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…simulation software, released today by Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, addresses 5-axis machine instability. Enhancements to the NCSIMUL software, that serves as a digital twin of a specific machine to plan and optimize its numerical control (NC) programming, enable machinists to determine the location of the 5-axis singularity point and avoid it for the first time. When the toolpath generated by…
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…unveiled last year, has a hexagon-shaped frame, and takes off and lands like a helicopter. Once airborne, it tilts and flies like a plane for greater efficiency. It carries multiple sensors and computing systems designed to allow it to touch down at a home without hitting power lines or posing a danger to people or pets. Related Article: Are Drones…
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…development at Simufact, part of Hexagon. Hexagon’s Simufact Additive 2020 uses adaptive meshing technology to retain the original’s CAD model in fine details shown here. Image courtesy of Hexagon. STL, which stands for stereolithography, uses triangles to depict geometry. Therefore, converting the mathematically precise CAD geometry into STL means using approximations for rounded corners, fine details and complex surfaces. Furthermore,…
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…of the HxGN LIVE series, Hexagon’s annual digital solutions conference, this event will feature smart factory solutions for anyone in manufacturing. This two-day event welcomes hundreds of business leaders from around the nation to the Motor City, joining together to experience digital solutions that improve productivity and quality across design, production and metrology, according to show organizers. Engage first-hand with…
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…with Simufact Engineering, part of Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division, a global operating software company providing process simulation solutions and services to manufacturing industries. The new agreement extends the integration of the CADfix geometry processing technology within Simufact’s manufacturing simulation software. The latest release of Simufact Additive 2020 sees the integration of CADfix extended to provide a new capability. A new…
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…Software Corporation (MSC), part of Hexagon's Manufacturing Intelligence division, has announced Adams-ready VTD (virtual test drive), combining vehicle dynamics and virtual test drive simulation to accelerate the development of next generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and safe autonomous vehicles. Adams-ready VTD accelerates development by simulating how a dynamic moving vehicle and its sensors will behave in complex road environments.…
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…2019. In close collaboration with Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and Ultimaker, DSM extended an invitation to startups across the globe to enroll in an accelerator program. Out of 74 applicants, six start-ups were selected to help with the development of a new, digital workflow platform: Authentise, Additive Flow, Ecochain, iPoint, Neural Concept and nTopology. The companies have joined forces over the…
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…logistics networks. Recently, AspenTech and Hexagon PPM have partnered to enable Digital Twin Workflow Solution for EPC Firms. The partnership aims to help manufacturers in process industries better manage the financial risks of big, complex projects as EPC workflows have historically been document driven processes as they progress through the lifecycle, from conception to construction, and this can lead to…
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…technology from its parent company Hexagon to create this new feature. Additionally, this update offers cut outline functionality to directly compare simulated geometry with target geometry, which can be exported into CAD. Continuous simulation of process chains in Simufact Forming Version 16. Image courtesy of MSC Software. Version 16 offers one-click import of model data from Simufact Welding and Simufact…
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Hexagon Hosts HxGN 2019 Hexagon, a company with roots in metrology and precision measurement technologies, recently hosted the annual user conference, HxGN Live (June 15-18, Las Vegas, Nevada). Over the last decade, the company has steadily expanded through growth and acquisitions into simulation, autonomous vehicles, location-based intelligence, and manufacturing, among others. One of the most popular demos on the show…
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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has broken ground on the construction of a new expansion project on a 5-acre site in Novi, MI. Slated for completion in the fall of 2019, the 88,000-sq.-ft. building will house a technology showroom, a technical training center and a 15,000-sq.-ft. laboratory and calibration hub. The two-story office area will have glass walls and windows with…
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MSC Software, a Hexagon company, and AVL List GmbH in Austria announced a collaborative partnership for research, development and customer projects in the field of simulation and testing of autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) systems. AVL is developing a scenario-based open verification and validation toolchain to generate operational scenarios, create the relevant test cases, and execute…
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VIRES, part of Hexagon AB, and a member of the MSC Software family, has expanded its autonomous driving simulation capabilities with a number of enhancements to Virtual Test Drive (VTD), its open platform for the development and testing of advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving systems. Key highlights include a new Physically Based Rendering (PBR) technology for better photorealistic simulation…
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…from MSC Software (part of Hexagon) is a virtual test driving software autonomous vehicle developers can use to train AI decision making. Image courtesy of Hexagon. Most human drivers have acquired sufficient life experiences to deal with these incidents, but autonomous vehicles have not. To physically set up these unusual scenarios to train the AI pilot is quite daunting. In…
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