Optimization software developer Frustum releases Windows desktop version of its Generate software, promises to bring interactivity to topology optimization.

Siemens plans to acquire Lightworks Design, set to add visualization and VR support to its portfolio. The purchase reflects CAD vendors' trajectory seen in PTC and Dassault's past acquisitions.

MathWorks has released significant deep learning enhancements in its latest Release 2018b of MATLAB and Simulink.

SolidWorks 2019 launches with improved assembly performance, file export for AR and VR, tablet sketching tools, and more.

AR-VR panelists discuss hurdles for haptics in AR-VR, cost barriers, and what is possible now without big budgets.