Autodesk's Inside Track Interactive Multimedia Learning Tool Increases AutoCAD User Productivity.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1995--In response to the needs of professionals in the mechanical engineering and manufacturing industries manufacturing industries npl → industrias fpl manufactureras manufacturing industries npl → industries fpl de transformation to improve learning and increase productivity, Autodesk and Autodesk Press today announced Inside Track for Mechanical Drafting & Design. The software is a fast, flexible, computer-based tool to help new and potential users learn how to solve workplace design problems and find answers to technical questions quickly and effectively. The announcement was made at Autodesk University, Autodesk's annual user conference held at Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. . Inside Track will be released in December and is the first software product from Autodesk Press, a global strategic alliance between Autodesk and International Thomson Publishing, the world's leading educational publisher. Autodesk Press was founded earlier this year with the goal of developing and distributing training materials that help both design professionals and students take full advantage of Autodesk software. "This new software tool is a revolutionary solution to the on-going challenge of all professionals to maintain and improve job performance in the face of changing technology," said Jim Purcell “Diamond” Jim Purcell was the Chief of Police in Portland, Oregon during the 1950s. Purcell was an associate of Jim Elkins, a Portland mob boss, and helped protect Portland's pinball racket and other organized crime activity in the city. , Autodesk's director of education. "Inside Track is an industry and technical expert right on your computer. The richness and presentation of its content create a unique, high performance learning environment. Inside Track puts the user in the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. , providing just-in-time and just-enough learning to complete the design job at hand." Inside Track for Mechanical Drafting & Design is an interactive multimedia software learning tool, based on AutoCAD Release 13, AutoCAD Designer 1.2 and AutoVision 2.0. It gives its users both immediate and long-term productivity gains. If one is on a tight deadline and does not know how to solve a specific design problem, Inside Track will quickly identify and demonstrate the technique to solve the problem using the appropriate Autodesk software. Because of Inside Track software's versatility, users can study concepts and practice real-world projects to gain expertise and enhance productivity. Inside Track was designed for anyone interested in increasing their productivity and performance as an engineer, draftsperson or designer, including: -- Professionals who use AutoCAD, AutoCAD Designer or AutoVision software -- Potential new AutoCAD users who want to explore the world of CAD without first investing in CAD and visualization software -- Current Autodesk customers considering upgrades from previous AutoCAD releases who want to learn how they can improve productivity with the new features of AutoCAD Release 13, AutoCAD Designer 1.2 and AutoVision 2.0 software -- Students seeking a flexible, self-paced solution to learning to use world-class CAD software and apply their knowledge to mechanical design and drafting projects -- Instructors searching for an innovative way to seamlessly integrate Autodesk products into a design-oriented and visualization-based curriculum without having to teach CAD software. Resources Available in Inside Track Inside Track is designed upon a project-based, real-world foundation that lets users obtain the exact information they need, when they need it and how they need it. The information is presented and organized to meet multiple levels of expertise and cover different Autodesk product interests. Inside Track reviews 2D drafting, 3D solid and surface modeling and parametric-based modeling using AutoCAD and/or AutoCAD Designer. Rendering for AutoVision and drawing layout are also included. The program is divided into three main learning areas. Demonstration Modules show users how AutoCAD, AutoCAD Designer and AutoVision are applied to workplace problems. Animated Overviews give a quick understanding of design concepts. Practice Steps let users drill themselves on the features showcased in the Demonstration Modules. Inside Track for Mechanical Drafting & Design is available on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). for use in a Windows environment (1) (upper case "W") Refers to computers running under a Microsoft Windows operating system. (2) (lower case "w") Also called a "windowing environment," it refers to any software that provides multiple windows on screen such as Windows, Mac, Motif and X Window. . Inside Track is available in the United States for a suggested retail price of US$149.95. Inside Track requires a 33MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. 486DX or better PC, double-speed CD-ROM, 16-Bit Digital Sound, a minimum of 16 MB RAM and a video adapter capable of displaying 640 X 480 pixels with 64K colors (recommended). AutoCAD, AutoCAD Designer and AutoVision software is not required. Inside Track is available from Autodesk Press; for more information or to order please call 800/347-7707. Autodesk Inside Track for Mechanical Drafting & Design is the latest offering from Autodesk's Education Department, dedicated to providing the software and services that prepare individuals for careers in design. International Thomson Publishing (ITP ITP - Intent to Package ) provides media-diverse information products serving worldwide marketplaces in the education, reference, scientific, technical, professional and library fields. ITP is part of Thompson Corporation Publishing International (TCPI TCPI To Complete Performance Index TCPI Toiletries and Cosmetics Purchasing Index ) and comprises over 140 separate businesses, with over 16,000 employees. TCPI currently provides 60,000 products, including some 100 online services, 200 CD-ROM products, 45,000 books and directories, 6,500 software and 1,600 video/audio products, and 700 subscription-based journals. TCPI is part of The Thomson Corporation (TTC TTC Trying To Conceive TTC Toronto Transit Commission TTC Trans Texas Corridor TTC Toutes Taxes Comprises (French) TTC Trident Technical College (North Charleston, SC) TTC Temporary Traffic Control ) which was incorporated under the laws of Ontario, Canada, by articles of incorporation The document that must be filed with an appropriate government agency, commonly the office of the Secretary of State, if the owners of a business want it to be given legal recognition as a corporation. dated December 28, 1977. The common shares of TTC are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. and the Montreal Exchange Montreal Exchange A Canadian derivatives exchange that facilitates the trading of stock options, interest rate futures and options, as well as index options and futures. Located in Montreal, Quebec, it is the country's main financial derivative market, while the Winnipeg under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors TOC. In addition, the common shares of TTC, together with related common shares of The Thomson Corporation PLC (TTCPLC), TTC's principal UK subsidiary, are listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . TTC's preference shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. For more information about any aspect of the Corporation, please write to: The Thomson Corporation, The Metro Center, One Station Place, 6th Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06902. Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC and UNIX-based design software and PC multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products and data management tools are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, film-making, videography vid·e·og·ra·phy n. The art or practice of using a video camera. vid  e·og and geographic information systems. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has 3 million customers in 118 countries. For more information on Autodesk, please call 415/507-5000, type GO ADESK on CompuServe or log-in with a World Wide Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. at http://www.autodesk.com. -0- Note to Editors: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc. Inside Track and AutoVision are trademarks of Autodesk Inc. All other brand names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Autodesk Inc. Barbara J. Brown, 415/507-6093 or International Thomson Publishing Elizabeth Moslander, 518/464-3546 |
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