Bentley Systems announce new release STAAD.Pro V8i SELECTseries 5. The new release many different aspects of the programme from enhancing the range of design codes and enhancing the capabilities delivered by the advanced analysis to updating integrated modules such as RAM Connection and ISM to give the best version yet.

SpartanModel is an "Electronic Model Kit". Making use of computer technology, SpartanModel replaces the "plastic models" used by past generations of organic chemistry students, and extends the utility of molecular models in chemistry education. Spartan Student Edition is a serious molecular modeling package for teaching, and learning, chemistry. Combining Spartan's easy-to-use graphical interface with a targeted set of computational engines, the Student Edition provides fundamental molecular modeling utilities supporting the Organic Chemistry curriculum.

Accelrys, Inc., a leading provider of scientific innovation lifecycle management solutions, today announced the release of the Accelrys Materials Studio 7.0 modeling and simulation environment for chemists, polymer scientists and other materials scientists. The latest release contains enhancements in quantum mechanics, classical simulation, usability, visualization and collaboration, enabling scientists to engineer better performing and more cost-effective materials across a wide range of applications including pharmaceuticals, catalysts, polymers, composites, metals, alloys, batteries, fuel cells and more.

ESI Group, pioneer and world-leading solution provider in Virtual Prototyping for manufacturing industries, announces the launch of Visual-Environment 9.0. ESI’s multi-domain simulation platform hosts most of ESI’s Virtual Prototyping solutions, and is open to third party technologies. ESI’s platform enables industrial users to automate all their Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) processes from Computer-Aided Design (CAD), through pre- and post-processing, modeling, simulation and visualization, to reporting in any CAE domain; all in a unified environment.

Chief Architect was created for the professional Home Design Software market and was the first object-based 3D CAD system with smart object design principles; known as Building Information Modeling (BIM).

MSC Software Corporation, the leader in multidiscipline simulation solutions that accelerate product innovation, announced the new release of MSC Nastran 2013.1, augmenting the groundbreaking capabilities like solver embedded fatigue, optimization for fatigue life and poroelastic material modeling introduced in the previous 2013 release. The new capabilities in 2013.1 provide engineers with faster performance for large models, ease of use, and nonlinear analysis improvements.

ZWSOFT, a leading supplier of CAD/CAM solutions for the AEC and MCAD industries, released ZW3D 2013 SP. Available in 64-bit and 32-bit versions, ZW3D 2013 SP features greatly improved 3D Modeling and 2D Drafting as well as more than 200 other improvements, enabling designers to work seamlessly with ZW3D 2013 SP and other 3D CAD platforms.

Esri has released CityEngine 2013, the latest version of its 3D urban design software. A new software developer kit (SDK) enables CityEngine procedural modeling technology to be used in popular 3D software such as Autodesk Maya, 3ds Max, and SketchUp. CityEngine improves urban planning, architecture, and the modeling of urban environments, helping you make quality decisions while saving time and money.

ThinkDesign Suite is the think3 solution for 2D and 3D aided design: an advanced parametric CAD dedicated to solid, surface and hybrid modeling. Conceived to assist designers in their activity, ThinkDesign Suite software is very versatile; built on a modern and powerful kernel, it offers many advanced drafting and modeling tools based on proprietary technology. ThinkDesign Suite is a valuable, professional and, above all, comprehensive product and these features are confirmed by the numerous collaborations undertaken with prestigious international companies in the field of the industrial production.

ANSYS, a global innovator of engineering simulation technology, and SpaceClaim, the leader in 3D Direct Modeling solutions for rapid concept design and geometry manipulation, announced new release ANSYS SpaceClaim Direct Modeler 2014.