SmartPlant P&ID is data-centric, rule-based software for creating intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams. Featuring a comprehensive data model, an engineering rulebase, a simple user interface, and advanced integration capabilities, SmartPlant reduces design time. SmartPlant eliminates the expensive CAD engine traditionally required by graphics-based schematic packages. All P&ID data is stored in the data model; the graphic is a view or a report of the components.
"Good morning, Reading the #151 this morning
I'm seeing the wish list for the thin client graphics and I think it matches
our product closely. ZoomOn AB has developed a web-based viewer/editor
in java with third-party API, no down-loads what-so-ever, etc, etc. Please
visit www.zoomon.com for demos, product
information etc."
-- Ola
Andersson
"Sounds like the reader who wants the Web-activation software is looking
for MicroStation/J and ModelServer Publisher from Bentley."
-- Randall
Newton
"We've developed a product that is very close to the rough outline presented
in your newsletter. The name of our product is EarthKey. It is the result
of a three year development cycle, which has been aimed at producing a
thin (under 500K in download size), yet fully functional client. The Server
portion operates as an extension of the Microsoft IIS (WWW) server. This
allows it to use the standard HTTP to transmit and receive data from Clients.
The Client contains a full graphics subsystem for rendering data (line,
polygon, raster, etc.) as well as picking. It also works with one or more
Servers to retrieve requested data. EarthKey uses ActiveX rather than Java.
ActiveX allows it to process more information, use less memory, and provide
acceptable performance. We have wrapped Java around it and found that to
work quite well. For more information, please contact Brian Massey 512.336.8500"
-- Mike
Tajmajer
"The reader's wish list described Autodesk's MapGuide to a tee. Although
it was created for a different discipline, MapGuide is suitable for many
database driven graphical problems in a thin client environment. MapGuide's
only possible problem would supporting this readers units type."
-- Ken
Coburn
"Informative Graphics Corporation is currently developing jMyriad, a
Java based version of our Myriad Engineering Viewer. It would appear that
we might meet a number of your requirements. Please visit our web site
at http://informativegraphics.com
or for specific information on jMyriad please go to http://www.informativegraphics.com/products/jMyriad/default.htm
. I would be interested in your feedback/thoughts on our Java based solution."
-- Mark Thompson
A/E/C System '99 takes place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles CA USA, May 24-27 '99. Register by May 10 for early discounts and free exhibit admission. Use code 257 in Section 6 of the form to get a Free Seminar Pass courtesy of upFront.eZine at http://www.aecsystems.com/aec99/exhibitreg.html
LAST CALL FOR PAPERS: SIBGRAPI '99 -- XII Brazilian Symposium on Computer Graphics and Image Processing, University of Campinas, Brazil - October 17-20 '99, to be held concurrently with IHC'99 - II Workshop on Human Factors in Computational Systems Geo-Info'99 - I Brazilian Workshop on Geo-Informatics. DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS: 5 MAY '99. Email.
Autodesk
AutoCAD Map 2000 software
(US$4,250) is available worldwide in international English and US. Autodesk
expects to ship French and German versions in May; Italian and Spanish
versions in June; and Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, traditional
and simplified Chinese, and Korean versions later this year.
Autodesk is introducing AutoCAD Map 2000 as
part of a new series of products based on AutoCAD 2000 for architecture,
land development, GIS, and mechanical. Many of the new features in AutoCAD
Map 2000 extend AutoCAD 2000 to make tedious and repetitive mapping tasks
simpler.
Ditek
Canada's National Research Council has awarded financial assistance
to Ditek Software as part of CDN$1.5 million project to launch advanced
GIS/CAD solutions. The project will project develop embeddable, Geographic
Information Systems (GIS)-based graphics engines and a new set of Computer
Aided Design (CAD)/GIS software tools to be marketed worldwide under the
name of DynaSUITE.
Haestad Methods
Cybernet v3 integrates AutoCAD ObjectARX, Microsoft COM, and Haestad's
own object model for powerful and flexible water distribution model.
Martin Sales International
Based on research conduced by CMP, MSI is one of the top 75 fastest
growing ISVs (independent software vendors) for Windows development. MSI
is the marketing and sales arm for T-FLEX Parametric Pro mechanical engineering
3D and 2D solid modeling CAD.
SoftCAD International
Over 10,000 downloads of SoftCAD.3D Lite 1.16 have been recorded since
inception of the free download offer Feb 11'99. In addition, 580,000 free
CD-ROMs are being delivered via computer magazines to Europe and the United
States [evidently not Canada - Ed.].
STEP Tools
ST-Developer v7 is a comprehensive set of programming tools for using
the ISO 10303 STEP (standard for produce data exchange). The software runs
on nine Unix and Windows platforms, including Linux. US$12,126 for Unix
and US$6,500 for Windows versions.
Stratasys
The new Genisys Xs 3D printer can produce parts up to 12"x8"x8" and
uses the Linux operating system running on an embedded controller. You
can view a print queue to check the status of parts.
"I attended the Pro/Engineer 2000i launch in the UK. The bit that really
caught my eye was the 'Behavioral Modeling'. It appears to allow engineers
to input criteria which can later be used to optimize a design. They suggest
that 'solutions can be obtained for problems that otherwise could never
have been solved.' This sounds like a major breakthrough if it can do what
they say it can.
"I have got to say that I was extremely impressed. However, I
have not had the opportunity to look at SDRC's I-Deas recently, nor Matra
Datavision's Euclid / Prelude Suite. I would like also to point out that
PTC's Windchill product (which they claim is able to integrate fully with
Metaphase) actually looks remarkably like Metaphase. I wonder when the
products will 'merge'?
"In fact, I would not be surprised if PTC purchased (oops I mean
merged with) SDRC at some stage in the future!"
-- Archie Coffield
"On the subject of objects (upFront.eZine #150), the URL for "Defeating
the Object; Chapter 3: "Deploying model servers" never connected through,
though tried it several times in the course of this past week. Was that
URL correct?"
-- Diego Matho
The editor replies: "That should have been http://www.edaltd.co.uk/
Sorry for the typo!"
Re: Slow DDim Dlg in Acad 2000
"When you get a moment in your busy schedule try an full install with
the fonts in the AutoCAD 2000\Fonts directory as is the default installation
placement."
-- Shaan Hurley, Autodesk
The editor replies: "I installed the font files this morning and
that solved the problem."