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Geometric Releases eDrawings RapidFire Lite Version 8.0

Includes support for eDrawings 2011 and DGN files.

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By DE Editors  

January 19, 2011

By DE Editors

Geometric Limited has announced the release of eDrawings RapidFire Lite version 8.0 with support for DGN files. eDrawings is an email enabled collaboration tool designed to ease the sharing and interpretation of 2D and 3D product design data.

The new version of eDrawings RapidFire Lite includes:

  • Support for Microstation (*.dgn) files
  • Upgrade of eDrawings viewer version to eDrawings 2011
  • Triad to Move/Constrain component movement to a coordinate axis or plane, or to rotate components about a coordinate axis
  • Search or Filter component names from the components tree

For more information and a free 15-day trial, visit Geometric Limited.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.

 
 

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