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.

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

Worldviz launches Vizard 6 before Siggraph 2018, adds supports for glTF and new hardware.

MIT researchers' non-invasive white blood cell analyzer among winners in American Society of Manufacturing Engineers social impact hardware show