AutoVue 18 Adds New EDA Features & Formats
July 8 2004 – Cimmetry Systems, the global leader in Visualization and Collaboration solutions for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets, today announced that upcoming AutoVue version 18 includes many new EDA features. These include the ability to verify designs for manufacturability, cross-probe 3D PCBs and create & save user-defined layer sets. AutoVue 18 will be released this month.
New EDA features in AutoVue 18:
- Verify Design: Test for manufacturability or design violations (pad/trace/component clearances, drill hole size, via counts, net width/length, short circuits, unrouted nets, empty nets, unconnected pins …) by setting multiple tolerances/constraints. Export the detected violations or save them to a PLM or QA system using AutoVue’s APIs.
- Cross-Probe between a PCB Layout or schematic and the 3D PCB. For example, select a component in a layout or schematic and it is located and highlighted in the 3D model or vice-versa.
- Combine 3D PCBs with mechanical parts to create a digital mockup.
- Define and save your own layer sets (views) or access those pre-defined in the design file.
- Filter by entity type. For example: turn entities on/off by type, such as pins, vias, nets or components.
New EDA formats supported in AutoVue 18:
- Mentor Expedition PCB and Design Capture 2002.
- Orcad Layout and Capture Version 10.
- Several other EDA formats have been added since AutoVue 17.1 and were released in service packs to customers under maintenance including: Cadence Allegro 15, Cadence Concept HDL 14 & 15, Cadence SPECCTRA 14, 15, HP IFF 3.0, PADS PowerPCB 4.0, PADS PowerLogic 4.0 & 5.0, Protel PCB/Schematics, 98, 99, 99SE …
Many new features and formats aimed at the 3D mechanical and A/E/C markets were also added to AutoVue 18.
"With the release of AutoVue 18 Cimmetry reinforces its commitment to the EDA market by delivering significant new functionality and format support," said Pam Petropoulos, Marketing Manager at Cimmetry. "As the only native viewer for electronic, mechanical, and 2D product data on the market, AutoVue is a truly unique offering. These new features place AutoVue in a class of its own and enable users in design, engineering, purchasing and manufacturing to collaborate in entirely new ways."
AutoVue 18 adds support for many new formats. All new features and formats are available in both the desktop and client-server editions of AutoVue and integrate seamlessly with PLM, ERP, EDM or Document Management systems.
AutoVue allows users to view, markup and collaborate in real-time on over 450 native formats from a common user interface. Available in both Desktop and Client-Server Editions, the product allows users to access and provide feedback on critical product data, regardless of format, either locally or over a network/Internet. The AutoVue API is also available to OEM partners wishing to add visualization, markup, DMU and real-time collaboration capabilities to their products.
To download a fully functional evaluation version, try an online demo, or schedule a real-time collaboration meeting using AutoVue, visit www.cimmetry.com
About Cimmetry
Cimmetry Systems Inc. is the recognized technology pioneer and market leader in the area of Visualization and Collaboration software tools for the A/E/C, Engineering, Manufacturing and Electronics markets.
Cimmetry's flagship product, AutoVue, is the premier enterprise-wide viewing, markup and DMU package, providing native support for more than 450 formats including 2D/3D CAD, EDA, raster, vector, hybrid, office and graphics. Users have a single point of access to their documents, regardless of format, from a single, easy-to-use interface.
AutoVue is available in both a Desktop Edition, and a Client-Server Edition which is deployable on Windows or UNIX servers. Cimmetry's viewing and markup products are strategically designed to integrate seamlessly with Document Management (DM, EDM), Workflow, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Data Management (PDM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), ASPs and e-business Portals, either directly or via the Web.
AutoVue is sold worldwide and available in many languages including Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Swedish. Visit Cimmetry on the Web at www.cimmetry.com
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Cimmetry Press Contact:
Derek Gold
Cimmetry Systems Inc.
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