MAYSVILLE, KY, USA, Feb 20, 2020 – Carlson Software continues to expand its representation in Europe, naming Pawel Grabowski of Warsaw, Poland, as the company’s Regional Sales Director for its land development product line in Eastern Europe.

Pawel Grabowski

The countries Grabowski will be covering include his homeland of Poland, plus the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Belarus, Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, and Moldova. “I look forward to conducting sales and training seminars for both dealers and customers, as well as visiting Carlson’s existing dealers and customers to better meet their needs. I will also be attending regional conferences,” he says.

Grabowski has worked as a land surveyor both during his education in Geodesy and Cartography at the Military University of Technology in Warsaw and following it. He has also worked as a sales manager for a dealer of surveying equipment in Poland, responsible for the sales of GNSS receivers, total stations, and 3D laser measurement devices.

“Carlson Software is very popular in Eastern Europe through its data collection software options, SurvCE and SurvPC, but many regional surveyors are not aware that Carlson also produces good quality hardware and office software,” notes Grabowski. “My aim is to educate people that Carlson has the full solution – that it can efficiently take them from field to finish.”

In addition to attending the Western Geodetic Society’s Geoforum 2020 in Lviv, Ukraine, to be held April 1 to 3, Grabowski and members of the Carlson EMEA team are organizing a dealer meeting to be held in Cracow, Poland, on June 11 and 12.

The Carlson Software land development product line includes both hardware and software for the agricultural, aerial mapping, civil engineering, construction, data collection, GIS, and land surveying industries. Carlson also provides comprehensive solutions for machine control and mining.

Grabowski can be reached via email at pgrabowski@carlsonsw.com or by phone at +48 888 888 038 or by Skype at p.grabowski23. For more information about the complete line of Carlson Software, visit www.carlsonsw.com

SUNNYVALE, CA, USA, Feb 20, 2020 – Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) has opened its Call for Speakers for the 2020 Trimble Dimensions User Conference, which will be held November 2-4 at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Emphasizing education, innovation and networking, this biennial event is a premier opportunity for speakers to share insights and real-world experiences.

Of particular interest to the thousands of attendees at Dimensions are sessions to learn about and experience groundbreaking technology trends in construction, geospatial surveying and mapping, autonomy, civil engineering, architecture and design, agriculture, transportation, utilities and more.

Those interested in presenting at an educational session can learn more at dimensions.trimble.com/sessions/call-for-speakers, and may submit speaker proposals through April 8, 2020. Notifications of acceptance will be made in early June, and speakers will receive a significantly discounted full-conference registration rate.

Additional information about Trimble Dimensions, including registration details, will be available in the coming weeks.

About Trimble Dimensions International User Conference

Trimble Dimensions User Conference showcases how technology is transforming the way professionals work to achieve success. During three days, attendees have ongoing opportunities for sharing knowledge, networking with industry leaders, building relationships, developing new contacts, and discovering how to overcome challenges in today’s competitive business environment. Highlights include more than 500 educational sessions, many offering professional development hour (PDH) credits; hands-on software training; keynote and executive-level presentations; an on-site innovation Expo; and opportunities to see Trimble solutions at work.

For more information, visit dimensions.trimble.com or email trimble_dimensions@trimble.com.

About Trimble 

Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.

PARIS, France, Feb 20, 2020 – GRAITEC, an international Autodesk reseller for AEC and Manufacturing and an Autodesk® Platinum Partner across Europe, is delighted to announce the achievement of CAM Certification for Autodesk’s Advanced Manufacturing solutions.

As manufacturing companies push the boundaries of both design and production workflows, Autodesk’s Advance Manufacturing solutions enable them to make anything and overcome challenges that they may not currently have a solution for using existing CAM and CNC machinery.

Steve Houlder, GRAITEC COO comments: The CAM certification represents an excellent achievement by our manufacturing team and further enhances our global Create & Fabricate strategy whilst giving us the capability to help our Autodesk manufacturing clients enhance their production workflows and take advantage of advanced manufacturing solutions to deliver innovation both now and in the future.

Nick Johns, Head of Digital Manufacturing UK said; “We are delighted to have become certified as an Autodesk CAM Specialised Partner. Having a robust digital manufacturing strategy is critical in order to transform the ways our manufacturing customers design, make and sell products, to help them make better, more innovative products, to sell more, and generate greater profits through the future of making.

Graitec are one of the largest Autodesk platinum partners in the world so this accreditation will allow us to support our clients even further on their journey to digital manufacturing excellence and position Graitec as the partner of choice for manufacturing organisations in the UK”

Jas Pawar, UK Sales Manager for Advanced Digital Manufacturing explains: The CAM certification will allow Graitec to support the Manufacturing industry to do More with Less and achieve the impossible with premium CAM software solutions; PowerMill, FeatureCAM, PowerShape & PowerInspect. Our customers will be in prime position to take advantage by Making, Fabricating, Printing and Inspecting their parts faster than ever!

Autodesk Advanced Manufacturing solutions meet the needs of a huge variety of manufacturers ranging from those who are still using manual programming methods and need to expand, existing manufacturing companies that have previously invested in CAM software they have started to outgrow, through to companies whose investment in CNC machinery stretches to millions and have the need to maximise machine potential in order to speed up investment returns.

About GRAITEC

Founded in 1986, GRAITEC is an international Autodesk Partner across Europe, North America and Russia including an Autodesk Developer Partner, delivering high-performance Manufacturing, Simulation, Fabrication and Data Management solutions and consultancy through their Create, Simulate, Fabricate and Manage global strategy. Operating throughout 50 offices across 11 countries worldwide, GRAITEC goals is to offer productivity, efficiency and performance solutions and consulting to its customers in both the AEC and Manufacturing arena’s. With 550 employees, GRAITEC is an innovation focused company whose products are used by more than 100,000 professionals worldwide. For more information, please visit www.graitec.com.

PITTSBURGH, PA, USA, Feb 20, 2020 – ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS) announced that Robert Calderoni and Ravi Vijayaraghavan have accepted appointments to the ANSYS, Inc. Board of Directors effective March 1, 2020 – bringing with them decades of executive strategy and technological innovation, as well as business and financial experience.

Robert Calderoni has more than three decades of executive experience leading large, multinational software, technology and service companies. He currently serves as the chairman of Citrix Systems, Inc., a multinational software company that provides applications, software as a service and cloud computing technologies. Prior to his current role, he was the executive chairman of Citrix and served as its interim chief executive officer and president. Previously, he was the chairman and chief executive officer of Ariba, Inc., a cloud applications and business network company until it was acquired by SAP AG and served as a member of the global managing board and president of SAP Cloud at SAP. Prior to joining Ariba, he held senior finance roles at Apple and IBM and served as chief financial officer of Avery Dennison Corporation, a publicly traded industrial materials company.

Ravi Vijayaraghavan is a senior partner at Bain & Company, Inc., a management consulting firm, and director and head of its Asia-Pacific technology practice, as well as a member of its global partner promotion and compensation committee. Over his 25-year career, Ravi has played an integral leadership role in establishing and expanding Bain’s technology and telecommunication practice across the Asia-Pacific region. He is a senior member of Bain’s mergers & acquisitions, private equity and telecommunications, media and technology practices. His experience spans a broad range of technology markets, including software, hardware, semiconductors, and services, as well as mobile and fixed telecommunications operations across geographies in North America, Europe and Asia. He is a member of the board of overseers for WGBH, a Boston-based public broadcaster, and previously served as a member of the board of the Singapore Land Authority.

“We are proud to have Bob Calderoni and Ravi Vijayaraghavan join the Ansys board,” said Ronald W. Hovsepian, Ansys chairman of the board. “Bob has a deep knowledge of engineering technology challenges, a strategic vision and a proven track record of success in bringing innovative digital solutions to market. Ravi brings extensive experience and expertise in business transformation and the global operational management of high-tech companies.”

“Both Bob and Ravi are accomplished leaders with tremendous experience in business management, innovation and finance,” said Ajei Gopal, president and CEO of Ansys. “Their expertise will complement our strategy of pervasive engineering simulation and strengthen our ability to help customers achieve digital transformation.”

About ANSYS, Inc.

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.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, USA, Feb 19, 2020 – Open Design Alliance (ODA) announced the release of IFC SDK 2020 Update 2. IFC SDK is a complete solution for reading, visualizing and creating IFC data for BIM applications.

“Through ODA, the industry has come together to build a standard, high-quality solution for IFC,” commented Neil Peterson, ODA President. “ODA is committed to supporting new versions of IFC as they are published by buildingSMART. We are pleased to offer a production-grade, ready-to-use solution for the 4×2 IFC-Bridge extension.”

Sergey Vishnevetsky, ODA Development Director, said, “IFC SDK 2020u2 also includes Standard Data Access Interface (SDAI) support. Users of other SDAI-compatible IFC toolkits can now migrate easily to our solution.”

IFC SDK 2020u2 contains additional enhancements including full integration of our Common Data Access (CDA) API for generic access to model tree and property information across multiple engineering formats. The SDK and full release notes are available for download at www.opendesign.com.

About Open Design Alliance

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

TRIESTE, Italy, Feb 19, 2020 – Early bird registration for ESTECO TX20 and ESTECO UM20 Europe is now open.

Register now and attend the first ESTECO Technology Experience on 30 September 2020. Our new big event – which this year combines with the ESTECO Users’ Meeting Europe on 1 October – turns the spotlight on our state-of-the-art technology, innovation drivers and vision for the future.

Get your ticket now and reserve your seat for both events.

The ticket includes access to over 40 talks, parallel sessions and the exhibition area. It’s a great opportunity to meet our experts and developers and network with the growing VOLTA and modeFRONTIER community. As an ESTECO TX20 participant, you’ll also enjoy a dinner in a regal setting by the Gulf of Trieste, Italy.

The early bird rate expires on 15 May 2020. Secure your ticket now and dive into our optimization and simulation data management technology.

About ESTECO

ESTECO is an independent software provider, highly specialized in numerical optimization and simulation data management with a sound scientific foundation and a flexible approach to customer needs. With more than 15 years’ experience, the company supports leading organizations in designing the products of the future, today. ESTECO smart engineering suite brings enterprise-wide solutions for design optimization, simulation data management and process integration and automation with the aim of helping companies excel across this innovation journey. Over 300 international organizations across many different industries have chosen ESTECO to consolidate specialized expertise, streamline teamwork and boost product development. Founded in 1999, the company is headquartered in Trieste (Italy), with offices in Michigan (USA), Pune (India) and an international network of channel partners. For more information, visit www.esteco.com.

PARIS, France, Feb 19, 2020 – E-on software, a leading global developer of software for the creation, animation, rendering, and integration of natural 3D environments in the computer graphics, VFX, architecture, and gaming industries, announced the immediate availability of the PlantCatalog offering, including an ever-growing 3D vegetation collection together with specific standalone and plugin tools.

The full information and PlantCatalog Species details are available online at https://info.e-onsoftware.com/plantcatalog.

The Collection

Designed by the company’s internal 3D vegetation modeler, botanist and landscape architect, in collaboration with several botanic gardens throughout the world (such as Jardín Botánico “La Concepción” de Malaga, the Bedgebury National Pinetum, Forest England, and Viveros Guzmán), the PlantCatalog species are the most realistic, versatile, customizable and botanically accurate vegetation models currently on the market.

The vegetation models are fully procedural, i.e. they are not mere static 3D models. Generating an instance of a given species will always yield a different model, still, retaining the botanical accuracy of the given genus.

Each species includes preconfigured presets (including maturity, health or seasonal variation) together with a plethora of dedicated parameters allowing the artist to fine tune each model to his liking. All species are also wind and breeze enabled.

The procedural definitions ship as HD (High polygon count) for hero trees, LD (Low polygon count) for mid-range, and widespread populations, and RT (dedicated Real-time specifications) for usage in any real-time engines.

The Tools

Together with the vegetation collection e-on software released PlantCatalog Exporter, a dedicated application that allows the artist to browse the entire collection, select the preferred preset, edit any given parameter and export the result to his application of choice.

The PlantCatalog Exporter standalone application allows users to export to any 3D application using generic export formats such as Alembic, FBX, 3DS, OBJ, C4D, LWO, etc. It also offers a variety of export presets, custom tailored for specific host applications such as Unreal, Unity, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema4D, LightWave, Modo, ZBrush, Blender, LumenRT and more!

Plants are exported fully rigged and fully textured, with UV maps (incl support for UDIMs) and displacement, and with all their preset LODs. Breeze or wind animated plants can be exported as a fully rigged mesh or as a cloud of animated vertices (MDD style).

Additionally, e-on also provides importer plugins for 3ds Max and Maya. These plugins allow for loading, editing health, maturity and season as well as published parameters and converting native PlantCatalog content within the host application, without going through any baking or exporting process.

Finally, the PlantCatalog vegetation assets are natively compatible with VUE and PlantFactory, the company’s flagship solutions, and can be accessed directly within the software content browsers. Loading the PlantCatalog assets within PlantFactory will allow the artists to customize their asset without limits!

Pricing and Availability

The PlantCatalog vegetation collection currently comprises a total of 60 species (59 HD, 34 LD, 20 RT), with new batches released every quarter.

The PlantCatalog Exporter is a 64-bit application, designed for 64-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 10 and Intel Mac OS X 10.15+ platforms.

The importer plugins are currently compatible with 3ds Max and Maya 2019-2020 (windows only). The importer plugins will automatically generate native materials for a subset of renderers:

1. In 3ds Max, the plugin can generate native materials for V-Ray Next, Scanline and ART Renderer.
2. In Maya, the plugins can generate native V-Ray Next materials.

The plugins will also generate host-generic material sets, and therefore should be compatible with any 3rd party renderer (such as RenderMan, Arnold, Corona, Octane, RedShift etc.)

Other host applications and renderers will be supported soon while the company continues to expand its interoperability developments. Any new importer plugin released will be available for free to all PlantCatalog licensees (while their license is still valid).

The PlantCatalog comes in 2 commercial offerings. Both include the entire vegetation collection and subsequent collection updates, but access to the associated integration tools is only part of the uppermost package:

PlantCatalog: the full perks version retails for $249.95 per year. It is dedicated to all CG artists – from the VFX, Gaming or ArchViz industries and includes:

1. the full plant collection in HD, LD and RT quality,
2. new plant species added every quarter,
3. the PlantCatalog Exporter standalone application,
4. all PlantCatalog importer plugins for 3rd party 3D applications.

PlantCatalog Creator is an affordable edition of the PlantCatalog collection, dedicated to VUE and PlantFactory Creator users only. It retails for $99 per year, and includes:

1. the full plant collection in HD, LD and RT quality,
2. new plant species added every quarter.

For environment artists needing full digital environment creation power, e-on software also offers an Enterprise Solution that includes VUE, PlantFactory, the PlantCatalog collection, all importer and integration plugins (for 3ds max, Maya, Cinema4D and LightWave), and 25 seats of network rendering licenses (more information here).

The company also recommends reading the new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), dedicated to the PlantCatalog products and licensing.

About e-on software

E-on software is the leading developer of solutions for the creation, animation, rendering and integration of natural 3D environments (VUE and PlantFactory). E-on software products are used worldwide by the film, television, architecture, game, science, educational and entertainment industries.

E-on software products were used in feature films such as “Dr. Strange,” “Kubo and the 2 Strings,” “Jupiter Ascending,” “Minions,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” “The Croods,” “Dragons 1&2,” “Hunger Games,” “Hugo,” “Tintin,” “Super 8,” “Thor,” “Avatar,” “Clash of the Titans,” “Sucker Punch,” “Despicable Me 1&2,” “The Wolf Man,” “2012,” “Lovely Bones,” “GI Joe – The Rise of the Cobra,” “Land of the Lost,” “Terminator 4, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “Indiana Jones 4,” “Monster Vs Aliens,” “Australia,” “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” “KungFu Panda,” “Pirates of the Caribbean 2” and TV series such as “Spartacus,” “Smallville,” “Battlestar Gallactica,” “Caprica,” “Stargate Atlantis,” “Stargate Continuum,” “The Vampire Diaries” and more. Read more on these stories in e-on software’s Spotlights section: https://info.e-onsoftware.com/meetourusers

E-on software was founded on the premise that powerful graphics tools should never get in the way of the designer’s creativity. By investing significant resources in research and development, e-on software is able to deliver cutting-edge, user friendly technologies that produce stunning digital nature scenery. In 2015, e-on software was acquired by Bentley Systems and now operates as an internal venture subsidiary.

E-on software is based in Paris, France. For more information visit https://info.e-onsoftware.com/

About Bentley Systems

Bentley Systems is a global leader in providing engineers, architects, geospatial professionals, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. Bentley users leverage information mobility across disciplines and throughout the infrastructure lifecycle to deliver better-performing projects and assets. Bentley solutions encompass MicroStation applications for information modeling, ProjectWise collaboration services to deliver integrated projects, and AssetWise operations services to achieve intelligent infrastructure – complemented by comprehensive managed services offered through customized Success Plans.

Founded in 1984, Bentley has more than 3,500 colleagues in over 50 countries, more than $700 million in annual revenues, and since 2012 has invested more than $1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions. For more information, visit www.bentley.com.

TUSTIN, CA, USA, Feb 19, 2020 – Luxion, a leading developer of advanced rendering and lighting technology and maker of KeyShot, the first real-time ray-tracing and global illumination program for 3D rendering and animation, today announced the release of KeyShot 9.1. This release continues with the focus in KeyShot 9 on flexibility and creative freedom with features that address workflow speed, material control, and render output.

KeyShot 9 introduces UV Unwrap to create maps to accurately apply textures and labels to objects.

With KeyShot 9, Luxion introduced real-time GPU ray tracing and AI denoise, RealClothTM technology, and tools to streamline model and material import. KeyShot 9.1 builds on these features with Unwrap UV to aid in the position and application of textures and labels, Name Templates to improve the filename options for render output workflow, and KeyShot Network Rendering with GPU support to scale up the rendering power to make use of all available networked graphics cards.

KeyShot 9.1 Feature Highlights

The following highlights the top features in KeyShot 9.1. More details and examples of the new capabilities in KeyShot 9 are available at keyshot.com/whats-new/. The entire list of features and improvements in KeyShot 9, along with information on how each feature works, is available in the KeyShot 9 What’s New Guide. Key new features include:

Unwrap UV

Unwrap UV is a KeyShot Pro feature and the latest addition to the new KeyShot 9 Tools Menu. Unwrap UV enables KeyShot users to generate UV maps, a 2D representation of a 3D surface, which allows textures or labels to be accurately wrapped on the object’s surface. KeyShot’s Unwrap UV shows a preview of the object, provides options for one-click Quick Unwrap, for simple, shelled objects, or Advanced Unwrap, for defining Seams, Charts, and Direction, with Position Charts to adjust the size, scale, and rotation of the UV map after the object has been unwrapped. More information about using Unwrap UV is available here.

Name Templates

With Name Templates, KeyShot users now have precise control over the file name of the rendered image, animation, KeyShotXR, or Configurator. This provides the flexibility to automatically generate custom file names for the scene, with custom naming options that include the Revision, Scene Name, Active Camera, Current Date, and more. Custom Name Templates allows the use of filenames that match an organization’s naming convention or file structure. Additionally, it allows easier file navigation in the render output folder when rendering jobs that contain multiple images. More information about using Name Templates can be seen here.

KeyShot Network Rendering with GPU Support

Users of KeyShot 9 Network Rendering now have the added option of all available networked GPUs to power their rendering pipeline. This capability allows them to select their preferred target render mode, either by inheriting the selection from the existing scene or specifying GPU or CPU Mode. The updated 9.1 KeyShot Network Monitor shows the type of rendering “nodes” available on the network, allowing KeyShot users on the Mac to take full advantage of GPU rendering on a KeyShot 9.1 “worker” machine. More information on KeyShot Network Rendering with GPU is available here.

KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS

With this release, Luxion is introducing a new edition of KeyShot – KeyShot for SOLIDWORKS. This limited edition of KeyShot brings the features of KeyShot Pro along with direct SOLIDWORKS file import. All the features of KeyShot Pro are included with file support only limited to the import of SOLIDWORKS files (.sldprt, .sldasm). This edition is available exclusively to SOLIDWORKS users for a price of $1495. More information and download is available at keyshot.com/keyshot-for-solidworks/.

Additional Features

Additional features and improvements include GPU mode rendering improvements, including independent CPU/GPU switching for Render output and Real-time View, Curve Color Randomize node and AxF material support, render layer support for multi-GPU systems, and greatly improved and optimize memory usage. User Interface updates include improved Material Graph node arrangement, improved handling of locked parts, and improved responsiveness on startup and save. Material improvements include DPI sizing option for u3m, Flip Normals option for Fuzz, consistent brightness for Scattering Media in Product and Interior Lighting modes, and greatly improved caustics. Additionally, scenes saved in Performance mode will open in Performance mode, Models may be added to Favorites, support for 32-bit EXR HDRI files has been added, KeyShot Scripting has been updated to Python 3.8. A thorough overview of all new features, updates, and improvements is available in the KeyShot 9.1 Release Notes.

Availability

KeyShot 9.1 is available immediately for current KeyShot 9 users. KeyShot 9 is also available for purchase at keyshot.com and through all certified KeyShot resellers. KeyShot 7 or 8 users with active annual maintenance may upgrade to KeyShot 9 at no charge. Other customers may upgrade to KeyShot 9 for an incremental fee. For more details on pricing or current license, customers may contact sales@luxion.com. For information on the new features in KeyShot 9, please visit keyshot.com/whats-new/ or follow Luxion on Facebook or Twitter.

About Luxion

Luxion is a leading developer of advanced 3D rendering and lighting technology. KeyShot is the first real-time ray tracing application that uses a physically correct render engine based on scientific research in the areas of scientifically accurate material representation and global illumination. Addressing the visualization needs of designers, engineers, marketing professionals, photographers, and CG specialists, KeyShot breaks down the complexity of creating photographic images and animations from 3D digital data. Luxion’s customer list includes many of the Fortune 1000 product manufacturers and major industrial design companies including Google, Chrysler, Coca-Cola, Fossil, Rolex, Louis Vuitton, Victoria’s Secret, HP, Microsoft, Philips, Under Armour, Adidas and many more. Please visit keyshot.com for more information and follow Luxion on Facebook or Twitter.