Innoveda Announces TransDesign Solution for Automotive Electrical Systems; New Software Enables First Fully Integrated Harness Design Solution.Business/Technology/Automotive Editors MARLBORO Marlboro or Marlborough (märl`bərō), city (1990 pop. 31,813), Middlesex co., E Mass.; settled on the site of a Native American village 1657, inc. as a city 1890. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2000 Innoveda, Inc. today announced a new software tool and interfaces that complete TransDesign(TM), the industry's first fully integrated harness design solution for automating vehicle-level electrical system design. Developed in cooperation with leading automotive engineers Noun 1. automotive engineer - an engineer concerned with the design and construction of automobiles applied scientist, engineer, technologist - a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems , this new solution covers the design of an entire electrical system, from concept to manufacturing support. It enables manufacturers for the first time to design electrical harness systems and packaging details concurrently, using a complementary mechanical design (3D) environment. Further, the solution eliminates the labor- and time-intensive manual verification previously required during the engineering process, and allows engineers to share graphical data related to designs through common web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
Solution Saves Time, Makes Data Widely Accessible "Until now, the automotive industry's electrical system design community had to depend on point tools to reach the final wiring harness definition of their vehicles," said Enrique Ortega, Innoveda's vice president of electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). design. "For the first time, an enterprise can develop a fully characterized design from logical interconnection in·ter·con·nect v. in·ter·con·nect·ed, in·ter·con·nect·ing, in·ter·con·nects v.intr. To be connected with each other: The two buildings interconnect. v.tr. to a complete set of wiring harness definitions. The resulting design captures every cost-contributing element of the harnesses with data that can directly populate To plug in chips or components into a printed circuit board. A fully populated board is one that contains all the devices it can hold. a harness-manufacturing bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. . Companies benefit from significant time savings in the design process, and the ability to make the data readily available to the rest of their users." Integrated Tools for Electrical System Design Innoveda's comprehensive TransDesign solution includes the new TransHarness tool, new computer graphics metafile (graphics, file format) Computer Graphics Metafile - (CGM) A standard file format for storage and communication of graphical information, widely used on personal computers and accepted by desktop publishing and technical illustration systems. MIME type: image/cgm. (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. ) interfaces, and existing software tools: --TransHarness(TM) - A new tool for defining manufacturable harnesses. --Computer Graphics Metafiles (CGM) Interfaces - Three new interfaces complement Innoveda's TransCable, TransLayout, and TranSACT An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting tools. --TransLayout(TM) - A tool for auto routing and wire synthesis of a vehicle's complete electrical system. --TransCable(TM) - A tool for design capture. --CAT/TransCable - Bi-directional software interface to 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. . --SDRC/TransCable - Bi-directional software interface to SDRC's Ideas(TM). --TranSACT(TM) - A tool for the automated creation of physical schematics. TransDesign is custom-configurable depending on user requirements and is available immediately. Pricing starts at approximately U.S. $80,000 for the entire solution. The TransHarness tool is priced at U.S. $20,000, and each CGM interface is priced at U.S. $5,000. Innoveda will demonstrate the tool suite Oct. 16-18 in Booth #1087 at Convergence 2000 in Detroit. Automated Schematics The new Innoveda design solution enables designers to capture subsystems logically, using components and signals or nets, without considering physical attributes of the nets such as gauges or number of wires implementing a signal. Based on this data, TransLayout defines the physical makeup makeup In the performing arts, material used by actors for cosmetic purposes and to help create the characters they play. Not needed in Greek and Roman theatre because of the use of masks, makeup was used in the religious plays of medieval Europe, in which the angels' faces of the system, using auto routing and wire synthesis. The process enables reuse reuse - Using code developed for one application program in another application. Traditionally achieved using program libraries. Object-oriented programming offers reusability of code via its techniques of inheritance and genericity. of logical designs and integration with leading mechanical CAD tools. The TranSACT tool generates physical schematics (wiring diagrams) based on logical or physical schematics created using the TransCable tool, and wiring and connector information developed using the TransLayout tool. TranSACT software uses component placement captured in logical schematics and the physical interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. developed in the TransLayout tool to create a set of schematics with the "look and feel" of the original logical design. It includes all physical wires, splices and connectors and their corresponding attributes. TranSACT automates this process and can save companies significant labor costs associated with developing physical schematics by hand. TranSACT also can update changes made in TransLayout to the connectivity, and reflect these changes in the wiring diagram using the original physical schematic A graphical representation of a system. It often refers to electronic circuits on a printed circuit board or in an integrated circuit (chip). See logic gate and HDL. instead of the logical schematic. Cosmetic changes and annotations on the base physical schematic are preserved. The TranSACT, TransCable and TransLayout tools are priced at U.S. $10,000, $20,000 and $25,000, respectively. CAT/TransCable and SDRC/TransCable each are priced at $25,000. Manufacturable Harness Depiction Innoveda's new TransHarness tool uses the fundamental wire, bundle, and connector information from TransLayout on a harness-by-harness basis, enabling users to fully define manufacturable harnesses. Face connector views are generated automatically, using TransLayout information. Routing and retention devices and harness coverings can be added and edited to complete the harness definition. The result is a manufacturable harness depiction linked to a complete bill of materials. All information regarding face connector views, splice definitions and bundle topology topology, branch of mathematics, formerly known as analysis situs, that studies patterns of geometric figures involving position and relative position without regard to size. and lengths comes from TransLayout, enabling TransHarness to provide a harness model that is correct by construction. This model can be defined early in the design process when detailed packaging considerations have not yet been defined completely. This approach enables users to plan and develop harnesses at this early stage, and start planning for costing to account for harness coverings and retention devices. View Files via the Web Using these tools, designers can generate CGM views of logical or physical schematics (TransCable), vehicle level harness topology (TransLayout), and harness topology including face connector views, mechanical supports and dressings (TransHarness). These views enable designers to make design data available to a variety of users through the use of Internet browsers See Web browser. . Using the Innoveda tool suite, electrical system suppliers and OEMs can fully develop schematic requirements, generate wiring harness designs, and use the same data for accurate post-design documentation for the vehicle service community, without any manual transcription of data between steps. About Innoveda Innoveda, Inc. (Nasdaq:INOV) is a leading provider of innovative software and services that help engineers visualize, design and build advanced electronic systems for companies participating in the telecommunications, transportation, computers and consumer electronics markets. The company enjoys a rich heritage of technical innovation from the merger of Viewlogic Systems, Inc. and Summit Design, Inc. that formed Innoveda, and the subsequent merger of Innoveda and PADS Software, Inc. These unions form the foundation of Innoveda's comprehensive electronic product solutions for system level design, design capture, board design and electromechanical design. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., Innoveda has offices worldwide. Additional information can be found at: http://www.innoveda.com/ Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. This press release includes forward-looking statements that are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release including, without limitation, statements regarding Innoveda's financial projections for any period, strategy, future operations, financial position, prospects, plans, goals and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. 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Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the ability of Innoveda to successfully integrate its business combinations, the failure of Innoveda's quarterly results to meet market expectations, the impact of financial charges related to business combinations, the intense competition Innoveda faces, Innoveda's ability to develop new products, and the other risks described in the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-42814) filed on August 2, 2000, as amended, in Innoveda's most recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. and annual 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. and other public filings made by Innoveda with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Innoveda, TransDesign, TranSACT, TransCable, TransHarness and TransLayout are trademarks of Innoveda, Inc. All other products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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