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Google Releases SketchUp 7.1

From the Google SketchUp Blog:
Fall is just around the corner here in Boulder, and with it comes our next release of Google SketchUp [. . .]. The team's been working long hours through the summer on projects large and small. I'm proud to announce that Google SketchUp 7.1 is available today for you to download and install. Don't you just love the smell of fresh new software?

Design & Manufacturing Midwest starts today

Design & Manufacturing Midwest starts today and runs through the 24th.  It is being held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Il.
Get more info here.

NX6 Tutorial: How to Create Vacuum Formed Geometry

Another useful tutorial from Design Visionaries/YouGizmos:

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 Beta 3.0 Available

SolidWorks Enterprise PDM 2010 Beta 3 download is available to All Current Subscription Customers

SolidWorks 2010 Products: Work Smarter and Faster with Powerful New Capabilities

From Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp.:

Dassault Systèmes (DS) SolidWorks Corp. [recently] unveiled the SolidWorks® 2010 product line, a new set of software products that optimize and bulletproof the core product design functions that make designers and engineers successful every day. Through the use of CAD, simulation, data management, documentation, and environmental impact assessment, organizations will transform their inspirations into innovation, supported by a vibrant community of CAD users, content, technology, and expertise.

This new SolidWorks product line also improves depth and performance by extending the DS SolidWorks tradition of including hundreds of new enhancements specifically requested by customers.

See the press release here.

Siemens PLM Software Announces Version 5.0 of Teamcenter Express cPDM

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, today announced Version 5.0 of Teamcenter® Express software. Teamcenter Express is a configuration of Teamcenter, the world’s most widely used PLM portfolio, and is the collaborative product data management (cPDM) component of the Velocity Series™ portfolio, Siemens PLM Software’s comprehensive family of modular, yet integrated solutions addressing the PLM mid-market. This latest release provides key enhancements that improve the productivity of small and medium size businesses (SMBs), thus reducing the time needed for completing design-through-manufacturing projects.

Read the press release here.