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ANN ARBOR, MI, USA, Jan 12, 2021 – CIMdata, Inc., the leading global PLM strategic management consulting and research firm, announces an upcoming free educational webinar, “CAD Trends—Real Change or Marketing Hype.” The webinar will take place on Thursday, 28 January 2021, at 11:00 a.m. (EDT) and last for one hour.
At the beginning of each new year, various technology groups, industry publications, and CAD solution providers offer their opinions on future trends in CAD. These opinions are truly subjective. This year is no different. An internet search on “CAD Trends” results in 16.2 million hits. While not all are current to 2021, many are. But are even the most recent predictions credible?
CIMdata believes that a Trend in CAD results in an impact on how CAD operates or how a CAD designer interacts with CAD design software. It does not include such topics as “CAD in the Cloud.” That is an application packaging topic, such as CAD on a workstation or CAD on a PC. A trend must affect how CAD works internally, such as when parametric modeling was a new trend, or affect the internal structures within CAD. For example, Generative Design is not a trend, but the integration of mesh geometry with precise geometry to support generative design within CAD is.
In this webinar, we will look at the types of “CAD Trends” put forward in 2021 and assess whether they truly impact CAD or are just hype, promoting a technology solution.
Attendees at this webinar will:
According to Dr. Ken Versprille, an Executive Consultant at CIMdata, and the host for this webinar, “Each year about this time, many publish what they consider to be the CAD Trends for the coming year. While a number are marketing hype for their products, too often, the stated trends have more to do with software packaging than actual core CAD. CIMdata believes that real CAD Trends must impact CAD capabilities and how CAD operates.”
Dr. Versprille has over 40 years of experience in the application of computer-based solutions for engineering and manufacturing. His research spans geometric design, design collaboration and automation, PLM standards and openness, and CAD integration across PLM applications. Dr. Versprille published the first description of NURBS, the mathematical curve-and-surface formulation, now an international standard in CAD and Computer Graphics. In 2005 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The CAD Society.
During the webinar, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the topics discussed.
MUNICH, Germany, Jan 12, 2021 – Tomorrow, BAU ONLINE 2021 opens its virtual doors. Allplan, Bluebeam, Vectorworks (represented by their reseller Computerworks) and Nevaris – four brands of the Nemetschek Group – will present their solutions. They are hosting lectures and workshops on topics such as digitization of the construction site and open standards in the construction lifecycle, and many more.
The Friday offers a special highlight: politics meets business. In the session “Digitalization in the construction industry – between ambition and reality”, Dr. Axel Kaufmann, CEO and CFOO of the Nemetschek Group, and Michael Kießling, Member of the German Bundestag, will discuss the current challenges in the construction industry. The event will be moderated by Stefan Kaufmann, Product Manager BIM Strategy & New Technologies at Allplan. Interested parties can register here.
BAU ONLINE 2021, the virtual edition of one of the world’s largest trade fairs for the construction industry, will take place from January 13 to 15, 2021. 230 exhibitors from 28 countries will showcase more than 1,300 live presentations. All details about this year’s event can be found at https://bau-muenchen.com/de/.
About Nemetschek Group
The Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for the digital transformation in the AEC industry. With its software solutions, it covers the complete life cycle of building and infrastructure projects and guides its customers into the future of digitalization. As one of the world’s leading corporate groups, the Nemetschek Group increases quality in the construction process and improves the digital workflow of all those involved in the construction process. Leveraging the software, buildings can be planned, built and operated more efficiently, sustainably and in a resource-saving manner. The focus of the Nemetschek Group is on the use of open standards (OPEN BIM). The portfolio also includes digital solutions for visualization, 3D modeling and animation. The innovative products of the 16 brands in the four customer-oriented divisions are used by approximately six million users worldwide. Founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek in 1963, the Nemetschek Group today employs more than 3,000 experts.
Publicly listed since 1999 and quoted on the MDAX and TecDAX, the company achieved revenue in the amount of EUR 556.9 million and an EBITDA of EUR 165.7 million in 2019. For more information, visit https://www.nemetschek.com/en.
MUNICH, Germany and ANTWERP, Belgium, Jan 12, 2021 – TÜV SÜD, a leading global expert for testing, inspection and certification, has signed an agreement to implement Spacewell’s Axxerion software at its new Singapore headquarters, an 8-story, 18,900 square-meter, state-of-the-art smart building, where around 700 TÜV SÜD employees will work from 2021 onwards.
Axxerion SaaS provides best-practice workflow automation for property and facilities management, offering the flexibility to tailor workflows easily to specific requirements. The software also connects with the IoT using real-time data to drive building performance and optimize the occupant experience.
“When planning our new Singapore headquarters, we decided right from the outset to design a digital twin. This enabled us to benefit from simulations in the design phase and digital testing during construction,“ says Joachim Birnthaler, CEO Division Real Estate & Infrastructure at TÜV SÜD. “Spacewell’s Axxerion software is now supporting us in making a smooth transition as we can continue to use our digital twin to ensure efficient operation of our building.”
First step in a partnership
But the implementation of the Axxerion software at 15 IBP is just the first step in a partnership between TÜV SÜD and Nemetschek’s brand Spacewell, focusing on smarter asset management and practice-driven digital twin implementation aimed at ultimately enabling high-efficiency operation of self-regulating, fully autonomous buildings.
“We are delighted that TÜV SÜD has decided to use our Axxerion software in its IBP15 building,” says Koen Matthijs, Chief Division Officer, Operate & Manage Division at the Nemetschek Group. “Our companies have a like-minded approach to the digital transformation of building life-cycle management, and we look forward to sharing our experiences in this field.”
About TÜV SÜD
Founded in 1866 as a steam boiler inspection association, TÜV SÜD has evolved into one of the leading global experts for testing, inspection and certification. More than 25,000 employees work at over 1.000 locations in about 50 countries to continually improve technology, systems and expertise. They contribute significantly to making technical innovations such as Industry 4.0, autonomous driving and smart buildings and infrastructures safe and reliable. For more information about TÜV SÜD, visit www.tuvsud.com.
About Spacewell
Spacewell is part of the listed Nemetschek Group, a digital transformation pioneer in the AECO industry. As one of the leading corporate groups 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.
Spacewell’s software and technology solutions focus on the use phase (manage & operate) of buildings. Our main goal is to make buildings work harder for their users. We assist our clients to optimize building maintenance and facility operations and achieve bottom-line savings. And we help them create high-performance workplaces that offer the agility, flexibility, and connectivity needed to support new ways of working. We do this by consolidating life-cycle data, best-practice processes, real-time IoT data, and actionable insights onto a single platform. Spacewell’s product portfolio spans MCS (IWMS), Axxerion (workflow-based property and facility management software), O-Prognose (long-term maintenance planning), Cobundu (Smart Building platform) and Advisory Services. Spacewell was founded in 1989 and currently employs over 300 people across 10 locations.
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About Nemetschek Group
The Nemetschek Group is a pioneer for the digital transformation in the AEC industry. With its software solutions, it covers the complete life cycle of building and infrastructure projects and guides its customers into the future of digitalization. As one of the world’s leading corporate groups, the Nemetschek Group increases quality in the construction process and improves the digital workflow of all those involved in the construction process. Leveraging the software, buildings can be planned, built and operated more efficiently, sustainably and in a resource-saving manner. The focus of the Nemetschek Group is on the use of open standards (OPEN BIM). The portfolio also includes digital solutions for visualization, 3D modeling and animation. The innovative products of the 16 brands in the four customer-oriented divisions are used by approximately six million users worldwide. Founded by Prof. Georg Nemetschek in 1963, the Nemetschek Group today employs more than 3,000 experts.
Publicly listed since 1999 and quoted on the MDAX and TecDAX, the company achieved revenue in the amount of EUR 556.9 million and an EBITDA of EUR 165.7 million in 2019.
BEND, OR, USA, Jan 12, 2021 – Tech Soft 3D, the leading provider of engineering software development toolkits, announces that Canvas GFX is using HOOPS Platform to add 3D CAD model functionality to their newest product, Canvas X3, a powerful new product with the ability to import and access data in more than 90 file formats, including files created in all leading 3D CAD packages.
Canvas GFX’s mission is to advance the way its customers in the aerospace, defense, and manufacturing industries communicate complex information. While the company’s core technical illustration software platform, Canvas X, has long delivered a powerful array of functionality to assist with illustration and documentation workflows, customers had an increasing interest in working with actual 3D models.
“Our software is for organizations that need to visualize complex ideas with precision and clarity, so that people don’t make expensive mistakes when they are building or maintaining complex items,” explained Mike Hibberd, VP of Marketing, Canvas GFX. “This could be anything from creating the wiring diagram for a satellite, to instructions on how to retrofit a decades-old airplane with new parts. When your audience depends on pinpoint accuracy and minute detail, you need illustration software that really gets the point across.”
“The pain point we heard people describing was that every time they wanted a 3D view of a product to include in a piece of technical documentation, they’d have to go back to the CAD engineers to capture an image,” continued Hibberd. “There would be three or four people standing around a screen giving the CAD engineer directions about the specific view they wanted. They’d take a screenshot of it, export it as a PDF, and then have to import it into Canvas. We wanted to streamline and simplify that process.”
A New Offering with Powerful 3D Capabilities
To respond to what it was hearing from its customers, Canvas GFX developed Canvas X3, which represents a huge leap in functionality for the Canvas product line. Notably, it includes the ability to easily import and work with 3D CAD models.
“Canvas X3 allows customers to bring in a 3D CAD file in its raw form, with all of the part data,” said Hibberd. “Users can explode the assembly, rotate it, and otherwise manipulate the parts however they want. In this way, Canvas X3 makes it easy for people to create whatever view they need for the documentation they’re creating. Users can take and retake the shot as many times as they want, all without having to involve a CAD engineer. In essence, Canvas X3 democratizes access to 3D data within the organization.”
HOOPS Platform – a collection of powerful software development kits (SDKs) – was instrumental in the development of Canvas X3. The platform includes HOOPS Exchange, the leading CAD translation SDK, which provides all the integration controls a development team requires to easily build robust CAD data translation into an application. Additionally, the platform contains the HOOPS Visualize SDK, a powerful 3D engine to rapidly render stunning graphics across desktop and mobile platforms, and the HOOPS Publish SDK, which enables applications to publish 3D data in a number of different ways for downstream consumption. For Canvas GFX, partnering with Tech Soft3D made sense on several different levels.
“There was such a close alignment between our company and Tech Soft 3D in terms of functionality, road map, and customer base,” said Hibberd. “As the Canvas solution evolves, we know we have the right partner supporting that evolution.” Hibberd added, “We often talk about technical illustration software in terms of visual communication, but really, it’s about driving measurable, tangible efficiencies in key workflows – and Tech Soft 3D is helping us make that happen.”
About HOOPS Platforms
The HOOPS Platforms combine market-leading 3D technologies for CAD data exchange, visualization and data publishing, along with tight connections to popular modeling kernels. With a single licensing fee, these offerings are the most cost-effective way to leverage the full spectrum of HOOPS functionality for both existing applications and future development projects. Developers interested in evaluating HOOPS Platform can sign up for a free 60-day evaluation.
About Tech Soft 3D
Tech Soft 3D is the leading global provider of development tools that help software teams deliver successful applications. Established in 1996 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon, Tech Soft 3D also has offices in California, France, England and Japan. The company’s toolkit products power nearly 500 unique applications running on hundreds of millions of computers worldwide. For more information, visit www.techsoft3d.com.
LYON, France, Jan 11, 2021 – Datakit, specialist in data transfer between CAD systems, announces that version 2021.1 of its software is now available. It adds a new library for reading the FBX format, support for ACIS .asab files, support for the latest versions of CAD software on the market (JT, Open CASCADE, CATIA V6, Solid Edge, SOLIDWORKS, NX and Rhino) and without forgetting new conversion possibilities in CrossManager.
New FBX format reading library
After writing the FBX format, Datakit is able to offer you to read the .FBX format. The library is able to read binary and ASCII files in FBX format from version 6.1 to 7.7. In addition to geometry, it allows the extraction of texture, instance and assembly data.
New extension for ACIS format
In its ACIS reader, Datakit offers reading of ASCII and binary parts (.sat, .sab) and ASCII assemblies (.asat). In this new version, Datakit adds the reading of binary assemblies (.asab).
Support of new versions of 2D & 3D formats
Datakit, always responsive following the evolution of software, adds support for reading and writing new versions of formats. Datakit tools can now read and convert the formats mentioned below.
More input and output formats for CrossManager
End users, through the CrossManager software, can convert their models using even more combinations:
The table of all possible combinations is available here.
Improvements for the entire software line
Version 2021.1 also benefits from the continuous improvement of dozens of CAD interfaces provided by Datakit. They are, in fact, constantly maintained in order to improve their quality and support new entities, while optimizing execution time.
This concerns CrossManager and plug-ins, used by end users and CrossCad/Ware for software vendors integrating Datakit technology.
Datakit offers the possibility of testing its software by registering on its website.
About Datakit
Datakit is a leading company founded in 1994, specialized in CAD data exchange solutions and services. It offers standalone converters, plug-ins and SDK that import, analyze and export a large number of CAD formats. Datakit exposes a wide range of geometrical and semantic data (assemblies, annotations, metadata, PMI…) through its varied range of products. It also provides support services for the migration of CAD databases to help customers choose the best data transfer solutions. It works closely together with independent software vendors that currently integrate its CAD data exchange solutions to their own software. For more information, visit www.datakit.com.
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Jan 11, 2021 – Consistently trying to minimize simulation turnaround time and accelerate the automatic setup for workflows and processes, BETA CAE Systems announces the release of ANSA/EPILYSIS/META and KOMVOS version 21.1.0.
Highlights of version 21.1.0:
Diversifying multidisciplinary capabilities in ANSA
The introduction of Electronic CAD (eCAD), as well as Electromagnetics, triggers a new potential in our pre-processing fields of expertise and widen the areas of simulation to new perspectives.
In a similar manner, the introduction of Thermal support for Marc and Pam-Crash solvers paves the way for more efficient pre-processing methods.
One step further, and loyal to our goal to provide steady, but at the same time efficient and swift model management techniques, we empowered Modular Environment with extended capabilities. Collaboration with remote users is now further facilitated, allowing the transfer of DM objects between different DMs, the benefits of which are further augmented by the new capability of data compression.
From the discipline-oriented perspective, the already introduced Marc interface gains ground with even more dedicated capabilities, whereas Actran offers extended functionality with numerous additional features. In a similar manner, Crash & Safety fields offer a progressing interface for Impetus solver, along with numerous newly introduced tools for other applications, such as Marionette Positioning for Pam-Crash analysis.
Not to be missed, the enriched optimization capabilities that vest the new version with a new potential for topology optimization, as well as the ability to morph and modify models through VR and Collaboration in ANSA.
Optimization gaining ground with EPILYSIS
The brand new v21.1.0 heads straight for uplifted optimization with the output of shape optimization results in HDF5 format for SOL200. On top of that, enhancements in Contacts algorithm, in sectors such as Penetration checking and output of intermediate results, give boost to the accuracy in engineering solutions and come hand-in-hand with noteworthy enhancements in memory and disk usage peaks reported in .f04 file.
Elevating post-processing capabilities with META
Boosting graphics performance even more, the brand new GPU Accelerated Smooth Light Calculations provide faster first animation loop with less memory consumption, whereas the ability to place annotations around models in real-time, ensures more dynamic post-processing interaction.
Moreover, acknowledging and further promoting post-processing needs and capabilities in the area of Web Collaboration, its interface has arrived with an uplifted look & feel, hosting pages, windows and states for even smoother user interaction.
Vast developments have also taken place in the NVH domain, by the direct support of enforced excitation on tire patch in Modal Response and FRF Assembly, using the large mass method.
Other areas that have recently gained ground in META v21.1.0 are the Crash & Safety, hosting a new tool for the automatic report generation of Human Body Models results. This comes along with a significant speed-up when reading FEMZIP LS-DYNA results, by providing the ability to select and read multiple results simultaneously. On top of that, major performance improvements have also been tracked in ERF and ERF FEMZIP. Specifically, the loading time of ERF and ERF FEMZIP files has been accelerated by approximately 30-35% for both loading geometry and results. The aforementioned implementations, coupled with the support of ERF FEMZIP v11 libraries, boost the overall performance to even greater extend.
Machine Learning in BETA products branching out
Further expanding Machine Learning (ML) potential via its integration in KOMVOS through ANSA, as implemented in prior versions, the brand new version offers advanced capabilities for incremental learning, as well as a fine tuning of Machine Learning parameters, such as Train / Test ratio, Cross Validation and Confidence level.
On top of that, the introduction and implementation of ML Toolkit v2.0, the new version of Tensorflow (2.2.1), offers an updated and synchronized packaging for both Linux & Windows.
For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document.
Compatibility and Supported Platforms
ANSA files saved by all the first and second point releases of a major version are compatible to each other. New major versions can read files saved by previous ones but not vice versa.
META Project files saved from version 21.1.0 are compatible and can be opened by META version 16.0.0 or later. To be readable by META versions earlier than v16.0.0, they have to be saved selecting the option “Version 16.0.0” or “Version <16.0.0”.
*Support for Mac OS has been discontinued.
**Support for 32-bit platform has been discontinued for all operating systems.
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Where to download from
What to download
All files required for the installation of this version reside in the folders named “BETA_CAE_Systems_v21.1.0” and are dated as of December 28, 2020. These files should replace any pre-releases or other files downloaded prior to that date.
The distribution of this version of our pre- and post-processing suite is packaged in one, single, unified installation file, that invokes the respective installer and guides the procedure for the installation of the required components.
For the installation of the software on each platform type, download from the respective folders, the .sh file for Linux or the .msi file for Windows.
In addition to the above, optionally, the META Viewer is available to be downloaded for each supported platform.
The tutorials and the example files reside in the folder named “TUTORIALS”. This folder includes the complete package of the tutorials and example files, and a package with only the updated ones.
The Abaqus libraries required for the post-processing of Abaqus .odb files are included in the installation package and can be optionally unpacked.
Earlier software releases are also available in the sub-directory called “Previous_Versions” or in a folder named after the product and version number.
About BETA CAE Systems
BETA CAE Systems is a private engineering software company committed to the development of state of the art CAE software systems that meet the requirements of all simulation disciplines. The company’s products, the ANSA pre-processor/ EPILYSIS solver and META post-processor suite, and SPDRM, the simulation-process-data-and-resources manager, hold a worldwide leading position across a range of industries, including the automotive, railway vehicles, aerospace, motorsports, chemical processes engineering, energy, electronics, heavy machinery, power tools, and biomechanics.
Committed to its mission to produce best-in-class CAE software systems, BETA CAE Systems offers products that consistently exceed expectations and provides exemplary technical support to its customers. The company’s continuously growth attest to the high level of customer satisfaction and user confidence. For more information, visit http://www.beta-cae.com.
GHENT, Belgium, Jan 11, 2021 – The Bricsys team is pleased to welcome Pongpeera Chawalathawat as Head of Territory Sales for the ASEAN region.
Pongpeera Chawalathawat
Pongpeera joins Bricsys with extensive experience in sales, marketing and business development. Prior to joining Hexagon AB, Pongpeera worked as a reseller revenue management and strategic consultant for Autodesk, DS SOLIDWORKS and IoT solution with PTC Inc. His career extended to leading both enterprise and startup initiatives. Pongpeera contributed to Autodesk and DS SOLIDWORKS channel success in Thailand, making Metro Systems Corporation PCL one of Thailand’s largest CAD partners.
“I can’t wait to introduce BricsCAD to ASEAN. It is a great opportunity to present the benefits of BricsCAD to the market. Customers have been waiting for a robust CAD tool, and BricsCAD is the solution,” stated Pongpeera. “As a channel partner, I understand what it takes to launch a product and live the journey of a successful channel network. Most importantly, I look forward to making the Bricsys partners successful and driving sustainable growth together.”
Chris Lee, Bricsys VP of APAC, commented: “The Bricsys team is excited to welcome Pongpeera Chawalathawat as our new sales leader for ASEAN. The ASEAN region plays a critical role in the world’s economy. Pongpeera’s work will help Bricsys deliver on our commitment to bring the best open BIM and AI-based CAD Technology to our clients and business partners, all in DWG. Pongpeera will bring new energy into the CAD and Channel Partner community across the ASEAN region.”
About Bricsys
Bricsys is a global provider of dwg engineering design software brought to market under the BricsCAD brand. For more information, visit https://www.bricsys.com.
SOMERVILLE, MA, USA, Jan 11, 2021 – Formlabs, a leading 3D printing company, today announced Castable Wax 40 Resin at CES 2021, a game-changing jewelry material with industry-leading casting reliability. Castable Wax 40 Resin is the 30th proprietary resin to be added to Formlabs material library, and the 12th in the last year. The introduction of Castable Wax 40 Resin at CES further demonstrates that the next era of 3D printing won’t be driven by hardware, but by materials. End-use products are only as good as the materials that make them, and the groundbreaking materials that Formlabs develops represent 3D printing’s role as a driving force of innovative, customized consumer products across industries.
Formlabs is now not only a leader in 3D printing hardware but also in resin development. Since becoming one of the first 3D printing companies to vertically integrate their material development, Formlabs has introduced more than a dozen new resins and its material science department has played a crucial role in spurring innovation throughout 2020, including providing the FDA approved, biocompatible materials needed to 3D print COVID-19 test swabs during the shortage in early 2020. Biocompatibility is a major mover in 3D printing, and Formlabs is leading that drive. In the past year, Formlabs has introduced 6 new biocompatible resins expanding their use in dental application by nearly double.
With the launch of Castable Wax 40 Resin, Formlabs continues to focus on bringing reliable, accessible, production-oriented jewelry products to market. It’s easy for jewelers to go digital with Castable Wax 40 Resin. With unmatched casting reliability, Castable Wax 40 Resin produces results similar to blue carving wax, the traditional material used in lost wax casting. They achieved this by developing a 40 percent wax-filled material that is capable of supporting traditional casting conditions. Castable Wax 40 Resin provides jewelers with greater versatility and design freedom than traditional processes all while digitizing their workflow to enable greater efficiency. Castable Wax 40 Resin provides extraordinary end results in a hybrid workflow such as lost wax casting.
“The advancements happening in material science are providing the 3D printing industry with a new level of utility and versatility,” said Dávid Lakatos, Chief Product Officer at Formlabs. “When revolutionary materials are combined with the unique structures 3D printers can create, the end products better meet the needs and expectations of consumers. With our rapidly growing array of materials, we are able to continually expand the list of industries that can benefit from 3D printing.”
The latest material in Formlabs’ library, Castable Wax 40 Resin, demonstrates the company’s commitment to incorporating user feedback into the material development process. Formlabs worked with GIA, the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls, and Rio Grande, one of the largest jewelry findings, tools, and equipment suppliers in the world, to develop the qualities of Castable Wax 40 Resin that make it ideally suited for end-use jewelry.
Kathy Bui, Formlabs Engineering Vertical Lead, added: “Resins can be soft and stretchy, tough and sturdy, strong and rigid and they can also be biocompatible and FDA approved to be in contact with the skin or mucous membranes. At Formlabs, we’re always working on pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in additive manufacturing and materials are central to that. New materials unlock new applications, from everyday products like a pair of shoes used in a marathon to medical devices and surgical guides that assist in the operating room.”
For more information on Formlabs’ material science development and Castable Wax 40 Resin, click here. Castable Wax 40 Resin is available to users starting today.
About Formlabs
Formlabs is expanding access to digital fabrication, so anyone can make anything. Headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts with offices in Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, Hungary, and North Carolina, Formlabs is the professional 3D printer of choice for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision makers around the globe. Formlabs products include the Form 3, Form 3B, Form 3L, and Form 3BL powered by an advanced form of stereolithography (SLA) called Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ 3D printing, Form Wash and Form Cure post-processing solutions, Fuse 1 SLS 3D printer, and Form Cell manufacturing solution. Through its Factory Solutions offering for industrial users, Formlabs provides the factories of tomorrow with the flexibility and versatility needed for demanding, evolving industrial applications. Formlabs also develops its own suite of high-performance materials that continue to push the boundaries for 3D printing, as well as best-in-class 3D printing software. For more information visit formlabs.com.
PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, Jan 11, 2021 – Navantia and Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) are substantially decreasing the design time and boosting the performance of next-generation navy vessels, such as F-110 frigates and S-80 submarines. Through a new strategic agreement, Navantia engineers will leverage Ansys’ solutions as part of the Shipyard 4.0 Integrated Business Management System — Navantia’s leading-edge technology platform that includes digital technologies across the operational lifecycle of navy ships to improve product quality and speed production.
Ansys HFSS Simulates Electromagnetic Field Radiation from Three Ship Antennas
To enhance ship design, maximize construction speed and minimize development costs, engineering processes and procedures must ensure that simulation tools and data are fused across the enterprise digital ecosystem and throughout a vessel’s lifecycle. This collaboration equips Navantia engineers with Ansys’ comprehensive suite of simulation solutions to spur the development of highly advanced frigates and submarines — significantly lessening vessel signatures, decreasing the impact of external and environmental threats and producing lightweight and optimized components.
Integrating Ansys’ solutions drastically improves Navantia’s simulation process and data management capabilities and automates engineering workflows across Navantia’s digital thread to heighten operational efficiency. Additionally, physics-based digital twins will help ship engineers monitor performance and maintenance requirements of deployed vessels, helping to promote the safety and productivity of naval warfighters.
“Ansys is furthering Shipyard 4.0’s mission by providing industry-leading simulation solutions and digital twin technology to our entire digital enterprise. This serves as a formidable force multiplier for increasing our innovation capacity and represents a dynamic new direction for engineering smart products and services,” said Donato Martinez, chief technology officer at Navantia. “Under this new agreement, Ansys will empower our engineers to create a multitude of bold new designs, improve simulation fidelity, dramatically boost product performance and cut development time and cost.”
“Together with Navantia, we are building highly advanced smart ships that provide lifesaving abilities,” said Prith Banerjee, chief technology officer at Ansys. “Ansys will support Navantia by enhancing a clear digitization strategy within an open environment and enabling a robust shared knowledge infrastructure for their engineering teams, which will improve collaboration. Additionally, Ansys solutions will drive engineering productivity, creating highly efficient workflows that were inconceivable only a few years ago.”
About Ansys
If you’ve ever seen a rocket launch, flown on an airplane, driven a car, used a computer, touched a mobile device, crossed a bridge or put on wearable technology, chances are you’ve used a product where Ansys software played a critical role in its creation. Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation. Through our strategy of Pervasive Engineering Simulation, we help the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, we help them solve the most complex design challenges and create products limited only by imagination. Founded in 1970, Ansys is headquartered south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Visit www.ansys.com for more information.
