Autodesk CAD Overlay for AutoCAD Release 14 Ships Today; Autodesk Users Enter New Era in AEC with Object-Based Tools.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)--Oct. 3, 1997--Extending the powerful imaging capabilities in AutoCAD(R) Release 14, Autodesk today announced that the International English International English is the concept of the English language as a global means of communication in numerous dialects, and also the movement towards an international standard for the language. It is also referred to as Global English, World English, Common English, General English. version of Autodesk CAD Overlay(R) is shipping in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and Asia/Pacific, and it will also be shipping in Europe in the upcoming months. Employing the power of Autodesk's object-oriented ObjectARX(TM) technology, while building on the image support capabilities in AutoCAD Release 14-based software, Autodesk CAD Overlay provides customers with new and powerful tools for image viewing, editing and manipulation. This new and enhanced product, an upgrade from Softdesk(R) 8 Imaging Special Edition CD, gives customers a tightly integrated, object-oriented imaging solution for all types of projects, including land surveying, land planning, transportation and infrastructure design, and environmental and natural resource management. In addition, AutoCAD Release 14 and AutoCAD Map 2.0 customers can edit and manipulate images with more control using Autodesk CAD Overlay. Many AutoCAD Release 14 and AutoCAD Map 2.0 customers have paper drawings that need to be viewed, edited and/or converted into a computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD) drawing. Autodesk CAD Overlay enhances the raster capabilities that are inside AutoCAD Release 14 allowing architects, surveyors, resource managers, mappers, civil engineers, process and power professionals, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free , electrical, plumbing, and structural engineers; and professionals in the construction industry to more effectively insert scanned images, such as legacy drawings, hand-drawn sketches or digital color photographs into a CAD drawing, making their work easier, faster, more cost-effective, and accurate. "We are entering into a new era of AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission tools based on objects," said Jesse Devitte, vice president and general manager of the A/E/C A/E/C Architect/Engineer/Contractor group at Autodesk Inc. "Autodesk will continue to lead the charge with object technology which customers can use today to streamline their design process." New Features and Benefits The latest and most powerful version of Autodesk's imaging products, Autodesk CAD Overlay, now includes advanced capabilities, including rubbersheeting, which lets customers accurately stretch images after scanning; geo-referenced image insertion, which lets users automatically place images at correct spatial coordinates; raster editing and manipulation, which lets customers edit and manipulate raster with the ease of use normally associated with vector data; and semi-automatic raster/vector conversion, which converts raster entities to lines and polylines. Autodesk CAD Overlay also simplifies the management of digital images inside AutoCAD Release 14 and AutoCAD Map 2.0 by including Raster Entity Manipulation (REM), which lets users work with raster entities more easily, as if they behaved like vectors. Advanced ObjectARX(TM) Technology Autodesk CAD Overlay leverages the power of ObjectARX technology for digital image viewing, editing, and manipulation. ObjectARX technology lets Autodesk CAD Overlay customers manipulate and edit images within the object model. ObjectARX technology provides the foundation for design software applications to share intelligent object data. As part of Autodesk's overall interoperability strategy, ObjectARX is the platform for Autodesk's A/E/C implementation of selected Industry Foundation Classes (IFC (Internet Foundation Classes) A class library from Netscape that provides an application framework and graphical user interface (GUI) routines for Java programmers. IFC was later made part of the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). See JFC, AFC and AWT. See also ICF. ), as defined by the Industry Alliance of Interoperability (IAI IAI Infection And Immunity (journal) IAI International Alliance for Interoperability IAI Institut für Angewandte Informatik IAI Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research IAI International Association for Identification ). System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Autodesk CAD Overlay requires AutoCAD Release 14 or AutoCAD Map 2.0. These Autodesk products operate with Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. (R) 95 and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) 3.51 or 4.0. Minimum hardware requirements are an IBM-compatible 486/66 PC and 32MB RAM (minimum for Windows 95). Recommended hardware configuration is a Pentium or Pentium Pro computer with 32 MB RAM and at least 50MB for hard disk installation. Availability and Pricing Autodesk CAD Overlay is available today in International English in the United States, Canada, Latin America and Asia/Pacific, and it will also be shipping in Europe in the upcoming months. Translated versions of Autodesk CAD Overlay will be available in Asia/Pacific and Europe in the upcoming months. Autodesk CAD Overlay is available in the United States for a suggested retail price (SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. ) of US$1,395. Softdesk 8.0 Imaging customers can upgrade for US$100 in the United States. Softdesk CAD Overlay 7.5/7.6 customers can upgrade for US$200 in the United States. Design professionals interested in Autodesk CAD Overlay should contact their local Authorized Autodesk reseller or call Autodesk at 603/428-5242 or 800/763-8337. For pricing information outside of the United States, design professionals should contact their local Autodesk offices. The matters discussed in this news release contain forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These include the timely development and acceptance of AutoCAD Release 14, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and the other risks detailed from time to time in Autodesk's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed in April 1997. 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 CompuServer, 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 htp://www.autodesk.com . Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq national market under the symbol ADSK ADSK Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ stock symbol) . -0- Note from Editors: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, Softdesk, Autodesk CAD Overlay, and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc. in the United States and certain other countries. ObjectARX is a trademark 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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