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Siemens Ships Femap v10

From the press release issued by 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, today announced Femap Version 10 software is shipping to customers worldwide. Femap is a PC-based CAE modeling solution and the finite element analysis (FEA) component of the Velocity Series portfolio.

The latest release helps users create FEA models from CAD data easily and quickly through new meshing features."

Read the rest of the press release.

Digimech Clock

The Digimech Clock, by Duncan Shotton, mimics the look of an LED clock. The numbers, represented by segmented cryptograms, are printed on vertical sliders.  They are revealed when shifted into perfect alignment with the 'display box'. When not aligned they look like random, alien forms. It is ginormous, though, so you can't really put it on your desk.

 

See it work. 

More information here.

Early Registration Opens December 1 for Siemens PLM Connection 2009

Sign up now and receive a reduced rate!

We at PLM World understand the downturn in the economy that we are all faced with these days has made it a challenge for companies to manage their budgets.   We are sympathetic to the fact that funds for training and travel are usually the first be scrutinized, and want to do everything we can to help.
 
We also have heard from many of you that you still have budgets left from 2008 that need to be spent before the end of the year or they will be lost.

In an effort to help with that, we are opening up registration for our Siemens PLM Connection conference on December 1, so that you can register early to take advantage of those funds and put them to good use.

For more information.

Basic to Advanced NX6 Book Out Soon!

We will be releasing our latest book, Basic to Advanced NX6 Modeling, Drafting and Assemblies by the end of December!
Basic to Advanced NX6 Modeling, Drafting and Assemblies will be the newly revised version of our previous CAD training textbooks.  We have greatly expanded the content, detail, and exercises included in this edition.
Topics will include:  Synchronous and Master Modeling; Fundamental and Intermediate Curves; Editing Entities; Design, Reference Surface and Detail Features; Sheet Metal Features; and Injection-Molded Parts and Castings.
Using NX6 is like playing a piano.  In the same way chords are as important as individual notes, NX commands are far more powerful when used in concert with others.  Our book will make an effort to show not only the details of the most important commands, but the powerful combinations that we have used to bring about excellent designs.
This manual will teach you the basic modeling, assemblies, and drafting functionality of NX6.