Computer-aided manufacturing
Use of software to control industrial processes
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| 2024 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 11.0 version planned or released
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| 2023 | Release of Mastercam 2024, maintaining compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11 |
| 2023 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 10.0 version introduced
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| 2023 |
FORAN System
FORAN System became a part of Siemens PLM Software, marking a significant integration into a major industrial software platform.
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| September 2023 |
SprutCAM
SprutCAM launched version X 17, the current version of their computer-aided manufacturing software.
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| June 14 2023 |
Siemens NX
Release of NX 2306, supporting Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Linux distributions.
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| 2022 | Release of Mastercam 2023, continuing support for Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems |
| 2022 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 9.0 version released
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| June 2022 |
Siemens NX
Implementation of Bi-Annual Naming Convention with NX 2206 in June 2022, standardizing the software's versioning approach.
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| May 2022 |
SprutCAM
SprutCAM released version X 16, updating their computer-aided manufacturing software platform.
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| 2021 | Release of Mastercam 2022, expanding support to include Windows 11 alongside Windows 10 |
| 2021 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 8.0 version launched
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| November 3 2021 |
Open Cascade Technology
Open CASCADE Technology 7.6 was released, adding progress indication-abortion to Boolean operations and offset algorithms, and introducing support for kinematics entities in STEP reader.
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| 2020 | Release of Mastercam 2021, maintaining Windows 10 compatibility |
| 2020 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 7.0 version introduced
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| 2020 |
Open Cascade Technology
Open Cascade established a read-only GitHub mirror of their repository.
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| 2019 | Release of Mastercam 2020, continuing support for Windows 10 |
| 2019 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 6.0 version released
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| 2019 |
Model-based definition
ASME Y14.41 standard underwent another revision, continuing to update digital product definition practices.
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| January 18 2019 |
Siemens NX
Introduction of NX Continuous Release model with NX 1847 on January 18, 2019, changing the software's release strategy.
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| 2018 | Release of Mastercam 2019, supporting Windows 10 operating system |
| 2018 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 5.0 version launched
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| 2017 | ArtCAM software development and support ended, with the code licensed to Carvceo for continued development and sales. |
| October 27 2017 |
Siemens NX
Release of NX 12.0, continuing to expand operating system support.
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| September 8 2016 |
Siemens NX
Release of NX 11.0 on September 8, 2016, further evolving the software's features and compatibility.
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| April 5 2016 |
Open Cascade Technology
Open CASCADE Technology 7.0 was released, replacing WOK (Workshop Organization Kit) with CMake building scripts and replacing CDL files with pre-generated C++ headers.
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| 2015 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 4.0 version introduced
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| February 2015 | Pete Baxter, former Autodesk vice president of sales and UK country manager, was appointed vice president at Delcam. |
| 2014 | Delcam was acquired by Autodesk. |
| 2014 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 3.0 version released
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| 2014 |
CATIA
With the launch of Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, CATIA became available as a cloud version.
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| October 14 2014 |
Siemens NX
Release of NX 9.0, with standard maintenance ending on September 27, 2014.
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| 2013 |
Model-based definition
United States Department of Defense released MIL-STD-31000 Revision A, mandating the use of Model-Based Definition (MBD) as a requirement for technical data packages.
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| December 18 2013 |
Open Cascade Technology
Open CASCADE Technology 6.7 was released, and the license was changed to LGPL-2.1-only with an added exception.
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| January 2013 |
Sescoi
Acquired by the Vero Software Group.
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| 2012 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 2.0 version launched
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| 2012 |
Model-based definition
ASME Y14.41 standard was revised, further refining digital product definition data practices.
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| 2011 |
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 1.0 version released
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| December 2011 |
Open Cascade Technology
Open Cascade launched a collaborative development portal, making its Mantis Bug Tracker and Git repository publicly available to encourage external contributors from the Open Source Community.
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| October 17 2011 |
Siemens NX
Release of NX 8.0 on October 17, 2011, with support for multiple operating systems including Windows and Linux.
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| October 28 2010 |
Creo Parametric
Renamed to Creo Elements/Pro (Pro/Engineer Wildfire 5.0), coinciding with PTC's announcement of the Creo software suite
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