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Now With Even More V6 Compatibility, and HP's Z1 Hype

Issue #732 Dassault Systemes last week updated its V5 line of software so that Catia users can edit "key" features of V6 models in V5. So, not everything can be edited, but more so than with previous updates to V5.... Read more →

The Big Picture at Siemens PLM Software, and How much free cloud storage is enough?

Issue #731 Bill Lewis is the product managing manager at Siemens PLM Software who provided me with an understanding of the vision Siemens PLM has for our industry. HD PLM Vision "It is a vision," he began, "it is not... Read more →

ClearEdge 3D,and TurboCAD Pro 19

Issue #730 Since the mid-1970s, we've had OCR, which recognizes text from scanned pages, and since the mid-1980s in CAD we've had raster-to-vector conversion for turning scanned drawings into 2D vector entities. Now a number of firms are tackling the... Read more →

Sales Matter More than Design, and Spaceclaim Stakes its Claim in the 3D MCAD Market

Issue #729 During media events, CAD vendors like to promote to writers and analysts exciting designs made by firms using their software. Most times, these are successful firms, like Dyson or Industrial Light and Magic. Once in a while, though,... Read more →