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
2023 Release of Mastercam 2024, maintaining compatibility with Windows 10 and Windows 11
2023
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 10.0 version introduced
2023
FORAN System
FORAN System became a part of Siemens PLM Software, marking a significant integration into a major industrial software platform.
September 2023
SprutCAM
SprutCAM launched version X 17, the current version of their computer-aided manufacturing software.
June 14 2023
Siemens NX
Release of NX 2306, supporting Windows 10, Windows 11, and various Linux distributions.
2022 Release of Mastercam 2023, continuing support for Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems
2022
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 9.0 version released
June 2022
Siemens NX
Implementation of Bi-Annual Naming Convention with NX 2206 in June 2022, standardizing the software's versioning approach.
May 2022
SprutCAM
SprutCAM released version X 16, updating their computer-aided manufacturing software platform.
2021
BricsCAD
BricsCAD Platinum Edition was deprecated, with all its functionality moved to BricsCAD Pro. The release of V21 introduced new features including 3D constraint system management, surface entity creation, and A.I.-assisted BIM workflows.
2021 Release of Mastercam 2022, expanding support to include Windows 11 alongside Windows 10
2021
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 8.0 version launched
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.
2020 Release of Mastercam 2021, maintaining Windows 10 compatibility
2020
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 7.0 version introduced
2020
Open Cascade Technology
Open Cascade established a read-only GitHub mirror of their repository.
2019
BricsCAD
BricsCAD Mechanical was officially released, incorporating 3D direct modeling functionality from the previous 'Sheet Metal for BricsCAD' module and new in-house MCAD toolsets.
2019 Release of Mastercam 2020, continuing support for Windows 10
2019
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 6.0 version released
2019
Model-based definition
ASME Y14.41 standard underwent another revision, continuing to update digital product definition practices.
January 18 2019
Siemens NX
Introduction of NX Continuous Release model with NX 1847 on January 18, 2019, changing the software's release strategy.
2018
BricsCAD
BricsCAD BIM, BricsCAD Mechanical, and BricsCAD Ultimate were added to the BricsCAD product family.
2018
BricsCAD
Bricsys nv was fully acquired by Hexagon AB, a Swedish company.
2018 Release of Mastercam 2019, supporting Windows 10 operating system
2018
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 5.0 version launched
January 2018
BricsCAD
Bricsys released BricsCAD Shape, a free conceptual modelling tool derived from their BricsCAD solid modelling core, featuring a simplified user interface and including libraries of parametric windows, doors, materials, and 3D furniture objects.
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.
December 2016
BricsCAD
Bricsys joined the BuildingSMART International consortium in December.
September 8 2016
Siemens NX
Release of NX 11.0 on September 8, 2016, further evolving the software's features and compatibility.
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.
2015
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 4.0 version introduced
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
2014
CATIA
With the launch of Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, CATIA became available as a cloud version.
October 14 2014
Siemens NX
Release of NX 9.0, with standard maintenance ending on September 27, 2014.
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.
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.
January 2013
Sescoi
Acquired by the Vero Software Group.
2012
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 2.0 version launched
2012
Model-based definition
ASME Y14.41 standard was revised, further refining digital product definition data practices.
2011
BricsCAD
Bricsys acquired intellectual property rights from Ledas for constraints-based parametric design tools, enabling development of direct modeling and assembly design applications.
2011
Creo Parametric
Creo Parametric 1.0 version released
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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