2008-03-31

Lattice Debuts ispLEVER 7

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) announced the immediate availability of Service Pack 2 for Version 7.0 of its ispLEVER® FPGA design tool suite. The release adds additional usability and accuracy enhancements to the Power Calculator, new versions of Synplicity's Synplify synthesis and Mentor Graphics' Precision RTL synthesis, and new support for the LatticeMico32(tm) embedded open source microprocessor.


This latest release of the LatticeMico32 adds support for multiple bus arbitration schemes, allows VHDL users to implement the LatticeMico32 in their designs and adds Linux OS-based development tools. The Mico System Builder automatically generates the appropriate Wishbone Bus arbitration scheme when the microprocessor platform is generated for shared-bus or slave-side arbitration to allow multiple master ports access to multiple slave ports.

"Each release of ispLEVER delivers material improvements with immediate benefits to our users," said Tim Schnettler, director of design tools marketing at Lattice. "The ispLEVER Power Calculator continues to provide the accurate estimates that users need to impact their design cycle early in the process and Linux Operating System support for the development tools expands the potential user base for our LatticeMico32 embedded microprocessor."

Chris Fanning, corporate vice president, enterprise solutions, said, "Lattice continues to introduce performance and functional improvements to its ispLEVER design tool that enhance FPGA designers' productivity, and their ability to rapidly and effectively complete their designs. Customers continue to use our open source LatticeMico32 at an accelerating rate and our latest enhancements are the direct result of this significant customer feedback."

About the LatticeMico32 Embedded Microprocessor
The LatticeMico32 is a 32-bit soft microprocessor optimized for Lattice Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Lattice has released the Hardware Description Language (HDL) code of the microprocessor core and various peripheral components generated by the LatticeMico32 System, along with selected tools, in an open source format that provides visibility, flexibility and portability. The heart of the product is the LatticeMico32 System development tool suite, which provides a fast and easy way to implement microprocessor designs from platform definition to software development and debug. This flexible microprocessor finds application in a wide variety of markets including communications, consumer, computing, medical, industrial and automotive.

About the Lattice ispLEVER Design Tool Suite
The ispLEVER design tool suite is the flagship design environment for the latest Lattice FPGA products. It provides a complete set of powerful tools for all design tasks, including project management, IP integration, design planning, place and route, in-system logic analysis and more. ispLEVER is provided on CD-ROM and DVD for Windows, UNIX or Linux platforms. ispLEVER Windows includes industry leading 3rd party tools from Lattice partners Synplicity and Mentor Graphics for synthesis and simulation.

Mentor.Graphics.PADS.v2007.2 License KEYGEN

Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq: MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board design (PCB) solutions, announced the availability of the next generation of PADS(R) flow with the introduction of PADS2007. This newest release offers layout designers and engineers the ability to implement RF and microwave circuitry using highly automated functionality, perform design for fabrication (DFF) checking early in the design process, and optimize performance with advanced high-speed analysis/verification functionality, thus significantly improving their productivity and design quality.


"Mentor Graphics continues to invest in the future of PADS by strengthening the capabilities of designers to integrate RF circuitry design, high-speed net analysis and routing, and DFF into the PADS design flow," said Dan Boncella, director of marketing, System Design Division, Mentor Graphics. "This new release extends Mentor Graphics' technology leadership by moving these sophisticated design capabilities into the PADS desktop PCB solutions."

"Harris Corporation is excited about the new enhancements and features that are included in the new PADS 2007 release. The new library structure and direct DXF into the decal editor will save hours of effort for our EDA librarian staff by solving alpha-numeric translation issues and importing RF modeling directly into the decal editor," said John Adamski, EDA Specialist, Harris Corporation, RF Communications Division. "The new RF module has several time saving features. Trace manipulation for RF circuits, automated via shielding for sensitive traces, via plane flooding feature that is user selectable for interior plane fill or exterior (edge) fill. Manual via shielding for RF or EMI is now a thing of the past."

Additional enhancements in this release include:

High-speed routing improvements: controls for matched length nets and differential routing improvements.
Square and chamfered corners, DXF-in import, and via matrixing enhancements for RF design.
Blind/buried via drill table improvements: designs with partial vias (blind or buried) are automatically updated with the layer pairs and drill count of the partial vias in the design.
Alpha-numeric pin improvements: simplifies creation of large BGA-based parts.
ECO enhancements: includes comparison of design rules between the schematic and layout databases.
Design for fabrication (DFF) analysis: powerful fabrication checks, such as acid trap, starved thermals, solder mask slivers are checked in the CAD environment and database, allowing the designer to identify and correct manufacturing problems in PADS Layout, before Gerber generation.
Pin number visibility: the user has the ability to turn on/off the visibility of the component pin numbers, either numeric or alpha-numeric, improving designer productivity during routing.
SI analysis: integration of DxDesigner(TM) and the HyperLynx(R) LineSim(R) tool through a new interface allows fast transfer of a circuit for analysis and back annotation of termination resistor values.
Analog simulation: provides a board level simulation analysis and verification through a common schematic editor for both simulation and PCB design entry.
About PADS
PADS is the Windows(R)-based standard for PCB design solutions, combining value and broad technology. Its rich functionality and affordable pricing give customers a high return on their investment, enabling them to handle everything from basic designs to complex high-speed applications with speed, quality, and ease of use.

2008-03-19

TopSolid v2008 (c)MISSER


TopSolid 2008 has been designed to specifically provide solutions for our customers needs. This new 2008 release offers new features for design and manufacturing in mechanical engineering, tool making and wood industry. Just watch them and enjoy!

N.B.: Some others demonstrations will be online soon for other modules (TopSolid'Cam, TopSolid'Mold etc...). Just stay tuned!

TopSolid'Design 2008:
More tools to design and manage more efficiently and quickly
Slave parts
Components server
Complete integration with TopSolid’Pdm
More powerful and stable 2D draft generation
Improved ergonomy
New sheet metal features
New interfaces
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TopSolid'Design 2008 : Powerful CAD for mechanical engineering
TopSolid’Design is a fully integrated and associative CAD software enabling the operator to draft and design products more efficiently. Kinematics, structural calculation, sheet metal processing and mechanical components form an integral part of the software and improve efficiency in the design process. Discover the principal improvements of the 2008 version, among the many new functions this version has to offer.



Ergonomy

New tabs to prioritise and find information in the construction tree
Dynamic cross sections with modification handles
Distance analysis with graphical display of results
New properties editor
Sketch and curves

New distance and symmetry constraints
New offset contour
Horizontal/vertical and tangent mode short-cuts now available
Automatic scaling of the contour
Shapes

Repeat fillets and chamfers
Drilling on a group of points or sketch
Copy face enhancements
Trimming and automatic sewing
Sheet metal

Flange and swept flange
Automatic Edge Covering
Operations on a lateral face
Unfold/fold operations of conical parts
New unstamping parameters (penetration radius…)
Components

Components server to optimise performances
Quick access to preferred components
2D Drafts

Hooking stability
2D Draft creation of a slave part
Customised hatching functions
Multiple indexing with information
Selection of dimensions with tolerances
Interrupted view following the X and Y directions
New interfaces: SolidWorks, SolidEdge, 3D PDF, Spatial

Higher quality and increased productivity with TopSolid’Cam 2008
Reproduction of an operations plan on a different part
Management of angular strokes in 5 axis machines
Mouse facing with management of tool paths leaning on faces or curves
Edition of the geometry of drilling cycles
Automatic recognition of drillings for axial and radial operations
New plunge roughing finishing cycle for deep parts
New functions for 3D machining cycles
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Higher quality and productivity with TopSolid’Cam 2008
Machine simulation, collision check, spindle synchronization, raw part updating and visualization of material removal are important elements of TopSolid’Cam for tool path programming. Discover here what’s new in TopSolid’Cam 2008: the preferred solution of manufacturers and sub-contractors in the aerospace, automobile, machine-tool and general mechanical engineering fields.



Reproduction of the operations plan

Reproduce all or part of the operations plan on another part (which may be completely different)
Save and re-use company know-how
Mouse facing

Available in TopSolid’Cam for many years this updated function now enables the operator to manage tool diameter corrections, to create tool paths leaning on solid faces or to follow predefined curves
Edition of the geometry of drilling cycles

Addition or removal of the geometry to be machined
Interactive modification of tool path optimisation
Automatic recognition of drillings for axial and radial operations

Generation of automatic cycles after feature detection
Contour milling by plunge roughing

Management of new tools to carry out finishing operations by plunge roughing
A response to market trends
New functions for 3D milling

Better material management in roughing operations to prevent the part becoming fragile
Left material machining in several passes
New cycles for machining planar faces
Management of angular strokes of 5 axis machines bigger than 1 revolution

Optimisation of 5 axis tool paths
Automatic unwinding of the head when it reaches the limit of its strokes
Miscellaneous

Automatic management of the driven point of staggered drills
Management of pockets whose walls are not vertical (aerospace parts)
Division of drilling operations in multifunction machining (automatically machining 2 holes at the same time)
TopSolid’Cam 2008 compatible with Windows Vista

2008-03-18

Worknc G3 v19.11 (C)SESCOI


WorkNC G3 stands for 'third generation' and signifies the arrival of the software's third completely new user interface along with expanded and enhanced functionality.

Famed for its easy and quick programming, WorkNC delivers considerable time savings compared to many other CAM systems.

The new graphic user interface features a single, optimized graphics environment and improved ergonomics allowing toolpaths to be programmed even faster than before.

- The new, easy-to-use WorkNC user interface

The large customizable graphics area is bordered by a tree structure and contemporarily styled icons and toolbars. With the single interface, geometric elements, positions and toolpaths can all be ergonomically selected directly from the screen, allowing the user to gather information quickly and accurately for subsequent tasks and operations.


New graphic user interface : Features a single, optimized graphics environment and improved ergonomics allowing toolpaths to be programmed even faster than before ...
Optimized CAM ergonomy easy to deploy from within a new single graphic user interface ...
Optimized CAM functions : WorkNC G3 is the consolidation and optimization of CAD/CAM functions which have been tried and tested by thousands of WorkNC users worldwide...
An Integrated CAM/CAD environment which brings you the benefits of a new intuitive interface and unified graphic environment ...

2- WorkNC G3 - new & enhanced CAM functions...

G3.V19 includes new fluid cutterpath algorithms which will reduce machining times and improve surface finish. It also has several new toolpaths, including Z Level Finishing with intelligent lead-ins to avoid marking the part and automatic machining of flat areas in High Torque Re-Roughing.
Numerous new and optimized 2 to 3 axis toolpaths and associated applications ...
Numerous new and optimized 5 axis toolpaths and associated applications ...
New & improved WorkNC CAD functions ...
New & improved WorkNC Wire functions ...

2008-03-12

CODEV-9.8 (C)Opticalres

In addition to such basic capabilities as lens modeling and spot diagrams, CODE V has a vast array of technical, graphical, and ease-of-use features. The following list of "key features" is just a small subset of what is available. See the technical description for a more detailed look at capabilities.

Optimization (including Global Synthesis)
Ease of use (GUI interface and commands)
Extensive built-in libraries of optical system models (patents, etc.), components, and optical glass
Extensive graphics (pictures, data plots, shaded displays), including 3D visualizations and diffraction-based image simulations
Database/modeling Features
Tolerancing (including extremely fast and accurate wavefront differential tolerancing)
Interferogram interface (supports computer-aided closed-loop alignment)
Non-sequential surface modeling for unusual systems
Powerful command language (with Macro-PLUS programming)
Fast 2D Image Simulation with an input bitmap file (including diffraction)
CODE V is the most comprehensive "tool box" for optical modeling, design and analysis available today.

CODE V is the most comprehensive optical design and analysis program in the world. For nearly thirty years, it has led the way with a long series of innovations. These include:


Zoom/multi-configuration optimization and analysis
Environmental/thermal analysis
Fast wavefront differential tolerancing for MTF, RMS wavefront error, fiber coupling efficiency, polarization dependent loss, and Zernike wavefront coefficient performance metrics
User-defined constraints in optimization
Interferometric interface and optical alignment
Non-sequential surface modeling
Vector diffraction calculations including polarization
Global Synthesis®, the first practical global optimization method for optical design
And many more
Recent improvements include extensions to the powerful Macro-PLUS programming language, a graphical user interface (GUI), and several new features for analysis of illumination in optical systems. As with all features of CODE V, these new capabilities offer outstanding depth, generality, and applicability to real-world problems.

CODE V helps its users to obtain accurate results quickly and easily - the very essence of productivity. Ease-of-use is an important factor in productivity. A simple graphical user interface (GUI) allows novice and occasional users to get basic results quickly with familiar pulldown menus and other simple mouse operations. Frequent users find that the logical command structure and intelligent default assumptions help them to solve problems with efficiency and confidence. Advanced users appreciate CODE V's completeness and the built-in Macro-PLUS programming language that allows them to customize CODE V output easily.

2008-03-08

BETA CAE ANSA V12.1.3


ANSA (Automatic Net-generation for Structural Analysis) is the leader in rapid, automatic surface & volume mesh generation and FEA preprocessing. Owing to its advanced features and innovative functionality it has become a standard in many industry sectors worldwide. ANSA offers unique functionality for efficient FE-model generation, leading to significant time reduction in Finite Element modeling and processing.
Geometric Associativity

One of the key aspects of ANSA is that the CAD (geometry data) and mesh are associated. This means that changes performed on the CAD will be reflected on the mesh, and vice versa. Unlike most other pre processors, in ANSA, mesh refinement is not just splitting elements, but a true refinement of the finite representation. Loads, boundary conditions, and connections (welds, etc) can be applied directly to CAD
Mesh Reconstruction

Optimize and reconstruct shell mesh:

Improve the quality of shell mesh (mesh on geometry)
Improve the quality of shell mesh (mesh on mesh)
Reconstruct mesh to coarsen. Also available in session file for batch process
Reconstruct mesh to smoothen mesh transitions
Remove triangles automatically from internal/external perimeters and spots
Achieve better directional mesh alignment
Automatic Connections Modeling & Assembly


Automatic weld spot recognition via CAD-data files
Connection file import
Automatic connection definition and application of alternative connection representation
Semi-automatic seem-welding
Mesh dependent and independent connection types

2008 February 0day sofrware

2008-02-27 GibbsCAM.2007.v8.7.11
2008-02-26 Mastercam X2 MR2 with Service Pack 1
2008-02-24 LMS_VIRTUAL_LAB_REV.6A
2008-02-24 ESI_PAM_SHOCK_V2007
2008-02-24 ESI_VISUAL_ENVIRONMENT_V3.5.2
2008-02-23 SolidWorks.V2008.SP3.0.UPDATE.ISO
2008-02-23 SOFTIMAGE.ALIENBRAIN.V8
2008-02-22 MSC.MD.Patran.R2.1
2008-02-19 DELCAM_POWERMILL_V8_SP5
2008-02-19 Teksoft.CAMWorks.v2008-07.SP1.0.UPDATE.ONLY
2008-02-19 Teksoft.CAMWorks.v2008-08.SP1.0.UPDATE.ONLY
2008-02-19 Lms.Test.Lab V7.0
2008-02-17 Solidworks.COSMOSWorks.V2008.SP2.1
2008-02-17 Solidworks.COSMOSMotion.V2008.SP2.1
2008-02-17 Solidworks.COSMOSFloWorks.V2008.SP2.1
2008-02-16 SHARC_HARPOON_V3.1
2008-02-16 SIEMENS_PLM_JT_TRANSLATOR_FOR_CATIAV5_V5
2008-02-15 Bentley.Civil.Extension.For.InRoads.XM.v8.09.02.16
2008-02-15 Bentley.InRoads.Suite.XM.Edition.v8.09.02.16
2008-02-14 CODEWARE_COMPRESS_BUILD_6258
2008-02-14 CSI_ETABS_NL_V9.1.7_UPDATE
2008-02-13 OPENMIND_HYPERMILL_V9.6_SP1
2008-02-10 PTC.PRO.ENGINEER.WILDFIRE.V4.GRAPHICS.LIBRARY
2008-02-07 COCREATE.ONESPACE.MODELING.2007.V15.1.2
2008-02-07 ARTICAD.PRO.V14.0
2008-02-06 SURFWARE.SURFCAM.VELOCITY.V3.0.SP2
2008-02-06 Hampson.Russell.CE.v8.R2.FINAL(for Win &Linux&SOLARIS&irix)ISO
2008-02-05 CAEFEM.v9.2
2008-02-05 SPRING.TECHNOLOGIES.NCSIMUL.V8.4
2008-02-05 Camnetics.GearTrax.v2008.160.618.Incl.Keygen
2008-02-04 RAGTIME.V6.0.2.HYBRID
2008-02-04 PTC.PRO.ENGINEER.WILDFIRE.V.4.0
2008-02-03 EMA.TimingDesigner.v9.0.WiNNT2K
2008-02-03 Bosch.Rexroth.Indraworks.v7.04.WiNNT2K
2008-02-02 MecSoft.Visual.Mill.v6.0.WiNNT2K
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