NUMERA DEFINES ULTRA - VALUE MARKET WITH RELEASE OF VISUAL CADD 1.2 FOR WINDOWS; New release establishes ultra value market segment with added features and Windows-based open architecture.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 1995--Numera Software today announced Visual CADD (Computer-Aided Design and Drafting) CAD systems with additional features for drafting, such as dimensioning and text entry. CADD - Computer Aided Detector Design: a project to develop standards and methods to allow cooperation between HEP 1.2, a new version of its flagship design and drafting program for Windows. With this upgrade of Visual CADD, scheduled for release in March of this year, Numera is defining a new segment in the 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) industry -- the "ultra-value" market. "Just as Autodesk defined the `value' CAD market in the 1980s with AutoCAD, Numera is creating the `ultra-value' market in the 1990s with Visual CADD," said Kevin Cable, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Numera Software. "Numera identified an opportunity for a customizable, programmable Windows CAD product for under $1,000, and built a business model to support that vision. With Visual CADD's professional features, open architecture and customizability and accessible customer service and support, Numera is offering ultra-value for the price." Visual CADD 1.2 for Windows is a superior design and drafting package, offering enhancements to Version 1.0, (launched in August '94), in three broad areas: a completely open architecture; improved performance; customization enhancements and customer requested features. Open architecture is a key to the ultra-value market. Visual CADD was built from the ground up as a programmable and customizable package. Using industry standard programming tools, such as Visual Basic or Visual C++, independent software vendors (ISVs) are able to create customized applications around the Visual CADD graphics engine. Numera executives foresee tremendous opportunity to draw new users to its ultra-value market by offering access to industry-specific, productivity enhancing third- party applications. This strategy proved to be successful for Autodesk in attracting users to the value segment of the CAD market. Visual CADD also supports Windows technology, such as object link and embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. (OLE 2.0) and is Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. compatible. "In the ultra-value CAD market, Windows will be the dominant platform," said Peter Acker, founder and executive vice president of Numera Software. "Numera will lead the way by providing a CAD package that truly leverages the technology of Windows, and includes the productivity tools and programmability that professional CAD users demand." Visual CADD 1.2 is designed to attract a wide variety of CAD users, including new users familiar with the 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. environment, as well as Generic CADD A full-featured CADD package for DOS, originally developed by Generic Software, Bothell, WA and then marketed by Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, CA (www.autodesk.com). Offering levels for beginner, intermediate and advanced users, the software evolved into AutoCAD LT. users who no longer have an upgrade path. Autodesk discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: development of Generic CADD in 1993. Three members of the Generic CADD development team formed Numera Software in 1993 and created Visual CADD. Visual CADD's open architecture allows users to employ a wide variety of third-party vendor applications for market-specific functions in the fields of Architecture/Engineering/Construction (A/E/C A/E/C Architect/Engineer/Contractor ), Geographic Information Systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. )/Mapping and circuit board design. Visual CADD 1.2 for Windows offers customers a variety of features and benefits that set it apart from similarly priced CAD packages: Microsoft Office compatibility ------------------------------ Visual CADD 1.2 is the first Windows CAD package acknowledged compatible with the Microsoft Office suite of business applications, making it a logical choice for the millions of Microsoft Office customers who need the precision and control that a CAD package offers. In addition, Visual CADD acts as an OLE 2.0 client. Using OLE 2.0, a CAD drawing can be dynamically linked to a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet, thus enabling coordination of tasks and dynamic information exchange. Visual CADD drawing features ---------------------------- Visual CADD for Windows offers several unique drawing features, including direct distance, tracking and matching. Direct distance assigns an entity's length or size with a single key stroke. Tracking is a navigational tool, referencing entities and locating points for edits, moves and copying; and matching instantly extracts characteristics from any entity and applies them to the next command. Customization and productivity ------------------------------ Visual CADD is totally customizable, allowing the customer to mold the interface to suit his or her working style and environment. Every menu and button can be moved and edited at the customer's preference. Additionally, Visual CADD 1.2 is able to read and write Generic CADD .GCD gcd abbr. greatest common divisor files and AutoCAD .DXF/.DWG (filename extension) dwg - The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files. http://faqs.org/faqs/graphics/fileformats-faq/part3/. files, thus preserving customers' investments in previously-created files. Pricing and availability ------------------------ Visual CADD 1.2 has a suggested retail price of $495.00 (U.S.). All existing Numera customers will receive the upgrade free of charge. Current users of other CAD packages may purchase an upgrade to Visual CADD 1.2 for Windows from Numera or from Egghead Software This article is about historical United States software retailer. For other uses for the word "egghead", see Egghead (disambiguation). Egghead Software was founded in 1984 as a computer software retail company. for $199. Visual CADD for Windows is available at a variety of software retailers including Egghead Software, CompUSA and Software Spectrum, through a network of dealers and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (VARs), as well as directly from Numera by calling 800/956-CADD (2233). Numera Software, founded by original members of the Generic CADD development team, is pioneering the ultra value CAD market, which its management views as the future of the CAD industry. The company's first release is Visual CADD, the premier design and drafting software on the Windows platform. Visual CADD is the first in a series of design and drafting software products developed to offer the best pairing of price and performance in the CAD industry. -0- Generic CADD, AutoCAD LT and AutoCAD are registered trademarks of Autodesk Inc. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Visual CADD is a trademark of Numera Software. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: MWW/ Savitt, Inc. Rosanne Marks/Abby Mates, 206/689-8505 OR Numera Software Roger Gulrajani, 206/622-2233 |
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