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Swifter computer-aided design
Prin d circuit design package runmngon 32bit workstation
2D perspective graphic produced by D-Pict Mesh from 3D data
Computervision has produced a printed circuit design and layout package called ElectroCADDs/3000. It uses CADDS running on the CDS 3721-E 32-bit workstation. The layout software is a refined version of the CADDS 4X system. Features of the system include schematic entry and plotting software, a schematic symbol library of standard parts, a Hilo simulator, waveform graphing, a net list translator to Hilo and back annotating to the schematic. It will support boards with up to 1000 integrated circuits or 32 000 pins, gates and networks. The CDS 3721-E workstation includes an Ethernet TCP/IP industry standard network interface. (Corn-
putervision Ltd, Central House, New
Surface projection from 3D data D-Pict Mesh, a software package designed to create 2D representations o f 3D grid data, has been re/eased in Europe by MS W Computer Systems. D-Pict Mesh generates a mesh of lines joining each o f the points entered, producing a 2D image o f the surface, as seen from a selected viewpoint. Any line which wouM be hidden from view if the surface was real, is not shown on the projected view. MSW claims that D-Pict Mesh is a useful tool for engineers, scientists or anyone requiring surface projections. The system uses a 3D data grid which defines a set of points in 3D (x, y, z) space. To operate the system, the user first chooses a viewpoint and a scale. The user may also choose whether or not the mesh is to be free floating or connected to a base. D-Pict Mesh runs on DEC's VAX range and prices range from £1000 for D-Pict Mesh for the Micro VAX II to up to £4200 for D-Pict Mesh for the VAX 8600. The Mesh package is one of a broader range o f D-Pict graphics packages that are available. (MSW Computer Systems Ltd, The Waterloo Centre, Waterloo Road, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0PR, UK. Tel: (051) 420 1010. Tx: 628761)
Swifter computer-aided design Tangram has made its Swift design, drafting and NC systems available as part of an Apollo Domain based workstation. Tangram claims that both the Swift CAD and Swift NC systems have been modified to take advantage of
the Graphics Metafile Resource (GM R) which is incorporated in the Apollo Domain range. According to Tangram, this speeds up complex graphics routines. Facilities on the workstations
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include the ability to rotate portions of the display to assist in the checking of text drawn sideways. Zooming operations can be performed on up to four areas of a drawing at one time. Tangram also claims that arcs, circles, arrowheads and text are more clearly defined. (Tangram Computer Aided Engineering Ltd, 5 Siddeley Way, Royal Oak Industrial Estate, Daventry, Northants, UK. Tel: (0327) 705026)
Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21
IDP, UK. Tel: (0256) 58133. Tx: 858554)
CAD for China General Electric Calma has received an order for $7.8 million of its CAD systems, to be supplied to the People's Republic of China. The order was placed by the China National Technical I m port Corporation on behalf of China's Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power (MWREP) and the China National Chemical Engineering Corporation (CNCEC). It consists of 60 workstations running the Dimension III suite of software. Installation at 13 sites in China is scheduled for the first quarter of this year. GE Calma will also train 30 Chinese engineers in the functionality and use of the CAD system. Dimension III is a 3D system aimed at AEC (architecture-engineeringconstruction) industries. It includes packages for civil site preparation, mapping, piping layout and design and equipment arrangement. The MWREP and CNCEC groups will be using CAD to design power plants, process plants, substations, hydroelectric power dams and canals.
computer-aided design
2D perspective graphic produced by D-Pict Mesh from 3D data
Computervision has produced a printed circuit design and layout package called ElectroCADDs/3000. It uses CADDS running on the CDS 3721-E 32-bit workstation. The layout software is a refined version of the CADDS 4X system. Features of the system include schematic entry and plotting software, a schematic symbol library of standard parts, a Hilo simulator, waveform graphing, a net list translator to Hilo and back annotating to the schematic. It will support boards with up to 1000 integrated circuits or 32 000 pins, gates and networks. The CDS 3721-E workstation includes an Ethernet TCP/IP industry standard network interface. (Corn-
putervision Ltd, Central House, New
Surface projection from 3D data D-Pict Mesh, a software package designed to create 2D representations o f 3D grid data, has been re/eased in Europe by MS W Computer Systems. D-Pict Mesh generates a mesh of lines joining each o f the points entered, producing a 2D image o f the surface, as seen from a selected viewpoint. Any line which wouM be hidden from view if the surface was real, is not shown on the projected view. MSW claims that D-Pict Mesh is a useful tool for engineers, scientists or anyone requiring surface projections. The system uses a 3D data grid which defines a set of points in 3D (x, y, z) space. To operate the system, the user first chooses a viewpoint and a scale. The user may also choose whether or not the mesh is to be free floating or connected to a base. D-Pict Mesh runs on DEC's VAX range and prices range from £1000 for D-Pict Mesh for the Micro VAX II to up to £4200 for D-Pict Mesh for the VAX 8600. The Mesh package is one of a broader range o f D-Pict graphics packages that are available. (MSW Computer Systems Ltd, The Waterloo Centre, Waterloo Road, Widnes, Cheshire WA8 0PR, UK. Tel: (051) 420 1010. Tx: 628761)
Swifter computer-aided design Tangram has made its Swift design, drafting and NC systems available as part of an Apollo Domain based workstation. Tangram claims that both the Swift CAD and Swift NC systems have been modified to take advantage of
the Graphics Metafile Resource (GM R) which is incorporated in the Apollo Domain range. According to Tangram, this speeds up complex graphics routines. Facilities on the workstations
122
include the ability to rotate portions of the display to assist in the checking of text drawn sideways. Zooming operations can be performed on up to four areas of a drawing at one time. Tangram also claims that arcs, circles, arrowheads and text are more clearly defined. (Tangram Computer Aided Engineering Ltd, 5 Siddeley Way, Royal Oak Industrial Estate, Daventry, Northants, UK. Tel: (0327) 705026)
Street, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21
IDP, UK. Tel: (0256) 58133. Tx: 858554)
CAD for China General Electric Calma has received an order for $7.8 million of its CAD systems, to be supplied to the People's Republic of China. The order was placed by the China National Technical I m port Corporation on behalf of China's Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power (MWREP) and the China National Chemical Engineering Corporation (CNCEC). It consists of 60 workstations running the Dimension III suite of software. Installation at 13 sites in China is scheduled for the first quarter of this year. GE Calma will also train 30 Chinese engineers in the functionality and use of the CAD system. Dimension III is a 3D system aimed at AEC (architecture-engineeringconstruction) industries. It includes packages for civil site preparation, mapping, piping layout and design and equipment arrangement. The MWREP and CNCEC groups will be using CAD to design power plants, process plants, substations, hydroelectric power dams and canals.
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