Arc Second Releases Beta Version of PocketCAD DWFView.Business Editors DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2001 Arc Second, Inc., the leading provider of mobile CAD software solutions, today announced the beta release See beta version. of DWFView(TM), a custom add-in designed for use with PocketCAD PRO 4.0. The DWFView beta can be downloaded free of charge until August 15, 2001 at www.PocketCAD.com. Powered with AutoDesk(R) technology, PocketCAD PRO software offers mobile professionals a comprehensive solution for creating, editing and viewing design drawings at the job site reducing the need to bring paper blueprints into the field. PocketCAD 4.0 reads and writes DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. (TM) and DXF files and is compatible with nearly all desktop CAD software packages, including AutoCAD(R) Release 12 through 2002. With PocketCAD PRO 4.0 and the DWFView add-in, users can import DWF files into PocketCAD and then interrogate, annotate annotate - annotation , and edit the drawing. The drawing can then be saved as a .CAD file (PocketCAD format) that can be later translated to a DWG or DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format (TM) file. This new capability means PocketCAD 4.0 users can: -- View paperspace layouts -- View Architectural Desktop drawings by 'plotting' (saving) them to DWF -- View Mechanical Desktop drawings by 'plotting' (saving) them to DWF -- View Inventor drawings by 'plotting' (saving) them to DWF -- View Large GIS or Topo Maps by 'plotting' (saving) them to DWF "DWFView is just one of the newest custom applications designed for PocketCAD PRO," said Michael Feilmeier, PocketCAD product manager at Arc Second. "Customers requiring access to a wide range of drawing formats will appreciate this enhanced capability." DWF DWF Design Web Format DWF Digital Wedding Forum DWF Drawing Web Format DWF Dwarf DWF Divided We Fail (AARP campaign) DWF Divorced White Female DWF Department of Wildlife & Fisheries DWF Distant Water Fleet (drawing web format) is a lightweight vector file format that preserves the security and precision of original DWG drawing files. With the inherent size of DWG/DXF files, the DWF format is well suited for web viewing and wireless transfer of files. DWF also removes the non-visual components of a drawing, such as attributes, properties, and complex object behavior. About PocketCAD(R) Products PocketCAD(R) is fully functional CAD software for mobile professionals. PocketCAD's comprehensive feature set making data creation, collection, viewing, drawing, redlining Identifying text that has been changed in a word processing document by displaying it in a special color, for example. It allows the original author of the text or other users to see ongoing revisions. The term comes from manual editing where a red pen is used to mark up the pages. and modification simple, easy and effective. PocketCAD PRO is compatible with any Windows powered mobile device, such as the Pocket PC. About Arc Second, Inc. Arc Second develops, manufactures, and markets 3D-Intelligence (3D-I) measurement and tracking products and mobile CAD software solutions. Arc Second markets its products to the construction, architecture, manufacturing, product design, forensics See computer forensics. , aerospace, virtual reality and movie special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. sectors. Founded in 1990, Arc Second is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Dulles, Virginia in the heart of the Northern Virginia Technology corridor. PocketCAD is a registered trademark of Arc Second, Inc. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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