. CoCreate’s 2007 release builds around this core, growing the company’s leadership position as the world’s #1 provider of Dynamic Modeling based software for 3D product development.

And with the 2007 release, CoCreate continues to grow its leadership position in the CAD/PLM industry, moving 3D beyond design, and into streamlining business processes with a 3rd generation approach to product lifecycle management (PLM).

The 2007 release also adds to the breadth of the CoCreate platform with new design modules, new partnerships, and new depth of capabilities. CoCreate’s 2007 release delivers everything companies need for product development, including the ideal platform for lean product development.

ProCAM II incorporates TekSoft’s automatic feature recognition (AFR) technology that automatically defines prismatic machineable features and generates a tool path at the click of a button. Easy-to-use windows interface with customizable features as moveable and dockable toolbars, ProCAM II uses the optimized Open Gl graphics standard, which provides rapid, high-resolution display of complex images

New machining enhancements include direct solids cutting, high-speed machining, tapered tool support for 2 and 3 axis machining, rough drill pocketing, improved surface roughing, rough rest machining, plus other major improvements. Also previewed is CAMWorks 2001 design software.

Networked FeatureCAM[R] 2006 lets users share databases with tooling, feeds, and speed information between networked computers. It features capabilities for full machine simulation; multi-turret, multi-spindle synchronized turning; and 3Dconnexion motion controller support. Supplied with thousands of defined tools, software lets users select groups of tools and define any number of tool cribs. Feed and speed tables, also included, may be modified and extended.

Salt Lake City, UT - September 2, 2005 - FeatureCAM Version 2006 is officially released with major enhancements including full machine simulation, multi-turret / multi-spindle synchronized turning and support for motion controllers from 3Dconnexion. An additional enhancement is networked databases.

Networked FeatureCAM 2006 allows customers to share tooling and feeds and speeds databases between networked computers. FeatureCAM products come standard with thousands of defined tools. Users can select groups of tools and define any number of tool cribs to reflect the tooling in their specific shop. If a tool is not found in the provided database, users can create a new tool, including tools with custom shapes. Feed and speed tables are also included and are easy to modify or extend. With FeatureCAM, default attributes, such as tooling and feeds/speeds, can be saved with each part file. Now, with FeatureCAM’s networked databases, these part attributes can be effortlessly shared with networked computers.

About FeatureCAM and Delcam USA

Delcam USA develops and markets FeatureCAM[R] CAD/CAM software, which combines powerful feature-based technology with ease of use. Founded in 1988 and 275 E South headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Delcam USA distributes FeatureCAM products through a worldwide network of independent dealers.

Supporting end-to-end product development process, FiberSIM[R] is integrated into 3D CAD software systems and provides open engineering environment to support all composite manufacturing methodologies. Program offers zone-based solid generation, preliminary zone-based weight calculation, and composite stacking tool, which provides integrated laminate stacking and sequencing capability for automatically establishing order of plies and generating symmetric and balanced laminates.

New composites design software helps accelerate conceptual design phase while providing deeper manufacturing process support

WALTHAM, Mass., (USA), November 3, 2006 - VISTAGY, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized engineering software, today announced the latest release of its FiberSIM[R] suite of software, created specifically for the design and manufacture of composite products. This version of FiberSIM greatly expands support for the entire end-to-end product development process-from early conceptual design through downstream manufacturing. New tools for defining preliminary 3D solids and generating product weight studies help engineers solve the particularly complex challenge of assessing and reducing the weight of composite products very early in the design phase while ensuring part durability and addressing demanding manufacturing and delivery timeframes.

FiberSIM, powered by VISTAGY’s unique EnCapta[R] technology, helps engineers in the aerospace, automotive, marine and consumer goods industries streamline many of the tedious, time-consuming and complex tasks for designing and manufacturing composite products. The software is integrated into commercial 3D CAD software systems and provides the only flexible, open, production-proven engineering environment specifically designed to comprehensively support all major composite manufacturing methodologies. Key new features in the latest version accelerate the preliminary design phase to help customers get to final part quicker. They also enable engineers to more efficiently capture digital model-based product definitions and communicate them downstream to ensure faster and more accurate manufacture of final composite parts. And for the first time, FiberSIM supports the 64-bit technology platform for maximizing speed and performance while reducing memory constraints when designing large, complex parts or assemblies. FiberSIM helps manufacturers reduce the costs, cycle times and risks associated with all phases of composites product design.

“Because of intense competition, our industry-leading customers are setting more ambitious product delivery goals than ever before, and are really challenging their engineers and suppliers to reduce cycle times and achieve accurate final parts more rapidly,” said Bob Flory, vice president of product development at VISTAGY, Inc. “By establishing a model-based process with FiberSIM, engineers will utilize the software’s powerful new capabilities to more efficiently and easily create conceptual designs that are the basis for composite products while streamlining the manufacturing phase to meet delivery deadlines and specification requirements.”

FiberSIM’s new features for preliminary design include:

o Zone-based solid generation for easily and quickly defining zones and shapes to check for space allocation and interferences early in the design process;

o Preliminary zone-based weight calculation to help engineers reduce part weight and assess whether final part will meet weight requirements;

o Composite Stacking tool which provides an integrated laminate stacking and sequencing capability for automatically establishing the order of plies and generating symmetric and balanced laminates to increase designer efficiency;

o Preliminary Design Interface capability which imports or exports material specification data between FiberSIM and Microsoft Excel for automatically sharing and reporting design information.

The software offers new manufacturing engineering capabilities such as:

o Spring back for Manufacturing Laminate feature which allows users to account for the impact of thermal deformation that can cause a part to “spring back” when removed from the manufacturing tool. This capability accurately maps the engineering boundaries of a laminate skin and transfers them onto the “sprung” skin tool surface, providing full associativity between the engineering part and the manufacturing sprung part to ensure all changes made in the design dataset automatically propagate to the manufacturing dataset;

o Enhancements in 2D laminate creation that provide users with additional options for transferring composite data from 3D to 2D, taking into account specific composite development processes, such as tape laying, to ensure final parts are created accurately;

o Increased support of all commercial fiber placement and tape laying interfaces to improve compatibility with customers’ existing design and manufacturing environments.