The third dimension. (Briefs).

SOFTWARE BUNDLES Designed to cuts costs Each of the VX professional bundles contain VX-developed tools that are designed to meet the needs of a range of industry professionals at a greatly reduced cost. The four bundles of CAD/CAM software are for product design (VX Designer), mold and die development (VX ......

3D CAD library Conveyor system apps The company's 3D CAD library, available for free downloading off its website, features the 2200 Series conveyor line. Users need only to insert dimensions and measurements pertaining to their material handling application in order to gain access to reportedly hundreds of files to design ......

SDRC (Structural Dynamics Research Corp.), the Cincinnati-based supplier of enterprise product development solutions and developer of I-DEAS and Metaphase Enterprise product data management (PDM) software, has acquired Enterprise Software Products Inc. (ESP), the Exton, Pa., developer of FEMAP, a Windows-native, geometry-neutral, finite element modeling software product with over 20,000 commercial ......

CAD model comparison Compares both before and after effects CADIQ® 4.0 features CADIQ Compare, a module that compares model quality and geometry shape changes in major CAD applications. The software covers such processes as new CAD model versions or revisions, data translation, and CAD system release upgrades. The model comparison ......

Surface modeling software Single-entity geometric properties GeometryWorks3D Surface modeling software is reportedly the first freeform package to offer single-window integration with SolidWorks 2003. GeometryWorks3D v3.0 was developed for biomedical and industrial design, in conjunction with a medical device firm. Features include Helix spline, helix tube, and helix-on-helix creation; blanket surface ......

Hardware design details were kept in a hodgepodge of CAD, Word, Excel and Adobe Acrobat files during the first 20 months at Megisto Systems Inc. , a start-up in Germantown, MD. No single software tool had all the data associated with the design and manufacture of Megisto's product, a system ......

Product life-cycle management (PLM) revolves around a means of sharing product-related data within a community of interested parties—either internal to a manufacturer, or external. PLM software solutions use Internet technologies to permit individuals to collaboratively develop, source materials for, build, and service products throughout their life cycles. PLM can accelerate ......