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December 5, 2018 · PTC acquires generative design software maker Frustum, TechSoft adds AR-VR support to HOOPS SDK, HP partners with Autodesk for 3D printing workflow, hybrid Centaur-like robot from Bostondynamics and Youbionic
December 4, 2018 · New release of AR/VR support for HOOPS Visualize allows engineers in manufacturing, architecture and construction to view and interact with 3D CAD models in AR/VR environments.
December 3, 2018 · 5G network expected to improve AR-VR experience, better industrial IoT apps, and better digital twin applications. ThingWorks developer PTC discusses 5G's impact. ABI Research publishes forecast on 5G network slicing's benefits.
October 29, 2018 · Analyst firm Greenlight Insights hosts Virtual Reality Strategy Conference in San Francisco
October 18, 2018 · Listen to the top news items for the week of Oct 18, 2018. Altair acquires SIMSOLID, Greenlight Insights hosts Virtual Strategy Strategy Conference, new book contemplates the dreaded AI revolt, and more
October 12, 2018 · Listen to a brief roundup of this week's top digital engineering news featuring Siemens closing its acquisition of Mendix and its plans to acquire Iray renderer Lightworks; Luxion's release of KeyShot 8, Onshape's preview of an AR CAD-editing app at Leap Con, and Red Dot calling for design award entries.
October 11, 2018 · VizMove VR helps organizations create and display large-scale VR experiences to advance their communication, collaboration and research goals.
October 11, 2018 · Atheer's recently debuted AR Management Platform category marks the first step in realizing the AR Management Platform vision with broader gesture support, contextualization, deeper hardware integration and improved voice transcription, the company reports.
October 11, 2018 · MathWorks releases 5G Toolbox to let designers simulate and test 5G communication-based products and devices; MathWorks' Ken Karnofsky discusses 5G impact on IoT.
October 10, 2018 · Cloud CAD firm Onshape is developing a mixed reality app to let designers edit CAD models in real time on the Magic LEAP AR system.
September 12, 2018 · SolidWorks 2019 launches with improved assembly performance, file export for AR and VR, tablet sketching tools, and more.
September 11, 2018 · AR-VR panelists discuss hurdles for haptics in AR-VR, cost barriers, and what is possible now without big budgets.
August 28, 2018 · In NVIDIA's keynote at SIGGRAPH 2018, GPU maker reveals RTX lineup for GeForce and Quadro GPUs. Chaos Group launches V-Ray for cloud, Epic Games highlights Unreal Studio, and Gravity Sketch offers sketching for AR-VR.
August 16, 2018 · Panelists discuss professional AR/VR for enterprise training, market size and trends, and challenges in adopting haptic technologies
August 13, 2018 · Laying the groundwork for professional augmented reality and virtual reality apps begins with generating realistic, interactive content.
August 9, 2018 · Worldviz launches Vizard 6 before Siggraph 2018, adds supports for glTF and new hardware.
July 13, 2018 · For years designers and engineers have worked in 3D modeling and simulation applications with immersive, photorealistic visuals that can mimic reality. The affordable AR-VR gears and hardware that have recently emerged promise to bring the missing piece—a sense of touch—into product development. Join us to discuss bringing CAD data into the AR-VR pipelines; adopting entertainment and game technologies for product development; and rethinking simulation and validation to incorporate haptic (touch-enabled) technologies.
June 20, 2018 · PTC's Jim Heppelmann made a series of announcements, led by partnerships with ANSYS and Microsoft, that are designed to advance PTC’s transformation.
May 18, 2018 · OPTIS is the real-time simulation backbone that is going to wrap together all the ANSYS physics. It’s the integration mechanism for testing autonomous vehicles.
April 17, 2018 · A fully immersive virtual design engineering software user interface may await in the future, but many immersive design technologies are already reality. We’ve collected some of DE’s coverage of AR, VR, advanced rendering and simulation visualization in this special digital issue so you can see how far immersive design technologies have come, and how you can put them to use today.
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