Product Announcements: Computer-aided Design and Computer-aided Manufacturing Software (CAD/CAM)

It's more competitive than ever out there, and every engineer needs an edge. Improve your design skills, get free Solid Edge software - and give yourself a competitive edge. Find a "Get the Edge" event near you. (read more)

Solid Edge and Femap ensure the 100-percent accuracy required for nuclear power plant equipment. (read more)

Design Without Barriers

Creo Elements/Pro 2.0 allows you to immediately realize the proven performance of PTC's industry-leading design solutions today while putting you on the path to achieve break-through productivity gains with Creo.

Creo Elements/Pro 5.0 offers numerous enhancements that enable users to overcome the key barriers to design prod... (read more)

SigmaNEST can reduce cutting time through common-line, auto-bridge and auto-chain cutting. The software also configures sequencing for minimum movement and auto tip-up for part avoidance. (read more)

· Advanced nesting and NC pathing for multi-torch plate machines

· Sophisticated nesting and NC pathing for common line cutting

· Variety of pre-piercing capabilities for heavy plate, including custom pre-pierce shapes

· Part tracking database to easily located existing static nests for a part

· Revision tracking (read more)

OptiNet is an automated design optimization option to MagNet, ElecNet and MagNet-ThermNet coupled together. Using advanced and efficient algorithms, OptiNet can find optimal values for different design variables within the constraints specified. (read more)

Take your 2D and 3D product designs on the go with the new eDrawings® for iPad® app from 3DS SolidWorks. View, share, and collaborate from anywhere with the easy-to-use, email-enabled software trusted by engineers and managers worldwide. Get eDrawings® today and let SolidWorks® software multiply your possibilities. (read more)

SigmaNEST is the most advanced laser cutting software for manufacturing environments, and was created through years of targeted research and development with nesting and NC programming. (read more)

• Provides automatic cut sequencing to minimize thermal distortion
• Provides four methods to automatically space torches, as well as dynamic manual spacing

Custom refrigeration equipment manufacturer designs products 50 percent faster using Solid Edge and Femap (read more)