Bionic Knight Rescues Windows 95 CAD/CAM Users with DEED PDM 3.0.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1995--At this week's AUTOFACT 95 exhibition, Bionic Software, Inc., will be demonstrating DEED PDM (1) (Product Data Management) An information system used to manage the data for a product as it passes from engineering to manufacturing. The data includes plans, geometric models, CAD drawings, images, NC programs as well as all related project data, notes and 3.0, a new software package that provides object-oriented Product Data Management (PDM) for Windows 95, 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. , and Windows users. With the release of DEED PDM 3.0, engineers and designers using Windows 95, Windows NT and Windows-based PCs gain complete control over CAD drawings and documents through a comprehensive system of controlled check out, approval, and check in procedures. With this latest release of DEED PDM, Bionic Knight has upgraded the software to support Windows NT and Windows 95. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. company sources, DEED 3.0 is one of the first Product Data Management solution to support Windows 95. "Our customers have been asking us to extend support to Windows NT and Windows 95, and with this release of DEED we now support all Microsoft computing platforms See platform. ," said Barbara Crook, Vice President of Marketing for Bionic Knight Software and a chief architect of DEED. "We have also added a number of features that we know our customers will find attractive. As more designers tap the added computing power offered by Windows 95 and Windows NT, we expect they will take advantage of the extensive data management tools we deliver in DEED in fact; in truth; verily. See Indeed. See also: Deed ." DEED now includes a new Configuration Management tool that gives engineering departments a comprehensive check-our/approval/check-in procedure for CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. documents and drawings. The architecture for the Configuration Manager places all controlled documents in an electronic "vault" which is only accessible by authorized users authorized user Radiation physics A person who, having satisfied the applicable training and experience requirements, is granted authority to order radioactive material and accepts responsibility for its safe receipt, storage, use, transfer and disposal . A document management software program may be used to load existing document revisions. Documents and drawings can be checked out of the vault. Revisions are then submitted back through an approval cycle before they can be stored back in the vault "In the Vault" is a short story by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft, written on September 18, 1925 and first published in the November 1925 issue of the amateur press journal Tryout. . As a result, designs flow smoothly through engineering reducing the possibility of being mishandled or introducing unauthorized design changes. A new Documents Associations manager has also been added that can support one document, multiple page documents, or even multiple documents associated with any project stored in the database. The document management system has an intuitive design that makes it quick and easy to learn and use Easy to learn refers to software that is well designed and capable of being used right away without having to wade through documentation. If you make the program work with little effort, it is easy to learn. . The report formatting and viewing capabilities have also been enhanced so users can maximize the detail of displayed reports. A special Production Assembly report function has also been added the delivers both drawing attributes and bills of materials (BOMs) needed for any project. Importing has also been streamlined. A new Smart Import function automatically loads part and drawing information in one easy step for spreadsheets and dBASE files. When importing parts data, the Root attributes, Part attributes, and Type Specific attributes are added in a single step. And using Smart Import, data fields can be placed in any order. New Export Menu functions have also been added to export a complete BOM in a single step. Export can also export BOM data in a .CSV (1) (Comma Separated Value) Same as comma delimited. (2) (Computer System Validation) See software validation. CSV - comma separated values format to make it ready to use by other applications. A Go To Item Number function has also been added that allows the user to move to the first occurrence of an item number in the active structure using effectivity dates as part of the search criteria; a very useful tool for managing BOMs or creating BOM reports. Open Interface is also supported for importing and exporting. AutoCAD users gain an additional advantage with DEED. Special links allow DEED to automatically create BOMs from AutoCAD drawings, view PDM attributes from within AutoCAD, or write BOM and other reports directly onto drawings. DEED runs on any Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Bionic Knight Software Inc. was founded in 1987 to deliver specialized engineering software tools to mechanical engineers and CAD/CAM design professionals. The company can be reached at P.O. Box 98026, Raleigh, NC 27624; telephone: (919) 847-1531; FAX: (919) 847-3182. CONTACT: Woolf Media Relations, Inc. Tom Woolf, 415/508-1554 or http://www.woolfmedia.com |
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