Avatech's Free Plug-in Places 2D & 3D Designs Anywhere on Google Earth.BALTIMORE -- Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AVSO AVSO Association of Voluntary Service Organisations .OB), the recognized leader in design and engineering technology for the manufacturing, building design, and engineering markets, today announced the availability of Avatech Earth Connector, a unique AutoCAD plug-in which allows architects, building designers, and engineers to place 2D and 3D structures developed in AutoCAD-based products directly into Google Earth's 3D world. Google Earth A 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. has done more to advance the public's awareness of GIS - Geographic Information Systems - than anything since MapQuest and is delivered via an easy access desktop service. Avatech Earth Connector joins the world's most popular design-creation tool with the most popular Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool on the planet. While images created using Avatech Earth Connector will not replace carefully rendered scenes created with products like Autodesk VIZ, the ability to quickly develop and send a design to a client which allows them to view a structure or land project in place from all angles makes Avatech Earth Connector an attractive addition to the designer's toolkit. The benefit to architects, designers and engineers is that they can show buildings, subdivisions or other designs to clients in the context of a 3D world. The ubiquity of Google Earth, its game-like rendering speed, and built-in GIS imagery provides users of Avatech Earth Connector with a quick, easy way to show clients how a finished project might look in place. "At Avatech Research and Development, we continuously try to improve our clients' abilities to use drawings in more efficient and unique ways that give them a competitive advantage," said Avatech President and COO, Scott Harris Several notable people have the name Scott Harris, including:
Avatech Earth Connector is currently in beta form, and works with Autodesk AutoCAD 2006 and 2005. Earth Connector is free to download from the Avatech Web site at http://www.avat.com/products/software/avatech/extractkml/extractkml.as p. (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) Contact information for feedback is available on the download page. "We are inviting people to download and use the beta version A pre-shipping release of hardware or software that has gone through alpha test. A beta version of software is supposed to be very close to the final product, but, in practice, it is more a way of getting users to test the software in the first place under real conditions. to give us feedback about how we can enhance Earth Connector's functionality," said Matt Mason Matt Mason is a poet based in Omaha, Nebraska. He has published eight chapbooks and one full-length work of poetry as well as two anthologies. Mason has written about relationship, religion and the Bible, and themes of Midwest and Great Plains life. , Avatech Director of Research and Development. About Avatech Solutions Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB:AVSO.OB) is the recognized leader in design and engineering technology with unparalleled expertise in design automation, data management and process optimization Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Optimization is the use of specific techniques to determine the most cost effective and efficient solution to a problem or design for a process. for the manufacturing, engineering, building design and facilities management markets. Headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland Owings Mills is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 20,193 at the 2000 census. Owings Mills is home to the northern terminus for the Baltimore Metro Subway and to Owings Mills Mall. , the company specializes in consulting, software systems integration and implementation, standards development and deployment, education, and technical support. Avatech is one of the largest integrators of Autodesk software worldwide and a leading provider of PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design solutions. The company's clients include industry leaders from Fortune 500 and Engineering News Record's Top 100 companies. Visit http://www.avatechsolutions.com for more information. All brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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