AutoCAD
LT 97
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Autodesk
provides World Creation Toolkit which is a collection of 500 MB
of prebuilt objects, meshes, fonts and animation.
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Autodesk
ships 3D Studio MAX release 2 and a cut-down version called 3D Studio
Viz.
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Autodesk
Walk Through 1.1, an animation program for AutoCAD modules. |
Autodesk
ships AEC Professional Suite 2, an integrated package of AutoCAD
14, AEC AutoCAD utilities, Autodesk Walk Through, Design Blocks,
Autodesk View and 2000 architectural symbols.
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Autodesk
ships AutoCAD 13 Internet Publishing Kit, a program used for view,
access and sharing drawings on the Internet. It compress the drawings
in DWF (Drawing Web Format) a new compressed file format designed
specifically for the Internet.
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Bentley
ships MicroStation Modeler version 5.5 (based on ACIS 2.1 modeling
Kernel)
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Bentley
starts engineering back office and ModelServer product line. Daratech
lists Bentley as fastest-growing in CAD/CAM/CAE
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CAS.CADE
is a new modeling Kernel developed in 1997 by Matra Datavision.
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The
Canvas 5 USA Tour kicks off. This coast-to-coast seminar series offers
Canvas enthusiasts a chance to get up close and personal with their
favorite graphics application and Deneba's in-house artists.
Deneba introduces Colada, a Java-based web sharing technology for
Canvas 5.
Canvas is used to design many of the computer screen shots in Steven
Spielberg's Hollywood blockbuster The Lost World.
NASA uses Canvas to illustrate the Mars Pathfinder.
DenebaCAD for Macintosh is introduced. Focusing on the needs of professional
architects and engineers, the program integrates 2D drafting, 3D modeling,
and photo-realistic rendering in one application. |
Dassault
Systems S.A. acquires Deneb, the recognized provider of leading
digital manufacturing solutions.
Deneb and its subsidiaries, become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Dassault Systems and operates as a separate entity under the brand
name "Deneb", the digital manufacturing company of Dassault Systems.
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Dassault
Systems S.A. and SolidWorks Corporation announce in June the signing
of a definitive agreement whereby the privately-held SolidWorks,
a leading provider of mechanical design software products for Windows,
is acquired by Dassault Systems in a stock transaction.
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In
July, Delcam plc was floated on the Alternative Investment Market
(AIM). In preparation for this, Delcam UK was established to spearhead
UK sales and customer support. Coinciding with the floatation, Delcam
opened a northern sales office in Bolton, Lancashire. Overseas activities
continued to develop, with strong emphasis on joint ventures, especially
in the Americas, Europe and the Far East. Delcam now has more that
seventy sales offices worldwide and has a wholly owned subsidiary
in the USA, exploiting the country's massive complex manufacturing
market. |
In
1997, MCS took the next step forward by releasing the first CADD-through-CAM
system for the 21st Century, ANVIL EXPRESS. |
EDS introduces
a number of new industry-leading capabilities with its new version
of Unigraphics, including WAVE - which will enable the definition,
control and evaluation of product templates - considered the most
important new technology affecting the CAD/CAM/CAE industry in the
next five years.
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AIA
CAD Layer Guidelines, Second Edition - Second edition published to
improve on original version |
CSI
Uniform Drafting System (UDS) Modules 1-3, - Separate effort focused
on drawing. Ultimately 8 modules |
ISO
13567 - Standard for Structuring Layers in CABD - International effort
to structure layer naming for translation between various languages
and vendors |
First
version of IDEAS Artisan Series from SDRC, fully compatible with
Master Series, priced at ~ USD 5,000.
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Revit
Technology Corporation is revolutionizing building design with Revit
- the world's first parametric building modeler developed for the
AEC industry. |
Form
Z, a solid and surface modeler, first available only for Mac platforms,
debuts on Windows market.
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Helix
Design System from Cadcam System Company, version 4, based on DesignBase
modeling Kernel with CAM facilities.
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Imagineer
Technical version 2, fully compatible with Microsoft Office and
AutoCAD.
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AutoCAD
Release 14 for Windows is proved to be the best and more stabile
version ever. It comes with a lot of improvements in both 2D and
3D. Includes ObjectARX 2.0, ActiveX Automation Interface which allows
Visual Basic for Application to drive AutoCAD or to write a single
application that integrates AutoCAD with other ActiveX Automation
compliant application, AutoVision is included.
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In October
EDS and Intergraph announces plans to pool the assets of their CAD
software (Unigraphics and Solid Edge) in a joint venture.
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Matra
Datavision ships Euclid Quantum version 1, based on CAS.CADE geometry
modeling Kernel. Over 47,000 copies will be sold in one year.
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Matra
Datavision ships STRIM, a CAD/CAM package.
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MiniCAD
version 7 for Mac and Windows.
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Parametric
Technology ships PT/Modeler, a CAD/CAM package based on a proprietary
modeling engine.
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Pro/E
version 18 with over 50 integrated modules. The price starts at
26,000 USD for 13 modules.
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SoftSource
ships V/Draft, a 2D CAD program for Windows with AutoCAD interface,
support for Visual Basic, C++ and ActiveX programming.
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Solid
Works 97 with 65 new capabilities like support for Visual Basic
for Applications, Visual C++ and HTML.
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SurfCAM
version 7 with support for AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop files.
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TurboCAD
Professional version 4 from IMSI.
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Unigraphics
version 12 from EDS with over 30 integrated modules. Price started
at USD 17,000.
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In
November Autodesk ships Mechanical Desktop version 2 integrated with
AutoCAD 14. Uses the new ACIS 3.0 modeling Kernel, support AutoLisp
and C languages and includes ANSYS Design Space 3.0 Stress Wizard.
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VGX technology
from SDRC provides intuitive interaction for the design and modification
of parametric feature - based solids. It will be used first in I-DEAS
Master Series 5.
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Visionary
Design Systems took over 3D Eye Systems.
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XCAD
version 4 and XCAD LT from Xitron Software Corporation.
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CINEMA
4D XL version 5.0 launch in December. |
40,000
copies of ArchiCAD sold worldwide to date.
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Spatial
Technology announced that it has over 350 licensees and an estimated
600,000 end-users of its ACIS modeling Kernel.
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CAD/CAM
market worldwide:
1. Parametric
Technology
2. Dassault Systems
3. EDS/Intergraph
4. SDRC
5. Autodesk
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In 1997,
AutoCAD pass 1.5 million copies sold worldwide and AutoCAD LT pass
half million copies sold.
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Intergraph
announced that 6250 copies of its Solid Edge program has been sold
worldwide.
Solid
Works Corp. announced that has sold 3000 of its 3D solid model worldwide,
including companies such AT & T, Boeing, General Motors, Sharp,
Siemens and Mitsubishi.
IMSI
announced that has been sold over 600,000 copies of TurboCAD to
date.
Parametric
Technology announces 105,000 seats installed of Pro/E
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