Nov 20, 2018 | Hot Topics
Not sure what gen des is? Generative design is the use of assistive technologies to help refine a design. Need a chair to hold a certain sized person? Give a gen des tool a set of parameters, and let it design the chair for you — that’s called topology...
Nov 15, 2018 | Hot Topics
For the first time in years, I had to leave AU before the bitter end. It’s for a work commitment, so 100% necessary, but it means that this writeup doesn’t cover what will happen in the AEC and manufacturing keynotes, which took place after I left. I’ll watch...
Nov 13, 2018 | Hot Topics
Bentley’s acquisitions just keep rolling. At last month’s Year in Infrastructure conference, the company announced one in pedestrian simulation, LEGION, and Agency9 to complement its existing digital cities offering. Another one was hinted at: AIworx,...
Oct 31, 2018 | Hot Topics
PTC’s Q4 and fiscal 2018 results, released last week, were solid yet investors were displeased because the forecasts for F19 presupposed a faster transition to subscriptions than many expected. Remember: subs mean lower initial revenue but a longer tail, so...
Oct 30, 2018 | Hot Topics
Super quick because I’m knee-deep in earnings news: Battery Ventures announced yesterday that it has acquired SigmaTEK Systems, makers of the SigmaNEST nesting solution. Nesting is the process of taking the flattened versions of 3D parts like sheetmetal...
Oct 29, 2018 | Hot Topics
The Year in Infrastructure (YII) is Bentley Systems’ annual media fest, where new product releases, customer successes and acquisitions vie for attention. We’ll cover more of those over the next several blog posts, but today we’ll focus on one of the big product...
