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CAD in industry Number of new products at CADCAM 'INI exhibi on CADCAM '88 (National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK, 22--24 March 1988) was the venue for releases by a number of companies. A selection is given here.
The Xcellerator 1600 range caters for IBM PC AT and PS/2 microbus architectures.
(Cambridge Computer Graphics, Convent Drive, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB5 9Q~ UK)
Cambridge Computer Graphics The Xcellerator 1600 range of graphics display systems was shown by Cambridge Computer Graphics. The range is aimed at CADCAM, graphics arts, and electronic publishing markets. The systems use the Texas 34010 32-bit graphics system processor, giving a displayable resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels on a 20 in diagonal screen. The capability of using display list techniques provides infinite virtual resolution. Three operating modes are possible: •
1600 x 1200 pixels, with 16 colours from a palette of 4096, pixel frequency of 160 MHz, and horizontal frequency of 75 MHz • 1024 x 768 pixels, with 256 colours from a palette of 16.7 million, pixel frequency of 66 MHz, and horizontal frequency of 48 MHz • VGA, EGA, and CGA display resolutions at 640 x 480, 640 x 350, or 640 x 200 pixels Random access memory of I Mbyte is standard and can be expanded to 8 Mbyte.
Cambridge Micro Computers The Vitesse V683 computer was shown by Cambridge Micro Computers. The V683 is based on the Motorola 68030 processor, which runs at a clock rate of 20 MHz, and offers an operating performance of 8 MIPS (million instructions/s). It features 4 Mbyte of random access memory (RAM) as standard, expandable to 16 Mbyte via an internal bus. High-speed disc drives offer storage capacity of 300 Mbyte, expandable to 1 gigabyte, with an average access time of 16 ms. System architecture is based on the VME bus, and a typical configuration keeps five backplane slots available for system expansion and customization for special applications. The V683 is supplied with a 19 in screen with resolution of 1024 x 800 pixels, and graphics software includes GKS, DI3000, and Tektronix 41010 emulation. A built-in communications controller allows multiuser systems to be configured in multiples of 16, to a maximum of 128 concurrent users. Two operating systems are sup-
Xcellerator 1600 systems from Cambridge Computer Graphics 302
Vitesse V683 from Cambridge Micro Computers ported - the OS-9 real-time operating system or Unix System V.2.2. Unix software includes NFS and X-Windows and is upgradable from 68020-based systems. Software from the Vitesse V682 range will run on the V683. The V683, with 20 MHz 68030 processor, floating point coprocessor, 4 Mbyte of RAM, 300 Mbyte of hard disc, nine VME slots, 16 RS-232C ports, and multiuser Unix licence is £35 000, and with the OS-9 system is £34 000.
(Cambridge Micro Computers, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4BN, UK)
Ferranti Infographics Ferranti Infographics launched ProEngineer, an interactive, feature-based, parametric solid modeller for mechanical computer-aided engineering. Pro-Engineer offers flexibility of definition and modification during product conceptualization, allowing models to be constructed and modified dynamically. Its feature-based data structure is associative, and its parametric oescription captures the general shape of both component and assembly models. Dimensions can be modified whether by entering a value, establishing a relationship with other parametric dimensions, or defining a relationship to a table of parts. Geometry is modifiable at any stage. Any number of planar, cylindrical, conical, spherical, toroidal, or sculptured surfaces can be handled. Fully associative and automatically dimensioned 2D drawings can be produced
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The Xcellerator 1600 range caters for IBM PC AT and PS/2 microbus architectures.
(Cambridge Computer Graphics, Convent Drive, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB5 9Q~ UK)
Cambridge Computer Graphics The Xcellerator 1600 range of graphics display systems was shown by Cambridge Computer Graphics. The range is aimed at CADCAM, graphics arts, and electronic publishing markets. The systems use the Texas 34010 32-bit graphics system processor, giving a displayable resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels on a 20 in diagonal screen. The capability of using display list techniques provides infinite virtual resolution. Three operating modes are possible: •
1600 x 1200 pixels, with 16 colours from a palette of 4096, pixel frequency of 160 MHz, and horizontal frequency of 75 MHz • 1024 x 768 pixels, with 256 colours from a palette of 16.7 million, pixel frequency of 66 MHz, and horizontal frequency of 48 MHz • VGA, EGA, and CGA display resolutions at 640 x 480, 640 x 350, or 640 x 200 pixels Random access memory of I Mbyte is standard and can be expanded to 8 Mbyte.
Cambridge Micro Computers The Vitesse V683 computer was shown by Cambridge Micro Computers. The V683 is based on the Motorola 68030 processor, which runs at a clock rate of 20 MHz, and offers an operating performance of 8 MIPS (million instructions/s). It features 4 Mbyte of random access memory (RAM) as standard, expandable to 16 Mbyte via an internal bus. High-speed disc drives offer storage capacity of 300 Mbyte, expandable to 1 gigabyte, with an average access time of 16 ms. System architecture is based on the VME bus, and a typical configuration keeps five backplane slots available for system expansion and customization for special applications. The V683 is supplied with a 19 in screen with resolution of 1024 x 800 pixels, and graphics software includes GKS, DI3000, and Tektronix 41010 emulation. A built-in communications controller allows multiuser systems to be configured in multiples of 16, to a maximum of 128 concurrent users. Two operating systems are sup-
Xcellerator 1600 systems from Cambridge Computer Graphics 302
Vitesse V683 from Cambridge Micro Computers ported - the OS-9 real-time operating system or Unix System V.2.2. Unix software includes NFS and X-Windows and is upgradable from 68020-based systems. Software from the Vitesse V682 range will run on the V683. The V683, with 20 MHz 68030 processor, floating point coprocessor, 4 Mbyte of RAM, 300 Mbyte of hard disc, nine VME slots, 16 RS-232C ports, and multiuser Unix licence is £35 000, and with the OS-9 system is £34 000.
(Cambridge Micro Computers, Cambridge Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 4BN, UK)
Ferranti Infographics Ferranti Infographics launched ProEngineer, an interactive, feature-based, parametric solid modeller for mechanical computer-aided engineering. Pro-Engineer offers flexibility of definition and modification during product conceptualization, allowing models to be constructed and modified dynamically. Its feature-based data structure is associative, and its parametric oescription captures the general shape of both component and assembly models. Dimensions can be modified whether by entering a value, establishing a relationship with other parametric dimensions, or defining a relationship to a table of parts. Geometry is modifiable at any stage. Any number of planar, cylindrical, conical, spherical, toroidal, or sculptured surfaces can be handled. Fully associative and automatically dimensioned 2D drawings can be produced
computer-aided design