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Lattice Technology
Lattice Technology
An XVL file contains the CAD-accurate geometry, the linked bill of materials, assembly/service process instructions and more. From automotive, aerospace and defense, to industrial machinery, our customers are 3D model-based manufacturers who design and assemble complex products. Using tools from Lattice Technology, stakeholders can easily leverage 3D CAD models in order to author technical communications for their functional specific needs. SOLIDWORKS, Catia, NX, Autodesk Inventor, Creo and other native formats. XVL retains accuracy while reducing file sizes to 1% size of the original CAD model. Models from multiple CAD files and formats can be combined into a single file of XVL. Assembly work instructions, design review interactive documents, service instructions, and interactive spare part catalogs. Choose from a variety of formats/devices and a variety of standard formats, Microsoft Excel, Interactive web pages, 2D or 3D PDF, Apple iOS. -
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Artec Studio
Artec 3D
Transform your 3D scanner with industry-acclaimed software for professional 3D scanning and data processing, easy 3D scanning, and high-precision results. Whether you choose Autopilot for ease of use, or manual mode for full control and flexibility, Artec Studio never compromises on precision. Fast measurements and mesh-to-CAD analysis right in Artec Studio. Fully integrated with Geomagic Control X for advanced inspection within the Artec Studio interface. Accelerate your engineering by fitting primitives to your 3D model and precisely positioning it. Export STEP files directly to SOLIDWORKS, or complex meshes to Design X or Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS. Use Artec Studio’s host of CGI tools including full-color 3D scan data, texturizing via photogrammetry, and auto glare removal to create replica 3D models with perfect geometry and color representation. Artec Studio’s AI neural network delivers astonishing, high-resolution scans via HD Mode for users scanning with Eva or Leo. -
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Artec ScanApp
Artec 3D
Artec ScanApp is a brand new Mac OS application, which allows users, for the first time ever to capture 3D data with Artec Eva 3D scanner directly on a Mac. This 3D software, designed specifically for Mac OS, features a new, easy way to scan, as well as a clean, ergonomically designed interface, perfect for new Mac users and a breakthrough for 3D technology. 3D scans can be aligned directly in the program or exported for more advanced processing and editing on a Windows PC using Artec Studio, a smart and powerful 3D software, perfect for data modeling, design and more. The final model is compatible with a range of the most popular reverse engineering and 3D modeling programs, which makes it a perfect tool for creating new product designs in 3D. Artec ScanApp presents Mac users with a simple and intuitive way to make digital 3D models which can serve as the basis for customizing existing products using 3D modeling and design software. -
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Leios
egsolutions
Leios is an easy, fast, powerful and convenient software to switch from 3D scanning to CAD, which makes the processing of 3D scans and the editing of triangular meshes as easy as ever. With Leios it is possible to acquire data from any type of 3D scanner, to transform the point cloud into a mathematical NURBS model in an easy and fast way with a complete control of each phase and to analyze the results with powerful control tools. The direct integration between the best 3D scanners on the market and dedicated tools allow rapid optimization of point and mesh clouds and full support for textures and huge sets of raw data. Leios, EGS’ proprietary reverse engineering software, offers numerous benefits such as optimized workflow. The direct integration between the best 3D scanners on the market and dedicated tools allow rapid optimization of point and mesh clouds and full support for textures and huge sets of raw data. -
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Global Mapper
Blue Marble Geographics
Global Mapper® is a cutting-edge GIS software that provides both novice and experienced geospatial professionals with a comprehensive array of spatial data processing tools, with access to an unparalleled variety of data formats. Global Mapper’s intuitive user interface and logical layout help smooth the learning curve and ensure that users will be up-and-running in no time. Organizations of any size quickly see a significant return on investment brought about by efficient data processing, accurate map creation, and optimized spatial data management. Vector, raster, and elevation data can be exported in virtually every common file format as well as many proprietary types. During export, data can be tiled into smaller or more manageable files or the export area can be cropped to a defined area or to the extent of the current screen view. -
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vHive
vHive
vHive is the only end-to-end software solution that enables enterprises to create digital twins of their field assets and operations using autonomous drone hives from a single drone to multiple drones. Simply plan your drone mission, launch your drones with a press of a button and get fast and accurate results, all complexities handled. We empower enterprise customers to digitize their assets and generate digital twins to visualize, analyze, simulate, and improve assets and processes over time. Choose between enabling your workforce to use off-the-shelf drones and operate them with minimal training or benefit from our global field operations network. Using advanced multi-agent data collection algorithms and mission dynamics AI, we have built the technology that makes aerial surveys of any scale or shape possible, faster, cheaper and easier. AI highlights areas of interest within vast amounts of data, resulting in actionable business insights. -
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Strayos
Strayos
Visual AI solutions for the entire mine-to-mill value chain. AI-led approach to advance your site operations. 1st platform to seamlessly process 3D data from a variety of visual sensing, field sensors and geospatial data. A fully automated suite of tools to generate accurate digital twins in minutes. AI-powered insights transform your job site. Our machine learning models are trained on millions of images and data points to help save cost, increase safety, add profitability, and more. Site calibrated learning to adjust models with new data in real-time. We release hundreds of features and improvements each year to help you stay ahead of industry shifts. Strayos eliminates the data silos to unlock new benefits for your site and unifies your teams to collaborate across the entire mine-to-mill value chain. A complete toolbox of AI-powered solutions empowering drill and blast optimization. Enter your data and see predicted outcomes for activities, adjust parameters, etc. -
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DJI Terra
DJI
Capture, analyze and visualize your environment with DJI Terra, an easy-to-use 3D mapping and mapping program that allows industry professionals to transform physical objects and places into digital assets. Define the flight path you want by setting waypoints where you can adjust parameters such as altitude, speed, gimbal angle and aircraft orientation, etc. For more complex flight missions that require a higher level of detail, you can use 3D Flight Visualization to design and simulate tasks on pre-existing 3D models. Quickly generate a 2D orthomosaic of the selected area in real time. It is not only perfect for creating detailed flight routes in remote locations. It is also useful in missions where time is of the essence and require quick decisions on site. It generates a high resolution orthomosaic from which you can extract precise and detailed measurements for all your projects.Starting Price: $300 per 3 devices per year -
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FlytNow
FlytNow
Say goodbye to arduous manual drone flights and embrace autonomy. Enable repeatable drone missions for security, asset monitoring, or progress tracking, wherever you are. While DiaB systems hold immense potential, their adoption today is very limited owing to their complexity and prohibitive cost. FlytNow is on a mission to change this. FlytNow helps convert almost any popular off-the-shelf drone, coupled with one of the many low-cost docking stations, into a full-fledged DiaB system. This modular design allows drone service providers (DSPs) to cater to a wide range of end-user requirements and deploy DiaB systems at scale. Conduct repeatable drone operations with near-zero human intervention. Pre-schedule missions or execute them on-demand. Control and manage a hybrid & distributed fleet of drones and docking stations, different makes and models located in different regions, all from a single cloud-connected dashboard. -
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Ansys Rocky
Ansys
Ansys Rocky is a particle dynamics simulation software that uses the discrete element method (DEM) to model and analyze the behavior of granular materials and particle flows. The platform enables engineers to simulate realistic particle shapes, including non-spherical particles, fibers, shells, and complex material interactions. Ansys Rocky leverages multi-GPU processing technology to accelerate large-scale simulations while maintaining high levels of accuracy. The software includes advanced capabilities such as wear prediction, particle breakage modeling, cohesion analysis, CFD coupling, FEA coupling, and multibody dynamics simulation. Engineers can use the platform to study particle movement, material handling, mixing, separation, and equipment performance across a wide range of industries. -
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Simcenter Inspire
Siemens
Simcenter Inspire is a Siemens simulation-driven design platform that helps users generate, optimize, validate, and manufacture innovative parts in one environment. It brings CAE capabilities into a CAD-like workspace so designers can explore concepts, test performance, and assess manufacturability earlier in the design process. The software combines geometry modeling, generative design, manufacturing simulation, and GPU-enhanced rendering to support faster product development. Simcenter Inspire includes advanced hybrid modeling tools that allow users to work with BRep, PolyNURBS, facets, and implicit geometry. It also provides embedded solvers for structural, motion, and fluid performance exploration while reducing or automating meshing. With optimization tools for lightweighting, material efficiency, and structural refinement, Simcenter Inspire helps teams move from early design ideas to manufacturable products with greater confidence. -
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Moldflow
Autodesk
Moldflow® simulation software lets you troubleshoot problems with plastic injection and compression molding. Advanced tools and a simplified user interface help you address manufacturing challenges, such as part warpage, cooling channel efficiency, and cycle time reduction. Connect product design teams, minimizing delays and rework costs. Autodesk Drive and shared view enable content collaboration. In-product Fusion 360 push for quick geometry changes. Automation tools reduce setup and post-processing. Expand solver flexibility to improve capacity. Minimize solver hardware limitations by using Moldflow Insight. Mesh and solve Insight jobs with local, remote, and secured cloud server options. Run multiple simulations concurrently with remote server and cloud solving. Securely store, preview, and share design data. Quickly and securely share work with stakeholders. Upload a .csv file to add and assign a large number of users at once. -
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Alibre Atom3D
Alibre
The best 3D design tool for hobbyists. Precision is built-in, things will fit together every time. Whether your design has one part or 1000, you can make it. Export your design in STL, STEP, SAT, DWG, or DXF for whatever your 3D printer or CNC software needs. Create 2D drawings with dimensions that you can print out to help you build it. A simplified yet powerful toolset doesn't bombard you with options, get up and running fast. No subscription nonsense, own your tools and use them offline. Design precision components for miniature machinery or full-scale awesomeness. The most epic pinewood derby car or elegant works of art, if it can be milled, it can be designed. Make fully custom projects for your router table. Design simple parts or push it to the limit with exotic geometry, whatever your project calls for. Output any design to a 3D printer. Start simple with a basic sign, model a replacement for something that broke, or go wild and make a new robot. -
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Shade 3D
Shade 3D
Shade 3D has been sold to more than 500,000 active users around the world and is used in many different sectors of the 3D industry. A new method of Subdivision is now supported. As a extended version of the famous Catmull- Clark subdivision system, OpenSubdiv allows you to control your edges sharpness and apply subdivision exactly on the targeted spots. This tool will reduce the polygon number of any objects and at the same time will preserve the original shape. Perfect for games and models acquired from 3D scanners. The Wrapping Mesh tool will create a single watertight shape out of several complicated objects. It is perfect for 3D printing. A brand new 3D Printing Assistant will help you to check and repair your model and get it ready for 3D Printing ( STL and OBJ formats). -
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DesignSpark Electrical
DesignSpark
A powerful and comprehensive range of professional CAD capabilities, allowing you to complete designs in a fraction of the time and building accuracy and precision into your end-to-end design process. Our range of free-of-charge design tools and resources take your brightest ideas all the way through to final production. Whether you're looking for a design alone tool, a range of technical information, a complete design ecosystem, our complete suite can be integrated seamlessly into your existing design workflow. DesignSpark Electrical is genuine electrical CAD and offers a complete range of specialist features to optimize your design process. Tasks such as wire and device numbering are automated, as are reports, saving you huge amounts of time. The built-in intelligence of the software will also ensure that designs are accurate and coherent. A comprehensive range of symbols are available within DesignSpark Electrical, complemented by a vast array of manufacturer’s parts. -
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Cut3D
Vectric
Cut3D is a dedicated toolpath engine for CNC machining 3D models that have been designed using a 3D CAD or Graphics design product such as AutoCAD, Rhino3D, 3D Studio etc. or scanned using a laser or touch probe device. Cut3D's exceptionally easy to use interface leads you step-by-step through the process of loading a model, setting the size, interactively placing tabs to hold the job in place, calculating single, double or four sided roughing and finishing toolpaths, previewing the results and finally saving the CNC code to run on your machine. 3D Models that are too large/thick to machine because of gantry height, cutter length or limited material thickness can be 'sliced' into separate pieces. Each slice can then be machined and the complete job assembled. Cut3D includes powerful import filters that work with most of the industry-standard mesh file formats. Standard postprocessors are included for virtually all CNC machine control systems.Starting Price: $299 one-time payment -
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Ansys Vista TF
Ansys
2D throughflow simulation is a critical step in the rotating machinery design process. Vista TF provides you with quick answers and can grant a better insight to your design or expose unexpected issues. Perform initial design iterations in 2D before moving to detailed 3D analysis to reduce development time and engineering resources. Achieve stronger insight to your rotating machinery design with Ansys Vista TF. This software provides detailed 2D flow simulation and enables you to refine product performance in early design stages. A high-performance turbocharger is a critical component for engine performance. The engineers at PCA were looking for a way to optimize turbocharger performance while simultaneously finding the most efficient approach to their problems. Ansys Vista TF quickly proved to be the best answer, as it offered fast, high-quality answers contained in a streamlined workspace. -
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Vectorworks Fundamentals
Vectorworks
Freely sketch, model, and document your design ideas with precision drafting capabilities and the most flexible 3D modeling engine available, powered by SIEMENS Parasolid. You’re not limited by presets and strict parameters, you have the flexibility you need to design anything you can imagine. Increase your efficiency by automatically generating reports from your designs. Run “what if” scenarios and automate schedules and calculate costs to maximize each design element. We offer the most default import/export capabilities available, as well as support for, and direct links with AutoCAD, Rhino, Photoshop, and Cinema 4D. Need to solve a specific design problem? Vectorworks is also a robust CAD platform that can be easily customized. Whether you’re looking to automate a routine task or develop a custom application, we can help. With an extensive suite of drawing, illustration, and rendering tools, Vectorworks allows you to produce remarkable line drawings and 3D presentations. -
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Kingdom
S&P Global
Making it easier for geoscientists, drillers and engineers to collaborate. Even though the world of oil and gas has become more complex, your software does not have to be. Kingdom™ integrates geoscience, geophysics and engineering into a single, easy-to-use software solution, enabling asset teams to make confident and faster decisions from exploration to completion. Our solutions are simplified, giving you access to advanced geoscience/scientific tools that are affordable, easy to learn and install and come with excellent support and training. Optimized for unconventional, conventional and deepwater plays, Kingdom helps you assess the potential of regional geologic trends or discover where assets are underperforming, all within a singular, cost-effective and easy to learn environment. Hit the zone 95% of the time with Kingdom Geosteering. Enhanced collaboration increases productive geology and enables better predictions. -
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ArcGIS Urban
Esri
Issues like housing availability, sustainability goals, and economic changes are compelling cities to better plan for the future. ArcGIS Urban enables planners and design professionals to collaborate across teams with a web-based 3D application that supports scenario planning and impact assessment. ArcGIS Urban enables the digital transformation of city and regional planning to encourage collaboration with community stakeholders and help all groups work toward a more sustainable future. Create, track, and review development projects with a digital twin of your city. Incorporating building information modeling (BIM) and other types of 3D information throughout the project review process gives planners and developers a common view of urban development guidelines and reduces the time required for building applications. ArcGIS Urban makes creating, editing, and managing land-use and zoning plans simple with an interactive 3D environment built with planners in mind. -
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PathWave RFIC Design
Keysight Technologies
Go beyond traditional RF simulation to design, analyze, and verify radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Achieve confidence with steady-state and nonlinear solvers for design and verification. Wireless standard libraries accelerate the validation of complex RFICs. Before taping out an RFIC, verification of IC specifications via RF simulation is a must. Simulations include effects of layout parasitics, complex modulated signals, and digital control circuitry. With PathWave RFIC Design, you can simulate in both the frequency and time domain and bring your designs to and from Cadence Virtuoso. Accurately model components on silicon chips. Optimize designs with sweeps and load-pull analysis. Integrate RF designs in the Cadence Virtuoso environment. Increase performance using Monte Carlo and yield analysis. Simplify debugging with safe operating area warnings. Utilize the latest foundry technology immediately. -
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ReliaSoft
Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK)
ReliaSoft software provides a powerful range of reliability software solutions to facilitate a comprehensive set of reliability engineering modeling and analysis techniques. We are the leading reliability solution provider for product test, design, maintenance strategy and optimization. Our products support a wide range of reliability and maintainability analysis techniques, such as life data analysis, accelerated life testing, system modelling and RAM analysis, reliability growth, FRACAS, FMEA and RCM analysis to meet and improve reliability of your products, processes and optimize maintenance planning. -
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Ansys SCADE Architect
Ansys
Ansys SCADE Architect has been specifically developed for system engineers. It provides full support of industrial systems engineering processes, such as ARP 4754A, ISO 26262 and EN 50126. SCADE Architect features functional and architectural system modeling and verification in a SysML-based environment. Ansys SCADE Architect has been specifically developed for system engineers; the underlying SysML™ technology is hidden, making modeling more user-friendly and intuitive. Ansys tools support software development aligned to the FACE Technical Standard at both the model and generated code levels, providing users with an easy workflow that passes the FACE Conformance Test Suite (CTS), a necessary test process included in the FACE Technical Standard. -
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Keysight VEE
Keysight Technologies
VEE (W4000D) is an easy graphical programming tool with wide connectivity (GPIB, Serial, LAN) for automating test and measurement tasks in analysis and reporting. Keysight VEE Pro 9.33 is an easy-to-use graphical language environment that provides a quick path to measurement and analysis, replacing VEE Pro 9.3. Designed for easy expansion, flexibility and compatibility with the latest industry standards, Keysight VEE allows seamless operation with hardware and software from Keysight and other manufacturers. Keysight VEE Pro 9.33 now includes sample programs for the latest Keysight instruments. What’s more, programs that are developed in VEE Pro 9.2 work seamlessly in VEE Pro 9.33. VEE Pro 9.0, VEE Pro 9.2, VEE Pro 9.3 and VEE Pro 9.32 users can upgrade their VEE software to VEE Pro 9.33, at no additional cost. Existing VEE Education users cannot upgrade their old VEE Education versions (8.5 and below) to the new VEE Education 9.33, and must purchase VEE Education 9.33 directly. -
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Maple Flow
Maplesoft
Maple Flow is a mathematics tool that makes it easy for engineers to brainstorm, develop, and document their design calculations. Combining a simple, freeform interface with a comprehensive math engine, Maple Flow provides a whiteboard-style environment that automatically keeps calculations live as users refine, reposition, and develop their work. Do calculations, write documentation and easily refine your work in an environment that does not feel like a programming tool or a spreadsheet. Place math, text, images, or plots wherever you wish, and reposition your work with the mouse or keyboard – Maple Flow keeps everything organized behind the scenes. Maple Flow contains all the powerful features that technical professionals expect in a calculation tool, with fast solvers, built-in units tracking, flexible plots, and more. -
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PathWave EM Design
Keysight Technologies
Electromagnetic (EM) simulation brings you insight before physical prototyping. Customize EM simulations for speed and accuracy. Integrate EM analysis with your circuit simulations. EM simulations can take hours to run. Shorten your import and export time by integrating your EM simulation software with PathWave Circuit Design software. Integrate EM analysis with circuit simulations to maximize efficiency. 3D EM solid modeling environment for creating arbitrary 3D objects and importing existing 3D models from other CAD environments. Prerequisite for preparing a 3D geometry for 3DEM simulation by defining ports, boundary conditions and material properties. 3D EM solid modeling environment and Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) simulator. Compliance testing for Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC). -
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PathWave RF Synthesis
Keysight Technologies
Analyze RF and microwave circuits and systems with fast simulation and powerful optimization tools. Explore performance trade-offs with automatic circuit synthesis technology. PathWave RF Synthesis (Genesys) provides entry-level functionality suitable for all RF and microwave circuit board and subsystem designers. Identify RF design errors missed by traditional spreadsheet calculations with PathWave Circuit Design. With this entry-level design environment — including circuit, system, and electromagnetic simulators — you will gain confidence in your design reviews before hardware realization. Just a few mouse clicks and you can watch as your matching network is synthesized and optimized automatically. Then, transfer the design to PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) for inclusion into a more complex design. -
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PVcase
PVcase
PVcase Ground Mount is AutoCAD-based solar design software for utility-scale solar power plants. It enables solar engineers to reduce project costs, boost reliability and improve solar plant performance. Reduce project uncertainty and remove design errors with realistic, terrain-based PV layouts. CAPEX can make or break great solar designs. Get a clear breakdown of your project costs early on. Optimize your design and evaluate potential near-shading challenges. Own your electrical design by streamlining string mapping, device placement and cabling. Download and easily share cable runs, piling lengths, and other cost estimations with your team. Export your PV design in a bespoke format, co-designed with PVsyst. -
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Solar Pro
Laplace Systems
Simulation including the shadow influence by surrounding buildings and objects allows users to check optimal settings and module designs before system installation. The software calculates the I-V curve of solar modules accurately and quickly based on the electric characteristics of each manufacturer's product. The software calculates the amount of generated electricity based on the latitudes, longitudes, and weather conditions of the installation site. This leads to precise simulation results. The software determines the necessary components for installing PV system automatically based on the settings. Supports power generation simulation using half-cell modules. In addition, half-cell solar cells can be registered in the solar cell module database. -
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GeoT*SOL
Valentin Software
With GeoT*SOL you can simulate the heat pump system to the minute in order to determine annual performance figures (COP) and contribution margins. The systems can have other heat generators such as gas condensing boilers and solar systems. Movovalent, monoenergetic and bivalent modes of operation can be selected for operation. The annual performance factor according to VDI 4650 is an important factor for comparing plants according to their efficiency. It forms the basis for many funding measures and approval procedures. GeoT*SOL calculates the profitability according to the recommendation of the Federal Association of the Solar Industry (BSW) taking into account the funding: comparison of the costs of the heat pump system with a comparison system; capital value and production costs (heat price); modified internal rate of return (MIRR), profit taking into account the reinvestment.
