Autodesk Announces DWF 6 for Mac OS X Users and Developers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Seybold San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden 2003 SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2003 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 6 for Mac OS X Extends the Design Team to Enhance Collaboration and Improve Productivity Across the Lifecycle of a Project Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) ) today announced that it will make Autodesk DWF(TM) 6 (Design Web Format(TM)) files available for Mac OS X, an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. with more than seven million users. The support for Mac OS X will allow Mac users to view and print design information created by Autodesk design software, and will provide a DWF Developer's Toolkit A set of software routines and utilities used to help programmers write an application. For graphical interfaces, it provides the tools and libraries for creating menus, dialog boxes, fonts and icons. for Mac OS X developers to create third-party design applications that leverage DWF files (Design Web Format) A highly compressed format for 2D and 3D drawings from Autodesk designed for distributing and viewing CAD drawings. Free software for creating DWF files from major CAD applications as well as viewing them is available from Autodesk (www.autodesk. . "Making DWF available to Mac users is a strategic piece of our future and a tremendous first step for Autodesk," said Carl Bass, executive vice president of Autodesk's Design Solutions Group. "Multi-sheet design information will now be available to a whole new world of users, extending the design review process and allowing architects and engineers to share their designs with security and confidence, knowing Mac users will see the design information of an original CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. drawing exactly how the creator intended for it to be seen." "The power and stability of a UNIX-based operating system, the cutting-edge graphics technologies, and the revolutionary user interface make Mac OS X a great fit for the architectural design This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. industry," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of developer relations. "By enabling these users to share intelligent design data across OS boundaries, Autodesk is able to support the needs of a much larger customer base which accesses building information throughout a project's entire lifecycle." DWF is an open, non-editable, file format that helps customers share data for seamless design collaboration and communication throughout project lifecycles, allowing designers, engineers, developers, and their colleagues to quickly and easily communicate design information to anyone needing it. Extending the Design Process to the Mac Environment To give Apple users access to DWF files, Autodesk is now working with Apple to port the Autodesk(R) Express Viewer to Mac OS X. The Autodesk Express Viewer is a lightweight, high-performance application that will allow Mac OS X users to be a part of the design review process, allowing them to view and print design data, without having access to the software used to create them. Building a New Developer Community Both Autodesk and Apple have extensive and active developer communities. Autodesk will provide a DWF Developer's Toolkit to allow Mac OS X third-party developers  It has been suggested that First-party developer, Second-party developer be merged into this article or section. to read and write multi-sheet DWF drawings. About Autodesk Autodesk is the world's leading design software and digital content company, offering customers progressive business solutions through powerful technology products and services. Autodesk helps customers in the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media, and wireless data services fields increase the value of their digital design data and improve efficiencies across their entire project lifecycle management processes. Autodesk and DWF are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks are used solely for identification and belong to their respective holders. |
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