Some may have had problems to read SolidWorks 2007 files within TransMagic. I am happy to say that this problem seems apparently fixed in the upcoming TransMagic SP2 release available at CADDIT soon.We have been working with the beta and
progeCAD 2008 8.0.18 IntelliCAD has been released. This is a free upgrade for all current progeCAD 2008 customers. progeCAD Professional users can upgrade online simply by clicking "Help -> Check Update" from the progeCAD menu bar. progeCAD Standard and progeCAD
15% seems to be the magic number for the CAD software industry this year. Jon Peddie Reseach, a US based research group, predicts 15% growth in the CAD software market for 2008. This is due partially to changing technologies and
The rumours are true. T-Flex is finally here.What is T-Flex? High-end hybrid parametric solid and surface modeling CAD CAM software. Many of the features somewhat resemble Pro Engineer. T-Flex CAD comes bundled with basic FEA and motion simulation and kinematic
A new free upgrade for progeCAD Professional 2008 has been released:Two bugs are fixed:ALE: Fixed a general problem that could cause an error in the ALE library DRAW: Fixed "Snap-From" command
Autodesk was defeated in the first round of this battle in Seattle US District Court, May 21 2008:Read Vernor versus Autodesk Judgement AnnouncementInterestingly, Autodesk is also resorting to more and more desperate measures to attack the Open Design issues around
Since there is a lot of confusion about CAD files, I thought some of this would be helpful.Almost every CAD program has their own binary CAD format. And most CAD formats have many versions! For example, AutoCAD 12 cannot read
CADDIT Software is offering a free CD to those requesting one within Australia and New Zealand. The complimentary CD provides the same trial version of our most popular CAD products. The CDs are for those who have problems to download
We don't normally do this. But I had to laugh when I saw the newest content ad from ailing Chinese IntelliCAD vendor, ZWCAD. Maybe because they targeted a market outside Australia, they thought we wouldn't see it here in Sydney?Some
Many readers are unaware that CADDIT also participates in various splinter OSD projects. One of those is PythonD, a complete port of the python scripting language to the 32-bit DJGPP development platform for DOS. Another of these projects was a
TransMagic Inc has announced the public release of TransMagic R7 SP2 CAD viewer and conversion software for CATIA, Pro Engineer, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Unigraphics and other systems. New features and enhancements include:New CAD Version Support• JT Read/Write Add-on (Visualization and
It is possible after installing T-FLEX CAD CAM to experience the error when starting T-FLEX that the application has "terminated unexpectedly". One reason this could occur is if the computer is missing the Microsoft .NET 2.0 runtime.The .NET framework is
T-FLEX hybrid freeform parametric 3D product and assembly design software offers maximum flexibility with an easy-to-use interface. This is our first in an upcoming series of T-FLEX CAD CAM Introductory design videos on YouTube. 8 minutes. More information about T-FLEX
Today VariCAD announced the release of VariCAD 2008 2.0. Here is what is new in this release:- It is available in both 32 and 64-bit versions- 2D drawing editor works also in 3D space, which is especially important for editing
On June 25 2008 Autodesk, Inc.(Nasdaq: ADSK) completed its acquisition of Moldflow Corporation, partly made possible by means of "Autodesk's existing revolving credit facility with Citibank N.A." What the press release didn't mention was the removal of several directors from
progeCAD and similar products continue to win user confidence as low cost substitutes for overpriced CAD. And American corporation "Autodesk" is getting mad. Passive resistance to DWG clone technologies has developed into all out war, both in the court room
Although not really CAD software programs, it is worth mentioning that there are several FREE graphic software programs which will allow you to edit photos and diagrams without the purchase of Microsoft Visio or Adobe Photoshop.There are basically two types
T-FLEX CAD CAM is a PLM software solution for industry, machinists, marine and vehicle system product design. T-FLEX offers integrated free-form-parametric modelling, FEA, kinematics simulation and CNC manufacturing for mult-iaxis milling, lathe, wire EDM, flame and laser cutting, punching, drilling
The cross-platform Windows-Linux CAD for 3D mechanical design has released 2008 version 3.0. VariCAD is ideal for machine, jig, fixture and small project design.New Features Include:- Implementation of Unicode. The new version supports using fonts from anotherlanguages (e.g. Japanese, Chinese,
