SAN RAFAEL, CA, USA, Jun 1, 2020 – Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) announced powerful new integration capabilities for Autodesk Construction Cloud with the release of a new integration platform Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect and an expansion of its partner ecosystem. Autodesk added several new APIs enabling custom connections for BIM 360 and PlanGrid, and 15 new native integrations, bringing the total number of direct integrations in the Autodesk Construction Cloud ecosystem up to over 140. Project teams can now more easily build custom integrations and streamline data across workflows – from design to planning, building and operations – so they can increase efficiency and productivity.

Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect facilitates out-of-the-box integrations

Autodesk Construction Cloud Connect (ACC Connect), an evolution of PlanGrid Connect, is an intuitive, ready-to-use integration platform that allows customers to create flexible integrations without writing code. Powered by Workato, ACC Connect supports integrations for Assemble, BIM 360, BuildingConnected and PlanGrid. Customers can connect their Autodesk Construction Cloud products to automate continuous or scheduled data flows with a wide range of SaaS applications including Box, Smartsheet, DocuSign, and QuickBooks Online.

Autodesk Construction Cloud customers can collaborate on workflows across the building lifecycle, and they may turn to point solutions for specific activities such as file sharing, expense management and time tracking. Instead of dedicating software development resources, which can be costly and challenging to find, to build custom integrations between Autodesk products and these specialized solutions, customers can now rely on ACC Connect to easily configure their own integrations.

“Transferring data between the applications we use and those used by our clients and subcontractor partners can often be a complex, expensive, and error-prone process,” said Blaine Crawford, director of information technology, C.W. Driver. “ACC Connect lets us easily build custom integrations between the solutions used across each of our project teams and workflows so we can streamline our data management, spend more time on project-critical tasks and ultimately drive more productivity.”

New APIs and native integrations provide direct connections to ACC products

Autodesk’s newest APIs also allow both customers and partners to build bidirectional custom integrations with BIM 360 and PlanGrid. Permissions APIs for BIM 360 can automatically ensure collaborators only can access specific project information, and Cost Management APIs allow connections with specialized accounting tools. Partners can leverage PlanGrid’s new Advanced RFI, Submittals and Custom Forms APIs to populate and extract data so customers always see the latest information, regardless of which integrated application they access.

The ecosystem of partners taking advantage of APIs for direct integration to Autodesk Construction Cloud products has also expanded with 15 new additions. The new integrations simplify data management for processes ranging from material tracking to identifying components of a build that can be prefabricated.

Customers using BIM 360 can now leverage integrations with Agileandover, Contecht, Matterport, MSuite, Plannerly, Reconstruct,   Shedmate, SignNow; customers using PlanGrid can now leverage integrations  with DataStreet, Extracker, FACS, ProjectMates and Zters. Both BIM 360 and PlanGrid now integrate with Allegion Overtur and StructionSite as well.

“The construction industry is increasingly adopting model-driven collaboration across the project lifecycle,” says Britton Langdon, president of MSUITE. “Autodesk is uniquely positioned to provide strong integrations with design files and integrating with Autodesk Construction Cloud enables us to provide our customers the strongest access to their design data throughout preconstruction, fabrication and site construction workflows.”

“Construction projects today involve multiple technology applications serving various team members and workflows,” said Angi Izzi, director of partnerships for Autodesk Construction Solutions. “When those applications can’t talk to each other and data becomes siloed, productivity is compromised across workflows. The expansion of our integration capabilities underscores our commitment to driving construction productivity and empowering the industry to collaborate with deeper connections to technologies and teams.”

More information about ACC Connect and the newest APIs, check out:

1. eBook
2. Autodesk Construction Cloud blog

About Autodesk

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. For more information visit https://www.autodesk.com or follow @autodesk.

LUXEMBOURG, May 30, 2020 – e-Xstream engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, has announced a partnership with the IMDEA Materials Institute to support the industry’s first micro-structure modelling for metals within the 10X Integrated Computational Material Engineering (ICME) solution.

Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) is set to disrupt manufacturing as we know it. It is an engineering solution that spans across simulation disciplines and goes one step further in helping to tackle the challenges OEMs face in producing the ‘perfect’ part, whether that be time, cost or availability of data. It blurs the boundaries between materials engineering, design and manufacturing processes, optimizing components through the integration of manufacturing, materials and performance prediction.

Renowned Madrid-based institute IMDEA Materials will contribute its expertise to improve the accuracy and scope of ICME in modelling metals’ microstructure – a largely unexplored area for commercial manufacturing until now. Despite the maturity of metal engineering, most manufacturers do not currently take the material’s microstructure into account when building parts, which can severely impact how the part behaves and withstands stress.

With more accurate models, OEMs can improve the quality of their metal components, reduce waste and devise more efficient, connected design and engineering workflows – all while performing the bulk of R&D in simulation to reduce the amount of prototyping and physical testing required. Optimizing parts through more effective use of the source material will also help metal suppliers compete with newer materials such as composites and ceramics.

Roger Assaker, CEO of e-Xstream engineering, said: “The breadth and depth of the Hexagon 10X ICME solution is what will help it revolutionize the manufacturing industry. Today, it’s driven by polymer-based composites, but with the help of partners like IMDEA Materials – a true pioneer in the field – we intend to apply the benefits of ICME to improve design and innovation using any material that has under-exploited properties and can help manufacturers make better products.

IMDEA Materials performs research into cutting-edge material science and engineering, and is a mark of excellence in material advancement. Its unparalleled insight into the modelling of basic alloys’ elasto-plastic behavior at the crystal level will contribute to metal ICME by improving the Digimat multi-scale modelling that underpins the 10X ICME solution.

Forming and shaping metal parts produces a variety of microstructures across the component, characterized by the grain size, shape and orientation. The integration of IMDEA Materials’ models into the 10X ICME ecosystem will equip users with the power to understand why those structures form, and how they will affect the final part’s performance. This intelligence can then be applied to enrich the solution’s integrated design, engineering and testing capabilities and help manufacturers make informed choices early in the product’s development – for example designing 3D print processes to improve the metal’s properties.

Laurent Adam, R&D Director at e-Xstream engineering said: “Under our partnership with IMDEA Materials, we will continue to collaborate to enhance the building blocks for metals ICME. Currently, our R&D is focused on predicting how these advanced metals perform against certain stresses, like creep, as well developing efficient numerical methodologies to account for material degradation.”

Ignacio Romero, Director of IMDEA Materials Institute, said: “Until now, ICME has largely been an academic exercise. One of IMDEA’s pillars is to collaborate with industry, sharing our knowledge of advanced materials to increase competitiveness and maintain technological leadership, so we are delighted for our results to contribute to the first industrialized ICME solution – an approach our research has shown has great potential to further the manufacturing industry as a whole.

“Our researchers’ expertise covers a wide range of simulation techniques at different scales, from the atomic level to the continuum, and is supported by high performance computing capabilities as well as state-of-the-art laboratories for microscopic characterization and in-situ mechanical testing. We are looking forward to the results of our, Hexagon and e-Xstream’s combined competences.”

About Hexagon | e-Xstream engineering

Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping urban and production ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

e-Xstream engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, provides Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) solutions to innovate and optimise product performance using the right materials and manufacturing process for the right application. Learn more at e-Xstream.com. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that utilise data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 21,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.9bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

MUNICH, Germany, May 30, 2020 – ALLPLAN, an international provider of open BIM solutions, has entered into a partnership with laser scanning specialist Scalypso in order to make point cloud based working accessible to a wide range of users in a simple and practical form. As part of the cooperation, a plug-in was developed which is available in the current Allplan 2020 version.

Increasingly, laser scanners are being used to create measurements of existing buildings in a time-saving and precise manner. The result is dense point clouds, often comprising millions of individual points. With such amounts of data, it is difficult to keep track and distinguish relevant from irrelevant information. Another challenge is that there is a multitude of laser scanners from different manufacturers that store their data in different manufacturer-specific file formats.

“3D laser scanning is a powerful tool when it comes to documenting large and complex structures accurately. Especially for the BIM-based planning of existing structures it is an important basis to avoid planning errors and to reduce liability risks. We are therefore pleased that Allplan users now have a direct interface to the Scalypso application and can use the evaluation as a basis for their further planning,” says Kevin Lea, Senior Vice President Product Management at ALLPLAN.

Maximillian Alopaeus, structural engineer and Mika Konttila, BIM specialist at the Finnish engineering firm IdeaStructura, underline the value of the new application: “With the direct integration of Scalypso in Allplan, we always have all the information from the construction site available during the design process. This saves us time, increases design quality and prevents errors”.

“We offer our customers the opportunity to quickly and effectively create as-built documents for a high degree of planning security within the scope of digitization by using 3D laser scan data with Scalypso and Allplan. Thanks to the even closer technical exchange with Allplan in the future, we can react very quickly to the requirements of users in the further development of our Scalypso software and look forward to working with ALLPLAN,” says Dr. Ralf König from engineering office Dr. König.

Point cloud processing in Allplan

With the converter included in the plug-in, scan data in different formats can be imported, both from the manufacturer-neutral format ASTM E57 and from the manufacturer-specific formats of Faro, Leica, Riegl, Topcon, Trimble and Zoller+Fröhlich, as well as from ASCII formats. With the new Allplan plug-in, selected 3D points can be transferred to an Allplan project.

For more intensive use, Allplan users can purchase an extended version tailored precisely to their needs at a special price. This makes it possible, for example, to automatically calculate horizontal sections from which precise floor plans or building models can be created in a time-saving manner. In addition, the full version of Scalypso is also available, which can be used to identify round shafts and pipes and automatically create rooms.

About ALLPLAN

ALLPLAN is a global developer of open solutions for Building Information Modeling (BIM). For more than 50 years ALLPLAN has pioneered the digitalization of the construction industry. Always focused on the clients we provide innovative tools to design, construct and manage projects – inspiring users to realize their visions. ALLPLAN solutions are being used by over 240,000 architects, engineers, contractors and facilities managers in 20 languages. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, ALLPLAN is part of the Nemetschek Group. Around the world, over 400 dedicated employees continue to write the ALLPLAN success story. For more information, visit www.allplan.com.

About Nemetschek Group

The Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for digital transformation in the AEC industry. As the sole corporate group worldwide, Nemetschek covers the entire life cycle of building and infrastructure projects with its software solutions and guides its customers into the future of digitalization. With intelligent and innovative software solutions, the Nemetschek Group increases quality in the building process and improves the digital workflow of all those involved in the building process. This revolves around the use of open standards (Open BIM). The innovative solutions of the 16 brands in the four customer-oriented divisions are used by around six million users worldwide. Founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek in 1963, the Nemetschek Group today employs more than 2,900 experts.

Publicly listed since 1999 and quoted on the MDAX and TecDAX, the company achieved a revenue amounting to EUR 556.9 million and an EBITDA of EUR 165.7 million in 2019.

CINCINNATI, OH, USA, May 30, 2020 – Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is home to 2,000 animals, including world-famous hippo Fiona, and is committed to providing each one with excellent care. Thanks to a novel partnership with GE Additive, known for pushing the boundaries of industrial 3D printing (often referred to additive manufacturing), some of the animals are getting meals from a fabricated feeder that encourages natural foraging behaviors.

“Something that we often think about is how to mimic natural feeding behaviors in the animals that we care for. In the wild, animals are adapted to find, acquire, and process food – and it’s not always easy! In human care though, food is always available and of good quality and balance, and in many cases, it’s consumed quite quickly,” said David Orban, Cincinnati Zoo’s animal excellence manager.

“For example, one challenge that we often see when we offer live insects to some of our birds or small mammals is that they are captured and consumed in a matter of five to ten minutes. We’ve had the idea to create a more complex feeder that will extend foraging duration, in turn, extending animals’ physical activity and mental stimulation, leading to more naturally behaving wildlife,” added Orban.

Orban heads up a team that observes and documents how animals are spending their days and how they interact with their environments and with each other.  This data is used to better understand animals’ experiences at the Cincinnati Zoo and can be used to inform facets of animal care, including husbandry, diet, habitat design, and innovative enrichment solutions.

Engineers from GE Additive’s AddWorks consulting team in Cincinnati used data collected by the Zoo’s animal researchers and keepers to imagine how metal 3D printing technology could help give animals the opportunity to find their food as they would in the wild.

“To kick things off, the Zoo team showed us around and explained their goal to keep animals engaged and enriched. We were thrilled to be working with such an atypical customer and challenge that would allow us to demonstrate that, with additive technology, the sky really is the limit”, said Shannon Jagodinski, lead engineer at GE Additive in Cincinnati.

One of the challenges in this pro bono project was learning how to communicate with each other – engineer to zoologist and vice versa. Another was helping the Cincinnati Zoo team understand the possibilities that 3D printing creates.

“Additive technology allows a design to incorporate any shape, angle, structure or texture that is needed, with metal or plastic. The first thing that we considered was safety for the animals, keepers, and visitors and then the Zoo’s request that the animal enrichment device look natural within the environment,” added Jagodinski.

After their initial meetings, the engineers at GE Additive and the enrichment team and keepers at the Zoo began exchanging their design thoughts for a new feeder.  The Zoo collected as many ideas as possible from the animal care staff for new enrichment experiences for the animals.

The GE engineers assessed these concepts for design feasibility, bearing in mind the specific considerations that go into designing an additive part – everything from part orientation on the additive machine build plate to powder removal. They presented two ideas to the Zoo team, who then selected the design they thought would provide the biggest benefit to the broadest group of animals. The first part was printed, using recycled Titanium powder, in February this year.

CAD models of metal 3D Printed cricket feeder for Cincinnati Zoo

The final product is a device that disconnects the keepers from feeding the animals, disbursing food into habitats at random times, which is more like an experience that the animals would have in the wild. The exterior of the device replicates a tree trunk with a bark-like texture, and the inside of the feeder has a central enclosure to house crickets, which is connected to varying length tubes that exit the device at different points along the exterior.

Inside the metal 3D printed cricket feeder. Device installed at the Discovery Rainforest at Cincinnati Zoo

Depending on which tube the cricket selects, it takes a different amount of time to leave the device, which therefore provides crickets to the animals at varying times.

“After this feeder concept was selected, my initial questions were ‘how big is a cricket and what size tube do they need to crawl through?’ We got some feedback from the Zoo’s insect team and tried three different tube sizes. We printed prototype tubes with three different diameters and tested them in a cricket enclosure at the zoo to see which size worked best,” said Jagodinski.

Animals at Cincinnati Zoo engaging with the metal 3D printed cricket feeders.

Despite Zoos all over the world being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the GE Additive team in Cincinnati was able to deliver one finished device before lockdown. Zookeepers have been able to use this time to experiment with, and test, the efficacy of the feeder first with birds, then with smaller insectivorous mammals such as meerkats.

“We have seen that foraging time and the animals’ investigation and interaction last for up to a few hours in our tests compared to a few minutes, which is really exciting for us because that means we can utilize it multiple times a day and in different habitats. We have really seen that a lot of animals have been interested in it and continue to stay interested in it, which is exactly what we wanted,” said David Orban.

GE Additive will be delivering several more of the feeding devices to the Cincinnati Zoo, including one for education around animal enrichment and 3D printing capability. This demo piece will remove a portion of the bark textured exterior to expose the complex and intricate internal passageways made possible with metal 3D printing to teach school groups and other visitors.

“If there’s one thing I continue to learn with additive is that every customer has their own unique challenges. It is amazing to see the positive impact that this unique partnership has had for the animals,” said Dave Chapin, leader of the AddWorks consulting team at GE Additive.

As for Jagodinski, she’s looking forward to the day the famous Cincinnati landmark re-opens its gates, post Coronavirus, “I’m excited to be able to go to the zoo with my family and friends and to point into a habitat and say hey I worked on that, that’s a titanium additive part, and that was created using 3D printing technology.”

About GE Additive

GE Additive is part of GE (NYSE: GE) – the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming the industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE Additive includes additive machine providers Concept Laser and Arcam EBM; along with additive material provider AP&C and additive service provider to the medical industry, DTI. As a notable user of additive technologies, GE recognizes the value and potential it brings to modern design and manufacturing. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store”, through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, resources, and intellect. GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. For more information, visit https://www.ge.com/additive.

IRVINE, CA, USA, May 29, 2020 – MecSoft Corporation, the developer of industry leading CAD/CAM software solutions, has announced that AlibreCAM 2020, the latest version of MecSoft’s integrated CAM solution for Alibre Design is certified for the latest release of Alibre Design v21 [Build 21034].

This certification assures that engineers and CNC programmers can use AlibreCAM 2020 to program simple and complex parts for machining on all kinds of CNC lathes, mills, turning centers and multi-axis machining centers directly from Alibre Design v21.  In addition to this, AlibreCAM 2020 has been certified to be compatible with the latest as well as the legacy display engines in Alibre Design v21. The latest display engine in Alibre Design v21 uses advanced display modes, some of which are shown below.

AlibreCAM using the new display engine in AD v21         Same part displayed using the legacy display

Free demo software downloads of AlibreCAM 2020 can be requested here.

About MecSoft Corporation

Headquartered in Irvine, California, MecSoft Corporation is a worldwide leader in providing Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software solutions for the small to mid-market segments. These solutions include products VisualCAD/CAM, RhinoCAM, VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS, AlibreCAM and VisualCAMc for Onshape. These software products deliver powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions for users in the custom manufacturing, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, mold making, aerospace, automotive, tool & die, woodworking, and education industries.

For the latest news and information, visit https://mecsoft.com or call (949) 654-8163.

SURREY, UK, May 29, 2020 – The latest release of JAVELIN MRP and production control software from Hexagon introduces the new Despatch Pallet function with automatic allocation of delivery notes to Pallets. Plus, a Master Production Schedule has been launched to manage bottlenecks by leveling the load, leading to increased output and smarter production.

With the new Dispatch Pallets feature, as parts are added to a Delivery Note, JAVELIN 2021 automatically assigns the goods to an available pallet…and if any aren’t available it will create a new one. A pallet can contain several Delivery Notes to the same address, and a Delivery Note can also be spread over several pallets.

The Master Production Schedule enhances MRP and gives greater control on forward planning. For example, users can enter or import their own schedule for designated parts in specific periods, which MRP will honor instead of the normal supply or demand. The entry screen shows real demand and the available quantity each week. The screen can be filtered for parts that use a specific work center. Part Maintenance and Supply vs Demand will indicate when MPS is in use for that part.

Amongst a raft of updates to JAVELIN, a new program in the Purchasing environment, Expedite Feedback, speeds up the updating of supplier results for Acknowledged date, Review Date and Comments, by importing from an Excel or csv file. The confirmation screen in Request for Quotation now displays all responses, and allows the best option to be selected, with the ability to change Due Date before confirming. Other updates include Supplier Price Books specified by Part Issue; a new Profile option of Automatic Acknowledgement that creates Purchase Order Lines as acknowledged; and in the Subcontract Update program acknowledged dates can now be updated as well as due dates.

Customer Profile functionality has been renamed Trader Profile, and extended to Suppliers, enabling purchase documents to be customized for specific groups of suppliers.

Works Orders improvements include how splitting of orders is managed, with two options to suit different requirements. The new Works Order Split fully splits a WO into multiple Refurbishment Works Orders, apportioning outstanding materials and operations, while keeping traceability to the original. The other option, Works Order Partition, splits off part of the order, leaving the original open to continue processing. Material, labour and outwork costs are transferred, but unlike the WO Split, previously processed operational data, including Outwork, is not available to the newly created order.

The new Update Ops button refreshes outstanding operations in line with the current Part Routing; and there is now increased visibility of Excess Supply, with this field displayed on several Works Order screens.

Advanced Scheduling now has a Priority Escalation field, for high priority Works Orders to be fast tracked by scheduling, before other orders in the work to list. This provides greater control over scheduling output for business-critical situations.

JAVELIN 2021’s new Part Security feature controls user access to data for specific parts and is of particular interest to companies with ITAR and other security requirements. The part security code is defined against a part, or inherited from the Item Type defaults, with only designated employees given access to that component’s Document View data.

Icons added to Shop Floor Data Capture’s Work to list clearly indicate which operations are available to start, according to the previous operation having finished, and material issue status.

For companies dealing with third-party forward shipping, a new Proof of Export function allows HMRC export information to be entered and tracked against the invoice details.

A range of general enhancements include:

1. A taskbar icon showing outstanding actions, CRM actions, project tasks, NCR tasks, and WIP validation failures, acting as a quick access to the relevant screen
2. VAT category is now a customisable list of options, in readiness for possible Brexit changes
3. On the Multi Sales Issue screen, new icons to show the OTIF (on time in full) status of the lines being shipped i.e. late, on time or early to the OTIF
4. Added efficiency in creating NCR templates, by copying items from previous templates
5. Stock Take output now has an option to include Part descriptions on printed count sheets and stock take tickets
6. MAP Up buttons throughout the system show any top-level Sales Order demand as a Tool Tip
7. Quotes have a new comment box; and in the Quote print function the customer reference is included in the email header and body text
8. Dashboard sales graphs now have options to breakdown by Sales Order Type, and to select whether to exclude either Consignment or Call Off Orders.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping urban and production ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that utilize data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 20,000 $employees$ in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.9bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

ATLANTA, GA, USA, May 29, 2020 – IronCAD officially introduces the first update for IRONCAD 2020, the latest release from the leader in design productivity of 3D CAD programs and preferred software of Machine Designers and Engineers globally. The IRONCAD 2020 Product Update #1 (PU1) features exciting enhancements and capabilities that enable IronCAD users to accelerate productivity and improve product development, from conceptual design to manufactured products, and create value for their organizations.

Designed with a focus on performance, quality improvements, and design productivity, IronCAD’s research and development team delivered IRONCAD 2020 PU1 in response to enhancement requests from the IronCAD community around the world.  With the many new capabilities and enhancements in PU1, users can benefit from an array of options and opportunities to improve system performance in their daily operations, streamline workflows and seek new levels of collaboration and agility to more quickly and cost-effectively deliver products to their customers.

Among the many new improvements and capabilities in IRONCAD 2020 Product Update #1 are:

1. Open/Save/Import Performance: Continued improvements have been performed in this area to reduce the load/save times of extremely large assembly data sets to improve the overall performance when designing with large assembly files.
2. IronCAD Drawing (ICD) View Creation/Update – Improvements have been made to improve the view creation and view update speed in the drawing environment, especially with large assembly files.
3. IronCAD Drawing (ICD) View Camera Performance – New options to control functions additional performance settings have been added to aid in the overall camera interaction performance when interacting and detailing drawings.

Further improvements within Product Update #1 also include enhanced general quality improvements to the 2D Technical Drawing Area. Aligned with IronCAD’s position as a productivity leader for CAD software, PU1 also boasts improvements to the Bulk View Creation for automated drawing creation, including new search capabilities and creation from a selected set of parts/assemblies. Additional productivity improvements in PU1 improve the Sheet metal capabilities for Out/In Bend Automatic alignment to the angled stock, Quick Access commands added to right-click menus to improve speed and visibility in accessing commands as well as improvements to now create singled drawing sheets quickly from the selected elements in the scene.

For a full detailed list of new features added in IronCAD 2020 PU1, visit IronCAD’s What’s New blog at https://www.ironcad.com/whatsnew.

Try the newest, updated version of IronCAD now for free by navigating to https://www.ironcad.com/free-online-trial/ to start your free online trial.

About IronCAD

Based in Atlanta, Ga., IronCAD is a leading provider of 3D design productivity solutions that deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction and productivity. Individual components of this solution can be used standalone, complementary within an existing design environment, or can be used together to collaborate effectively throughout the enterprise to extend productivity. IronCAD’s flagship product IRONCAD has won many industry awards for its innovative technology and leads the industry in its ease of use and design productivity. Thousands of customers worldwide use IronCAD to support their success. For more information about IronCAD, visit www.ironcad.com.

SURREY, UK, May 28, 2020 – Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched new high-quality chucks to enhance the measurement of cylindrical and rotationally symmetrical parts, one of the most common tasks undertaken on coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).

Hexagon’s Swift-Fix Chucks are designed to hold pieces in place with the help of either three or six jaws to ensure the best possible accessibility to the part. The highly accurate, self-centring and repeatable Swift-fix Chucks deploy consistent forces on all jaws and help users achieve the highest levels of precision and quality in the measurement process. A large and easy-to-handle adjustment range mean parts with various diameters can be mounted quickly. Depending on the application, parts can be held on the inner or outer diameter.

All three-jaw chucks contain jaws for inner and outer clamping to ensure the best possible positioning across a full range of applications. Six-jaw chucks are equipped with different position and stop pins, so that the clamping can be flexibly adjusted to changing applications.

Swift-Fix Chucks are manufactured from stainless steel or aluminium with additional ALTEF coating, making them completely resistant to corrosion, wear and scratches. In addition, all clamping jaws are vacuum hardened and polished. Hexagon’s choice of materials and attention to quality mean all chucks are easy to maintain and retain their high levels of precision and repeatability during long term use.

Thanks to flexible mounting plates, Swift-Fix chucks can be mounted directly on the machine table. Additionally, all available chucks are compatible with Hexagon Swift-Fix baseplates and Leitz rotary tables.

Availability

The Swift-Fix Chucks are available through Hexagon’s online webshop for customers in EMEA.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, and quality across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, safety, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping urban and production ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous – ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that utilise data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately $employees$ employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 3.9bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

SAINT-ROMAIN, France, May 28, 2020 – The TraceParts engineering platform offers a tool that can quickly and easily be implemented to simplify interaction between professional designers and industrial parts suppliers.

When the quotation request button is enabled on a catalog, it is present on each product datasheet and can be seen by all the people visiting the website. However, to request a quotation, visitors must register before they can access the form containing the product name, part number, and required quantity. They can also add comments to accompany their request.

Once the form has been sent, the price request is completely separated from the TraceParts platform. It is emailed to the parts supplier, either to a single email address or different email addresses depending on the country specified in the user’s profile.

The parts suppliers who have added this option have seen a significant increase in the number of price inquiries for their products.

It is much easier for design professionals to contact the parts supplier directly.

This option is an advantage for designers and engineers, since they can obtain the price as soon as they have found the CAD model for the part that they want to incorporate into their design project.

Quote requests can be tracked through the automatic report feature programmed in the TraceParts Analytics reporting system. Quote request data can also be viewed at any time in the TraceParts Analytics dashboard.

About TraceParts

TraceParts is one of the world’s leading providers of 3D digital content for engineering. As part of the Trace Group founded in 1990, the company provides powerful web-based solutions, such as CAD part libraries, electronic catalogs and product configurators.

TraceParts offers digital marketing services to help part vendors, 3D printing suppliers, software and computer hardware vendors promote their products and services and generate high-quality B2B sales leads.

The TraceParts portal is available free-of-charge to millions of CAD users worldwide. It provides access to hundreds of supplier catalogs and more than 100 million CAD models and product data-sheets that perfectly meet the specific needs of design, purchasing, manufacturing and maintenance processes and operations.