"With AutoVue 18, Cimmetry has included MCAD and EDA functionality that goes beyond the capabilities of traditional viewing & markup applications," says Martyn Day, Group Editor at cadserver, MCAD and AEC Magazines. "By providing multiple CAD digital mockup (DMU), AutoVue has become a powerful design validation tool for engineering teams which may run different CAD systems, in different geographical locations. The ability to combine multi-source electronics and mechanical parts, components and assemblies in a DMU environment and perform analysis, such as clash detection, will prove invaluable for the growing number of EDA and MCAD designers. These are unique capabilities and strengthen Cimmetry's position in the engineering market. It's very impressive."

Ken Versprille, Partner, PLM Research Director at CPDA says, "AutoVue 18's digital mockup is a leap forward in visualization and collaboration technology that will help bridge the gap between EDA, 3D mechanical design, and manufacturing. The product's strong capabilities in 3D interference checking, EDA design verification, and innovative cross-probe functionality make it a leading solution for manufacturing companies."

AutoVue 18 adds support for many new formats and contains significant new features that include:

Digital Mockup (DMU)

• The ability to import and combine any number of native CAD files, regardless of file format, to create a virtual assembly including: CATIA, Pro/E, UG, SolidWorks, Inventor, JT, Solid Edge, etc.
• The ability to combine native MCAD and EDA (3D PCBs) in a digital mockup
• Precise part alignment and constraint definition
• Interference and clearance checking
• The ability to save state information

• 3D BOM (Bills of Material)
• Support for PMI and GD&T data
• User-defined Coordinate systems
• Shaded Wire render mode
• Fill and measure section edges
• 2D precise measurement and snapping

• Test PCB layouts for design and manufacturability violations
• Cross-probe layouts, schematics and PCBs in 3D space
• Filters to hide/show entities based on type

• 3D MCAD: CATIA 5 R12 & R13 (3D/2D), Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 2.0 (3D/2D), Unigraphics NX2 (3D/2D), Inventor 8 (3D/2D), SolidWorks 2004 (3D/2D), Solid Edge 15 (3D/2D), CoCreate OneSpace Designer 11 & 12 (3D/2D), etc.
• 2D CAD: AutoCAD 2005, AutoCAD Mechanical (2D/3D), MicroStation 8.5, CoCreate ME10 11 & 12, ESRI Shapefile, etc.
• PCB Layouts & Schematics: Mentor Expedition PCB/Schematics 2002, Cadence Allegro 15, Cadence Concept HDL 14 & 15, Cadence SPECCTRA 14, 15, HP IFF 3.0, Orcad Layout/Capture 10, PADS PowerPCB 4.0, PADS PowerLogic 4.0 & 5.0, Protel PCB/Schematics, 98, 99, 99SE …
• Office, Graphics: PDF 1.5, Visio 2003, JPEG 2000, etc.