AutoVue 18 Adds New EDA Features & Formats
Cimmetry's upcoming release delivers PCB manufacturability analysis, 3D
cross-probe and more.
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 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
http://www.cimmetry.com
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