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2D CAD Remains Popular for Mechanical Design 

Cost savings associated with 2D CAD software versus costs of 3D modeling keeps 2D CAD in the mix for smaller business and those with budget constraints.
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Autodesk, Open Design Alliance Bury the Hatchet (Half-Way)

IFC support brings Autodesk and ODA together, up to a point. The news about the Open Design Alliance was announced after it’s recent developers conference.

2D CAD Remains Popular for Mechanical Design 

February 23, 2024 · Cost savings associated with 2D CAD software versus costs of 3D modeling keeps 2D CAD in the mix for smaller business and those with budget constraints.

Open Design Alliance Starts MCAD Development

May 15, 2023 · MCAD SDK will support 3D mechanical formats including Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS and CATIA, Siemens Solid Edge, PTC Creo, JT and more.

Editor’s Picks: Jan. 13-19, 2021

January 20, 2022 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

ODA Offers Conversion of Point Cloud Data to Revit and IFC

January 18, 2022 · The Scan to BIM SDK will convert point cloud data from 3D laser scanners into parametric Autodesk Revit models.

Access STEP Data From any Application on any Platform

January 11, 2022 · STEP is the exchange standard defined by ISO 10303 for representing and communicating digital product information.

Editor’s Picks: July 1-7, 2021

July 9, 2021 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

Open Design Alliance Adds Measurement to Visualize SDK

July 6, 2021 · Interactive measurement of CAD and BIM models now available for desktop and web.

Autodesk, Open Design Alliance Bury the Hatchet (Half-Way)

October 1, 2020 · IFC support brings Autodesk and ODA together, up to a point. The news about the Open Design Alliance was announced after it’s recent developers conference.

Autodesk joins Open Design Alliance

September 28, 2020 · Autodesk joins Open Design Alliance, signaling a new chapter in their relationship.

Editor’s Pick: Major update from leading .DWG editor

August 19, 2020 · The IntelliCAD Technology Consortium (ITC) introduces IntelliCAD Release 10, a major update of its drafting solution. 

Editor’s Picks: May 28-June 3, 2020

June 4, 2020 · One of the picks will be chosen as DE’s Editor’s Pick of the Week.

ODA Adds Shadow Support to Visualize SDK 

May 29, 2020 · Visualize SDK offers more realistic scene rendering for engineering applications.

Open Design Alliance Joins LOT Network

March 10, 2020 · LOT Network is a nonprofit community of companies that builds a protective barrier for its members against patent assertion entities.

Clouds Without Silos are the New Frontier for the Open Design Alliance

September 17, 2019 · Open Design Alliance targets CAD interoperability in the cloud with new SDK, development platform, and other tools.

Latest .DWG Editor Extends Usability

April 3, 2019 · IntelliCAD 9.1 from IntelliCAD Technology Consortium adds digital signature, PDF utility and more. 

Open Design Alliance Updates Teigha

January 15, 2016 · The software has a new clipping interface and over 400 bug fixes.

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