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The Open Design Alliance (ODA) has announced the first production release of DGNdirect available to ODA members globally. DGNdirect includes the ability to load V7 and V8 files, convert V7 to V8 files, save V8 files, access, edit, and render data, and export to PDF and SVG file formats.
Early work on DGNdirect began in 2003 as an independent project. As the ODA platform expanded and matured, the decision was made in 2007 to restart DGNdirect development as an integrated part of the platform. The new DGNdirect was released for testing in March 2008, and during the past year and a half the feature set and overall quality have grown steadily.
The ODA has also announced the production release of DWGdirect version 3.2, which includes support for the DWG 2010 file format.
In addition to reading, writing, and editing DWG 2010 files, version 3.2 of the ODA platform includes overruling and subdivision mesh surfaces, support for ADT 2010 objects, and advancements in the technology accessed by .NET and ActiveX developers.
DGNdirect and DWGdirect are available for download via ODA’s site.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
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