HELSINKI, Finland, Apr 23, 2020 – Solibri proudly announces the expansion of its Swedish sales operations with NTI Sweden AB. NTI Sweden AB, a platinum Autodesk reseller, has many years of experience in the AEC and manufacturing industry. The NTI group currently represents Solibri in Denmark, Norway and Iceland and sees this expansion as a perfect complement when considering their customer needs and ambitions.

Martta Riihimäki, CEO at NTI Sweden AB, tells: “We are delighted to see Solibri being added to our solution portfolio. Our large customers already demand better digital workflows. Solibri offers us the ‘best in breed’ where quality assurance is concerned. It also offers us the possibility to up skill new, smaller customers entering the BIM delivery field. I look forward to seeing the sales potential being realized in Sweden”.

Ville Kyytsönen, Solibri CEO, states: ”My ambition is to see Solibri used in every major global construction project. That ambition can only be realized with the help of the experienced sales partners who understand and cater for their local market needs. NTI has a strong footprint within the Autodesk community. We have good existing working relationship with NTI and I believe it will not be long before we see some important new customers gaining benefits from the Solibri in their projects.”

About Solibri

Solibri is the leader in BIM Quality Assurance and Quality Control. Providing out of the box tools for BIM validation, compliance control, design process coordination, design review, analysis and code checking. Solibri’s corporate message is to develop and market quality assurance solutions that improve the quality of BIM-based design and make the entire design and construction process more productive and cost effective. Solibri’s customers include major building owners, construction companies, architects and engineering firms in more than 70 countries. Solibri is part of the Nemestchek Group. For more information, visit www.solibri.com.

EXTON, PA, USA, Apr 6, 2020 – Bentley Institute, a leading organization advancing infrastructure professions by empowering practitioners, students, and academic institutions through continuous learning, scholarships, internships, and applied research partnerships, recently announced its Digital Infrastructure Student Idea Challenge 2020. The challenge is continuing Bentley Institute’s undeterred mission of nurturing future professionals, helping them stay active, engaged, and enthusiastic amid the challenging times of school closures and self-isolation.

Bentley Institute announces “Digital Infrastructure student Idea Challenge”

With migration, urbanization, and climate change placing increasing stress on the world’s built environment, the industry must transform and innovate to deliver resilient infrastructure. Bentley Institute is looking for students from around the world to come up with visionary ideas and inventive concepts that could potentially transform infrastructure and make a positive impact in the world.

The challenge is open to individual students (or teams of two) from community colleges and schools, polytechnics, technical institutes and universities. To participate, students need to select a challenge that is relevant to any infrastructure domain and propose a smart, ground-breaking solution concept. Students should submit a presentation and PDF document (with a minimum of 500 words) of their conceptual ideas, not a detailed technical solution with a design. However, students should describe how software technology could play a role in their proposed concept. It must also be supported by graphs, figures, videos, and pictures.

In addition to gaining recognition from Bentley Institute, the top winning team will receive a cash prize of USD 5,000. The winners of the Best Presentation, Best Challenge, and Best Solution categories will also win cash prizes of USD 2,000 each.

Bentley Institute encourages all students to use time at home constructively to suggest ideas for a better tomorrow.

To participate in the challenge, students must register before May 15th, 2020 and submit their projects by June 15th, 2020. Students need to register here. To learn more about the submissions, judging criteria, and other information, click here.

About Bentley Institute

The Bentley Institute advances the infrastructure professions by empowering practitioners, students, and academic institutions through continuous learning, scholarships, internships, and applied research partnerships. Learning is provided online, in the classroom, or in-application, and includes publications, webinars, workflow videos, live and on-demand courses, conferences, events, and more. The Bentley Institute advances project delivery and asset performance best practices through Digital Advancement Academies, partnering with leading industry organizations, project delivery firms, and owner-operators

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems is a leading global provider of software solutions to engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators for the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley’s MicroStation-based engineering and BIM applications, and its digital twin cloud services, advance the project delivery (ProjectWise) and the asset performance (AssetWise) of transportation and other public works, utilities, industrial and resources plants, and commercial and institutional facilities.

Bentley Systems employs more than 3,500 colleagues and generates annual revenues of more than $700 million in 172 countries. From inception in 1984, the company has remained majority-owned by its five founding Bentley brothers. For more information, visit www.bentley.com.

ST. ROMAIN, France, Apr 22, 2020 – Trace Software International announces that the latest version of elec calc, v2020 is already available on the market. The software guarantees the optimal sizing and the calculation performance in real-time of any electrical installation. The newest version has been enhanced with new automation features, the result of the company’s decades of know-how in the industry.

Since 1987, Trace Software International has focused its efforts on designing software solutions to help engineering professionals ensuring power availability, reliable design, advanced performance and manage the challenges of an increasingly demanding industry.

Features and Benefits of elec calc 2020:

Electrical calculations made easy

1. Direct currents module – optional – elec calc now includes a direct current module for dimensioning auxiliary networks (control-command), distribution of sockets and/or lighting. Now it is easy to manage direct current in the electrical project.
2. Duplicate a device reference without opening the catalog – Now it is possible to right-click to duplicate a device reference on the single line diagram. As there is no more need to enter the data manually, the chances of errors are reduced.
3. Editing auxiliary symbols – Symbols that are not involved in the calculations (so-called auxiliary or adornment symbols) can be edited and/or created by the user, to go further in the schematic. This latest version of the software is delivering a higher level of accuracy to create well detailed electrical projects.
4. Distributor as a fixed load – On each distributor, it is possible to force consumption to inhibit the downstream power balance. The user can enter either a current or power, associate the cos ϕand the THD and all the calculations, including the voltage drop, will be carried out on this basis. With elec calc you can save time and optimize your workflow.

MOSCOW, Russia, Apr 22, 2020 – TESIS, a Russia-based team of scientists and engineers passionate about computational fluid dynamics, has licensed the C3D Vision module from C3D Labs. The module is part of the C3D Toolkit software development kit and will be used to visualize computational models in TESIS’ FlowVision CFD software.

FlowVision is a fully integrated software application for performing complex computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis involving multi-phase fluid-structure interactions, moving objects, free surfaces, complex geometry, and more. It helps end-users analyze flows, turbulence, and pressure distribution of liquids and gases as they interact with structures. TESIS developed FlowVision in cooperation with Capvidia.

TESIS will use the visualization toolkit from C3D Labs in building two modules of FlowVision, the Pre- and Postprocessors responsible for defining problems and analyses of numerical simulation results, and the Viewer for viewing results. Switching from their in-house visualizer to C3D Vision allows TESIS to focus on its key CFD competency, and so no longer needs to divert resources to non-core tasks.

Andrey Aksenov, CTO at TESIS and FlowVision Development Team Leader: “Working with C3D Labs team has been effective and inspiring. C3D Vision developers rapidly responded to our requests for improvements. They provide code samples for the most of the basic C3D Vision functions. Its object-oriented API creates compact and structured code. During our evaluation, we noted the high-performance of C3D Vision in visualizing large models.”

Eduard Maksimenko, Head of C3D Vision Development: “C3D Vision was originally designed for visualizing CAD models. Upon landing a customer as valued as TESIS, we approved a roadmap for developing functions necessary to CAE (computer-aided engineering) software. After this implementation, C3D Vision will be ready to fully support visualization of computational models in CAE software.”

About TESIS

Founded in 1994, TESIS is one of the leading developers and providers of engineering software solutions to industry, R&D, and education in Russia. The company offers software for computational fluid dynamics, CAD data translation, data validation, and data reuse for multi-vendor CAD/CAM environments. For more information, visit https://flowvisioncfd.com.

About C3D Labs

C3D Labs specializes in the technology-intensive market of software components. The company was founded in 2012 by ASCON Group, a CAD and PLM developer well-known in Russia, who began development of the C3D kernel in 1995.

C3D Labs today provides the C3D Toolkit for engineering software that constructs and edits precise 3D models. As a tool for software developers, C3D Toolkit is the only package to incorporate all four modules critical to CAD — 2D/3D modeling, 2D/3D constraint solving, 3D visualization, and file conversion. For more information, visit https://c3dlabs.com/en.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA, Apr 22, 2020 – Open Design Alliance (ODA), leading provider of CAD interoperability and component technology, announced the move to monthly production releases for its full product line.

“I am pleased to announce ODA’s successful transition to a monthly release schedule for all products,” commented Neil Peterson, ODA President. “This change is necessitated by the fast pace of modern CAD and BIM development. A monthly release schedule lets us deliver more value, more quickly than ever before. It’s a change that’s been welcomed and applauded by our members.”

Sergey Vishnevetsky, ODA Development Director, said, “It’s a significant accomplishment to release a dozen major products, across five operating systems, on a monthly basis. It requires a disciplined and coordinated effort from our teams, and extensive automation integrated into every part of the development process.”

The new monthly release schedule replaces ODA’s long-standing biannual release policy.

About Open Design Alliance

ODA builds SDKs for people who work with complex engineering data. We offer platform-agnostic solutions for proprietary and open engineering formats, including data access, visualization, cloud development, publishing and more. Learn more at www.opendesign.com.

ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Apr 21, 2020 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces that it has added a new Virtual-Live Certificate Program to its world-class PLM Leadership education and training offerings. The first virtual-live classes will take place during the week of June 15-19 with offerings for attendees in the North American and European time zones.

The new “PLM Core Virtual-Live” PLM Certificate Program has been created to provide a way for the broader PLM community to experience CIMdata’s world-class PLM education program without leaving the home, office, or plant. The PLM Core Virtual-Live PLM Certificate Program comprises two modules. The first module is a self-paced e-learning module, PLM Basics. This module is a three-part online e-learning educational program. The second module, PLM Core Concepts, is comprised of five half-day virtual-live sessions that take place over five consecutive workdays. The successful completion of the course and the associated assessments leads to a Core Certificate of PLM Leadership.

Commenting on the addition of this new program to the CIMdata PLM Leadership education and training offerings, CIMdata’s president and CEO, Peter Bilello, said that, “It has long been CIMdata’s desire to expand our education and training offerings to a virtual-live platform. This new program will make PLM education and training available to a wider group of PLM professionals, those often limited from taking training and education classes due to restrictions on travel. Our first course in June will help meet this challenge at a time when many of us are unable to leave home, while at the same time further enhancing our goal of providing high quality, non-biased education for today’s PLM professionals.” Mr. Bilello also stated that “CIMdata has been working with the PLM industry for more than 35 years. Our consulting services and research expertise are known and respected around the world for their best practice-based content. CIMdata’s educational offering draws on this vast knowledge and experience. Our new Virtual-Live course leverages CIMdata’s internationally recognized five-day PLM Certificate Program for Industrial Organizations and PLM Solution Providers.”

For more information on CIMdata’s PLM Core Virtual-Life Course, visit https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-core-virtual-live-plm-certificate-program

FRIEDRICHSDORF, Germany, Apr 21, 2020 – Maxon, the developers of professional 3D modeling, animation, and rendering software solutions, announced Cinema 4D Subscription Release 22 (S22). The next generation of Maxon’s 3D application and first subscription-only release affords customers early access to massive performance and interactivity improvements including UV unwrapping and editing tools, improved selection and modeling tool functionality, organizational licensing for volume customers and updated viewport technology with support for Metal on macOS. In addition, Maxon has boosted Cinema 4D’s pipeline compatibility with GLTF export, improved GoZ integration with ZBrush, and support for node-based materials in FBX and Cineware. For perpetual license holders of Cinema 4D a release is scheduled later this year that will incorporate the features of S22, as well as additional enhancements.

“In September last year, we introduced subscription-based options so we could offer professional 3D software at a significantly lower price. This also allows us to deliver more frequent improvements and enhancements to our subscription customers,” said Dave McGavran, Maxon CEO. “S22 offers subscription users early access to powerful solutions like the much-requested UV tools improvements and organizational license management for our volume customers. And yes, we will roll all these features and more into an upgrade later this year for our perpetual customers.”

Cinema 4D S22 Feature Highlights:

1. New UV Workflow Enhancements, Improved Packing and Automatic UVs
   Improved selection tools, visualization tools and a progressive unwrapping workflow make it much simpler to define a UV map, while new packing algorithms optimize texture resolution. A new automatic UV unwrapping option based on the Ministry of Flat licensed technology developed by Eskil Steenberg of Quel Solaar makes it easy to create a basic unwrap with minimal distortion and overlaps for baking and texture painting.
2. Enhanced Viewport
   Cinema 4D’s new viewport core provides a framework to make the best use of graphics technology in the coming years, with full support for Apple Metal. Users enjoy a more accurate view of the 3D scene, improved filtering and multi-instance performance.
3. Pipeline – GLTF export, GoZ Integration and More
   GLTF export offers users a flexible and efficient format for sharing 3D animations on the web and within AR applications, while GoZ integration offers a smooth workflow with Pixologic ZBrush for advanced sculpting. Support for Nodal materials within FBX and Cineware expands the pipeline for advanced materials.
4. Modeling Tools Improvements
   In addition to many small usability enhancements, modeling tools are faster and more robust, and better preserve mesh attributes like UV and vertex maps, thanks to a new core architecture.
5. Organizational Licensing Options
   Volume License Customers can leverage organizational accounts within the MyMaxon ecosystem to assign licenses to individual users or groups, coupling the flexibility of floating licenses with the accessibility and reliability of Maxon’s servers.

System Requirements

Cinema 4D S22 requires Windows 10 or macOS 10.13.6 at minimum, and the latest 10.15 release for the best experience.
Full System Requirements

Pricing and Availability

Cinema 4D S22 can be downloaded immediately and is available for both macOS and Windows.
Pricing Information

About Maxon

Maxon is a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation and rendering solutions. In January, Maxon and Red Giant closed a merger of the two companies. The combined company’s award-winning Cinema 4D, Redshift 3D and Red Giant products have been used extensively to help create and render everything from stunning visual effects in top feature films, TV shows and commercials, cutting-edge game cinematics for AAA games, as well as for medical illustration, architectural and industrial design applications. Maxon products are available directly from the website and its worldwide distribution network. Maxon is part of the Nemetschek Group.

NOVATO, CA, USA, Apr 20, 2020 – IMSI Design, the developer of the #1 retail CAD program in the world, TurboCAD, announced the release of new versions for all of its TurboCAD Mac titles, TurboCAD Mac v12.

“The Version 12 release continues our commitment to providing the best value in CAD for the Mac platform,” said Bob Mayer, President of IMSI Design.  “In addition to the broad scope of enhancements, we’ve updated the ACIS solid modeling kernel and implemented a new licensing scheme which allows us to now offer annual subscription versions in our products,” added Mayer.

New and improved features in the new V12 products include:

Usability 

Repeat Last Command – Quickly recall your last commands from a handy menu.

Save Layers with Views – Layer sets can now be saved with Views and restored at a later time to more easily iterateon your overall design layout.

Weight and Volume Tables – Quickly analyze the parameters of your Solid Models.  Tracking the weight of materials is a key control parameter in design and v12 introduces a new Bill of Material (BOM) attribute specific for creating a summed weight table.

2D Drafting 

Best Fit Line and Circle – A great tool for sketching over an image. This new tool will best fit a line or circle from a sample collection of points.

Drafting Normals – Create construction lines normal from curve, to another curve or from a surface.

Select Similar – Efficiently edit your designs by selecting similar objects based on shape, color, types, and layers.

3D Modeling

Grouped Centerlines & Paths: Use multiple curves as part of paths or guides for skin surfaces.

Mesh Booleans – Three Boolean operations – union, subtract, and intersect, allow a designer to work with facet based files such as STL, OBJ, 3DS, or SKP (SketchUp). Extremely useful for editing files you are preparing to send to a 3D printer!

Mesh Splitting – Split a 3Dmesh into two bodies usinga cutting plane.  A great feature for working with facetted data and for creating more complex models, as well as examining your designs.

Show/Hide Face – Hide a face within a part, thereby providing visibility and selections into the internal representations of complex models.

Wrapping – Imprint, engrave, or emboss text or a planar surface onto a solid.  Perfect for helping you place text, company logos, or complex 2D patterns onto 3D surfaces.

Visualization 

New Photorender Spotlight – Creates a soft shadow directly under a group of rendered objects.  Perfect for enhancing interior design renders.

Interoperability 

Updated DWG/DXF Support – Improved support through the AutoCAD® 2020 release.

New Import Filters – 2D PDF and Collada (.DAE).

Updated SketchUp Support – Now updated to support SKP 2020 files.

And much, much more…

Availability and Pricing 

TurboCAD Mac v12 products are available now from both www.TurboCAD.com and www.IMSIDesign.com

1. TurboCAD Pro v12 – $699.99 USD Permanent License, $279.99 Annual Subscription
2. TurboCAD Deluxe 2D/3D v12 – $199.99 USD Permanent License
3. TurboCAD Designer 2D v12 – $69.99 USD Permanent License

New features vary by product. For more information, please visit www.turboCAD.com or call IMSI Design at 1.800.833.8082.

About IMSI Design

IMSI Design is the global leader in retail CAD (Computer Aided Design) and home design desktop software, and a pioneer in mobile solutions for the AEC (Architectural, Engineering, and Construction) industry. With over 16 million products distributed since 1988, IMSI Design products include the award-winning TurboCAD, DesignCAD and TurboFloorPlan families of precision design applications for desktop and mobile. For more information, visit www.TurboCAD.com.