Virtual Construction Management Software Automates Processes to Reduce Project Risk and Ease BIM Adoption

Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) today announced Trimble® Document Controller Standard, a powerful and easy-to-use virtual construction management application that automates change detection between design iterations in both 2D design drawing sets and in 3D models created using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. The new application allows project stakeholders to quickly understand design changes to better anticipate and mitigate issues that might increase cost or risk.

GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ArchiCAD® 18's global rollout process and the introduction of its brand new BIMcloud® Solution has begun. BIMcloud allows a BIM workflow on any network, hardware or software configuration, connecting teams and projects of any size or setup, 24/7.

New 3D Modeling and Rendering Features, Superior Performance, and Better Interoperability With AutoCAD® and 3D Printers Top the List of Improvements

Supporting a focus on high value product development activities by making everyday design tasks easier and enabling more efficient collaboration

ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of CAD solutions for the global MCAD and AEC industries, has today released ZWCAD Architecture 2014 SP2, an update to its Top Builder Award winning CAD software featuring many exciting improvements. From more efficient menu organization to improved unit settings, the update also includes many other bug fixes.

GRAPHISOFT® will showcase the latest version of its industry-leading BIM software solution for architects and designers, ArchiCAD 18, at this year's AIA National Convention in Chicago, IL at booth #3048, June 26-28.

CEIIA uses Altair's powerful CAE suite for intelligent mobility, aeronautics, and energy research and development

Altair today announced that Centro para a Excelencia e Inovacao na Industria Automovel (CEIIA), Portugal, has chosen and deployed HyperWorks® as its standard computer-aided engineering (CAE) platform for most of their projects. CEIIA is a private non-profit association for research and integrated product development in several technologically-intense domains, including intelligent mobility, aeronautics, and energy.

Merging of leading technologies results in highly advanced, easy-to-use CAM software

Spatial Corp., the leading provider of 3D development components for manufacturing applications and OMAX Corporation, the leading provider of advanced abrasive waterjet solutions, have combined their technologies to create what could be considered the market's easiest-to-use 3D tool pathing solution. The new Intelli-CAM™ software tool for OMAX JetMachining® Centers generates 3D tool paths from solid 3D models as well as quickly performs 3D to 2D file conversions.

Software to be enabled later this year

Today, the Altair Partner Alliance (APA) announced that 3-matic STL by Materialise will be available through the program in 2014. This software enables design modification, remeshing, and the creation of 3D textures, lightweight models and conformal structures, all on STL level. 3-matic STL is used to quickly prepare computer-aided design (CAD) files from topology optimization, as well as to clean them up for 3D printing.

FARO® Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology, announced the release of their newest version of laser scanning software, SCENE 5.3, and scan data hosting-service, SCENE WebShare Cloud 1.5.

I/CAD 9.3 integrates voice, text and data into easy-to-use system, improves mobility and safety and reduces deployment time and costs

Intergraph® will help public safety agencies transition to Next Generation 911 with the newest version of its industry-leading computer-aided dispatch software, released today. I/CAD 9.3 leverages next-generation communications in the public safety answering point (PSAP), improves mobility and safety of field personnel and reduces the time and cost for new technology deployments. The release provides essential integration and interoperability tools for meeting the expanding needs of today's agencies and the citizens they serve.