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SAN FRANCISCO,
Calif., June 6, 2005 — SolidWorks Corporation
today announced it has extended its eDrawings™ software
– which allows users to review and comment on 3D models
via e-mail – to include support for Apple Mac OS X version
10.4 “Tiger.” eDrawings
for Mac solidifies eDrawings as the global standard for
design communication for everyone in product development,
including product engineers, graphics artists, marketing professionals,
and sales managers.
“eDrawings is connecting work groups that previously
communicated via disparate technologies,” said Austin
O'Malley, vice president, product development at SolidWorks.
“At almost every turn, someone had to re-create a design,
introducing the risk of costly errors and tacking more time
onto the development cycle. eDrawings
for Mac OS X is the latest example of SolidWorks' continued
commitment to make design communication and collaboration
easy for everyone, regardless of the operating system or CAD
platform they use.”
“Mac OS X's legendary power and stability, combined
with hundreds of innovative new features like Spotlight and
OpenGL support, make Tiger an outstanding 2D and 3D graphics
platform for design professionals,” said Ron Okamoto,
Apple's vice president of worldwide developer relations. “We're
excited to see eDrawings harness many of the advanced capabilities
in Tiger to improve collaboration and help bring better products
to market more quickly.”
Hundreds of thousands of engineers around the world rely on
eDrawings software to share 3D models with team members, customers,
and partners. It operates on popular CAD software platforms,
including SolidWorks®,
AutoCAD®,
CATIA®,
Autodesk Inventor®,
Pro/ENGINEER®,
Solid
Edge®, and Unigraphics®/
NX. Mac users can also read native DWG and DXF™ files
using eDrawings software. eDrawings for Mac OS X bridges the
communication gap between product design teams and graphic
teams who are using the Mac to create conceptual designs,
marketing materials, product instructions, and other collateral.
It eliminates the potential errors and reduces the time graphic
designers spend re-creating images from scratch because the
designs were completed on a different operating system.
eDrawings
for Mac OS X will help companies like Litelab Corp., a
specialty lighting manufacturer, accelerate time to market
by giving graphics teams 3D models of products to develop
effective sales tools. “If we're giving a sales presentation
to a large museum, we need to provide a blend of crisp images
and compelling text,” said Kyle Pazian, Litelab's product
manager and graphics manager. “But the graphics team
typically faces a daunting task to produce effective presentations
under fast deadlines because it has to re-hash some of the
same work the product team already completed using a different
operating system. This Tiger version of eDrawings will ensure
that everyone is on the same page, so that we can develop
vital graphics more quickly and efficiently, and hopefully
close the deal.”
eDrawings for Mac OS X is free to users who want to generate
design files that recipients can rotate and view from any
angle with the eDrawings Viewer. Engineers can download eDrawings
for Mac from the SolidWorks Web site, www.edrawingsviewer.com/MAC_Viewer.html.
Pricing and availability
The eDrawings for Mac OS X Viewer is free. A license
of eDrawings Professional for Mac OS X can be purchased for
$995 USD. The product is immediately available.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation,
a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris:
#13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for
mechanical
design, analysis
, and product
data management. It is the #1 supplier of 3D mechanical
design software for the mainstream market. SolidWorks leads
the market in number of users in production, customer satisfaction,
and revenue. For the latest news, information, or a live online
demonstration, visit the company's Web site ( www.solidworks.com
) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America , call
+1-978-371-5000).
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SolidWorks is a registered trademark and eDrawings is
a trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product
names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright
© 2005 SolidWorks Corporation.
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