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Designs that Will Change the World Challenge

From Desktop Engineering:

"DE’s Designs that Will Change the World Challenge is a contest for engineers, inventors, innovators, designers, and companies creating products or processes that will have a major impact on our lives. We are asking that if you, a colleague, a peer, or anyone you've heard of is working on something that will make a positive world-changing impact on our lives, or those of our children or grandchildren, let us know.

Deadline for submissions is August 17, 2009."

Get more information.

Siemens PLM Software Launches Teamcenter 8

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced the latest release of Teamcenter® software, the world’s most widely used PLM system. The Teamcenter 8 release focuses on individual, application and IT productivity, with a wide variety of enhancements as well as new support for IBM software including Information Management (DB2®), WebSphere® Application Server (WAS), Tivoli® Access Manger, Tivoli Storage Manager, and Rational® ClearCase®. With Teamcenter as a single source of product and process knowledge, individuals and teams can be more productive around-the-clock and from anywhere in the world.

See the press release here.

Happy 4th of July, United States!

  

NX Tutorial: Human Modeling

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Siemens PLM Software Announces Availability of NX for Mac OS X

News from Siemens PLM Software:

"Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, [. . .] announced general availability of its NX™ software application with native support for Mac OS X on 64-bit Intel-based Macs."

See the rest of the press release here.

Report from Maker Faire

Whew!  We’re just back from Maker Faire 2009 San Mateo and we sure had a blast!  We hope you did as well, if you were there.  We talked to a lot of great people, had a ton of goings-on in our booth and had much fun.

Check out some video and pics from the activities we were hosting.

And, once again, we were awarded an Editor’s Choice award. 

Thanks, Maker Faire!

Siemens PLM Software Announces New Releases for Its D-Cubed 3D Component Software Solution

From the press release:
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, [. . .] announced the immediate availability of new releases of four of its industry-leading D-Cubed™ component software products. Version 40.0 of the 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager (3D DCM), the Assembly Engineering Manager (AEM), the Collision Detection Manager (CDM) and the Hidden Line Manager (HLM) contain new enhancements to improve function and performance.
See the press release here.

Siemens PLM Software Announces Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology 2

"Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, . . . announces Solid Edge® software with Synchronous Technology 2.

This release is the second version of Solid Edge to incorporate Siemens PLM Software’s breakthrough synchronous technology, the first history-free, feature-based modeling capability that serves as a fundamental tool in helping customers react to the market faster."

See the rest of the press release here.

Over-the-Top and Out-of-the-Box CAD Training

On-Demand Webinar:

 

Over-the-Top and Out-of-the-Box CAD Training

Implementing CAD Training to maximize your investment.

 

Register Now

 

Watch this On-Demand Webinar to learn how to perform CAD training that will get the most out of your CAD investment!

Learn:

•           What are the elements of an excellent training program?

•           How do you gauge good training and measure its results?

•           How do you deliver excellent training?

•           What makes a good trainer?

•           Things not to do during training.

•           Gauging the various types of training tools a matrix approach.

•           Developing a methods manual to augment training.

Also, after viewing this On-Demand Webinar, you will receive access to:

•           a whitepaper on the subject of NX training

•           an NX test you can use to gauge the performance of your staff

•           5  NX tutorials you can’t get anywhere else

 

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If you have colleagues, suppliers, or clients who would like to participate, send this link:

http://www.designviz.com/webinar/

NX6 Tutorial: On View Speed Animation: Focusing

Here is another tutorial from Design Visionaries/YouGizmos.com: