Solid Edge upgrade. Version 9 includes new capabilities to assist in machinery and large assembly design, web publishing tools, an engineering handbook and new utilities to assist in the migration from 2D design techniques to 3D solid modeling. Two DesignAssistant sensors monitor the design process against violations of user-defined parameters. Other sensors monitor minimum distances, sheet metal manufacturability, and other design variables. Unigraphics Solutions Inc, Huntsville, AL. http://www.1rs.com/011df-460 

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Parametric sheet metal models. Version 8DT of AutoPOL, a sheet metal application for creating and unfolding fully parametric sheet metal models, supports Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 4 and 5. With an enhanced profile-to-sheet metal command, fully dimensioned and constrained 3D profiles may be created simply by entering values for coordinates and angles in a dialog box. A punch function creates holes punched by forming tools such as louvers, dimples and drawn cut outs. Cimlogic Inc, Nashua, NH.

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Circuit sim software. Automation Studio is a completely integrated package that allows engineers, teachers and students to design, simulate and animate circuits comprising pneumatics, hydraulics, PLCs, Grafcet or electrical controls. The most recent release, Version 3.0, has customizable symbols and libraries, new PLC and IEC 1131 SFC libraries, a pneumatic manifold library, improved drawing tools, a bill of material module and more. Famic Technologies, St-Laurent, Quebec, CAN. http://www.1rs.com/011df-462

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Small-scale design. Engineers working on micro-electro-mechanical systems will benefit from this software for design and simulation of MEMS devices. Designated MEMS Xplorer (for UNIX) and MEMS Pro (for PC), the package is integrated with ANSYS/Multiphysics software for component analysis and supports Cadence Design System, Mentor Graphics and Tanner EDA tools. MEMSCAP Inc, Oakland, CA. http://www.1rs.com/011df-463

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File converter. A feature-based conversion utility provides direct translation of files created with Autodesk Mechanical Desktop into the SolidWorks solid modeling software environment, complete with feature information. Previously, users migrating from Mechanical Desktop had to export data to a neutral file format and import the data. The Mechanical Desktop Converter is a free plug-in to SolidWorks 2000, or can be downloaded from the 'Net. SolidWorks Corp, Concord, MA. http://www.1rs.com/011df-464  

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Modeling software. Vellum Solids 2000 offers faster modeling of complex shapes, improved file translators, and enhanced product stability. Available on both Macintosh and Windows platforms, the 2000 version extends advanced surface creation and editing capabilities with features like continuous surface matching and elevation, control point manipulation and insertion, an untrim function, and unlimited guide curves. Ashlar Inc, Austin, TX.

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