1. Do you know? CAD – Interesting facts VOLUME 6 | ISSUE 05 | August 2010
Dr. Patrick J. Hanratty known as "the Father of 1982 - CATIA Version 1 announced as an add-
CAD/CAM" for his pioneering contributions to on product for 3D design, surface modeling and
the field of computer-aided design and NC programming. Today's product development challenges
manufacturing, developed in 1957 PRONTO, More than ever before, manufacturing
1983 - The first German and French versions of companies are motivated to develop more
the first commercial numerical-control
AutoCAD innovative products in .......p1
programming system. At the end of 70s a typical
CAD system was a 16-bit minicomputer with 1984 - The first Autodesk Training Centre CAD – Interesting facts
maximum of 512 Kb memory and 20 to 300 Mb Dr. Patrick J. Hanratty known as "the Father
1986 - AutoCAD reaches 50,000 copies sold
disk storage at a price of 125,000 USD.
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1987 - General Motors selects Unigraphics
1981 - Unigraphics introduced the first solid
company as a Strategic Partner
modeling system, UniSolid. It was based on
PADL-2, and was sold as a stand-alone product 1989 - Parametric Technology ships the first your CAD / CAM highway
to Unigraphics. version of Pro/ENGINEER.
Engineering Job Fair - 2010
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on 8th August, 2010.
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Today's product development challenges
Over 15 companies namely Atlantis lab Pvt Ltd,
Haritab Techserve Ltd, ASM Technologies Ltd,
Geometric software, Featherlite Product Pvt Ltd,
Prothious Engineering Services, Potential
Consultancy, Oasis Automation Technologies,
Forge Pro India Pvt Ltd, IHTP Design Associates-
ISKON, BioDiversity Conservation India Pvt Ltd,
ANIL CNC and GEARS Pvt Ltd, Netcom, Airvent
More than ever before, manufacturing companies are Private Limited, Neural systems Pvt Ltd are
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perform “better, cheaper and faster” in a highly
competitive global marketplace is easier said than
done. The issues that the product development process Your product development process must master
must address are among today's most daunting complexity. It requires the participation of multiple
1990 - Bentley Systems announces that the installed base of 2000 - Delcam has been the world's leading specialist supplier of challenges. At first glance, speed, cost, quality and disciplines that traditionally have been geographically,
MicroStation reaches 100,000.MicroStation expands to range of NC machining software and services during 2000. Second capturing the customer's imagination are objectives organizationally and technologically isolated. These
products position is Hitachi Zosen followed by Cimatron. that appear to be at odds. Conventional technologies barriers inhibit the marketing, design, engineering,
often speak to one or two of these goals, but few simulation and manufacturing teams that develop a
1996 - SolidWorks Co. ships Solid Works, an ambitious 3D solutions are designed to embrace all four concerns. product from aligning their activities from the start of a
package based on Parasolids modeling Kernel. project to its completion. These cross-discipline teams
1998 - Autodesk ships 3D Studio MAX version 2.5 This dilemma requires a radical rethinking of the need to understand the product's evolving
traditional business model that has been applied to requirements, share their best ideas, retain the
1999 - Parametric Technology acquired Computervision and product development. Today's challenges require product's design intent, manage change, communicate
their product CADDS 5. companies to examine every step in the product their concerns, and monitor current status through
2000 - CoCreate Software Inc., a subsidary of Hewlett Packard development process and then improve each of these systematic and repeatable processes that mirror the
Company, announces release of Solid Designer 2000 with five steps individually –as well as to transform the product iterative and dispersed nature of today's product
new modules. development process in its entirety. development value chain.
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