Product category:
3D CAD software
News Release from: GiveMePower Corporation | Subject: PowerCAD CE V5.2
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2003
Upgraded CAD comes to handheld devices
GiveMePower Corp is now shipping new version 5.2 releases of its critically acclaimed PowerCAD CE mobile/wireless computer-aided design software.
GiveMePower Corp is now shipping new version 5.2 releases of its critically acclaimed PowerCAD CE mobile/wireless computer-aided design (CAD) software The new versions have been optimised for high performance on the latest generation of Microsoft Windows CE and Windows CE.NET equipped pocket PCs, tablet PCs and pocket PC cellphones using Intel's new XScale Processor
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Full-featured CAD runs on Windows CE handhelds
GiveMePower Corp reckons its website has received over 4 million hits since the company became a Microsoft Mobile Solutions Partner and introduced PowerCAD CE.
CAD hits the streets in Loveland
The City of Loveland, Colorado is reducing costs and improving efficiencies by combining PowerCAD CE from GiveMePower with the AutoCAD Map geographical information system (GIS).
Three new PowerCAD CE 5.2 versions - PowerCAD CE Viewer, PowerCAD CE Classic, and PowerCAD CE Professional, feature numerous breakthroughs in mobile CAD technology, enabling companies to save time, improve customer service and increase profits by being able to view, markup, and create precise AutoCAD compatible two- and three-dimensional designs and digital blueprints in the field or on the shop floor using the latest mobile/wireless handheld computing devices from leading vendors such as HP, Dell, T-Mobile and Rockwell Automation.
"PowerCAD CE is the only Windows CE based CAD system in the world that delivers workstation power in the palm of your hand", said Bill Walton, President and CEO of GiveMePower.
"Our new releases place us miles ahead of our nearest competitor in providing true two- and three-dimensional CAD for an estimated 2 million people looking to improve their productivity and reduce costs by having mobile CAD and digital blueprint processing available for use on their projects".
Instantly usable by operators of any skill level, PowerCAD CE is designed for engineers, architects, builders, designers, renovators, manufacturers, site inspectors, project managers, facilities managers, emergency response workers, surveyors, realtors, military personnel, GIS professionals and anyone else who needs to work with 2D or 3D CAD drawings and blueprints.
PowerCAD CE Release 5.2 highlights include: new support for Intel XScale equipped Pocket PC's, such as HP's 3900 series iPAQ and Dell's AximT X5; new support for Microsoft's latest Windows CE 3.0 and Windows CE.NET mobility computing platforms; special editions for ruggedised, full-screen tablets, such as Advantech's MobiPanel and Rockwell's VersaView; new simplified and customisable pen-based interface for instant usability, even by non-CAD-familiar operators; new direct onboard conversion of industry-standard AutoCAD DWG and DXF files (R12 to R2002 formats); new exporting of AutoCAD compatible DWF (Design Web Format) small-footprint vector file format; support for remote e-mail and wireless collaboration with AutoCAD, PowerCAD and other desktop CAD systems; enhanced 2D/3D viewing, redlining, sketching and hands-free Voicenote audio note keeping technology; new speed improvements up to 50% with enhanced 2D and 3D design options and new multiple viewport control; new EnterPoint data entry system for efficient recording of precise 2D/3D co-ordinates, directions and distances; new digital image embedding in Pro version, with support for unlimited BMP, PNG, JPG, and TIF file importing; and updated Lisp and C++ application programming interfaces (API) in Pro version for creation of custom applications.
Further reading
Budget price for AutoCAD-compatible design
PowerCAD Architect is a user-friendly software system that automates 2 and 3D design for enterprises involved in residential building design and light commercial construction.
Free switch for AutoCAD developers
GiveMePower Corp is to provide its PowerCAD software development systems free to existing AutoCAD developers.
Budget package sits along side AutoCAD
GiveMePower Corp has ended its successful free CAD promotion with the introduction of a new $99 release of its critically acclaimed PowerCAD LT+ CAD software system for Windows.
"PowerCAD CE is exactly what the Pocket PC was made for", said Robert Horn of Into Design Group, a trade show and interior design consulting company located in West Jordan, Utah.
"Ever since we got it, we have not had to work on our desktop computers at all.
We can start drawings from scratch on-site and keep working on them in the car, the couch - anywhere.
We tried all the other mobile CAD systems, but PowerCAD CE, in our opinion, is the only true CAD program for the Pocket PC".
Other PowerCAD CE users include a growing list of Fortune 500 companies such as Maytag Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation, as well as America's top governmental institutions including the Center for Disease Control, the National Institute of Health, and multiple branches of the US Military, who are taking advantage of PowerCAD CE's combination of power, size and exceptional compatibility with desktop leader AutoCAD, to mobilise their workforces.
In addition to its PowerCAD CE mobile/wireless CAD solutions, GiveMePower's product offerings include PowerCAD Pro and PowerCAD LT for Windows desktop computing, and PowerCAD Architect, a new user-friendly software system that automates two- and three-dimensional design for companies involved in residential building design and light commercial construction applications.
Starting at $99, PowerCAD CE products are available for purchase or free trial from the GiveMePower website, with special introductory savings up to $100 on the Pro version in effect until the end of January, 2003.
• GiveMePower Corporation: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Engineeringtalk email newsletter
• Engineeringtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
