Autodesk Announces Beta Version of New Internet Viewer; Internet Format Approved by International Standards Board.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 1997--Committed to bringing faster, more accurate Internet capabilities to designers, clients, and work groups worldwide, Autodesk today announced that WHIP! 3.0 beta can be downloaded for free beginning this Saturday, Oct. 4, 1997. WHIP! 3.0, the latest version of Autodesk's popular Internet viewer, provides AutoCAD(R) Release 14 and non-CAD users with new and enhanced publishing features and ActiveX(R) enhancements for creating, viewing and sharing vector-based drawings over the Internet and intranets. The drawing Web format (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 ) used by WHIP! 3.0 passed rigorous technical requirements set by the prominent Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA. (body, networking) Internet Assigned Numbers Authority - (IANA) The central registry for various "assigned numbers": Internet Protocol parameters, such as port, protocol, and enterprise numbers; and options, codes, and types. (IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, www.iana.org) An operating unit of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) that serves as a registry for both IP addresses and for a variety of protocol numbers. IANA is not an ISP and does not provide any network services. ). DWF is now an official international Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (file format, multimedia) Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions - (MIME) A standard for multi-part, multimedia electronic mail messages and World-Wide Web hypertext documents on the Internet. MIME provides the ability to transfer non-textual data, such as graphics, audio and fax. (MIME) type, which lets Web site administrators more easily configure servers to use DWF. "Autodesk's WHIP! 3.0 is a blast of fresh air," said Charles Foundyller, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Daratech, Inc., a leading technology and market assessment firm in the CAD/CAM/CAE industry. "It has great viewing functionality, it's easy to use, a snap to install, and the plug-in is free. I fully expect WHIP! to become yet another Autodesk-driven de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for designers worldwide." Superior Data Publishing and Access for Internet Users The third release of WHIP! is the best tool for accessing and viewing vector-based DWF drawings over networks and the Internet. DWF is a highly compressed vector graphics The representation of a digital image as points, lines and other geometric entities. All computer-aided design (CAD), drawing and diagramming programs create vector graphics formats, such as AI, DXF and WMF (see graphics formats). format that supports complex data types (ex: URLs and TrueType fonts). DWF users gain fast access to high-precision drawings due to the advanced compression technology of the DWF graphics format. DWF lets users send and receive drawings quickly and easily with fidelity intact. Using the DWF graphics format over the Internet and intranets, users can access drawing data and view up-to-date representations of a firm's CAD data while avoiding the security risks inherent in posting original CAD data on Web servers. Using the same high-performance graphic display technology found in AutoCAD Release 14, WHIP! 3.0 users can dynamically pan and zoom through drawings and control drawing attributes such as layers and views. WHIP! 3.0 now reads text (ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. ) DWF files, letting users and developers create DWF files using simple scripts or text editors. Together, DWF and WHIP! 3.0 comprise a low-cost, secure, platform-independent, easy-to-use solution for designers who want to archive, distribute, and share their CAD data over networks including the Internet. Full ActiveX interoperability lets users embed "live" drawings into presentations, word processor documents, and spreadsheets. High-performance viewing capabilities, such as fast pan and zoom, can now be controlled using the ActiveX Automation See COM automation. application programming interface (API). This widely accepted API includes Visual Basic for Applications, Visual Basic, and VBScript. Those interested in participating in the WHIP! 3.0 beta program can simply point their Web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Benefits of WHIP! 3.0 Compression: WHIP! 3.0 views the highly-compressed DWF graphics format, so transmission times over the Internet are typically seven times faster than the transmission of DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. data (based on a typical user's experience). Speed and Accuracy: WHIP! 3.0 is the fastest, most accurate viewer available for viewing vector DWF drawings over networks and the Internet. The graphics engine that runs WHIP! 3.0 is based on the same high-performance technology found in AutoCAD Release 14, which means that it is fully tested and is already working in demanding production environments by over 125,000 design professionals worldwide. Low Cost: WHIP! 3.0 is freely available for download from www.autodesk.com/whip/beta3/. AutoCAD Internet Utilities 3.0, the companion software for AutoCAD WHIP! 3.0, is also available for free on the Web (an upgrade to AutoCAD Internet Utilities Release 2, which is included with AutoCAD Release 14). Internet Connectivity: WHIP! 3.0 recognizes hyperlinks and URLs, allowing drawings to be linked with other data. For example, information in a drawing can be linked to a bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. and the components of a building can be linked to a manufacturer's database. AutoCAD R14 Compatibility: AutoCAD Release 14 users will find a high degree of compatibility between their DWG files and the DWF vector representations. And, more AutoCAD features, such as paperspace and layers, are now supported in WHIP! 3.0. Enhance Navigation: Leveraging the Microsoft Windows platform, WHIP! 3.0 includes support for the Microsoft IntelliMouse. WHIP! 3.0 also includes new keyboard and mouse-based pan and zoom controls, allowing users to more easily navigate through drawings. WHIP! 3.0 requires Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0, and Netscape Navigator 3.0 or higher, or Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.2 or higher. WHIP! 3.0 requires 16 MB of RAM and a 486/66 processor. General Information Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and multimedia tools. The company's 2D and 3D products and data management tools are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, mapping, film and video production, video game development and Web content development. Its Kinetix(TM) division is the leader in PC-based 3D modeling and animation software, providing a full range of products for digital media and design professionals. The fifth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has three million customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Dealer, call Autodesk at 800/964-6432, or fax requests for information to 415/507-5100. Outside of North America, fax requests for information to +1 415/507-6110 (Latin America), +1 415/507-6117 (Asia Pacific), or +1 41-22-788-21-44 (Europe). For more information on Autodesk, 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 Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) . NOTE TO EDITORS: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. Kinetix and WHIP! are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95 and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders. CONTACT: Autodesk, Inc. Jennifer Reidy, 415/507-6536 jennifer.reidy@autodesk.com |
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