MSC’s Apex rising to simulation’s challenges

MSC’s Apex rising to simulation’s challenges

Oct 1, 2014 | Hot Topics

What do we most often hear, when talking to people about why they don’t do simulation, or don’t do more simulation? It’s usually one of more of three things: It’s too hard and experts are too expensive (or not needed constantly, so it’s...
Siemens PLM grows into the AG — a good thing

Siemens PLM grows into the AG — a good thing

Jul 17, 2014 | Hot Topics

Altair today announced that it is acquiring Visual Solutions, makers of the VisSim graphical block diagram language for modeling and simulating complex dynamic systems, including embedded systems. Visual Solutions says it has over 250,000 users worldwide, scientists...
Siemens PLM grows into the AG — a good thing

DS adds SIMPACK’s multi-body sim to its offering

Jul 11, 2014 | Hot Topics

Dassault Systèmes today announced that it has acquired SIMPACK (formerly INTEC), developer of the SIMPACK general purpose multi-body simulation software that’s been used for decades to analyze the motion, coupling forces and stresses on mechanical and...

Quickie: Autodesk’s Derrek Cooper on NEi acquisition

Jun 9, 2014 | Hot Topics

If you recall, Autodesk didn’t really say that it had acquired certain assets of NEi Software last month — the news leaked out as customers found out from NEi partners and resellers. Last week, Autodesk’s Derrek Cooper blogged about it and gave some...
SIMULIA SCC highlights simulation in an enterprise context

SIMULIA SCC highlights simulation in an enterprise context

Jun 6, 2014 | Hot Topics

It took an entire day, but Dassault Systèmes (DS) finally got its point across during the last session of day one at the SIMULIA Customer Conference 2014: the 3DExperience platform may be new, but is comprised of the same Abaqus CAE, iSIGHT, Tosca and other products...
Musings on analyst craftsmen and the rest of the world

Musings on analyst craftsmen and the rest of the world

Jun 2, 2014 | Hot Topics

Many old-school simulation experts are craftsmen, honing their meshes and input decks to fine precision. That competence is often stashed in simulation centers of excellence that act as internal service bureaus for project teams — great for the kind of...
Rev up to trounce the competition!

Rev up to trounce the competition!

May 19, 2014 | Hot Topics

Are you using the latest version of the software you rely on to do your job? Why not? You’d be amazed at how often I talk with users who are a couple of revs back — they tell me they don’t have the money to upgrade, or they’re too busy, they...

Quickie: Update on Autodesk and NEi

May 15, 2014 | Hot Topics

My goodness — the piece I posted yesterday about Autodesk acquiring certain asset of NEi Software really poked the bear! You’ve been commenting and emailing like crazy, which leads to this quick update: No, I don’t know more that what I originally...