CAD software

ABACUS

AM Admel

University of Strathclyde, George Street, Glasgow G4 0NG, UK Tel: (041) 552-4400 Tx: 77472 Contact: Harvey Sussock

AM Admel Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• GOAL (General Outline Appraisal of Layouts) Description: Evaluation and interactive graphics for sketch designs of a building Price: £6 000 end-user licence Features: Interactive sketch design graphics, integrated evaluation of building performance Software design: Own Host machines: 'Most mainframes' Training: Yes, informal/formal courses Consultancy: Yes

• Easydraf 2/16 Description: 2D general draughting for mechanical, electrical and schematic architectural applications Price: Up to £3 000 for wholly paid licence Features: Compatible with larger systems Software design: Own Host machines: HP 9816 Turnkey system: AM Admel Training: One day included in price Consultancy: Yes See also: System components

• ESP (Energy Simulation Program) Description: Evaluation of a building's thermal performance by simulation of dynamic behaviour Price: £10 000 end-user licence Other details: As above See also: Services

Alden Computer Systems

ARC Applied Research of Cambridge (see Turnkey Systems)

• General Drafting System (GDS) Description: 2D draughting, 3D visualization, scheduling, user programmability in Basic Price: £33 000 Software design: Own Host machines: Prime, VAX Tumkey system: ARC Training: Yes, included in price Consultancy: Yes

• Superview System (SVS)

Alden Computers Systems Corporation (see Turnkey Systems)

Description: Generates 3D solid colour perspectives from any angle Price: £9 000 Other details: As above

• APPS/2

• Space Planning System

Description: Digitizer-based software for programming NC/CNC machine tools Price: $15 000US one-time fee, 2 year guarantee including free updates. Licensing terms on request Software design: Own Host machines: DEC PDP-11 family Turnkey system: Alden Training: Yes, two days plus documentation and manual CAD International Yearbook 1985

Atkins Research and Development Atkins Research and Development, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5BW, UK Tel: (037 27) 26140 Tx: 266701 Contact: Phil Pinder Overseas: Australia, Canada, West Germany

• ASAS

• BIBLE Descnption: Hidden line perspective drawings of man-made objects Price: £4 000 end-user licence Other details: As above

Other details: As above (Eros also runs on Honeywell computers) See also: Services

(SYS)

Description: Helps to optimize allocation of building space among activities Price: £11 000 Other details: As above

• EROS Description: Database information system Price: £19 000 including customization

Description: Analyses engineering structures and components using the finite element method Price: Annual or fully paid up licence. Price on request (depends on computer type) Features: Advanced multi-level substructuring capability Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, CDC, Cray, DEC 10/20, IBM, Prime, Sigma, Univac, VAX Turnkey system: DEC Training: Yes, 2-3 days Consultancy: Yes

Autodesk Autodesk Ltd, Stage 1,47 The Cut, London, SE1 8LL, UK. Tel: (01) 261-1735 Tx: 756521 Contact: Richard Handyside Overseas: Europe, USA Head Office: Autodesk Inc, 150 Shoreline Highway, Building B, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA. Tel: (415) 331-0356 Tx: 756521

• Autocad Description: Design software for microcomputers Price: Licence agreement $1 500 US Features: (Claims) supports more 31

micros and peripherals than any other package Software design: Own Host machines: IBM PC and XT, Zenith 2100, NEC APC, Victor 9000, Eagle, DEC Rainbow, Columbia, NCR Decision Mate, 'CP/M computers' Training: Yes

AEC and mechanical applications Price: £55 000 for ARW and one-user licence Host machines: VAX 11/750 and 11/ 780 Other details: As Series 5000

Battelle Autographics Autographics Software (Nl) Ltd, 120 Clay Road, Toye, Downpatrick, UK Tel: (0232) 828138 Contact: J Frazer

• Autoplan Descnption: 2D draughting Price: £2 000 per program, from £5 700 for a complete system Software design: Own Host machines: Commodore 8000 series Training: Yes

Auto-trol

Battelle, 15 Hanover Square, London W1R 9AJ, UK Tel: (01) 493-0184 Tx: 23773 Contact: Sales manager Overseas: Battelle, Centres de recherche de Geneve, 7 route de Drize, CH-1227, Ca rouge/Geneve, Switzerland. Tel: (22)439831. Tx: 423472

group $20 000US each Software design: Own Host machines: IBM 370 family, IBM PC XT/370, DEC VAX, Unix Training: Yes

Boeing Computer Services Boeing Computer Services (Europe) Ltd, 19 Fitzroy Street, London W1P 5AB, UK Tel: (01) 631-0808 Tx: 8956791 Contact: David Booth Overseas: Canada, USA

• BCS-RIM

Description: Surface modeller aiding in the design and manufacture of complex or simple 3D objects Price: FrS 60 000 Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, CDC Cyber and 6000, DEC VAX series, HP-9000, various IBM Training: On request

Description: Relational database system for engineering/scientific applications Price: £5 000-£10 000 perpetual licence Features: Fortran 77 interfaces Software design: Boeing Host machines: tBM, VAX, CDC, Cray Training: Yes Bureau: Yes (see Services) See also: Services

B-JAC Computer Services

Brigham Young University

B-JAC International Ltd, 42 Upper Richmond Road West, London SW14 8DD, UK Tel: (01) 876-0102 Contact: Robert Brown Overseas: France, Spain Head Office: B-JAC Computer Services, Inc, 5000 Village Green, Midlothian, VA 23113, USA

Civil Engineering Department, Brigham Young University, 368 Clyde Engineering Building, BYU, Provo, UT 84602, USA Tel: (801) 378-2903 Tx: 706 488 Contact: Bruce N Jay Overseas: Several countries, USA

• SYSTRID

Auto-trol Technology Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• Series 500 Advanced Graphics Software Description: 3D design and draughting for architecture, engineering and construction Price: On request Features: Allows use of third party applications packages Software design: Own Host machines: Advanced Graphics Workstation, VAX 11/780 and 11/750 Turnkey system: Auto-trol Training: Yes, on site or in house for operators and system managers

• Series 7000 Advanced Graphics Software Description: 3D CADCAM for mechanical design and manufacturing Other details: As Series 5000

• ARW Descnption: CADCAM graphics for 32

• BJAC Heat Exchanger Design System Descnption: Integrated interactive programs for thermal and mechanical design, cost estimation and drawings or heat exchangers and pressure vessels Price: Permanent licencing $40 000US. Either thermal or mechanical design

• MOVIE BYU Description: 3D computer graphics programs for display and manipulation of data representing mathematical, topological and architectural models Price: Basic system (Fortran Source) $2 000US (educational institutions $500US), each colour device interface $200US educational institutions $50US Software design: Own CAD International Yearbook 1985

Host machines: 'Any 32-bit or larger host' Training: Yes, summer workshop or onsite

British Ship Research Association British Ship Research Association, Wallsend Research Station, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, NE28 6UY, UK Tel: (0632) 625242 Tx: 53476 Contact: D R Patterson Overseas: Canada, Greece, Norway, USA

• SFOLDS (Ship Form On-line Design System) Description: Routine design calculations, particularly for hydrostatics and stability, for naval architects Price: From £5 000 Features: Relevant to International marine safety regulations Software design: Own Host machines: Selected micros running CP/M, IBM PC, Sirius, DEC VAX, IBM mainframes, Prime 550, CDC Cyber 170 Turnkey system: BSRA Training: Yes Bureau: Yes ConsuItancy: Yes, on marine applications

production engineering Start-up price: £7 700 System consists ok Sirius 1, dot matrix printer, 512k memory, floating point processor, software Options: A4-A0 plotter System design: ACT and others Software design: Own, under licence to N C Riter Ltd Training: Yes, 3-5 days training included in system price depending on options

Camtek Ltd, Worcester Office Complex, Newtown Road, Worcester WR5 1HF, England, UK Tel: (0905) 612929 Tx: 337300 (Attn. Camtek) Contact: J Bourne

• PEPS Description: 2D/3D NC programming system with interfaces to CAD, for CAD International Yearbook 1985

Cerritos Computer Services, Inc, 4320 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1, Long Beach, CA, USA (see Turnkey Systems) Tel: (213) 595-8607 Contact: Catherine Martin Overseas: Belgium, Finland, Greece, Israel, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

• CCSI-PLOT

Cascade Graphics Development Cascade Graphics Development Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

Description: Pen plotter-compatible graphics for dot matrix printer/plotters Price: $1 500US-$1 950US licence Software design: Own Host machines: 'Most minis and mainframes with Fortran' Training: User manual

• Cascade I Description: 2D draughting, schematics, wiring, diagrams Price: £656 one-off Features: Upwardly compatible with CGD range Software design: Own Host machines: Apple II series, IBM PC Turnkey system: CGD Training: Detailed manual

• Cascade II Description: 2D draughting Price: £3 376 one-off Host machine: Apple II Training: Three days included in price Other details: As above

Chemshare ChemShare Process Systems Ltd, Brook House, Church Street, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 1AT, UK Tel: (0625) 532113 Tx: 666905 Contact: J K Jones Head office: ChemShare Corporation, 1900 Lummus Tower, Houston, Texas 77056, USA. (713) 627-8945 Overseas: Australia, Benelux, Germany, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates

• Design II

Catronix Camtek

Cerritos Computer Services

Catronix Corporation (see Tu rnkey Systems)

• Catsoft Description: 3D solids modelling, finite element modelling with interfaces to analysis programs Price: One time licence $15 000US$50 000US, depending on hardware Software design: Own Host machines: DEC VAX, HP-9000, Apollo, Sun, WlCAT, Auto-trol, AGW Training: Yes

Descnption: Process simulation of oilgas production, petroleum refining and petrochemical plants Price: On request (options are source code purchase, one year or multi-year ticence, or pay as use) Features: Unlimited size flowsheets Software design: Chemshare Corporation Host machines: Various IBM, Univac 1100 family, DEC VAX 1100 family, Prime, ICL 2900, CDC 6600, 7600, Cyber, Apollo Turnkey system: Chemshare Training: Yes Bureau: In house Bureau access to programs Consultancy: Yes, limited application 33

• Chemtran Description: Software to predict the physical and thermodynamic properties of pure components and mixtures Features: Claims only program to use simplified molecular structure as input and to handle tertiary and greater vapour-liquid equilibria as data Other details: As Design II

Computational Mechanics Computational Mechanics, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton SO4 2AA, UK Tel: (042129) 3223 Tx: 47388 (Attn. CompMech) Contact: Christopher West Overseas: USA

• BEASY (Boundary Element Analysis System) Description: Boundary Element system for stress and potential analysis Price: Annual licence approx. £5 000 a year, indefinite licence price on request (in range £10 000-£25 000) Software design: Own Host machines: VAX, Prime, Apollo, and IBM, CDC and Cray by arrangement Training: Yes

• Microcomp software Description: Civil and structural engineering applications Price: One-off payment £300-£1 500 depending on program Host machines: CP/M Micros, IBM PC, Apple II Other details: As above See also: Services

Computer and Design Services Computer and Design Services Ltd, The Yard, 19b Moor Road, Broadstone, Dorset BH18 8AZ, UK

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Tel: (0202) 679341 Contact: Bill Granger

• CADS range Description: Five suites of programs on plane frame and truss analysis, drainage system and reinforced concrete design, structural and civil engineering Price: From £300 one-off payment Software design: Own Host machines: Apple, Apricot, Commodore, IBM PC, Sirius Training: Claims no training is required Bureau: Yes, in Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy: Yes, as above

Computer Modelling International Computer Modelling International Ltd., CMI House, 8 Chapel Street, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1DD, UK. Tel: (06284) 75511 Tx: 848138 Contact: M. Howarth Overseas: USA

• Supercomp Twenty Description: Electronic spreadsheet with special facilities for engineering applications and graphics Price: Perpetual licence from £275 Software design: Access Technology Inc Host machines: DEC, Data General, IBM, UNIX Training: Special courses Consultancy: Yes, modelling Other details: Training courses cost extra

Contraves Contraves AG (see Turnkey Systems)

• CONCAD Description: 2D and 3D CAD for design

and engineering Price: On request Software design: Own Host machines: VAX, Prime Training: Yes, standard courses and user training for special applications Consultancy: Yes See also: System components

Control Data Control Data Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• ICEM & MIDAS (EAD) Description: Integrated software for engineering and manufacturing from full solid modelling to 5-axis machining and electronic design Price: One-off payment from £15 000 over £100 000 Features: Engineering data library Software design: Own Host machines: CD 120-40, CD 12070, Cyber 800 family Turnkey system: Control Data Training: Yes, in house or on site Bureau: Yes Consultancy: Yes See also: System components, Services

Data Translations (see p42) Davy Computing Davy Computing Ltd, Moorfoot House, 2 Clarence Lane, Sheffield, UK Tel: (0742) 71201 Tx: 54184 Contact: R A Smythers Overseas: Worldwide

• COMDACE Description: Suite of engineering detailing and material management packages for the engineering/ construction industry Price: From £40 000 for one-time licence. Leasing also available Software design: Own Host machines: Prime, VAX, IBM Training: Yes, initial training Consultancy: Yes; engineering software applications CAD International Yearbook 1985

Decision Graphics UK

MI 48084, USA Tel: (313) 643-6222 Tx: 469232 Contact: Kant S Kothawala Overseas: Yes

Host machines: HP Series 200, IBM PC/XT Training: Yes, details on request

Decision Graphics UK Ltd, Gatwick Road, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 2UN, UK Tel: (0293) 543675 Tx: 877471 Contact: A N Leppard Overseas: USA

• NISA

• EMDOF (Emtek multidegree-of-freedom curve

• PEAC Description: 2D draughting for interior layout planning and space management for architects, planners and designers Price: From £11 750 for licencing agreement Software design: Decision Graphics Inc, USA Host machines: VAX family Turnkey system: Decision Graphics Bureau: Yes Consultancy: Yes

Deltacam Deltacam System Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• DUCT Description: 3D surface design and machining software Price: £14 000-£25 000 Software design: Cambridge University (Delta have contract for development and marketing) Host machines: Prime, VAX, Apollo, Perq Turnkey system: Deltacam Training: Yes, one week courses Bureau: Yes Consultancy: Yes See also: Services

Description: 2D large-scale generalpurpose software for linear nonlinear finite analysis of engineering problems Price: One-time licence $20 000 US $50 000 US. Leasing available from $1 0 0 0 - $2 000 US per month. Maintenance cost £4 000 US per month. Software design: Own Host machines: 'Most computers with a Fortran compiler' Training: Yes, on site or in house Consultancy: Yes

Entek Scientific Entek Scientific Corporation, c/o ENSYS Ltd, 58 The Avenue, Southampton, 8OI 2TA, UK Tel: (0703) 256466 Tx: 47156 Contact: Roger Hutton Head Office: Entek Scientific Corporation, 4480 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 316, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA. Tel: (513)563-7500 Tx: 241756

• EMONITOR (Entek machinery and production monitoring software) Description: Comprehensive vibration monitoring program for online production monitoring, periodic machine maintenance, data acquisition and quality control testing Price: $15 000 US Software design: Own Host machines: HP Series 200, IBM PC/XT Training: Yes, details on request

• EMODAL (Entek Modal Analysis)

EMRC Engineering Mechanics Research Corporation Head Office: 1707 W Big Beaver, Troy, CAD International Yearbook 1985

Description: Modal analysis program for mechanical engineering, signal processing and mechanical CAE/CAD applications Price: $4 300 - $7 000 US Software design: Own

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Description: Multi-degree-of-freedom cur~e fitting for use in modal analysis studies in mechanical engineering, signal processing and mechanical CAE/CAD applications Price: $1 200 to $3 000 US Software design: Own Host machines: HP Series 200, IBM. PC/XT Training: Yes, Details on request

Environmental Systems Research Institute Environmental Systems Research Institute (see Turnkey Systems)

• ARC/INFO, NETWORK, Logo Description: Package for mapping, automated cartography and graphics Price: One-time licence $75 000 US in USA, $100 000 US overseas Host machines: Prime, DEC VAX, Data General, IBM Turnkey system: Environmental Systems Research Institute See also: Services

Ferranti Infographics Ferranti Infographics Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• CAM-X Computer Aided Engineering System Description: Interactive CAE system in 35

the engineering industry Price: On request Host machines: 'Any standard VAX processor' Turnkey system: Ferranti Infographics Training: Yes, at Ferranti or on site Consultancy: Yes, to potential and poresent CAM-X users Other details: As Turnkey Systems

General Electric CAE General Electric CAE International, York House, Stevenage Road, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 9DY, UK Tel: (0462) 57111 Contact: Keith L Howard Overseas: France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, USA Head Office: General Electric CAE International, 300 Techne Center Drive, Milford, OH 45150, USA Tel: (513) 576-2400

• S DRC I-DEAS Description: Integrated design engineering analysis software system Price: Licence price on request Features: Integrated around a relational database Software design: Own (Structural Dynamics Research Corporation) Host machines: IBM, DEC, Calma CAD Systems Turnkey system: GECAE Training: Yes

• SDRC G E O M O D Description: 3D modeller with system assembly and kinematic capabilities Features: Integrated with SDRC's finite element, system and analysis programs Other details: As I-DEAS

• S DRC SUPERTAB Descnption: Finite element pre- and post-processor Other details: As I-DEAS

applications with API, AISC and Norwegian code checks Host machines: IBM, DEC Other details: As I-DEAS

• SDRC M O D A L - P L U S Description: Experimental modal analysis system to obtain dynamic models of structures from test data Host machines: DEC, Genrad Other details: As I-DEAS

Gould

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• ANVIL 4000

Description: 2D and 3D design and draughting, modelling, finite element and schematics with parametric input and NC to five axes Price: 5 year licence £5 000 - £70 000 Software design: MCS Host machines: Honeywell DPS8 Training: Yes, to user requirement See also: Services

Gould Computer Systems Division (see Turnkey Systems) • Gould UTX/32

Description: Integ rated functionality software for draughting, design and solids modelling including extensions for numerical control Price: Licencing agreement; price on request Software design: AT & T Bell Labs Host machines: '16/32 bit supermicros and 32-bit superminis' Tumkey system: Gould Training: Yes, negotiable

HevaComp Heva Comp Ltd, 45/47 Commonside, Sheffield S10 1GD, UK Tel: (0742) 661003 Tx: 547291 " Contact: A J Baxter

IABG Industrieanlagen - Betriebsgeseltschaft mbfl (IABG), Abteiling TDA, Einsteinstrasse 20, 8012 Ottobrunn, FRG Tel: (089) 6008-2778 Tx: 524001

• FEPO Description: 2D interactive graphic postprocessor of FEM results Price: 85 000 DM Features: Up to four results of FEM can be compared Software design: Own Host machines: VAX 11, IBM Training: Yes Consultancy: Yes (see Services) See also: Services

• Hevastar Description: Software for building services and engineering design Price: One-off licence £2 500 Software design: Own Host machines: MSDOS and CP/M micros Turnkey system: Hevacomp Training: Yes, one day on site

• SDRC FRAME Description: Interactive finite element capability for beam-like structures Features: Modified for offshore

Honeywell House, Great West Road, Brentford, Middlesex, UK Tel: (01) 568-9191 Tx: 28453/4 Contact: Paul Wright Overseas: Worldwide

Honeywell Honeywell Information Systems Ltd,

Inspectorate EaE Inspectorate EaE Ltd (see Turnkey Systems) • Viewmap

Description: Digital mapping and records system Price: £20 000 including source in Fortran IV Software design: Own Host machines: Prime series, others on

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L 2D request Turnkey system: Inspectorate EaE Training: Yes (see Turnkey Systems) Consultanby: Yes (see Services) See also: Services

Jones Cassidy Mellor

Edinburgh, UK Tel: (031) 225-3434 Tx: 72465 (Attention Lattice) Contact: J Gray

Jones Cassidy Mellor (see Turnkey Systems)

• CHIPSMITH

• TAS

Integrated Vision Systems Integrated Vision Systems (see Turnkey Systems)

• Six/80 Description: 2D draughting with database facilities Price: 99-year licence £7 250 one-off payment Software design: Own Host machines: Sage IV, micro VAX, IBM PC Training: Yes, on or off site Other details: Regular enhancements offered

Description: Dynamic simulation software to predict detailed energy levels that buildings use to maintain environmental comfort Price: Licence £12 000 one-off payment Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo Domain, DEC VAX, Prime Turnkey system: Jones Cassidy Mellor Training: To user specification, typically 4 days in house introduction followed by one day clinic Other details: Training included in £4 000 per annum extra charge for software support service, user support and software updates

Kongsberg Kongsberg Systems Technology Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• CDM 300

Jentech Jentech Services Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• DIGITMASTER Description: 2D drawing software with dimensioning and labelling Price: £2 200 Software design: Own Host machines: Act Sirius, APC, Apricot, Commodore 800 series, NEC, PC 8000 Turnkey system: Jentech Training: Yes

• DISPLAY/DIGIT Description: 2D/3D interactive graphics/finite element modelling software Price: One-off licence $12 000 U S $20 000 US. Leasing available from $500 US per month. Maintenance cost $2 000 per year Other details: As NISA CAD International Yearbook 1985

2t?2B

Description: 3D multi-user mechanical CADCAM with design, draughting, NC and CNC machining capability Price: One-off payment or licencing agreement. Prices start from £18 000 Software design: Own Host machines: DEC, VAX Turnkey system: Kongsberg Training: Yes, customer specific

• GNC plus utilities Description: Part-programming system covering range of engineering applications with interfaces to CAD and DNC systems Price: From £7 000 Host machines: PDP11 range from Micro 11 - VAX 11/780 Other details: As CDM 300 See also: Services

Lattice Logic Lattice Logic Ltd, 9 Weymss Place,

Description: Design system for CMOS gate array and standard all ICs Price: Approximately £100 000 on VAX, approximately £25 000 on Apollo Software design: Own Host machines: DEC VAX, Apollo, Nat Semi 16032, Perkin Elmer Training: Yes, to user requirements

MAGI (see p42) McAuto (UK) McAuto (UK) Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• PLACE Description: Software for the design and analysis of robot work cells with dynamic simulation Price: Licence £22 000 one-off payment Software design: McDonnel Douglas Automation Co Host machines: DEC VAX 11/750 and 11/780 Turnkey system: McAuto Training: Yes

• UNIGRAPHICS Description: Interactive 2D/3D graphics system for engineering design and analysis, draughting and NC data generation for manufacturing with interface to NC machining Host machines: DEC VAX and DGMV series Other details: AS PLACE

MC2 Engineering Software MC2 Engineering Software Head office: 8107 SW 72nd Avenue, 425B, Miami, FL 33143, USA Tel: (305) 665-0100 Contact: Bob McClintock Overseas: 48 countries worldwide 37

• Structural Engineering Group Description: Suite of analysis, calculation and design programs for structural engineering applications Price: From $9 195 US- $995 US per program; whole group from $2 495 US - $2 744 US Software design: Own Host machines: Z80, Z8080, Z8088 Training: On request

Metagraphics Metagraphics Inc, 30 Commerce Way, Woburn, MA 08101, USA Tel: (617) 935-6380 Contact: James Repsher

• M-2100 Drawing Conversion System Description: Converts paper or aperture card engineering drawings to CAD databases Price: On request Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo Training: Yes Other details: ALso available as a turnkey conversion system from $300 000 US

Turnkey system: Auto-trol Technology Corporation, USA Training: Yes Consultancy: Yes

Midtectron Midlectron Ltd, Midtectron House, Nottingham Road, Belper, Derbysire DE5 1JQ, UK Tel: (077) 382-6811 Tx: 377879 Contact: G Glossop

• CAD PLAN Description: Creates, edits and plots 2D designs Price: £1 300 Host machines: IBM PC/XT Turnkey system: Midlectron Training: Self-teaching package available

Mikron Mikron Gmbh (see Tu rnkey Systems)

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Michael Leesley Consulting Michael Leesley Consulting Inc. Head office: 150 East Riverside Drive, Austin TX78704, USA Tel: (512) 445-7306

MICAD-Desi~in-System

Description: Automatic design of MIGATE gate array family Price: DM 8 500 running on MICAD (see Turnkey Systems) or DM 35 000 running on VAX Software design: OWn Host machines: MICAD, VAX Turnkey system: Mikron Training: Yes, two day workshop

• MEGASYS (inhouse development name) Description: Process plant design software with process flowsheet to isometrics or any individual design piece with all engineering data checked and captured in project database Price: To be announced Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo 38

Moss Systems Moss Systems Ltd, 51 Bishopric, Horsham, West Susi~ex, UK Tel: (0403) 59511 Tx: 877759 Contact: J M Houlton Overseas: Australia, SE Asia, Hong Kong, The Middle East, South Africa

• MOSS Description: Surveying, civil engineering design, analysis and draughting, mine planning and evaluation Price: Outright licence £10 000 £30 000 Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, ICL Perq, Prime, VAX, 'most mainframes' Training: Yes, one day introduction/one week detailed instruction Consultancy: Yes

Mountford & Laxon Mountford & Laxon Co Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• MLD Software Description: Parametrized 2D draughting system with link to NC. Tailorable to product/design requirements using MLL language Price: MLD licence £2 000 one-off payment, MLL language £500 Software design: Own Host machines: IBM PC, SEL 3270, Sirius 1 Training: Yes Consultancy: Yes See also: Services

Oasys Oasys Ltd, 13 Fitzroy Street, London W1P 6BQ, UK Tel: (01) 636-1531 Tx: 295341 Contact: Terry Basket Overseas: Australia, Denmark, Finland, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Singapore

• CADRAW Description: 2D draughting system for the building industry Price: £8 600 initial licence, £4 300 second and subsequent Host machines: ICL Perq Training: Yes, two day course CAD International Yearbook 1985

Pafec Pafec Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• DOGS Description: 2D draughting and design system Price: £14 000-£28 000 Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, Data General, HP 1000, Prime, VAX Turnkey system: Pafec Bureau: Yes, in finite element analysis Consultancy: Yes Other details: As Turnkey Systems

• PMS Area Package Model 13 Description: Computes area, slope angle, draws Price: User licence £250 Software design: Own Host machines: BBC Model 'B'

• SAC/BBC CAD System Description: Digitizing system with facilities for scientific and medical applications Start-up price: £4 500 System consists of: BBC Model 'B', digitizer, printer, twin floppies, 'fully transparent' tablet Options: Plotter, additional software System design: Own Software design: Own Training: Yes

PDA Engineering PDA Engineering, c/o Kins Development Ltd, Woodcote Grove, Ashley Road, Epsom, Surrey K18 5BW, UK Tel: (037 27) 40121 Tx: 266701 Contact: R K Henrywood Head office:PDA Engineering, 1560 Brookhollow Drive, Santa Ana, CA92705, USA Tel: (714) 556-2800 Tx: 683392 Overseas: The Netherlands

• PATRAN Description: General-purpose interactive graphics pre- and postprocessor for construction display and editing of 30 finite element models Price: Licence fee approximately $1 000 US per month Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, CDC, Cray, Data General, DEC, Harris, HewlettPackard, IBM, Prime " Training: Monthly introductory, quarterly advanced classes Bureau: Yes Consultancy: Yes, engineering

PMS (Instruments) PMS (Instruments) Ltd (see Turnkey Systems) CAD International Yearbook 1985

Prosys Technology Prosys Technology Ltd, 5 Jesus Lane, Cambridge LB5 8BA, UK Tel: (0223) 312220 Tx: 817077 Contact: John Prest

• PRODABAS Description: Database management system to integrate CAD programs used in process plant design and project engineering for the process industries Price: One-off payment £50 000 or annual licence available Software design: Own Host machines: VAX, Prime, IBM Turnkey system:Prosys Technology Training: Yes, five-day user course Consultancy: Yes Other details: Support fee extra See also: Services

Contact: Hilary Reynolds Overseas: France, The Netherlands, Spain

• SUPERDRAFT Description: Professional draughting software Price: £500 special agreement (to support educational user base) Software design: Servelec Host machines: 3807, 4807

Robinson Ford Robinson Ford Associates (see Turnkey Systems)

• DEGAS (Drafting and Engineering Graphics Analysis System) Description: 2D draughting with bespoke drawing analysis Price: Licensing agreement- price on request Software design: George Wimpey, developed by RFA Host machines: Data General Turnkey system: RFA Training: Yes, three-day course on operation with further training as required Consultancy: Yes See also: Services

Robocom Robocom Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• ROBO 1500

Research Machines Research Machines, Mill Street, Oxford, UK Tel: (0865) 249866

Description: 2D draughting system with auto-dimensioning numerical input and data interrogation Price: On request Software design: Own Host machines: Apple lie, BBC (via Acorn) Turnkey system: Robocom Training: Yes 39

Scicon

Shape Data

Scicon Ltd, Brick Close, Kilu Favur, Milton Keynes MK11 3EJ, UK Tel: (0908) 565656 Tx: 826693 Contact: D Snowball Overseas: France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, USA

Shape Data Ltd, 2 All Saints Passage, Cambridge CB2 3LS, UK Tel: (0223) 316673 Tx: 81367 Contact: Charles Wilby Overseas: Australia, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, USA

• MANMAN

• Romulus 2

Description: Information system for manufacturing Price: On request Software design: ASK Host machines: Hewlett Packard See also: Services

Description: Interactive 2D design system based on a solid modeller for mechanical design, CADCAM education and animation applications Price: Terminal licence from £13 000, processor licence from £30 000. Licencing agreement/lease purchase available Software design: Own Host machines: IBM, DEC VAX, Nord, Apollo, ICL Training: Yes, in house or on site

Sener Sistemas Marinos Sener Sistemas Marinos SA Senermar Head office: Raimundo Fern&ndez Villaverde, 65, Madrid-3, Spain Tel: (1) 456-64-15 Tx: 27350

• FORAN DESIGN subsystem Description: Integrated computeraided system for line definition and ship design Price: Licencing agreement $170 000 US Software design: Own Host machines: Eclipse, IBM, Prime, VAX Training: Yes, four weeks' training for up to four naval architects/design specialists

• FORAN PRODUCTION subsystems Description: Integrated computeraided system for hull structure manufacture and ship production Price: Licencing agreement $250 000 US Software design: Own Host machines: Prime, VAX Training: Yes, training for up to six production specialists for five weeks Bureau: Yes, related to SSM software or ship design engineering 40

SIA Computer Services SIA Computer Services, Ebury Gate, 23 Lower Belgrave Street, London, SWlW 0NW, UK Tel: (01) 730-4544 Tx: 916635 Contact: Robert Waite Overseas: The Netherlands, Hong Kong

• Leap 5 Descnption: Structural analysis and design of buildings, bridges etc Price: On request - varies according to host machine Software design: Own Host machines: CDC, Prime, VAX Training: Yes, two-day workshop

• Female Descnption: Data management package for finite element analysis based on a central hierarchical database Host machines: CDC, VAX and IBM Other details: As Leap 5

• Pipestress Description: 3D pipework flexibility analysis Training: Yes, one day seminar

Other details: As Leap 5 See also: Services

Silvar Lisco p42) SRS Shipping Research Services A/S Head office: PO Box 70,Haugerud, 0616 Oslo 6, Norway Tel: (02) 27-20-30 Tx: 18448 Contact: Paul F Serenson Overseas: USA

• AUTOFIT Description: Interactive CADCAM system for piping engineering Price: Price on request Software design: Own, in cooperation with Aker Group, Central Institute of Research Host machines: Prime, Apollo Turnkey system:SRS Training: Yes, eight weeks training, 4 weeks supervision

• AUTOKON Description: CADCAM for steel structure engineering and production Price: Price on request Software design: SlAG Host machines: Prime, Apollo Bureau: Yes Consultancy: Yes

STRUCOM Structures and Computers Ltd (STRUCOM), 1258 London Road, London SW16 4EJ, UK Tel: (01) 679-51151 Tx: 947153 Contact: PTK Lim

• GLADYS Description: Integrated software for analysis and design of reinforced concrete structural elements according to CP110 Price: One-off payment from £5 000 £11 500 Software design: Oasys Ltd CAD Intemational Yearbook 1985

£ 12i 22c Host machines: PDP11, Prime, VAX Tumkey system: STRUCOM Training: Yes, workshops on site on in

Turnkey system: Superdraft Centre Training: Yes, one day Other details: One day's training costs

house

£250. SUPERDRAFTruns in the language of country where it was said (ie in Germany, German)

Consultancy: Yes See also: Oasys, Services

Superdraft Centre Superdraft Centre, Atlantic Street, Altrincham, Cheshire, WA14 5DD, UK Tel: (061) 941-2327 Tx: 377805 Contact: Gordon Rawstron Overseas: Yes • SUPERDRAFT Description: 2D draughting software Price: One-off payment £3 000 Software design: Own Host machines: IBM PC and IBM

compatibles

Structural Members Users Group Structural Members User Group Head office: PO Box 3958, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA Tel: (804) 296-4906 Overseas: France, Japan, Norway • Structural member analyses Description: Fortran programs for

static, stability dynamic response and stress analysisof structural members Price: $800 US

Surveying & Scientific Instruments Surveying & Scientific Instruments Ltd, Wootton Rivers, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4NQ, UK Tel: (0672) 810776 Tx: 449703 Contact: Stephen Burgess • VECTOR SKETCH Description: 2D draughting aid for

engineering/electronics Price: £950 one-off payment Software design: GTCOCorporation, USA Host machines: IBM PC or IBM compatibles Turnkey system: Surveying& Scientific Instruments Training: Yes, 1/2 day in houseor on site

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Description: Multi-layer electronic (engineering design system) Price: £500 one-off payment Software design: Own Host machines: Apricot, IBM, Sirius Turnkey system: SSI

Swanson Analysis Systems Swanson Analysis Systems Inc Head office: PO Box 65, Johnson Road, Houston, PA 15342, USA Tel: (412) 746-3304 Tx: 510-690-8655 Overseas: Canada, France, Israel, West Germany, UK

• ANSYS Description: General-purpose structural, electromagnetic and heat

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transfer analysis program using Finite Element method for engineering applications Price: Royalty licence agreement $1 000 US per month minimum Features: Finite element models prepared by a CAD system can be directly input into ANSYS through appropriate CAD interfaces Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, Amdahl, CDC, Cray, Data General, DEC VAX, Floating point systems, Fujitsu, Gould/SEL, Harris, Hewtett-Packard, IBM, Prime, Ridge, Univac Training: Seminars are held regularly

• Swift Price: Single user £10 000, multi-user £15 000, with maximum £24 000 per configuration Host machines: Apollo, DEC VAX, Prime, Systime Other details: As Turnkey Systems

• PS 2000 Description: General-purpose part programming for machine tools Price: Root module £5 500; machining module £1 000 Host machines: As Swift (above) Other details: As Turnkey Systems

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Tangram CAE Tangram Computer Aided Engineering Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

Description: 2D CAD for engineers, designers, architects and facilities planners Price: £1 725 per licence Other details: As EDA

Description: Provides direct link from host computer to manufacturing plant via MIT for DN card, shop floor data collection Price: From approximately £3 000 for Secure Communications to £10 000 for Full Management Reports Host machines: As Swift (above) Other details: As Turnkey Systems

Host machines: On request Training: Yes, on site or at MAGI's headquarters

Data Translation

Sitvar Lisco

Data Translation Ltd, 430 Bath Road, Slough, Berks SL1 6BB, UK Tel: (06286) 3412 Tx: 849862 Contact: S J Taylor

Silvar Lisco Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• EDA (PC-CAPS, PC-LOGS, PC-CARDS) Description: Schematic logic design, interactive logic simulation, PCB design software Price: £2 500-£10 000 per licence Software design: Personal CAD Systems Inc Host machines: iBM PC and IBM compatibles Training: CADmate tutorial software as option

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MAGI Mathematical Applications Group Inc (MAGI), CAD/CAM Division Head office: 3 Westchester Plaza, EImsford, NY 10523, USA Tel: (914) 592-4646 Tx: 131644

• SynthaVision Description: 3D solid modelling system for engineering design and draughting integrated into the CADAM system Price: $30000 US-$125000 US perpetual licence, $3000 US-$5 000 US monthly licence Software design: Own

• SDS, BIMOS and LOGAN Description: (SDS) Structural design system, (BIMOS) logic/transistor level simulator, (LOGAN) logic anatyser for BIMOS Price: One-off licence/CPU, perpetual licence, prices on request. Software design: Own Host machines: Apollo, DEC VAX, IBM, Prime Training: Yes

• SDS, HELIX and interfaces Description: functional/behavioural simulator of black boxes down to logic level Other details: As SDS CAD International Yearbook 1985

TDS Terminal Display Systems Ltd, Phillips Road, Whitebirk Industrial Estate, Blackburn BB1 5TH, UK Tel: (0254) 676921 Tx: 635693 Contact: Steve Gaskell Overseas: Worldwide

Description: 2D graphics control utility programs for manipulation of graphics data at terminal Price: Licence £18 000 Software design: Own Host machines: DEC, Harris, Prime, IBM, Data General, ICC, Univac, Hewlett-Packard Training: Yes, customer specific

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• PLOT 10 Graphical Kernel System

Description: 3D graphics software extended to support advanced interactive graphics dences Price: On request Software design: Megatek Corporation, USA Host machines: '32-bit and larger computers' Training: Yes

Description: 2D device-independent graphics control utility programs for graphics data manipulation at terminal and peripherals Price: Licence £6 952 Host machines: DEC, Harris, Prime, IBM, ICL, Univac, Hewlett-Packard Other details: As PLOT 10 Terminal Control System

• PLOT 10 Interactive Graphics Library

Tektronix UK Tektronix UK Ltd (see Turnkey Systems)

• PLOT 10 Terminal Control System

Description: 2D/3D deviceindependent graphics control utility programs for graphics data manipulation at terminal and peripherals Price: Licence £10 4 0 0 - £15 600 Features: Conforms to SIGGRAPH 'core' proposals

Other details: As PLOT 10 Terminal Control System

Whessoe Whessoe Technical & Computing Systems Ltd, Brinkburn Road, Darlington, Co. Durham DL3 6DS, UK Tel: (0325) 460188 Tx: 58681 Contact: M.J. Egglestone

• PVE5 Description: Pressure vessel engineering design software Price: At Annual licence £8 000 £12 000 Features: Designs to UK and US codes Software design: Own Host machines: DEC, CDC, Univac, Prime Training: Yes, one-day course Bureau: Yes

• PSA5 Description: Pipe stress analysis software Price: £8 000 - £23 000 Training: Yes, three day course Other details: As PVE5 See also: Services

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