MANCHESTER, NH, USA, Jul 9, 2020 – Newforma, provider of Project Information Management (PIM) software for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners (AECO) worldwide, announces Newforma Project Center v12.4 is generally available. This release includes the highly anticipated integration with Autodesk BIM 360, the latest updates for integrations with Autodesk Revit 2021, AutoCAD 2021, and Navisworks 2021, and more.

“As project information continues to become fractured across cloud services and file storage locations, it’s getting increasingly hard to manage. Newforma Project Center remains unique with its powerful search and centralized dashboard, which helps you get the information you need regardless of where it’s stored,” said Aaron Kivett, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Newforma. “Adding integration with BIM 360 strengthens Project Center’s ability to bring people, data, and processes together to help design professionals deliver projects brilliantly.”

Project Center v12.4 Release Highlights 

Autodesk Integration Updates

Annual updates for integrations with Autodesk Revit 2021, AutoCAD 2021, and Navisworks 2021.

Autodesk BIM 360 – Early Adopter
The integration with BIM 360 further streamlines collaboration for Newforma customers, providing increased flexibility to view, search, and manage their BIM 360 files directly within Newforma Project Center. Other features of the new BIM 360 integration include the ability to:

1. Connect one, or more BIM 360 folders to a Newforma Project
2. Upload, view, download, edit, and delete files hosted on BIM 360 from within Project Center
3. Transfer, share, archive, and create relationships to files hosted on BIM 360
4. Search the contents of files hosted on BIM 360
5. Quickly view files, including Autodesk Revit models, hosted on BIM 360 using the Forge Viewer

New Restricted User Role

While most internal users need access to all projects within a firm, some circumstances require restricted access to projects. The new role provides flexibility to restrict project visibility only to projects that they are team members on.

About Newforma

Newforma’s industry-leading Project Information Management (PIM) software streamlines communication, manages files, and simplifies construction administration for architects, engineers, contractors, and owners. Our software will reduce the amount of time spent on administrative tasks, streamline project workflows, and power real-time collaboration for project teams. Newforma software has more than 122,000 users in more than 1,200 firms. For more information, visit www.newforma.com.

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ANDOVER, MA, USA, Jul 8, 2020 – Aras, the only resilient platform provider for digital industrial applications, today announced the release of a new application, Digital Twin Core, adding to the set of Aras low-code capabilities for creating and managing digital twins. The Aras Digital Twin Core application provides powerful new functionality for defining the digital twin configuration – the virtual representation of a specific physical asset or unique product instance. This provides the necessary context to interpret and analyze Internet of Things (IoT) sensor data for complicated scenarios such as predictive maintenance, performance optimization, over-the-air software updates and others.

Current digital twin initiatives focus on maintenance effectiveness, recalls, closed-loop quality, product innovation, and production throughput. Problems occur during analysis due to a lack of context or inaccuracies about that asset or product.

“As a real-world asset is maintained, updated and retrofitted, companies need the ability to easily reflect the real-time accurate status of the digital twin configuration,” said Peter Schroer, Founder and CEO of Aras. “Without an accurate configuration twin, companies risk analysis misinterpretations that lead to incorrect actions, safety issues and liability scenarios.”

Aras Digital Twin Core creates and manages the exact digital representation of an individual physical asset and its changes over time. This digital twin configuration mirrors a specific unit in operation such as an individual vehicle by VIN or aircraft by tail number. Digital Twin Core provides a low-code editor for modeling, adapting and extending highly sophisticated configuration twin representations. When combined with Aras 3D dynamic product navigation and graph views users gain advanced visualization to see digital twin relationships throughout the product structure.

Related Aras functionality further extends Digital Twin Core capabilities for complex scenarios. Connectors to existing systems – such as ERP, PDM, CAD and others – provide connectivity to derive and persist configuration twin data from other sources and ensure digital thread traceability across the lifecycle. Open APIs enable connections with IoT cloud services and data lakes to bring together configuration twins with time series sensor data for analysis. Then, simulation management with Aras enables the combination of configuration twins in simulations with real world loading data for insights into wear & tear, stress impacts, and other effects that result from ongoing operation of the asset.

“As manufacturers continue to digitally transform and product, supply chain, and operation complexity increases, manufacturers and owner operators are using digital twins to optimize product and asset quality and improve the customer experience. The ability to manage an assets configuration as it changes overtime is a foundational element to an effective digital twin strategy,” said Jeff Hojlo, Program Director of Product Innovation at IDC.

About Aras

Aras provides a resilient platform for digital industrial applications. Its open, low code technology enables the rapid delivery of flexible, upgradeable solutions for the engineering, manufacturing and maintenance of complex products. Aras’ platform and product lifecycle management applications connect users in all disciplines and functions to critical product data and processes across the lifecycle and throughout the extended supply chain. Airbus, Audi, Denso, GE, GM, Honda, Kawasaki, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, and Nissan are investing in the platform to manage complex change and traceability. Visit www.aras.com to learn more and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

CAMPBELL, CA, USA, Jul 8, 2020 – Digital manufacturing innovator VELO3D announced today that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement in South Korea with AVACO, a leader in industrial equipment manufacturing of flat panel display, semiconductor and photovoltaic applications. AVACO will represent VELO3D in South Korea through sales, service, and applications support. AVACO will take delivery of a Sapphire printer at the end of July and is currently building a demo center in their Daegu office. This will be the first VELO3D system in South Korea, and third VELO3D system in Asia Pacific.

“AVACO has enjoyed tremendous growth over the past few years due to our forte in manufacturing industrial products and we are ready to add 3D printing to our portfolio of technologies,” says Kwang-Hyun Kim, CEO of AVACO. “VELO3D‘s integrated solution of Flow advanced pre-print software, Sapphire printer, and Assure quality management software is a breakthrough for advanced manufacturing, reducing constraints and enabling design freedom, quality assurance and improved performance. We are excited to bring this cutting-edge technology to our Korean customers.”08

“South Korea is one of the fastest growing economies in Asia Pacific and there’s fantastic potential for 3D printing adoption, given the country’s industrial backbone,” says Benny Buller, Founder and CEO of VELO3D. “We are proud to welcome AVACO into our distribution network and look forward to our mutual success.”

3D metal printing, also known as metal additive manufacturing (AM), is a promising component of the digital transformation movement that is reducing reliance on analog manufacturing methodologies. Starting with a CAD file, additive manufacturing builds production metal parts using lasers to fuse together fine metal powder, layer by layer. Common advantages include complex designs, accelerated timelines, and reduction in raw materials when compared to traditional manufacturing techniques.

AVACO is publicly traded on Korea Stock exchange and is registered under the ticker KOSDAQ: 083930

About VELO3D

VELO3D empowers companies to manufacture anything. By bringing together innovations in software, hardware, and process control, VELO3D created the industry’s first SupportFree solution for 3D metal printing, enabling unlimited design innovation by reducing the need for support structures in metal additive manufacturing. The company’s Sapphire System is built with a semiconductor mindset on quality assurance, ensuring repeatability and dependability throughout serial manufacturing. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, VELO3D helps companies deliver immediate business impact by making the impossible, possible. To learn more, please visit www.velo3D.com.

About AVACO CO., LTD

AVACO is a global supplier of thin-film solution that specializes in manufacturing of sputtering (PVD) equipment and atomic layer deposition equipment. In addition to the thin-film technology, AVACO provides turnkey solution with various BEOL and factory automation equipment for large-scale substrate including architectural glass. Derived from the expertise that is proven over a decade for delivering world class mass production equipment, AVACO also provides contract manufacturing service for all equipment that encompasses all stages of production for flat panel display, semiconductor, and photovoltaic applications. To learn more, please visit www.avaco.com.

MUNICH, Germany, Jul 8, 2020 – The Nemetschek Group, one of the leading software providers for the building industry, today announced its next-generation workflow solution, Integrated Design, at GRAPHISOFT’s Building Together digital event. The solution presents a paradigm shift for the building industry, enabling architects, structural engineers, and MEP engineers to increase collaboration by working as agile teams.

According to recent studies, the productivity of the construction industry grew by only one percent annually over the last 20 years. As a result, the industry lags far behind other sectors. In addition, cost or time overruns occur in a large majority of projects. The lack of productivity gains and the inefficiencies are partly due to the loose connection between the different professions, who typically work on their own dataset separately. In the design process of a building, currently 30 percent of the time is spent on coordination between architects, structural and MEP engineers, energy experts, and others.

“We must challenge the traditional processes of our industry to improve. Our vision is to help design professionals move from an asynchronous, data-protective way of working to agile cross-disciplinary teams, where they share all essential project information in real-time,” said Viktor Várkonyi, Chief Division Officer of the Planning & Design Division and member of the Executive Board of the Nemetschek Group, at the Building Together digital event. “For instance, instead of perfecting collision detection, why not invent processes that avoid those collisions occurring? Our technology will enable our customers to spend the majority of their valuable time on the creative design process.”

Led by GRAPHISOFT, RISA and SCIA, numerous brands of the Nemetschek Group have been involved in the development of this multidisciplinary teamwork environment. “Our Group approach of putting customers first and driving open standards and interoperability has formed the basis for this innovation,” Viktor explained.

“With this new integrated approach, architects, structural engineers, and MEP engineers can work together on design processes, in a more cross-functional, interactive, and collaborative manner,” explained Huw Roberts, CEO of GRAPHISOFT. “It is exciting to see how the Nemetschek Group brands joined forces in developing this next-generation tool.”

With the BIM working method as a joint database, all disciplines work on their own tasks and parameter sets in a centralized model. “Model duplication should be a thing of the past,” said Amber Freund, CEO of RISA. “Architects and engineers can work as one integrated multidisciplinary team and with real collaboration. This will allow them to present fast decisions focusing on customer needs,” added Hilde Sevens, CEO of SCIA.

“The Integrated Design workflow will significantly change the way architects and engineers work together,” says Viktor. “The result will be great buildings delivered on time and on budget – a novelty for the building Industry.”

For more information about Integrated Design, please visit https://buildingtogether.graphisoft.hu/solutions/workflows/integrated-design

About GRAPHISOFT

GRAPHISOFT empowers teams to create great architecture, through award-winning software solutions, learning programs, and professional services for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry. Archicad, the architects’ BIM software of choice, offers a complete end-to-end design and documentation workflow for architectural and integrated architectural and engineering practices of any size. BIMx, the most popular mobile and web BIM app, extends the BIM experience to include all stakeholders in the building design, delivery, and operations lifecycle. BIMcloud, the AEC industry’s first and most advanced cloud-based team collaboration solution, makes real-time collaboration possible across the globe regardless of the size of the project and the speed or quality of the team members’ network connection. GRAPHISOFT is part of the Nemetschek Group. To learn more visit www.graphisoft.com

About RISA

RISA has been developing leading-edge structural design and optimization software for over 30 years. Our products are used by 24 of the top 25 US design firms in over 70 countries around the world for towers, skyscrapers, airports, stadiums, petrochemical facilities, bridges, roller coasters, and everything in between. The seamless integration of RISA-3D, RISAFloor, RISAFoundation, RISAConnection, RISA-2D, and RISASection creates a powerful, versatile, and intuitive structural design environment, ready to tackle almost any design challenge.

About SCIA

Founded in 1974, SCIA has become one of the world’s leading developers of structural design and analysis software that supports the OpenBIM process. SCIA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the globally operating Nemetschek Group, a leading global software provider for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction market (AEC) and the only corporate group covering the entire lifecycle of construction and infrastructure projects, currently counting over 5 million customers worldwide. SCIA’s core purpose is to help users to create their best structural designs. To do so, the company provides powerful, cutting-edge software through a continual process of improvement, innovation, and customer input. SCIA provides solutions for any type of company and engineering workflow, from a federated to an integrated model.

SCIA Engineer is an integrated, multi-material structural analysis and design software for all kinds of structures. Its wide range of functionality makes it the ideal partner for the design of office buildings, industrial plants, bridges, or any other project, all within the same easy-to-use environment. The software is powered by SCIA’s dedicated and passionate team of structural engineering devotees. SCIA Engineer supports OpenBIM and is IFC certified for import and export.

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.

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, Jul 8, 2020 – Engineering teams are developing cleaner, faster and highly advanced electric aircraft using Ansys (NASDAQ: ANSS) simulation solutions. Through a new sponsorship with Air Race E, Ansys technologies will help accelerate the design of innovative all-electric race planes competing in the 2021 Air Race E World Championship, a series of international air racing competitions that are spurring the future technology developments needed to drive more sustainable aviation.

Flying as fast as 400 km/h (250 mph) on a tight oval racing circuit around demanding corners creates tremendous engineering challenges for electric aircraft. The power electronics and battery management system must safely and optimally handle the rapid discharge of significant battery energy during a race. This presents considerable thermal management issues, requiring extensive external and internal aerodynamic and aerothermal configuration redesign. Additionally, the electric powertrain must be integrated and optimized to deliver a race-winning performance. Ansys’ portfolio of simulation solutions will provide key insights for each Air Race E racing team.

Ansys solutions will help team engineers significantly improve batteries and battery management systems to deliver more power with less weight penalty, create small electric machines that are reliable and efficient, design electric powertrains equipped with power electronics to overcome thermal and high voltage challenges, and perform safe system-wide integration. Air Race E serves as a testbed for furthering the development and adoption of these clean technologies for urban air mobility and commercial airplanes.

“Lacking historical design precedent for these highly sophisticated electric aircraft, simulation remains the only way to safely develop innovative technologies under incredibly tight deadlines,” said Jeff Zaltman, founder and CEO, Air Race Events. “Partnering with Ansys, Air Race E teams will leverage leading-edge simulation technology to design new aircraft, achieve world-class performance levels and cross the finish line at incredible speeds. These advances will help usher in the next chapter of electric aviation.”

“Together, Air Race E and Ansys are accelerating the journey to sustainable aviation, empowering Air Race E teams to cost-effectively develop new aircraft that will shape the future of electric flight,” said Shane Emswiler, senior vice president, Ansys. “Ansys’ portfolio of physics-based and system-level simulation technologies will enable the design of cutting-edge electric systems to increase the efficiency of each aircraft, maximize power output throughout the demanding races and redefine what is possible in electric aviation.”

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. For more information, visit www.ansys.com.

HELSINKI, Finland, Jul 7, 2020 – NAPA pleased to announce the availability of the first NAPA Release of 2020, NAPA Release 2020.1.

What’s new in NAPA Release 2020.1:

Hull Form and Compartment Modeling

The hull form modeling experience has been taken into a new level with NAPA Designer. The latest release contains many improvements for the modeling tools and visualization.

Curves are the base for the NAPA native surfaces and the curve modeling tools have been improved, in order to create grid curves faster and shape them easier according to the needs. For example the curve definitions can be amended and modified easier than before, and the curve interpolation methods are easy to change.

The compartment visualization has been improved with a possibility to visualize the surface representation, calculation sections and edge curves.

Different compartment visualization options in NAPA Designer

With the new compartment definition tool, a compartment can be created by clicking a point on the graphics. The resulting compartment is created based on the bounding surfaces in the structure arrangement table.

A compartment model can be exported into all supported formats, such as the HTML format. The exported file includes the hierarchical tree, name, color and other properties such as the volume, center of gravity and loading purpose.

The exported compartment model (in the HTML format) in a web browser

More information on the hull form and compartment modeling can be found in NAPA Release Notes 2020.1.

Hydrostatic and Stability Calculations

General Improvements

The stability calculations in NAPA have been updated by a set of several smaller improvements and error corrections, for example to container loading, probabilistic damage stability calculations, stability criteria and several Manager applications.

The application for Second Generation Intact Stability (SGIS) calculation has been updated according to the latest updates in the document SDC 7/WP.6.

Feedback from our customers is very important for us, in order to develop our tools to serve better the needs of the industry. One of these improvements for the probabilistic damage stability analysis acc. to SOLAS II-1, is the output of watertight limits for structural design purposes in PROB Manager. The limits are generated based on the damage conditions contributing to the current attained index, and therefore it can be used to measure the maximum pressure heads against the hull and internal bulkheads. The application includes also a tool to produce the limits for new unprotected and weathertight openings for which the damage stage selection may be different when compared with the new tool. The limit surfaces can be visualized easily with the 3D model in NAPA Designer.

Watertight limits in PROB Manager for different purposes

Visualization of external watertight limits in NAPA Designer

A new stability criteria has been added, in order to analyse the maximum dynamic heeling angle the ship may reach when subjected to a step-wise external heeling moment.

New stability criterion type in NAPA

More information on the stability calculation related updates can be found in NAPA Release Notes 2020.1

Submarine Design Application

Submarine design differs quite a lot when compared to the traditional ship design. The new application of NAPA for submarines takes into account the special aspects of submarines, by providing easy-to-use tools for the hull shape, compartment and structure design as well as stability and weight calculation. The NAPA submarine design application helps to reduce design lead time and improves design quality with consistent design data.

A submarine model designed with NAPA

NAPA Submarine Design application works on NAPA Designer, directly integrated into the open 3D model, and is used simultaneously with the standard geometry toolset and 3D visualization of NAPA Designer. It also provides special tools for outputting the needed information to be further utilized in reports.

Structural Design with NAPA Steel

Building Blocks

The structure model can be now divided into building blocks. It is possible to have multiple block systems and each blocks limits can be defined using coordinate limits or set of surfaces. The block system can be also exported from NAPA to other CAD file formats.

List Output

A list output can now also be produced directly from NAPA Designer for the structure model. The list output supports all object types and quantities available in NAPA. The output can be sorted, filtered and grouped as wished. The listing can be also limited by building blocks or by clipping box. The produced list output can be exported into Microsoft Excel.

Commenting Tool with Improved Features

Commenting has been released now first time as an official NAPA Designer feature. Commenting is a built-in platform for exchanging and reviewing comments regarding the model. The comments can contain for example snapshot images from the model and other file attachments. The comments markers are visible on the graphics.

Commenting tool in NAPA Designer

NAPA Drafting

Now, any kind of drawing can be created with NAPA Drafting since we have added the most significant update which is the support for the arbitrary section. In other words, now a section with an inclined plane or a predefined surface of any kind can be created easily. The annotation rules have been added to help to speed up the drawing creation. With those, the user can define a predefined set of annotations that are added to the section automatically after the import of a section. NAPA Drafting user interface has also gone through a facelift with the updated icons and colors.

FEM with More Meshing Options

Finite Element Meshing improvements include updated automatic meshing tools, in order to take into account better structural details such as seams, holes, cut-outs, notches and end-cuts. Intuitive fine mesh tools for mesh refinement for local analysis are also now available. The FE mesh quality can be analyzed with the FE Mesh Check Tool and the visualization of the FE mesh has been improved.

FE Meshing in NAPA

New Interface Options

Renewed AM Interface

The Interface from NAPA structure model to Aveva Marine is completely renewed with new technology based on APIs of NAPA and AM. This has improved the reliability and usability of this interface to a completely new level. The interface is intended to continue in AM Hull detail and production design work started in NAPA Designer.

Solid CAD Interface

Another new interface based on NAPA API technology is the Solid CAD Interface. It produces a solid 3D step file from NAPA Designer structure model. The solid model has real plate thicknesses instead of molded surfaces and in addition stiffener and bracket geometry is corrected based on correct material side of the structures. The interface is intended to support any design activity which needs the accurate structure geometry, for example 3D outfitting design.

Difference between surface model and solid model

More information on NAPA Steel can be found in NAPA Release Notes 2020.1.

About NAPA

In its 30 years of operation, NAPA has become a global leader in software, services and data analysis for the maritime industry; providing best in class data-led solutions for safety, efficiency and productivity in both ship design and operations.

NAPA operates globally, with 11 offices across Asia, Europe and the Americas supported by its Helsinki headquarters. To date, NAPA has 420 user organizations for its design solutions and over 2,500 installations onboard vessels. For more information, visit www.napa.fi