Both novices and experienced users can build virtual


unified prototypes or 3D models imported from a wide range of file formats, including CATIA, NX, Parasolid, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, STEP, IGES, and many more. The software saves the native CAD data in its own lightweight format, mean- ing manufacturers can carry out tasks such as calculating surface areas and volumes, and measuring thickness, di- mensions and angles without requiring the original CAD information. Vero has set up a new dedicated


PartXplore website, www.partxplore. com, includes the ability to register for a free 30-day trial installation. Supply Dynamics LLC (Cincinnati), a developer of supply chain visibility software, announced its new Price Dynamics online price benchmarking service for pricing raw materials. Price Dynamics (www.pricedynamics.com) harnesses the power of the crowd to help anyone purchasing industrial metals to understand true market price for many common ferrous and nonfer- rous metals. With Price Dynamics, true market pricing is based on what actual buyers have paid or been quoted while making similar purchases. Coupled with access to a directory of distributors, mills, and processors, Price Dynamics is said to be a one- stop-shop for determining how raw material prices stack up to the prices paid by other buyers and for identifying alternative sources of supply. This web- based service is secure, anonymous, and provides a basic level of bench- marking information at no charge. “Much like an automobile sticker price, metal catalog prices are subject to a number of variables and are not necessarily a good measure of fair market price,” said Trevor Stansbury, Supply Dynamics founder and presi- dent. “Price Dynamics is based on the


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premise that a community of actual buyers and not the sell- ers is the best way to gauge actual market price.” Software Update is edited by Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak; pwaurzyniak@sme.org.


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