Informative Graphics Corp. Upgrades Free AutoCAD Viewer; inViso 3.0 Offers "Extreme Value" and Flexibility to Downstream AutoCAD Users.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002 Informative Graphics Corp. is pleased to announce the release of inViso Version 3.0 -- an ultra-simple CAD viewer that is available as a small desktop executable as well as a thin, ActiveX component A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. Increasingly, Microsoft is using the term ActiveX to refer to a variety of its COM-based technologies. See ActiveX control, ActiveX Documents, ActiveX Server Component and COM. . The free version of inViso 3.0 supports the viewing of AutoCAD DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. , DXF DXF - Drawing Exchange Format and DWF file formats. For a $49 fee, it can be extended to support drawings/plans for Microstation, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, CADKey, Me10, HPGL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language) A vector graphics file format from HP that was developed as a standard plotter language. Most plotters support the HPGL and DMPL standards. , CGM (1) (Computer Graphics Metafile) An ISO/IEC standard format for 2D graphics images introduced in 1987. Primarily a vector graphics format for technical illustrations and geophysical visualizations, CGM also supports raster graphics and text. , TIFF, and CALS/MIL G4. The free version is being offered on the OpenDWG Alliance Web site (http://www.opendwg.org/downloads/guest.htm) under DWGViewer.exe. inViso has applications for the following: -- Shop Floor -- inViso is perfect for deployment on the shop floor where a very basic user interface is optimal. -- Intranet Deployment -- inViso/X is ideal for companies seeking a basic in-line HTML/MIME associated viewer that have standardized on IE for their corporate Intranet. -- CD-ROM/Internet Publishing -- inViso can be used to publish drawing content on CD-ROMs or public Web sites. -- Application Embedding -- Solution partners and system integrators can take advantage of the full OCX API interface in inViso/X to create an embedded viewer within their applications (Developer/Support license required). inViso 3.0 adds 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 support to the free version and along with significant updates for format handling and printing in the extended version. inViso is based on IGC's award-winning MYRIAD view & redline software. MYRIAD provides additional functions and 3D CAD file support for Pro/E, CATIA A family of 2D and 3D CAD programs from IBM. CATIA was one of the first CAD programs to provide 3D solid modeling. The program was developed by Dassault Systems, a French aerospace company. , UG, SolidEdge, SolidWorks, and Inventor. At $195-295 per seat, MYRIAD is priced well below other products offering similar features. "Our participation with the OpenDWG Alliance has enabled us to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying world-class viewing and collaboration," said Gary Heath, chief executive officer of IGC (Integrated Graphics Controller) The inclusion of the video display circuitry on the motherboard. An IGC is typically contained in the chipset, such as the Northbridge. See integrated graphics and IGP. IGC - Institute for Global Communications . "Our focus is enabling access to CAD data across the extraprise, and we are committed to offer `extreme value' products like inViso and MYRIAD to all who need to interact with CAD data. We call it `putting CAD in motion,'" he added. Informative Graphics is a founding member of the OpenDWG Alliance, an association of CAD customers and vendors committed to sharing and promoting knowledge about the DWG format in a public forum. Part of the Alliance's mandate is to maintain code libraries that aid in reading and writing the DWG format, as well as educating the CAD user community on the risks of single-vendor control of a proprietary file format. Because of the Alliance, native AutoCAD data remains fully accessible and CAD software performs better with existing DWG files. "Though the OpenDWG libraries are used in hundreds of different programs, inViso is special," said Evan Yares, president of OpenDWG Alliance. "It makes the literally billions of DWG files in use in the world today available to anyone, without them having to spend money for a viewer." About Informative Graphics Informative Graphics Corp. (IGC), founded in 1990, is a leading developer of commercial software products for Web publishing and collaboration. The company's easy-to-use products are deployed globally by end-users, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners, and proven over the Web via its application service provider customers. The company maintains a Web site at www.infograph.com. Note to Editors: Informative Graphics is a registered trademark, and Brava bra·va interj. Used to express approval of a woman, especially for a performance. n. A shout or cry of "brava." [Italian, feminine of bravo, bravo; see bravo1.] ! is a trademark, of Informative Graphics Corp. All other names are property of their respective owners. |
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