Arc Second Releases New PocketCAD - Based Punch List Product.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2002 PocketCAD AddIn delivers powerful inspection and project management tools for the Architectural, Engineering and Construction markets Arc Second, Inc., the provider of award-winning mobile engineering solutions, today announced the immediate availability of its new PunchList AddIn for PocketCAD PRO 4.0. The PunchList AddIn takes the traditional task of creating construction site punch lists to a powerful new level. PocketCAD PunchList leverages the power of the PocketPC and creates a fast and easy way to catalogue critical inspection information and notations. Because it sits on PocketCAD, it is able to seamlessly link in-field notations and inspections directly to the CAD drawings of the sites being inspected. PocketCAD PunchList's project management features allow users to view inspection data and notations gathered in the field with the capability to tag them to the actual CAD drawings. Punch list tasks can then be easily assigned, managed and documented. PunchList uses drop-down lists to simplify data entry and to ensure consistency in the way data is recorded. Drop-down lists are completely user customizable. PocketCAD PunchList also supports voice notations, digital photography and video, increasing the data input and documentation choices for users in the field. "We have paid very close attention to our user base and are responding to their ideas and feedback with functionality improvements and AddIns such as PocketCAD PunchList," commented Edward Barrientos, President and C.E.O. of Arc Second. "From small architectural shops to large multi-national companies such as Takenaka Corporation Takenaka Corporation (株式会社竹中工務店 of Japan, our growing user base is a true partner in helping Arc Second to continuously expand and improve PocketCAD's capabilities." Takenaka Corporation of Japan was an initial user of PocketCAD PunchList and used the product during the renovation of the Mikazuki Hotel in Tokyo. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mr. Kazuhiro Mizushima of the East Kanto District Branch of Takenaka Corporation, "The new system proved to be a lot easier than manually inputting data into paper forms. You can input the inspection and progress information right on the spot." He added, "We've seen a 30% reduction in time over the old method." PocketCAD PunchList is ideal for multi-unit construction projects such as apartment buildings, hotels, single-family homes as well as for cataloguing and inspecting equipment and infrastructure. The PocketCAD PunchList Add-in can purchased and downloaded online for $59 by visiting the PocketCAD website at www.pocketcad.com. About PocketCAD PocketCAD, the Mobile CAD Standard, is the award-winning Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD) application for Windows(R) CE-powered mobile devices. Released in 1998, PocketCAD's comprehensive feature set makes 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 4.0 reads and writes DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. , DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format and DGN DGN Design (file) DGN Dirección General de Normas (Standards Organization in Mexico) DGN MicroStation Design File (file format/extension) files using licensed technology from industry leaders Autodesk and Bentley. It is compatible with nearly all desktop CAD software packages, including AutoCAD through 2002 and Microstation Release 8 and works with any Windows(R) CE powered mobile device. PocketCAD's programming API allows 3rd party development and integration of PocketCAD with external input devices such as distance measuring lasers, GPS and other devices. For more information, go to www.PocketCAD.com. 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 Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of AOL, Orbital Sciences Corporation and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc. are located in Dulles. in the heart of the Northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. technology corridor. For more information about Arc Second, go to www.arcsecond.com. PocketCAD, Arc Second, and 3D-Intelligence are registered trademarks of Arc Second, Inc. Constellation3Di and The Mobile CAD Standard are trademarks of Arc Second, Inc. Other trademarks may be the property of their respective owners. |
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