Autodesk just announced that it has acquired Solid Angle, maker of Arnold, a ray-tracing image renderer for high-quality 3D animation and visual effects creation. Arnold was co-developed with Sony Pictures Imageworks and is now their main renderer. Autodesk says Arnold (not an awesome product name, but must have a great backstory) is used by over “500 studios and thousands of independent artists” including on project such as the Academy Award-winning films Ex Machina and The Martian and the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones.
Autodesk Formit 360 - SketchUp to Revit Converter - Game Changer
At one point in time, Autodesk was seriously considering purchasing SketchUp from Google. In the end, it was purchased by Trimble. Afterwards, many of the SketchUp development team left to join Autodesk. This team created Autodesk FormIt , a product for creative sketch design.
Introducing openBoM: a Cloud Based BoM Tool for Manufacturing Companies and Hardware Startups that Facilitates Data Handoff in Distributed Environments
Manufacturing is changing and with it comes a need to change the way BoMs are managed. The change is brought about by several trends in the market. These include globalization of manufacturing and supply chain, a growing number of new hardware developers, a surge in the maker movement, increased reliance on contract manufacturing, and variety of new manufacturing practices including adoption of internet and mobile tools and technologies.
MecSoft Corporation, the developer of industry leading CAD/CAM software solutions, has announced the launch of its E-Store to enable easy and efficient electronic purchases of MecSoft’s products. Features of this E-Store include...
Microsoft Uses Aras to Harness the Power of Agile Development
After a recent acquisition, Microsoft IT needed a unified way to create, manage, and release hardware product data. Using an agile development methodology, we were able to quickly build and release a new consolidated product data management system.
Saab AB selects Aras PLM and Minerva as Implementation Partner
Aras®, the next leader in enterprise Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software, today announced that Saab, a global producer of world-leading products, services and solutions from military defense to civil security, selected Aras Innovator® to support the handling of complex product data and business processes related to the Gripen fighter aircraft.
AMC Bridge has developed the AI-Assisted KiCad–Codebeamer MCP Integration Demo, a technology demonstration that introduces a new approach to requirements-driven design validation and compliance automation.
AMC Bridge, a trusted software technology partner for engineering, manufacturing, and construction enterprises, continues strengthening its collaboration with Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, through its listing in the Bentley Ecosystem Catalog, a centralized resource that helps infrastructure professionals discover complementary applications, data solutions, and professional services to streamline workflows and improve project delivery.
If you thought the 2025 tech story was “AI everywhere,” you only got the first chapter. Yes, AI is transforming how software gets built—but that’s only one part of the plot. Behind the scenes, engineering workflows are shifting, data pipelines are being rethought, development methodologies are wobbling, hardware ceilings are showing, and even energy and sustainability are back on the table. To make sense of what comes next, we sat down with AMC Bridge experts working across training, engineering, and delivery. Their perspectives cut across tools, workflows, engineering culture, system design, and big-picture tech forces. Here’s where things are heading this year—and what’s worth watching as the curve continues to bend.
As software vendors modernize their 3D platforms, transitioning to a reliable and widely adopted geometry kernel becomes essential for improving modeling accuracy, streamlining development, and accelerating innovation. To support organizations on this journey, Siemens Digital Industries Software and AMC Bridge hosted a joint webinar focused on Parasolid implementation. Discover how vendors can speed up product development by leveraging a PLM Components–based ecosystem and collaborating with engineering teams experienced in advanced geometry workflows.
